Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Faculty Member, College of Medicine

Other Affiliations: Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Faculty of Dentistry

Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery

Faculty of Medicine

About

Dr. Sohail Bajammal obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (MBChB) with honor degree from King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in 1999.  He joined the Department of Surgery at Umm Al Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia in December 1999 as a Teaching Assistant. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency training at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada from 2001 to 2007 and obtained the Fellowship designation of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Orthopaedic Surgery. During his residency, he obtained a Master of Science degree in Health Research Methodology from the Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University.


He then moved to the University of Calgary to complete one year of clinical orthopaedic trauma fellowship and one year of clinical spine surgery fellowship. During his stay at the University of Calgary, he completed the requirements for the doctorate degree in medical education. In September 2009, he passed his candidacy exams and was designated PhD candidate in medical education. He is currently conducting his PhD study entitled “Understanding Surgical Education in Saudi Arabia: A Sequential Exploratory Mixed Methods Study Using Grounded Theory”. He will defend his thesis in two to three years.


He has published more than 10 articles and presented in more than 20 local, national, and international orthopaedics and medical education meetings and conferences. His clinical interests include surgical treatment of pelvic and acetabular trauma in addition to adult spinal disorders. His clinical research interests include surgical randomized trials and meta-analyses. His medical education research interests include the use of simulation in surgical education.


Dr. Bajammal joined the Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al Qura University as an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics in December 2009. In addition, he works as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, Alnoor Hospital, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. He is looking forward for collaborative clinical and research projects locally, regionally, and internationally.

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