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MAY 2010
Life on the pharmPharmaceuticals have revolutionized the way modern medicine is practised
How clinical trials are pushing medicine forward
The natural worldWhen it comes to medical problems,
pharmaceuticals aren’t the only option
Testing timesTesting times
From the time we are born to the end of life, pharmaceuticals are an everyday part of life for many people. Throughout our life our exposure to medication can include immunizations, antibiotics, painkillers and antihistamines to more intense medication for serious diseases – be they mental or physical. Both prescribed and over-the-counter drugs can prevent, treat and cure illness and improve health.
In Life on the pharm (page 14) we look at the role pharmaceuticals have played in modern medicine and improving quality of life, while in Testing times (page 20) we look at the process involved in drug development and how safety and efficacy are of paramount importance in any effort to move from development to delivery.
The labeling of medication and the accompanying instructions are crucial to patient safety as we find out in Read the label (page 24) while in Part of the process (page 28) we learn about the role of chemical engineering in the production of the food we eat.
More people are turning to alternative medicine either as a complement to or instead of taking pharmaceutical drugs – as we hear in The natural world (page 32). Dubai Healthcare City offers a choice of 12 different forms of alternative medicine and we are seeing a growth in its popularity – especially as is offered within a regulated framework.
In our expert profile this month Diagnosing dubai (page 36), we hear from the chief executive of a diagnostics laboratory which delivers 4,000 of the 4,800 tests you can run on a person whilst in Fighting fit (page 38) we find out how rehab helped a patient return to fitness following a knee surgery. Finally – don’t miss our story on the role of science in improving sporting performance and managing injuries in Science friction (page 10).
Dr Ayesha Abdullah
Senior Vice President
Dubai Healthcare City
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03 Inside viewA letter from the Senior Vice President
of Dubai Healthcare City
04 NewsFind out what’s happening in health
around the world and locally
10 Science frictionCutting edge research is changing the way
we think about sports injuries
14 Life on the pharmPharmaceuticals have revolutionized the
way modern medicine is practised
20 Testing timesPharmaceuticals are powerful products, but
their regulation is second to none
24 Read the labelOver the counter drugs can be of real
benefit, but pharmaceuticals are powerful
products and need to be treated with
respect
28 Part of the processChemical engineering has been a
controversial force in nutrition, but it can
do good as well as harm
32 The natural worldWhen it comes to medical problems,
pharmaceuticals aren’t the only option
36 Diagnosing DubaiDHCC’s new ‘super lab’ should transform the health
city’s diagnostic capabilities
38 Fighting fitHow post-op rehab helped one patient make it to boot
camp
41 Comfort foodFood can have a genuine impact on mood levels – here
are some of the top stress busting nutritional sources
42 Health directoryA guide to health professionals based at Dubai
Healthcare City
CONTENTS
10
MAY 2010
Life on the pharm
Pharmaceuticals have revolutionized
the way modern medicine is practised
How clinical trials are
pushing medicine forward
The natural world
When it comes to medical problems,
pharmaceuticals aren’t the only option
Testing
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May 2010 • 3
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NEWS
4 • May 2010
NEWS
May 2010 • 5
New research has confirmed a substantial drop in the number of women dying each year from pregnancy and childbirth, which
experts are hailing as a major breakthrough.
New figures suggest 342,900 women worldwide were victims of maternal mortality in 2008, compared to 526,300 in 1980.
The new research was published in leading medical journal The Lancet and is being touted as proof that maternal mortality is
not an “intractable problem” for the global medical community.
“The overall message, for the first time in a generation, is one
of persistent and welcome progress,” wrote the journal’s editor,
Dr Richard Horton.
The marked improvement was believed to be attributable to
lower pregnancy rates in some countries; higher income, which
in turn facilitated better nutrition and access to healthcare;
more education for women; and the increasing availability
of people with medical training during childbirth. Moreover,
significant improvements in large countries like India and China
helped to drive down the overall death rates.
The research was conducted by the University of Washington
and the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, and
was paid for by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Global maternal deaths see significant decline
A new clinical trial of Baxter International’s
Gammagard treatment suggest patients
suffering from Alzheimer’s disease showed
better cognitive function and less brain
enlargement than those given a placebo,
according to the company.
Over the course of an 18-month trial,
patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s
disease who received the intravenous
medication performed, on average, noticeably
better than those patients who received a
placebo.
On a test designed to measure mental
abilities, patients treated with Gammagard
averaged 1.36 points higher than other
patients.
On a second test patients receiving the drug
appeared to have declined slower than the
other patients, falling by 9.15 fewer points than placebo patients.
Baxter drug reports encouraging Alzheimer’s results
Genes hold the key for chronic kidney disease
Acorn Research announces CAP tie-up
Scientists have a made a “revolutionary”
breakthrough in the battle to identify the
causes of kidney disease, researchers have
claimed.
The identification of some 20 genes
believed to hold the key to the condition
have the potential to radically change
physicians’ approach to the diagnosis and
treatment of kidney diseases, an affliction
that affects about one in 10 adults and
can require dialysis or even an organ
transplant.
Dr Jim Wilson, a geneticist at the UK’s
University of Edinburgh who worked
on the study, said: “This work could
revolutionise the treatment of kidney
disease in the future – but this will take
some time.
“It’s a very critical first step towards
a completely new understanding of the biology behind CKD [chronic kidney disease]. Transferring what we’ve found into
clinical benefits will take some years.”
Acorn Research, a resident of Dubai Healthcare City’s sister
company Dubiotech, this month inked an agreement with
the College of American Pathologists (CAP) to represent
them exclusively in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and
Bahrain.
It is hoped the move will help to raise the quality of patient
care and laboratory standards across the region and the new
entity will work alongside facilities such as The City Hospital
in DHCC.
The College of American Pathologists is a medical society
serving more than 17,000 physician members and the
laboratory community throughout the world.
It is the world’s largest association composed exclusively of
pathologists and is widely considered the leader in laboratory
quality assurance.
A new study has linked a gene responsible for a rare hair loss disorder with the far more common male pattern baldness.
Researchers identified a genetic mutation involved in hypotrichosis simplex, an unusual hereditary hair loss disorder, that they
believe is also a key component of male pattern baldness.
6 • May 2010
NEWS
May 2010 • 7
Individuals suffering from migraines should reach for the aspirin,
according to new research.
The common painkiller should be tried as the first line of defence,
new research has found, after a study of more than 4,000 sufferers
found that taking three tablets of aspirin within two hours of
symptoms developing was effective.
A review of studies published by the Cochrane Library found
significant numbers benefit from aspirin.
Sheena Derry, from the John Radcliffe Hospital, in Oxford, and
one of the researchers of the review, said: “My advice for sufferers
would be to try aspirin or other over-the-counter medicines as a first
choice and then go onto more migraine specific drugs if these do not
work.”
NEWS
Study reveals virus mortality rate Researchers in the UK
have revealed that a virus
that causes wheezing
and pneumonia could
be responsible for
claiming the lives of
up to 200,000 children
worldwide each year.
A study at the
University of Edinburgh
found that about 3.4
million children were
hospitalised after
contracting respiratory
syncytial virus.
Cases linked to the
potentially fatal
E. coli 0157 strain
dropped significantly
in the US in 2009,
according to figures
from the Centers for
Disease Control and
Prevention.Aspirin ‘effective against migraine’
Individuals suffering from the skin disease vitiligo may
actually benefit from a natural protection against skin cancer,
a new study suggests.
The condition, which is still relatively rare, affecting just
one in 200, causes pale skin patches that lack pigment and
burn easily.
Previously physicians have believed the condition to be
linked to a greater risk of skin cancer, but researchers at the
University of London looked at 4,300 people and identified
a common gene mutation that both increases the chance of
vitiligo and cuts cancer risk.
The findings are reported in the New England Journal of
Medicine.
Yet, study author Professor Dot Bennett, also said:
“Although this may provide some consolation for people
with vitiligo, they should still be careful in the sun. As they
know, they sunburn quickly, and a lower risk of cancer
doesn’t mean zero.”
US health experts have backed a call for the ban of trans-fats from all foods in the UK, after an editorial in the British
Medical Journal said 7,000 deaths a year could be prevented by a 1% reduction in consumption
Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may
also help to slow the progression of
multiple sclerosis, according to a new study. Source: American Academy of Neurology
Skin condition could provide cancer shield
8 • May 2010
NEWS
May 2010 • 9
Mediterranean diet could ward off Alzheimer’sMaintaining a diet that is high in fruits and vegetables, as well as omega-3 fatty
acids, could reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease on top of being good
for your heart.
A new study of more than
2,000 dementia-free adults
65-years-old and older found
that individuals who consumed
a Mediterranean-type diet
were 38% less likely to develop
Alzheimer’s disease, according
to Dr Nikolaos Scarmeas of
Columbia University in New York.
The findings were published online in the journal Archives of Neurology.
Parkinson’s disease could be diagnosed earlier
by measuring changes in the sound of the voice,
according to researchersSource: Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research
Rural men at greater risk, says studyMen living in rural areas are at a greater risk from conditions such
as diabetes, some cancers, and poisoning than those living in urban
environments.
New research conducted in Australia found that rural men are
more likely to experience chronic health problems, partly because
those studied were more likely to smoke and drink.
Report author Sally Bullock said: “Also, in Australia’s more
rural and remote areas, there’s a larger amount of areas that are
socioeconomically disadvantaged.
“By that, I mean you’ll sometimes find lower education levels,
lower income and higher rates of unemployment, for example.”
Eating too much white bread and pasta could double the chances of heart disease, according to a new study.
The research looked at the diets of almost 50,000 people and calculated their average glycemic index score, which provides an
indicator of how quickly a food raises blood sugar levels.
The study found that women whose diets had
the highest GI score were 2.24 times more likely to
develop heart disease than those with the lowest,
although men appeared to be less at risk.
The research was conducted by the National Cancer
Institute in Milan, and the scientists admitted it was
unclear why the ‘high GI’ diet did not increase the
risks for men.
However, the authors suggest that other factors
could be more important in how men develop heart
disease.
“We tentatively suggest that the adverse effects of
a high glycemic diet in women are mediated by sex-
related differences … but further prospective studies
are required to verify a lack of association of a high
dietary glycemic load with (heart) disease in men,” the
authors concluded in the journal Archives of Internal
Medicine.
DHCC welcomes Royal Ayuverda ClinicDubai Healthcare City has announced the launch of the Royal
Ayurveda Clinic, the first facility in the region to provide a full
range of Ayurvedic medical services.
Ayurveda or the ‘science of life’ aims at treating the sick
as well as the healthy and the new clinic will focus on clinical
excellence and patient safety in disease management, positive
health promotion, as well as relaxation and vitalizing therapy.
Dr Ayesha Abdullah, senior vice-president, Dubai Healthcare
City, said: “We welcome Royal Ayurveda, the first of its kind
in the region, to Dubai Healthcare City. Royal Ayurveda joins a
strong list of complementary and alternative medicine providers
(CAM) at DHCC.
“Dubai Healthcare City is pleased to be a pioneer in further
developing its base of CAM services as a response to global
trends that reflects the growing popularity of alternative
medicine and traditional practices.”
Bread and pasta diet could increase heart risk
NEWS
10 • May 2010 May 2010 • 11
Cutting edge research is changing the way we think about sports injuries
FITNESS
Science friction
For sportsmen and women everywhere, the worse part of physical activity surely has to be getting injured. Not only is the process itself often acutely painful, but the subsequent time spent on the sidelines, or in rehab can be hugely depressing. But science has been able to shed new light when it comes to our approach to physical training – especially when it comes to recovering from serious sporting injuries.
“There have been major advances in the scientific approach to training to enhance performance and to prevent and manage sports injuries,” says Jennifer Crabbe, who is the head of rehabilitation at Dubai Healthcare City’s The City Hospital. “Training is no longer only in the hands of the coach and the athlete but is rather a multidisciplinary team approach where each team member needs to keep abreast of scientific evidence and validate his or her approach to training and rehabilitation.”
Indeed, advances in the scientific community are beginning to make a huge
To stretch, or not to stretch?
FITNESS
How you prepare for exercise can
often be as important as how you
conduct the exercise itself. For
instance, there is a unanimous
consensus that ‘warming up’ is an
essential part of preparing the body
for exercise. “The warm-up needs to
include general exercises such as
jogging and very specific exercises
particular to your sport,” says
Crabbe. “The effect of your
warm-up program lasts only 30
minutes so it is important to time
the warm-up – a structured
warm-up program can reduce injury
risks by 50%.
Where there is less of a
consensus, however, is over the role
of stretching – for so long a staple
routine in a typical warm-up. “There
has been some very interesting
recent research done in Australia on
military personnel that has shown
that there is no injury reducing
benefit in stretching,” says Crabbe.
“This research indicates that
stretching may be a waste of time
and may actually decreases
performance. Numerous studies
have demonstrated that traditional
static stretching decreases the
athlete’s performance in activities
that require strength, speed, and
power. The results of the long and
vertical height jump performance
test that is considered as a good
indicator for power output has been
shown to be significantly reduced
after static stretching.”
Indeed, scientific literature
collectively appears to indicate that
static stretching within an hour
before practice or competition does
not improve the athlete’s
performance, nor does it appear to
reduce the risk of injury. However,
that is not to say people can give up
on stretching all together. “Poor
muscle strength and limited joint
range of motion does reduce
performance so athletic trainers
should prescribe static-stretching
routines for some athletes rather in
the evenings, but not before sport
practice sessions and competitive
events.”
