Dr. Arwa Z. Al-Riyami

• Senior Consultant Hematopathologist at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, University Medical City, Oman (present)

• Chairperson of the Clinical Transfusion Working Party at the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT)

• Program Director for Hematopathology Residency Program at Oman Medical Specialty Board

• Over 100 publications in transfusion medicine and hematopathology.

• Best Researcher Award at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, 2024

Dr. Arwa Z. Al-Riyami is a Senior Consultant Hematopathologist at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, University Medical City, Oman. She has over a decade of leadership experience in transfusion medicine and hematopathology. Dr. Al-Riyami is widely recognized for her clinical expertise in blood banking, malignant and benign hematopathology, transfusion medicine, and cellular therapy.

She holds an MD from Sultan Qaboos University and completed her residency in Hematological Pathology at the University of British Columbia, Canada. Further, she completed a fellowship in Cellular Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania and the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, USA. Additionally, she earned an Executive Leadership certification from the Wharton School, USA.