Haider M Al – Attia

Designation/Specialty

Consultant Rheumatology & Internal Medicine

Qualifications

MBBCh, DTCD, MRCP, FRCP (Ire), FRCP(Glasg), FRCP(Lon)

Additional Profile

• Wide teaching experience of undergraduates and post-graduates in Internal Medicine & Rheumatology in preparation for MRCP and other high qualification degrees.
• Examiner Part II MRCP (UK) in UAE and Part II MRCP (I) in Ireland and in Oman.
• Reviewer for number of esteemed journals including Rheumatology (UK), International Journal of Dermatology (USA), Saudi Medical Journal, Rheumatology International (Germany), Clinical & experimental Rheumatology (Italy) and others.

Professional Experience

• Consultant Physician in Rheumatology & Internal Medicine, Al Hosn Medical Centre , Abu Dhabi , UAE. 9/4/2023-31/8/2024.
• Consultant Physician in Internal Medicine & Rheumatology Nation Hospital, Abu Dhabi, followed by Consultant in Internal Medicine & Rheumatology in Al Hosn Medical Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Nov 2018 – July 2020.
• Consultant Physician in Internal Medicine & Rheumatology Universal Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE. June 2014 – Nov 2018.
• Consultant Physician in Internal Medicine & Rheumatology & Head of Department Noor Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
  May 2008 – Nov 2013.
• Consultant Physician in Internal Medicine/Rheumatology Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Mar 1984 – Mar 2008.
• Specialist (A) in General Medicine Abu Dhabi Central Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Nov 1980 – Mar 1984.
• Senior Registrar in General Medicine of elderly. Leicester General Hospital (T), Leicester, England, UK. Apr 1979 – Oct 1980.
• Registrar in General Medicine Basildon Hospital, Essex; Orpington Hospital, Kent; Wexham Park Hospital, Slough; King’s Lynn Hospital, King’s Lynn; England, UK. Oct 1977 – Feb 1978.
• Registrar in General Medicine Rashid Hospital, Dubai, UAE. Aug 1976 – Aug 1977.
• Senior House Officer in General Medicine Buckland Hospital, Dover, Kent, & St.Helen’s Hospital, Ipswich, England, UK. Oct 1975 – Aug 1976.
• Senior House Officer in Chest Medicine Winsley Hospital, Bath, Wiltshire, & Cleaver Hospital, Heswall, Cheshire, England, UK. Aug 1973 – Oct 1975.
• Senior House Officer in Dermatology & Geriatric Medicine Blackburn Royal Infirmary, Blackburn, England, UK. Jan 1973 – Aug 1973.

Academic Highlights

• Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians, London FRCP(Lon) Mar 2004
• Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons, Glasgow FRCP(Glasg) Feb 2002
• Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians, Ireland – FRCP(Ire) Oct 1995
• Member of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland – MRCP Jan 1980
• Diploma in Tuberculosis & Chest Disease – DTCD June 1975 Cardiff University School of Medicine, Wales, UK
• Bachelor of Medicine – MBChB Jan 1970 Ain Shams University Medical School, Cairo, Egypt

SPECIALITY AREAS/INTERESTS

• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Inflammatory Arthritis
• Systemic Lupus
• Palindromic Rheumatism
• Gout & other Metaboic Arthropathy
• Spondyloarthropathies & other Seronegative Arthropathies
• Arthopathies of Genetic Backgrounds

AFFILIATIONS

• Jordanian Medical Council, Jordan.
• Gulf Medical College, UAE.

LANGUAGES KNOWN

• English – Proficient
• Arabic- Proficient