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FITNESS
difference to the way we think about our bodies and how best to protect them and repair them, says Crabbe. One of the most crucial advances, she says, has been in the field of biomechanics – the application of mechanical principles to living organisms. “It is now essential that there is an understanding of the biomechanics of different sports,” she says. “Recent scientific research has shown abnormal biomechanics as the major potential cause for non traumatic injuries – be they anatomical or functional.”
An anatomical biomechanical abnormality is an abnormality in body structure and is something that one cannot change but can minimise the effects of – for example, leg length discrepancy, which can lead to a runner being an excessive pronator. Functional biomechanical abnormalities, however, are either a result of poor technique or past injuries. “An example of this would be a faulty backhand stroke in the tennis player and this would cause an extensor tendinopathy at the elbow commonly called ‘tennis elbow’,” says Crabbe. “Past injuries not correctly rehabilitated are a very reliable indicator for poor performance and injury.”
How we address these problems is now mostly informed by the research of the scientific community, says Crabbe. “Neuromuscular retraining after injury plays
a very important role in the rehabilitation process,” she explains. “Nerve impulses originating in joints, muscles and tendons are processed in the central nervous system and provide information about joint position, vibration, movement and pressure.”
When these pathways are damaged
during injury, they result in impaired balance and decreased coordination as well as diminished joint position sense. “Diminished joint sense and poor coordination is very common with lower limb injuries and it is essential that this training takes place in the early stages of rehabilitation to prevent reoccurrence of the injury,” adds Crabbe.
“Nerve impulses originating in joints, muscles and tendons are processed
in the central nervous system and provide information about joint position,
vibration, movement and pressure”
Contact:
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“Training is no longer only in the hands of
the coach and the athlete but is rather a
multidisciplinary team approach”
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PHARMACEUTICALS
Pharmaceuticals have revolutionized the way modern medicine is practised
Life onthe pharm
Pharmaceuticals are not exactly new. Evidence suggests that even Ancient Babylonian medicine, out of vogue for the past 3,000 years or so, featured the use of prescriptions. But it was not until the inter-war years of the twentieth century that modern pharmaceuticals, as we know them today, began to feature prominently in healthcare – with aspirin, codeine, and morphine prescribed for pain; digitalis, nitroglycerin, and quinine for heart disorders, and insulin for diabetes.
Even then, though, pharmaceuticals represented something of a brave new world for physicians. Today, though, they are indispensable, says Dr Tony Zbeidy, general manager of pharmaceutical firm Orphan Europe’s Middle East division, which is based in Dubai Healthcare City. “As long as gene therapy is not a properly established alternative, the modern world cannot survive without pharmaceuticals.”
Orphan Europe develops and provides pharmaceuticals for metabolic disorders that have been created by genetic alterations. Without these pharmaceuticals, argues Zbeidy, the lives of affected individuals would be unreognizable. “The signs and symptoms could range from mild mental retardation to heavy physical deformations, seizures, coma and sometimes death,” says Zbeidy.
The basic function of medicine is to improve the quality of life, and, more than ever, pharmaceuticals play a vital role in how this is achieved. Whether the medicine prescribed is a reactive or a preventive measure, chemically produced drugs are used
PHARMACEUTICALS
to affect how our bodies behave. The pharmaceutical industry is now one of the most powerful forces in healthcare – and industry at large – but Zbeidy says its role in supporting physicians has been of huge benefit.
“The availability of pharmaceuticals at hand in current practice tremendously helps modern medicine meeting its objectives: improving quality of life of patients and prolonging life expectancy,” he says. And the exciting thing about the industry, he adds, is that it is continually evolving. “The pioneer
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“The medical treatment of patients with depressive and other psychic
disorders as well as of patients with epilepsy has been tremendously
improved by the new generation of modern drugs”
breakthrough in pharmaceuticals was the discovery of the first antibiotics,” he says. “However today, I guess that biotechnology products and enzyme/substrate replacement therapies are the major contributors to modern medicine awaiting for the next era of gene therapy, which in my opinion, is not there yet.”
Pharmaceuticals have had a varying
PHARMACEUTICALS PHARMACEUTICALS
impact on medicine, depending on the respective specialty. Few have benefited more than neurology and psychiatry, argues Dr Hartmut Herbert Kollikowski. As a senior consultant at the German Center for Neurology & Psychiatry, Kollikowski deals regularly with powerful drugs. “Pharmaceuticals are very important to modern medicine… they have highly
improved the treatment options,” he says. In the field of neurology and psychiatry
there have been major developments during the last 10 years, points out Kollikowski. “There was an enormous progress in the development of new and very potent pharmaceutical substances,” he says. “In particular, the medical treatment of patients with depressive and other psychic disorders
Pharma factsTime to develop and market a new drug : 10-15 years
Average Cost to develop a new drug (2006) : $1.318 billion
Total R&D spending on drugs in 2007 : $58.8 billion
Generic share of market in 2007 : 67%
Percent of marketed drugs that cover R&D costs : Only 20%
Total number of drugs approved in 2007 : 23
R&D as a percent of U.S. sales : 18.7%
Average effective patent life for major drugs : 11 years
Medicines currently in development : 2,700 compounds
For every 5,000-10,000 compounds tested,
the number that make it to clinical trials : 5
For every 5 compounds that make it to clinical trials,
the number that get FDA approval : 1
Probability that a compound tested eventually
gets FDA approval : .01% (1/100th of
1%) to .02% (1/50th of 1%)
Source: Pharmaceutical Industry Profile 2008
as well as of patients with epilepsy has been tremendously improved by the new generation of modern drugs.”
The use of pharmaceuticals to treat psychiatric conditions has a chequered history, with many campaigners still mistrustful of their powerful influence on the mental state of vulnerable patients. Kollikowski says the last decade has seen vast step forwards in this regard. “The treatment of out-patients with the modern antidepressant and antiepileptic drugs has become more safe,” he says. “Most of the new chemical substances have only very little side-effects… therefore the majority of treated patients quite often can continue their daily life-routine and mostly stay in the working process.”
Nevertheless, Kollikowski is clear that such drugs should not be treated lightly – especially if they are being used by individuals involved using machinery, or driving a car. “The patients have to be well informed about the prescribed medications, especially possible side-effects,” he says. A more worrying scenario, however, is the abuse of such medicines. That is why, he says, there is such an emphasis on drug monitoring. “In the field of psychiatry nearly most of all the drugs are controlled and have to be regularly monitored by the specialist,” he says. “Because of possible unexpected reactions and events all the patients have to be well informed not to perform any self-medications with ‘over-the-counter drugs’. And if their health conditions change the patients always have to be instructed to see a specialist for their medical problems as soon as possible.”
One of the more dramatic ways in which
“As long as gene therapy is not a properly established alternative, the
modern world cannot survive without pharmaceuticals”
18 • May 2010
PHARMACEUTICALS
we are tied to the pharmaceutical industry is through the role of vaccines and immunizations. In the past, the announcement of the outbreak of a major disease was equivalent to announcing suffering and death. However today, patients affected with major diseases, if diagnosed early enough, have a better prognosis of quality of life and life expectancy. “Some conditions we treat, like the NAGS deficiency, considered fatal in the past, can nowadays pass unnoticed under oral treatment, on conditions of early diagnosis and treatment,” says Zbeidy.
But there is also a risk that physicians can be too quick to reach for the prescription pad. In general, though, physicians have to weigh the pros and cons of any treatment. And faced with a life impairing/threatening disorder, says Zbeidy, physicians will take the risk of a minor reaction. “Anyway, since different people have different levels of reaction, one cannot always anticipate the exact reaction of every single patient,” he says. “However, it is of utmost importance to prioritize the use of reliable pharmaceuticals, notably those registered with reliable international bodies, like EMEA or FDA.”
Indeed, for many years the Gulf has had a dubious reputation when it comes to poor quality drugs. “We’ve noted the use of chemicals in some hospitals of the region in order to save on cost despite the existence of EMEA and/or FDA registered pharmaceuticals,” says Zbeidy. “Unfortunately, the health hazards, mutagenic and carcinogenic risk of long term use of these chemicals are unknown and do not justify the savings.”
There is a reason, says Zbeidy, why it is so difficult for drugs to be approved. Only companies that have the resources and the protocols in place to thoroughly test a drug could (and should) be allowed to release a drug into the marketplace. “To make a long story short, in the context of registering an Orphan Europe product in a specific indication, a protocol of a clinical trial is
Contacts:
German Center for Neurology &
Psychiatry
Bldg. no. 64, Block A, 2nd floor
Tel: 04 429 8578
www.gnp-dubai.com
Orphan Europe
Bldg. A/P25, Unit 102
Tel: 04 363 5454
www.orphan-europe.com
drafted and sent to EMEA or FDA for review and approval,” explains Zbeidy. “In their review, EMEA and FDA would take into consideration all available scientific information available up to date –whether provided by us (like laboratory studies) or published by internationally reknowned medical journals. Based on this as well as on all ethically approved situations and applicable laws, study protocols are adjusted and approved.”
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CLINICAL TRIALS
“It takes around 10 years to develop a new
medicine and it often costs more than one billion
dollars… that is nearly the same as the cost of
building Burj Khalifa”
CLINICAL TRIALS
Pharmaceuticals are powerful products, but their regulation is second to none
Testing times
Trial and error may well be the key to great science, but when it comes to healthcare you can’t afford to make a mistake. Indeed, bringing a drug to market is one of the most highly regulated and difficult procedures in the whole of industry – not to mention one of the most expensive. “It takes around 10 years to develop a new medicine and it often costs more than one billion dollars,” says Henrik Bendix Dahl, who as general manager for the Gulf region of pharmaceutical firm Novo Nordisk is based in Dubai Healthcare City. “That is nearly the same as the cost of building Burj Khalifa.”
It is easy to see why the barriers of entry for new drugs should be a high as the world’s tallest building. After all, for most of us, taking medicine is akin to an act of faith – it is virtually impossible for those without medical training to comprehend in detail how pharmaceuticals might affect our body. That is why the testing is so laborious, says Dahl. “Medicines are evaluated in laboratories, in animal studies, and in a number of clinical studies in human beings,” he says. “Every medicine has to be tested in thousands of patients before it is made available in pharmacies,” he says. “Medicine has to show good efficacy and be very safe before authorities will approve them. Only one in 10 medicines that are tested in human beings will actually be approved.”
Considering how much money is ploughed into pharmaceuticals, it is staggering that 90% of drugs are abandoned at this stage. But there is compelling evidence that if there is the slightest chance of harming humans, then drug authorities will take no chances – even at this early stage. “The development of medicine is strongly regulated by authorities,” adds Dahl. “The aim is to protect all patients that participate in clinical studies – patients have to accept to be part of a clinical study, and study protocols have to be approved by
ethical committees and authorities before the study can start.”
It may sound risky to expose individuals to substances with unknown side-effects, but without this sort of trial, medicine would never move forward. And yet, just because a drug is safe does not mean it is worth prescribing, says Dr Vinod Gauba, from DHCC’s Imperial Health Institute. “Safety and efficacy are two quite different entities and both have various statistical measures to quantify them,” he says. “Drug companies go through very elaborate processes to evaluate both individually before any drug ever reaches the public.”
Even then, it is up to each doctor to make sure they understand whatever development
has happened in their field. “Detailed analysis of the results of such trials is the responsibility of doctors who are prescribing these medications,” says Gauba. “This is the hallmark of evidence-based medicine and being able to appraise evidence is now an integral part of modern medical practice. In addition to this, being aware of how to appreciate and evaluate such trials should be the grounds on which each clinician makes their own decision on what is most suitable for their patients. There is no ‘eyes wide shut’ approach to prescribing medication and it should be done with the utmost responsibility, experience and background knowledge.”
Still, there needs to be a lot of cooperation
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CLINICAL TRIALS CLINICAL TRIALS
between the medical and pharmaceutical professions. Christina Landgren, senior corporate affairs manager for the Gulf at AstraZeneca says it is a constant challenge to keep people up to speed with developments. “We work with regulators to develop prescribing information that provides healthcare professionals with the benefit/risk information they need to make appropriate prescribing decisions,” she says. “This information includes indications for use, dosing recommendations, warnings and contra-indications, and what side effects might be experienced. We also make information available directly to patients, as
Phase to phase
Trials and tribulations
Christina Landgren takes us through
a typical trial process for a new drug:
“All potential new medicines must
undergo Phase I – III tests before they
are submitted to regulatory
authorities for an approval to market.
After a medicine is launched, we
may then run Phase IV trials to get
more information on a specific
aspect of the product’s
performance.”
Phase I trials
“A new compound is tested in
humans for the first time. These are
small-scale trials, typically involving
less than 100 people. During this
stage we look at what the new drug
does to the body
(pharmacodynamics) and what the
body does to the drug
(pharmacokinetics). We also assess a
range of doses primarily for safety or
side effects, but we also in some
instances obtain important efficacy
When Dr Vinod Gauba was completing his Masters degree in clinical health
research at the University of Oxford and Leeds, he was involved in setting up a
multicentre trial looking at a particular drug at the phase 3 level. “Through the
trials unit, suitable individuals or ‘subjects’ were identified and a randomization
process was performed to allocate some individuals to the actual treatment and
others to a placebo or sham treatment,” he recalls. “This may initially seem unfair
to deprive the placebo subjects from the medication, however you must
remember that the treatment is still under investigation and that several strict
ethical and clinical criteria govern the whole process,” he says. The clinical trial
process can take many years to complete and even longer to analyze, adds
Gauba, but it is the key to accuracy and safety in medicine. “It was overall a very
rewarding experience but also a very time consuming and diligent process,” he
says. “It has however brought about a new appreciation of how extensively
medication is studied before it is released on the market for sale.”
information. Participants are mainly
healthy volunteers, who are paid for
taking part, or patients.
Phase II trials
“The new compound moves to
larger-scale trials involving patients.
