Anand B. Kartha MBBS MS SFHM
Anand Kartha is Senior Consultant Medicine and Deputy, Corporate Head of General Internal Medicine at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in Qatar and Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine Weill Cornell Medicine. He completed his residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Mercy, General Internal Medicine Fellowship and a Masters in Health Services Research at Boston University. He is a hospitalist and a Senior Fellow of the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM). His work and leadership has significantly impacted the field of Hospital Medicine, with particular emphasis on improving veterans’ healthcare and international Hospital Medicine.
As Associate Chief for Quality at VA Boston, he helped establish the VA Central Office Hospitalist Field Advisory Committee, the SHM VA Hospitalist Special Interest Group and the Boston Association of Academic Hospital Medicine Chapter of SHM.
Dr. Kartha helped establish Hospital Medicine at Hamad Medical Corporation, a world class, academic system providing 90% of Qatar’s acute care. With his team, he implemented multiple programs that significantly improved the entire patient journey. His work was instrumental to the success of COVID-19 response and the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. He founded the SHM Middle East Chapter, strengthened SHM International Chapter, and promoted international membership to grow SHM’s international footprint.
Dr Kartha is also an inpatient education leader, developing curricula recognized by the Joint Commission as Best Practice. He has actively published internationally and serves on the editorial boards of several peer- reviewed journals. He has received multiple awards including the David Littman Award, Qatar Stars of Excellence, Chairman’s Recognition Awards and the Society of Hospital Medicine Award of Excellence for Outstanding Service in Hospital Medicine
