Kings College Hospital Dubai

Senior Nephrologist in Dubai and Medical Director of AMSA Group is Dr. Adil Obeid. He is one of the most well-known nephrologists in the Gulf with 40 years of experience in both internal medicine and nephrology. He received broad and extensive experience in internal medicine working in the Middle East/Gulf region (U.A.E) for well over two decades, including more than a decade in exclusively British run hospitals in the U.A.E. He was trained in Khartoum teaching hospitals in various fields of medicine, in particular, the tropical diseases hospital which was affiliated with the national research council and the institute of tropical medicine at the time. He is credited with creating the first dialysis centre and the nephrology department in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. View Profile

Dr. Girish Chandra Varma earned his MCh in Cardiovascular Thoracic Surgery from Bombay University in India and his MS in General Surgery from Kasturba Medical College in Mangalore, India. Then, in 1996, he received his clinical fellowship in cardiovascular surgery from the University of Alabama in Birmingham in the United States, and in 1999, he received his postgraduate cardiothoracic surgery diploma from the University Pierre & Marie Curie in Paris. He has 28 years of excellent and noteworthy experience performing a range of open heart, thoracic, and vascular procedures. In numerous hospitals with a distinguished international reputation, Dr. Varma has served as Chief Cardiothoracic Surgeon. His areas of expertise are open-heart surgery, chest pain clinics, and cardiac sciences. Additionally, he has a wealth of experience in cardiothoracic surgery, including minimally invasive cardiac techniques for both valve and CABG surgeries, as well as all types of valve surgeries, septal defects, Maze and Ross operations, and more. Beating Heart (off-pump) Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery is his particular area of expertise. He has independently performed over 7,500 coronary artery bypass surgeries and assisted in over 4,500 additional ones. Additionally, he has performed more than 100 redo-open heart surgeries. He also has a lot of experience harvesting skelitonized LIMA, RIMA, Radial Artery, Saphenous Vein, Redo-sternotomy, Thoracotomy, Haemostasis, and regular chest closure. Dr. Varma is the first surgeon to perform Awake Coronary Bypass Surgery on Beating Heart in UAE. He also performed UAE's first Total Arterial Coronary Revascularization - Triple Bypass Surgery using LIMA - Radial 'Y', Composite Conduit Procedure. He is also the first cardiac surgeon to perform awake mitral valve replacement surgery in the United Arab Emirates and awake aortic valve replacement surgery in the Middle East. View Profile

A consultant intervention cardiologist with over 20 years of experience, Dr. Omar Hallak. He has worked in a number of renowned hospitals during this time, in addition to conducting research and instructing students. He received a Master of Science in medicine from Damascus University in Syria and worked there from 1992 to 2006. In 1992, he earned his Internal Medicine American Board certification. In 1999, he earned his interventional cardiologist certification. He served on the American Boards of Cardiovascular Disease and Nuclear Cardiology in 1998, and he received American Board certification in Endovascular and Vascular Medicine in 2006. Dr. Hallak is the founder and chief executive officer of the one of the biggest interventional cardiovascular conferences in the Gulf states, 4TS International Conference, chairman. His approach to patient care is straightforward but effective. He consistently tries to put himself in his patients' shoes in order to better comprehend their issues and viewpoints. He can now provide a more specialised form of treatment as a result. View Profile

Rizwan Hamid is an Honorary Associate Professor at UCL as well as a Consultant Urological Surgeon at the University College London Hospitals and London Spinal Injuries Unit in Stanmore, UK. He received fellowship training in functional and neurourology at the Institute of Urology in London as part of his specialist urological training. Rizwan was the first qualified urologist from outside of Europe to be hired by UCLH after an open interview. Rizwan is the Chair of the Neuro-urology Promotion Committee and the Director of the International Continence Society's (ICS) School of Neurourology. He serves on the boards of the European Association of Urology's female and functional sections. He received an MD from UCL after researching infertility issues in men with spinal cord injuries for his doctoral thesis. He specialises in female urology and neuro-urology and offers tertiary care in lower urinary tract reconstruction. Rizwan's expertise in conservative and surgical management of bladder dysfunction in both males and females complements his experience in general urological conditions. He is especially interested in treating both sexes' overactive bladder, urinary incontinence, infections, and bladder pain. He is particularly interested in treating erectile dysfunction and prostate problems in men. Rizwan is a recognised authority on treating bladder dysfunction following neurological diseases. He performs all surgical procedures in functional urology with a focus on the use of Botulinum toxin, sacral neuromodulation, and slings and sphincters for bladder dysfunction and urinary incontinence, respectively. View Profile

