
MBChB, MD (Critical Care), MRCP (UK)
Specialist in critical care and intensive care medicine with 17 years of experience across Middle East and Egypt
Experience
17 years
Languages
Arabic, English
Location
Al Nahda, Dubai
Sees
adults, seniors
Dr. Islam Essam Eldin Elkousy is a Specialist in Critical Care Medicine at Zulekha Hospital, Sharjah, with over 17 years of clinical experience managing complex and life-threatening conditions. He holds an MBChB, MD in Critical Care, and MRCP (UK) qualification. His career has spanned leading hospitals across Egypt, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Saudi Arabia, where he held senior roles including ICU Senior Specialist, Critical Care Registrar, and Emergency Medicine Specialist.
Dr. Elkousy manages the full spectrum of critical care cases, from mechanically ventilated patients and trauma to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), sepsis, and shock. He performs advanced procedures including central line insertion, dialysis catheter placement, airway management, and diagnostic bronchoscopy. His expertise covers both medical and surgical critical care, with particular focus on pulmonary and trauma cases.
He is a good fit for patients requiring intensive care for serious or life-threatening conditions, particularly those needing specialized airway management or advanced respiratory support. Fluent in English and Arabic, Dr. Elkousy brings a foundation in infectious disease research in critical care settings.
Special interests: mechanically ventilated patients, trauma cases, ARDS and sepsis management, central venous access techniques, diagnostic bronchoscopy.
Extracted from the doctor's hospital profile — patient-friendly terms
MBChB
Unknown
MD in Critical Care
Unknown
MRCP (UK)
Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom, United Kingdom
Senior Specialist ICU
Suliman Alhabib Arrayan Hospital, Saudi Arabia · 2012–2015
ICU Senior Specialist in Pulmonary Unit
Chest Disease Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait · 2006–2012
Critical Care Senior Registrar
Salmaniya Medical Complex, Bahrain · 2005–2006
ER and ICU Specialist
Social Insurance Hospital, Saudi Arabia · 2002–2005
ICU Specialist
El-Sherouk Hospital, Egypt · 1998–2002
ICU Resident Doctor
Alexandria Main University Hospital, Egypt · 1997–2000
1 publication listed on their hospital profile.
Consultations are available in Arabic, English.
Zulekha Hospital — Sharjah, Al Nahda, Dubai.
This doctor primarily sees adults and seniors.
Commonly treated: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (Ards), Mechanical Ventilation Complications, Respiratory Failure, Sepsis, Shock, Trauma Injuries.
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