College of Medicine

Dr. Sultan Alfawaz is a Saudi Arabian occupational therapy consultant based in Riyadh & Los Angeles, California with over 14 years of experience in child development, sensory integration, autism, and sensory feeding. He obtained his BSc (Hons) in Occupational therapy at Brunel University, his post-professional master (MA), and his post-professional clinical doctorate in occupational therapy (P.P. OTD) at the University of Southern California. Dr. Alfawaz completed his clinical residency at Pediatric Therapy Network (PTN), Torrance, California in 2013. His doctoral thesis focused on norming the newly psychometric test “Structured Observations of Sensory Integration-Motor”. He has worked and volunteered in Saudi Arabia, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Dr. Alfawaz serves at the Standing Committee of the American Association of Occupational Therapy (AOTA)-Children & Youth.  Dr. Alfawaz is a senior adjunct professor at Alfaisal University. He currently splits his time between working in the US as a visiting consultant and in Saudi Arabia as the head of occupational therapy services at the Center For Autism Research, King Faisal Specialized Hospital & Research Center.

Dr.  Alfawaz was the 1st Saudi occupational therapist to obtain the American Board in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT) and SIPT certification in 2012 and to achieve a Post Professional clinical doctorate in Occupational therapy. He is an internationally and locally recognized clinician and lecturer. He currently leads the Middle East and North Africa normative data collection for the Evaluation in Ayres Sensory Integration (EASI). Dr. Alfawaz is the head of the ethical Committee at the International Council Education of Ayres Sensory Integration.  Dr. Alfawaz is the coordinator of Ayres Sensory Integration ® courses at Alfaisal University. He’s excited for this opportunity to assist his country and local clinicians to better assess and understand children with sensory integrative disorders and to effectively plan more effective interventions that help children to actively participate and maximize their potential in life.



Department & Programs

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Anatomy & Genetics

Anatomy is the language of medicine. It offers the foundation of knowledge to all medical students. Although the technology in teaching and learning has grown exponentially and continues to change..

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Family & Community Medicine

Welcome to Alfaisal Family and Community Medicine Department, one of the unique and influential distention of Family Medicine in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.

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Biostatistics & Epidemiology

Our department offers several courses in biostatistics and epidemiology and has strong collaborations with public and private national and international health agencies and institutions.

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Biochemistry & Molecular Medicine

Biochemistry is a central basic discipline to all branches of Life Sciences deals with the chemical nature, function, structure, energetic and pathways of synthesis and degradation of simple to complex biological and/or cellular molecules to understand the various aspects of cellular..

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Microbiology & Immunology

Welcome to the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at the College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. We utilize innovative approaches which stimulates critical thinking, intellectual discovery and promotes ..

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Pediatrics

Welcome to the Department of Pediatrics and Medicine. The department contributes to many courses of the undergraduate curriculum, mainly Pediatrics, Internal Medicine, Subspecialty Medicine clerkships, as well as internships in medical specialties.

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Pathology

Welcome to the Department of Pathology at College of Medicine, Alfaisal University. The Department of Pathology enthusiastically supports the mission and values of the Alfaisal University School of Medicine. Our VISION is to promote an educational atmosphere that motivates intellectual curiosity, meets students..

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Pharmacology

Welcome to the Department of Pharmacology at College of Medicine, Alfaisal University. Pharmacology is the study of the effects of drugs on living systems, while a drug can be defined as any chemical substance that exerts effects on a biological system.

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Medicine

Welcome to the Department of Internal Medicine at Alfaisal University in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Internal medicine science represents the core knowledge for medical students and the future physicians. Our mission is to provide an exemplary student friendly learning environment for our students.

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Physiological Sciences

Welcome to the website of the Department of Physiological Sciences at Alfaisal University in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The faculty members of the department provide expertise and teach different aspects of physiological sciences to medical and graduate students.

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Surgery, Obstetrics & Radiology

Welcome to the Department of Surgery, Obstetrics & Radiology at Alfaisal University in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Our mission is to provide an exemplary teaching environment for our medical students and residents.

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Department of Clinical Skills

The Department of Clinical Skills acts a cornerstone in developing the skills of communication, history taking, and physical examination, and the interpretational and procedural skills of medical students.

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