Hakim CHALABI – Paris

Executive Director for International Medical Affairs, ASPETAR (DOHA, QATAR) Medical General Director, Paris Saint Germain (PARIS, FRANCE) Member of UEFA Medical Committee Chairman of Medical and Performance Panel, ECA (European Club Association) Dr. Hakim Chalabi completed his medical training at the University Hospital Cochin, Paris, in 1993 before specialising as a Sports Medicine Physician. He has more than 35 years of experience in multiple international sport events at the highest level, as well as Premiership games. Prior to joining Aspetar, Dr. Chalabi was the Medical Director for Paris Saint-Germain Football Club, where he was responsible for the medical care of several top players. From 1995 Dr. Chalabi worked as a Sports Medicine Specialist and, subsequently Assistant CMO, for the renowned Clinique du Sport, one of the first specialist sports hospital facilities in Europe. From July 2007 to November 2009 Dr. Chalabi was Chief of Sports Medicine, and set up the National Sports Medicine Programme (NSMP) as it’s first Director, at Aspetar. From November 2009 to May 2014 Dr. Chilabi was Acting Chief Medical Officer and Executive Director of NSMP, and was Chief Medical Officer for the Algerian National team who travelled to South Africa for the FIFA 2010 World Cup. He was also Chief Medical Officer for the Algerian and Ivory Coast teams during the FIFA 2014 World Cup in Brazil. In September 2014 Dr. Chalabi was appointed Assistant Director General for International Medical Affairs and Programs & Centres of Excellence at Aspetar, and in 2018, he was appointed as Medical General Director of Paris Saint Germain. In July 2020, Dr. Chalabi became Executive Director for International Medical Affairs in Aspetar. Dr. Chalabi’s main research areas were Exercise Physiology in Elite Athletes, including energetic, VO2, lactate, biomechanics, strength conditioning, weight training, electro stimulation, nutrition, recovery, hormones and doping, blood analysis, immunology, cardiology, training strategy and modelling, performance enhancement. His research projects were aimed at diagnosis, prevention and treatment of fatigue and overtraining.