• Cardiology
• Dental
• Dermatology
• E.N.T
• Endocrinology
• Gastroenterology
• Gynaecology

• Orthopedics
• Paediatrics
• Plastic & Reconstruction Surgery
• Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
• Psychiatry
• Physiotherapy
• Surgery

• Urology
• Microbiology.
• Biochemistry
• Hematology
• Serology (wide range of Hormonal, special serological testing).
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• Ambulance Service
• Emergency Room
• I.C.U
• Laboratory

• Operation Theatre
• Pharmacy
• Radiology

Doctors in cardiology

Dr. Fayaz Shawl MD, FACP, FACC, FSCAI, FCCP Chairman
Shawl Cardiovascular Institute & Research Centre Director, Interventional Cardiology
Washington Adventist Hospital, U.S.A. Director of Interventional Cardiovascular Medicine
George Washington University, Washington DC

Specialization:
Chief Consultant Interventional Cardiologist.
Work Experience
Dr. Shawl has played an active role in all Interventional Cardiology ever since he performed the first Angioplasty at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in 1981. He is considered to have performed every known interventional technique and in fact has pioneered several techniques. Having performed over 16,000 interventional procedures, he is considered to have performed more procedures as a single operator than any other interventionalist in the world. Dr Shawl has authored over 150 leading articles, abstracts and book chapters. He has also published a book entitled "Suported Complex and High Risk Coronary Angioplasty".

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Dr.Balakrishna.V.Pai M.D., D.M. (Cardiology) Specialty

Interventional Cardiology Work Experience
Dr. Pai has extensive experience as a cardiologist and brings his expertise of over 14 years where in he has worked with a variety of procedures like Coronary, Peripheral, Vascular Interventions, installing pacemaker and ICD implants. He has been associated with prestigious organizations such as Al Qassimi Hospital in Sharjah, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences (Cochin), Trichur Heart Hospital (Trichur) and Madras Medical Mission (Chennai) in India.
Special interest
Dr. Pai has special interest in Coronary and Peripheral Vascular Interventions, Pacemaker and ICD implants, Valvuloplasties.

Dr. Khalid Ibrahim Ismail Amber
MBChB, CABM, FESC, FSCAI
Specialty
Specialist Cardiologist
Work Experience
Dr. Khalid has vast experience at the Iraq Centre for Heart Disease, which is a Tertiary Teaching Cardiac Centre in Baghdad. He has done a number of Complex Coronary Intervention Procedures (Chronic Total, Bifurcational, Left main stem, etc.) and various types of peripheral procedures like Valvular and Congenital PDA, ASD, Pulmonary Stenosis. Dr. Khalid is currently training for post graduate diploma in interventional cardiology and has been Head of Cardiology Department in the same centre.
Research / Publications
He has published several papers in American websites and other publications on critical procedures like Simultaneous Kissing Stenting (SKS) Technique: An Option for Selected High Risk Bifurcational Unprotected Left Main Stem Lesions, Revascularization of Both LAD and RCA Culprit Lesions in a Patient with an Inferior STEM, Rupture Internal Carotid Artery After Deployment of Coronary Covered Stent to Close Traumatic Carotid Cavernous Fistula, Closure of a Huge Dominant Vertebral Artery Pseudoaneurysm Using a Covered Coronary Stent, Use of Modified Simultaneous Kissing Stent Technique to Insure Keeping Protective Device in Vertebral artery and Good Covering of Bifurcational Lesion without Crushing Distal Stents, Stenting a severe Coarctation of Aorta containing a Hypoplastic segment and occluding a coexisting big patent Ductus Arteriosus.
Special interest
Dr. Khalid has special interest in Coronary and Peripheral (upper lower, renal, carotid) procedures.

