Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi

Atta Ghassan, M.D. Atta Al Khaznaji completed his MBChB and medical training at Al Nahrain University in Iraq in 1994. In 2002, the Iraqi Commission for Medical Specialization conferred the Iraqi Board in Neurology (FICMS) upon him. Dr. Atta travelled to the UK in 2005, where he received training in neurological rehabilitation and neurosciences at Queen's Medical Center, Nottingham University Hospital, and Nottingham City Hospital. He began his training in neurosciences at Charing Cross Hospital. In order to continue his neurology practise in renowned private and public healthcare facilities in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Al Ain, he relocated to the UAE in 2006. Over the course of his career, he rose to the positions of lecturer and co-examiner for undergraduate medical students. Since 2013, Dr. Atta is working at Burjeel Hospital. Dr. Atta has taken part in conferences in the United Arab Emirates, the UK, Cyprus, Egypt, Morocco, Syria, and Iraq, among other countries. He currently belongs to the Iraq Medical Association, Emirates Medical Association, and Emirates Neurology Society. His experience includes extrapyramidal disorders such as tremors, Parkinson's disease, and parkinsonism, gait disturbance and imbalance, neck and back pain, peripheral neuropathy, and myopathy, as well as migraine and headache disorders, vertigo, facial pain, and weakness. It also includes demyelinating disorders of the nervous system like multiple sclerosis. in addition to the treatment and rehabilitation of neurological diseases and brain injuries. View Profile

Before coming to the United Arab Emirates, Dr. Venkitachalam worked for more than 17 years as a professor of cardiology at the Sree Chitra Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology in India. He practised medicine in Abu Dhabi for more than ten years at a prestigious government hospital before joining Burjeel Hospital. With a focus on patients with heart rhythm problems, heart failure, and coronary heart disease, he has considerable experience treating all prevalent acute and chronic cardiac illnesses. He has a special interest in paediatric cardiology and interventional cardiology, including coronary angiography, complex coronary angioplasty, stenting, and permanent pacemaker implantation (diagnosis of congenital heart defects, performing diagnostic procedures such as echocardiograms, cardiac catheterizations and for the ongoing management of the sequelae of heart disease in infants, children, and adolescents). Dr. Venkitachalam oversaw a clinical research and instruction programme while serving as an honorary visiting professor at Boston Children's Hospital. Exercise ECG and Thallium tests, Holter Monitoring, M-Mode, 2D and Doppler Echography, Permanent and Temporary Pacemaker Implantation, Right and Left Heart Catherization, Diagnostic Coronary Angiography, Angioplasty and Stenting, Pulmonary Angiograms, Intra-aortic Balloon Insertion, Vena Caval Filters, Primary PTCA and Stenting, are all procedures that Dr. Adel has experience with. View Profile

Dr. Dinesh graduated from Kasturba Medical College in Mangalore with an MS in General Surgery in 1997 and from Seth G. S. Medical College and KEM Hospital with an M.Ch. in Cardio-Thoracic Surgery in 1998. After that, he relocated to Australia where he completed his DNB in 1996, Fellowship in Cardio-Thoracic Surgery from 2004 to 2007, and FACS in 2014. Dr. Dinesh has also participated in numerous international conferences and seminars. Dr. Dinesh has over 26 years of experience performing a range of open heart, chest, and vascular surgeries, and his record is exceptional and spectacular. His areas of expertise include skeletonized LIMA-RIMA, radial artery, and saphenous vein harvesting, as well as bypass surgery, septal defects, valve surgery, redo-sternotomy, and thoracotomy. Dr. Dinesh has served as a Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon at several institutions with a stellar reputation around the world, including the Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology in Bangalore, the Narayana Hrudalaya in India, and the Fremantle Hospital in Australia. Cardiothoracic procedures performed by Dr. Dinesh include a variety of valve replacements, septal abnormalities, heart tumours, and VATS. He has a lot of cardiothoracic surgical experience and is particularly interested in beating heart coronary artery bypass graft surgery (off-pump). View Profile

Fellow of the European Board of Urology, Dr. Manaf Al Hashimi. He is certified in sexual medicine by the European Board. He has finished a fellowship programme at the Institute of Urology at University College Hospital in London, United Kingdom. In addition, Dr. Manaf belongs to esteemed medical organisations in his area of expertise, including the Emirates Society of Urology, the International and European Society of Sexual Medicine, and the European Society of Urology. With more than 23 years of expertise, Dr. Manaf is a specialist in the use of shock waves, endoscopy, and LASER to treat kidney, ureter, and bladder stones. His primary areas of interest also include the treatment of prostate issues (medical and endoscopic treatment). Dr. Manaf is a pioneer in sexual medicine certification and a specialist in treating sexual dysfunction, male menopause, male infertility (using microscopic varicocelectomy, sperm aspiration, and micro-dissection testicular sperm extraction), female incontinence (using TOT, TVT slings, and urodynamic tests), as well as STDs. View Profile

