Dionne Sears

Manager of Social Work department, Sidra Medicine, Qatar

Dionne Sears is the Manager of Social Work, and the chair of the Research & Evidence Based Practice Council at Sidra Medicine. With a robust career spanning 19 years in clinical practice and 10 years in healthcare leadership, Dionne has made substantial contributions to the field of Medical Social Work. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology and a Master of Social Work degree from Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts.

Dionne’s professional journey is marked by her Post-Graduate Fellowship in Maternal & Child Health Leadership Education at Children’s Hospital Boston, along with a Field Instructor Certification from Columbia University School of Social Work in New York. Her clinical training encompasses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Systems Therapy, Eating Disorders, and Childhood Obesity treatments.

Dionne has co-authored a pivotal research paper on “HIF-1-dependent repression of equilibrate nucleoside transporter (ENT) in hypoxia,” published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine in 2005. Additionally, her work on “Cell-Cell Interactions” was published in Methods in Molecular Biology by Humana Press in 2006. These scholarly contributions have significantly advanced our understanding of cell-cell interactions under hypoxic conditions.

As a Clinical Social Worker, her international experience includes working with children, adolescents, and families in the United States, Jamaica, Costa Rica, the Philippines, and Qatar, where she is instrumental in advancing clinical social work practice in the region. Dionne is certified in various specialized areas, including Child & Adolescent Health, Safeguarding, Eating Disorder Treatment, and Collaborative Research. She holds professional licensures in the State of Qatar and in the United States in New York, and Massachusetts. Dionne Sears’ career exemplifies her dedication to both the scientific and humanitarian aspects of social work, driven by her passion for advancing knowledge and improving patient care.