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Dr. Afzal Noor Khan
MBBS, D. Card (Austria), MAMS, Fellowship Interventional Cardiology (Italy), Cardiac Ultrasound (Switzerland)
Specialization
Specialist Cardiology
Work Experience
Dr. Afzal has served in the GCC for last 17 years as Specialist Cardiologist in various prestigious institutions such as King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre and The Armed Forces Hospitals in Saudi Arabia.
He is highly trained and skilled who is well known in Cardiac circles in Europe.
Research / Publications
Emerging Cardiac Risk Factors
Special Interest
Coronary & Peripheral Interventions

Doctors in orthopedic

Dr. Usama S Taha
M.B.Ch.B, M.Sc (Orthopaedic & Trauma).
Specialization
Specialist Orthopedic Surgeon
Work Experience
Worked as Orthopaedic Consultant in Al Kindi Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq (2000 till 2006). Worked as Head Of Surgical Department in Ar Ramadi Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq (1998 till 2000). Dr. Saleh Mohd Kagzi
M.S., F.R.C.S.
Specialization
Specialist Orthopedic Surgeonvbr Work Experience
He has done M.B.B.S. from RNT Medical College, Udaipur , Rajasthan, India in 1992 and Master of Surgery in Orthopedics in 1997 from BJ Medical College, and Civil Hospital , Ahmedabad. He has also gained FRCS from Ireland in the year of February, 2002
He is specialist in the field of trauma and orthopedics which involves variety of exceptional surgeries like fracture fixation mostly by using key hole or minimum invasive techniques ; arthroscopic surgeries like repairs of ligaments, removal of diseased tissue or fixation of intra reticular fractures of knee, ankle, shoulder etc; and arthroplasty of hip and knee using latest implants design and technology
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Doctors in pediatric
Dr. Samina Ajmal
M.B.B.S, M.D (PAED)
Specialization
Pediatrician
Work Experience
Research / Publications
A Paper entitled "A study of components of weight: total body water, lean body weight, and total body fat at menarche" published in IAPJournal - Jan 2001
A Paper entitled" A study of serum zinc levels and effect of zinc supplementation in infants with acute diarrhea" presented at 9th Asian conference on Diarrhea Diseases and Nutrition - New Delhi, Sept 28-30-2001, abstracted in annual journal of ASCOND 2001
Achievements
A Gold Medalist in M.B.B.S.
Dr. Mustafa Kamil Abdul Majid
M.B.Ch.B., C.A.B.P., I.B.C.L.C
Specialization
Paediatric Endocrinology

Work Experience
Rotating internship Basra University Teaching Hospital 1980- 1981.

• Reserve army services 1981-1985 Basra Military Hospital.
• Service in rural area as G.P. Missan govern ate - Al- Major General Hospital1985- 1986.
• Mousil University Teaching – hospital as S HO 1986- 1988
• Post graduate training for Arab Board Mousil University Teaching Hospital Al-Khansa Center 1988- March1990
• As Specialist pediatrician in Ibn-Al-Atheer Teaching Hospital Mousil
• April 1990-October 1990
• Manager of Kusangaq general hospital- October1990-October1991
• Pediatrician and HOD Missan General Hospital -Nov.1991-1995.
• As Pediatrician & HOD in Al- Zahrawi Hospital Missan 1995- 2001
• Pediatric endocrinologist Specialized Center for Endocrinology & Diabetes, Baghdad, Iraq March 2001 -30th march 2006

Dr. Monika Kaushal
M.B.B.S., M.D. (PAEDIATRICS), DM (NEONATOLOGY)
Specialization
Sp. Neonatologist

Work Experience
Worked as Senior Resident (Teaching) at AIIMS, New Delhi plus as Medical Officer (Clinical) HP Health and Family Welfare Department.
Research / Publications
National Neonatal Perinatal Database Project 2001-2003: Involved in data collection, monitoring and analysis of AIIMS data for the Country. Relative efficacy of cling wrap as compared to no cling wrap in decrease in weight loss in preterm infants between 750gm to 1500gm cared under radiant warmer.
Dr. May Shaker Specialist Paediatrics Dr. Inderpal Singh MBBS, DCH, MRCPI Part-1
Specialty
Paediatrics

