Dr. Mahmoud is the Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs and a director for the Students' Academic Advising. Dr. Mahmoud is American board certified in Internal medicine and Geriatrics and practices as a consultant at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Qatar, and actively engaged in resident teaching. Dr. Mahmoud completed a Master of Education in the Health Profession (MEHP) from John Hopkins University in Dec 2017.

Dr. Mahmoud received her medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine University of Khartoum in Khartoum, Sudan, and continued her training in Sudan before moving to Canada, where she completed the licensing exams for both Canada and the US. Subsequently, she completed an internship and residency at State University of New York in Brooklyn, New York (2000 - 2004).

Prior to joining Weill Cornell Medicine in Qatar in 2006, Dr. Mahmoud completed a fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center (The University Hospital of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons). 

Dr. Mahmoud joined WCM-Q in 2006, teaching first, second, and third-year students. She led many courses (MPSI and Introductory Clerkship) and served as the Medicine Clerkship Director from 2008 to Feb 2022.

Dr. Mahmoud is a fellow at the American College of Physicians and served on a number of international and national (Qatar)research and organizational committees.

Dr. Mahmoud's research includes medical education, particularly the assessment of clinical competencies and academic integrity, and presented her work at medical education conferences internationally. Dr. Mahmoud engaged in other collaborative research in diabetes mellitus, hypertension, shisha smoking, and the health of older adults in Qatar.