During this stage, we get more
detailed information on the efficacy
and safety of various doses in more
people and over longer periods of
time. We assess whether the
compound is effective at treating the
target disease and continue to
monitor its safety and potential side
effects.”
Phase III trials
“Testing is extended to a larger
group of patients. In these studies
we may also compare the
effectiveness of the new medicine
against currently available treatments
in order to understand the potential
benefits of the new therapy over
“There is no ‘eyes wide shut’ approach to prescribing medication and it
should be done with the utmost responsibility, experience and background
knowledge”
appropriate, about our medicines and how they should be taken.”
Indeed, you can understand why pharma companies take such a proactive approach to drug safety. Alarming headlines, or sceptical clinical reports, can lead to the end of multimillion dollar products – not to mention the harm they could do. “We take very seriously our responsibility towards the people taking part in our studies and we have global standards that apply wherever a trial takes place,” says Landgren. “Our top priority is to make sure that those taking part in our studies are not exposed to any unnecessary risks and that, before they give their consent, they understand fully what taking part in a trial means.”
Contacts:
Astra Zeneca
Bldg. no. 27, Block D
Tel: 04 362 4888
Imperial Healthcare Institute
Bldg. no. 27, Block A, 1st floor
Tel: 04 439 3737
www.imperialhealth.org
Novo Nordisk
Bldg. no. 27, Block C
Tel: 04 362 4707
“Our top priority is to
make sure that that
those taking part in our
studies are not exposed
to any unnecessary
risks”
older therapies, and we continue to
assess safety issues and potential side
effects. New medicines often
undergo several Phase III trials, in
different countries, and may involve
several thousand patients.”
Phase IV trials
“Once a medicine has been
approved by regulatory authorities
we may conduct further trials to get
additional information in the
approved indication – for example,
to enable us to gather longer-term
safety information in a real life
setting. In addition, after launch we
may test the efficacy and safety of
the drug in new patient populations
or in treating different diseases. We
may also study new dosage strengths
or new formulations. Because these
studies are outside the already
approved use, they are formally
managed as phase II or III studies.”
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Over the counter drugs can be of real benefit, but pharmaceuticals are powerful products and need to be treated with respect
DRUG SAFETY
Read the labelDRUG SAFETY
“Many patients fear upsetting their doctor if they have not followed their
instructions… it is more important that they have accurate information in
which to diagnose you”
It is easy to take medicine for granted. Current generations are so used to the role of pharmaceuticals in the treatment of health, that you can sometimes forget how much public resistance there was to advances such as vaccinations. Before a scientific grounding became a basic requirement for education, medicines were often viewed with much suspicion and distrust by a public intimidated by the sight of needles, or an innocuous looking white pill.
Now, however, the opposite could be said to be true. For every ache and pain, most of us will try and find a pharmaceutical solution – whether it be in the form of an over the counter pill or lotion, or through a prescription from our family doctor, or, increasingly, a specialist. It is rare these days that any condition is simply left to run its course. Modern medical advances have allowed for treatments for almost any form of complaint, so that is what the modern public demands.
This is all well and good, but it does raise a number of potential risks, says Jared Alden, a psychotherapist from Dubai Healthcare City’s German Center for Neurology & Psychiatry. When used correctly, pharmaceuticals can be a hugely powerful force for good in medicine. But if administered carelessly, they can have severe (sometimes fatal) consequences.
The key, according to Alden, is to avoid taking multiple pills or treatments without having at least a rough idea how they all relate to each other. It is also crucial to let pharmacists and medical professionals aware of any adverse reactions. After all, not every drug is safe for every patient, avoiding
you’re taking can benefit you even when it is not an emergency. “Your doctor may ask you if any other blood relatives share your symptoms,” says Alden. “But we often don’t tell our families if we start a new medication. The result is your aunt may have been treated for depression and she may have taken the same medication that has just been prescribed to you. This is one of the best ways to see how you may react to medication.”
Nevertheless, over the counter drugs – if used in the right way – can be of great benefit, says Life Pharmacy’s Krishna Kishore. Especially in the UAE, which has such a high incidence of individuals with diabetes. “Supplements can help particularly with blood sugar control and supporting the liver’s ability to deal with fats,” he says. “Fibre supplements can give additional benefits to
negative reactions and complications can be trickier than you might think. “Write down all the medications you take, prescription and over the counter, and put this piece of paper in your wallet or bag,” advises Alden. “It is a good idea to write down what vitamins you take as well. Many of these new vitamins have much more than vitamins in them. Don’t keep what medications you take a secret.”
When a serious medical complication does occur, knowing what medications and supplements an individual takes can often be the difference between life and death. So while it is important to review that list with your doctor and perhaps your pharmacist, it is a good idea to make sure that your family, close friends and work colleagues have access to the information in an emergency. Indeed, letting your family know what treatments
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relieve pain include propoxyphene
(Darvon); hydromorphone
(Dilaudid); and meperidine
(Demerol), which is used less often
because of its side effects.
CNS Depressants
CNS depressants, otherwise known
as tranquilizers or sedatives, can be
divided into three groups, based on
their chemistry and pharmacology:
Barbiturates, such as mephobarbital
(Mebaral) and sodium pentobarbital
(Nembutal), are used as
preanesthetics, promoting sleep.
Benzodiazepines, such as diazepam
(Valium), alprazolam (Xanax), and
estazolam (ProSom), can be
prescribed to treat anxiety, acute
stress reactions, panic attacks,
convulsions, and sleep disorders.
Newer sleep medications, such as
zolpidem (Ambien), zaleplon
Addiction to prescription medication
is huge problem across the globe,
but how do you know which drugs
to look out for? Although many
different types of pills can lead to an
addiction, the classes most abused
tend to be opiods, depressants and
stimulants. Here are a few to treat
with caution:
Opiods:
Opiods are usually a type of
painkiller and compounds that fall
within this class include
hydrocodone (e.g., Vicodin),
oxycodone (e.g., OxyContin—an
oral, controlled-release form of the
drug), morphine, fentanyl, codeine,
and related medications. Morphine
and fentanyl are often used to
alleviate severe pain, while codeine
is used for milder pain. Other
examples of opioids prescribed to
Common prescription drug abuse – know the dangers
Contacts:
Life Pharmacy
Ibn Sina Building No. 27
Tel: 04 362 4802
www.lifehomehealthcare.com
German Center for Neurology &
Psychiatry
Bldg. no. 64, Block A, 2nd floor
Tel: 04 429 8578
www.gnp-dubai.com
not live, in the same way, without them. “It was not that long ago when infant mortality was much higher,” says Alden. “So, it could be said that many of us would not have made it to adulthood without modern medicine as it stands now. My father was born in 1933 before antibiotics and getting an infection back then was life threatening. We forget how far we have come in such a short amount of time.”
approaches to weight loss, such as changes in diet and exercise,” he says. Indeed, he admits, that there is a danger attached to these sort of compounds – especially as the individuals who require them are often low on confidence and can be vulnerable to exploitation. “Regarding the future use of dietary supplements for weight loss, standardized quality products and increased regulation of the dietary supplement industry are necessary if any of these products are to be recommended as part of a responsible weight-loss program.”
But for all their dangers, it is important to remember that modern medicine would not exists as we know it without the pharmaceuticals we use. We literally could
have found the acai berry antioxidants that may protect cells from damage caused by harmful molecules in the body called “free radicals,” and may possibly help against diseases such as heart disease and cancer. The Acai berry promotes weight loss by many different methods, reducing fat through a multi-pronged attack. Acai berry is also a great appetite suppressant.”
Nevertheless, it is vital to realize that treating any condition – obesity included – will not be done successfully by relying on over the counter conditions. “Patients who use weight-loss supplements may be highly motivated to lose weight, and we at Life Pharmacy try to harness this motivation to encourage more proactive and established
“In a way when you take a new medication you
are in a lab-like experiment… do your part in
controlling any possible variables”
the fruit, vegetables and cereals found in the healthy diet.”
To help identify customers using these supplements,Kishore typically asks his
pharmacists to ask overweight and obese patients questions in a non-judgemental manner questions – along the line of ‘have you tried, or considered trying, special diets,
(Sonata), and eszopiclone (Lunesta),
are now more commonly prescribed
to treat sleep disorders. These
medications are
nonbenzodiazepines that act at a
subset of the benzodiazepine
receptors and appear to have a
lower risk for abuse and addiction.
Stimulants
Stimulants increase alertness,
attention, and energy. They also
increase blood pressure and heart
rate, constrict blood vessels,
increase blood glucose, and open
up the pathways of the respiratory
system. They include amphetamines
such as Adderall or Dexedrine and
methylphenidate, such as Concerta,
Ritalin.
Source: National Institute on Drug
Abuse (US)
exercise programs, diet pills, herbs, or vitamins for weight loss?’. Often, he says, people are unaware of the benefits such treatments can contain.
One of the more effective treatments Kishore recommends is Hoodia – a herbal supplement that is used as a natural appetite suppressant. “In the last few years, hoodia has been heavily marketed for weight loss and has become immensely popular,” he says. “The active ingredient in Hoodia, P57, acts on the brain in a manner similar to glucose and sends the message that you are full even when you have not eaten, thus decreasing your desire to eat.”
Another relatively safe option for those looking for over the counter solutions is to consider acai berries, says Kishore, which is making a reputation for itself as one of the healthiest foods on the planet. “They’re supposed to be good for weight loss, anti-aging, and more,” he says. “Researchers
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Part of the process
NUTRITION NUTRITION
For many people, science’s role in the production of food is questionable at best. The rise of genetically modified crops, alongside the development of ever more scientific farming methods has meant that, over the past two decades, many foods have become much more durable, widely available and affordable. They have also become a lot more controversial, too.
Indeed, the overwhelming presence of chemicals in our daily foodstuffs has in turn
modern existence. After all, even those individuals who attempt to take an active role in only eating the most natural of food products have a good chance of coming into contact with the realities of modern farming methods.
Which perhaps helps explain the phenomenal rise of the ‘nutraceuticals’; those firms that have combined the techniques and scientific know-how of the scientific world and blended it with the tenets of good
nutrition. As a process it has been yielding impressive results for organisations such Natrol, which operates out of Dubai Healthcare City’s sister company, Dubiotech, the world’s first zone dedicated to biotechnology.
The company operates on the premise that even those of us who want to eat healthily could do with a little help from time to time. “Generally our eating patterns are based on tradition, trends and geographically easily available food,” explains Natrol’s M. Imran. “We all remember since our childhood popular phrase that ‘an apple a day will keep the doctor away’… but we need more than that.”
Imran argues that due to fast-paced modern lifestyles, not enough thought is given to nutrition. “Everybody seems in a race, which puts us under tremendous physical and mental stress,” he says. “We tend to care for everything but our health – most of us find it difficult to spare time for preparing and eating food during our busy schedule.” Moreover, he argues, the concept
Vendor qualification: By enforcing
strict vendor qualification programs,
such as an audit questionnaire or a
facility inspection companies like
Imran’s weed out the bad apples.
“As a result, Natrol has close
working relationships with a group
of trusted vendors,” Imran says.
Ingredient testing: “All
ingredients are carefully inspected
upon receipt, sampled, and held
under quarantine until analytical
testing is completed to confirm that
they meet all specifications for
purity, activity, and physical
characteristics,” says Imran. “Any
material that does not meet all
specifications is rejected.”
In-process testing: During the
manufacturing process, testing is
also conducted to assure that each
product conforms to exact
specifications, according to Imran.
Finished product testing: Once
products have finished the
manufacturing process, they
undergo final analytical testing to
ensure their safety, purity, and
activity levels. “Final testing includes
physical and chemical analyses and
microbiological testing,” adds
Imran. “Sensitive analytical testing
is also performed to ensure that our
products are below the legal limit
for heavy metals such as lead,
cadmium, arsenic, and mercury).”
Document control: “All aspects of
the quality program and test results
are thoroughly documented,” he
says. “Traceability of every
ingredient used in each of our
products is an absolute requirement
of our system.”
Record retention: All nutraceutical
companies keep their production
and testing records intact for
several years, in case any
complications develop over a long
period of time.
Regular quality audits: “Natrol
undergoes regular quality audits by
its licensing and certifying
agencies,” says Imran. “We also
conduct internal audits of our
procedures and processes to ensure
compliance within our
organization.”
Checklist: how manufacturers ensure ‘nutraceuticals’ are safe
Chemical engineering has been a controversial force in nutrition, but it can do good as well as harm
sparked something of a counterculture, with many individuals deciding to eat exclusively organic crops, believing, rightly or wrongly, that the involvement of pharmaceutical companies is having a detrimental affect on our health and the environment. But the story is far from straightforward.
In fact, while science can be applied to food production to maximize productivity, and ultimately profit, it can also be used to counter some of the difficulties of our
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of what constitutes a healthy diet has been obscured by modern lifestyles. “Many of us attempt to eat a healthy and well balanced diet but even then our storage, cooking patterns and food growing and preserving methods may put us at a disadvantage,” he says. “There are various controversial techniques, which grow food faster ignoring sufficient nutritional value of the products. Many studies have shown that a diet that was once considered sufficient is not the same any more.”
The net result, he argues, is that we eat to fuel our activity, not to nourish our bodies. And it is here he believes that science has a
Nutrition Center. After all, there is a real risk people come to rely on supplements. “I don’t think a chemically engineered product can truly outperform nature when it comes to nutritional needs… in an ideal world, everyone would be eating a healthy and balanced diet and will be getting all the nutrients they need from food,” she says. “There are many more nutrients found in food then can ever be chemically engineered, and when you get the nutrients from the food they have a synergistic effect so that they actually provide the best effect.”
