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Wael Haddara

Professor/Medical Doctor

Medicine

Orcid identifier0000-0002-9817-5524
  • Professor/Medical Doctor
    Medicine

BIO

Professor Wael M. R. Haddara, Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Western University, works at the intersection of critical care medicine, medical education, interprofessional collaboration, competency-based education, and health professions scholarship. His research mission is to improve how clinicians learn, collaborate, and deliver care in complex critical care settings. He serves as the Department Chair of Medicine at Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry and the Richard Ivey Chair of Medicine. He is actively involved with Western University’s Centre for Education Research and Innovation, where his publishing focuses on discourse, collaboration, and education design. He is currently working on a scholarly monograph, Writ In Water: Reflections on Medical Education in Liquid Modernity 

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Chair
    Western University, Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine, London, Canada1 Aug 2025
  • Interim Chair
    Western University, Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine, London, Canada1 Dec 2023 - 31 Jul 2025
  • Chair
    Western University, Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine, London, Canada3 Jul 2017 - 1 Jan 2024
  • Professor
    Western University, Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine, London, Canada1 Jul 2026
  • Richard Ivey Chair of Medicine
    Western University, Department of Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine, London, Canada1 Aug 2025

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Head
    London Health Sciences Centre, Department of Medicine, London, Canada1 Aug 2025
  • Interim Head
    London Health Sciences Centre, Department of Medicine, London, Canada1 Dec 2023 - 31 Jul 2025

DEGREES

  • MMEd
    University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom
  • FRCPC Critical Care Medicine
    Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
  • FRCPC Endocrinology & Metabolism
    Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
  • FRCPC Internal Medicine
    Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, Ottawa, Canada
  • MD
    Queen's University, Kingston, Canada
  • B.Sc.Pharm
    Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Canadian Certified Physician Executive
    Canadian Society for Physician Leaders, Canada1 Feb 2024
    Certification by the Canadian Society for Physician Leaders recognizing leadership excellence.
  • Strategic Decision Making
    London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom7 Nov 2025
  • Leading Organizational Culture
    London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom9 May 2026
  • Advanced Health Leadership Program
    University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management, Toronto, Canada1 Oct 2022
  • Leadership Development for Physicians in Academic Health Centers
    Harvard University T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Cambridge, United States21 Oct 2016

LANGUAGES

  • Arabic
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review