Biography

Dr. M. Walid Qoronfleh is currently the Director of Healthcare Research and Policy at the World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH). Immediately prior to this he was Biotechnology Development Director at Hamad Bin Khalifa University - Qatar Biomedical Research Institute (HBKU-QBRI). He has over 20 years of scientific, technology, business, and commercial experience. Dr. Qoronfleh leads the WISH Doha-based research unit which is engaged in research areas that are of immediate global and local healthcare relevance to Qatar. The research is undertaken with a view to positively impacting health policy. These areas include autism, mental health, dementia, patient safety, cancer, diabetes & obesity, precision medicine and bioethics.

Research Interest

Biotechnology, Diagnostics, and Precision medicine/healthcare