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Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Full name: Dr. Esam Mohammad Murshid, MD, MSc, MBA, FRCR
Specialty: Medical Oncology
Current institution: Prince Sultan Military Medical City (PSMMC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Current position: Consultant Medical Oncologist and Director of the Oncology Department
Areas of expertise: Breast oncology, genitourinary (GU) oncology, and clinical oncology.
Dr. Esam Mohammad Murshid is a Saudi-based consultant medical oncologist with extensive experience in breast cancer and genitourinary cancers. He is based at Prince Sultan Military Medical City in Riyadh, where he serves as Director of the Oncology Department. His profile at the Saudi Thoracic Society lists him as a Consultant Medical Oncologist, Breast and GU Oncologist, and Director of the Oncology Department.
His affiliation with PSMMC is also documented in Saudi national cancer guidelines and research publications, where he is listed within the Department of Oncology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh.
His professional credentials include:
Conference profiles specifically list him as Esam M. Murshid, MD, MSc, MBA, FRCR.
Dr. Murshid has a significant connection to breast cancer care and research. He was a member of the Saudi expert group behind the publication “Management of Early and Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Consensus Statement from Oncologists in Saudi Arabia,” published in Oncology and Therapy in 2026. The paper lists him under the Medical Oncology Department, Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh.
He has also participated in educational sessions addressing modern breast-cancer management. At the Global Health Exhibition 2025, he moderated a panel on de-escalation strategies in early breast-cancer treatment, covering genomic testing, biomarkers, AI-supported decision-making, and strategies to reduce treatment intensity while maintaining outcomes.
In addition to breast oncology, Dr. Murshid has an established interest in genitourinary oncology. He has served as an expert moderator at the International Genitourinary Cancers Conference, where he was identified as a Consultant in Medical Oncology at Prince Sultan Medical Military City, Riyadh.
He has also contributed to Saudi clinical guidelines covering renal-cell carcinoma, testicular germ-cell tumors and urothelial/bladder cancer, with his affiliation consistently recorded as the Department of Oncology at PSMMC.
Dr. Murshid has held several leadership and professional roles within Saudi oncology. Historical conference records identify him as Deputy Director and Consultant Clinical Oncologist, Department of Oncology, Riyadh Military Hospital, and as a leader within the Saudi oncology community.
He has also been involved in national cancer-control activities. The Saudi Cancer Registry's 2021 Cancer Incidence Report acknowledges Dr. Esam Murshid among contributors from the Armed Forces Hospital Riyadh.
His research interests include:
A recent 2026 publication on the rising burden of obesity-linked cancers in Saudi Arabia lists Esam Mohammad Murshid, MD, FRCR as a co-author, with his affiliation at PSMMC and the Faculty of Medicine at Assiut University.
Dr. Murshid has an extensive regional conference presence, including:
