Dr. Wadah Khriesat

Dr Wadah obtained his MBBS from Jordan University, Jordan in 1994. Subsequently he did his post graduate training in Paediatrics at Jordan University Hospital and obtained his Master’s Degree in Paediatrics and Neonatology along with the Certificate of Higher Specialisation degree in Paediatrics and Neonatology from the same University in 1999. He obtained the Jordanian Board in Paediatrics and Neonatology in the same year from the Jordanian Medical council. He obtained MRCPCH 2 from the Royal Collage of Paaediatrics, UK in 2002 as well as Clinical Fellowship in Neonatal – Perinatal Medicine from Toronto University and Hospital for Sick children, Canada. Dr Khriesat has been an active member of the Jordanian Society of Paediatrics since 1999, as well as Vice President of the Jordanian Society of Perinatal Medicine and the Head of Scientific comity of Jordanian Neonatal Group.

Dr Wadah is a Professor of Paediatrics and Neonatology at Jordan University of Science and Technology with more than 35 publications related to Paediatrics and Neonatology.

Dr Wadah worked at King Abdullah University Hospital for 15 years as a consultant in Paediatrics and Neonatology and was the head of the department of Paediatrics for three years and the head of the Emergency Department. He is an active speaker in many international conferences.

Core competencies

• Comprehensive care of newborn and children
• Neonatal procedures
• Well-baby clinic
• Bronchial asthma
• Anaemia
• Paediatric nutrition
• Antenatal counselling