Dr. Urooj Mehdi

Ms. Urooj Mehdi is a Clinical Dietitian with over 10 years of experience in hospital-based nutrition care. She holds a Master's degree in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics from India and is a Registered Dietitian certified by the Indian Dietetic Association. She previously served as Chief Dietitian at several leading super-specialty hospitals in Hyderabad, India, including Kamineni, Yashoda, and Omega Hospitals, where she managed inpatient, outpatient, and ICU nutrition programmes for over six years. She currently practises at Saudi German Hospital in Ajman, UAE.

Ms. Mehdi's clinical expertise spans critical care and ICU nutrition, therapeutic diet planning for diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, and gastrointestinal disorders, as well as liver and pancreatic conditions. She also specializes in postoperative nutrition, pregnancy and lactation nutrition (including gestational diabetes management), paediatric diet counselling for infants and children with various medical conditions, food allergy management, and age-specific diets for geriatric and adult patients. She is fluent in English, Hindi, and Urdu, enabling her to communicate with diverse patient populations.

Ms. Mehdi's approach emphasizes evidence-based, patient-centred nutrition support. She has trained dietetic interns and collaborated with multidisciplinary hospital teams. She is a good fit for patients seeking specialized nutritional management during critical illness, alongside chronic disease management, or those requiring dietary guidance during pregnancy, childhood, or recovery from surgery.