Archives: Specialized Doctors

Dr. Mujtaba is a Consultant Pediatric Pulmonologist with 20 years of experience in pediatrics and pediatric pulmonology with various prestigious institutions in the NHS UK and Health Service Executive (HSE), Ireland. Before joining Burjeel Medical City, Dr. Mujtaba served as a Consultant Pediatric Pulmonologist at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, where he was clinical lead (HOD). Dr. Mujtaba is committed to providing a high-quality clinical and academic service for respiratory pediatrics to all who attend our service for investigation, care, and management. Dr. Mujtaba developed various guidelines both for cystic fibrosis and respiratory service. He has presented at European Respiratory and Cystic Fibrosis Conferences and participated in national and international clinical trials in the UK and Ireland as Principal Investigator and Co-investigator. Dr. Mujtaba has been an invited speaker at regional, national, and international conferences. He was a clinical and educational supervisor for pediatric and respiratory trainees in the UK. Dr. Mujtaba has also been an honorary clinical lecturer and academic advisor for medical students at the University of Manchester. 

Dr. Hassan Jaafar is a Consultant Medical Oncologist with more than 25 years of professional experience. He commenced his career in Internal Medicine in 1994 and qualified in oncology/hematology in the year 2000 from the American University of Beirut Medical Centre. Later that year, Dr. Jaafar relocated to the UAE and joined Tawam Hospital, a 500+ bed, tertiary-care hospital, affiliated with the reputed Johns Hopkins University Hospital in the USA. During that time, he served as an adjunct Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at the College of Medicine and Health – UAEU. He later relocated to Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital (SKSH) operated by Seoul National University Hospital (SNUH) in Ras-Al-Khaimah. With his arrival to BMC as a Consultant Medical Oncologist, Dr. Jaafar moves up yet another notch in his career to be rated as one of the frontline oncologists and cancer research specialists in the UAE region. Major areas of clinical and research interest include breast cancer and gynecological cancers, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, sarcomas, and other solid tumors. Dr. Jaafar worked on multiple publications in esteemed journals and has a plethora of abstracts and cases presented at conferences around the world. Below is a brief sample of his publications.

Dr. Musaddaq Inayat is a Consultant Neonatologist. He has completed his training in pediatrics at Lincoln Medical Center, Bronx affiliated with Weill Cornell University, New York and further completed his Neonatology training at University of California, Irvine. His academic qualifications include American Board Certification in Pediatrics and Neonatal Perinatal Medicine. Dr. Musaddaq Inayat’s professional focus is on the management of Non-invasive ventilation for extreme preterm neonates and treatment of high-risk neonatal surgical cases. Prior to joining Burjeel Medical City, Dr. Inayat served in well renowned hospitals in UAE at distinct positions which include Consultant Neonatology and Pediatrics, Head of Department of Pediatrics and Deputy Chief Medical Officer. Competent in the use of English, Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi as spoken and written languages, Dr. Inayat has authored several academic papers and articles in medical journals in the subject of neonatology. He has also written two chapters and contributed as international editor in the book, ‘Gomella’s Neonatology’, which is a famous and well-known resource handbook in neonatal medicine all over the world.

Dr. Venkat Sainaresh Vellanki  is a Consultant and Head of Nephrology, Director of Transplant Nephrology at Burjeel Medical City. He brings with him vast experience from his training and practice in North America, the UK, and India. Dr. Venkat completed his Doctor of Medicine (MD) in Internal Medicine from India in 2004. He pursued a Senior Residency in Nephrology from India in 2005. He did a Clinical Fellowship in Canada and is a Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology, USA. With years of experience in the field, he has played various key roles in Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation. He brings vast experience in treating kidney diseases, solid organ transplantation, clinical Nephrology, hypertension, and dialysis. Dr. Venkat undertakes a wide variety of challenging kidney transplants, such as ABO-incompatible transplantations, kidney transplants in HIV-affected patients, liver kidney, kidney-pancreas simultaneous transplants, redo transplants, paired kidney exchanges, and high-risk transplants. He has published many papers in medical journals and held various scientific committee positions at the state and national level of the ISN and has been a reviewer for scientific journals. 

Dr. Taj Mohammed Fiyaz Chowdhry is a highly qualified and accomplished Thoracic Surgeon whose educational background displays a list of achievements. Dr. Taj Mohammed Fiyaz Chowdhry is a Consultant Thoracic Surgeon with expertise across several sub-specialties in the discipline. Some of the areas of his strength include minimally invasive thoracic surgery, thoracic oncological resections including segmentectomies, video (uniportal)/robot-assisted thoracic surgery, non-intubated video-assisted thoracic surgery (NIVATS), cardiothoracic trauma surgery, difficult airway surgery, lung volume reduction surgery, endobronchial valves, chest wall surgery, medical school education, virtual reality education, among others. His 15+ years of clinical experience is also another asset that he pursues, taking an active role in the research and development of strategic sustainability solutions for healthcare institutions. Before reaching his current position as Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, Dr. Chowdhry served as Senior Trainee, Fellow, and LAT at several leading hospitals in the UK for over a decade of his career practice. He will be leading the Thoracic Surgical Team at Burjeel Medical City.

