Community Medical Center, Sharjah, UAE
Allied Medical Center, Dubai, UAE
www.cmcmedicalcenter.com
info@communitymedicalcenter.ae
+971504545522
Professional Role(s) and qualifications:
Consultant Family Medicine
Eating Disorder Specialist
Weight inclusive care
Anti weight stigma activist
Speaker, author, Instructor
Training in CBT-E:
CBTE accredited in 2020 after several trainings (online, Villa Garde Hospital) and 2 years supervision by Dr Riccardo Dalle Grave.
Clinical Practice and Supervision:
Treatment of eating disorders along with a multidisciplinary team since 2011.
Medical Advisor for Middle East Eating Disorders Association since 2013 including several trainings for healthcare professionals.
Medical Advisor for the ED unit of American Center of Psychiatry and Neurology, Dubai from 2016 till 2021.
Training and Supervision to the Eating Disorder unit of American University of Beirut from 2021 to 2023
Preparing a CBTE online training with Mrs Carine El Khazen (accredited CBTE therapist) and Mrs Hala Abu Taha (accredited CBTE dietitian)
Research:
Update on the medical complications of Anorexia Nervosa. Curr Op Ped 2019
Commentary on the PCOS international guidelines. Italian journal of eating disorders and obesity 2020
Commentary on AAFP guidelines for treatment of obesity in children and adolescents. Italian journal for eating disorders and obesity 2023
To be published: GLP1 and Eating Disorders: Case Studies and literature review
