Fadia AlBuhairan

MD, MPH, PhD

Fadia AlBuhairan is a Professor of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. She is the pioneer of Adolescent Health in the MENA region, with over 25 years of experience in clinical care, public health, academia, research, and advocacy. Fadia is currently the Director General for National Health Economics and Policies at the Saudi Health Council. She is serving her second term as a member of the World Health Organization’s Strategic and Technical Advisory Group of Experts (STAGE) for maternal, newborn, child, adolescent health, and nutrition and is a Board Member for the Child Care Association in Saudi Arabia. Fadia was previously Senior Advisor at the Health Sector Transformation Program in Saudi Arabia and was the immediate past Vice President for MENA at IAAH, as well as the immediate Past President of the Arab Coalition for Adolescent Health and Medicine. She has held multiple other leadership roles in the public, private, and non-profit sectors and serves on multiple committees, councils, and boards nationally and internationally. Fadia’s research has generated the evidence to inform policy and programming in Saudi Arabia. She is double-board certified in Pediatrics and obtained her Fellowship in Adolescent Medicine from the University of Toronto; she thereafter obtained a Masters of Public Health (MPH) and Certificate of Healthcare Finance and Management from Johns Hopkins University and PhD in Public Health from Maastricht University. She is currently completing her Board Director Certification.