Dr. Yasser Wali

Yasser Wali graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt, in 1984 with Honours. He was trained in Alexandria Children’s University Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, and completed his Master’s and Doctorate Degrees in Paediatrics from the same university in 1994. Professor Wali gained his Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) certification in 1998 and was elected as a Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (FRCPCH) in 2005.

He has a special interest in pediatric hematology and oncology and his clinical services extend to all of the Arabian Gulf areas. He is actively involved as a trainer and examiner for the MD, Diploma of Child Health (DCH) (Glasgow), Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) (UK), and examinations in the Gulf region. He is highly committed to the improvement and development of Paediatric Undergraduate and Post-Graduate teaching and training programs. He has authored over 115 peer-reviewed journal publications and more than 350 abstracts and presentations in both international and local meetings in the field of pediatric hematology and oncology.

He serves as Associate Editor of Acta Biomedica, Oman Medical Journal, and Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal. He is a reviewer of many international peer-reviewed journals. Currently, he serves as Professor and Head of the Paediatric Haematology / Oncology Unit, Child Health Department at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman, and Program Director of the Paediatric Education Committee in Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB), responsible for training Omani Paediatricians throughout Oman.

Professor, Child Health Department. College of Medicine and the Hospital, Sultan Qaboos University

Senior Consultant Paediatrician Head, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Unit- Sultan Qaboos University Hospital

Chairman of Pediatric Scientific Committee (Responsible for training of all Omani pediatric trainees), Oman Medical Speciality Board.