Clinical Focus

Dr. Samargandy is an Otolaryngologist–Head & Neck Surgeon with subspecialty focus in Rhinology & Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery.

Her practice covers chronic rhinosinusitis with or without nasal polyps, primary and revision sinus surgery, smell disorders, allergic rhinitis, recurrent nosebleeds, deviated nasal septum, inferior turbinate hypertrophy, CSF leaks, benign and malignant tumors of the nose, sinuses, and skull base, and endoscopic skull base surgery.

Her practice includes both medical and surgical management, including office-based procedures such as turbinate coblation and treatment of selected nosebleeds, as well as septoplasty, turbinoplasty, sinus surgery, revision sinus surgery, and endoscopic skull base procedures.

Training & Certification

Certification
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada — Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
  • Canadian Board Certification — Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
  • American Board of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery – Written Qualification
  • Saudi Commission for Health Specialties (SCFHS) — Consultant, Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, Rhinology and Skull Base Surgery
Residency Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery (Ear, Nose & Throat), University of Toronto, Canada
Fellowship Rhinology & Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery, University of Arizona, United States of America

Academic & Leadership Roles

Dr. Samargandy is a Consultant at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, where she serves as Director of the Rhinology & Skull Base Surgery Fellowship and Quality and CPD Director within the Department of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery. She also holds an academic appointment as Assistant Professor, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, and is actively involved in fellowship and resident education. She serves as a peer reviewer for several medical journals.

Professional Association Memberships

  • North American Skull Base Society
  • American Medical Association
  • Canadian Society of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
  • American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
  • American Rhinologic Society
  • The Triological Society — The American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society
  • European Rhinologic Society

Selected Publications / Academic Work

Research interests include outcomes in chronic rhinosinusitis, biologic therapy for nasal polyps, surgical outcomes in revision and skull base surgery, and tumors of the nose, sinuses and skull base.

See Dr. Samargandy's most up-to-date academic work using the links below.

Latest Research

Clinical care is provided at the licensed healthcare facilities listed under Clinic Locations.