Professor Hanadi Khamis Al Hamad

Dr. Hanadi Al Hamad is Deputy Chief Medical Officer at Hamad Medical Corporation, with extensive experience in geriatric medicine, healthy aging, and health system leadership. She is also the Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre for Healthy Ageing and Dementia in Qatar and serves on several WHO advisory committees, contributing to global initiatives on aging and dementia.

Dr. Al Hamad is a board-certified senior consultant in internal medicine, a Professor of Medicine at Qatar University, and an Associate Professor at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar. She holds an MSc in Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety from Harvard University and an MSc in Healthcare Management from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

She has an established research career in aging and dementia, with significant contributions to dementia prevention, health systems, and policy-oriented research. She is Qatar’s National Focal Lead for the WHO Global Dementia Observatory and led the development of the Qatar National Dementia Plan. Her national and global impact has been recognized with the WHO His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah Prize, as well as the Women Icon of the Year and Women Leaders Awards in 2025.