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Fellowship trained shoulder and sports surgeonwith15 years’ experience

• Director, Shoulder & Upper Limb Unit, Burjeel Hospital
• Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi
• Ex-Medical Director, Mafraq Hospital
• Ex-Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, MafraqHospital

• Chairman, SEHA orthopaedic council
• Chief, Orthopaedic Division, SKMC, AbuDhabi
• Chief, Orthopaedic Division in Mafraq Hospital
• Visiting Surgeon, Alnoor Hospital, Abu Dhabi & Alain
• Visiting Surgeon, International Modern Hospital, Dubai

• Graduate of Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
• Fellow, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (FRCSI)
• Residency Program in Orthopaedics, Toronto, Canada
• Fellowship of Royal College of Surgeons in Canada in Orthopaedic Surgery (FRCSC)
• Clinical Fellow, Arthroscopic and Sports Surgery (University of Ottawa, Canada)
• Clinical Fellow, Upper Extremity Surgery (University of British Columbia, Canada)
• Master in Leadership & Health Policies (MPh) from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, USA

• Establishing a world–class shoulder and upper extremity services at SKMC
• Serving the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the UAE since 2006
• Highly regarded shoulder surgeon in Abu Dhabi and UAE with referrals from Abu Dhabi Police, GHQ (armed forces) and IPC-HAAD
• Dealing with complex and revision shoulder cases referred from across the UAE
• Pioneer in shoulder arthroplasty / reverse shoulder prosthesis for cuff tear arthropathy and complex fractures in the elderly
• Lead at SKMC, a division of highly qualified western trained surgeons in different subspecialties of orthopaedic surgery. The Division consists of the following subspecialties:
  • spine surgery
  • UpperExtremitysurgery
  • LowerExtremitySurgery
  • PaediatricOrthopaedicSurgery
  • ArthroscopicandSportsSurgery
  • Foot & ankle surgery
  • OrthopaedicTrauma

• Ex-Member, International Patient Care committee, HAAD
• Member, Scientific Committee for Orthopaedic Surgery for the Arab Board
• International Member of American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Member, International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports medicine (ISAKOS)
• VicePresident, Emirates Orthopaedic Society

• Chairman, S &N Intermediate Cadaver Shoulder Course, Istanbul June 2015
• Chairman, Emirates Sport Medicine Summit November 2014
• Chairperson, Abu Dhabi International Orthopaedic Conference, April 2012
• Co-chair, S&N Advanced Shoulder Course, York, England, March 2012
• Chairperson, SKMC Shoulder & Hand Conference, March 2011
• Chairperson, SKMC Shoulder & Hand Conference, April 2010
• Faculty, AO Principles in Fracture Management Course, Dubai, 2010
• Faculty, Orthopaedic Conference Arab Health, 2009
• Faculty, Arab Health Abu Dhabi Conference in Emergency Medicine and Trauma, 2009
• Attendant, Nice Shoulder Course, 2009
• Attendant, ISAKOS Congress Meeting, 2009
• Presenter, Tawam Orthopaedic Congress, 2008
• Faculty, AOTomo Fix Plate Workshop, Abu Dhabi, 2008

• The Use Of Tourniquet In Hand Surgery. Prospective study presented at the University of Toronto, Orthopaedic Division, Annual Research Day, 2001
• Long-term Outcomes Of Shelf Autograft In Dysplastic Hip Reconstruction,
  Published in Orthopaedics, 2010
• Anatomy of the Distal Patellar Tendon Insertion,
  Poster Presentation at ESKA meeting
• Comparison of Xtraloc Versus Intrafix Tibial Fixation
  In Hamstring Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction:
  Preliminary Results of a Randomized Clinical Trial
  Study presented at Residents & Fellows Arthroscopy
  Conference, April 22-23, 2005, Palm Island, Florida, USA
• Co-Author of chapter “Basic Science of Knee",
  Practical Orthopaedic Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy book