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HEALTHCARE AND LIFE SCIENCES SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT
CHOUCRALLAH KARAM 

Areas of Expertise

  • Internal audit and risk management

  • Strategic planning

  • Organizational change

  • Operating model review

  • Process improvement​​

​Industry Expertise

  • Pharmaceutical companies (manufacturers, distributors)

  • Providers (hospitals, clinics, medical cities)

  • Regulators (health authorities, ministries)

  • Payers (insurers, ACOs)

  • Educators (medical/health universities)

  • Investors (PE groups, healthcare funds, family offices)​

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​Education

  • MBA Ecole supérieure des affaires affiliated with  ESCP-EAP, France        

  • Bachelor of Industrial Engineering, Lebanese American University, Lebanon

  • Digital Health certificate from Harvard Business School

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Professional  Experience

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  • Choucrallah is a seasoned Healthcare and Life Sciences SME with 20 years of experience delivering over 50 projects in the GCC. He held many leadership roles including Managing Protiviti and Huron Consulting group’s Middle East healthcare and life sciences practices and played a pivotal role in PwC’s Health Industries team over a course of 7.5 years.

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  • Choucrallah also held healthcare delivery roles as head of both Project Management and Strategic Planning for Capital Health, a healthcare platform in Abu Dhabi with strong presence in specialized healthcare. Over the course of 2 years, he successfully conceptualized, commissioned and opened two world class healthcare facilities and helped grow the group to over 300 FTEs.

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  • Choucrallah brings a wealth of healthcare advisory experience in the MENA region and has consulted for more than 35 clients on more than 50 projects, ranging from healthcare providers and life sciences companies to healthcare regulators and payers.

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Major Projects

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Operational/Process Improvement/ERM/Audit projects:

  • Strategic risk assessment for a pharmaceutical portfolio of a sovereign wealth fund in Abu Dhabi

  • Project readiness assessment for a premier medical district in the UAE

  • Policies and procedures for a pharmaceutical distributor in KSA

  • ERM framework review for a healthcare regulator in Dubai

  • Internal audits for a large public healthcare provider network in Qatar

  • Payor contracting optimization using data analytics for a large private provider network in Abu Dhabi

  • Inpatient and outpatient audits for a private provider in KSA

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Strategic planning projects:

  • Tender mapping strategy for a large pharmaceutical manufacturer in the GCC

  • Financial planning and business intelligence for a large medical city in Abu Dhabi

  • Review of the IT strategy for a healthcare regulator in the UAE

  • Review of a strategic plan for a renowned government hospital in Saudi Arabia

  • Public health restructuring for a prominent government entity in Abu Dhabi

  • Market entry strategy for leading pharmaceutical manufacturer in the Maghreb region

  • Market entry strategy piece for a leading multinational distributor in Kuwait looking to enter the medical devices market.

 

Feasibility studies and market access/entry projects:

  • Market access for an infant formula provider in the Maghreb region

  • Feasibility study for setting up an allied health services program in the UAE for a top-rated US university

  • A primary and secondary market research study for a prominent government entity in Sharjah

  • Feasibility study for setting up a premium hospital in Abu Dhabi

  • Feasibility study for a medical city in Abu Dhabi

  • Feasibility study for a rehabilitation hospital in Abu Dhabi

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