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His Excellency, Dr. Hilal bin Ali Al Sabti, is a Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH),Muscat Sultanate of Oman. Dr. Hilal Al Sabti is also the Executive President of Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB) since May 2015. OMSB has accomplished several significant milestones from his directives as the Executive President. H.E. Dr. Hilal earned his MD from Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Muscat, Oman and did his General Surgery Residency in the same university. Motivated by his passion for the profession, he committed himself for full residency training in Cardiac Surgery at McGill University, Canada while also obtaining a Master of Science degree in Experimental Surgery. He obtained his Board certification in cardiac surgery from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 2005. He continued his professional development by a fellowship in Minimal Invasive Cardiac Surgery at Hamburg Eppendorf University Hospital, Germany. After earning his degrees from highly regarded universities, Dr. Hilal’s career took a ten-fold leap in responsibility, clinical and administrative alike. He was the pioneer and the linchpin for the establishment of Cardiothoracic Surgery Division in Sultan Qaboos University Hospital – a division he spearheaded from 2006 to 2015. He also held the post of Deputy Director General for Clinical Affairs of SQU from 2010 to 2013, paving his involvements in many collaboration visits to strengthen the University’s liaison with other universities worldwide for training, education and research. The highly-skilled surgeon that he is, Dr. Hilal Al Sabti has, as part of his career milestones, several “bucket list” surgical procedures including a Thora-CAB (Multiple Vessels Grafting through Thoracotomy) procedure – the first time to be performed in the Middle East. In 2015, he again led a Team that successfully implanted a valve inside a valve in the aortic and mitral valves of a pregnant woman through a catheter – another first of this kind of surgery worldwide. Hilal Al Sabti, is also a Member of numerous international and local associations. His passion roots from the desire to serve the Sultanate and this is displayed by his various community service involvements through charity projects, educational talks, health awareness campaigns and participation in Ministry of Health, SQUH, and OMSB Committees. Through it all, Dr. Hilal, repeatedly proved his ability to lead through diverse and challenging situations and received the Distinguished Physician Award in SQU for the year 2008-2009. Scholastically, Hilal Al Sabti is very determined, having presented in numerous local and international scientific meetings and workshops. He also has numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and is currently working in four (4) research groups with the intent of continuous publications. As the Executive President of OMSB, he is an innovative and visionary leader, an agent of change and opportunities, who has a documented track record of accomplishments and the aspirations to improve the quality healthcare in the Sultanate.