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Ramadan Alblooshi

Ramadan Alblooshi MBA

Healthcare Management
Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Dr. Ramadan AlBlooshi is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dubai Healthcare City Authority – Regulation (DHCR), an independent regulatory arm of Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCA), the governing body of Dubai Healthcare City free zone, a health and wellness destination. DHCR is responsible for the licensure of all healthcare professionals and healthcare operators and setting and maintaining international best practice in healthcare delivery and patient care within the world’s largest free zone, occupying more than 26 million square feet in the heart of Dubai.

Prior to joining in October 2014, Dr. Ramadan was the Director of the Health Regulation Department at Dubai Health Authority (DHA). Committed to raising the standards of healthcare delivery, he played an instrumental role in establishing clinical governance in the emirate. He was also tasked with leading medical tourism strategy and setting up policies in healthcare practice in both government and private sectors. His journey into governance was preceded by clinical roles - three years as an internist with the UAE Ministry of Health (MOH) and two years as a gastroenterologist at Rashid Hospital. In his career, he has demonstrated expertise in areas including registration and regulation of facilities and professionals; inspection of healthcare facilities; customer care; policies and standards; complaints management; health informatics; and medical tourism.

Dr. Ramadan holds a Master’s degree in business administration (MBA) from Zayed University, Abu Dhabi, and in Science (gastroenterology) from Queen Mary University, London, UK. In addition, he holds an Executive Diploma in Public Administration from the National University of Singapore. He is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI). He is also a participant in the Mohammed Bin Rashid Programme for Leadership Development (MBRPLD), an innovative leadership program designed to develop future national leaders capable of promoting the sustainable development of Dubai. Outside work, Dr. Ramadan enjoys traveling and water sports.
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