Belal Saadeh, PhD, MBA, RN, CNOR, CLHM, currently serves as a Clinical Nurse II at UCI Health since April 2019. Previously, Belal held the position of Director of Perioperative Services at Pipeline Health System and worked as a Clinical Education Specialist in Perioperative Services at Alta Hospitals System. An academic background includes roles as Professor and Chair of the Healthcare Management Masters Program at California University of Management and Sciences and Assistant Professor of Nursing at the University of Maine. Belal has extensive nursing experience, having worked as an Assistant Nursing Department Administrator and Operating Room Registered Nurse at Kaiser Permanente, among other positions. Educational achievements include a Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing/Healthcare Policy from the University of San Diego, an Executive MBA from the University of California, Irvine, and a Master's in Nursing Administration from Al-Quds University.