Team
Mrs Meryam is a committed professional
and patient advocate with a Master’s degree in Business Management from University
of Grenoble. With 16 years of experience in banking and finance in Morocco, she
is known for her leadership, her commitment to service, and her ability to
build trusted relationships across diverse communities.
Beyond her career, Meryam is
recognized for her advocacy in the field of Hereditary Angioedema (HAE). She
serves as a board member of the Moroccan HAE patient organization, where she
actively supports patients, contributes to awareness initiatives, and works to
improve access to essential treatments. Her dedication to patient well-being
and her empathetic approach have made her a valued reference within the
community.
Since moving to Qatar, Meryam has
continued her mission by joining the QAIS Society, further expanding her work
in patient support and community engagement.
Dr. Maryam Ali Al-Nesf Al-Mansouri, MD, ABHS, MScR, is Ass Professor in internal Medicine, college of Medicine-QU and Weill Corneal Medical college-Qatar. She is Head of Allergy and Immunology Division of HMC since 2016 and the Program Director for the combined Paeds and adult Allergy and Immunology Fellowship training program since 2014, an ACGME-I accredited program since 2018. She is also a core faculty in Internal Medicine Residency Program in Qatar. Dr. Al-Nesf was granted the MD degree from Sultan Qaboos University, Oman, and the Arab Board of Medical Specialization in Internal Medicine. She pursues her higher education by doing the fellowships in Pulmonary Medicine, followed by Allergy and Clinical Immunology in Qatar-HMC & Cambridge, UK. She passed EAACI/UEMS Exam in Allergology and Clinical Immunology in 2014, and completed a master’s degree by research (MSc R) in molecular medicine from the University of Bristol/ UK (School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine) in 2019. She is a research fellow pursuing a Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine in the Center of Metabolism and Inflammation, Division of Medicine, University College of London/ UK since 2021.
Dr. Al-Nesf received multiple grants under Qatar Foundations (QNRF) and HMC-IRGC cycles funds. Dr. Al-Nesf mentored many master’s degree and Ph.D. students at Qatar University as well as residents and fellows in HMC. She has multiple publications in high-impact peer-reviewed journals and book chapters and participated in writing consensus, protocols, and guidelines locally in Qatar and internationally. She has been leading the establishment of Qatar’s pollen & fungal calendar and atlas since 2016. Her research interest focuses on investigating personalized, precision medicine and OMICs approaches in allergy, immunology, lung diseases, some of non-communicable diseases, and COVID19 disease and vaccine. Her main clinical interest is focused on primary immunodeficiency, airways diseases, systemic inflammatory diseases, and generalized allergic disorders.
