Patient Relations
Director of Accreditation & Infection Control
Associate Professor Jaffar Al-Tawfiq is a Consultant of Internal Medicine & Infectious Diseases and the Director of Accreditation and Infection Control at JHAH.
He is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases.
Dr. Al-Tawfiq has received several accomplishment awards locally and internationally.
He is recognized as a world leader in coronaviruses and is a top global expert in infection control.
Dr. Al-Tawfiq is a scientist and researcher, and his current interests include hospital epidemiology, healthcare-associated infections, antimicrobial resistance, antibiotic stewardship, and emerging respiratory pathogens including MERS-CoV and COVID-19. He is also renowned as a researcher in mass gatherings.
Dr. Al-Tawfiq will be speaking at JHAH’s 2022 International Quality and Patient Safety Symposium “The impact of Quality & Patient Safety in Transforming Healthcare”, which will be held on March 20-21.