Work Experience Dr. Deswal completed his graduation and post graduation in 1992 from Pt. B.D.S. PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana, India. After completing his post graduation he worked as Registrar Paediatrician from 1992-95 in PGIMS itself. He has also worked as Registrar Paediatrician in Escorts Hospital & Research Centre, Faridabad, Haryana, India from 1995-98
He has been associated with Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as a Paediatric Specialist from 1999-2007. At present he is attached with us at Zulekha Hospital, Dubai since 2007. He has vast experience in the field of Paediatrics and Neonatology
Special Interest
Dr. Inderpal has always been specially focused on general Paediatrics and Neonatology
Dr. Jincy Joy
MBBS, MD (Paediatrics)
Specialization
GP (Paediatrics)

Work Experience
Dr. Jincy is a medical graduate from Mysore University and has also done her MD from Rajiv Gandhi University. She has also worked as a GP in Jebel Ali International hospital.

Dr. Mostafa Elbolkni
MBBS, Dip (Child health)
Specialization
Registrar GP (Paediatrics)
Work Experience
Dr. Mostafa is a Bachelor of Medicine from Egypt and has done extensive training in neonatal
Resuscitation.

Dr. Narinder Pal Singh
MD Paediatrics
Specialization
Paediatrician
Work Experience
Dr. Narinder has served in the Indian Army for 25 years followed by a stint in Mozambique as consultant for Ministry of Health.
Research and Publications
He has done extensive study of Gauchers Disease..
Special Interest
Dr. Pal has clinical interest in communicable diseases, especially AIDS.
Doctors in gastroenterology
Dr. Yasin Hamid Majeed
FICMS (Med) & FICMS (Gastro)
Specialization
Gastroenterologist
Work Experience
Dr. Yasin has extensive experience in his field and was serving as HOD at Al Ramadi General Hospital, Iraq before joining Zulekha Hospital.
Research / Publications
Dr. Yasin has published papers on Prevalence of H. Pylori in Dyspeptic Patients, ERCP complications and Role of endoscopy in patients with Anema.

Special Interest
Dr. Yasin has special expertise in Upper & Lower GIT and Endoscopy.

Doctors in ENT

Dr. Udaya Chand Das MBBS, MS(ENT), DNB(ORL) Specialization ENT and Head & Neck Surgery Work Experience
Dr. Udaya has 19 years of experience in the field of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery encompassing Microscopic Ear Surgery, Endoscopic Sinus Surgery, Head and Neck Surgery, Skull Base Surgery, Rhinoplasty, Septal Surgery and Laser ENT Surgery. He has performed more than 400 Endoscopic Sinus Surgery since March 2005 in UAE. Dr. Udaya was the first to start Diode LASER Surgery in ENT in privately run hospital.

Research
Dr. Udaya has done extensive research in the field of ‘Craniofacial Resection for malignant tumours of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses’, ‘Sub-total Temporal Bone Resection for malignancy of the external auditory canal and middle ear- a review of 35 cases. (Prospective and retrospective study)’, ‘Analysis and comparison of results of Annular ligament reconstruction and conventional stapes surgery for Otosclerosis’ and ‘Facial Translocation Approach to Infratemporal Fossa & Cranial Base in the surgical management of extensive Angiofibroma’.
Publications
Dr. Udaya also has several published papers to his credit and some of them are ‘Lymphangiomatous macroglosia causing upper airway obstruction and associated Plummer Vinson syndrome’, ‘Nasal septal Chondrosarcoma’, ‘Facial Translocation Approach to Infratemporal Fossa and Cranial Base in Extensive Angiofibroma – a review of seven cases’, ‘The role of Propofol as a general anaesthetic agent in the surgery of sino- nasal diseases’ and ‘Annular ligament reconstruction- a better technique in the surgical treatment of Stapes fixation’.
Special Interest
Dr Udaya has been keenly following LASER Application in ENT Surgery.

