Professor of Pulmonary Medicine
University of British Columbia
Consultant Pulmonologist, Prince Sultan Military Medical City

Dr. Idrees is a Professor of Pulmonary Medicine at the University of British Columbia (UBC), Vancouver, Canada, and the Head of Pulmonary Vascular Unit at Prince Sultan Military Medical City, KSA.
He is the current Lead of the Pulmonary Embolism Rapid Response Team and the Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension Programs.
He was the first to establish the pulmonary hypertension services in the Middle East region and is the founder, and the former head, of the Saudi Association of Pulmonary Hypertension.
He has more than 70 publications in peer-reviewed journals and gave more than 600 lectures in national and international conferences.
He is the primary author of the Saudi Pulmonary Hypertension Guidelines and a co-author of both Saudi Guidelines for Asthma and COPD.
Dr. Idrees was recognized for his achievements in the field of pulmonary hypertension by the Pulmonary Vascular Research institute (PVRI), the Saudi Thoracic Society (STS), and his name was added to the "Pulmonary Hypertension Committee of Honor" chosen by the PH international organizations.