Prof. Ibrahim Ahmed Janahi, M.D., Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine, Qatar, is the Division Chief of Pediatric Pulmonology at Sidra Medicine, Qatar. He is also the Chairman of the medical education department at Sidra Medicine. His leadership roles extend beyond Qatar to the region and internationally; he is the founder and president of the Gulf Society for Pediatric Respirology (GSPR) and a founding member of the Arab Pediatric Pulmonology Association (APPA). He also is a member of advisory boards of international organizations in pediatric pulmonology and medical education. He serves on the editorial boards of regional and international medical journals. Dr. Janahi is a regional reference in his field; his patient referral extends to the region and internationally. His areas of clinical expertise include, but are not limited to, interventional pulmonology, chronic lung diseases with genetic bases, and rare lung diseases in children. He conducted a critical study on the prevalence of pediatric asthma in Qatar in 2006. Dr. Janahi has published more than 54 peer-reviewed publications and several book chapters.