Dr. Masood A. Ansari
MD, DLO (Lond), FRCS (Edin), FACS
Specialization
Specialist ENT

Work Experience
Dr. Masood has worked as a consultant Otolaryngologist at Dhahran Health Center Aramco, Saudi Arabia for over 20 years. He has also been Senior Registrar (ENT) at Midland Regional Area Health Authority and Registrar (ENT) at Cleveland Area Health Authority, Birmingham, U.K.
Research / Publications
Dr. Massod has several medical papers published such as ‘Nasal Myiasis’ in Saudi Medical Journal, External Rhinoplasty and Surgical Diathermy in Pakistan Journal of Otolaryngology.
Special Interest
He has been pursuing Otology and Rhinoplasty as his areas of special interest.

Dr. Nadhim Kadhim Saaoudi
M.B.Ch.B, F.R.C.S.(Ed.) Specialization
Specialist ENT Surgeon
Work Experience
Dr. Nadhim has more than 25 years experience in the field of ENT (Medical and ENT Surgery). He has also taught ENT in Kufa and Baghdad Medical Colleges (Undergraduate Students and Post Graduate Doctors).
Research / Publications
He has published several medical papers such as ‘The role of Antibiotics after Tonsillectomy’, ‘Tracheostomy – Indication of early complications’, ‘Hospital morbidity and mortality following total laryngectomy’ and ‘Submucous resection (SMR) versus Septoplasty’.
Special Interest
Dr. Nadhim pursues Nasal Septal Surgery, Middle Ear Effusion and Deafness in children and adults as his areas of interest.

Dr. Rehan Asif Siddiqui
M.S. (E.N.T)
Specialization
E.N.T.
Work Experience
Dr. Rehan has around 10 years of collective experience in the field of ENT and has also worked for two years as ENT Specialist at Almana General Hospital which is a JCI Accredited tertiary referral hospital. He has worked in the Ministry of Interior Hospital at Medina as an ENT Specialist and in India at J. N. Medical College ,teaching the undergraduate and postgraduate students and doing all major as well as minor ENT Surgeries like FESS, Septoplasty, Tonsillectomy, Adenoidectomy, Myringotomy and Grommet insertion, Tympanoplasties, Mastoidectomy, etc and capable of handling all ENT Emergencies. Research / Publications

Dr. Rehan has published many papers such as “Interposition Arthroplasty in Temporomadibular Joint Ankylosis”, “Ondansetron and Dexamethasone after middle ear procedures”, “Role of Concurrent Cisplatin and Radiotherapy in Advanced Head and Neck Cancer and has received the Best Paper Award at the XII Annual U.P. Chapter Conference of Association of Radiation Oncologists of India. Special Interest
He has passionate interest in his areas of specialization - Ear, Nose and Throat in general.
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Doctors in Radiology

Dr. Sarmistha Gupta
MBBS MD DNB DMRD
Specialty
Radio-diagnosis
Work experience
Dr. Sharmistha has more than 10 years of experience as Radiologist and has worked in various prestigious hospitals of India, such as Tata Memorial Hospital, Nanavati Hospital, Wadia children Hospital, Bhopal Memorial Superspeciality Hospital and Research Centre. Her expertise in CT, MRI, Sonography, Doppler, and Mammography along with extensive hands on experience in image guided interventions and performs USG and CT guided FNACs, biopsies, aspirations routinely from thorax (Lung, Hilar and Mediastinal masses), abdomen, face (Infratemporal Fossa), neck, bones and soft tissues along with TRUS guided biopsies of prostate. Dr. Sharmistha also performs Mammographic needle localization for Microcalcifications of breast and Celiac Ganglion Block for intractable pain due to carcinoma pancreas.
Research / Publications:
Dr. Sharmistha has worked extensively on “Mammography and sonomammography correlation of breast complaints”, CT guided celiac plexus block in carcinoma pancreas, evaluating the role of computed Virtual Colonoscopy in large bowel diseases, also participated in many drug trials in chemotherapy protocols.

