Dr. Muna Maarafiya

Dr. Muna Maarafiya is a Pediatric Pulmonology Senior Attending Physician and the Medical Director for Sleep Medicine at SIDRA Medicine, Doha – State of Qatar. She obtained her medical degree from King Saud University in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. She finished her residency and fellowship training in Pediatric Pulmonology at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC). She then pursued her training specialization in Pediatrics Sleep Medicine and Cystic Fibrosis at Kosair Children’s Hospital Research Institute, Louisville – USA. She established and pioneered the Pediatric Sleep Medicine services in the State of Qatar.

Recently, Dr. Muna completed training in Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati – USA.

Her professional career has been focused on being a Pediatric Pulmonologist, educator and administrator. She is very much involved in the education of medical students, interns, residents, and fellows. She is the Program Director of the Pediatric Residency Program. She holds a faculty position of Assistant Professor in Clinical Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar and Associate Clerkship Director at the School of Medicine, Qatar University.

Dr. Muna is also a member of several local, regional and international professional associations. She organized many local and regional specialized conferences and a frequent guest speaker in many local and regional scientific meetings.