Asim Belgaumi has been appointed as the Director for the St. Jude Global Eastern Mediterranean Regional Hub
Asim Belgaumi was recently appointed as the Director for the St. Jude Global Eastern Mediterranean Regional Hub.
Asim Belgaumi serves as the Interim Chief Medical Informatics Officer at The Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan, where he has been since July 2024.
He is also the Chief Medical Officer and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at Aga Khan University, a position he has held since 2017.
Before joining Aga Khan University, Dr. Belgaumi was the Acting Division Chief of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Sidra Medical and Research Center in Doha, Qatar.
He played a key role in establishing the hospital’s Hematology/Oncology services, including inpatient oncology and stem cell transplantation units.
He worked to ensure the hospital was ready to provide top-tier care for women and children when it opened in 2018.
From 1997 to 2014, Dr. Belgaumi served as the Deputy Chairman of the Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
In this role, he oversaw the daily operations of the King Fahd National Centre for Children’s Cancer and Research, one of the leading pediatric cancer centers in the region. He was responsible for managing both clinical services and strategic planning, ensuring smooth patient care across multiple campuses.
Dr. Belgaumi earned his M.B., B.S. in Medicine from Aga Khan University in 1989. Throughout his career, he has been committed to advancing healthcare practices, particularly in pediatric oncology, and continues to shape medical education and clinical services both locally and internationally.
The St. Jude Global Eastern Mediterranean Regional Program is dedicated to enhancing access to quality healthcare for children with cancer and other life-threatening diseases across the Eastern Mediterranean region.
By fostering partnerships and regional networks, the program aims to build healthcare capacity, strengthen educational initiatives, advance research, and support advocacy efforts to mobilize resources within the region.
Building on over two decades of experience, the program initially utilized a twinning model with four partner sites in Lebanon (Beirut), Jordan (Amman), and Morocco (Casablanca and Rabat). Since then, St. Jude has expanded its reach, collaborating with more than 80 institutions in 28 countries. This extensive network has contributed to the development of national cancer programs, unified treatment protocols, and the establishment of comprehensive cancer care networks.
In recent years, the program has adopted a tiered approach, which involves strategic workshops and the formation of structured working groups at the regional, national, and hospital levels. This collaborative model fosters interaction between key stakeholders, including local healthcare leaders, government officials, hospital administrators, and international organizations, further advancing the mission of improving pediatric cancer care across the region.
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