Christian Schuhmacher joins Mediclinic City Hospital as new Hospital Director from June 2015

Dubai, UAE, 7 June 2015: Christian Schuhmacher has joined Mediclinic Middle East as Director at Mediclinic City Hospital.  The move follows the promotion of existing Hospital Director, Dr. Tarek Fathey, to the position of Chief Operating Officer of Mediclinic Middle East.

Christian has extensive experience within the Swiss private healthcare sector as a senior manager at Hirslanden, Mediclinic Middle East's sister company.  In his most recent role as Hospital Director at Hirslanden Klinik Bershof, he was responsible for successfully transforming the facility into the region's leading hospital for the musculoskeletal system.

Of his new role, Christian said, "I am very excited about moving within the Mediclinic group to join the team here in the Middle East.  Mediclinic City Hospital already has an enviable reputation for excellent patient care within the UAE, to which I only hope to add with some of my learnings from the renowned Swiss healthcare system.  I am looking forward to working within such a multicultural environment and getting to know the staff and patients."

Christian holds a dual MBA from the University of St Gallen, Switzerland and the University of Toronto, Canada, as well as a Master of Law from the University of Basel, Switzerland.  He is married with two children.

About Mediclinic Middle East
Mediclinic Middle East is the largest private healthcare group in Dubai with two hospitals and ten clinics which include:  Mediclinic City Hospital, Mediclinic Welcare Hospital, Mediclinic Dubai Mall, Mediclinic Arabian Ranches, Mediclinic Meadows, Mediclinic Al Sufouh, Mediclinic Beach Road, Mediclinic Ibn Battuta, Mediclinic Al Qusais, Mediclinic Mirdif, Mediclinic Corniche (Abu Dhabi) and Mediclinic Al Hili (Al Ain).

Mediclinic Middle East is part of Mediclinic International, one of the ten largest private hospital groups in the world with 52 hospitals in Southern Africa, 16 in Switzerland and 12 in the UAE. 

For further information about Mediclinic Middle East and its facilities visit www.mediclinic.ae.

Contact:
Arun Avamil
Mediclinic Middle East
Tel: + 97144495285
Email: info[at]mediclinic.ae

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