Committee Members

HMC STEERING COMMITTEE

Mr. Gary Needle
Chief of Planning and Performance

Prof. Michael Richmond
Chairperson
Acting Chief of Medical,
Academic and Research Affairs

Dr. Abdullatif Al Khal
Co-Chairperson
Deputy Chief of Medical,
Academic and Research Affairs, Head of Medical Education

Dr. Ann-Marie Cannaby
Executive Director of Corporate Nursing

Dr. Yousef AlMaslamani
Medical Director, Hamad General Hospital

Dr. Abdulla Al Ansari
Chairman, Department of Surgery

Dr. Abdul Badi Abou Samra
Chairman, Department of Medicine

Dr. Muna Al Maslamani
Assistant Chairman, Department of Medicine

Dr. Muna Al Rashid
Clinical Associate
Medicine

Dr. Hilal Al Rifai
Medical Director, Women’s Hospital

Dr. Hani Al Kilani
Medical Director – Al Khor Hospital

Dr. Abdul Aziz Darwish
Medical Director – Rumailah Hospital

Ms. Catherine Jones
Assistant Executive Director
Patient Safety

Dr. David Vaughan
Executive Director
Quality & Patient Safety

Dr. John Boulton
Clinical Lead Quality Improvement

Dr. Nasser Ali Asad Al-Ansari
Medical Director, Al Wakra Hospital

Dr. Lionel John Jarvis
CEO, Heart Hospital

Dr. Al-Hareth M Al–Khater
Medical Director – National Centre for Cancer Care and Research

Dr. Tania Maria F. Hernandez
Medical Director – The Cuban Hospital

Mr. Noel Scanlon
Assistant Executive Director of Nursing

Mr. Nasser Al Noami
Executive Director
Center for Healthcare Improvement

Ms. Minara Chowdhury
Assistant Executive Director
Center for Healthcare Improvement

Dr. Susie Page
Assistant Executive Director – Organizational Development

Mr. Stephen Andrews
Executive Director of Knowledge and Information Management

Ms. Elizabeth Macgillivray
Assistant Executive Director
Corporate Communications

Ms. Jasmeen Jutta Ul –Haque
Assistant Executive Director
Group Communications

Ms. Rachel Harvey
Assistant Executive Director
Office of the Chief of Planning and Performance (IHI Partnership Manager)

Kevin Jacob
Project Planning Coordinator, Office of the Chief of Medical, Academic and Research Affairs

HMC ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Co-sponsors:

Mr. Gary Needle
Chief of Planning and Performance

Prof. Michael Richmond
Chief of Medical,
Academic and Research Affairs

Dr. Abdullatif Al Khal
Deputy Chief of Medical,
Academic and Research Affairs and Medical Education

Program team:

Ms. Catherine Jones
Assistant Executive Director – Patient Safety

Dr. David Vaughan
Quality and Patient Safety

Dr. John Boulton
Clinical Lead Quality Improvement

Ms. Jasmeen Jutta Ul -Haque
Assistant Executive Director
Group Communications

Dr. Penelope Gordon
Deputy Chief of Medical,
Academic and Research Affairs, Professional Development

Dr. Shakil Ahmed
Assistant Medical Director
Quality and Patient Safety

Mr. Noel Scanlon
Assistant Executive Director of Nursing

Ms. Minara Chowdhury
Assistant Executive Director
Center for Healthcare Improvement

Dr. Badriya Al Ali
Executive Director
Regulatory, Accreditation and Compliance Services

Dr. Mona Al Rashid
Clinical Associate
Medicine

Mr. Berj Ohanian
Head of Events
Corporate Communications

Dr. Yousef AlMaslamani
Medical Director, Hamad General Hospital

Dr. Amira Al-Hail
ENT Consultant Surgeon, AWH

Dr. Sara Darwish
Consultant Endocrinology and Diabetes
Endocrine Fellowship Program Director

Dr. Ghada Al Sulaiti
Senior consultant, Pediatrics Department

IHI ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Maureen Bisognano
President and CEO, IHI

Joanne Healy
Senior Vice President, IHI

Kedar Mate
Vice President, IHI
Frank Federico
Executive Director, Strategic Partners

Emily Demarest
Director of Events, IHI

Jenna Elkins
Senior Event Manager, IHI

Jesse McCall
Project Manager, IHI

Carly Underwood
Event Manager, IHI