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King Salman Armed Forces Hospital, North-Western Region
Dr. Yousef Saleh Alalawi, MD is a Saudi Consultant Breast and Endocrine Surgeon based at King Salman Armed Forces Hospital in the North-Western Region, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. He specializes in breast and endocrine surgery and has an established clinical and academic interest in breast cancer, thyroid and parathyroid disorders, and endocrine surgical diseases. He is also the General Secretary of the Saudi Society of Breast & Endocrine Surgery (SSBES).
SSBES officially lists Dr. Alalawi as its General Secretary and identifies him as a Consultant in Breast & Endocrine Surgery at King Salman Armed Forces Hospital.
Available professional information indicates that Dr. Alalawi obtained his MBBS from King Saud University College of Medicine in Riyadh, with his medical education listed as spanning 1991–1999.
He subsequently developed his career in general, breast and endocrine surgery and eventually became a consultant at King Salman Armed Forces Hospital. A professional profile also identifies him as having served as Director of the Department of Surgery at King Salman Armed Forces Hospital from 2012 to 2023.
The available sources do not provide a sufficiently detailed official CV confirming the exact dates and institutions of his residency, fellowship training, or board examinations, so those details should be treated as not publicly verified.
Dr. Alalawi's practice covers several important areas of breast and endocrine surgery:
His research record particularly demonstrates experience with thyroid and parathyroid disorders, as well as breast disease.
Dr. Alalawi has an established research record. His professional research profile currently attributes more than 50 publications to him, covering breast and endocrine surgery and related clinical subjects.
One of his notable studies examined secondary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism at King Salman Armed Forces Hospital in Tabuk. The 2023 study evaluated surgical outcomes in patients undergoing treatment for these endocrine disorders and identified him as the Consultant Breast and Endocrine Surgeon at the hospital.
He was also the lead author of a 2024 case report concerning parathyroid adenoma presenting with pancreatitis and intra-abdominal venous thrombosis. The report was conducted through the Department of Breast and Endocrine Surgery at King Salman Armed Forces Hospital.
His other research interests include thyroid nodules, thyroid cancer, breast cancer, breast cancer risk factors, endocrine disorders and surgical outcomes. His publication record includes research on the relationship between phytoestrogen-rich supplements and breast cancer in a Saudi population.
Dr. Alalawi has also been involved in research on phyllodes tumors of the breast, an uncommon group of fibroepithelial breast tumors. A King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre research report identified Dr. Yousef Al-Alalawi, MD, as the principal investigator of a project titled “Phyllodes Breast Tumors: KFSH&RC Experience.” Dr. Osama Al-Malik and other specialists were listed as co-investigators.
This work is particularly relevant to his breast-surgical expertise because phyllodes tumors require careful assessment of tumor type, surgical margins and recurrence risk.
Dr. Alalawi has held significant leadership responsibilities within Saudi surgical organizations.
He is currently the General Secretary of the Saudi Society of Breast & Endocrine Surgery (SSBES).
He also served as Conference Chairman for the SSBES Annual Conference. The official 2026 conference page identifies him as the conference chairman and describes the meeting as a multidisciplinary scientific program focused on breast and endocrine surgery.
He is additionally listed on the executive committee of an SSBES conference, demonstrating his continued involvement in professional surgical education and conference organization.
Dr. Alalawi is a major organizer and faculty member of the 2026 SSBES Annual Conference, scheduled for 10–12 December 2026 at Le Méridien Medina, Medina, Saudi Arabia.
He is scheduled to present on several topics, including:
These topics reflect his dual expertise in breast and endocrine surgery and his interest in modern diagnostic and genetic approaches to breast and thyroid disease.
His documented professional and research interests include:
Saudi Society of Breast & Endocrine Surgery (SSBES)
Saudi Society of Breast & Endocrine Surgery (SSBES)