Dr. Katie Weatherstone

Dr. Katie Weatherstone is a Consultant in Palliative Medicine at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in Abu Dhabi, with 18 years of medical experience, 12 of which focused on palliative care. She earned her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.) from the University of London and completed four years of internal medicine training, gaining her Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (M.R.C.P. UK) in 2010. She then trained in Medical Oncology for two years and Palliative Medicine for four years at leading UK institutions including University College London Hospital, St Bartholomew's and the Royal Free Hospital. Beyond clinical medicine, she has pursued additional training in psychiatry and counselling.

Dr. Weatherstone's approach addresses the full spectrum of serious illness: physical symptoms, emotional wellbeing, social needs and spiritual concerns for both patients and families. She has extensive academic credentials, including a Postgraduate Certificate in Oncology from the Institute of Cancer Research, a Bachelor's degree with Honours in Neuroscience and Anatomy, and two Master's degrees—in Medical Law and Ethics from Keele University (Merit) and in Psychodynamic Theory from the University of London (Distinction), for which she received the Gilchrist Trust Prize.

She has held senior leadership positions including Medical Director and contributed to medical education as a Senior Clinical Lecturer at both the University of Otago and the University of Auckland in New Zealand. Her initiatives in quality improvement and patient-centred outcomes earned her a finalist place in Auckland's Health Excellence Awards, and she was a founding member of the Clinical Ethics Advisory Group in Auckland.