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Abu Dhabi to welcome top-tier physicians from US, South Korea, Australia this July
7 July 2025 00:59
SAMIHAH ZAMAN (ABU DHABI)Abu Dhabi will once again welcome several leading physicians in a bid to offer expert healthcare and medical services within the to Abu Dhabi as part of the Department of Health- Abu Dhabi (DoH) Visiting Physicians Programme , the doctors will provide medical care and advice in plastic surgery, paediatric oncology, ophthalmology, and spine care.'The DoH welcomes top-tier doctors from around the world to the Emirate during July, offering exceptional healthcare services through the Visiting Physicians Programme,' the DoH announced on its social media Michael Grimley, paediatric haematologist-oncologist at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, US, is one of the quartet of doctors heading to the UAE capital this month. Dr. Grimley specialises in the care of anaemia, sickle cell disease, haemophilia, leukaemia, and lymphoma. He will see patients at the Sheikh Khalifa Medical City between July 7-11, Geelen, ocularist at the Artificial Eye Services Hospital in Perth, Australia, will see patients at Moorfields Eye Hospital between July 13 -17, 2025. Geelen has more than two decades of experience in the making and fitting of hand crafted artificial Zeeshan Sardar, associate chief of spine and scoliosis surgery at the New York Presbyterian Hospital, US, will meanwhile be available at Healthpoint Hospital between July 28 and August 1, 2025. Dr. Sardar is an expert in the treatment of adult scoliosis, ankylosing spondylitis, complex spine surgery, and degenerative spine Joon Pio Hong, consultant plastic surgeon at Asan Medical Center, South Korea, has also offered medical care for lymphoedema, lipoedema, and diabetic foot at Abu Dhabi's Tarmeem Hospital and Healthpoint Hospital this DoH has urged patients and their families to book appointments with the experts by contacting the respective health care in 2021 with the aim of providing top-notch healthcare within Abu Dhabi, the Visiting Physicians Programme has enabled more than 300 surgeries, and seen the contribution of more than 30 visiting experts from around the world.
As of December 2024, more than 3,200 patients had received treatment and consultation in Abu Dhabi as part of the initiative.
Source: Aletihad - Abu Dhabi
