Consultant Internal Medicine,
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
UAE

Dr. Benazir Hakkim, MD, MRCGP, is a Consultant Physician in the Medical Subspecialities Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Hakkim was working as a Consultant Family Medicine Physician in the National Health Service, UK running her own family practice clinic in Coventry, UK (Holyhead Surgery, Coventry).
She has extensive experience with management of chronic diseases like Hypertension, Asthma, COPD and Diabetes. She has a special interest in Women’s Health and has obtained the DRCOG (Royal college of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, UK) and DFSRH (Diploma of the Faculty Of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare). She has also completed the Post Graduate Certificate in Diabetes from Leicester, UK and has a special interest in the management of Diabetes.
Dr. Hakkim received her medical degree from the Academy of Medical Sciences, University of Calicut, in Kerala, India in 2002. She obtained her Certificate of Completion of training in General Practice (Family Medicine) in 2010 after doing her training in West Midlands Deanery, United Kingdom. She also obtained the MRCGP UK from the Royal College of General Practitioners as part of completion of her training.
Dr. Hakkim resides in Abu Dhabi with her husband and three children. She enjoys trying out new recipes, reading and meeting new people.

Chair, Department of Hospital Medicine,
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
UAE

Dr. Mahmoud Al-Hawamdeh, MBBS, is Chief of Hospital Medicine in the Medical Subspecialties Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
Dr. Al-Hawamdeh has a long standing experience in Internal Medicine and Hospital Medicine for more than fourteen years in US based hospitals. He has excellent academic and administrative achievements and is eager to provide the highest quality of care to his patients.

Consultant Hospital Medicine,
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
UAE

Dr. Ajmal Kazman, MD, is a Consultant Physician in the Hospital Medicine Department of the Medical Subspecialties Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Kazman worked as a Hospitalist at Aurora Health Care in Green Bay, Wisconsin and before that, Yakima Valley Medical Center in Yakima, Washington.
Dr. Kazman received his medical degree from Punjab University in Lahore, Pakistan after which he completed his residency at Unity Health System in Rochester, New York.
Dr. Kazman resides in Abu Dhabi with his family. He enjoys reading, traveling and learning about other cultures.

Chair, Medical Subspecialties Institute,
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Clinical Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
UAE

Hussein Saadi, MD, FACP is the Institute Chair of the Medical Subspecialties Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, where he oversees nine medical subspecialties including dermatology, endocrinology, hematology and oncology, hospital medicine, infectious disease, general internal medicine, nephrology, and rheumatology.
Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Saadi was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, and Consultant Endocrinologist at Tawam Hospital in Abu Dhabi. He is a former member of the Cleveland Clinic Departments of General Internal Medicine and Endocrinology staff in the US.
Dr. Saadi is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Endocrinology. Dr. Saadi is also a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University. His specialty interests include diabetes mellitus, vitamin D deficiency, osteoporosis and general endocrinology.
With a medical degree from the American University of Beirut, Dr. Saadi trained in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, in the US.
He enjoys reading, traveling, walking and soccer.

Section Head, Family Medicine,
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
UAE

Dr. Fawad Khan, MD, is a Section Head at the General Medicine department in Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Khan served as a Medical Director for Ambulatory clinics at Mediclinic Alnoor Hospitals Group. He continued his clinical practice as a Physician while establishing a Family Medicine program and a strong clinical governance system across the network of clinics. He played a key role in developing Best Practice Guidelines, Policies, Physician Appraisal process and CME program to provide high standards of care.
Prior to Mediclinic Alnoor, Dr. Khan worked at Malling Health Group in England as a Lead Clinician. He was involved in various Clinical Quality activities and served as Lead Clinician at Dartford and Gravesham Commissioning Group for Malling Health. He developed a Special Interest in Musculoskeletal Medicine.
Dr. Khan went through Family Medicine Training Program at Grampian University Hospitals, UK after earning a medical degree from Allama Iqbal Medical College in Lahore, Pakistan.
He lives in Abu Dhabi with his wife and two children.

Consultant Hospital Medicine,
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
UAE

Dr. Rumman Abbas Khan Langah, MD, FACP, SFHM, is a Consultant Physician in the Medical Subspecialty Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Langah served as Associate Site Director for Hospital Medicine Division from 2016 to 2018 and Medical Director for Progressive Care Unit at Emory University Hospital from 2015 to 2018, Atlanta, GA where he was a staff physician (2009-2018).
At Emory, Dr. Langah led many administrative and quality projects not limited to inception of monthly faculty education conference, incorporation of revised scope of practice for progressive care unit, leading COPD power plan initiative which was adopted across Emory healthcare system, innovating a unique interdisciplinary rotation for medical students, chairing divisional CPC committee who conducted several successful case conferences at divisional and departmental level and winning the best internal medicine grand rounds presentation of the year in 2017. In appreciation of his efforts, he was presented the highest divisional award, Mark V. Williams Overall Excellence in Hospital Medicine, for the year 2016.
Dr. Langah received his medical degree from King Edward Medical University in Lahore, Pakistan. He completed his internal medicine residency at East Tennessee State University and nuclear medicine residency at Medical University of South Carolina.
He is board certified in Internal Medicine/Focused Practice in Hospital Medicine, Nuclear Medicine and Nuclear Cardiology.
Dr. Langah resides in Abu Dhabi with his wife and three kids. He enjoys reading, playing squash & football and working out at the gym.

Consultant Hospital Medicine,
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

UAE

Dr. Saaid Abdel Ghani, MD, is a Consultant Physician in the Medical Subspecialities Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Abdel Ghani was a specialist in hospital medicine at the Central Carolina Hospital, Sanford, North Carolina, US. He was previously an academic hospitalist at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC), in Columbus, Ohio, US, in the Division of Hospital Medicine. During his time at OSU he provided specialized care to hospitalized patients, while also devoting time to point-of-care ultrasound research and education.
Dr. Abdel Ghani received his medical degree from St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada, West Indies. He completed his internal medicine residency at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital, in affiliation with The University of South Carolina, in Columbia, South Carolina, US.
He completed a primary care ultrasound fellowship, the first of its kind, at the Ultrasound Institute at The University of South Carolina. During his fellowship, he served as a Clinical Instructor of Medicine, as a faculty member within the Department of Internal Medicine.
Dr. Abdel Ghani has continued interest in the applications of point-of-care ultrasound, helping the Society of Hospital Medicine develop national guidelines on its use for diagnostic purposes, as well as procedure guidance.
Dr. Abdel Ghani’s interests include football, music, travel and enjoying quality time with his wife and two kids.