Dr. Rita A. Sakr (MD PhD - Ass Professor) is a breast oncoplastic surgeon and obstetrician with more than 20 years of experience in the field. She is certified by the French and European Boards and is an American Fellow. Dr. Rita Sakr completed her residency in Obstetrics-Gynecology and Breast Oncoplastic Surgery at Aix-Marseille University in France after receiving her primary medical degree from St Joseph University in Lebanon. She subsequently completed her PhD in molecular biology of breast cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York and her breast fellowship at the Institut Gustave Roussy (Paris). Dr. Rita Sakr received training in France and the United States before being hired as a consultant breast oncoplastic surgeon and ob-gyn in a number of hospitals, including Institut Curie in Paris, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris. She was also a co-head of the Breast and Gynecology Care Unit for High Risk Patients and an Associate Professor at Pierre & Marie Curie / Sorbonne University in France. Later, she moved to Dubai where she worked as a consultant obstetrician and breast surgeon at the Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital, formerly the American Hospital. View Profile

Spinal neurosurgeon Dr. Nicandro Figueiredo has years of experience. more than 24 years of clinical experience in reputable hospitals in Brazil, the United States, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates. Dr. Nicandro attended the University of Brasilia for medical school, the Base Hospital of Brasilia for his neurosurgery residency, and Brazil for his master's degree (MSc). He then underwent post-residency training at the John Hopkins Hospital and New York University in the United States in 1997. From 1999 to 2000, Dr. Nicandro completed his fellowship in spinal surgery at two of the best-known hospitals in the USA: John Hopkins and the University of Wisconsin Hospital. He returned to Brazil to work as a professor of neurosurgery and spinal surgery after specialising in spine surgery in the United States. He received his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in neurosurgery from the University of Brasilia in 2009. At the Federal University of Mato Grosso and the University of Cuiaba in Brazil, where he also served as a professor, Dr. Figueiredo established his illustrious career as a spine surgeon. He returned to the United States in 2011 and 2012 to complete his Spinal Neurosurgery Post-Doctorate at the University of Wisconsin Hospital. Dr. Nicandro's involvement in the area began when he accepted an invitation to practise spinal surgery in Saudi Arabia, where he did so from 2013 to 2015. In order to join King's College Hospital in Dubai, he relocated to the United Arab Emirates in 2015 to work in a subspecialty Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital, where he established his reputation in the area. View Profile

With more than three decades of clinical experience, Dr. Hassan Ghazal is an American board-certified consultant medical oncologist and consultant clinical haematologist. After completing his basic medical training at American University of Beirut, Dr. Hassan Ghazal relocated to the US to begin his residency in internal medicine at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Hassan Ghazal began his fellowship in medical oncology at the George Washington University Medical Center in 1992 after completing his residency programme, and he finished it in 1995. He remained at the George Washington University Medical Center for an additional two years, graduating in 1997 with a senior fellowship in bone marrow transplantation. In the years 1992, 1995, and 1996, he earned his US board certifications in internal medicine, medical oncology, and haematology. All of his clinical practises, with the exception of his three-year affiliation with CMC, took place in the US in a variety of roles, including those of Director of the Kentucky Cancer Clinic and Staff Hematologist/Oncologist at Hazard Appalachian Regional Medical Center. Dr. Hassan Ghazal belongs to a number of clinical societies, including the European Society of Medical Oncology, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Haematology, and the American College of Physicians. In peer-reviewed journals, Dr. Hassan Ghazal has numerous publications and abstracts to his name. He has also received numerous awards and accolades from around the world. Over the course of more than 25 years, he has participated in nearly 100 clinical trials in the US as the principal investigator and enrolled hundreds of patients. View Profile

Dr. Farooq Khan is a consultant with extensive training in the UK and expertise in the fields of gastroenterology and hepatology. He completed his liver transplant training at St. James Hospital Leeds after completing the Trent GI programme. Additionally, he has completed a fellowship in advanced endoscopy and performs endobariatric procedures as well as interventional endoscopic procedures like ERCP, Spyglass, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), endoscopic mucosal resection, and endoscopic submucosal dissection. In addition to inserting PEG/PEJ, he also performs groundbreaking endosuturing to implant GI stents to aid in feeding. Dr. Khan brings a special talent to the UAE by assisting patients in assessing and managing disease at an early stage using specialised clinical and endoscopic knowledge. He has created a ""bespoke service"" to help people with Diabetes and Fatty Liver get screened and treated early on, helping both their Diabetes and Liver before it worsens. He has a particular clinical and academic interest in this field, so it is encouraging to learn that he will conduct population-based research at King's Dubai. Dr. Khan also brings to our door a wealth of experience in endoscopic ultrasound. When compared to CT or MRI, EUS is a relatively newer technique that accurately detects gastrointestinal, biliary, and pancreatic problems that sometimes go undetected. It also makes it possible for radiotherapy and oncology-based regimens to treat cancers more successfully. In keeping with King's legacy, Dr. Khan not only performs these procedures but is also a certified EUS trainer. We are happy that he has plans to teach other doctors in the Gulf region so they can better serve larger patient populations there. Dr. Khan will conduct specialised clinics for complex liver diseases, including a liver transplant clinic, at Kings in addition to general GI disorders. View Profile