Briefly tell us about your organisation and its activities in the healthcare industry, notably in the Middle East region

American Hospital Dubai is the flagship brand of the Mohamad & Obaid AlMulla Group. Established in 1996, it is the region's premier healthcare provider, setting benchmarks in the UAE's healthcare sector and bringing the highest standards of American healthcare and patient safety to the UAE and the region.

We are a Complex Diseases Multi-Specialist with our own regional centers of excellence in critical fields such as Heart & Vascular, Orthopedics, Robotic Surgeries, Cancer, Diabetes and Total Joints Replacement.

We consistently set benchmarks in medical excellence with our research-backed systems and processes and best-in-class specialists and doctors.   

We are recognized for our investment in healthcare technologies and innovations to improve care outcomes.  Our American Board-certified surgeons specialize in over 40 medical and surgical fields.

American Hospital Dubai is a member of the prestigious Dubai Health Experience (DXH) brand, supporting the government's medical tourism goals. American Hospital Dubai is in a leading position for its:  

• Innovation. 
• AI-led medical care. 
• Robotics & Complex Surgeries. 
• World-class healthcare facilities. 
• Centers of Excellence. 
• Education & Mentoring. 
• Partnerships.

We have many firsts to our name: 

• Knowledge Incubator: We launched the region's first artificial intelligence (AI) research center in 2020 in partnership with Cerner, the well-known global healthcare company, to leverage advanced data analytics in various treatment fields. 

• Knowledge Facilitator: We launched the American Hospital Care Network (AHCN), which gives members exclusive access to American Hospital Dubai's knowledge, best practices, breakthroughs and solutions in advanced healthcare, research data, and skill sets.
  AHCN provides third-party management and manages other healthcare providers and facilities as a core function. We are the first hospital in the Middle East to adopt this concept. 

• Knowledge Provider: We launched the American Hospital Academic Institute [AHAI], our education arm, in 2019. It helps medical students receive clinical training on advanced treatments and procedures to improve healthcare in our community and beyond. 

• Supporting professionals: American Hospital Dubai established the first General Medical Council (GMC)-approved appraisal and revalidation service outside the United Kingdom for UK-licensed medical doctors who want to practice overseas. We recognize the need to support UK-licensed medical doctors to maintain their status quo working in the UAE, GCC, Mena or Asia. 

• Robotic Training Hub in MEA: Our partnership with Robotic Surgical Systems (RSS) and UK-based CMR Surgicals is the first robotic surgery training hub and educational academy of its kind in the region.  

We opened Dubai's first Autologous Bone Marrow Transplant Unit for a private hospital. 

We are the first healthcare entity in the Middle East to gain membership in the prestigious Mayo Clinic Care Network (2016). 

What are your thoughts on the current market trends? If possible, please predicts the sectors poised for growth.

The current outlook for the healthcare care sector is an escalation of the ground shift since the pandemic.

Healthcare organizations must live the new norm: Infrastructure Versatility. What does this mean? It means they must use human resources and technology with an adapt-and-expand mindset.   

The critical signposts to follow for the healthcare sector now are Personal, Preventive and Precision-led – the PPP formula. To deliver PPP healthcare, we must invest in a multi-dimensional healthcare model that ensures Patient Engagement, Empowerment and Protection. 

The sectors poised for expansion are: 

• Innovation & Research.
• Data Analytics. 
• MedTech Awareness and Application. 
• Preventive Care. 
• Digital transformation.  
  
• Biotechnology initiatives.

Additionally, the following are also in expansion mode: 

• Data Harvesting: Data is the new DNA for Healthcare Transformation, which means healthcare must offer Tailored therapies using technology and data. It will lead to more efficient use of medical resources.  
• Scalable clinical practices: Operating at the convergence point of human creativity and technology, the new norm for future-ready healthcare.
• Centres of Excellence: In the era of specialized services, healthcare organizations must set up Centers of Excellence in critical tertiary care fields.   
• Sustainable healthcare: Green healthcare practices not only meet environmental goals but also contribute to enhanced patient recovery and satisfaction. Increasingly, patients are beginning to value and choose healthcare entities that commit to sustainable goals. 
• Hospitals as learning and teaching communities: Hospitals must offer value-based care through education to empower medical professionals to raise the bar for healthcare.  

Please highlight your portfolio and/or services. What sets you apart from others in the region’s competitive market?

American Hospital Dubai is a multi-disciplinary primary, secondary, and tertiary medical care and a leader in treating complex diseases with our own Centres of Excellence for a range of disease fields, including Heart & Vascular, Orthopedics & Total Joint Replacements, Cancer, Robotic Surgeries, and Diabetes.  

Our Investment in AI, complex diseases, robotic surgery, and centres of excellence in niche disease fields means American Hospital Dubai leads the way in advanced healthcare solutions.  

