Grand Hamdan International Award
- Infectious Diseases
Prof. Ian Hector Frazer is a Professor of Medicine at the University of Queensland, Chair of the Translational Research Institute (TRI) Foundation Board, and Professor and Advisor on Medical Research at the University of Queensland since 2015. He is currently the program leader of the cancer immunotherapy program in the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Queensland.
Grand Hamdan International Award
- Infectious Diseases
Dr. Jian Zhou was the Lions Principal Research Fellow & Head of the Papillomavirus Structure Protein Laboratory at the University of Queensland. Before this, he served as Assistant Professor at Loyola University Medical School, Chicago, USA. He was also a Senior Research Officer at the National Health and Medical Research Council -NHMRC) in the Centre for Immunology and Cancer Research Department of Medicine at the University of Queensland, Australia.
Hamdan Award for Medical Research Excellence
- Immunity
Prof. David D. Ho is the Clyde ’56 and Helen Wu Professor of Medicine at Columbia University, the Founding Scientific Director of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and the Director of Wu Family China Center at Columbia University.
Hamdan Award for Medical Research Excellence
- Prevention
Prof. LaForce has been the Director of Technical Services at the Serum Institute of India since 2012. He has held research and academic positions at both the University of Colorado and the University of Rochester School of Medicines and the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. He currently holds the rank of Clinical Professor at the NYU Langone School of Medicine in New York.
Hamdan Award for Volunteers in Humanitarian Medical Services
Al Basar International Foundation (BIF) is a non-governmental organization established in 1989 to fill the gap in philanthropic eye healthcare. It provides therapeutic, preventative, and educational programs to manage blindness and visual impairment in developing countries on a regional and international scale.
Hamdan Award for Volunteers in Humanitarian Medical Services
Dr. William Novick is a Professor of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) in Memphis. He is on the Founding Board and Medical Director and CEO of Novick Cardiac Alliance.
The Faculty of Medicine - King Abdul Aziz University
Hamdan Award for the Best Medical College/Institute or Centre in the Arab World
The Faculty of Medicine at King Abdul Aziz University was established in 1975. It has 23 departments in addition to administrative and operational units. The employees exceed 550 faculty members and 400 administration and technical employees.
Hamdan Award for honoring distinguished personalities from the Arab World
Prof. Fowzan Alkuraya is a Professor of Human Genetics at Faisal University and a Senior Consultant and Principal Clinical Scientist at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center (KFSHRC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Genomics Center - Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital
Hamdan Award for an Outstanding Clinical Department in the Public Sector in UAE
The Genomics Center at the Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital (AJCH) is the first-of-its-kind facility in the UAE. It houses state-of-the-art technologies operated by highly skilled board-certified team members capable of performing a wide range of internationally validated genetic testing coupled with genetic counseling services across all pediatric subspecialties.
Hamdan Award for Honouring Individuals Working in the Field of Medicine & Health
He has been a Staff Physician in the Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi since 2014. Before joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Al Mahmeed served as Head of Cardiology from 2007-20014 and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer from 2007-2012 at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), Abu Dhabi, a Clinical Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences – UAEU from 2007-2016.
Hamdan Award for Honouring Individuals Working in the Field of Medicine & Health
Dr. Ahmed Kazim, known as the first Emirati doctor, dedicated his life to the service and medical care of patients in the UAE and worldwide for more than 50 years.
Hamdan Award for Honouring Individuals Working in the Field of Medicine & Health
Nawal Al Kaabi is a pediatrician and infectious diseases consultant. She has been the Chair of the SEHA infectious diseases and infection Control council since 2012, the Chair of the National Covid-19 Clinical Management Committee since 2020, and the Chair of the International Patient Care Committee, DOH, since 2017. She was the Chief Medical Officer at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City from 2017 to 2022. She was the Chairperson of the National Immunization Technical Advisory Group MOH, UAE, until 2016 and its vice-chairperson since 2017.
Hamdan Award for Honouring Individuals Working in the Field of Medicine & Health
Muawiya was among the first to practice medicine in the private sector in Dubai. He was among the earliest healthcare professionals to come to the UAE in the early sixties, dedicated his life to serving the UAE community, and contributed to the progress of family medicine in Dubai.
