Dr. Peter Valentine Coyle,
Senior Consultant, HMC, Qatar
Joined HMC in March 2017 as a senior consultant and head of virology, developing a strong
clinical interface with colleagues in hospital and community settings, academic departments
and MOPH. Qualified in medicine and trained in microbiology & virology in Belfast and
Atlanta. Admitted Fellow of the College of Pathologists (London) and completed a Doctoral
Thesis at Queens University Belfast and appointed consultant clinical virologist in Belfast.
Holds Honorary post of Professor of Microbiology with the Wellcome-Wolfson Institute For
Experimental Medicine, QUB and Adjunct Professorship in the BRC of Qatar University.
Member of Ministerial Advisory Groups SRRT and NHSCG during the pandemic. Has
published >145 papers, co-authoring >30 papers during the pandemic in Qatar, and as lead
author on 3, and led operational changes in COVID testing to accommodate the optimal use
of RTPCR, serology and rapid platforms. Chairs the hospital DLMP Research Committee and
currently undertaking studies on the use of prototypic 16S_WGS for POCT respiratory
infections and on eradication of HBV in Qatar. Currently a Board Editor for the Journal of
Medical Microbiology.