However, Kanaan agrees that most people do not get all of nutrients they need from nature and so supplements can fill the gap. “For example a person who smokes and does not eat any fruits is unlikely to be getting the
Contacts:
Advanced Nutrition Center
Bldg. no. 39, 1st floor
Tel: 04 362 2982
Natrol
Dubiotech, Bldg. no. 3, DIAC
Tel: 050 9801864, www.natrol.com
“Studies have shown that a diet that was once considered sufficient is not
the same any more”
food for an individual,” he says. “Various scientific techniques are used by experts to find out how the body type matches the food and if an individual is allergic or less tolerant to a particular food or food group.”
The idea is that if you can match the individual to their foods, then you make nutrition a more efficient process. Considering how much of modern diets revolve around coffee, fast food and snacks, it is easy to see why people might need a little extra to make sure they are receiving the nutrients they need. But as with all such products, there is a risk that nutraceuticals could be a fad, or could fail to catch on with the wider public.
Imran, for one, is not worried. “The nutraceutical industry is a very fast growing and trendy industry,” he says. “The industry’s primary focus is on life-style related issues, such as obesity, diabetes, joint health, heart health and total well-being. Most of the products are developed to serve the demand of these segments and they are marketed as specialty nutrition.” Indeed, he adds, the industry is also starting to win the medical profession around. “Many health practitioners now advise patients to combine specialty nutrition as a complementary treatment to help cure lifestyle related disease.”
But the nutraceutical phenomenon is down to more than good marketing, argues Imran: “Primarily nutraceuticals is a consumer driven industry – most of the products are based on demand and trends…. but the industry is based on scientific research and methodology.”
Nevertheless, consumer demand should always be tempered with expert advice, says Caroline Kanaan from the Advanced
role to play in redressing the balance. “We all agree that there is no substitute to natural healthy food and a balanced diet,” he admits. “But in given circumstances dietary supplements can be useful to substitute or complement the lack of essential nutrients. More and more people are advocating the use of food supplements. In western countries the majority of the population consumes some kind of food supplements on daily basis.”
Imran believes there is no reason that the principles of research science should not be applied to what we eat. “Every body has an immune system to fight against infections
and toxins,” he says. “And it is possible to strengthen our immune system to prevent all types of disease and illness by eating the right food. An immune system that is fed with proper nutrition will be much stronger to defend the body and improve our health.”
That may be true, but surely that can be achieved through following a healthy diet? Imran, of course, agrees, but argues that doing so can be an imprecise affair. “It has been proven that every individual has different body type, cells structure, metabolism etc…. [so] to optimize the benefits of food, science can help by clinical test and study that what is more suitable
“Many of us attempt to eat a healthy and well balanced diet but even
then our storage, cooking patterns and food growing and preserving
methods may put us at a disadvantage”
Vitamin C that they need – for them a Vitamin C supplement is a good idea,” she says. “For vegans who are avoiding meat and dairy products they are not getting and Vitamin B-12 from their food so they need to have a supplement. So vitamin and mineral supplements do actually play a big role especially when the person’s diet is poor in quality.”
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ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
The natural world
Considering their importance and centrality to modern medicine, it is no surprise that pharmaceutical companies are among the largest and most powerful organisations in the world. And while the drug development industry is responsible for some of the greatest steps forward in global healthcare, there are many who feel that prevailing medical wisdom is too dependent on pharmaceuticals. It is in common with much of the modern world, critics argue, than rather than address the causes of a problem, we, as a public, prefer to look to the pharmacists’ shelves, or the prescription pad, for a ‘miracle fix’.
There is plenty of evidence to suggest that the pharmaceutical industry can, indeed, provide seemingly miraculous treatment, but there is also a growing movement towards complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), as individuals look to a more naturalistic approach to their problems. And while CAM treatments in many ways outdate pharmaceuticals (some of its techniques can be traced back thousands of years), there is an element of modern homeopathy that is in opposition to our reliance on drugs.
“We believe that the body reacts against anything foreign that is introduced to it, including medication,” says Dr Mukesh Batra, from Dubai Healthcare City’s Dr Batra’s Homeopathic Clinic. “Through using conventional medication repeatedly, the body becomes resistant to the medication.” It is Batra’s contention that the more people use powerful pharmaceutical treatments, then the less effective they become. Indeed, he contends that we run the risk of developing serious side effects from following such treatments, and we can often find ourselves in worse position than prior to the treatment. “Say, for example, you take medication for constipation,” he says, “your body will work against the medication, and the constipation will come back worse than it was before.”
Homeopathy believes in diluting the concentration of treatments, or active ingredients, to the point where they pose no
When it comes to medical problems, pharmaceuticals aren’t the only option
potential harm to the patient taking them. This has led critics from allopathic, or traditional, medicine to dismiss such treatments as little more than “sugar pills” whose benefits owe more to the placebo effect than any serious science. Wherever you stand on the debate, though, it is true that homeopathy does have some advantages over the sometimes-risky world of pharmaceuticals. “Homeopathic medications are very safe,” reasons Dr Batra. “You can’t overdose on them, there are no side-effects and they don’t expire. Provided you keep them stored away from sunlight and strong smells, both of which can affect the action of the remedies, you can normally keep them for more than five years.”
Nevertheless, homeopathic pharmaceuticals do have similarities to their allopathic cousins. “Homeopathy too depends on homeopathic pharmaceuticals, where medicines are manufactured as per homeopathic pharmacopeia in accordance to international norms and FDA regulations,” says Batra. “The pharmaceutical concept in modern medicine is old; there are over 200 major, multinational companies in the field,” he points out. “Homeopathic pharmas are relatively new. There are only five or six homeopathic pharma multinationals today. Funding, research and development, and marketing are also comparatively small.”
Traditionally, homeopaths believed that homeopathic and allopathic pharmaceuticals
should not be used together, says Batra, as they believe in the theory of suppression. “For example, a cold, suppressed by modern medicine, may lead to asthma – likewise, the application of steroidal creams can suppress an eruption, and lead to flare-ups, or other unrelated illnesses, because the underlying factors, the real cause of the problem, or toxins, are not naturally expelled.”
Today, however, there is agreement that some ‘life-supportive’ conventional medicines can lead to drug-dependence – such as hypertension and diabetes. “Homeopathy can complement modern medicine in such cases,” says Batra. “The idea is to use the two together – and, gradually taper off conventional medications. This is like weaning, not stopping the conventional medicine suddenly.”
Another area in which there are growing calls for CAM treatment is fertility. For many would-be parents, unsuccessful attempts to conceive naturally can place an enormous strain on individuals and relationships. So it is no surprise that fertility drugs are one of the biggest markets worldwide, and are usually the first stop for any couple that is struggling to become pregnant. For one thing, they are usually much cheaper than processes such as in vitro fertilization. They typically work by causing the release of hormones that either trigger ovulation or regulate it.
There is, however, a movement within
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The natural way
If there is one area where the line
between natural and
pharmaceutical treatments is
particularly blurry, then it has to be
in the field of skin care. One of the
largest cosmetic industries in the
world, manufacturers are typically
falling over each other in their
efforts to market their product as
being “natural” or for its “anti-
pharmaceutical” qualities. It is only
in a few cases that there is much
truth behind these claims, argues
Mona Mirza from DHCC’s Biolite
Skin Clinic. Indeed, despite a
growing demand for more natural
products, much of the cosmetic
industry is still based around
complex chemical formulas. “In the
past few years consumers have
started to question the safety of
parabens in their skin and body
care,” she says. “Parabens are
widely used as antimicrobial
preservatives for cosmetics… By
comparison, natural skin care
treatments are based from using
unique blends of botanically sourced
ingredients.”
True ‘natural’ products are
derived from plants , roots, flowers
and herbs, says Mirza, and they
combined with natural preservatives,
humectants , and emulsifiers to
function as rivals to other cosmetics.
And while they may have lost out to
cheaper, artificial products to begin
with, their presence is now being
accepted in the market. “Natural
treatments are now well
established,” she say. “As with all
areas of research more and more
knowledge is gained and new
information is forthcoming on a
regular basis.”
both CAM and allopathic medicine to suggest that the ancient Chinese practice of acupuncture can perform a central role to enabling these hormonal changes. Indeed, a study from the University of Maryland
recently found that, when used alongside or just before implantation, or immediately afterwards, acupuncture can boost IVF success rates by 65 per cent, claims Dr Shurong Mandaraki from DHCC’s Emirates Integrated Medical Center. “One of my patients tried IVF and it didn’t work for her,” she says. “Her doctors told her that she couldn’t get pregnant with her own eggs being implanted and that she would have to try donor eggs. She came to me and she is now pregnant naturally.”
Indeed, Mandaraki argues that acupuncture can play a role in boosting male fertility, too. According to a study from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, she says, the ancient process can significantly improve the quantity and the quality of sperm a man produces, even if he has unexplained infertility. Moreover, she adds, the use of CAM treatments throughout pregnancy is risk-free, she says. “During pregnancy, it can help with morning sickness,
Therapeutic Group Allopathic drug Homeopathic
remedy
Analgesics Co-dydramolParacetamol
MagnesiaPhosphoricum
Anti-asthmatic Salbutamol inhalerBeclometasone
Arsenicum Album
Anti-rheumatic Diclofenac retardIbuprofenPiroxicam
RhusToxicodendron
Cardiovascular PropranololNifedipine retard
Baryta Muriaticum
Diuretics AmilorideCo-amilofruse
Furosemide
NatrumSulphuricum
GI Tract FamotidineRanitidine
Nux Vomica
Hypnotics TemazepamZopiclone
Passiflora Incarnata
Laxatives IsabgolLactulose
Senna
Dr Batra’s alternatives
“Most homeopathic medicines can be used
during breastfeeding and pregnancy”
ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
“Homeopathic medications are very safe… you can’t overdose on them,
there are no side-effects and they don’t expire”
the acupuncturist with you throughout the labour, but yes, it would certainly help.”
The German Clinic’s Dr Muhammed Jaber agrees. “Most homeopathic medicines can be used during breastfeeding and pregnancy,” he says. There are, however, a few exceptions. “It is not advisable to use Phytolacca when breastfeeding because it can stop milk production, and that pregnant women should avoid Arnica oil, especially in the third trimester,” he says.
For many cases, it would be unwise to avoid the advice of evidence-based, allopathic physicians. But if treatment for a medical complaint – especially if it is chronic – is failing to deliver results, there is surely no harm in looking to the world of CAM for a second, or supplementary, option.
Contacts:
Biolite Skin Clinic Dubai
Al Razi Medical Centre,
Block C, 3rd floor, 3009
Tel: 04 375 2122
www.biolitedubai.com
Dr Batra’s Homeopathic Clinic
Bldg. no. 64, Block E
2nd floor, 2036
Tel: 04 4343981
Emirates Integrated Medical
Center
Bldg. no. 27
Block B, 4th floor
Tel: 04 362 4740
The German Clinic
Bldg. no. 64 Block A
2nd floor, Tel: 04 4298346
www.germanclinic-dubai.comstress, oedema (swelling). It can also help with labour pain – you would have to have
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EXPERT PROFILE
DHCC’s new ‘super lab’ should transform the health city’s diagnostic capabilities
Diagnosing Dubai
EXPERT PROFILE
Contact:
Super Religare Laboratories
Bldg no. 64, Block A, 1st floor
1007-1008, Tel: 04 4483100
www.srlworld.com
have belonged to private hospitals and clinics – so many physicians outside of those organizations have been forced to send samples for non-routine tests abroad, often all the way to Europe. SRL Dubai, however, is currently undergoing the College of American Pathologists (CAP) accreditation programme, which is seen as the international benchmark for laboratories.
Once the process is complete, says Chaudhry, SRL Dubai will offer access to testing standards that have previously been available to the privileged few. “All the other facilities in the region that are accredited by CAP are within hospitals or clinics, so we will be the first independent facility,” he says. “In other words, we will be the first CAP-accredited lab that is available to everyone.”
DHCC has always been clear about its ambitions to stem the flow of patients leaving the UAE for treatment and with facilities like SRL coming to the freezone, that dream is coming closer to reality. Indeed, considering DHCC’s ambitions to act as a home for the entire spectrum of medical specialties, the presence of major on-site testing is a huge boost. “If you look at the profile of DHCC, and the types of clinics that are opening, then you will see it is very multi-disciplinary and I think when it is fully running there will be almost every speciality,” explains Chaudhry. “So if you are going to be the testing lab for DHCC then you really need to be versatile in terms of the tests you provide.”
Healthcare City. SRL is the largest clinical reference laboratory network in India and South East Asia, and Chaudhry believes the Dubai facility is a major step forward for the health city and its patients.
“SRL is one of the world’s largest diagnostic networks – out of the 4,800 tests that you can run on a person, we can deliver around 4,000 of them right here,” says Chaudhry. “Effectively, any test that needs done in DHCC we have the capability to do it. It is a very advanced laboratory and can perform the most basic tests and the most advanced. So if a clinic needs blood tests returned, or saliva analysis then we can do that. But we can also perform analysis of molecular biology, advanced genetics or genomics to name but a few.”
While there have been laboratories in the region before, most high quality facilities
“Out of the 4,800 tests that you can run on a person, we can deliver around
4,000 of them right here”
“We want to be able to offer these benefits to physicians in the region and
the population at large”
Of course, while DHCC was envisaged as a centre of excellence, its emphasis on the specialties meant that it would be able to help healthcare providers across the region as a referral location. So while Chaudhry’s decision to set up within the freezone itself makes perfect sense, his ambitions for SRL Dubai do not stop there. “We could have set this lab up anywhere, but I believe that if DHCC is going to be a true medical hub for the region it needs to have on-site testing – with that in mind, we have built the facility so that it is bigger than just the needs of DHCC,” he says. “We want to be able to offer these benefits to physicians in the region and the population at large.”
