Dr. Mohamed Redha Moosa Al Lawati

Muscat Private Hospital is pleased to announce the joining of Dr. Mohamed as Consultant, Internal & Respiratory Medicine. Dr. Mohamed was trained in Internal, HIV, and Respiratory Medicine at St. Vincent's Hospital and St. George's Hospital, Sydney, Australia, and was trained in Respiratory Medicine at the Royal Brompton Hospital, London.

Dr. Mohamed has served in various capacities in Oman, including at the Royal Hospital and Al Nahdha Hospital. He has played a key role in developing Respiratory, HIV, TB, and Internal Medicine services in Oman, and was a driving force behind the development of HIV treatment centers across the country. He has played a key role in developing and reviewing the National Guidelines for the treatment of HIV/AIDS, and participated in Oman's PMTCT services, closely monitoring progress as National AIDS Program Manager.

Dr. Mohamed served as Head of Internal Medicine at Al Nahdha Hospital, during which time the in-patient service was re-established in 2009. He has also served as Director of Al Rahma Hospital and Head of the National Tuberculosis Control Program, contributing to the development of guidelines for the control and treatment of TB, drug-resistant TB (DR-TB), and latent TB infection (LTBI).

Dr. Mohamed was a founding member of the Oman Respiratory Society and has served as its Vice President. He participated in establishing Asthma clinics in Primary Health Care Centers and in developing the National Guidelines for the treatment of Bronchial Asthma.

Dr. Mohamed has served as a member of various committees at hospital, regional, and national level, including the Infection Control Committee. He has participated in regional and global WHO meetings on TB elimination, particularly in low-incidence countries, and has served as a member of the WHO LTBI Task Force for the treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection, as well as a member of the WHO Global Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Infection, Geneva.

Dr. Mohamed has been actively involved in teaching undergraduate students and was recognized as one of the best clinical tutors by Sultan Qaboos University. He served as the focal point for GP training in the Muscat region from 2005 to 2009, and has actively participated in training doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers in the management of Asthma, HIV, and Tuberculosis. He is an expert reviewer for the Sultan Qaboos University Journal.