Dr. Belal Alshaikh

Member of the CNN Executive Committee

Dr. Alshaikh trained in Newborn Critical Care at the University of Calgary and completed his Research Fellowship in Nutrition and Gastroenterology at the Children Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and University of Pennsylvania. In addition to his training in Newborn Critical care, Dr. Alshaikh completed a master degree in Clinical Epidemiology at the University of Calgary. He is currently a Staff Neonatologist and Medical Director of the NICU at South Health Campus in Calgary, and a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Calgary. Dr. Alshaikh Co-Chairs the Canadian Neonatal Gut Health of EPIQ and is a founder of the Society of the Neonatal Nutrition Gut and Growth. Dr. Alshaikh is a member of the Gastroenterology and Nutrition Committee of the Canadian Pediatric Society.