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Dr. Matar Ahmed Alsehemi is a Saudi Consultant Pediatric Neurologist and Headache Specialist with clinical, academic, research, and professional-education experience in pediatric neurology. The Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society identifies him as Head of the Pediatric Neurology Unit within the Pediatric and Neonatology Department at King Fahad Hospital, Al Baha, as well as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University.
His clinical work focuses on neurological disorders affecting children, with particular professional interest in pediatric neurology and headache disorders. The SPNS has specifically listed him as a Consultant Pediatric Neurology and Headache Specialist, reflecting his clinical focus on neurological and headache-related conditions in children.
Dr. Alsehemi currently holds several important roles:
A 2023 peer-reviewed study on the pediatric neurology workforce in Saudi Arabia also identifies his institutional affiliation as the Pediatric Neurology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, King Fahad Hospital, Albaha, Saudi Arabia.
Earlier published work identifies Dr. Alsehemi as Matar A. Alsehemi, MBChB, with an affiliation to the Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah. This affiliation appears in his 2017 publication on public awareness of autism spectrum disorder.
The publicly accessible sources I located do not provide a sufficiently reliable complete chronology of his medical-school dates, pediatric residency dates, pediatric neurology fellowship, or board-certification dates. Therefore, these details are intentionally omitted rather than inferred from incomplete profiles.
His documented areas of professional expertise include:
His research portfolio also demonstrates involvement in infantile spasms, syncope versus epilepsy, autism awareness, congenital myasthenic syndrome, and genetic neurological disorders.
Dr. Alsehemi has contributed to several peer-reviewed publications in pediatric neurology and related fields.
Dr. Alsehemi was the lead author of “Public awareness of autism spectrum disorder,” published in Neurosciences (Riyadh) in 2017.
The study examined public knowledge and misconceptions surrounding autism spectrum disorders and highlighted the importance of improving community awareness to facilitate earlier recognition and better support for affected children and families.
He was a co-author of the study “Neurodevelopmental and epilepsy outcomes of patients with infantile spasms treated in a tertiary care center.”
The retrospective study evaluated children with infantile spasms treated at King Khalid University Hospital in Riyadh between 2000 and 2017, examining their neurodevelopmental and epilepsy outcomes.
Dr. Alsehemi was also a co-author of “Syncopal attacks in children: Is it cardiac or epilepsy related?”, published in Autonomic Neuroscience in 2021.
The research addressed the important clinical distinction between syncope and epileptic events in children, involving collaboration between pediatric neurology and pediatric cardiology specialists at King Saud University Medical City.
He contributed to the case report “Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome Associated With SLC25A1 Gene Variant: The First Reported Case in Saudi Arabia.”
The report described a child with a pathogenic SLC25A1 gene variant associated with congenital myasthenic syndrome and represents a documented contribution to the recognition of rare genetic neuromuscular disease in Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Alsehemi was a co-author of the peer-reviewed article “Pediatric Neurology Workforce in Saudi Arabia: A 5-Year Update,” published in Healthcare in 2023.
The study examined the pediatric neurology workforce in Saudi Arabia, including specialist distribution, training, education, research activity, and workforce characteristics. His affiliation in the publication was the Pediatric Neurology Unit at King Fahad Hospital, Al Baha.
He was also a co-author of “MED23 pathogenic variant: genomic–phenotypic analysis,” published in the Journal of Medicine and Life in 2024.
The study examined the relationship between a MED23 pathogenic variant and its clinical/genomic phenotype, contributing to the growing literature on genetic causes of neurological and developmental disorders.
Dr. Alsehemi has been an active faculty member of the Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (SPNS).
The official SPNS records list him as faculty at the 9th Annual SPNS Conference, where his title was Consultant Pediatric Neurology, Head of the Pediatric Neurology Unit at King Fahad Hospital, and Assistant Professor at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University.
He was also listed as faculty at the 10th SPNS Conference, where he was identified as Consultant Pediatric Neurology and Headache Specialist at King Fahad Hospital, Al Baha.
He subsequently appeared as faculty at the 11th Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society Conference and Workshops, where the SPNS listed him as Consultant Pediatric Neurology, Head of the Pediatric Neurology Unit at King Fahad Hospital, and Assistant Professor at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University.
Based on his documented clinical positions and publications, Dr. Alsehemi's professional interests include:
Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (SPNS)
Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society (SPNS)