Personal Information

 Assistant Professor

Department of  Laboratory Technology

Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences

Contact Information

Phone: 25100

Email: kalkuwaity@kau.edu.sa

Khalil Khalid Alkuwaity

 Assistant Professor

Profile

Education

  • 2001

    Bachelor degree from Medical Laboratory TechnologyApplied Medical Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2006

    Master degree from Medical MicrobiologySchool of Medicine, University of Liverpool, ليفربول, بريطانيا

  • 2011

    Doctorate degree from Microbiology and InfectionSchool of Medicine, University of Southampton, ساوثهمبتون, بريطانيا

Employment

  • 2001-2003

    Technologist, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2003-2005

    Teaching assistant, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2012-2014

    Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2012-حاليا

    Assistant professor, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2015-2016

    Head of Planning Department, Emergency and Disaster Center, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2016-2021

    Head of Medical Laboratory Technology, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests

 
  • Evaluation of antimicrobial agents and sensitivity testing methods
  • Evaluation of direct detection methods of bacterial sepsis
  • Bacterial carriage rates and resistance mechanisms


Scientific interests

Member of the Society for General Microbiology (SGM) since 2008.
Member of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) since 2010.
Member of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) since 2012.
Member of the Saudi Society for Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (SCMMID) since 2016.

Courses

Diagnostic Microbiology I 341 MLT
Diagnostic Microbiology II 342 MLT
Student Project 493 MLT
Clinical Rotation in Medical Microbiology 441 MLT
Bacteriology 620 MLT
Advanced Bacteriology 624 MLT

Areas of expertise

Antimicrobial agents & infection control