Dr. Muhammad Farooq Latif
Consultant clinical oncologist with UK-trained expertise in cancer care
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Experience
25 years
Languages
English, English Urdu Hindi, Hindi, Urdu
Location
Dubai
Sees
adults, seniors
- ✦Consultant at Dubai Hospital since 2018
- ✦Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Glasgow
- ✦UK Certificate of Completion of Training in Clinical Oncology
- ✦Worked at leading UK cancer centres including Clatterbridge and Royal Stoke
About Dr. Muhammad Farooq Latif
Dr. Muhammad Farooq Latif is a Consultant Clinical Oncologist at Dubai Hospital, where he has worked since 2018. He trained in the United Kingdom, completing his medical degree at the University of the Punjab, Pakistan in 2001, followed by specialist oncology training and achieving his Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in Clinical Oncology from the UK's General Medical Council in 2015. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Glasgow in 2016.
Dr. Latif has extensive experience treating patients with various cancers, including gastric cancer and prostate cancer. His clinical interests span systemic anti-cancer therapy, cancer diagnosis and management, and the supportive care of cancer patients. He has contributed to research on topics including the effects of anaemia on gastric cancer outcomes, the impact of COVID-19 on cancer treatment delivery, and immune-related side effects from modern cancer drugs.
He is a good fit for patients seeking cancer diagnosis and treatment planning from a doctor with strong UK-based specialist credentials and current practice in the UAE.
Special interests: gastric cancer, prostate cancer, COVID-19 impact on cancer care, immunotherapy side effects.
A good choice if you…
- ✓need cancer diagnosis and treatment planning
- ✓want a doctor with UK specialist oncology training
- ✓are undergoing systemic cancer therapy and need experienced care
- ✓have questions about modern immunotherapy side effects
