Who I am

I’m Dr Feras Mahdi, a physician-turned-health-care executive and strategy leader. Over the past two decades I’ve helped hospitals, governments and MedTech multinationals turn big ambitions into measurable results across 25 countries in APAC, the Middle East, Gulf, Africa and Europe . Whether turning around US $50 million P&L at a global MNC, or launching the region-leading MedTech practice at IQVIA —  ranked the No. 1 health-care consultancy in Asia-Pacific by Vault— or guiding board-room decisions as a Partner at L.E.K. Consulting, one of the world’s premier health-care strategy firms, my focus is simple: turn vision into impact.

What I Do

I partner with boards, ministries, and leadership teams to create value and lift organisational performance. That can mean crafting market-entry and pricing strategies that unlock new revenue, designing transformation road-maps that tighten clinical quality and cost, or standing up AI-enabled operating models that let providers do more with less. Whether I’m negotiating complex reimbursement deals, mentoring a health-tech founder, or guiding a hospital through a turnaround, the goal is always the same: translate strategy into sustainable, measurable value creation.

Career Highlights

  • Partner, L.E.K. Consulting (Asia & GCC) — Board-level strategy, operating-model redesign and digital-health programmes for payers, providers and MedTech innovators.

  • Head of MedTech Consulting, IQVIA APAC — Built a zero-revenue unit into a double-digit-growth engine serving 50+ clients in 12 markets, earning GM and President’s awards.

  • Regional Director, Medtronic GI & Hepatology (APAC) — Led a 75-person team, turning –7 % decline into +21 % year-on-year growth on a US $50 million P&L.

  • Director, GE Healthcare Partners (GCC) — Ran the Saudi Ada’a hospital-performance programme across 70 hospitals and mentored more than 100 healthcare executives across KSA.

  • Clinician — Former Attending Physician in Riyadh and Senior Hospitalist (CCU/ICU) at a Johns Hopkins affiliate in Beirut.

  • President — 350 physician Resident Staff Organization at the American University of Beirut

  • Board Chair — Empowerment Through Integration (ETI) an international NGO.