Director, Qatar Metabolic Institute

​HMC is committed to building institute centers of excellence as they enhance clinical care and research for the populations of Qatar. Centers of excellence in diabetes, obesity and polycystic ovarian disease have been developed or are in process of being developed. A diabetes center is in place, which employs a multidisciplinary team of nurse educators, dieticians, physicians and podiatrists, becoming the National Diabetes Center at Hamad General Hospital and a multidisciplinary clinic at FBJ Dialysis Center. Its inauguration was in August 2013. The diabetes clinical research team is also housed there. Planned openings in 2015 include the Centers for the Management of Obesity and Center of Excellence for Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Diseases, which are anticipated to have a matrix reporting structure to this position. 

The AHS partnership is moving forward to establish the Qatar Metabolic Institute as one of its key institutes. The Institute is being developed with the objective of providing a comprehensive clinical management, leading research and educational center in metabolic diseases. Expanding the diabetes programs and developing comprehensive obesity management programs will be key focuses. Collaborations are underway with US-based Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard University and the Institute of Metabolic Science, Cambridge University. 

Reporting to the Chair of Internal Medicine, the Director, Qatar Metabolic Institute will provide leadership in developing and leading a robust metabolic institute at HMC. It is envisioned that Centers of Excellence for each metabolic disease state will be established, each with its own Medical Director reporting to the Institute Director. There will be ample opportunity and resources to develop new programs and expand research. Qualified candidates will be considered for Chief, Division of Endocrinology in addition to assuming the Institute Director role. 

Advanced fundamental and translational research programs at the molecular and systems levels and mentoring a new generation of basic and clinical scientists, will be important components of the position. Proposed research units that include both basic and clinical research are in: diabetes, obesity, metabolic bone disease, lipid disorders and inborn errors of metabolism.