Hilal bin Ali Al Sabti explained

Hilal bin Ali Al Sabti
Office:Minister of Health
Term Start:16 June 2022
Primeminister:Haitham bin Tariq
Birth Date:day=27 month=10 year=1972

Hilal bin Ali bin Hilal Al-Sabti (Arabic: معالي الدكتور هلال بن علي بن هلال السبتي) was born on October 27, 1972. On June 16, 2022, His Majesty Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq has issued a Royal Decree appointing Dr. Hilal bin Ali bin Hilal Al Sabti, as the new Minister of Health.[1] [2] He succeeded His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Al Saidi on this new role.[3]

Prior to becoming the Minister of Health, Dr. Al Sabti served as the Executive President of Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB), from May 2015 to June 2022,[4] under Royal Decree No. 24/2015.[5] [6] [7] Hilal is a Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH).[8] [9]

Surgical career

In 2014, the first artificial heart transplantation procedure in the Sultanate was done by a cardiac surgery team led by Al Sabti, for a patient suffering from heart failure.[10] In April 2015, a cardiac surgery team of Sultan Qaboos University Hospital has managed to plant a valve inside a valve in the aorta and mitral valves through a catheter. A first-of-its-kind surgery in the world done on a pregnant woman. The cardiac surgery team was led by Al Sabti.[11] Dr. Hilal contributed in the first Thoracab procedure done in Oman and Middle East.[12] In 2013 a team of cardiac surgeons, under the leadership of Dr. Hilal, and cardiac anesthetists at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, successfully conducted TAVI procedures to four patients aged over 75 years.[13]

Recently, an operation was carried out by the SQUH medical team of surgeons headed by Dr. Hilal Al Sabti. The patient, who is a mother of three, was suffering from a rare heart condition known as automatic coronary dissection, which disease affects the coronary arteries of the heart and occurs more often in women under the age of 50 years. The woman was having elevated heart enzymes and the dissection in coronary arteries are expanding to the branch arteries. The surgical team successfully performed an operation by replacing three arteries in the heart. The procedure was accompanied by the use of a new technique that demonstrated the advanced skills of the surgical team. A medical team at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital has managed to save the patient's life. SQUH added that “The surgery will be documented and published as a scientific paper in a refereed international scientific journal, so that the benefit is widespread among specialists in cardiothoracic surgery around the world,”.[14]

Honours

Dr. Al Sabti was blessed by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said, to be honoured with GCC Medal in Civil Service and Administrative Development, on May 1, 2019.[15] He was also conferred by His Majesty Sultan Qaboos Bin Said, the Oman Civil Order (3rd class) in November 2015 along with other Excellencies, in appreciation to their active role in performing national duties.[16] Dr. Hilal was also conferred an Honorary Fellowship by the College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland in May 2019.[17] [18]

Service in Medical Education

Dr. Al Sabti held the post of Deputy Director-General for Clinical Affairs at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital from 2010 to 2013, strengthening the University Hospital’s liaison with other international universities for training, education and research.[19] [20] He was a patron of the establishment of the first Hybrid Operating room in Oman in Sultan Qaboos University.[21] Dr. Al Sabti is involved in various charity projects, educational talks, health awareness campaigns, and participation in Ministry of Health, SQUH, and OMSB Committees.[22] [23] [24] He is a member of international and local associations.

Publications

In scholarly activities, Dr. Al Sabti has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals.[25] [26] His research works are reflected in his Google Scholar, ResearchGate and PubMed Direct accounts. The intent to continuously publish is enhanced by his collaboration with various local and international research groups.[27]

Executive President

Oman Medical Specialty Board described Dr. Al Sabti as an innovative and visionary leader, an agent of change and opportunities, who has a documented track record of accomplishments and the aspirations to improve the quality of health care in the Sultanate.[28] OMSB was led to achieving various major Milestones:

  1. ISO certification for quality in July 2015[29] [30]
  2. ACGME-I Institutional accreditation[31]
  3. ACGME-I Accreditation for 16 out of 18 residency programs in two years span[32]
  4. Secured 50 to 70 postgraduate scholarships for physicians of clinical specialties annually[33]
  5. Established rare medical specialties track to encourage Omanis to get involved in building up less-engaging specialties into high demands[34]
  6. Preparing physicians, nurses and pharmacists to get training abroad for the Sultan Qaboos Cancer Center[35] [36] [37] [38]
  7. Incorporating simulation in the curriculum of the training programs[39]
  8. Establishment of local Certifying Specialty Board Examinations - OMSB Part I and Part II Examinations[40]
  9. Reengineering of the processes in the organization in collaboration with international firm, for quality management system[41]
  10. Restructured Oman Medical Specialty Board through proficient leadership[42]
  11. Digitalized various services and processes[43]
  12. Consolidating OMSB Wellness and Performance Unit to assist trainees and trainers for any stress or psychological matters[44]
  13. Establishment of a new strategic plan 2040 with short term plan 2017-2020 to match the government planning[45]
  14. Establishment of HAKEEM, a Physician Database System[46]
  15. Establishment of E-learning platform for all Healthcare Professionals[47] [48] [49]
  16. Graduating numerous specialists in all branches of medicine locally and internationally, to serve the Oman Healthcare sectors[50] [51]
  17. Initiated the accreditation of local Fellowship Programs[52]