Has publications in Indexed journals.
Post traumatic intracerebral pneumatocele presenting as CSF rhinorrhoea – Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging 2006; 16:735-738
Case Series: MRI features in cerebral malaria. Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging 2008; 18: 224-226

Special interest:
She has a special interest in CT and MRI, in Oncology imaging (especially of head & neck and abdomen) mammography and image guided interventions.

Dr Antony Obele
MD, FMCR
Specialization
Specialist Radiologist
Work Experience
As Consultant Radiologist in University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital
Eko Hospital (Lagos) as Chief Consultant Radiologist.
As Radiologist in Kuwait Ministry of Health
Publications
Various publications in Nigeria Medical journals –West African journal of Radiologists

• Twin pregnancy comprising of hydatiform mole and fetus
• Measurement of Pitutary Fossa in the Nigerian population by standard skull unit and conventional X-ray unit
• Comparative Values of Ultrasound and IVU in assessment of patients with BPH

Dr Juned Alam Qadir
Specialization
Radiologist
Work Experience
Dr. Juned was previously associated with King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital ( Saudi Arabia ),a multispeciality tertiary care 500 bed teaching hospital as Senior Radiologist.
He has experience of conventional Radiology, Contrast Studies and Fluoroscopy, Mammography, Ultrasonography (USG) of Abdomen, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Small body parts, Sonomammography , Neonatal cranial and Soft tissue scanning as well US Doppler studies.
He has significant experience of Computed Tomography (CT) including conventional & Helical CT scanning, HRCT, Dynamic CT Angiography & venography.
He has adequate experience of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) reporting of the Neurological, Musculo-skeletal and abdominal parts as well as interpretation of MRA & MRV.
He is also doing interventional procedures like drainage and biopsy under USG and CT guidance.
Publications

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• Research work on Diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography in detection of urinary calculi.
• Clinical Audit –Diagnostic accuracy of spiral CT KUB vs USG in urinary tract stones.
• Contributed the Radiology section of the book titled SELF STUDY GUIDE, edited by Dr.C.K.Sinha, Scientific Book Company, Patna, India.

Dr. Zeenat Adil
MBBS, DMRD
Specialization
Radiology

Work Experience
Dr. Zeenat comes with the experience of working for 5 years in a 1500 bedded hospital (PGMI Lady Reading Hospital) as Senior Registrar.
Research Publication
Dr. Zeenat has published papers on Common Primary Tumors that metastrizes to the brain, MRI in Knee Trauma. Etc
Special Interest
MRI and Interventional Radiology

Dr. Mohammed Rafiquddin
MBBS & DMRD
Specialization
RadioDiagnosis
Work Experience
Dr. Rafiq has extensive experience working in 100 to 1500 bedded hospital facilities for over 15 years as a Specialist and Registrar in Radiology. He has worked with illustrious organizations such as Riyadh Central Hospital, Afif General Hospital, etc. in the gulf region.
Special Interest
Dr. Rafiq is equipped with a special inclination for Paediatric Radiology.
Dr. Charanjeet Singh
MBBS, MD (RADIODIAGNOSIS)
Specialization
Radiology
Work Experience
Dr. Charanjeet Singh has worked as Consultant Radiologist at Maharaja Agrasen Hospital, New Delhi, India and as Specialist Radiologist at Bahrain Specialist Hospital, Bahrain. He has also worked as Consultant Radiologist at Escorts Heart Institute & Research Centre, New Delhi, India. Research / Publications
Dr. Charanjeet published several research papers including ‘An Unusual Coronary Artery Anomaly in Tetralogy of Fallot Shown on MDCT in the American Journal of Roentgenology, ‘Compression of Trachea due to Double Aortic Arch; Demonstration by Multi- slice CT scan (MSCT)’ in the Heart Lung and Circulation magazine.
Special Interest
He has special interest in Cardio-vascular Imaging with MSCT, MRI and DSA, CT Coronary angiography. Aorto-Reanl, Carotid, Cerebral and Peripheral Angiography by MSCT AND MRI. Dr. Charanjeet also follows Interventional procedures like Angioplasties, Stent, Stent Graft Placement in Renal and Peripheral Arteries, Bronchial Artery Embolization, IVC filter placement and Embolization of AVM, Vascular Malformation etc.

