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Zaid Osama O Alturkistani

Jeddah,,Saudi Arabia

Summary

Anatomist specializing in human anatomy education with a focus on applied medical relevance. Expertise in the musculoskeletal system, particularly in articular cartilage injury, chondroprotection, and repair methods.

Overview

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1
Certification
2027
2027
years of professional experience

Work history

Human anatomy lecturer

University of Jeddah
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Current

Conducting research on articular cartilage injury and repair mechanisms to advance understanding of joint health and inform future therapeutic strategies.

Physician - Emergency Department

King Fahad General Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Education

Master of Human Anatomy -

University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, Scotland
2001.04 -

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery -

King Abdulaziz University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2001.04 -

Skills

  • Leadership and teamwork
  • Effective communication
  • Priority management
  • Instructional design
  • Research and academic writing

Certification

  • Saudi Commission for Health Specialities License
  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - British Council - Overall Band Score: 7.0
  • Advanced Trauma Life Support license (ATLS) - The Ministry of Health
  • Basic Operative Surgical Skills Workshop (BOSS) - King Fahad General Hospital
  • Basic Life Support Provider License (BLS) - King Abdulaziz University Hospital

Languages

Arabic
Native
English
Advanced

Publications and Achievements

The optimization of in-vitro culture conditions of wounded bovine articular cartilage; evaluating the chronic exposure of hyperosmolarity and hypoxia on in-situ chondrocyte intrinsic response following injury

The British Orthopaedic Research Society (BORS) 2025 Meeting, Birmingham, England, 8–8 September 2025.

Optimising in-situ human chondrocyte viability for articular cartilage transplantation by chondroprotection; an ex-vivo experiment

The British Orthopaedic Research Society (BORS) 2025 Meeting, Birmingham, England, 8–9 September 2025.

OPTIMIZING WOUNDED ARTICULAR CARTILAGE FOR IMPROVED CARTILAGE INTEGRATION: EVALUATING CHONDROPROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR MINIMIZING IN SITU CHONDROCYTE DEATH
The British Orthopaedic Research Society (BORS) 2023 Meeting, Cambridge, England, 25–26 September 2023. Published in the 'Orthopaedic Proceedings' journal. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1302/1358-992X.2023.16.024


Anatomical Variation of the Azygos Venous System and Its Clinical Implications
The British Association of Clinical Anatomists (BACA) - Winter Meeting 2019. Published in the 'Clinical Anatomy' journal. 


Multi tendons variation of the abductor pollicis longus muscle: a cadaveric study
The British Association of Clinical Anatomists (BACA) - Summer Meeting 2019. Published in the 'Clinical Anatomy' journal. DOI: :10.1002/ca.23514


Gantzer muscle, multi-tendons of abductor pollicis longus, high brachial artery bifurcation, and aberrant origin and course of the
vertebral artery

The British Association of Clinical Anatomists (BACA) - Summer Meeting 2019. Published in the 'Clinical Anatomy' journal. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.19893.22246

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Master of Human Anatomy -

University of Edinburgh
2001.04 -

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery -

King Abdulaziz University
2001.04 -

Human anatomy lecturer

University of Jeddah
- Current

Physician - Emergency Department

King Fahad General Hospital
Zaid Osama O Alturkistani