Majed H. Wakid is a full Professor of Diagnostic Medical Parasitology at King Abdulaziz University. He is the Chairman of The Scientific Council for Medical Laboratory Sciences, in the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties. He diagnosed the first case of human isosporiasis in Saudi Arabia in 1992.
He holds PhD degree from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine [2000].
He has more than 30 years of experience in Diagnostic Medical Parasitology field and supervised more than 50 projects for PhD, MSc and BSc students.
He has published many research papers on Diagnostic Medical Parasitology in leading journals in the field.
In his career, he has practiced in leading Medical Institutions such as King Abdulaziz University Hospital (KSA), Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (UK) and King Fahd Medical Research Center (KSA).

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amoebiasis arthropod ascariasis diagnostic parasitology ectoparasitic infestation enterobiasis enteroparasites giardiasis diagnosis hookworm leishmaniasis malaria diagnosis medical parasitology myiasis infestation parasite infection parasitic diagnosis protozoa and helminths schistosomiasis strongyloidiasis taeniasis trichuris trichiura