Samer Ellahham
Regional Chair of Patient Safety Movement Middle East, UAE
Biography
Samer Ellahham has served as Chief Quality Officer for SKMC since 2009. In his role, he has led the development of a quality and safety program that has been highly successful and visible and has been recognized internationally by a number of awards. As Chief Quality Officer and Global Healthcare Leader, he had a focus on ensuring that that implementation of these best practices leads to breakthrough improvements in clinical quality, patient safety, patient experience and risk management. He is a board-certified Internist, Cardiologist and Vascular Medicine Senior Consultant and continues to care for patients. He has received his undergraduate degree in Biology and his MD from the American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.