Sarah R. Aldhaheri MBBS, MSc, ARDMS, FRCSC
Consultant, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Maternal- Fetal Medicine, low and high risk pregnancy
Women's Health Center
Years of Experience: 10
Education
Medical School
2011
Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery
King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA
Medical School
2017
Master in Physiology and Reproductive Science
Wayne State University, Detroit, USA
Residency
2022
Obstetrics & Gynecology
McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Fellowships
Fellowship
2024
Fellow, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
Membership
- International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology
- Society of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
License
- Saudi Commission for Health Specialties
Work Experience
2024 – Present
Consultant, Obstetrics & Gynecology/ Maternal- Fetal Medicine, low and high risk pregnancy
International Medical Center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2011 – Present
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
King Abdulaziz University Hospital
Achievements & Career Highlights
- Alice Benjamin Award for Excellence in Obstetrics ( 2022)
Publications
- A- Journals Publication
1. Aldhaheri S, Stratulat V, Melamed N. Outcomes of dichorionic twin pregnancies with fused versus separate placentas. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2024 Jul;310(1):213-219.
doi: 10.1007/s00404-024-07548-5. Epub 2024 May 10. PMID: 38727816.
2. Fugaru I, Fogaing C, Aldhaheri S, Weibel H, Fahmy N. Complex Gynecologic Fistulas Presenting 10 Years After Uterine Artery Embolization. Obstet Gynecol. 2023 Feb 1;141(2):375-378.
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005055. Epub 2023 Jan 4. PMID: 36649323.
3. Sarah Aldhaheri, Ahmad Badeghiesh, Eva Suarthana, Yaron Gil, and Togas Tulandi, Nationwide Trends of Bowel Obstruction and Intussusception in Endometriosis Patients [11H], May 2020, Obstetrics and Gynecology 135(1):84S
DOI:10.1097/01.AOG.0000665020.25488.b2
4. Althagafi, H.; Badegish, A.; Aldhaheri, S.; Suarthana, E.; Tulandi, T. 494 Pregnancy outcomes among 184 women with turner syndrome. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2021;224:S313-S4.
5. Aldhaheri S, Baghlaf H, Badeghiesh A, and Dahan M ''Should women with diabetes be counseled differently if nephropathy was detected? ''A population database study. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2022 Mar 25:1-8.
doi:10.1080/14767058.2022.2049749. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35337233.
6. Aldhaheri S, Suarthana E, Capmas P, Badeghiesh A, Gil Y, Tulandi T. ''Association Between Bowel Obstruction or Intussusception and Endometriosis'' J. Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2021 Apr;43(4):440-446.
doi: 10.1016/j.jogc.2020.12.008. Epub 2021 Feb 13. PMID: 33359555.
7. Arab, S., Badegiesh, A., Aldhaheri, S. et al. What Are the Live Birth and Multiple Pregnancy Rates When 1 Versus 2 Low-Quality Blastocysts Are Transferred in a Cryopreserved Cycle? a Retrospective Cohort Study, Stratified for Age, Embryo Quality, and Oocyte Donor Cycles. Reprod. Sci. 28, 1403–1411 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43032-020-00404-2
8. Ahmed AI, Aldhaheri SR, Rodriguez-Kovacs J, Narasimhulu D, Putra M, Minkoff H, Haberman S., Sonographic Measurement of Cervical Volume in Pregnant Women at High Risk of Preterm Birth Using a Geometric Formula for a Frustum Versus 3-Dimensional Automated Virtual Organ Computer-Aided Analysis., J Ultrasound Med. 2017 Jun 6. doi: 10.1002/jum.14253. PMID:28586106
9. Ahmed AI, Zhu L, Aldhaheri S, Sakr S, Minkoff H, Haberman S., Uterine tachysystole in spontaneous labor at term., J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2016 Oct;29(20):3335-9. doi: 10.3109/14767058.2015.1125463. Epub 2016 Apr 14., PMID: 27074823