Diagnostics is the cornerstone of modern, evidence-based medicine and Dubai Healthcare City, it seems, recently got an upgrade. It doesn’t matter how talented, or how experienced, a doctor is: without accurate and speedy test results, patients can
be at risk of delaying treatment for what could be a serious and urgent medical issue.
Not any more, argues Dr Sanjeev Chaudhry, chief executive of Super Religare Laboratories (SRL), which has recently opened a major new laboratory at Dubai
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f itFightingHow post-op rehab helped one patient make it to boot camp
were doing before – I would never have known how far I could push myself, for example.”
After making a full recovery, Selina was thankful that she was able to return to exercise with great enthusiasm – that is, until she made it down to boot camp. “So after I finished the treatment from the California clinic, I went back and did boot camp,” she says. “My knee was the only part of me that held up!”
were treated very much like a client.”Originally from the UK, Selina says the
Dubai Healthcare City experience was quite a culture shock. “Compared to the UK, the difference was huge,” she says. “There the treatment target is 18 weeks. I was seen in two days.” But it was more than just a short wait, she insists. “What I really liked about the setup was that you were encouraged to take an active part in your health. Every time you entered the clinic, there are computer terminals where you can log on and update how you are getting and you feel like you’re taking responsibility for your progress.”
In her initial consultation, the clinic director, Dr Charles Jones, took Selina through the exact reasons that had necessitated her surgery. After that, they drew up a plan that would help her get back to exercising as soon as possible. “It was basically a three stage plan,” she says. “First, we would help regain the mobility in my knee region, which was still stiff and sore from the operation. Then we would build strength in the affected area, and then we had to get the knee so that it was exercise ready again. It was a very clear and structured plan, and I think that is why it was effective.”
The program took around four weeks and although the treatment made a material difference to Selina’s health, the main benefit, she says, was the confidence it gave her to return to exercise with a vengeance. “It was great, because I really felt that I needed that support to help me return to exercise,” she says. “When you are recovering from that sort of operation, it is difficult to know when you are safe to return to doing the things you
“It got to the point where I couldn’t walk, and I
really wasn’t sure either what was wrong or what
had caused it”
“What I really liked about the setup was that you were encouraged to take
an active part in your health”
Having moved to Dubai in January 2008, it was not long before Selina Haylock was making the most of the emirate’s somewhat eclectic array of sporting opportunities. Regularly skiing and playing tennis (never at the same time, it should be said), Selina, who works as a management consultant for Reputation Inc, was able to enjoy the best of summer and winter sports in the same week – or even the same day, on occasions.
Except, either on the slopes or on the court, she twisted her knee. And what initially seemed like a minor injury turned out to be rather serious indeed. “It got to the point where I couldn’t walk, and I really wasn’t sure either what was wrong or what had caused it,” she says. “In the end, I had to have keyhole surgery to address the problem.”
Due to the slow onset of the condition, and Selina’s hopes that it would sort itself out, it had been sometime since she was able to exercise. Determined to get back to her usual ways, one of the first things she did following the operation was enrol herself on Dubai’s infamous ‘boot camp’ exercise regime.
When she told the instructor of her recent operation, though, he recommended she consult a medical team before taking on the rigours of the course. Despite the initial disappointment, the advice turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Selina. “I decided to visit the California Chiropractic & Sports Medicine Center and from the moment I walked in it really wasn’t what I expected,” she says. “It was very friendly – almost like a family business – but at the same time you
Contact:
California Chiropractic and Sports
Medicine Center
Bldg. no. 64, Block A, 2nd floor
Tel: 04 429 8292
www.CaliforniaChirpracticCenter.com
PATIENT PROFILE
May 2010 • 41
RECIPE
Comfort foodFood can have a genuine impact on mood levels – here are some of the top stress busting nutritional sourcesAsparagus High in folic adcid, asparagus can help to stabilize your mood. When the body is stressed, it releases hormones that affect your mood. Food sources rich in folic acid and B vitamins can help keep your mood steady because they’re needed to make serotonin, which is a chemical that directly affects mood in a positive way.
Beef
Sometimes associated with negative health headlines, beef is actually packed with high levels of zinc, iron, and B vitamins, all of which are help stabilize your mood. If you’re worried about fat content, you can always stick to leaner cuts.
Milk
High in antioxidants and vitamins B2 and B12, as well as protein and calcium milk is a true super food. Starting the day with a bowl of whole-grain cereal and low-fat milk is one of the best ways to keep stress levels in check.
Almonds
Almonds’ woody texture can make the very act of eating them a relaxing process. But crunching into almonds does more than let the aggression out, as they are also a great source of Vitamin B2 and E, as well as magnesium and zinc.
Source: www.mental-emotionalhealth.com
HEALTH DIRECTORY
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HEALTH DIRECTORY
ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY
Bassam Hasan MahboubDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical CenterBldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
ANATOMIC AND CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
Shweta UppalSuper Religare Laboratories (SRL)Bldg no. 64, Block A, 1st floor1007-1008, Tel: 04 4483100www.srlworld.com
ANESTHESIOLOGY
Adnan Al-BahraAmerican Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital, Bldg. no. 73Tel: 04 423 7600, www.aacsh.com
Sylvie Catherine BalquetThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Celeste BarrowThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Piet BekaertBelgium Medical ServicesBldg. no. 27 Block B5th floor, Tel: 04 362 4711
Leon Du PreezThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Hanna GattnerThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Sadik KodakatThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Kavita MordaniThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Ziad NesnasBelgium Medical Services, Bldg. no. 27 Block B, 5th floor, 506, Tel: 04- 3624711
Salim Taher SherllalahThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Khaled TibarThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
CARDIOLOGY (INTERVENTIONAL)
Fahad BaslaibDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical CenterBldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Naeem Khan TareenAmerican Heart CenterBldg. no. 64, 1st floorTel: 04 437 0670
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
Asad Al SabbahThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Muhammad AliThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
DERMATOLOGY
Anwar Al HammadiDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Suad Abdalla Lutfi AliDr Suad Lutfi Dermatology and Laser ClinicBldg. no. 27, Block A2nd floor, Tel: 04 429 8488
Mine Burcu BarutcuogluAmerican Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital, Bldg. no. 73Tel: 04 423 7600, www.aacsh.com
Fadi Gebran HaddadDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical CenterBldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Carol LecartBelgium Medical ServicesBldg. no. 27, Block B, 5th floorTel: 04 362 4711
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Yesha BarkerThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Fatma Al MarashiSymbiosis HealthcareBldg. no. 27, Block A, 2nd floor, 203Tel: 04 362 4955www.medicentres.org
Omar Oqlah Hussein DhaimatDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Amel Bushra El-TayebThe Diabetes and Endocrine Center Bldg. no. 64, Block A, 1st floorTel: 04 375 2344, 04 375 2345
Naji Torbay KhouryWeight Care ClinicBldg. no. 64, Block A 2nd floorTel: 04 363 5395
Iyad KsseiryThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Bahaeldeen LazThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Rita NawarWeight Care ClinicBldg. no. 64, Block A, 2nd floorTel: 04 363 5395
FAMILY MEDICINE
Hanan Al HammadiDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical CenterBldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Basmah Othayeb Al RowailyDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical CenterBldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Firas Bassam AmawiDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical CenterBldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Gordon Robert BlandDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Mona CherifBelgium Medical ServicesBldg. no. 27, Block B, 5th floorTel: 04 362 4711
Anne Besse de LaromiguiereISIS-The French ClinicBldg. no. 64, Block C, 3rd floor Tel: 04 429 8450www.isisclinicdubai.com
Andrew DevineThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Delphine DupuisSymbiosis HealthcareBldg. no. 27, Block A, 2nd floor, 203Tel: 04 362 4955, www.medicentres.org
Anees FatimaThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Jack FernandesHealth Call, Bldg. no. 27, Block B 5th floor, Tel: 04 363 5343 www.health-call.com
Rola Ali HassanDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Fatima IbragimovaHealth Call, Bldg. no. 27, Block B5th floor,Tel: 04 363 5343www.health-call.com
Zoukhra IbragimovaHealth CallBldg. no. 27, Block B5th floor, Tel: 04 363 5343www.health-call.com
Tasnim Aamir KhanThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Sabine LavalouISIS-The French ClinicBldg. no. 64, Block C, 3rd floor Tel: 04 429 8450www.isisclinicdubai.com
Mavluda McDonnelHealth Call, Bldg. no. 27, Block B5th floor, Tel: 04 363 5343www.health-call.com
Katrien Van SteijnBelgium Medical ServicesBldg. no. 27, Block B, 5th floorTel: 04 362 4711
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Adnan M. Abu HammourAbuhamour Medical CenterBldg. no. 39, 1st floor, Tel: 04 363 5353
Saeed Salem Ali Mohamed Al ShaikhDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical CenterBldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Peter BarrowThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Wael DahhanThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Rahul Anand NathwaniAbuhamour Medical Center Bldg. no. 39, 1st floor, Tel: 04 363 5353
Tareck SalehDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical CenterBldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
All practitioners listed are located at Dubai Healthcare City
GENERAL PRACTICE
Firas Al WahebHealthExcel Medical Center Bldg. no. 27, Block A, 6th floor Tel: 04 363 5330, www.healthexcel.ae
Antonio ArmaniAlvi Armani, Bldg. no. 27 Block D, 1st floor, Tel: 04 362 4939www.alviarmani.com
Sara ArmaniAlvi Armani. Bldg. no. 27, Block D 1st floor, Tel: 04 362 4939www.alviarmani.com
Muna Ahmed Mohamed BassayThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
James BradstreetChild Early Intervention Medical CenterBldg. no. 64, Block B, 2nd floor, 2010, Tel: 04 423 3667, www.childeimc.com
Sanu Scariah CherianThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Bernhard FischerAesthetica ClinicBldg. no. 39, 2nd floor, Tel: 04 429 8533www.aestheticaclinic.com
Chaouki GhamloucheDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Nizamuddin GulshaThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Shakeel IsmailThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Patricia KilianThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Alan Denis KourieThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Basel KretThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Radha LachhiramaniImperial Healthcare InstituteBldg. no. 27, Block A, 1st floorTel: 04 439 3737
Sinem LarsenAesthetica ClinicBldg. no. 39, 2nd floor, Tel: 04 429 8533 www.aestheticaclinic.com
Cristina Mures-BautistaAesthetica ClinicBldg. no. 39, 2nd floor, Tel: 04 429 8533www.aestheticaclinic.com
Zubin Marzban NalladaruThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Vinod Kumar Kesavan NamboorthriThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Nasir NawasrehThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Johannes Van DijkThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Margaretha Van SpronsenHealth CallBldg. no. 27, Block B, 5th floorTel: 04 363 5343, www.health-call.com
