Dr. Aqeel Ahmed Farooque

Dr Aqeel Ahmed Farooque is a UK-trained Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist with 23 years of clinical experience. After completing his medical degree at Bangalore University, India, he undertook specialist paediatric training in the UK, where he was awarded the Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Paediatrics and elected Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (FRCPCH). He completed three years of subspecialty training in paediatric endocrinology at Birmingham Children's Hospital and other leading centres in the West Midlands, and gained advanced training in key endocrine areas through courses at the University of Birmingham and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.

During his 15 years in the UK, Dr Farooque held consultant posts at Birmingham Children's Hospital and Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust. He then worked in Saudi Arabia before moving to the UAE, where he served as Head of the Paediatric Diabetes & Endocrinology Unit at Al Qassimi Women's & Children's Hospital for eight years, strengthening specialised services across the Northern Emirates. His clinical work focuses on the diagnosis and management of endocrine disorders in children and adolescents, including diabetes, growth problems, thyroid disorders, and metabolic conditions. He is known for combining evidence-based practice with clear, compassionate communication to help children and families manage both acute and long-term conditions.

Dr Farooque is an Assistant Professor at the University of Sharjah, teaching on the MSc Diabetes programme, and chairs the Dubai Paediatric Endocrinology Club. His contributions to service improvement and patient care have been recognised with an NHS patient experience award in the UK and a Quality Improvement Award in the UAE for developing an innovative insulin pump service.