10. Aldhaheri S, Jeelani R, Kohan-Ghadr HR, Khan SN, Mikhael S, Washington C, Morris RT, Abu-Soud HM., Dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic acid (DMPS) induces metaphase II mouse oocyte deterioration, Free Radic Biol Med. 2017 November 24;112:445-451. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2017.08.015. [Epub ahead of print], PMID: 28844937
11. Jeelani R, Jahanbakhsh S, Kohan-Ghadr HR, Thakur M, Khan S, Aldhaheri S, Yang Z, Andreana P, Morris R, Abu-Soud HM., Mesna (2-mercaptoethane sodium sulfonate) functions as a regulator of myeloperoxidase., Free Radic Biol Med. 2017 Sep;110:54-62. doi:0.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2017.05.019. Epub 2017 May 25., PMID: 28552694
12. Jeelani R, Khan SN, Shaeib F, Kohan-Ghadr HR, Aldhaheri SR, Najafi T, Thakur M, Morris R, Abu-Soud HM., Cyclophosphamide and acrolein induced oxidative stress leading to deterioration of metaphase II mouse oocyte quality., Free Radic Biol Med. 2017 Sep;110:11-18. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2017.05.006. Epub 2017 May 9. PMID: 28499912
13. Thakur M, Shaeib F, Khan SN, Kohan-Ghadr HR, Jeelani R, Aldhaheri SR, Gonik B, Abu-Soud HM, Galactose and its Metabolites Deteriorate Metaphase II Mouse Oocyte Quality and Subsequent Embryo Development by Disrupting the Spindle Structure., Sci Rep. 2017 Mar 22;7(1):231. doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-00159-y. PMID:28331195
- B- Conferences Publication
1) Aldhaheri, S, Badeghiesh, A, Suarthana, E, Gil, Y, Tulandi, T,”Nationwide Trends of Bowel Obstruction and Intussusception in Endometriosis Patients ” [11H], Obstetrics & Gynecology: May 2020 - Volume 135 - Issue - p 84S doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000665020.25488.b2.
2) Badeghiesh A, Konci R, Aldhaheri S, Volodarsky-Perel A, Dahan M ''Is single embryo transfer a viable option in autologous frozen oocyte cycles?'' The Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society’s 65th Annual Meeting. McGill Symposium in women health (September 13).
3) Chatzicharalampous, C; Jeelani, R; Mikhael, S; Aldhaheri, S; Najeemudin, S; Morris, RT; and Abu-Soud, HM , zinc: an essential metal for maintenance of female fertility, 66th Annual Meeting of the Pacific-Coast-Reproductive-Society (PCRS), MAR 21-25, 2018, Indian Wells, CA
4) Chatzicharalampous, C; Jeelani, R; Aldhaheri, S; Mikhael, S; Morris, R; and Abu-Soud, H
Common Environmental Exposures Altering Zinc Levels Leading to Poor Oocyte Quality and Fertilization Rates, 65th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society-for-Reproductive-Investigation (SRI), MAR 06-10, 2018, San Diego, CA
5) S. R. Aldhaheri, R. Jeelani, H. Kohan-Ghader, and H. M. Abu-Soud, DMPS (Dimercapto-1-Propanesulfonic Acid), A Heavy Metal Chelator, Induces Oocyte Deterioration through the generation of Reactive Oxygen Species, 73rd Scientific Congress of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), October 28 – November 1, 2017, San Antonio, Texas.
6) Jeelani, R.; Aldhaheri, S. R.; Kohan-Ghadr, H.; et al., a predictive fertility treatment model based on oocyte quality and reactive oxygen species, 73rd Scientific Congress of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), October 28 – November 1, 2017, San Antonio, Texas.
7) Jeelani, R; Aldhaheri, SR; Mikhael, S; Kohan-Ghadr, H; Morris, RT; and Abu-Soud, HM , Acrolein: a common toxin impacting reproductive potential, 73rd Scientific Congress of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), October 28 – November 1, 2017, San Antonio, Texas.
8) Aldhaheri S, Jeelani R, Thakur M, Hildebrandt M, Qadri F, Abu-Soud H, DMPS (Dimercapto-1-Propanesulfonic Acid), a Heavy Metal Chelator, Induces Oocyte Deterioration , Society for Reproductive Investigation 64th Annual Scientific Meeting, March 15-18, 2017, Orlando, FL.
- C- Books & Chapters
1) Book Title: Inherited Metabolic Diseases (IMDs) and Pregnancy. Neurological Diseases and Pregnancy, A Coordinated Care Model for Best Management. Ahmed I Ahmed, Sarah Aldhaheri, and Alisson Bannick.
Published By: Oxford University, Press 2018