Vijay Chander VinodThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
GENERAL SURGERY
Kamal AbusinAbuhamour Medical CenterBldg. no. 39, 1st floorTel: 04 363 5353
Annett Al HamadiThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Ziad AlmazamDr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Diethart Wolfram BayerGerman Medical CenterBldg. no. 27 Block B, 3rd floorTel: 04 362 2929 www.germanmedicalcenterdhcc.com
Khalid HameedThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Shahreyar HashemiCalifornia Chiropractic and Sports Medicine CenterBldg. no. 64, Block A, 2nd floorTel: 04 429 8292 www.CaliforniaChiropracticCenter.com
Faisal IkramThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Richard ReyesThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Mohamed Sheikh-SobehDr Sobeh’s ClinicBldg. no. 27, Block A, 7th floorTel: 04 362 4833, www.healthexcel.ae
Shefali VermaSymbiosis HealthcareBldg. no. 27, Block A, 2nd floor, 203Tel: 04 362 4955,www.medicentres.org
Tahsin WahebHealthExcel Medical Center Bldg. no. 27, Block A, 6th floor Tel: 04 363 5330, www.healthexcel.ae
Gabi Mikhail WazzDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
HEMATOLOGY
Maher Al HilaliThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Hanspeter Michael AugustinGerman Medical CenterBldg. no. 27 Block B, 3rd floorTel: 04 362 2929 www.germanmedicalcenterdhcc.com
Lynn EckertThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Amer HelbaouiISIS - The French Pediatric Clinic Bldg. no. 64, Block C, 3rd floor Tel: 04 429 8450www.isisclinicdubai.com
Dr. Hyungjin KimSamsung Medical CenterBldg no 27, Block B, 1st floorTel: 04 449 5454, www.smcindex.ae
Saiyada MirzaDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Knut Martin PfeiferGerman Medical CenterBldg. no. 27, Block B3rd floor, Tel: 04 362 2929www.germanmedicalcenterdhcc.com
Hassan SaradithAbuhamour Medical CenterBldg. no. 39, 1st floor, Tel: 04 363 5353
Ji Hyun YangSamsung Medical CenterBldg no 27, Block B, 1st floorTel: 04 449 5454, www.smcindex.ae
INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY
Zuhair El Tayeb AhmedThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Caspar BoernerGerman Heart Center-BremenBldg. no. 39, 2nd floor, Tel: 04 362 4797
Nikolaos Byron KalliatakisThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Klaus Thomas KallmayerGerman Heart Center-BremenBldg. no. 39, 2nd floor, Tel: 04 362 4797
Hans Helmut LangeGerman Heart Center-Bremen Bldg. no. 39, 2nd floor, Tel: 04 362 4797
Rajeshkumar RaipancholiaHeart First Medical CenterBldg. no. 27, Block A, 2nd floorTel: 04 429 8298
Beate WildGerman Heart Center-BremenBldg. no. 39, 2nd floor, Tel: 04 362 4797
Naji YazbekDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
MICROBIOLOGY
Handan CelilogluThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Horst Guenter MaxeinerMEDLABBldg. no. 27, Block A, 7th floor Tel: 04 362 2960www.medlab.ae
MIDWIFE
Wilhelmina BrandtThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Mahnaz GolshanFetal Medicine and Genetic Screening Center, Bldg. no. 392nd floor, 211, 212, Tel: 04 360 4040www.my-baby.net
Kistammah GovindasamyThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Asena LoloheaThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Masoomeh NavabiThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Saintini ScariaThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Jane Faith StewartThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Annalize TheronThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Suzanne Van Der MerweThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Titilia VunidakaiThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Elmaree WentzelThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Dorothea ZulchThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
NEONATAL-PERINATAL MEDICINE
Farrukh JavedThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Rima MounlaThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Amal ZubaniThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
NEPHROLOGY
Mustafa Jamal AhmedThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
NEUROLOGY
Arne BrosigGerman Center for Neurology & Psychiatry Bldg. no. 64, Block A, 2nd floorTel: 04 429 8578, www.gnp-dubai.com
Deeb Maxwell KayedThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Hartmut Herbert KollikowskiGerman Center for Neurology & Psychiatry Bldg. no. 64, Block A, 2nd floorTel: 04 429 8578, www.gnp-dubai.com
HEALTH DIRECTORY
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HEALTH DIRECTORY
Elena RajdaGerman Medical CenterBldg. no. 27 Block B, 3rd floorTel: 04 362 2929www.germanmedicalcenterdhcc.com
NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY
Haluk DedaHalman NeurotherapyBldg. no 64, Block B&C, 6th floorTel: 04 439 3575
Amr Mohamed SarwatThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
NUTRITION
Hala Hussein Ibrahiem Abu TahaDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Sara AdhamiThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Caroline KanaanAdvanced Nutrition CenterBldg. no. 39, 1st floor, Tel: 04 362 2982
Kelly LynchThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Nadiah MoussaviAbuhamour Medical CenterBldg. no. 39, 1st floor, Tel: 04 363 5353
Nabila ShafqatSymbiosis HealthcareBldg. no. 27, Block A, 2nd floor, 203Tel: 04 362 4955www.medicentres.org
Rana Mohd ShehadehAdvanced Nutrition CenterBldg. no. 39, 1st floor, Tel: 04 362 2982
Dana WehbiWeight Care ClinicBldg. no. 64, Block A2nd floor, Tel: 04 363 5395
OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Badr El Din Ibrahim AhmedFetal Medicine and Genetic Center Bldg. no. 39, 2nd floorTel: 04 360 4040, www.my-baby.net
Rihab AwadMitera Clinic, Bldg. no. 64, Block C 5th floor, Tel: 04 363 5464www.miteraclinic.com
Yuliya BurmaginaThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Elsa Maria De Menezes-FernadesThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Mohamad El KalyoubiDubai Gynecology and Fertility Center (DG&FC), Bldg. 64, Block D, 1st floor Tel: 04 439 3800
Ibrahim ElrahmanThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Najat Adel HazimehDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Karl Heinz-BroerGerman Clinic, Bldg. no. 64, Block A2nd floor, Tel: 04 429 8346www.germanclinic-dubai.com
Mohamed IbrahimMitera ClinicBldg. no. 64, Block C5th floor, Tel: 04 363 5464www.miteraclinic.com
Muhammad JaberGerman ClinicBldg. no. 64, Block A 2nd floor, Tel: 04 429 8346 www.germanclinic-dubai.com
Ekaterina KaloyanovaThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Aspasia MichalopoulouGerman ClinicBldg. no. 64, Block A 2nd floor, Tel: 04 429 8346 www.germanclinic-dubai.com
Gaby Michel KhayataDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Wael MadkourDubai Gynecology and Fertility Center (DG&FC), Bldg. 64, Block D, 1st floor Tel: 04 439 3800
Liselotte MettlerGerman Medical Center, Bldg. no. 27 Block B, 3rd floorTel: 04 362 2929www.germanmedicalcenterdhcc.com
Afshin Pour MirzaFetal Medicine and Genetic Center Bldg. no. 39, 2nd floorTel: 04 360 4040, www.my-baby.net
Amir NasseriN9ne Medical InstituteBldg. no. 64, Block E, 1028 Tel: 04 449 9944, www.9medical.com
Wedad SadeqGerman Clinic, Bldg. no. 64, Block A 2nd floor, Tel: 04 429 8346 www.germanclinic-dubai.com
Farideh Safai-ElahiGerman Medical CenterBldg. no. 27 Block B, 3rd floorTel: 04 362 2929 www.germanmedicalcenterdhcc.com
Wael Musa SammurGerman Medical CenterBldg. no. 27 Block B, 3rd floorTel: 04 362 2929 www.germanmedicalcenterdhcc.com
Rosalie SantPrimavera Medical CentreBldg. no. 64 Block A3rd floor, Tel: 04 375 4669After hrs: +971 50 5530 116
Saoussen Sayhi-KouteichBelgium Medical ServicesBldg. no. 27 Block B5th floor, Tel: 04 362 4711
Helina Zghebeth TaylorDr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center DubaiBldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Hena ZaheerDubai Gynecology and Fertility Center (DG&FC), Bldg. no. 64Block D, 1st floor, Tel: 04 439 3800
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
Stuart CarterThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Jennifer NelsonChild Early Intervention Medical Center Bldg. no. 64, Block B, 2nd floorTel: 04 423 3667www.childeimc.com
Gurkamal PuniaChild Early Intervention Medical Center Bldg. no. 64, Block B, 2nd floorTel: 04 423 3667, www.childeimc.com
Laxmi ShresthaStepping Stones Center for Autistic Spectrum DisorderBldg. no. 64, Block A, 2nd floorTel: 04 363 5433 www.steppingstonesca.com
Lisa ToughThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
OPTHALMOLOGY
Walid Mohamed AbdallaMagrabi Eye Hospital – Outpatient Surgery Center, Bldg. no. 64Block E, 2nd floor, Tel: 04 437 0606 www.magrabihospitals.com
Mohamed Abdel HalimMagrabi Eye Hospital – Outpatient Surgery Center, Bldg. no. 64, Block E2nd floor, Tel: 04 437 0606 www.magrabihospitals.com
Safwan Al BayatiImperial Healthcare InstituteBldg. no. 27, Block A, 1st floorTel: 04 439 3737
Ammar Fouad Issa Al-JashaamiDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Abdulsalam Al NaqiDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Walid Al TurkiMagrabi Eye HospitalBldg. no. 64, Block E2nd floor, 2038, Tel: 04 437 0606www.magrabihospitals.com
Mustafa Ibrahim AlyMagrabi Eye Hospital – Outpatient Surgery Center, Bldg. no. 64, Block E2nd floor, Tel: 04 437 0606 www.magrabihospitals.com
Mohammad AnwarMagrabi Eye Hospital – Outpatient Surgery Center, Bldg. no. 64, Block E2nd floor, Tel: 04 437 0606 www.magrabihospitals.com
Edmondo BorasioMoorfields Eye Hospital Dubai Bldg. no. 64, Block E3rd floor, Tel: 04 429 7888 www.moorfields.ae
Christopher Randall CanningMoorfields Eye Hospital Dubai Bldg. no. 64, Block E, 3rd floorTel: 04 429 7888, www.moorfields.ae
Boughram Srinivas ChidamberThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Giorgio CusatiImperial Healthcare Institute Bldg. no. 27, Block A1st floor, Tel: 04 439 3737www.imperialhealth.org
Ahmed El KhashabMagrabi Eye Hospital – Outpatient Surgery Center, Bldg. no. 64, Block E2nd floor, Tel: 04 4370606 www.magrabihospitals.com
Tamer Mohamed El RaggalLaser Eye Care and Research Bldg. no. 27, Block B, 4th floorTel: 04 362 2955, www.lazer_i.com
Samir Georges FarahDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Vinod Gauba Imperial Healthcare Institute Bldg. 27, Block A, 1st floorTel: 04 439 3737www.imperialhealth.org
Mohamed Hesham AlyMagrabi Eye Hospital – Outpatient Surgery CenterBldg. no. 64, Block E2nd floor, Tel: 04 437 0606 www.magrabihospitals.com
Tarek IbrahimMagrabi Eye Hospital – Outpatient Surgery CenterBldg. no. 64, Block E2nd floor, Tel: 04 4370606 www.magrabihospitals.com
Mustafa Ibrahim AlyMagrabi Eye Hospital – Outpatient Surgery CenterBldg. no. 64, Block E2nd floor, Tel: 04 437 0606 www.magrabihospitals.com
Christian-Peter KleczkaLaser Eye Care and Research Bldg. no. 27, Block B, 4th floorTel: 04 362 2955, www.lazer_i.com
Bertram Richard MeyerLaser Eye Care and Research Bldg. no. 27, Block B, 4th floor Tel: 04 362 2955, www.lazer_i.com
Renata PuertasMoorfields Eye Hospital DubaiBldg. no. 64, Block E, 3rd floor Tel: 04 429 7888, www.moorfields.ae
Charlie QanawatiSharif Eye CentersBldg. no. 27, Block D1st floor, Tel: 04 423 3664 www.sharifeyecenter.com
Prasan Madhukar RaoThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Anupama Prasan RaoThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Zahra RastegarMoorfields Eye Hospital DubaiBldg. no. 64, Block E, 3rd floorTel: 04 429 7888, www.moorfields.ae
Seyed SajjadiLaser Eye Care and Research Bldg. no. 27, Block B, 4th floorTel: 04 362 2955, www.lazer_i.com
Anwar Hamdan SajwaniLaser Eye Care and ResearchBldg. no. 27, Block B, 4th floor Tel: 04 362 2955, www.lazer_i.com
Hassan SalimMagrabi Eye Hospital – Outpatient Surgery CenterBldg. no. 64, Block E, 2nd floorTel: 04 4370606, www.magrabihospitals.com
Gianandrea SciscioMoorfields Eye HospitalBldg. no. 64 Block E, 3rd floorTel: 04 429 7888, www.moorfields.ae
Khaled Walid SharifSharif Eye CentersBldg. no. 27, Block D1st floor, Tel: 04 423 3664www.sharifeyecenter.com
Ashraf Mohamed ShoukryMagrabi Eye HospitalBldg. no. 64, Block E2nd floor, 2038, Tel: 04 437 0606www.magrabihospitals.com
Gurdeep SinghThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Hisham Hamdy SolimanMagrabi Eye HospitalBldg. no. 64, Block E, 2nd floor, 2038Tel: 04 437 0606, www.magrabihospitals.com
David Tsang TseMagrabi Eye HospitalBldg. no. 64, Block E2nd floor, 2038, Tel: 04 437 0606www.magrabihospitals.com
Alain Philippe TelandroMagrabi Eye HospitalBldg. no. 64, Block E 2nd floor, 2038, Tel: 04 437 0606www.magrabihospitals.com
Rima Bitar VollmerDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Pramod WarhekarThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
OPTOMETRIST(EYESIGHT CALIBRATION)
Osama Khalil Abdel HafizMagrabi Eye Hospital – Outpatient Surgery Center, Bldg. no. 64, Block E 2nd floor, 2038, Tel: 04 437 0606www.magrabihospitals.com
Francoise Abi NaderDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Suni AshishThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Enaida EstebanMagrabi Eye Hospital – Outpatient Surgery Center, Bldg. no. 64, Block E 2nd floor, 2038, Tel: 04 437 0606www.magrabihospitals.com
