Dr. Ahmad Al-Rifai

Dr. Ahmad Al-Rifai is a consultant in hepatology and gastroenterology with over 20 years of clinical experience. He serves as chair of the department of medicine at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in Abu Dhabi, where he leads a team delivering specialist care for complex liver and digestive disorders. He is fluent in Arabic and English, enabling him to communicate effectively with diverse patient populations.

Dr. Al-Rifai's expertise spans transplant hepatology, viral hepatitis, autoimmune liver disease, fatty liver disease, and general gastroenterology. He performs both upper and lower GI endoscopy (internal camera examinations of the food pipe, stomach, small bowel and colon) and leads colorectal cancer screening programmes. His work includes managing GI cancers and a wide variety of stomach, bowel and liver conditions. He is actively involved in medical research, contributing to the advancement of his specialty.

He is a good fit for patients with complex liver disease, those needing transplant evaluation or post-transplant care, individuals with fatty liver disease, and those requiring diagnostic or therapeutic endoscopy and cancer screening.