Dr. Dima Ibrahim is a Transplant Infectious Diseases Specialist. She completed her internal medicine and infectious diseases specialization at the American University of Beirut. After which, she completed a transplant infectious diseases fellowship at Duke University Medical Center, NC, USA. Currently, she is based in Abu Dhabi and works at Burjeel Medical City. She is the Chairperson of Infection Control, covering outpatient and inpatient infectious diseases and consulting for transplant and non-transplant populations. She is the principal investigator for many ongoing COVID-19 vaccination and prophylaxis trials. She is the author of several articles published in indexed journals. Her research interest is mainly in the treatment of infections in transplant population, especially CMV and fungal infections.

Dr. Emad Al Nemnem is an experienced Consultant Pulmonologist with more than 15 years of experience in Germany, Austria, and UAE. He completed his MBBS graduation from the Faculty of Medicine at Vienna University and pursued a German Board Specialization (Facharzt) in Internal Medicine and Pulmonology. In addition, he is a Certified Graduate in Internal Intensive Care Medicine and Emergency Medicine. He is also holding Austria and Switzerland board for Pulmonology.

Dr. Emad started working as a Resident in Pulmonology at Karl Hansen Hospital and then continued his Followship in Wald Hospital Gera in Germany. He started his career as Consultant Pulmonologist in 2012 there and was Head of Bronchoscopy section with more than 2500 interventional procedures annually, including all areas of diagnostic and therapeutic flexible and rigid bronchoscopy, endobronchial ultrasound, cryo-biopsy. He also worked as a Pulmonologist in Otto Wagner Lung Hospital, Austria. In 2019, Dr. Emad moved to UAE, where he worked as a Consultant in Pulmonology and Critical Care Medicine at well-known hospital in Dubai. Dr. Emad is a member of various medical societies including European Respiratory Society and German Society for Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine. He has also attended several international conferences in Europe and Middle East.

Dr. Sathya Kakade is a Consultant Ophthalmologist and Vitreo-Retinal Surgeon based in Abu Dhabi, with more than 7 years’ experience in UAE and 16 years’ experience in retinal surgery. His areas of expertise include diabetic retinopathy, retinal vascular disorders, retinal detachment surgeries, macular disorders, uveitis, and ocular inflammations.

Dr. Krish Venkatesh is a Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist with more than 16 years of experience in the field. He graduated from Karnataka Medical College, Hubli, India. Following a postgraduate degree in pediatrics (MD) from Mysore Medical College, Mysore, India, he moved to the United Kingdom for further training. After completing training in pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition, he worked as a Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool, and as an Honorary Lecturer at the University of Liverpool for more than five years. Dr. Venkatesh was the Chief of the Pediatric Gastroenterology department at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital. He was also the nominated Lead for Endoscopy and Nutrition. Dr. Venkatesh has several first-author papers and book chapters to his credit. He has presented his research at several national and international conferences.

Dr. Mohammed Zeki Ahmed is an experienced Vascular and Non-Vascular Interventional Radiologist. Dr. Ahmed graduated in 1996 from Mosul College of Medicine in Mosul, Iraq. He completed two years of surgical training (vascular) at Leeds and Bradford hospitals in the UK and obtained his MRCS in Surgery in 2005. He then undertook his higher specialty training in Radiology at the East Yorkshire Radiology Academy (UK), obtaining a Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Radiology in 2010. Dr. Ahmed also completed a one-year advanced Interventional Radiology fellowship at the prestigious Royal Free London NHS Trust hospital, Centre for Hepato-Pancreatic-Biliary (HPB) Surgery and Liver Transplantation. He worked at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, where he served as a full-time Vascular Interventional Radiologist Consultant at Hull University Hospital for five years. He holds the European Board in Interventional Radiology (EBIR) certification. Dr. Ahmed is one of the first Interventional Radiologists to hold a HAAD (DOH) Interventional Radiology License in the UAE. Throughout his career, Dr. Ahmed has worked at numerous renowned hospitals in the Gulf region, including King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH&RC) in KSA, Al Ain Hospital, and Tawam Hospital in the UAE. With 19 years of extensive experience, he has performed a wide range of emergency and elective vascular procedures such as embolization for trauma, gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, bleeding control, aortic intervention, peripheral vascular intervention, stenting, fistula work, and dialysis access management. Dr. Ahmed is skilled in venous interventions, including IVC filter insertion and the management of acute DVT and SVC obstruction syndrome. He is also experienced in vascular access procedures, such as portacath, PICC lines, and Hickman line placement in both children and adults. He is an expert in oncology interventions, including tumour biopsy, ablation, chemoembolization (TACE), and radioembolization (TARE) for liver cancer. Notably, Dr. Ahmed performed the first TARE procedure in Abu Dhabi. He also has extensive experience in hepatobiliary interventions, including TIPS, transjugular liver biopsy, urological interventional procedures, uterine fibroid embolization, scrotal varicocele embolization, and prostate artery embolization.