Dr. Shaikha Salim Al Arrayed.MBChB,DHCG,PHD:
Consultant Clinical Geneticist
- Chairperson of Genetic Department, S.M.C, Bahrain.
- She had M.B.Ch.B from Cairo university, MSC Human and Clinical Genetics UK 1984, and Ph.D. in Genetic in 1993 from Aberdeen University, She is the Head of National committee for the - control of Hereditary diseases since 1993.
- She is Member of WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Human Genetics since 2002. Member of American College of Medical Genetics, and Member of Hugo since 1998.
- She is founding Member of many societies, and chairperson of Bahrain National Hereditary anemia society.
- She organized many National projects such as premarital services, Student Screening for Genetic Blood disease, Newborn screening, and Bahrain Birth Defect Register.
- She was awarded the (The Kingdom Competence Order of the first class) in 2004, and was a nominee for the international prize of (1000 women for the Nobel peace Prize)
- she has been awarded (the State of Kuwait Prize for Research in Health Promotion 2009), by the WHO.
- In 2012 she was awarded Dr A.T Shousha Foundation prize 2012 , EMRO,WHO.
- She published more than 60 scientific papers, and attended more than 150 international and national conferences.
Dr. Shaikha responsibilities
- Prenatal Diagnosis
- Prenatal Consulting
- Genetics Diseases
- Chromosomal Diseases
- Congenital Malformation
- Paternity testing
- Hereditary Blood Diseases – Sickle Cell & Thalassemia
- Pre implantation Genetic Diagnosis
- Whole Genome Study
- Exome Study