Prof. Abdulrahman Hagr is a pioneering figure in the field of otology and neurotology in Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East. He is the founder and advisor of the national Cochlear Implant Programmes in Saudi Arabia and played a key role in advancing hearing healthcare in the region. At King Saud University, he established the Otology and Neurotology Fellowship Programme, contributing to the development of future specialists in the field.
Prof. Hagr is also the founder of the largest cochlear implant programme in the Middle East. His visionary leadership led to the introduction of several groundbreaking hearing solutions in Saudi Arabia, including the first Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA), Hybrid Cochlear Implant (CI), Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI), Active Bone Conduction Implant (ABCI), Vistafix, Vibroplasty, and Bonebridge programmes. His contributions have significantly improved the quality of life for individuals with hearing impairments across the region.
With an extensive amount of experience in Prof. Hagr’s career, 15 years of teaching experience and 10 books published, he has accomplished the following achievements to date:
• Professor, King Saud University 2013
• President, Saudi ORL society 2010
• President, Arab Academy of Otology and Cochlear Implant (AAOCI) 2018
• President, Arab cochlear implant conference
• Director, King Abdullah Ear Specialist Center KAESC 2011
• Founder, King Saud University’s Otology Neurotology Fellowship 2008
• Goodwill Ambassador of American Academy of otorhinolaryngology Head and neck surgery
• Consultant at Al-Habib medical center
Mediclinic is honoured to have a pioneer like Prof. Hagr as part of its community and in line with providing the best care for patients.
Qualification
1996 – Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and Surgery (MBBS), King Saud University for higher education
2004 – Postgraduate studies in Otolaryngology at McGill University, Canada
2005 - Otology and Neurotology from Dalhousie University, Canada
Otology fellowship, King Saud University
Certified Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSc) 2004
Award of Fellowship ad hominem of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd) 2020
Memberships
Member of Collegium Oto-Rhino-Laryngologicum Amicitiae Sacrum (CORLAS) 2018
Member, International advisory board for American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