Juliet JoseThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Irene Sophia JosephThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Lina JouhaSharif Eye CentersBldg. no. 27, Block D1st floor, Tel: 04 423 3664www.sharifeyecenter.com
Derakani Kumar Moorfields Eye HospitalBldg. no. 64, Block E, 3rd floorTel: 04 429 7888, www.moorfields.ae
Seeji Mathew Moorfields Eye HospitalBldg. no. 64, Block E, 3rd floorTel: 04 429 7888, www.moorfields.ae
Sheila PuaMagrabi Eye Hospital – Outpatient Surgery CenterBldg. no. 64, Block E2nd floor, 2038, Tel: 04 437 0606www.magrabihospitals.com
Heily SantosMagrabi Eye Hospital – Outpatient Surgery CenterBldg. no. 64, Block E 2nd floor, 2038, Tel: 04 437 0606www.magrabihospitals.com
John SteileMagrabi Eye Hospital – Outpatient Surgery Center, Bldg. no. 64, Block E 2nd floor, 2038, Tel: 04 437 0606www.magrabihospitals.com
Eden VergaraMagrabi Eye Hospital – Outpatient Surgery Center, Bldg. no. 64, Block E 2nd floor, 2038, Tel: 04 437 0606www.magrabihospitals.com
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Saeed Ali AlthaniAbuhamour Medical Center Bldg. no. 39, 1st floor, Tel: 04 363 5353
Ali Al BelooshiDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
John Charles BouillonCalifornia Chiropractic and Sports Medicine CenterBldg. no. 64, Block A, 2nd floorTel: 04 429 8292 www.CaliforniaChiropracticCenter.com
Zbigniew J. BrodzinskiDubai Bone & Joint Center Bldg. no. 64, Block F, 1st floor Tel: 04 423 1400, www.dbaj.ae
Karsten DennerGerman Medical CenterBldg. no. 27 Block B, 3rd floorTel: 04 362 2929 www.germanmedicalcenterdhcc.com
Gert GraebnerGerman Medical CenterBldg. no. 27 Block B, 3rd floorTel: 04 362 2929 www.germanmedicalcenterdhcc.com
Nabil HamdanDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Shah Alam KhanDubai Bone & Joint Center, Bldg. no. 64, Block F, 1st floor Tel: 04 423 1400 www.dbaj.ae
Achim Ernst Hermann LuethGerman Medical CenterBldg. no. 27 Block B, 3rd floorTel: 04 362 2929 www.germanmedicalcenterdhcc.com
William D. MurrellDubai Bone & Joint CenterBldg. no. 64, Block F, 1st floorTel: 04 423 1400, www.dbaj.ae
Michael OpitzThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Michael Van SteijnDubai Bone & Joint CenterBldg. no. 64, Block F1st floor, Tel: 04 423 1400www.dbaj.ae
Gerald ZimmermannGerman Medical CenterBldg. no. 27 Block B, 3rd floorTel: 04 362 2929 www.germanmedicalcenterdhcc.com
OTOLARYNGOLOGY (EARS, NOSE, THROAT)
Ayman Al FraihatDr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Abdul AleemThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Mohammed Al HammadiDr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical CenterBldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 4297777www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Marcus HambekGerman Medical CenterBldg. no. 27 Block B3rd floor 302, Tel: 04 3622929www.germanmedicalcenterdhcc.com
Firas Ahmad HamdanAmerican Academy of Cosmetic Surgery HospitalBldg. no. 73, Tel: 04 423 7600www.aacsh.com
Edmon Pierre KhouryAmerican Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital, Bldg. no. 73Tel: 04 423 7600, www.aacsh.com
Christoph LammGerman Medical CenterBldg. no. 27 Block B3rd floor 302, Tel: 04 3622929www.germanmedicalcenterdhcc.com
Joachim SpaethGerman Medical CenterBldg. no. 27 Block B3rd floor, 302, Tel: 04 362 2929 www.germanmedicalcenterdhcc.com
PATHOLOGY
Hala AbdelazizThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Ayad Abdul Al AjeelSalus Referral LaboratoryBldg. no. 64 Block C, 1st floor, 1013Tel: 04 425 5793, www.salus.ae
Johann ArnoldMEDLABBldg. no. 27, Block A, 7th floorTel: 04 362 2960, www.medlab.ae
Amar Das GuptaSuper Religare Laboratories InternationalBldg no. 64, Block A, 1st floor 1007-1008, Tel: 04 4483100www.srlworld.com
Aaron HanDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical CenterBldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Veronique JacomoDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical CenterBldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Michael LouwDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical CenterBldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Kuosai MansuoreMEDLABBldg. no. 27, Block A, 7th floorTel: 04 362 2960, www.medlab.ae
PEDIATRIC
Alya Zia AhmadThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Taref Al AbedDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Hassan Al DhahrabiDr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical CenterBldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 4297777www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Zakieh Awni Zohdi Al JaioussiDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Sameer Al SajwaniDr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical CenterBldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 4297777www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Ibrahim Al ZahraniThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Kathrin Christine FöheISIS - The French ClinicAl Razi Bldg. no. 64,Block D, 3016, Tel: 04 429 8450www.isisclinicdubai.com
Zainab MalikThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Pierre MajdalaniDr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 4297777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Marie-France PetermansBelgium Medical ServicesBldg. no. 27, 5th floor, Tel: 04 362 4711
Nawar Tayara SayedISIS - The French ClinicAl Razi Bldg. no. 64, Block D, 3016Tel: 04 429 8450, www.isisclinicdubai.com
Rajeshree SinghaniaSinghania ClinicBldg. no. 64, Block A, 1st floorTel: 04 429 8498 www.singhaniachildernsclinic.com
Thomas TroesterISIS - The French Clinic Al Razi Bldg no 64, Block D, Clinic 3016Tel: 04 429 8450www.isisclinicdubaicom
PEDIATRICS – PULMONOLOGY (RESPIRATORY)
Pierre Ernest MajdalaniDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
HEALTH DIRECTORY
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HEALTH DIRECTORY
Asif SattarThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
RADIOLOGY (X-RAY)
Priyadarshini ChaudharyThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Alexandra Antonia Magdalini EconomacosThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Margaret Linny AustinDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Jameel Ahmed NazeerDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Mohamad Moussa PachaThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Wolfgang Friedrich WilhelmDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
REPRODUCTIVE ENDICRONOLOGY / INFERTILITY
Awatif Juma Al-BaharDubai Gynecology & Fertility CenterBldg. 64, Block D, 1st floorTel: 04 439 3800, www.dgfc.ae
RHEUMATOLOGY
Waleed Al ShehhiDr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
SPORTS MEDICINE
Saeed Ali Al ThaniAbuhamour Medical CenterBldg. no. 39, 1st floorTel: 04 363 5353
William MurrellDubai Bone and Joint CenterBldg. no. 64 Block F, 1st floor, 1020Tel: 04 423 1400, www.dbaj.ae
THORACIC SURGERY
Obaid Mohammed Al JassimThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Andre WesselsThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
UROLOGY
Jen Erik AltweinGerman Medical CenterBldg. no. 27 Block B, 3rd floorTel: 04 362 2929 www.germanmedicalcenterdhcc.com
Dimitrios BorousasMedical Group PracticeBldg. no. 64, Block A2nd floor, 203, Tel: 04 4281413
Mohamed El HowairisThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Osama JaberDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Ashraf Aly KamelGerman Medical CenterBldg. no. 27 Block B, 3rd floorTel: 04 362 2929 www.germanmedicalcenterdhcc.com
Faisal KhokhardiDr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical CenterBldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Konstantinos KonstantinidisMedical Group PracticeBldg. no. 64 Block A2nd floor, 203, Tel: 04 4281413
Martin Josef PetschGerman Medical CenterBldg. no. 27, Block B3rd floor, Tel: 04 362 2929 www.germanmedicalcenterdhcc.com
Semir Ahmad SalimProfessor Al Samarrai Medical Center Bldg. no. 64, Block D, 2nd floor Tel: 04 295 1119
Zuhair Hadi SikafiThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
VASCULAR AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
Jaikishan Pahumal MordaniThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
VASCULAR SURGERY
Ali JawasVein Care and Surgery CenterBldg. no. 64, Block E, 2025Tel: 04 434 3000
Complementary and Alternative Medicine – CAM
MEDICAL DOCTOR OF CAM – ACUPUNCTURE
Shurong Jiang MandarakiEmirates Integrated Medical CenterBldg. no. 27, Block B4th floor, Tel: 04 362 4740
DOCTOR OF CAM – CHIROPRACTIC
Niveen El-SalehCalifornia Chiropractic and Sports Medicine CenterBldg. no. 64, Block A2nd floor, 2007, Tel: 04 429 8292www.CaliforniaChiropracticCenter.com
Charles Winning JonesCalifornia Chiropractic and Sports Medicine CenterBldg. no. 64, Block A2nd floor, 2007, Tel: 04 429 8292www.CaliforniaChiropracticCenter.com
Gerald Nastasia JrCalifornia Chiropractic And Sports Medicine CenterBldg. no. 64, Block A, 2nd floorTel: 04 429 8292 www.CaliforniaChiropracticCenter.com
DOCTOR OF CAM - HOMEOPATHY
Tabassum InamdarDr Batra’s Homeopathic ClinicBldg. no. 64, Block E2nd floor, 2036, Tel: 04 4343981www.drbatras.com
Usha KhatriDr Batra’s Homeopathic ClinicBldg. no. 64, Block E2nd floor, 2036, Tel: 04 4343981www.drbatras.com
DOCTOR OF CAM - NATUROPATHY (HERBAL MEDICINE)
Daria HomayounfarGerman Medical CenterBldg. no. 27, Block B3rd floor, Tel: 04 362 2929 www.germanmedicalcenterdhcc.com
MEDICAL DOCTOR OF CAM - OSTEOPATHY
Naomi HartSymbiosis HealthcareBldg. no. 27, Block A2nd floor 203, Tel: 04 3624955www.medicentres.org
Muhammed Aleem MirzaSymbiosis HealthcareBldg. no. 27, Block A2nd floor, 203, Tel: 04 3624955www.medicentres.org
CAM INSTRUCTOR - MASSAGE THERAPIST
Susanna RiveiroCalifornia Chiropractic and Sports Medicine CenterBldg. no. 64, Block A2nd floor 2007, Tel: 04 429 8292www.CaliforniaChiropracticCenter.com
Dentistry
DENTAL HYGIENIST
Ian Victor AquinoBoston Univ. Dental Health CenterBldg. no. 34, Grd floorTel: 04 424 8777, www.buDubai.ae
Victoria BorasioThe UK Dental ClinicBldg no. 64, Block C3rd floor, Tel: 3635371www.ukdentalclinic.com
Ali GhasemiDr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical CenterBldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Abir George MassouhDr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical CenterBldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Mustafa MusaBoston Univ. Dental Health CenterBldg. no. 34, Grd floorTel: 04 424 8777, www.buDubai.ae
Christine Fay SimpsonDr. Nicolas and ASP Dental CenterBldg. no. 27, Block D3rd floor, 302 Tel: 04 362 4787www.dubaipostgraduate.com
ENDODONTICS
Zuhair Zuhdi Al-KhatibDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Sami Mohd ChogleBoston Univ. Dental Health CenterBldg. no. 34, Grd floor Tel: 04 424 8777, www.budubai.ae
GENERAL DENTISTRY
Homan Naeimi AkbarDentCare Center InternationalBldg. no. 27, Block A, 205Tel: 04 437 0111, www.dentcare.ae
Anila AliTower ClinicBldg. no. 27, Block D, 1st floorTel: 04 362 2939, 04 3694 990www.towerclinic.com
Zahra Al JadidiDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 4297 777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Mohamad AssoudDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 4297 777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Shehnaz AzharDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 4297 777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Doaa BedewyAmerican Medical & Dental Center Bldg no.64, Block A, 1st floorTel: 04 374 8428
Dominique CaronVersailles Dental Clinic Bldg no. 64, Block A, 1st floorTel: 04 4298288www.versaillesdentalclinic.com
Mathieu Julien GabrieleHollywood Smile ClinicBldg. no. 64, Block C3rd floor, Tel: 04 423 3634
Dusko GedosevDr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Reinoudt Peter GeertsemaDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Lina HamdanHollywood Smile ClinicBldg. no. 64, Block C3rd floor, Tel: 04 423 3634
Stewart HardingThe Dental CenterBldg. no. 64, Block F4th floor, Tel: 04 375 2175 www.the-dental-center.com
Zahid HussainThe Dental CenterBldg. no. 64, Block F4th floor, Tel: 04 375 2175 www.the-dental-center.com
Nawar Tayara SayedISIS - The French ClinicAl Razi Bldg. no. 64 Block D, 3016, Tel: 04 429 8450www.isisclinicdubai.com
PEDIATRIC SURGERY
Mamoun Al MarzouqiDr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 4297777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Patrick BalquetThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
PHARMACIES
Mulham Al-RijlehMoorfields Eye Hospital DubaiBldg no. 64, Block E, 3rd floorTel: 04 429 7819
Nidal A BakiNakheel PharmacyBldg no. 26, Grd floorTel: 04 437 0530
Latheesh ChakkadathBin Sina PharmacyBldg no. 55, Grd floorTel: 04 429 8242
Malak Mohammed NazhatThe Medicine Shoppe PharmacyBldg no. 64, Block A, Grd floorTel: 04 429 8294
Harish RamachandranPanacea PharmacyBldg no. 64, Block D, Grd floorTel: 04 434 3920