In 1995, Dr. Norbert graduated with his MD from the University of Düsseldorf Medical School in Germany. He also holds diplomas in internal medicine (1995) and from the German National Board of Medical Examiners (2001). He then received a Diploma in Hematology and Internal Oncology from the German National Board of Medical Examiners in 2002. Following his residency, Dr. Norbert began working at St. John's Hospital, Düsseldorf Medical School, Germany, in 1996. He played a key role in creating the Stem Cell Transplant Program (peripheral autologous stem cell transplants) during his four-year tenure and concentrated on creating therapies for the full range of oncology and haematology. He relocated to Abu Dhabi in 2004 and served as the head of the oncology department at a reputable government military hospital. Throughout his career, Dr. Norbert concentrated on creating chemotherapy regimens for various haematological and malignant tumour types. Additionally, he played a key role in the establishment of the hospital's cancer wing. Over the past 20 years, Dr. Norbert has worked in Germany and the Middle East. Internal oncology, haematology, immunology, neoplastic illnesses, and coagulation problems are among his areas of expertise. He belongs to the American Society of Internal Medicine, the German Society of Internal Medicine, the German Cancer Society, the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, the German Working Group for Bone Marrow and Blood Stem Cell Transplantation, and the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation. View Profile

Cardiothoracic surgery is Dr. Tarig Ali Mohamed Elhassan's 20-year specialty. He graduated from the Izhevsk Government Medical Academy in Russia with a Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery, Diploma in Medicine, and an MBBS (IGMA). He completed his education at the same institution and graduated with a Master's Degree in Cardiovascular Surgery in 2002 after completing his Post-Graduate degree internship in General Surgery in 1999. He started his career in 2001 at Republican Clinical Hospital No. 3 in Russia, widely known as the Izhevsk Cardiac Center, and continued his work there until 2004 when he moved to the UAE. His research interests include congenital heart disease surgery and management, valvular heart diseases, and adult cardiac surgery with an emphasis on coronary artery diseases and consequences. View Profile

At Burjeel Hospital in Abu Dhabi, Dr. Yassin Ibrahim M. El-Shahat serves as consultant and head of the nephrology department. Dr. Yassin has worked as a Senior Consultant for Nephrology & Hypertension in a number of hospitals, including Al-Jazeera Hospital, SKMC, and Al-Noor Hospital Airport Road, for more than 40 years. The prestigious Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris, France, awarded him his Maitre-es Sciences Medicales in Nephrology and Hypertension. He then went on to earn a Certificat d'Etudes Speciales En Nephrologie from Rene D'Escart University (Academie de Paris), a Diplome d'Assistant Etranger in Nephrology from Pierre and Marie Curie University in Paris, France, and a Diplome He holds the position of Chair of the PD Chapter of the Arab Society of Nephrology and Renal Transplantation and is an honorary member of numerous academic societies. He has written multiple books and research articles that have appeared in a number of major international magazines. He was the editor of ""Hypertension: The Silent Killer,"" a ""Best Seller,"" in Arabic. His clinical specialties include transplantation, hypertension, and dialysis. View Profile

After completing his residency and earning a Master's Degree in Surgery - Neurosurgery, Prof. Amr El Shawarbi left Alexandria University with an MBBch in 1992. He then started working as an assistant lecturer in 1998. Later, he finished his Ph.D., Fellowship, and Scholarship at Hannover's Nordstadt Hospital. He graduated from Lower Saxony, aka Niedersachsen, with a Ph.D./MD in Neurosurgery and the Facharzt in 2003. (German Board for Neurosurgery). He served as a Consultant Neurosurgeon at the International Neuroscience Institute in Hannover, Germany, from October 2006 to the present. In November 2006, Prof. El Shawarbi joined Tawam Hospital as Head of the Neurosurgery Department. He later rose to the position of Medical Director for Neuroscience at SEHA, where he made significant contributions to the fields of complex spine surgery, skull base surgery, paediatric neurosurgery, and neuromodulation. Additionally, Professor El Shawarbi has held the positions of President of the Emirates Neuroscience Society, Vice President of the World Federation of Neuroscience Societies, and President of the Pan Arab Neurosurgical Society. He has published widely both domestically and internationally. View Profile