The PAIRS Educational Committee is dedicated to fostering excellence in the field of Interventional Radiology (IR) through comprehensive educational initiatives and resources. Our mission is to provide high-quality educational opportunities that empower IR professionals to deliver exceptional patient care, advance scientific knowledge, and promote innovation in IR practice. Guided by a vision of becoming a leading global hub for IR education, we strive to cultivate a dynamic learning environment that fosters collaboration, encourages lifelong learning, and drives advancements in IR research and practice. Through a diverse range of initiatives including webinars, courses, and hands-on workshops, we aim to offer accessible and impactful educational experiences for IR practitioners at all stages of their careers. We are committed to ensuring that our educational programs are relevant, evidence-based, and responsive to the evolving needs of the IR community, thereby shaping the future of IR and improving patient outcomes on a global scale.
Educational Committee
Meet the Members
Dr. Refaat Salman
Head of Educational Committee
King Abdulaziz Medical City
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Refaat Salman is a consultant vascular and interventional radiologist at King Abdulaziz Medical City- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He obtained his medical degree (Dr. med. univ.) from Karl-Franzens University, Graz, Austria and completed his training in diagnostic and interventional radiology in well-known clinical institutes in Switzerland and Germany. He obtained the German Board (Facharzt) in Radiology. He held the position of diagnostic and interventional radiology consultant at the Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology in Ingolstadt Hospital, Germany.
Academically, Dr. Salman has a Master Degree in Health Business Administration from Friedrich-Alexander University, Nuremberg, Germany. Additionally, he obtained the European Board in Interventional Radiology (EBIR).
Dr. Salman participated actively in many international radiology conferences. His main interest and expertise is in the field of peripheral vascular diseases and related interventions.
Dr. Shagran Binkhamis
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Shagran Binkhamis is Section Head, Vascular & Interventional Radiology at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre in Riyadh.
He obtained his Medical Degree from King Saud University in 2003 followed by Residency in Diagnostic Radiology at McGill University in Montreal, Canada (2005-2010) and Fellowship training in Musculoskeletal, Adult and Pediatric Vascular & Interventional Radiology at the Universities of Ottawa and Toronto, Canada (2010-2012).
Dr. Binkhamis has been a Consultant Radiologist since 2012. Since his return in late 2012, he was appointed as the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program Director at King Saud University Medical City in Riyadh as well as the division head of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. He is also an affiliate Consultant as well as the fellowship director at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center in Riyadh.
Dr. Binkhamis is proactive in several research projects mainly related to Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Saudi Arabia and has several peer-reviewed publications as well as regional and international presentations related to Musculoskeletal and Interventional Radiology. His main academic interests are Interventional Oncolgy, Womens Health and innovative techniques such as Transradial and Robotic Interventions.