Personal Information

 Assistant Professor

Department of ادارة الخدمات الصحية والمستشفيات

Faculty of Economics and Administration

Contact Information

Phone: 6952000

Email: wmkattan@kau.edu.sa

Waleed Mohammedibrahim Kattan

 Assistant Professor

Profile

Dr. Kattan graduated as a physician from King Abdulaziz University medical school and practiced the profession for several years. Then, he completed his postgraduate studies in healthcare management in the United States - a master's degree from George Washington University and a PhD from the University of Central Florida.

He practiced hospital administration with different hospitals in KSA, both MOH and private,  as well as hospitals in the US.

His specialty is performance improvement of health services and has a green-belt 6-Sigma from the American Society for Quality.

He participated in plenty of studies in the field of healthcare management and public health, which were published in Scholarly Journals.

In addition to teaching, he established expertise-house “Kafa’ah” for healthcare consulting services.

He is a member of many local and international bodies and organizations such as the Saudi Society for Health Administration, The American College of Healthcare Executives, The American Public Health Association, American Society for Quality, etc.

Participated in presenting different courses and seminars in healthcare management and performance improvement as well as some specialized courses for change management in the era of Saudi National transformation and Vision 2030.

Education

  • 2002

    Bachelor degree from Medicine and SurgeryMedicine, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2010

    Master degree from Health Services ManagementSchool of Public Health, The George washhington University, واشنطن, امــريــكـا

  • 2017

    Doctorate degree from Department of Health Management and InformaticsCollege of Health and Public Affairs, University of Central Florida, اورلاندو, امــريــكـا

Employment

  • 2002-2003

    Medical intern, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2003-2004

    Quality Control Supervisor, Private Hospital, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2004-2006

    Assistant Quality Director, Private Hospital, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2009-2010

    Administrative Resident, George Washington University Hospital, واشنطن, امــريــكـا

  • 2011-2013

    Director, Private Hospital, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2013-2017

    Research Assistant, University of Central Florida, Orlando, امــريــكـا

  • 2017-حاليا

    Assistant Professor, King Abdulaziz University, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

  • 2017-حاليا

    President, Kfa'ah Healthcare Consulting, جدة, المملكة العربية السعودية

Research Interests

Development of the Saudi health system 
Harmony between the medical performance with the administrative side in the health sector
Leadership develop in the healthcare
Health statistics
 

Scientific interests

Managing hospitals
Quality Improvement
Leadership
Health services improvement
6 Sigma
Health Systems
Healthcare Statistics

Courses

Health Ethics 377 صحة HSA
Epidemiology
Biostatistics
Healthcare Statistics
Medical Reporting

Areas of expertise

Medical Intern
Medical Resident
Quality management
Performance improvement
Hospital Administratrion
Healthcare Research
6sigma
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