Sam Soltanifar FRCA,MA,MBA,MBBS
Division Chief, General and Obstetric Anesthesiology Years Of Experience: 20-
About the Physician
Dr. Sam Soltanifar qualified from the University of Oxford and University of London in 2002. He completed his initial anesthesia training in London, and higher specialist training in Oxford, culminating in Consultant post at the John Radcliffe Hospital. He moved to Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals where he held educational and leadership positions including Director of Simulation, Chair of Transfusion Committee and lead anesthetist for the bariatric service.
He joined Sidra in 2017 and was appointed Assistant Professor of Clinical Anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medicine Qatar in 2018.In 2021, he was appointed as Division Chief of General and Obstetric Anesthesiology.
Languages Spoken English
Years Of Experience 20Education - University of Oxford; MA
- University of London; MBBS
- University of Durham; MBA
Affiliations - Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar; Assistant Professor Clinical Anesthesiology.
- Royal College of Anaesthetists, UK.
- Society for Obstetric Anesthesia and Perinatology, USA
- Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association, UK
Areas of Interest - Healthcare leadership and innovation,
- process improvement simulation training,
- high risk obstetric anesthesia, sustainability