Thurayya Arayssi

Professor of Clinical Medicine

Vice Dean for Academic and Curricular Affairs

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar

Dr. Thurayya Arayssi

Professor of Clinical Medicine

Vice Dean for Academic and Curricular Affairs

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar

Dr. Thurayya Arayssi is Professor of Clinical Medicine and Vice Dean for Academic and Curricular Affairs at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q). She has been working in the area of international medical education for more than two decades and has held multiple leadership positions including Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program, Designated Institutional Official, Assistant Dean for the Clinical Curriculum, Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education, Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and, more recently, Vice Dean. She is the founding associate dean for the division of CPD at WCM-Q. Dr. Arayssi is interested in physician workforce development and retention in less resourced countries through improvement of standards of education, and training of physicians across the continuum of education. In this capacity, she has been involved in the accreditation of residency programs, CPD and medical education programs.  

Dr. Arayssi’s current research interests focus on Behcet’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis (RA), for which she has received funding as the Principal Investigator. She organized the Middle East Rheumatoid Arthritis Consortium (MERAC), which brings together renowned rheumatologists from the Middle East and the United States who share an interest in investigating the genetics and clinical characteristics of Arab patients with RA for the purpose of improving their care. She has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed articles, abstracts and book chapters in her area of expertise. Dr. Arayssi has also received several teaching awards and honors, including induction into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society.