« After attending a fellowship in lung transplantation with Sir Magdi Yacoub in London, Dr. Al Kattan established the first lung transplant program in the Middle East in Saudi Arabia, and then performed the first bilateral lung transplant in Asia in 1998. Today, the program is the biggest in the Middle East and among the best worldwide in terms of size and results. Dr. Al Kattan also performed the first robotic thoracic surgeries in the Middle East, and says he is constantly looking into innovative techniques he can implement in the Kingdom. »