The birth of the first test-tube baby in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East was a milestone. A patient from Riyadh, who had suffered from infertility for eight years, was treated successfully. Following her pregnancy, she received prenatal care at the Military Hospital in Riyadh, where she gave birth to her son, Mohammed. This event marked a new era in global medical technology. The news was published in Saudi and Arab newspapers and even covered by the BBC.
1986
1988
The birth of the first quadruplets through laboratory fertilization in the Kingdom and the entire Arab and Islamic world occurred under my supervision for a Saudi patient from Medina. Despite their premature birth in the seventh month, all children are now in good health, having surpassed the age of 24, indicating their enrollment in university. Their growth and intelligence rates are exceptionally normal. The cause of infertility in the mother was a uterine lining abnormality.
1992
The birth of quadruplets through laboratory fertilization supervised by Dr. Samir Abbas was globally recognized as the third case of its kind in importance. This achievement was documented in the British edition of "The Book of Inventions and Discoveries" in 1992.
2006
One of Dr. Samir Abbas's medical centers witnessed the birth of the first healthy twins to parents carrying sickle cell anemia. A cutting-edge technique, introduced for the first time in the Middle East, enabled parents with hereditary blood disorders to conceive twins free from genetic diseases. This achievement prompted the Minister of Health to congratulate our medical team on the ministry's official website.
2010
Dr. Samir Abbas alongside Nobel Prize-winning scientist Robert Edwards, who discovered in vitro fertilization, were recognized for their contributions to the field of IVF during a global medical conference in Japan.
