WCM-Q alums recognised for outstanding achievements
The Peninsula
Doha, Qatar: Since the first graduation ceremony in 2008, Weill Cornell Medicine Qatar (WCM Q) has proudly graduated 596 medical doctors who now serve...
Doha, Qatar: Since the first graduation ceremony in 2008, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) has proudly graduated 596 medical doctors who now serve patients and conduct groundbreaking research worldwide.
These exceptional graduates continue to earn accolades for their remarkable contributions to research, clinical practice, and education.
Dr. Sadeer Al Kindi (Class of 2013), an attending physician, assistant professor of medicine and radiology, co-director of the Center for Vascular Metabolic Disease, and medical director of the Cardiovascular Phenomics Core at University Hospitals/Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, has had his work featured in prestigious journals such as JAMA Cardiology, Nature, and Current Problems in Cardiology.
His research explores satellite imagery and advanced analytical tools for health assessments and resource allocation, AI-enabled calcium-omics for cardiovascular risk prediction, and racial and urban/rural disparities involving geographical proximity to cardiovascular clinical trial sites.
Recognition also goes to another Class of 2013 graduate, Dr. Ghaith Abu-Zeinah, a hematologist-oncologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and an instructor at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York, who received the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Scholar Award in the category of Clinical Research Junior Faculty Scholars for his research in machine learning for blood diseases.