Dr. Somia Elfaki 

Assistant Executive Director Patient Safety 

Dr. Somia Elfaki is an experienced quality management professional with over a decade of experience. Currently, she is the Assistant Executive Director of Quality and Patient Safety at the Corporate QIPS Department at Hamad Medical Corporation. In this role, she leads the Quality and Patient Safety Program and Quality Improvement Planning section. She is a sought-after improvement advisor and faculty member for the corporate QPS department educational programs and corporate QI initiatives, where she mentors and coaches healthcare staff across HMC. in addition, she co-chairs the HMC Corporate Quality Council and is an active member of various corporate committees and large-scale improvement initiatives. She also manages & oversight the organisation’s centralised e-register for QI projects. Prior to transitioning to healthcare quality Dr Elfaki worked for several years in international Biopharmaceutical companies in Europe. She was responsible for overseeing various quality management disciplines such as Quality Improvement, Quality Assurance, Quality Control, and Quality Systems for new biopharmaceutical products. Dr Elfaki holds two master’s degrees and several professional certifications, including Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ), Certified Professional in Patient Safety (CPPS), Project Management Professional (PMP), and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. She is also a graduate of the Improvement Leadership Program by HHQI & IHI at HMC.