British Minister of State for Science, Innovation and Technology visits the Center for Excellence in the “Specialist”

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center at its headquarters in Riyadh received yesterday the Minister of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Mr. Peter Kyle, and his accompanying delegation, where the Minister visited the Excellence Center for the Heart to see the medical innovations and advanced techniques adopted by the hospital in the field of cardiovascular, which reflects His leadership in specialized health care. During the visit, the Minister met with the Executive Director of the Excellence Center for the Heart, Dr. Hani Al -Sarjani, and his deputy, Professor Firas Khalil, and toured the facilities of the hospital’s heart center, and met the medical team that conducted the first heart transplant using the robot in the world, and also reviewed the latest The techniques used in the transplantation of organs slightly, which contribute to reducing surgical complications and accelerating patient recovery.

This visit comes after the wide resonance achieved by the Heart Center in the Specialist, after a Saudi medical team, led by Dr. Firas Khalil, succeeded in conducting the first full heart transplant in the world, in a qualitative precedent that enhances the position of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a pioneer in the field of health care, and highlights the ability Specialized on creating medical practices that enhance the results of treatment and the patient’s experience.

It is noteworthy that the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and the Research Center was the first class in the Middle East and North Africa and the 15th globally for the year 2025, in the list of the best 250 academic health care institutions around the world, and the highest valuable health brand in the Kingdom and the Middle East, according to “Finance” Brand for 2025, as it was ranked in the same year among the top 250 hospitals in the world by Newsweek.