Healthcare and Medical Tourism

Biography

Malek El Husseini serve as Healthcare Operating partner, Alternative investments at Qatar first Bank, a healthcare platform who invest into healthcare industry across the MENA region Malek El Husseini was the General Manager, Diagnostic Cardiology for GE Healthcare, Middle East, Africa, Turkey & CA, Russia & CIS since September 2012. Malek initially began working with GE Healthcare as the Manager for Performance Solutions (the consulting arm of GE Healthcare) in the Middle East, Africa, Turkey & Central Asia in 2006. In 2009 Malek was appointed the Business Development Director for the Middle East and handled the healthcare investments portfolio for GE Healthcare in the Middle East.

Research Interest

Malek brings more than twenty two years of industry experience, with over twelve years directly related to consulting in healthcare. Prior to joining GE Healthcare, Malek spent seven years as the Director for ECRI Institute a collaborating center for the World Health Organization in the Middle East. While working for ECRI Institute, Malek interacted with most of major hospitals in the Middle East. Malek started his career in the United Arab Emirates working as Chief Biomedical Engineer for Tawam Hospital in 1994. Before that he worked as Biomedical Engineer at Montreal Heart Institute in Canada for three years. Malek serves as board member for American University of Sharjah, Engineering Department and board member at Khalifa university, Abu Dhabi, Biomedical Engineering Department. Before that he served as board member for Ajman University for Science and Technology. Malek is a lead reviewer for the Central Board for Accreditation of Healthcare Institutions in Saudi Arabia. Malek was appointed as an external advisor for IFC/Worldbank for medical devices manufacturing investment committee. Malek chair and talk in many conferences at national and international level such us Hospital Design and Upgrade Middle East, International Hospital Federation, WorldBank, Columbia Business School Executive MBA program, World Healthcare Congress. Malek holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the Lebanese University and Master Degree in Biomedical Engineering with an emphasis in Clinical Engineering from Ecole Polytechnic of Montreal. Malek also attended courses at McGill University as part of his Master of Engineering degree.