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.