Mohammed Elkhwad MRCP, FRCPCH, MBBS, FAAP

After graduating from Khartoum medical school, Dr. Elkhwad continued his training in Ireland and England, where he obtained his membership in the Royal College of Physician (MRCP). Dr. Elkhwad worked in multiple NICU centers in Ireland as a senior registrar and then as a consultant. He moved to the United States, where he was fortunate to work in World-renowned hospitals, including Cleveland Clinic Foundation and Akron Children’s Hospital.

Dr. Elkhwad is an associate professor of pediatrics at Northeastern Ohio medical university (NEOMED). He was the AGMCE core faculty at (NEOMED) for the medical students, residents as well as fellow’s education and training in the NICU. He developed a pediatrics board review course with the help of other faculties and residents, which is conducted on a yearly basis now.

Dr. Elkhwad joined Sidra Medicine second half of 2014 and was in charge of building the ECMO program at Sidra with many of his colleagues. The ECMO program provides a multidisciplinary team approach to delivering an ECMO service for all areas of Sidra, including neonatology, pediatric (cardiac) intensive care, as well as all critical areas of the cardiovascular center. This program works collaboratively with the adult ECMO program at Hamad Medical Corporation.