Dr. Nahla Afifi
Dr. Nahla Maher Afifi earned her MBBCh with honors from Ain Shams University, Egypt. She received her Diploma of Gynecology and Obstetrics from the same university and obtained her master’s degree and Ph.D. of Anatomy & Embryology in 1996 from Ain Shams University under joint supervision with the University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey, USA, in which she started her academic career as a Medical Researcher in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.
She then served as an Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Embryology at Ain Shams University, and Dubai Medical College for Girls, UAE. Dr. Afifi joined Qatar University in 1999 and was promoted to Full Professor in 2007. She was assigned as a Head of Dept of Health Sciences from 2007-2010. In October 2012, she joined Qatar Foundation as a Scientific and Education Manager and currently works as the Director of Qatar Biobank.
Dr. Nahla Afifi has published numerous research works in her field of expertise and is a member of several international societies including AAA, ASIP, ISBER and ESBB.
