Samer Koussayer, MD, FACS, RVT, FUHM

Dr. Koussayer is currently a consultant and Program Director of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery Fellowship at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center in Riyadh, KSA. He also an Associate Professor and teaching Faculty at the Al Faisal University, College of Medicine.

Dr. Koussayer completed his residency in General Surgery at the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, and in Vascular Surgery at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. He also did specialized fellowship in Endovascular surgery with Dr. Edward B. Diethrich at Arizona heart institute in Arizona.

Dr. Koussayer is American board certified in vascular surgery since 2000 and has more than 23 years’ experience in all aspect of vascular and endovascular surgery. He is active in research and has many publications. He has special interest in EVAR, TEVAR, and open and endovascular repair of thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm.

Dr. Koussayer is an invited speaker in many national and international vascular conferences in Australia, Asia, Europe, Africa and USA.

Sriram Iyer

Mr. Iyer is a passionate and results-driven, experienced Professional in customer technical service & sales in healthcare industry for the past 35 years. A highly motivated Electronics & Biomedical Engineering professional, MBA degree holder, with a deep understanding of clinical needs, healthcare technology, market dynamics and a passion for driving growth, gained by virtue of executing Interventional, Hybrid OR lab, Imaging projects across Hospitals in META region, with Philips Healthcare for the past 24 years and earlier with Siemens Healthcare for 11 years. Skilled in building high-performing teams, executing effective Customer success strategies, partnering for delivering exceptional experiences for Customers to transform business, organization for sustainable success.

Abstract

Aging population & complexity of cases is driving Surgical growth, posing pressures on Quality & Cost in Surgical care, with a need to improve efficiency of Surgery. This accelerated evolution of minimally invasive Surgery in Hybrid OR set up, which promises to address: outcomes for patient, safe efficient workflow for Surgeon / interventionalist / staff & supports Hospital to invest wisely to meet present & future demands in Healthcare in varied clinical domains.

Products come and go…, Technologies change… Let’s see how Philips has created meaningful innovation in Hybrid OR lab to advance & optimize minimally invasive surgical care, where performance and superior care become one.