Dr. Fatih Mehmet Gul
Physician & Hospital CEO | 147K+ Followers I Honorary Professor, UCL | Author, Connected Care | Newsweek & Forbes Top Healthcare Leader | Host, The Chief Healthcare Officer Podcast
Followers
147,601
Typical engagement per post
68
How often they post
Every 4 weeks
Engagement per 1,000 followers
0.46
Profile figures as of October 2026.
About
Physician executive and international healthcare CEO with 20+ years building high-performance hospital systems across the GCC, Europe, and the Middle East. My career sits at the intersection of clinical medicine, sovereign-scale operations, and capital markets — a rare combination in global healthcare leadership. Current Leadership As Country CEO of Apex Health Qatar, I govern a national portfolio of 4,050+ employees and 800+ beds — spanning The View Hospital (in affiliation with Cedars-Sinai) and the Korean Medical Center, alongside operating contracts for further projects. My mandate includes PPP strategy, primary care expansion, and system-wide digital transformation via the InterSystems TrakCare EMR platform. Career Milestones — Architected the institutional narrative for a USD 3.6B market cap IPO on the Saudi Tadawul, achieving a record 119x institutional oversubscription — Delivered operational breakeven at The View Hospital within 12 months, cutting budgeted costs 15% while doubling patient footfall — Led Qatar's first private hospital to earn JCI 8th Edition Accreditation alongside CAP and a 5-Star Newsweek Global Hospital Rating — Commissioned NEOM City's first hospital from construction handover to open-heart surgery in three months — Oversaw the USD 500M greenfield build and commissioning of Fakeeh University Hospital, Dubai Recognition Forbes Top 50 Healthcare Leaders: 2022, 2023, 2025 · Newsweek Global Hospital CEO Circle: 2024 · 133,000+ LinkedIn followers, among the most-followed hospital CEOs globally Beyond the Boardroom Honorary Professor at University College London. Author of Connected Care: A Digital Transformation Roadmap that Elevates Human-Centred Healthcare (2025). Host of The Chief Healthcare Officer podcast. Areas of Expertise International Group Operations · IPO Readiness · Sovereign Commissioning · PPP Strategy · Digital Health & AI · JCI / CAP / Magnet Standards · Academic Medicine · Capital Markets · Board Governance · Private Equity Healthcare · EBITDA Growth · M&A Integration · Population Health · Executive Leadership
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