Dr. Ali joined the Sidra Neonatology Center of Excellence, Doha in February 2018 from the Royal Hobart Hospital in Australia where he had been previously working as a consultant neonatologist.

The main focus of Dr Ali’s clinical research is in the field of automated oxygen control for preterm infants on respiratory support in the neonatal ICU and delivery room in addition to investigating the utility of minimally invasive surfactant therapy (MIST). He has also studied and presented in the past on the use of near infra-red spectroscopy (NIRS) for assessing the cardiovascular transition of very preterm infants soon after birth.

Quality improvement is another area of interest and he has worked on reducing unplanned extubations, improving oxygen saturation targeting in NICU, implementing central line infection prevention bundles, optimizing preterm nutrition and auditing neonatal transports during present and past appointments.