Dr. Walid Fitaihi, MD, MPH, FACE, FACP

Completed his B.S. in System Engineering with honors (Magna Cum Laude), the first in his graduating class, from the George Washington University in the United States in 1987.

Received his Medical Degree (MD) from the George Washington Medical School in the United States in 1991.

Specialized in Internal Medicine from Harvard Medical School affiliated hospitals; earned the American Board in Internal Medicine in 1995.

Fellowship program and American Board in Endocrinology and Diabetes from Harvard Medical School in 1999.

Received his Master’s Degree in Health Policy and Management from Harvard School of Public Health in 1999.

Received his Master’s Degree in Islamic Thought from Beirut Islamic University in 2020 on “the Management of Wellness,” which is considered the first research of its kind in the Arab and Islamic universities and institutions around the world and took more than five years of research and study.

Served as an Instructor of Medicine at the Harvard Medical School and as a Consultant of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Diabetes at the renowned Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston.

Multiple contributions and participations in teaching, conferences and medical seminars.

He contributed in the representation of Islam and defending Islamic issues in various American media outlets after the events of 9/11, and delivered tens of lectures in American universities, churches, synagogues and governmental departments in the United States.

Publisher of hundreds of articles in renowned newspapers and magazines.

Recognized as the best CEO in the health sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the year 2009 by Thomson Research and Publishing House.

Member of the Joint Commission International (JCI) Standards Committee, responsible for reviewing international accreditation quality standards for hospitals in 2010.

Chosen in 2012, among the most influential figures in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by the Arabian Business Magazine in its annual report.

Chosen in 2023, 2024 among the Middle East’s Top Healthcare Leaders by Forbes Middle East.

Creator and Host of “Wamahyaya” program, a unique and famous holistic wellness TV program in the Arab world, with viewership exceeding 50 million in multiple TV channels and in onboard entertainment channels of different airlines’ domestic and international flights.

Founder of the Wellness Initiative (with all its awareness programs to establish the correct and absent concepts of wellness and activate its practical projects).