Dr. Abdul Rahman Jazieh is the Chairman, Department of Oncology and a Professor at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He is also the founding Director of the MENA Center for NCCN Collaboration, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh Saudi Arabia.
He obtained his MD Degree from Damascus University, Syria and his master’s in public health from Tulane University, New Orleans. He completed his Fellowship in Hematology and Medical Oncology from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas. He obtained American Boards of Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology.
He is a former Professor of Medicine and Chief of Hematology Oncology Division at University of Cincinnati. Dr. Jazieh is a member of multiple professional societies including former Chairman of the International Affair Committee of American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).
Dr. Jazieh won multiple honors including proclamation to the City of Cincinnati, naming a day in the City as Dr Abdul Rahman Jazieh Day in 2006 and SPECIAL Recognition from NCCN as Global Partner in Cancer Care 2018.
Beside his clinical interest in lung cancer, Dr. Jazieh is working on improving quality of care and safety of cancer care and serves as Editor in Chief for the Global Journal on Quality and Safety in Healthcare.