Best Pediatricians in United Arab Emirates

Dr. Mustafa Khaled is a highly accomplished Specialist Pediatrician with over 11 years of clinical and academic experience in child healthcare. Armed with a PhD in Pediatrics and a background as an Assistant and Associate Professor, he integrates evidence-based medicine with deep compassion to manage a wide spectrum of childhood ailments. 

His core clinical expertise focuses on pediatric pulmonology, including the management of complex conditions such as bronchial asthma, pediatric infectious diseases, and acute urgent care. Dedicated to a holistic philosophy, Dr. Khaled is passionately committed to delivering excellent clinical outcomes, promoting preventive health, and ensuring that every child receives the highest standard of international medical care.

Why Choose Dr. Mustafa Khaled?

• Specialised Respiratory Expertise: His deep scientific research and clinical focus on pediatric pulmonology enable him to manage complex respiratory conditions such as bronchial asthma, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, and allergic respiratory ailments.
• Global Clinical Experience: He has honed his clinical skills at world-renowned international institutions, including the Morozovskaya Children’s Hospital and the European Medical Center in Moscow, before bringing his expertise to the UAE.
• Urgent and Neonatal Care Mastery: Parents trust his accurate decision-making, particularly in urgent pediatric emergency care, preventive pediatric screenings, and delicate neonatal interventions.
• Multilingual Patient Care: Fluent in English, Arabic, and Russian, he easily bridges linguistic gaps to provide clear communication and precise treatment plans.

Dr. Nahim Saifi is an expert Specialist Neonatologist and Pediatrician at Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi, with 10 years of clinical NICU practice.

He specializes in neonatal mechanical ventilation, care for extremely premature infants, neonatal sepsis management, and delivery resuscitation.

Holding advanced neonatal postgraduate credentials, Dr. Saifi provides gentle, compassionate care during critical newborn days.

Dr. Nesrine Ahmed Elbioky is a dedicated Specialist Pediatrician at Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi, with 6 years of child healthcare practice.

She specializes in childhood respiratory conditions, acute febrile infections, pediatric gastrointestinal disorders, and growth monitoring.

Holding a Master's in Pediatrics, Dr. Elbioky provides gentle, attentive medical care that reassures young children and their parents.

Dr. Qais Al-Khafaji is a renowned Consultant Pediatrician at Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi, with 31 years of dedicated clinical practice in child healthcare.

He specializes in childhood allergic disorders, pediatric asthma, allergic rhinitis, eczema management, and comprehensive neonatal developmental monitoring.

Certified by the Iraqi Board, Arab Board, and American Academy of Pediatrics, Dr. Al-Khafaji delivers family-centered pediatric clinical excellence.

Dr. Rajesh Phatak is Head of Department and Consultant Pediatric Intensivist at Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi, with 18 years of specialized practice.

He specializes in pediatric critical care, acute respiratory failure (ARDS), septic shock management, advanced mechanical ventilation, and retrieval.

A UK-trained Fellow of the RCPCH with British CCT certification, Dr. Phatak leads tertiary pediatric intensive care with exceptional clinical rigor.

Dr. Reem Gadalla is an eminent Senior Consultant Pediatrician at Medcare Hospital, Sharjah, with 25 years of distinguished practice.

She specializes in pediatric acute care, childhood respiratory conditions, developmental monitoring, and pediatric quality management.

Holding Arab Board credentials in Pediatrics, Dr. Gadalla provides empathetic, family-centered medical care.

Dr. Rim AL Choughri is a caring Specialist Pediatrician at Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi, with over 20 years of clinical experience in child healthcare.

She specializes in newborn care, childhood infectious diseases, pediatric allergy, bronchial asthma, and routine pediatric wellness evaluations.

Holding a Master's degree in Pediatrics, Dr. AL Choughri provides family-oriented pediatric care that supports healthy childhood growth.

Dr. Sadeem Bashiti is a highly regarded Board-Certified Consultant in Paediatrics with over 15 years of comprehensive clinical experience spanning the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan. She specialises in general paediatrics, adolescent medicine, and neonatology, with a profound dedication to preventative care and developmental milestones. 

Dr. Bashiti places special emphasis on promoting healthy child nutrition and breastfeeding support, ensuring that mothers and babies thrive together. Known for her highly empathetic approach, she believes in building trust-based partnerships with families to provide compassionate care from infancy through adolescence.

Why Choose Dr. Sadeem Bashiti?

• Comprehensive Paediatric Expertise: Brings over 15 years of diverse international experience managing cases across emergency care, general clinics, and NICU settings in the Middle East.
• Dedicated Nutritional Support: Possesses a specialised clinical interest in childhood nutrition and breastfeeding support, helping parents navigate critical early developmental stages.
• Holistic Preventive Care: Focuses strongly on preventative medicine, ensuring rigorous well-child visits, childhood immunisations, and routine travel vaccinations.
• Empathetic Family Counselling: Highly rated by parents for her gentle, comforting bedside manner and her ability to thoroughly counsel and reassure families during emergencies.

Dr. Sameh Ali is an eminent Senior Consultant Pediatrician & Neonatologist at Medcare Hospital, Sharjah, with 29 years of experience.

He specializes in neonatal intensive care (NICU), premature infant stabilization, childhood respiratory diseases, and growth tracking.

With extensive international pediatric training, Dr. Ali provides compassionate, gold-standard healthcare for children.

Dr. Shabeer Panangandy is Head of Department and Consultant Neonatologist at Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi, with 17 years of specialized pediatric practice.

He specializes in extreme prematurity care, advanced neonatal ventilation, surfactant replacement therapy, and complex newborn hemodynamic monitoring.

Holding a super-specialty DM in Neonatology from CMC Vellore and DNB credentials, Dr. Panangandy leads tertiary NICU care with clinical excellence.

Dr. Shahid Rashid is an eminent Specialist Pediatric Surgeon at Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi, with over 42 years of surgical dedication to children.

He specializes in neonatal surgical emergencies, minimally invasive pediatric laparoscopy, pediatric urology, and congenital anomaly repairs.

A UK-trained Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (FRCS), Dr. Rashid delivers trusted surgical care for young patients.

Dr. Shamnad Madathil is a premier Consultant Neonatologist at Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi, with 11 years of intensive neonatal critical care experience.

He specializes in extremely preterm newborn care, invasive respiratory ventilation, therapeutic hypothermia, and neonatal hemodynamic management.

Trained at India's top institutes (AIIMS New Delhi and PGIMER) with US fellowship observerships, Dr. Madathil delivers world-class NICU care.