Prof. Khaled M. AlKattan graduated from King Saud University in 1983 and got his FRCS from Edinburgh with a gold medal in 1988. He was appointed as an assistant professor at KSU in 1989, associate professor in 1995, and then a professor in 2000. He served as the director of continuous medical education at the college. He is a co-founder of both the Saudi thoracic society and Pan Arab Chest Society. He is the Middle East regent for the European Society of Thoracic Surgery. He is a member of many international societies and sits as a senior editor for the Annals of Thoracic Medicine journal. He is on the editorial board and is a reviewer for most of the international thoracic surgery journals. He has done extensive research and publications in his field and have presented many abstracts in international symposiums. He is often invited as an international speaker in numerous medical events. He is the Chairman of the National Lung Cancer Study Group and the National Lung Transplant Program. He has done extensive work in medical education and is a board member of its Saudi Society. He has also contributed to public health education and the establishment of several charity medical associations.