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About the Physician
Dr. Eltom joined Sidra Medicine as a consultant Developmental Pediatrician in October 2023. Formerly, he was the Lead Clinician and Consultant Neurodevelopmental Pediatrician for 11 years at Shepway area, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust in England, and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at King’s College London.
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Muhamad Sadek Almiski has served as Medical Director of Transfusion Medicine and Senior Hematopathologist at Sidra Medicine since August 2023, after working from 2010 to 2023 at Shared Health Manitoba, University of Manitoba, and Canadian Blood Services.
He worked for short terms in other Canadian institutions, including St John Eastern Health, Vancouver General Hospital, Saskatoon Royal University Hospital, and Kelowna General Hospital.
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Dr Sumeja Zahirovic is a consultant adult rheumatologist. She obtained her medical degree at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar. She completed her training in internal medicine at Englewood Hospital in New Jersey, USA and her Rheumatology Fellowship training at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center in Richmond, Virginia, USA. Her research focuses on rheumatoid arthritis, exercise, and motivational interviewing.
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Dr. Jamal Al Abdulla has been the Division Chief of Dentistry at Sidra Medicine since 2018. He is also the Division Chief of Pediatric Dentistry at HMC since August 2011. In addition, he is the Program Director of the Post Graduate Program in Pedodontics at HMC with the Affiliation of the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI). This involves educating and supervising residents and interns in the OPC and the Operating Room. He also teaches by providing lectures and education sessions.
Dr. Amena, MD is graduate of Arabian Gulf University school of medicine, in Kingdom of Bahrain.
Dr. Amena trained at the Hamad general hospital, where she completes her internship and then complete her residency in pediatric department.
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Dr. Khalid Al Ansari is the inaugural Chairman of Level One Trauma Emergency Department and Urgent Care Sidra. He is the founder of the National Poison Center and the founder of the Child Advocacy Program in Qatar. He is also the Chairman of the Sidra Medicine Hospital Resuscitation Program.
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Dr. Haithem Babiker is a plastic and hand surgeon who joined Sidra Medicine in April 2022. He holds both a Medical Degree (India) and a Dental Degree (University of Pennsylvania, USA).
Prior to joining Sidra Medicine, Dr. Babiker was an Associate Professor at the University of Cincinnati and an Attending at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (one of the top pediatric institutions in the world). He was the Director of the Pediatric Plastic Craniofacial Fellowship and Director of the Maxillofacial Division.