Sidra Medicine has appointed Dr Johnny T Awwad as its new chair of Women’s Services.
He has over 25 years’ experience in reproductive endocrinology and infertility.
Dr Awwad will oversee the hospital’s women’s services remit which includes gynaecology, obstetrics, reproductive medicine, maternal feotal medicine, internal medicine, adult pain and aesthetic surgery and medicine.
Prof Ziyad M Hijazi, acting chief medical officer at Sidra Medicine said: “We are delighted to have Dr Johnny Awwad join us at this exciting juncture as we prepare to officially launch our reproductive medicine unit.
"Having a physician and academic of Dr Awwad’s calibre as part of our team, highlights Sidra Medicine’s commitment to ensuring we offer transformative and innovative healthcare for our patients.
"Dr Awwad’s experience in reproductive endocrinology and infertility across the clinical, research and medical education streams, will be a key driving force in further developing our women’s services.”
Prior to joining Sidra Medicine, Dr Awwad was the professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the American University of Beirut (AUB) Medical Centre.
He also founded the centre’s Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility division and fellowship programme in the same field.
Dr Awwad is the past president and the current chief scientific officer of the Middle East Fertility Society.
He is actively involved in the organisation of the annual scientific events of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine as well as the European Society for Human Reproduction & Embryology.
He is also on the Editorial Board of the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Middle-East), deputy editor of the Middle East Fertility Society Journal and guest editor of Frontiers in Endocrinology.
Dr Awwad obtained his medical degree and residency training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from the AUB and a clinical fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility and Innovative Minimally Invasive Therapy from Harvard Medical School’s Massachusetts General Hospital.
Dr Awwad will oversee the hospital’s women’s services remit which includes gynaecology, obstetrics, reproductive medicine, maternal feotal medicine, internal medicine, adult pain and aesthetic surgery and medicine.
Prof Ziyad M Hijazi, acting chief medical officer at Sidra Medicine said: “We are delighted to have Dr Johnny Awwad join us at this exciting juncture as we prepare to officially launch our reproductive medicine unit.
"Having a physician and academic of Dr Awwad’s calibre as part of our team, highlights Sidra Medicine’s commitment to ensuring we offer transformative and innovative healthcare for our patients.
"Dr Awwad’s experience in reproductive endocrinology and infertility across the clinical, research and medical education streams, will be a key driving force in further developing our women’s services.”
Prior to joining Sidra Medicine, Dr Awwad was the professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the American University of Beirut (AUB) Medical Centre.
He also founded the centre’s Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility division and fellowship programme in the same field.
Dr Awwad is the past president and the current chief scientific officer of the Middle East Fertility Society.
He is actively involved in the organisation of the annual scientific events of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine as well as the European Society for Human Reproduction & Embryology.
He is also on the Editorial Board of the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (Middle-East), deputy editor of the Middle East Fertility Society Journal and guest editor of Frontiers in Endocrinology.
Dr Awwad obtained his medical degree and residency training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from the AUB and a clinical fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility and Innovative Minimally Invasive Therapy from Harvard Medical School’s Massachusetts General Hospital.