Suffolk Foundation Fall Forum
Join us to celebrate the philanthropy and charitable works creating a positive impact in Suffolk and Western Tidewater. Learn how we can work together to help our community thrive.
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Tickets go on sale September 1, 2026!
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
- 11:00 am to 12:00 pm: Coffee, Networking, & Nonprofit Expo (Meet our 2025 Community Impact Grantees!)
- 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm: Luncheon, Program, & Keynote Speaker
- Keynote Address: “Challenges and Opportunities in Building a Robust Healthcare Workforce” by Dr. Alfred Abuhamad
- Location: Hilton Garden Inn Suffolk Riverfront, 100 East Constance Road, Downtown Suffolk
Meet Our Speaker
Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.
Executive Vice President
Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences
Mason C. Andrews Professor Obstetrics and Gynecology and Radiology
Old Dominion University
Dr. Alfred Abuhamad currently serves as Mason C. Andrews Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Radiology, and Executive Vice President, Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at Old Dominion University. Dr. Abuhamad is a past President, Provost & Dean of Eastern Virginia Medical School. Dr. Abuhamad had served as past President of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), Society of Ultrasound in Medical Education (SUSME), Perinatal Quality Forum (PQF), and the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM). He is also co-founder and past-Chair of the Council for Patient Safety in Women’s Health Care, in Washington DC. He has published more than 200 peer-reviewed manuscripts, authored eight textbooks in fetal echocardiography, ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, first trimester ultrasound and office procedures, and received numerous national and international awards including the 2019 Commonwealth of Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award and the 2022 Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Life-Time Achievement Award. He is the recipient of the National Institute of Health RO1 grant to study “Novel Tools for the Noninvasive Evaluation of the Human Placenta”. Dr. Abuhamad established the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology’s (ISUOG) outreach program and has led several ultrasound training missions to the developing world to include Haiti, Ghana and Somaliland. He is well known internationally for his work in ultrasound, prenatal diagnosis, fetal echocardiography, global outreach and patient safety. Dr. Abuhamad has been a faculty member at EVMS, at ODU and a citizen of Southeastern Virginia for 33 years.