Dr. Bandar Mzahim — disaster management, EMS and mass-gathering medicine | ARETION Senior Advisor
Dr. Bandar Mzahim — Senior Advisor, ARETION Consulting
Dr. Bandar Mzahim is a Senior Advisor at ARETION, specialising in disaster management. They advise on health-cluster disaster management, mass-gathering and Hajj medicine, and EMS medical direction. Book a consultation with Dr. Bandar Mzahim directly on platform.aretion.org.
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Dr. Bandar Mzahim advises ARETION clients on disaster management at system scale. A consultant in emergency, EMS and disaster medicine, he directs disaster management for a Riyadh health cluster, has served on Hajj missions for the national health emergency operations centre, and has run healthcare operations for Riyadh Season and a field hospital. Clients bring him the questions that arise when one plan has to cover many hospitals, an ambulance system and a crowd of millions.
What does Dr. Bandar Mzahim help clients with?
The work they take on as a Senior Advisor at ARETION.
Disaster management programmes for a hospital or a whole health cluster
Medical planning and command for mass gatherings, Hajj and large public events
EMS medical direction, oversight and system-of-care design
Setting up an emergency operations or emergency communication centre
Field hospital planning, staffing and medical governance
Hazardous-materials and radiation emergency readiness
Dr. Bandar Mzahim's portfolio
What each area of advice rests on: appointments, published work and recognition.
Health-cluster disaster management
Director of Disaster Management for a Riyadh health cluster and director of a disaster management and emergency communication centre since 2023; chaired a tertiary hospital's disaster management department (2019–2022).
Hajj and mass-gathering medicine
Consultant to the National Health Emergency Operations Center on Hajj missions (2023–2025), and to the Global Center for Mass Gatherings Medicine (2018–2023).
Major-event and field operations
Operations Chief of Healthcare for Riyadh Season (2019); Medical Director and EMS Medical Director of the Riyadh Field Hospital (2020–2021).
EMS medical direction
System-of-care lead for EMS medical oversight across a Riyadh health cluster since 2018, after five years as a hospital EMS medical director; International EMS and Disaster Medicine Fellowship, UC Irvine.
Health-systems leadership
Master of Public Health in Health Systems Management (GPA 4.96/5), Saudi Board certification in Emergency Medicine, and certification as a Professional in Hospital Administration.
Research and teaching
Author of 26 peer-reviewed articles, a frequent speaker and instructor at international conferences, and a scientific committee member for the EMS and Disaster Management Fellowship.
Qualifications
As recorded in the firm's advisor directory and maintained by the advisor.
Subspecialty Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Disaster and Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Questions about consulting Dr. Bandar Mzahim
Can Dr. Bandar Mzahim help plan medical cover for a mass gathering?
Yes. He has worked on Hajj missions for the National Health Emergency Operations Center and the Global Center for Mass Gatherings Medicine, and ran healthcare operations for Riyadh Season. An engagement covers the medical plan, command structure, surge capacity and EMS deployment for your event.
We need a disaster plan that works across several hospitals. Is this his area?
It is the work he does day to day: he directs disaster management for a Riyadh health cluster and leads its EMS system of care. He can review how your hospitals, ambulance service and communication centre act as one system when an incident exceeds a single site.
Can he advise on setting up a field hospital?
Yes. He was Medical Director and EMS Medical Director of the Riyadh Field Hospital (2020–2021), and can advise on its medical governance, staffing and patient flow.
How do I book a consultation with Dr. Bandar Mzahim?
On the ARETION platform at platform.aretion.org: open the Advisors page, choose Dr. Bandar Mzahim, pick an available date and time, and confirm. The session link and confirmation arrive by email, and written advice follows on the firm's letterhead.
Can I consult Dr. Bandar Mzahim online?
Yes. Available formats: Online, over Zoom. Online sessions run over Zoom from anywhere in Saudi Arabia or the Gulf, in Arabic or English.
What can Dr. Bandar Mzahim help with?
Dr. Bandar Mzahim is a Senior Advisor at ARETION, specialising in disaster management. The problems clients typically bring to this discipline, and the advisor's own areas of expertise, are set out on this page. To book: https://platform.aretion.org.
Can I reschedule a session?
Yes, free of charge: immediately before the session starts, and with the advisor's approval after it has started.
Areas of expertise
The subjects this advisor takes work in, in their own words.
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