Professional Activities:

Experience records & Post held

• 2004- 2014 Gulf Medical University Hospital & Research Center - Ajman - U.A.E. Senior Consultant Physician & Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine - Diabetes & Endocrinology - Department of Medicine.
• 2014 Sep- Present  Associate Professor Gulf Medical University Hospital & Research Center
• 1999 –2004- IRAQI MOH – Ibn Sina Teaching Hospital – Mosul - IRAQ. Senior Specialist Physician - Internal Medicine, Diabetes & Endocrinology – Department of Internal Medicine & Al Waffa Diabetes & Endocrine Center.
• Sep 1992 – July 1999 IRAQI MOH - Al Hamdania General Hospital - Nineveh Health Directorate – IRAQ. Hospital Director & Head of Department of Internal Medicine
• Jan1991–Sep1992 IRAQI MOH –Al Salaam (formerly Saddam) General Teaching Hospital Mosul - IRAQ    Senior Registrar , then Specialist Physician – Department of Internal Medicine      

Academic Appointments

• Sep 2004- 2010 Assistant Professor of Medicine- Internal Medicine, Diabetes & Endocrinology, Department of medicine, Gulf Medical University Hospital & Research Center- Ajman - UAE      
• Sep 4th 2011-till date Promoted to Associate Professor.
• Member of the Gulf Medical University Curriculum Committee & the Course Coordinator – Endocrine System for MBBS program
• Jan 2000 till Aug 2004- MOH Affiliated Senior Specialist (Clinical), Department of Medicine, College of Medicine – University of Mosul – IRAQ        
• Jan 2000 till Aug 2004 MOH Affiliated Senior Specialist (Clinical), Department of Clinical Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy – University of Mosul –IRAQ
• June 2001 till Sep. 2005- Member of the research approval committee in Nineveh Health Directorate - IRAQ

Summary of experience outlining Professional activities

• 1981 till Date- Thirty three years of training & practice in General Internal Medicine including Emergency Care & various related sub specialties.
• 1999 till Date- Fifteen years of experience & practice in Diabetes & Endocrinology including patient care, academic & scientific activities.         
• 2000 till Date -Fourteen years of teaching experience for both undergraduate & postgraduate students in University of Mosul - College of Medicine & College of Pharmacy – IRAQ & Gulf Medical University in Ajman – UAE in general internal medicine, clinical pharmacy, diabetes & endocrinology.           

Research Activities

• Jan 2006 – Dec 2006- The PREDICTIVE STUDY: Predictable Result and Experience in Diabetes through Intensification and Control to Target: An International Variability Evaluation..
• Nov 2009 – Oct 2010- Starting LANTUS in inadequately Controlled Diabetics STAR study.
• January 2009 - June 2010- The A1CHIEVE STUDY a 60 000-person global prospective observational non- interventional study of people with Diabetes beginning or changed to basal, meal-time, and biphasic Insulin analogue in daily clinical practice.
• Dec 2009 – March 2011- Effectiveness of Diabetes control with vildaGliptin and Vildagliptin/mEtformin) EDGE Study- Editor for UAE Data
• Sep 2010- Pattern of Urinary Albumin excretion in families with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular diseases in UAE: A preliminary investigation.
• Oct 2010 In Progress Depression among Adult Diabetics in the UAE.
• Jan 2011 In Progress- Quality of Life of people with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DMQOL Study).
• March 2011 – June 2011-CREED Study a multi Country REtrospectivE observational study of the management and outcome of patients with Diabetes during Ramadan.
• Grant June 2011-Micro albuminuria in first degree relative of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Cardiovascular diseases in UAE . Funded by WHO EMRO.
• Jun 2011-Urinary Albumin Excretion in families with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus across a multiethnic group in United Arab Emirates. Funded by MRF Dubai Medical Grant Award.
• The International Diabetes Management Practice Study (IDMPS) wave 6.

Affiliation & Memberships

• 1981 till date Member of Iraqi Medical Association.
• 2000 till date Member of Iraqi Diabetes Association IRAQ.
• 2004 till date Member of International Society of Iraqi Scientists USA.
• 2005 till date Member of International Iraqi Medical Association UAE.
• 2006 member of Emirates Medical Association & Emirates Diabetes Society & Endocrinology Club UAE.
• 2006 member of Eastern Mediterranean Association of Medical Editors EMAME - WHO Egypt.
• 2008 member of ESE European Society of Endocrinology UK.
• 2009 member of AACE American Association of Clinical Endocrinologist USA.
• 2010 member of ISPAD The International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes Germany.
• 2010 member EAS European Atherosclerosis Society Sweden.
• 2009 member Interasma The International Association of Asthmology
• 2011 member of EASD European Association for Study of Diabetes.

Professional service to the community

• 1992 – 1999- Medical  Consultant-ship  for  Caritas  Iraq,  known  locally  as  Akhuyat  el Mahabba - Al Hamdanya Sector
• 1992 – 2004-Free medical care in private clinic to low income patients referred from Caritas
• 1992 – 2004-Home medical care for disabled - Al Hamdanya & Mosul
• Communication with international Groups during the Embargo on Iraq for donation of medicines, baby milk & medical books & periodicals.
• Biannual free medical camps for workers in collaboration with GMCHRC & Islamic Indian Club in UAE.