CHAIRMAN: DR. KHALID BIN THANI AL THANI
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: DR. KHALID MUBARAK AL-SHAFI

Qatar

HMC to welcome visiting consultants in February, March

Published: 29 Jan 2020 - 08:13 am | Last Updated: 05 Nov 2021 - 11:18 am
Dr Mark Myerson (left) and Dr Hossein Gharib

Dr Mark Myerson (left) and Dr Hossein Gharib

The Peninsula

Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) will welcome a number of visiting consultants from various medical specialities in February and March.
Members of the public wishing to book an appointment with one of the visiting consultants are advised to discuss this option with their physician. If their doctor agrees that an appointment with a visiting consultant is appropriate, they will provide a referral.
Dr Philippe Morel, a digestive laparoscopic surgery specialist from Clinique de Genolier, Genolier, Switzerland, will visit from February 2 to 9; Dr Duncan Whitwell, Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon at the Nuffield Orthopedic Centre NHS Trust in Oxford, England, will visit from February 6 to 12; Dr Hossein Gharib, Professor of Medicine at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Consultant, Endocrinology, Diabetes, Nutrition, and Metabolism at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, US, will visit from February 12 to 21. 
Dr Mark Myerson, an orthopedic surgery and orthopedic sports medicine specialist from the Mercy Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland, US, will visit from February 16 to 19. Dr Gontrand Lopez-Nava, Head of Bariatric Endoscopy, Madrid Sanchinarro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, will visit on February 18 and 19. 
On February 19 and 20, Dr Stephen Wilson, a urology specialist from the Institute For Urological Excellence, Indio, California. Dr Amin Javer, an Otolaryngology, Head, and Neck Specialist and Head of St. Paul’s Sinus Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada will visit from February 24 to 29 February. 
In March, from 1 to 5, Dr Jacques Magnan, an Otolaryngology, Head, and Neck Specialist affiliated with Hôpital Nord, Marseille, France. 
Other experts are scheduled to visit in the coming months as part of HMC’s focus on hosting highly-respected physicians and surgeons from around the world. 
Hosting visiting international consultants who are experts in their field is in line with HMC’s commitment to providing specialized medical services to the people of Qatar.