
MD
Hospital medicine specialist skilled in bedside ultrasound and care of hospitalized patients
Experience
18 years
Languages
Arabic, English
Location
Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi
Sees
adults
Dr. Saaid Abdel-Ghani is a Staff Physician in the Hospital Medicine Department at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi's Integrated Hospital Care Institute. He brings 18 years of clinical experience, including time as an academic hospitalist at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and prior roles at major U.S. hospitals. His medical training began at St. George's University School of Medicine in Grenada, followed by internal medicine residency at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital.
Dr. Abdel-Ghani is recognized as the first primary care ultrasound fellow in the United States, completing specialized fellowship training at the University of South Carolina's Ultrasound Institute. He combines hospital medicine with expertise in point-of-care ultrasound — using portable ultrasound at the bedside to help diagnose conditions, guide procedures, and improve physical examination. His clinical focus includes managing high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, asthma, and digestive disorders in hospitalized patients.
He remains actively involved in advancing ultrasound in hospital practice, contributing to national guidelines developed by the Society of Hospital Medicine on diagnostic ultrasound use and procedure guidance. Dr. Abdel-Ghani is a good fit if you need coordinated care during a hospital stay or have complex medical conditions requiring specialist assessment and ultrasound evaluation.
Special interests: bedside ultrasound application, ultrasound-guided procedures, ultrasound for diagnostic improvement.
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MD
St. George's University School of Medicine, Grenada · 2007
Residency in Internal Medicine
Palmetto Health Richland Hospital & University of South Carolina, United States · 2011
Fellowship in Primary Care Ultrasound
University of South Carolina Ultrasound Institute, United States · 2012
Staff Physician
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Hospitalist, Internal Medicine
Central Carolina Hospital, United States · 2016-2017
Assistant Professor, Division of Hospital Medicine
Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, United States · 2012-2016
Clinical Instructor, Department of Internal Medicine
University of South Carolina, United States · 2011-2012
Consultations are available in Arabic, English.
Cleveland Clinic — Abu Dhabi, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi.
This doctor primarily sees adults.
Commonly treated: Asthma, Diabetes, Digestive Diseases, High Blood Pressure, Stroke.
Profile compiled from Cleveland Clinic's public website (see original profile via the booking link). Data is informational, not medical advice.
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
59 Hamouda Bin Ali Al Dhaheri St - Al Maryah Island - Abu Dhabi Global Market Square - Abu Dhabi
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