George Youssef RiskallaThe City Hospital PharmacyBldg no. 37, Grd floor, Tel: 04 435 9999
Marwah TarabichiLIFE Health GroupBldg no. 27, Block D, Grd floorTel: 04 362 4802
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Jon Santiago AbregoCalifornia Chiropractic and Sports Medicine CenterBldg. no. 64, Block A2nd floor, 2007, Tel: 04 429 8292www.CaliforniaChiropracticCenter.com
Isam Ali Al MikhiDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Laleh AstanehPhysiocare, Bldg. no. 64 Block B, 2nd floorTel: 04 429 8560www.physiocare.ae
Shiela L BanasDubai Bone & Joint CenterBldg. no. 64, Block F1st floor, Tel: 04 4231400www.dbaj.ae
Neasa Kathleen BarryThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Rashid BuhariDubai Bone & Joint CenterBldg. no. 64, Block F1st floor, Tel: 04 4231400www.dbaj.ae
Mildred CastilloSportsFit, Bldg. no. 27, Block A 6th floor, 604, Tel: 04 428 1455 www.sportsfit.net
Jennifer CrabbeThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Zarin DumasiaThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Teresa Du PlessisThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Meredith EdlundThe Physio CenterBldg. no. 49, 4th floorTel: 04 4370570, www.physiocentre.ae
Ahmed El HadidyGerman Medical CenterBldg. no. 27 Block B, 3rd floorTel: 04 362 2929 www.germanmedicalcenterdhcc.com
Amy EllisThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Anh-mai FaujourBelgium Medical ServicesBldg. no. 27, Block B, 5th floorTel: 04 362 4711
Anne-Elisabeth FilereISIS - The French ClinicAl Razi Bldg. no. 64 Block D, 3016Tel: 04 429 8450, www.isisclinicdubai.com
Christine Jennifer ForbesThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Karen GeorgeSportsFit, Bldg. no. 27, Block A 6th floor, 604, Tel: 04 428 1455 www.sportsfit.net
Hayley Jane GroveThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Fatemeh Ziba KazemiPhysiocare, Bldg. no. 64 Block B, 2nd floorTel: 04 429 8560, www.physiocare.ae
Virginia KellyThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Beckie KhawajaThe City Hospital, Bldg. no. 37Tel: 04 435 9999, www.thecityhospital.com
Maricel MendozaDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Beverly Ann O’SullivanSportsFitBldg. no. 27, Block A, 6th floor, 604Tel: 04 428 1455, www.sportsfit.net
Nenita PescadorSportsFit, Bldg. no. 27, Block A 6th floor, 604, Tel: 04 428 1455 www.sportsfit.net
Catharina PortwigThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Rincy SamSportsFit, Bldg. no. 27Block A, 6th floor, 604Tel: 04 428 1455, www.sportsfit.net
Mercy San JoseCalifornia Chiropractic Center Bldg. no. 64, Block A2nd floor, Tel: 04 429 8292 www.CaliforniaChirpracticCenter.com
Therese StjernbergThe Physio CentreBldg. no. 49, Tel 04 437 0570www.physiocentre.ae
Bibu ThomasSymbiosis HealthcareBldg. no. 27, Block A2nd floor, 203, Tel: 04 362 4955www.medicentres.org
Josefina WahlindSportsFitBldg. no. 27, Block A 6th floor, 604, Tel: 04 428 1455 www.sportsfit.net
Megan WaitePhysiocare, Bldg. no. 64 Block B, 2nd floorTel: 04 429 8560www.physiocare.ae
Beena WalawalkarSymbiosis HealthcareBldg. no. 27, Block A, 2nd floor, 203Tel: 04 362 4955, www.medicentres.org
PLASTIC SURGERY
Carole AzzamAmerican Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital, Bldg. no. 73Tel: 04 423 7600, www.aacsh.com
Kristin BoehmAmerican Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital, Bldg. no. 73Tel: 04 423 7600, www.aacsh.com
David Raymond BroadwayAmerican Academy of Cosmetic Surgery HospitalBldg. no. 73, Tel: 04 423 7600www.aacsh.com
Steven HoppingAmerican Academy of Cosmetic Surgery HospitalBldg. no. 73, Tel: 04 423 7600www.aacsh.com
Dany Ibrahim KayleMajestic Aesthetic ClinicBldg. no. 27, Block A, 7th floor Tel: 04 369 4922, www.drkayle.com
Yasser KhattabThe City HospitalBldg. no. 37, Tel: 04 435 9999www.thecityhospital.com
Florencio Quiogue LuceroLondon Center for Aesthetic Surgery Bldg. no. 64, Block E4th floor, Tel: 04 375 2396www.lcas.com
Massimiliano MarcellinoLondon Center for Aesthetic SurgeryBldg. no. 64, Block E4th floor, 4017, Tel: 04 375 2396Fax: 04 298534, www.lcas.com
John Aaron MillardAmerican Academy of Cosmetic Surgery HospitalBldg. no. 73, Tel: 04 423 7600www.aacsh.com
Nader SaabCCE - Dr Nader Saab Clinic Bldg. no. 27, Block C, 2nd floorTel: 04 363 5466, 050 5153350 www.nadersaab.com
Ioannis SalivarasAmerican Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital, Bldg. no. 73Tel: 04 423 7600, www.aacsh.com
Wolf-Gunter SteinmetzAmerican Academy of Cosmetic Surgery HospitalBldg. no. 73, Tel: 04 423 7600www.aacsh.com
Maurizio VielLondon Center for Aesthetic Surgery Bldg. no. 64, Block E, 4th floorTel: 04 375 2396, www.lcas.com
Roberto VielLondon Center for Aesthetic Surgery Bldg. no. 64, Block E, 4th floorTel: 04 375 2396, www.lcas.com
PROSTHETIST
Michael MuellenheimGerman LimbtechBldg no 64, Block C, 6th floorTel: 04 363 5331, www.limbtech.ae
PSYCHIATRY
Arne BrosigGerman Center for Neurology & Psychiatry Bldg. no. 64, Block A, 2nd floorTel: 04 429 8578, www.gnp-dubai.com
Rakhshanda Bashir HassanSymbiosis HealthcareBldg. no. 27 Block A, 2nd floorTel: 04 362 4955
Hartmut Herbert KollikowskiGerman Center for Neurology & Psychiatry Bldg. no. 64, Block A, 2nd floorTel: 04 429 8578, www.gnp-dubai.com
Shujaat NathaniHealth CallBldg. no. 27, Block B, 5th floorTel: 04 363 5343, www.health-call.com
PSYCHOLOGY
Vivian DavidStepping Stones Center for Autistic Spectrum DisorderBldg. no. 64, Block A, 2nd floorTel: 04 363 5433 www.steppingstonesca.com
Evelin GarciaChild Early Intervention Medical CenterBldg. no. 64, Block B2nd floor, 2010, Tel: 04 423 3667www.childeimc.com
Doreen GranpeeshehChild Early Intervention Medical CenterBldg. no. 64, Block B2nd floor, 2010, Tel: 04 423 3667www.childeimc.com
Jessica RioasChild Early Intervention Medical CenterBldg. no. 64, Block B2nd floor, 2010, Tel: 04 423 3667www.childeimc.com
Andrea TosatoThe Art of Family Consultation CenterBldg. no. 64, Block C2nd floor, 2013, Tel: 04-4230777
PULMONARY DISEASE
Sulaiman Abdulaziz Al-MajedDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
HEALTH DIRECTORY
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Samuel HyattDr. Nicolas and ASP Dental CenterBldg. no. 27, Block D3rd floor, 302 Tel: 04 362 4787www.dubaipostgraduate.com
Huda JawadThe North Carolina Dental PracticeBldg. no. 25, 1st floor, 1006Tel: 04 363 5328, www.ncdp.ae
Bertrand LarmoyerVersailles Dental ClinicBldg no. 64, Block A1st floor, Tel: 04 4298288www.versaillesdentalclinic.com
Ayisha MohammedDr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical CenterBldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Joachim MrochenClinic for Cosmetic DentistryBldg. no. 64, Block A2nd floor, 2002 Tel: 04 429 8400
Rachid NajimAmerican Academy of Cosmetic Surgery HospitalBldg. no. 73, Tel: 04 423 7600www.aacsh.com
Peter NeumanDr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical CenterBldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Mehran NikouDr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical CenterBldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Yunson Denise OnClinic for Cosmetic DentistryBldg. no. 64, Block A, 2nd floorTel: 04 429 8400
He Son OnTower ClinicBldg. no. 27, Block D, 1st floorTel: 04 362 2939, 04 369 4990 www.towerclinic.com
Margarida O’NeillTower ClinicBldg. no. 27, Block D1st floor, Tel: 04 362 2939, 04 369 4990 www.towerclinic.com
Arshnoor RajabaliThe Dental CenterBldg. no. 64, Block F 4th floor, Tel: 04 375 2175www.the-dental-center.com
Ahmadreza Arash RajaeiBoston Univ. Dental Health Center Bldg. no. 34, Grd floorTel: 04 424 8777, www.buDubai.ae
Munzer RamahiDr Nicolas and ASP Dental CenterBldg. no. 27, Block D, 3rd floorTel: 04 362 4787 www.dubaipostgraduate.com
Flora Maria Miriallis RisslerDr Nicolas and ASP Dental Center Bldg. no. 27, Block D, 3rd floor Tel: 04 362 4787www.dubaipostgraduate.com
Olaf SchenkDr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Peter SchletterDr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical CenterBldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
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Dale Derick SwallowThe UK Dental ClinicBldg no. 64, Block C3rd floor, Tel: 3635371www.ukdentalclinic.com
Hans Van der ElstGerman Dental OasisBldg. no. 64, Block C2nd floor, 2014, Tel: 04 363 5367www.germandentaloasis.com
Klaus Joachim WiedhahnDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical CenterBldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Linda ZakkoutTower Clinic, Bldg. no. 27, Block D1st floor, Tel: 04 362 2939, 369 4990 www.towerclinic.com
Mamduh ZaidanCanadian Specialized Dental Center for Orthodontics & Dental TreatmentBldg. no. 64, Block B3rd floor, 3019, Tel: 04 4281499
ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
Kadhim Al HamdaniHollywood Smile ClinicBldg. no. 64, Block C, 3rd floor, 3018Tel: 04 4233634, www.hscuae.com
Ahmad Al ZahailiFrench Dental ClinicBldg. no. 64, Block C2nd floor, Tel: 04 429 8218
Shahrokh Chaichian BagheriAmerican Academy of Cosmetic Surgery HospitalBldg. no. 73, Tel: 04 423 7600www.aacsh.com
Marc Michael BaltenspergerDr Nicolas and ASP Dental Center Bldg. no. 27, Block D3rd floor, Tel: 04 362 4787www.dubaipostgraduate.com
Johan Christer DahlinDr Nicolas and ASP Dental Center Bldg. no. 27, Block D3rd floor, Tel: 04 362 4787www.dubaipostgraduate.com
Husain Ali KhanAmerican Academy of Cosmetic Surgery HospitalBldg. no. 73, Tel: 04 423 7600www.aacsh.com
Richard LebedaDr Nicolas and ASP Dental Center Bldg. no. 27, Block D3rd floor, Tel: 04 362 4787www.dubaipostgraduate.com
ORTHODONTICS
Jon AartunDr. Nicolas and ASP Dental Center Bldg. no. 27, Block D 3rd floor, Tel: 04 3624787 www.dubaipostgraduate.com
Izdihar Al ChabFrench Dental ClinicBldg. no. 64, Block C 2nd floor, 2026, Tel: 04 4298218
Dani Al KhaldiDr Nicolas and ASP Dental CenterBldg. no. 27, Block D3rd floor, Tel: 04 362 4787www.dubaipostgraduate.com
Moaza AlmuhairiThe Dental CenterBldg. no. 64, Block F, 4th floorTel: 04 375 2175 www.the-dental-center.com
Saif Abdulla Saeed AlwaliDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
John BennettDr Nicolas and ASP Dental CenterBldg. no. 27, Block D3rd floor, Tel: 04 362 4787www.dubaipostgraduate.com
Lana DalbahBoston Univ. Dental Health CenterBldg. no. 34, Grd. floorTel: 04 424 8777, www.buDubai.ae
Abdelhakim El Gheriani Dr Nicolas and ASP Dental CenterBldg. no. 27, Block D3rd floor, Tel: 04 362 4787www.dubaipostgraduate.com
Firas HamzaThe Dental CenterBldg. no. 64, Block F4th floor, Tel: 04 375 2175 www.the-dental-center.com
Firas Haj IbrahimFrench Dental ClinicBldg. no. 64, Block C 2nd floor, Tel: 04 429 8218
Edgard IraniThe North Carolina Dental PracticeBldg. no. 25, 1st floorTel: 04 363 5328, www.ncdp.ae
Ahmad Muhammad IsmailDr Nicolas and ASP Dental CenterBldg. no. 27, Block D3rd floor, Tel: 04 362 4787 www.dubaipostgraduate.com
David JonesBoston Univ. Dental Health CenterBldg. no. 34, Grd floorTel: 04 424 8777, www.buDubai.ae
Osama KojanCanadian Specialised Dental Center for Orthodontics and Dental TreatmentBldg no. 64, Block C3rd floor, Tel: 04 428 1499
Nabil MoukbilDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center Bldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777 www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Gunter NeumannTower Clinic Bldg. no. 27, 1st floorTel: 04 362 2939 04 369 4990www.towerclinic.com
Farzana Akhtar RahmanThe North Carolina Dental PracticeBldg. no. 25, 1st floorTel: 04 363 5328, www.ncdp.ae
Guido ReinhartDr. Nicolas and ASP Dental Center Bldg. no. 27, Block D 3rd floor, Tel: 04 3624787 www.dubaipostgraduate.com
PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
Manal Mohammad Al HalabiPediatric DentistryBoston Univ. Dental Health CenterBldg. no. 34, Grd floorTel: 04 424 8777www.buDubai.ae
Khadija Al SuweidiDentCare Center InternationalBldg. no. 27, Block A, 205Tel: 04 437 0111www.dentcare.ae
Dina Samir DebayboBoston Univ. Dental Health CenterBldg. no. 34, Grd floorTel: 04 424 8777www.buDubai.ae
PERIODONTICS
Giovanni Carlo ChiantellaTower ClinicBldg. no. 27, Block D 1st floor, Tel: 04 362 2939, 04 369 4990www.towerclinic.com
Yasser Mohamad KhabbazBoston Univ. Dental Health CenterBldg. no. 34, Grd floorTel: 04 424 8777, www.buDubai.ae
Bassam Mikheel KinaiaBoston Univ. Dental Health CenterBldg. no. 34, Grd floorTel: 04 424 8777, www.buDubai.ae
Amin Ur RahmanThe North Carolina Dental PracticeBldg. no. 25, 1st floorTel: 04 363 5328, www.ncdp.ae
PROSTHODONTICS
Samer Al NasserFrench Dental ClinicBldg. no. 64, Block C2nd floor, Tel: 04 429 8218
Maher AtassiDr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical CenterBldg. no. 55, Tel: 04 429 7777www.drsulaimanalhabib.com
Mohamad KoutrachBoston Univ. Dental Health CenterBldg. no. 34, Grd floorTel: 04 424 8777, www.buDubai.ae
Steven Michael MorganoBoston Univ. Dental Health CenterBldg. no. 34, Grd floorTel: 04 424 8777, www.buDubai.ae
Faysal SuccariaBoston Univ. Dental Health CenterBldg. no. 34, Grd floorTel: 04 424 8777, www.buDubai.ae
Non-Clinical
AESTHETICS
Mona MirzaBiolite Skin ClinicBldg. no. 64, Block B3rd floor, 3009, Tel: 04 3752122www.biolitedubai.com