Early life

Dr. Al Sabti earned his MD degree from Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Muscat, Oman and did his General Surgery Residency in the same university.[53] He completed his residency training in Cardiac Surgery at McGill University, Canada while obtaining a Master of Science degree in Experimental Surgery.[54] He obtained his Board certification in Cardiac Surgery from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 2005. He continued his professional development through a Fellowship in Minimal Invasive Cardiac Surgery at Hamburg Eppendorf University Hospital, Germany.[55] Dr. Al Sabti was the First Omani to attend Leadership for Physician executive's course in Harvard Medical School in 2009; and the first Omani physician to attend the Oxford University Strategic Leadership Program in November 2013.[56] Dr. Al Sabti pioneered the establishment of Cardiothoracic Surgery Division in Sultan Qaboos University Hospital – established in 2006.[57]

As a student, Dr. Al Sabti received numerous awards, one of which is the National/International Research Award in Fraser Gurd Surgical Day, 2nd Prize for the Residents Presentations in Research in McGill University 2002.[58] He also received "Best Resident Teacher Award" in Cardiac Surgery for 2005 in McGill University, Canada; as well as "Best Student Award" in 1995 from the Department of Pharmacology, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman.

Notes and References

  1. News: Dr. Hilal bin Ali bin Al Sabti appointed Oman's New Health Minister . 14 July 2022 . Arabian Daily . 16 June 2022.
  2. News: HM issues Royal Decrees to appoint new ministers . 14 July 2022 . June 16, 2022 . Oman Observer.
  3. News: Who Is Dr. Hilal bin Ali Al Sabti – Oman's New Health Minister? . 14 July 2022 . OER live . 16 June 2022.
  4. Web site: Executive President . www.omsb.org . 2020-05-18 . 2020-07-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200710143619/http://omsb.org/infoPage.aspx?id=1 . dead .
  5. News: Royal Decree No. 24/2015 . 25 May 2015 . Times of Oman.
  6. Web site: Directives as the Executive President . Oman Education Council . 25 December 2018.
  7. News: Need to update medical degrees stressed . Oman Daily Observer . 11 December 2019.
  8. News: Sultan Qaboos University Hospital doctors create cardiac surgery history . 6 September 2015 . Times of Oman . 18 May 2020 . 5 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160505035900/http://timesofoman.com/article/67100/Oman/Health/Oman-doctors-create-cardiac-surgery-landmark . dead .
  9. News: Rare cardiac surgery performed on 60-year-old in Oman hospital . 25 August 2008 . World Gulf.
  10. News: لأول مرة في السلطنة .. نجاح زراعة قلب صناعي بمستشفى جامعة السلطان قابوس . Al Watan Newspaper . 21 December 2014.
  11. Web site: Rare surgery performed . Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Sultanate of Oman . 7 September 2015.
  12. News: Rare cardiac surgery performed on 60-year-old in Oman hospital . 25 August 2008 . Gulf News.
  13. News: SQU Hospital cardiologists bring smiles to senior citizens . 9 March 2013 . Times of Oman . 18 May 2020 . 8 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200908180334/https://timesofoman.com/article/11090/oman/squ-hospital-cardiologists-bring-smiles-to-senior-citizens/ . dead .
  14. News: SQU Hospital performs rare heart surgery in Oman . Times of Oman . 10 November 2020.
  15. News: His Majesty Sultan Qaboos honoured GCC Medals in Civil Service and Administrative Development . 13022 . 49 . 8 . Al Watan . 2 May 2019 . 1 August 2020 . 8 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200908180345/http://epaper.alwatan.com/index/download-publication/id/3748 . dead .
  16. News: His Majesty the Sultan confers Oman Civil Order on officials . Times of Oman . November 3, 2015 . August 1, 2020 . September 14, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170914085238/http://timesofoman.com/article/71043/Oman/Government/His-Majesty-the-Sultan-confers-Oman-Civil-Order-on-officials . dead .
  17. Web site: College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland Honorary Fellowship . College of Anaesthesiologists of Ireland.
