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Stay up-to-date with the latest announcements and achievements from Sidra Medicine. Our News & Press Releases page provides timely updates on new services, important milestones, and community initiatives—all reflecting our commitment to delivering top-quality healthcare and patient-centered innovation.

1 July, 2025

Sidra Medicine Contributes to Global Effort on Adipose Tissue Research

Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation, has contributed to a major international research study published in Nature Metabolism, titled "Towards a consensus atlas of human and mouse adipose tissue at single cell resolution".

25 June, 2025

Msheireb Museums and Sidra Medicine Host Science Café on AI in Precision Medicine

Doha, Qatar – 25 June 2025: Msheireb Museums and Sidra Medicine presented the third session of the 2025 Science Café series at Bin Jelmood House. Titled "The Promise of AI

22 June, 2025

Sidra Medicine Honors Class of 2025

Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation, honoured the achievements of the 2024-2025 graduating class of residents, fellows, medical doctors, and scholars. The event, part of its third annual Medical Education Day, was held on 21 June at the Le Royal Meridien.

3 June, 2025

Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Inaugurates New Pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Ward at Sidra Medicine

Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, officially inaugurated the new pediatric Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant (HSCT) ward at Sidra Medicine, a Qatar Foundation entity.

27 May, 2025

Sidra Medicine First Hospital in the Middle East to Successfully Perform Intraventricular Baclofen Therapy

Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation, is the first hospital in the Middle East to successfully perform two Intraventricular Baclofen Therapies. The milestone highlights Sidra Medicine’s commitment to pioneering advanced neurosurgical treatments for children and young people with severe movement disorders.

20 May, 2025

Sidra Medicine Performs Qatar’s First-Ever Osia® Implant Hearing Procedure

Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation, has taken a pioneering step in auditory healthcare by successfully performing Qatar’s first implantation of the OSIA® OSI300 hearing device. The implant is a next-generation osseo-integrated hearing device that overcomes many limitations of older bone conduction systems.

13 May, 2025

Sidra Medicine Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Great Ormond Street Hospital

Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH), one of the world’s leading pediatric hospitals. The agreement focuses on collaboration across key areas of clinical service, research, and education in children’s health.

11 May, 2025

Sidra Medicine Hosts First Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) Clinical Exam in Qatar

Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation, has successfully hosted Qatar’s first Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) Clinical Exam. Fifteen examiners participated in the examination process, assessing 48 candidates from across the region, who are pursuing certification with the Royal College of Physicians (RCP).

5 May, 2025

Sidra Medicine Study Pioneers Genome Assembly Approach for Rare Disease Research

Researchers at Sidra Medicine, a member of Qatar Foundation, have led a landmark study, published in Nature Genetics, unlocking the genetic causes of difficult-to-resolve rare diseases from diverse Middle Eastern populations.