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Doctors in surgery

Dr.Wadhah Shakri Mohammed
Arab Board of General Surgery
Specialization
Specialist General Surgeon
Work experience
Dr. Aljoudi has extensive expertise and experience in Abdominal Diseases, Tumors, Trauma, Thyroid, Breast and most other surgeries.
Research / Publications
Dr. Aljoudi has Research publications on Breast Nodules and TB Colon featured in various International Scientific Journals.
Special interest
Dr. Aljoudi has always been interested in Hepato Biliary, Breast and Anal surgery.
Dr. Tasneem Shireen Uzair
M.R.C.S, F.C.P.S, MB.B.S
Specialty
General Surgery
Work experience
Dr. Tasneem has worked as Consultant Surgeon in Saudi Arabia for 4 years and was Associate professor in Hamdard Medical University Karachi, Assistant Professor Surgery & Senior Registrar Surgery in Dow Medical University & Civil Hospital Karachi. It is the biggest Government teaching hospital of the Province.
Research / Publications
She has many published research papers in indexed journals and papers read in various symposia on topics of Diagnostic laparoscopy, Chronic breast abscesses, Case report of cystic hygroma in inguinal canal, Resurgence of tuberculosis in surgical practice, Impact of New diagnostic Modalities on Breast Diseases, Repair of inguinal hernias under local anesthesia (Paper Read), Abdominal masses ( Paper Read ).
Special interest
Dr. Tasneem has special interest in Breast Diseases, Anorectal diseases, Herniorraphy and Women’s health.

Dr. Timur Dzizenko
MBBS, MS
Specialization
Registrar Surgeon
Work Experience
Dr. Timur has 15 years of work experience totally at various hospitals like Al Zahra Hospital in Al Bayda in Yemen; Odessa City Hospital (as a Specialist General Surgeon) and Regional Hospital in Ukraine.
Research / Publications
He has several paper publications to his credit such as ‘The process of Methilation of Histone and Non-Histone Proteins of nuclei of Hepatocytes during experimental Cholestasys’, ‘The state of Histone and Non-Histone Proteins of Nuclear Chromatin of Hepatocytes Acetilations reactions under the experimental Cholecystitis condition’ and ‘Structural and functional destructions of the Hepatocytes under the experimental Cholestasis condition’.
Special Interest
Dr. Timur pursues Oncology surgery and Laparoscopic surgery with special interest.

Doctors in anesthesiology

Dr. Vijay Tarneja M.D - Anaesthesiology Specialization Anaesthesiology Work Experience
Vast clinical experience of Anesthesiologist in various discipline of surgery - namely, General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Urology including Renal Transplants, Oncology, Neuro Surgery, Reconstructive Surgery, Eye, Ent, Gynaecology & Obst Surgery, Paediatrics Surgery Dr. P. Bindhu Pillai M.B.B.S, DA, DIP. NB (Anaesthesiology) Specialization Anaesthesiology Work Experience Seven years of experience as Specialist in Anaesthesiology.
Five years of experience as General Practitioner. Achievements Stood Second in the All India “Young Anaesthesiologist of the Year” Competition for the year 1999. Dr.Rafid Al Sudani M.B.Ch.B.,F.I.C.M.S(Anes) Specialization Specialist Anaesthetist Work Experience Dr. Rafid is a specialist in Anaesthesia and Intensive care. He has over 5 years of experience in Anaesthesia, Neuro, Ortho, Uro, Gynaec, Paediatric, Intensive care and Regional Anaesthesia. Research and Publications Dr. Rafid has published articles in Role of Diazepam on reducing Ketamine Hemodynamic side effects during induction period of Anaesthesia and Acute Normovolemic Hemodilution. e - doctor : helpme@zulekhahospitals.com