The hospital’s physicians are American Board certified or equivalent.   

What sets American Hospital Dubai apart?  

We believe in Asset Actualization. It means converting our Experience, Skills, Resources, Vision and Mission into tangible benefits for Patients, Professionals and Communities. 

What are our assets? 

• State-of-the-art, evidence-based, premier medical treatments and care. 
• More than 25 years of healthcare leadership. 
• Innovation & Research. 
• Partnerships with global medical and healthcare leaders. 
• Practice of Progressive Medicine. 
• Expertise sharing through training and education to promote medical professionalism in the region.  
• Building healthier and more empowered communities. 
• Embracing diversity and inclusion to grow as the best healthcare workplace.   

We are Accountability Led: Our clinical decisions and actions are patient-centred; we continually enhance our knowledge through experience, promote and share our knowledge through education, and   

We are Defining the Curve: Tomorrow’s healthcare is not about following the curve but defining it. We use our expertise and knowledge to draw the healthcare curve by constantly updating the formula to blend technology and the human experience to create the best care outcomes.  

Tell us about your recent achievements and accolades.

I was consecutively ranked among Forbes' Top CEOs of the Middle East in 2021, 2022 and 2023.  

I was selected consecutively for Forbes' The Middle East's Top 50 Healthcare Leaders 2022 and The Middle East's Top 100 Healthcare Leaders 2023.  

Among the top CEOs of the region by the UK-based CEO Today magazine.  

Instrumental in setting up American Hospital Dubai's partnership with Cerner, the healthcare technology firm, to launch the region's first Artificial Intelligence (AI) research centre in 2020. It opened a new chapter in the region's AI-led healthcare breakthroughs. 

Under my leadership: 

1. American Hospital Dubai became the first in the UAE to install the 4th generation DaVinci Robotic System, the ROSA Knee System.   
2. American Hospital Dubai became the first private healthcare entity outside the US to earn the Robotic Surgery Centre of Excellence accreditation.  
3. American Hospital Dubai set up the first robotic surgical training hub in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region in July 2021 in partnership with Robotics Surgical Systems (RSS) and UK-based CMR Surgicals to bring next-generation skills to the region's surgeons.   
4. American Hospital Dubai partnered with Zimmer Biomet Institute to deliver cadaveric training for Orthopedic surgeons from UAE and Saudi Arabia.  
5. American Hospital Dubai launched the first and only autologous stem cell transplant department in Dubai in 2022, the first private hospital in the UAE to offer in-house stem cell transplants of patients' stem cells without needing a donor.  
6. Mohamad & Obaid AlMulla Group's American Healthcare Systems (AHS), its healthcare management division, signed a milestone partnership with UAE's Al Futtaim Health to manage the latter's aesthetic clinic and the chain of HealthHub Clinics in the UAE and beyond. 

What will you be showcasing at Arab Health 2024, and what opportunities are you looking forward to?

American Hospital Dubai's stand at Arab Health 2024 will exemplify many of our Core Values.  

Visitors to Arab Health 2024 will have an exciting, profoundly engaging and enlightening experience with our foundational values of:  

• Benchmarking Medical Excellence. 
• Offering Education to Enhance Medical Professionalism.  
• Promoting Medical Tourism. 
• Building Healthier Communities Through Awareness.  

We are showcasing our newest frontier: American Hospital Medical College. 

• American Hospital Dubai signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with one of the most prestigious and renowned medical colleges in the US to set up the American Hospital Medical College.   
• This is a milestone project for the region's healthcare landscape. It restates American Hospital Dubai's leadership in promoting medical education and raising healthcare standards.  
• It offers an unparalleled opportunity for medical students to gain premier medical education and emerge as transformative healthcare leaders. 

We are expanding our medical tourism footprint: American Hospital Dubai is opening 3 medical tourism offices in one of the most dynamic countries in Africa as part of a 30-office expansion in Africa and Eastern Europe.  As committed partners in promoting UAE's medical tourism goals, this new step will attract patients from Africa, and Eastern Europe to avail of our world-class medical services.  

We are opening the newest horizons in Dermatology and Aesthetics: American Hospital Dubai is introducing a revolutionary dermatology and aesthetics brand that will redefine skincare and plastic surgery. The brand’s comprehensive and specialized approach will set a new benchmark in fulfilling individualized client aspirations.  

Raising awareness on Pediatrics, a critical health asset: We are committed to empowering communities with education on raising healthy children through our Pediatrics Videos.  

I look forward to joining Arab Health's exciting ecosystem of new technologies, products, healthcare developments, and interconnectedness that inspires us to transform healthcare for humanity. 

Would you like to add anything else?  

Healthcare is the wellness highway into the future. It’s the path that we define, and that defines us. We must stay invested in this journey to build a future that improves the present.   

Arab Health ensures we listen to this message and stay on track.