he department of Haematology & Pathology at Muscat Private Hospital is headed by a Senior Consultant Haematologist. Dedicated, highly trained technical staff also supports the Haematologist.

The laboratory maintains a comprehensive quality control programme as part of the laboratories commitment to a total quality assurance system, all analysis are quality controlled. The laboratory is also registered with a variety of accredited external quality assessment schemes under the auspices of the Royal College of Pathologists in Australia. The Department of Pathology at Muscat Private Hospital is devoted to providing a first class, timely accurate and efficient service appropriate to the diagnostic needs of the medical staff and patients.

Services offered by the Pathology Department:

• Haematology
• Clinical Chemistry
• Microbiology
• Histopathology
• Cytology
• Blood transfusion service

Dr. Samir Al-Azzawi,

MB. ChB., MRCP (UK), MRCPath, FRCP (Glasg), FRCPath

Senior Consultant Haematologist and Head of Laboratory

Graduating in Medicine in Iraq in 1971, and since 1976, with subsequent experience of more than 5 years in Saudi Arabia and 15 years in the UK, Dr. Samir has been based in Muscat, Oman since 1996. Presently heading the Division of Medical Laboratories at the Royal Hospital, as well as, since 1997, being the Senior Consultant Haematologist and Head of Haematology at the Royal, in addition, since 1998, Dr. Samir has been co-ordinating the Distance Learning Programme in Blood Transfusion at the Ministry of Health in Oman. Dr. Samir also formed and served as Secretary to the Oman Haematology Oncology Forum from 2002. Furthermore, Dr. Samir also contributes his expertise as a member of the World Health Organisation (WHO) expert Advisory Panel on Health Laboratory Services in Geneva.