Shaikha Al-Mahmoud

Acting Chief Operating Officer

Shaikha Al-Mahmoud is the Acting Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Sidra Medicine. She was appointed to the role in January 2026.

With more than 20 years of professional experience, including over eight years in executive leadership roles, Shaikha brings extensive expertise in healthcare operations, service excellence, and organizational performance.

In her capacity as the Acting COO, Shaikha provides executive leadership for core operational functions that enable the delivery of safe, high-quality, patient- and family-centered care in alignment with international standards and organizational priorities. She oversees complex operational portfolios and works in close partnership with clinical, quality, finance, legal, and executive leadership to ensure integrated, efficient, and sustainable service delivery across the organization.

Shaikha joined Sidra Medicine in 2017 and has played a key role in advancing enterprise-wide operational and patient experience strategies. Prior to her current appointment, she served as Director of Patient Experience, where she led the development of the Patient Experience Strategy 2025–2030 and established governance structures to oversee hospital-wide priorities, performance metrics, and improvement initiatives. Her leadership has contributed to strengthening access to care, discharge efficiency, financial transparency, and patient-centric digital transformation.

She is an active contributor to Sidra Medicine’s ongoing compliance with Joint Commission International standards and supports the organization’s quality, safety, and risk management objectives through disciplined operational governance and cross-functional collaboration.

Before transitioning to healthcare leadership, Shaikha held senior positions within Qatar Foundation’s Capital Projects Department, where she managed large-scale design and construction programs and contributed to nationally significant projects, including Sidra Medicine, Qatar National Library, and Qatar National Convention Center. This background continues to inform her approach to operational design, infrastructure readiness, and service environment excellence.

Shaikha holds a Master of Science in Clinical Service Operations from Harvard Medical School; a Master of Fine Arts in Design Studies, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design from Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar.