Director Department of Human Cancer Genomic Research, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, KSA 

Dr. Khawla Al- Kuraya obtained her medical degree from King Saud University, she then enrolled in the Pathology Residency program at Georgetown University Hospital, USA in 1995. After she obtained her board certification in clinical pathology, she did her fellowship in Molecular Diagnostics in the National Cancer Institutes, USA.

She is a Consultant/ Principal Clinical Scientist in King Faisal Hospital and Research Center. She was also appointed as the Director of the department of Human Cancer Genomic Research, Research Center at King Fahad National Center for Children’s Cancer until the present. She produced many publications in international Peer reviewed journal and presented her data in international meetings and local conferences.

Dr. Al- Kuraya is a member of several association and institute such as the College of American Pathologist, the American association for Cancer Research, the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology… She actively participates in international meetings relating to cancer research. She is also involved in collaborative activities, both nationally and internationally.