  18. News: ar:لمساهماته الأكاديمية والأكاديمية: حصل الدكتور السبتي على "أعلى تكريم" من الكلية الأيرلندية . https://www.atheer.om/archives/498127/%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B3%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%83%D8%AA/ . Atheer . 8 May 2019.
  19. Web site: SQU Hospital team successfully treats four septuagenarian patients . Gulf News . 10 March 2013 . World Gulf . March 10, 2013.
  20. Web site: Development of RCP Centre of Excellence, Oman Announced . moh.gov.om . MOH e-Portal . January 5, 2020.
  21. Perioperative management of transcatheter, aortic and mitral, double valve-in-valve implantation during pregnancy through left ventricular apical approach. . 2018 . Europe PMC . 5914221 . Chengode . S. . Shabadi . R. V. . Rao . R. N. . Alkemyani . N. . Alsabti . H. . Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia . 21 . 2 . 185–188 . 10.4103/aca.ACA_157_17 . 31 January 2024 . free. 29652282 .
  22. Web site: The Human Touch . TEDx . 23 May 2018 . TEDxOMC.
  23. Web site: C3 Summit . www.c3-summit.com . C3 International.
  24. Web site: TEDx OMC . TEDx OMC . March 9, 2018.
  25. Web site: Hilal Al-Sabti . Google Scholar.
  26. Web site: Hilal Al-Sabti . ResearchGate.
  27. Web site: ORCID Hilal Al Sabti .
  28. Web site: OMSB Executive President . OMSB website . OMSB.
  29. Web site: The International Certification Network . OMSB website.
  30. Web site: OMSB awarded ISO Certification . Press Reader . Oman Daily Observer.
  31. Web site: OMSB gets US medical accreditation . Press Reader . Oman Daily Observer.
  32. Web site: ACGME International LLC . ACGME-I.
  33. News: New guidelines for sending students abroad discussed . Oman Observer . December 9, 2017.
  34. Web site: International Benchmarking through Accreditation Drives Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB) to Meet Worldwide Standards . ACGME International . ACGME-I.
  35. Web site: OMSB Nursing (Nursing) Practice Tests by Exam Edge . ExamEdge.com . Exam Edge.
  36. Web site: Services . Ministry of Health e-Portal.
  37. Web site: OMSB Oman Prometric Exam Preparation . Prometric MCQ.
  38. Web site: OMSB Exam . Overseas Healthcare Consultant.
  39. News: Oman Medical Specialty Board unit gets US accreditation . April 01, 2018 . Times of Oman.
  40. Web site: OMSB Examinations . OMSB website . OMSB.
  41. Oman Medical State Board Academic Redesign report . Academia. Barach . Dr Paul .
  42. Web site: OMSB Organizational Structure . OMBS website.
  43. Web site: Oman Medical Specialty Board . Data Flow.
  44. Web site: OMSB Counselling & Guidance . OMSB website.
  45. Web site: Health Vision 2050 . Ministry of Health.
  46. Web site: A comprehensive database for physicians working in Oman that contributes towards creating a comprehensive, accurate and updated Healthcare e-society . OMSB Hakeem.
  47. Web site: OMSB Launches Health E-Learning Platform 'Tebyan' In Oman . 4 November 2020 . November 4, 2020.
  48. News: OMSB launches National E-learning Platform for Health "Tebyan" . November 4, 2020 . Oman Observer.
  49. Web site: Oman launches new medical education e-learning platform . 5 December 2017 . DGN Online . November 5, 2020.
  50. Medical Specialties in Oman: Scaling Up through National Action . Oman Medical Journal . 2009 . Oman Med J. 2009 Oct; 24(4): 279–287 . 10.5001/omj.2009.57 . 22216381 . 3243869 . Alshishtawy . 24 . 279–87 .
  51. News: Graduation of 107 doctors celebrated in Oman . February 7, 2017 . Times of Oman.
  52. News: Oman- Ministry of Health launches Adult Diabetes Fellowship Programme . MENAFN - Muscat Daily . September 3, 2018.
  53. Web site: McGill Legacy in Surgery Extends to Oman . DocPlayer.net.
  54. Web site: McGill University Newsletter Summer 2004 (page 8) . The Square Knot . McGill University Department of Surgery.
  55. Web site: McGill University Newsletter Winter 2018 (page 5) . The Square Knot . McGill University Department of Surgery.
  56. Web site: Year of Arabian Peninsula Conference . Division of Global Affairs Kennesaw State University . Kennesaw State University.
  57. Web site: Hilal Ali Al Sabti, M.D. . Cardiothoracic Surgery Network . CTSNet.
  58. Web site: McGill University Newsletter Summer 2002 (page 2) . The Squate Knot . McGill University Department of Surgery.

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