Los mejores especialistas en enfermedades infecciosas en Emiratos Árabes Unidos — TOP-8 médicos

Dr. Antonia Artigues-Barcelo is an Internal Medicine Consultant with more than 20 years of experience in the field of Internal Medicine.

After completing her Medical Degree from Universitat Autonoma in Barcelona, Spain, she acquired her Specialisation in Internal Medicine from Hospital Universitari Son Dureta and Hospital Clinic in Barcelona, both in Spain. She has extensive experience in Internal Medicine in inpatient and outpatient settings.

Before moving to the UAE, she was practicing in both private and government Hospitals in Spain, where she implemented different projects, including Autoimmune Systemic Diseases Unit, Palliative Care Unit, and a multidisciplinary management program of hip fractures in older patients. She was also the HOD in Internal Medicine Department.

Since she moved to the UAE, she has been working as an Internal Medicine Consultant in well-known Clinics and Hospitals in Dubai. She has also been an Adjunct Associated Professor at Mohammed Bin Rashid University (MBRU).

Her scope of expertise includes general internal medicine conditions, gastrointestinal disorders, respiratory diseases, anaemias, thyroid conditions, as well as, infection diseases, autoimmune systemic conditions and prevention, detection, and treatment of cardiovascular risk factors, such as hypertension, diabetes, or dyslipidaemia. She also carries out general check-ups.

She is a member of the Spanish Medical Council and the Internal Medicine Spanish Association, as well as, member of Middle East and North Africa Stroke Organization.

EXPERTISE:

• Gastrointestinal Disorders
• Respiratory Diseases
• Anaemias
• Thyroid Conditions
• Infectious Diseases
• Autoimmune Systemic Conditions
• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• Dyslipidaemia

Biography

Dr. Mehdi Afrit is a Medical Oncologist who practices at Burjeel Specialty Hospital in Sharjah. He has over 11 years of experience caring for and managing cancer patients. He has extensive experience providing chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy to patients. He earned a Certificate of Medical Oncology from the Gustave Roussy Institute in Paris, France, where he received training in antitumor chemotherapy and cancer medical treatment. Additionally, he holds an international certificate in breast diseases. He also has a certificate in Good Clinical Practice from Trans Celerate Biopharma Inc. and a certificate in Clinical Trial Management: Good Clinical Practice from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians. He previously worked for over five years as an Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology at Tunis’s Faculty of Medicine. He later practiced as a Consultant, Medical Oncologist for six years at Arianna’s hospital in Tunisia. He later worked for two years as a Specialist Medical Oncologist at Zulekha Hospital. He was also an investigator in three international clinical trials and holds clinical trial auditing and CRO certifications and a GCP Training Certificate from 2016. He is a member in good standing of the Emirates Oncology Society (EOS), the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO), and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). His clinical expertise includes but is not limited to the following:

• Oncology care and treatment for chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, immune therapy, and target therapy
• Breast cancer
• Solid tumor diagnosis
• Digestive cancer
• Gynecological cancer
• Lung cancer
• Genitourinary cancer
• Sarcoma

Awards & Achievements

• Award from Himaya Foundations and University of Sharjah

Research & Publications

• Clinicopathological Features of Gastric Cancer in a Cohort of Gulf Council Countries' Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study of 96 Cases. Journal of Oncology Research Reviews & Reports Volume 2(2): 1-3.
• The Burden of Gynecologic Cancers in the UAE. Journal of Oncology Research Reviews & Reports Volume 2(4): 1-6.
• The Emirates Oncology Task Force Clinical Practice Guideline on Screening for SARS-CoV-2 in Asymptomatic Adult Cancer Patients Before Anti-Cancer Therapy. Journal of Oncology Research Reviews & Reports Volume 2(4): 1-6.
• The State of Cancer Care in the United Arab Emirates in 2020: Challenges and Recommendations, A report by the United Arab Emirates Oncology Task Force. Humaid Al-Shamsi, Humaa Darr, Ibrahim Abu-Gheida , Jawaher Ansari, Martine, Mehdi Afrit, Mohamad H Masri, Mohamed Abuhaleeqa. Gulf J Oncology 2020 Jan;1(32):71-87.
• Primary Bone Lymphoma: Tunisian Multicentric Retrospective Study About 32 Cases. Ben Ayed C, Laabidi S, Said N, Afrit M, Ben Ahmed S, Boussen H. Tunis Med. 2018 May;96(5):269-272.
• First Site of Recurrence After Breast Cancer Adjuvant Treatment in the Era of Multimodality Therapy: Which Imaging for Which Patient During Follow-up? Nesrine M, Mehdi B, Houda EB, Soumaya L, Mehdi A, Bechir Z, Hamouda B. Breast Dis. 2017 Nov 21

El Dr. Chetan Prakash es un cirujano ortopédico especialista con calificaciones MBBS, D-Ortho y DNB (Ortho). Tiene una amplia experiencia en reemplazos de cadera y rodilla, cirugía de revisión, restauración de cadera y otras cirugías ortopédicas. Ha completado una beca en cirugía ortopédica y traumatología deportiva del Kanto Hospital Bruderholz en Basilea, Suiza. El Dr. Prakash habla inglés, árabe e hindi, y tiene un interés especial en las lesiones deportivas, el fijador externo Ilizarov, los clavos entrelazados y la artroplastia de cadera y rodilla. Ha publicado su tesis de investigación sobre alargamiento de extremidades en revistas internacionales.

El Dr. Adel M Jibril es experto en el tratamiento de enfermedades autoinmunes complejas con amplia experiencia en Artritis Reumatoide, Artrosis y Espondilitis Anquilosante. Habla árabe, inglés y ruso con fluidez y tiene un MBBS, MD, PhD, FACRM, ACPM, AAP, UFR, SH.

El Dr. Vivek Sharma es un cirujano ortopédico y de reemplazo de articulaciones experimentado con más de 14 años de experiencia. Es un cirujano calificado D.Ortho y DNB y ha realizado más de 5,000 cirugías primarias complejas y de revisión. Tiene experiencia en la realización de artroplastia de cadera/rodilla primaria y de revisión, osteotomía de rodilla, así como en el tratamiento de la osteoporosis, la osteoartritis y el dolor. También es miembro fundador del Centro de Excelencia en Artroplastia de Rajasthan.

El Dr. Saurabh Singh es un oftalmólogo experimentado con más de 11 años de experiencia y conocimientos en revisión ocular integral, pruebas oculares computarizadas, Lasik, cirugía de cataratas, trasplante de córnea, reconstrucción de la superficie ocular, queratoprótesis, manejo del queratocono y manejo del glaucoma. Tiene publicaciones tanto nacionales como internacionales y es un orador invitado habitual en reuniones científicas y CDE's.

La Dra. Venus Rawat es Cirujana Especialista en Otorrinolaringología con MS en Otorrinolaringología y MBBS. Tiene experiencia trabajando en hospitales indios y una beca en cirugía de apnea del sueño de Singapur. Sus intereses especiales incluyen cirugía endoscópica y microscópica de oído, miringotomía e inserción de ojal, cirugía endoscópica de senos paranasales, septoplastia, turbinoplastia, extirpación de amígdalas y adenoides usando la técnica de coblación, ronquidos y cirugía de apnea obstructiva del sueño, cirugía microlaríngea y manejo del vértigo.