Thurayya Arayssi, MD
Disclosures: Nothing to disclose - 07/16/2024

Dr. Thurayya Arayssi, MD, FACP, FACR, FRCP

Vice Dean for Academic and Curricular Affairs

Professor of Clinical Medicine

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar

 

Dr. Thurayya Arayssi is professor of clinical medicine and vice dean for academic and curricular affairs at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q). Dr. Arayssi has been working in the area of international medical education for two decades. A focus of her career has been physician workforce development and retention in less resourced countries through improvement of standards of education, and training of physicians across the continuum of education. She has also been involved in the accreditation of residency programs, continuous professional development and medical education programs. Dr. Arayssi has held several leadership positions in academic medicine and has been a consultant regionally and internationally. 

 

Dr. Arayssi’s current research interests focus on Behçet’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis, for which she has received funding as the Principal Investigator from local and international funding agencies. She has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, and book chapters in her area of expertise.

 

 

 

April 29, 2024