Appointed Director

Soraya Amar El-Dusouqui, MD, is the chief medical officer of the blood transfusion service at the Swiss Red Cross Blood Service in Switzerland, a position she has held since 2016.

Amar El-Dusouqui earned her doctor of medicine degree from the Medical University of Vienna in Austria. She held residency positions in neurology and psychology at the regional hospital in Villach, Austria. She then moved to France, where she obtained an advanced postgraduate degree in blood transfusion and transfusion technology at the University of Saint-Étienne. Upon completion of her education, Amar El-Dusouqui served as deputy director of the blood transfusion service at Geneva University Hospital.

In her current role as chief medical officer, Amar El-Dusouqui is responsible for harmonizing policies and methods between regional blood transfusion services to ensure the highest quality and safety standards for blood products for patients across Switzerland.

Amar El-Dusouqui also works for the Swiss Red Cross International Department, supporting programs that promote blood safety and availability and contribute to the development of blood transfusion services in Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia and South America.

Amar El-Dusouqui is a board member of the European Committee on Blood Transfusion, which operates under the Council of Europe, and is a former board member of the Société Française de Transfusion Sanguine. In addition, Amar El-Dusouqui is the vice president of the Global Advisory Panel Executive Board, and is the secretary of the German Society for Blood Transfusion and Immunohaematology. Amar El-Dusouqui is also an active member of various national and international working groups and subcommittees, including the AABB Global Transfusion Subcommittee.