Mohammad Alshomrani

Clinical and diagnostic microbiology professional with quality management and laboratory management experience. Conduct medical research focused on microbiology and infectious diseases. Deliver training in microbiology and laboratory medicine and support antimicrobial stewardship and infection control programs.

• Date of birth: 1981-04-14
• Nationality: Saudi
• Marital status: married

• Elham, El-faqihi, Dr., Riyadh Regional Laboratory, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Consultant Microbiologist, Department of Microbiology
• Sherin, Kayali, Dr., Riyadh Regional Laboratory, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Consultant Microbiologist, Department of Microbiology
• Ali, Somily, Prof., College of Medicine and King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Head of Pathology department, Professor and Consultant Microbiologist
• A.M., Kambal, Prof., College of Medicine and King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Professor and Consultant Microbiologist

• External Examiner in Microbiology fellowships in Arab Gulf countries
• Deputy program director and trainer of the Saudi Board for Medical Microbiology at the Saudi commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS)
• Member of the Medical Committee of the Saudi Ministry of Health, Eltizam, and the National Violations Department
• Member and coordinator of National Laboratory System committee in Ministry of Health.
• Member of Antimicrobial Stewardship subcommittee in King Saud Medical City
• Member and coordinator of 1st symposium on Medical Microbiology Diagnostic and Clinical Update committee in 2015
• Member and coordinator of the 1st and 2nd Riyadh Conferences for Microbiology and Public Health 2019, 2023

• Prevalence of Carbapenem Resistance among Enterobacteriaceae Isolates at a Tertiary Care Center in Saudi Arabia (King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre)
• Comparison of Two Nucleic Acid Amplification Assays, the ProbeTec ET Assay and Xpert MTB/RIF Assay, for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Respiratory Specimens (King Abdulaziz Medical City - Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs)
• Prevalence of Invasive Salmonellosis in adult and pediatric patients at a Tertiary Care Center in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh Regional Laboratory)
• Comparative genomic analysis of antibiotic resistance and virulence genes in Staphylococcus aureus isolates from patients and retail meat (Riyadh Regional Laboratory).
• Clonal Flux and Spread of Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Meat and Its Genetic Relatedness to Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Patients in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh Regional Laboratory).
• Effective treatment of resistant opportunistic fungi associated with immuno-compromised individuals using silver biosynthesized nanoparticles (Riyadh Regional Laboratory).
• Genomic and epidemiological insights into the emergence and dominance of MRSA clones in Riyadh's healthcare facilities (Riyadh Regional Laboratory).
• Isolation of Staphylococcus aureus Urinary Tract Infections at a Community-Based Healthcare Center in Riyadh (Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group)
• Immunoglobulin Rapid Test Sensitivity in PCR-Positive COVID-19 Patients (Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group)

• Isolation of staphylococcus aureus urinary tract infections at a community-based healthcare center in Riyadh (11th Edition of World Congress on Infectious Diseases 2024 Paris, France)
• Updates in COVID-19 Laboratory Diagnosis (10th Edition of World Congress on Infectious Diseases 2024 Rome, Italy)
• Comparison of Two Nucleic Acid Amplification Assays, the ProbeTec ET Assay and Xpert MTB/RIF Assay, for Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Respiratory Specimens (The 3rd International Conference on Prevention & Infection Control (ICPIC) 2013, Geneva, Switzerland)
• Updates in detection of Carbapenem Resistant Organisms (1st symposium on Medical Microbiology Diagnostic and Clinical Update committee in 2015 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)