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Dr. Hussam Ghalib, MD, is a Staff Physician within the Cardiovascular Medicine Department of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Ghalib was at the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, where he specialized in Cardiovascular Medicine with a focus on Advanced Heart Failure Therapies. Dr. Ghalib received his medical degree from The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. He then served on faculty in the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Hospital for two years. He subsequently completed a Cardiovascular Medicine fellowship at UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, with a focus on Advanced Heart Failure Therapies. Dr. Ghalib is the Medical Director of Mechanical Circulatory Support and the Director of the Cardiomyopathy Center at the Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute at the Cleveland Clinic Dr. Ghalib resides in Abu Dhabi with his wife and children

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Dr. Ihab Ahmed, MD, is an Associate Staff Physician within the Critical Care Department of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s Integrated Hospital Care Institute. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Ahmed was a Clinical Consultant of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) therapy at Getinge Company, providing clinical support and education for ECMO centers in the Middle East. He was also a Specialist of Critical Care at the Nile Badrawi Hospital, Cairo, Egypt. Dr. Ahmed received his medical degree from Ain Shams University, Egypt, and completed his residency within the Cardiothoracic Surgery department at Ain Shams University. Throughout his tenure, Dr. Ahmed has specialized in cardiac and surgical critical care with special interest in ECMO. Over the past 5 years he has completed over 85 ECMO cases. Currently, Dr. Ahmed resides in Abu Dhabi with his wife and two children.

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Dr. Omar Aleter, MD, is a Staff Physician within the Nephrology Department of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s Medical Specialty Institute. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Aleter was a Staff Physician of Nephrology and Transplant Nephrology at Farah Medical Campus in Amman, Jordan. Dr. Aleter received his medical degree from the University of Jordan. He completed both his Internal Medicine Residency and Nephrology Fellowship training at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas, US. Thereafter, he moved to Cleveland, Ohio, US, where he completed a Nephrology Transplant Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Main Campus. His training focused on management of kidney transplant patients. Currently, Dr. Aleter resides in Abu Dhabi with his wife and two children. When he’s not working at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Aleter enjoys spending time with his family and playing tennis.

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Dr. Mitesh V. Badiwala, MD, PhD, FRCSC, is a Staff Physician within the Cardiac Surgery Department of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Badiwala was a Staff Cardiovascular Surgeon at Toronto General Hospital and Assistant Professor of Surgery at the University of Toronto. He was the Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation and Fellowship Director for Cardiovascular Surgery at the University Health Network in Toronto. Dr. Badiwala received his medical degree from the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. He completed his residency at the University of Toronto. Dr. Badiwala was then honored to receive the Detweiler Travelling Fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. He travelled to Chicago and completed a fellowship in Advanced Cardiac Surgery at Northwestern University as Chief Fellow, specializing in advanced valve repair, heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support. Dr. Badiwala has completed graduate training in transplantation and vascular biology research at the University of Toronto and holds a PhD in Cardiovascular Science. He has many publications on topics in cardiovascular science and transplantation and has presented both nationally and internationally. Dr. Badiwala is the recipient of many prestigious awards including the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship, the Vivien Thomas Young Investigator Award from the American Heart Association, as well as the Shafie S. Fazel Outstanding Resident Surgeon and Investigator Award and the Starr Medal from University of Toronto. Dr. Badiwala resides in Abu Dhabi with his wife and three daughters. He is an avid Formula 1 Racing fan and enjoys building models and spending time with his family exploring the world.

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Dr. Shiva Kumar, MD, is Division Chair of the Gastroenterology Department within Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi's Digestive Disease Institute. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Kumar served as Medical Director of Liver Transplantation and Primary Liver Physician at two liver transplant centers in the US for more than eight years. He was also Director of Hepatology sub-specialty fellowship training at Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, Louisiana, US. He also served as Clinical Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, US. Dr. Kumar graduated from the University of Kerala Medical School, India and completed his residency and chief residency in Internal Medicine at Our Lady of Mercy University Medical Center, New York, US. He then pursued sub-specialty fellowship training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, US. He completed additional clinical and research training in Hepatology at the Liver Unit of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, US. He also received a master's degree in Healthcare Management from the University of Texas, Dallas, Jindal School of Management in Richardson, Texas, US. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology. His primary areas of clinical and research interests include general-transplant hepatology and liver and hepatobiliary endoscopy. He is a fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) American College of Physicians (ACP), American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), American Association for the study of Liver Diseases (AASLD). He has served on many committees of national scientific societies, including practice parameters and patient care committees of ACG and public and member outreach, as well as international committees of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). Dr. Kumar has numerous publications and has delivered presentations at national and international scientific meetings, with a primary focus on liver disease and transplantation. He has also served as a primary site investigator in numerous clinical trials including those of newer therapeutic agents in Hepatitis C.

