Dr. Claude M. Afif
MD
Infectious disease specialist with 34 years' experience treating complex infections and antimicrobial resistance
GeneralSenior ConsultantOther
Experience
34 years
Languages
Arabic, English, French
Location
Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi
Sees
adults
- ✦34 years of clinical experience in infectious diseases
- ✦Authored more than 75 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters
- ✦Led the Division of Infectious Diseases at Saint George Hospital for 20 years (2001–2021)
- ✦Director of Infection Control Program and Chairman of Medicine at major academic medical centre
About Dr. Claude M. Afif
Dr. Claude Afif is a Staff Physician in the Infectious Disease Department at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. He brings over three decades of clinical experience and academic leadership, having previously served as Professor of Clinical Medicine and Associate Dean at the University of Balamand in Beirut, and as an Infectious Diseases Consultant at Saint George Hospital University Medical Center. There, he led the Division of Infectious Diseases, chaired the Department of Medicine, and directed the infection control program.
Dr. Afif treats a wide range of complex infections across diverse patient populations. His clinical and research focus centres on fungal infections, multidrug-resistant organisms, and antimicrobial stewardship—the careful, evidence-based use of antibiotics to prevent resistance. He has authored more than 75 publications in peer-reviewed journals, international conferences, and textbook chapters.
He trained in internal medicine and infectious diseases at the American University of Beirut, followed by a second fellowship at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Dr. Afif is well suited for patients with complicated or resistant infections, those requiring specialist antimicrobial guidance, and individuals needing travel health advice.
Special interests: fungal infections, antimicrobial stewardship, multidrug-resistant organisms, infection control programmes.
A good choice if you…
- ✓have complicated or hard-to-treat infections
- ✓need guidance on antibiotic resistance or antimicrobial stewardship
- ✓are travelling and need travel health advice
- ✓have fungal or multidrug-resistant bacterial infections