Sidra Medicine, a QF entity, has announced the appointment of Dr Iyabo Tinubu-Karch as its Chief Executive Officer. She has extensive clinical experience in general internal medicine, hospital and geriatric medicine, a statement said.Dr Tinubu-Karch is certified in health information technology and has led several international based programmes on the application of technology in clinical medicine. She also holds numerous high-profile board appointments and memberships in leading healthcare colleges and societies in the US.Mohammed Khalid al-Mana, current managing director and member of the Board of Governors at Sidra Medicine said: "Dr Iyabo Tinubu-Karch has been actively involved with the management team at our hospital, in her previous capacity as a non-executive Board member since 2019, as well as in an advisory role with our management committee. Dr Tinubu-Karch’s experience within the healthcare sector and extensive knowledge of Sidra Medicine will be invaluable to lead our organisation into a new era.”Dr Tinubo-Karch was a practising physician at a number of health organisations in the US including; Swedish Medical Centre; University of Washington; the Department of Veterans Affairs in Seattle and VA Health Care Systems. She was most recently the clinical instructor at the University of Washington, School of Public Health and is the founder and CEO of 6M Geriatrics and Hospital Medicine. Her international roles include serving as a consultant physician in health systems improvement at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital in Nigeria.
December 21, 2022 | 10:13 PM