Draft:Tarik Abdelkariem Abdallah Elhadd

Tarik Abdelkariem Abdallah Elhadd (born 14 August 1958) is a Sudanese British medical physician and author.

Early life and education
Dr. Elhadd was born on August 14, 1958, in Omdurman, Sudan, to Abdelkariem Abdallah Elhadd and Nafisa Mohamed Adlan. He attended Hantoub Secondary School in Wad Medani, an institute established by the British in the 1940s.

Dr. Elhadd began his medical education at Ain Shams University Medical School from 1977 to 1980 before transferring to complete his studies at the Faculty of Medicine, Khartoum University, graduating in September 1983. In May 1992, he received his Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP) in the UK.

Career
After completing his training, he held consultant endocrinologist posts in several esteemed institutions across the UK and the Middle East. His academic journey led him back to Sudan, where he was appointed as a Professor of Medicine at the University of Medical Science and Technology in Khartoum. Since 2014, he served as a Senior Endocrinologist at the Department of Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

Since 2014, Dr. Elhadd has been actively involved in the regional endocrinology community in the Arabian Gulf. In 2015, he founded the Doha Endocrine Club. He also held a secretary position within the American Association for Clinical Endocrinologists' Gulf Chapter (2018-2020) and the treasurer position in the Gulf Association of Endocrinology & Diabetes (2021-2024). Dr. Elhadd is a founding member of both the Arab Thyroid Association and the Gulf Pituitary Forum, organizations dedicated to advancing endocrinology research and practice in the region.

An elected fellow of several royal colleges, including the Royal College of Physicians of London and Edinburgh and the American College of Endocrinology, Dr. Elhadd has published over ninety scientific papers in medical peer-reviewed journals. His contribution to medical literature extends beyond research, having translated several books related to Sudan's medical history into Arabic, including Patrick Francis D’Arcy's book 'Laboratory on the Nile’, and Ann Crichton Harrison's 'Poison in Small Measure'. Dr. Christopherson and Bilharzia's 'Cure Discovery’, the first by Alexander Cruickshank, ‘Itchy Feet: A Doctor’s Tale’, then ‘Sudan Doctor' by Leonard Bousfield, and ‘The Road to Harley Street’, by William Byam. He also published other scholarly articles on Sudan’s history, including the story of the Darfur Sultan Ibrahim Garrad sword. He is also the author of two books: Colonialism and Medical Experiences in the Sudan and The Evolution of Modern Medicine in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan.

Personal life
Dr. Elhadd is married to Sarah Ahmed Hamid Elarabi, and they four children: Shaza, Kariem, Ahmed, and Amr. He is also a grandfather to Sarah Bakri, Malak Elhadd, Amal Bakri, Aia Elhadd, Razan (Rosie) Bakri, Tarik Elhadd Jr, Ann Elhadd, and Faris Elhadd.