Having begun his training at the University of Münster Medical School in Germany, he later moved to the University of Heidelberg, where he finished his residency in ophthalmology. He received a Master of Science at Danube University Krems in Austria, before obtaining a postgraduate diploma in cataract & refractive surgery at the University of Ulster in the UK. After which, he completed his fellowship in Ophthalmic Plastic & reconstructive Surgery at Uldge university in Bursa in Turkey.
Faisal has been a keen and vocal supporter of our initiative, Qatar Creating Vision, since 2017. In 2018, he travelled to India on behalf of the Qatar Fund for Development and Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health, to witness our sight saving programmes first-hand. He was also part of the team that hosted a preferred practices medical workshop on-board our Flying Eye Hospital, in Qatar, during Doha Healthcare week in November of the same year.
In 2019, we were lucky enough to welcome him back to another programme, this time in Vietnam, where he observed a Orbis Flying Eye Hospital programme, discovered how they run, and learnt how vital skills are passed on to local ophthalmic teams.