Samar Al Emadi

Dr. Samar Al-Emadi, Senior Consultant Rheumatology
Samar Al-Emadi is a Senior Consultant Rheumatologist, Fellowship Program Director in
Rheumatology, and the Head of the Rheumatology Division at Hamad Medical Corporation,
Qatar. She is also an Associate Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar. APLAR
convenor for women health and Auto Immune Rheumatic Diseases.
Al-Emadi received her medical degree from the King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, KSA. She
had her internship and part of her residency at Hamad General Hospital, followed by a residency
in Internal Medicine at the University of Western in London, Ontario, Canada. She then
completed her Rheumatology fellowship at the University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and her
fellowship training in pregnancy and rheumatic disease for six months with Professor Carl Laskin.
She has been certified in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology from the Royal College of
Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and the American Board of Internal Medicine and
Rheumatology. In 2005, she established a pregnancy and rheumatic disease clinic in Hamad
General Hospital, the first in the Middle East. She has also completed her Master of Executive
Business Administration degree from London Business School, London-UK.
Dr. Samar Al-Emadi is a member of multiple corporate committees locally and a member of
multiple regional committees and advisory boards.
Al-Emadi has received multiple research grants, including the QNRF Grant to study the Genetics
of RA in Arab countries, a multinational study. She has over 55 peer-reviewed publications and is
involved in multiple RCTs as a PI and Co-PI. Al Emadi is a speaker at various local, regional, and
international conferences.
Dr. Al Emadi is the Convener, APLAR SIG for Women Health in AIRDs
Dr. Al Emadi is the President of Qatar Rheumatology Association and Qatar Osteoporosis
Association
Dr. Al Emadi is the Board Member of APLAR and ArLAR