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I completed my Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2013 from Lebanese American University (LAU); then completed my Postgraduate Year One (PGY-1)- Pharmacy Residency in 2015 from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School teaching affiliate, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, followed by my Postgraduate Year Two (PGY-2) – Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacy Residency from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School teaching affiliate, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. I am Board Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist and board-certified transplant pharmacotherapy specialist. I joined Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in May 2017 until present as a Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacotherapy specialist where I established the first pharmacy-led transplant clinic in the region in June 2019. I am certified in advanced transplant and immunology at Harvard Medical School in Boston. My interests and research areas are focused mainly on infections post-transplant, cardiac allograft vasculopathy, and antibody mediated rejection.

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Dr. Haamid Siddique, MBBS, is a Staff Physician within the Critical Care Department of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s Integrated Hospital Care Institute. He is also Section Head of Neuro Critical Care. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Siddique served as a Consultant in Pulmonary and Critical Care at Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. He was also an Assistant Professor of Medicine with Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, Michigan, USA. Dr. Siddique received his medical degree from Gulbarga University in Gulbarga, India. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at Creighton University, Nebraska, USA and completed a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine from University of Wisconsin, Wisconsin, USA. Dr. Siddique resides in Abu Dhabi with his wife and three children.

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Dr. Giuseppe Iuppa, MD, is a Staff Physician within the Abdominal Transplant Department of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s Digestive Disease Institute. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Iuppa served at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleveland, Ohio and at the San Marino State Hospital in San Marino. Throughout his career, Dr. Iuppa has specialized in Liver Transplants and Hepatobiliary Surgery as a fellow of the American Society of Transplant Surgeons, completing over 500 operations. Dr. Iuppa received his medical degree from the University of Catania, Italy and completed his residency at the University of Catania, Italy. He completed a research fellowship at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland investigating the field of Normothermic Machine Perfusion for Liver Transplant. During this period, he published a number of papers and was involved in the work that led to the start of the first human trial on NMP in the US. Dr. Iuppa resides in Abu Dhabi, with his wife and three children. When he's not working at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Iuppa enjoys playing waterpolo, diving and crossfit training. He is also a music and cinema enthusiast.

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Dr. Shair U. Ahmed, MD, is a Staff Physician within the Thoracic Surgery Department of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s Heart, Vascular, & Thoracic Institute. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Ahmed was a Staff Thoracic Surgeon at Baylor University Medical Center, Center of Thoracic Surgery in Dallas, Texas, US. Previously, he was a Staff Thoracic Surgeon at the Norton Thoracic Institute, Dignity Health in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Ahmed earned his medical degree from the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He completed both his internship and residency at Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University School of Medicine in Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Ahmed then completed his Cardiothoracic Surgery fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia where he served as Administrative Chief Fellow during this final year of training. Dr. Ahmed resides in Abu Dhabi with his wife and daughter. In his spare time, he enjoys running and is a motor racing enthusiast.

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Dr. Mohamad Mooty, MD, FACP, is Division Chair of the Infectious Disease Program within Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi's Integrated Hospital Care Institute. He specializes in the treatment of bacterial, viral, fungal, mycobacterial and parasitic infections. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Mooty worked as the Head of the Infectious Diseases Division at the Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor, Maine, US. Dr. Mooty received his medical degree from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon. He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the State University of New York Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, US, where he also completed his fellowship in Infectious Diseases.

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Dr. Mariam AlHilli, MD, is a Staff Physician in the Integrated Surgical Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. She is Division Chair of the Department of Gynecology.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. AlHilli served as a Staff Physician at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio and as Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine/Lerner College of Medicine.

Dr. AlHilli received her medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. She completed her residency as well as a fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. She is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and in Gynecologic Oncology. She is also a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American College of Surgeons.

Dr. AlHilli specializes in the comprehensive medical and surgical care of women with gynecologic cancer. She has extensive experience in the management of high-risk patients with hereditary disposition to gynecologic malignancies.

With over a decade of experience in complex gynecologic surgery, minimally invasive and robotic techniques, gynecologic oncology and academic medicine, Dr. AlHilli is dedicated to advancing women’s health across the region. She is deeply committed to improving the quality of patient care and enhancing patient experience.