Fadia Ali, Ph.D., MBA, BSN

Assistant Professor

Primary Focus

  • Healthcare Quality Management
  • Clinical Research
  • Healthcare Accreditation & Standards

Secondary Focus

  • AI Governance in Healthcare
  • Health Education & Professional Development

Methodological Expertise

  • Mixed-Methods Research
  • Qualitative Case Studies
  • Clinical Research Methodology

Proposed Dissertation Themes & Research Projects

  • Theme 1: Telemedicine and Digitalization of Anticoagulation Clinics
  • Theme 2: Patient Safety and Healthcare Management
  • Theme 3: AI Governance Frameworks in Healthcare Quality and Accreditation

Time Zone

  • Location: Doha, Qatar
  • Standard Offset: UTC +3 (AST)
  • Availability Note: Primarily available for consultations during weekday afternoons and evenings.

Languages Spoken

  • Native/Bilingual: Arabic, English

Professional Experience & Biography

Dr. Fadia Ali brings over 35 years of experience as a healthcare provider, combined with extensive senior executive leadership at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), one of the region's largest healthcare systems. She holds a PhD in Management, an MBA from the University of Cumbria (UK), and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Her career uniquely bridges frontline clinical practice and high-level healthcare governance. She was instrumental in developing Qatar's national healthcare standards from their inception, and continues to serve as a National Healthcare Surveyor, giving her authoritative, first-hand command of accreditation frameworks and quality benchmarks. Her expertise spans healthcare quality management, clinical research, and the design of scalable professional development programs.

Dr. Ali is an ERC (European Resuscitation Council) Certified Trainer and an active SCI peer reviewer, with Springer publications. She serves as Scientific Journal Editor at HBKU Press for the Qatar Medical Journal and JEMTAC.

She is currently supervising a doctoral candidate at LIGS University and approaches mentorship as a structured, rigorous partnership. She expects a dedicated doctoral candidate to demonstrate intellectual curiosity, methodological discipline, and the commitment to translate research into measurable real-world impact.