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Local Speakers

 
Dr Ben Lee 

Dr Ben Lee is Head of Neonatology at The View Hospital and Professor of Pediatrics at the Qatar University College of Medicine. He is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and is board certified by American Boards and Colleges in General Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Clinical Informatics, and Healthcare Management. 

An elected member of the Society for Pediatric Research, he has received multiple awards from funding agencies, including an NIH T32 training grant and an NIH LRP grant, and has authored/presented over 70 peer-reviewed scientific papers, book chapters, and research abstracts. 

He has served as a faculty member for the Pediatric Academic Societies (USA), member of the Certifying Commission in Medical Management (USA), instructor mentor for the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (USA) and STABLE Program, associate editor of the journal Case Reports in Perinatal Medicine, and editorial board member of the Journal of Perinatal Medicine. 

At The View Hospital, Dr Lee also serves as Associate Chief Medical Officer. Prior to joining The View Hospital, he served in healthcare leadership and management positions in Qatar and the United States; of the awards received, he counts the Faculty Teacher of the Year award as one of his favorites. 

​He earned his medical degree from Johns Hopkins University (USA), Masters of Public Health from Johns Hopkins, and Masters of Science in Clinical Research from Emory University (USA), with clinical graduations from the Brown University pediatrics residency program (USA) and Emory University neonatology fellowship program (USA) and previously studied to be a concert pianist.