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About Dr. Ahemd AK Hassoun
- Dr. Ahemd AK Hassoun is an American Board Certified Endocrinologist possessing 28+ years of experience within the endocrinology domain.
- He is well trained in treating all types of diabetes, obesity, thyroid diseases & tumors, hypertensive disorder, etc.
- He attained fellowships from the American College of Physicians and the American College of Endocrinology.
- He is professionally affiliated with various organizations including the American Diabetes Association (ADA), the Endocrine Society (ES), and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE).
- He plays a key role in developing and updating the UAE Diabetes guidelines, educating and training doctors and other healthcare providers in the endocrinology domain.
- He is a co-founder of the monthly UAE Endocrinology meetings (Endocrine club), which was established in the year 2002.
- He bagged several awards including the 2019 ‘Ibn Sina Distinguished Service Award’ the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists – Gulf Chapter.
- He has authored and co-authored over 50 articles in the area of endocrinology.
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MD, Aleppo University Faculty of Medicine, Aleppo, Syria(1979)- Fellowship, Fellowship, American College of Physicians & American College of Endocrinology
the 2019 ‘Ibn Sina Distinguished Service Award’ the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists – Gulf Chapter.
Papers Published
- Factors predicting the development of diabetic retinopathy in patients with diabetes at the Dubai Diabetes Center) (ongoing)
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- Effect and safety of Semaglutide 2.4 mg once weekly in subjects with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes (Step 2) (ongoing)
- Depression, diabetes distress and quality of life among diabetic patients attending Dubai Diabetes Center
- Diabetes distress and depression and its effect on glycemic control in a sample of adolescent patients with type 1 diabetes attending a diabetes center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Real-world assessment of clinical outcome changes – including the month of Ramadan – for dapagliflozin in management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (reward study)
A few of his many publications and abstracts include:
- The effect of frequent diabetes self-management education on glucose control in patients with diabetes at the Dubai Diabetes Center – Journal of diabetes and endocrine practice. Volume 2; Issue 1, January-March 2019
- Interaction between angiotensin-converting enzyme (ace) insertion/deletion and aldosterone synthase (cyp11b2) – 344c/t polymorphisms in relation to type 2 diabetes mellitus risk in Emiratis. International Journal of Genetics and Molecular Biology; 2013; 5(2), pp. 20-27
- Prevalence of painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy among patients with diabetes mellitus in the middle east region. The Journal of International Medical Research. 2011: 39 (2): 366-377
- Hepatitis C-associated osteosclerosis: an unusual syndrome of acquired osteosclerosis in adults. Am J Med. 1997 Jul. 103 (1): 70-3
- Glycated hemoglobin in insulinoma. Endocrine practice. 1998 July/August; 4(4): 181-183
- Tolerability of canagliflozin in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus fasting during Ramadan: results of the canagliflozin in Ramadan tolerance observational study (cratos). Int j clin pract. 2017 Oct;71(10). Doi: 10.1111/ijcp.12991. Epub 2017 Aug 29.
- Elevated hemoglobin a1c is significantly associated with decreased post-exercise heart rate recovery in parents with diabetes mellitus. Intj diabetes clin res 2017, 4:074.
- Self-efficacy, self-care and glycemic control in Saudi Arabian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Diabetes res Clin pract. 2017 Dec 24;137:28-36.
- Goal study: clinical and non-clinical predictive factors for achieving glycemic control in people with type 2 diabetes in real clinical practice. BMJ open diabetes res care. 2018 Jul 10;6(1)
- The diabetes epidemic: investigating the association between t2dm and tcf7l2 gene variants in the emirati population. Accepted for publication in American journal of human biology.
- Genetics of type 2 diabetes and coronary artery disease and their associations with twelve cardiometabolic traits in the United Arab Emirates population. Accepted for publication in “gene”
- Emirates diabetes society consensus guidelines for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus-2020. Accepted at Dubai diabetes and endocrinology journal
- The effect of frequent diabetes self-management education on glucose control in patients with diabetes at the Dubai diabetes center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Journal of diabetes and endocrine practice. Volume 2; issue 1, January-March 2019
- The effect of vildagliptin relative to sulphonylurea as dual therapy with metformin (or as monotherapy) in Muslim patients with type 2 diabetes fasting during Ramadan in the middle east: the virtue study. Curr med res opin. 2017 jan;33(1):161-167. Epub 2016 oct 14.
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Where does Dr. Ahemd AK Hassoun practice?
Dr. Ahemd AK Hassoun practices at Fakeeh University Hospital, Dubai
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Dr. Ahemd AK Hassoun specialty is Endocrinologist
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Dr. Ahemd AK Hassoun is Endocrinologist with 31 years of experience.
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