Dr. Fatih Mehmet Gul is a physician and healthcare executive with over 25 years of experience leading large-scale healthcare organisations across the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar. He currently serves as the CEO of The View Hospital – Cedars-Sinai in Doha, where he oversees the strategic and operational leadership of one of the region’s most advanced tertiary medical centres. His career has spanned the full spectrum of hospital development — from early-stage planning and regulatory approvals to workforce recruitment, technology implementation, and operational launch. He has been instrumental in commissioning several greenfield hospital projects, including landmark facilities such as NEOM Hospital and Fakeeh University Hospital.”
“Dr. Gul’s expertise sits at the intersection of healthcare operations and digital transformation. He has led complex P&L management across multi-site hospital systems, implemented enterprise-wide technology solutions, and built high-performing clinical and administrative teams from the ground up. His approach to healthcare leadership is rooted in the patient journey — designing systems, processes, and technologies around the needs of the people they serve. He holds an Honorary Professorship at UCL Global Business School for Health in London and has been recognised as a Forbes Top 50 Healthcare Leader in MENA and a Newsweek Top Hospital CEO.”
“Beyond the boardroom, Dr. Gul is a passionate advocate for humanising healthcare technology. He is the author of Connected Care: Human Touch in Healthcare Technology, a book that explores how digital tools can enhance rather than replace the deeply personal nature of care. He also hosts The Chief Healthcare Officer podcast, where he engages global leaders — from hospital CEOs to health-tech innovators — in candid conversations about the future of healthcare delivery. With a LinkedIn following of over 135,000 and a newsletter reaching 77,000 subscribers, Dr. Gul has established himself as one of the most influential voices in healthcare leadership and transformation across the MENA region and beyond.”
Dr. Fatih Mehmet Gul is a physician-turned-healthcare executive with over 25 years of experience leading large-scale hospital projects across the Middle East. He is the CEO of The View Hospital – Cedars-Sinai in Doha, an Honorary Professor at UCL Global Business School for Health in London, and the author of Connected Care: Human Touch in Healthcare Technology. Named a Forbes Top 50 Healthcare Leader in MENA, Dr. Gul is passionate about the intersection of technology and human-centred care.
I went from treating patients at the bedside to leading a 700+ bed hospital — and I still believe the most important skill in healthcare leadership is listening.
- Healthcare Digital Transformation
- Hospital Commissioning & Greenfield Projects
- Patient Experience & Patient Journey Design
- Healthcare Leadership & C-Suite Management
- AI & Technology in Healthcare
- Hospital Operations & P&L Management
- Human-Centred Care
- Healthcare Workforce Planning
- Healthcare in the Middle East / GCC Region
- Personal Branding for Healthcare Leaders
Healthcare executives, hospital administrators, C-suite leaders, health-tech founders and investors, digital transformation professionals, physicians transitioning into leadership roles, and anyone passionate about the future of healthcare delivery.”
Listeners will gain practical insights on how to lead healthcare organisations through digital transformation while keeping the patient at the centre. They will learn lessons from real-world hospital commissioning projects, understand what it takes to transition from clinical practice to executive leadership, and discover how to balance technology adoption with human-centred care. The conversation will leave leaders with actionable strategies they can apply in their own organisations.
- You went from being a physician to leading a 700+ bed hospital — what was the most challenging part of that transition, and what did it teach you about leadership?
- Your book is called Connected Care — what does ‘connected care’ actually look like in practice, and where are most hospitals getting it wrong?
- You’ve commissioned multiple hospitals from scratch across the Middle East — what’s the biggest mistake organisations make when building a new hospital?
- How should healthcare leaders think about AI and digital transformation without losing the human touch?
- What advice would you give to a physician who aspires to move into executive leadership?
Connected Care: Human Touch in Healthcare Technology — available on Amazon. A practical guide exploring how technology can enhance patient care without losing the human element. Dr. Gul also teaches the Connected Care course at UCL Global Business School for Health at the East London campus, bringing the same content to postgraduate students and healthcare professionals.
Forbes Top 50 Healthcare Leader in MENA, Newsweek Top Hospital CEO, Honorary Professor at UCL Global Business School for Health (London), author of Connected Care (published book), host of The Chief Healthcare Officer podcast, and commissioned multiple landmark hospital projects across the GCC including NEOM Hospital and Fakeeh University Hospital.
Regular speaker and panelist at major healthcare conferences and industry events, including Forbes Healthcare Summit (MENA), Healthcare Business International (HBI), World Health Exhibition (WHX Tech) Dubai, World Summit AI, Arab Health, and Medical Tourism Association events. Honorary Professor delivering lectures at UCL Global Business School for Health, London. Extensive experience in keynote presentations, panel discussions, and fireside chats on healthcare leadership, digital transformation, hospital commissioning, and patient experience.
CEo of the The View Hospital – Cedars Sinai
135.000 linkedin followrs, 175.000 email subscribers