
Senior pediatrician with 25 years' experience in general pediatrics and neonatal intensive care
Experience
25 years
Languages
Arabic, English
Location
Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi
Sees
children
Dr. Ahmed Abdelaziz Eldessouki is a senior pediatrician with 25 years of experience across the Middle East and UAE. He completed specialist training in general pediatrics and neonatal care in Saudi Arabia (2005–2009), followed by postings in Kuwait and multiple UAE hospitals, most recently as head of neonatal intensive care and hospital physician lead at Mansoura International Hospital in Egypt before returning to the UAE.
Dr. Eldessouki specializes in newborn care in intensive-care settings, managing premature and critically ill babies. His skills include invasive and non-invasive mechanical ventilation, placement of central lines, cranial ultrasound, head-cooling therapy for brain injury, blood exchange transfusions, and specialized monitoring for newborns at high risk. He also manages general pediatric conditions through outpatient clinics and inpatient wards, offers vaccination across all pediatric age groups, and provides counseling to parents.
He holds a master's degree in healthcare transformational leadership from the National University of Singapore (2025) and is well suited for families seeking experienced, evidence-based newborn and pediatric care with strong parental communication.
Special interests: high-risk newborn care, cranial ultrasound in newborns, monitoring for neonatal brain injury, parental counseling and education.
Extracted from the doctor's hospital profile — patient-friendly terms
Master's in Pediatrics and Neonatology
Mansoura University, Egypt · 2004
Master's in Healthcare Transformational Leadership
National University of Singapore, Singapore · 2025
Specialist, General Pediatrics and Neonatal ICU
King Abdulla Medical City, Saudi Arabia · 2005–2009
Neonatology Specialist
Al-Jahraa Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait · 2010–2012
NICU Senior Specialist
Al-Mafraq Hospital, SEHA, United Arab Emirates · 2012–2016
General Pediatrics and Neonatology Consultant, Head of NICU and Hospital Physician Lead
Mansoura International Hospital, Egypt · 2016–2024
Senior Pediatric Specialist
Madinat Zayed Hospital, SEHA, United Arab Emirates · 2024–2025
Consultations are available in Arabic, English.
NMC Healthcare — NMC Royal Hospital Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi.
Yes — this doctor sees children.
Commonly treated: Fever in Children, Infection in Newborns, Jaundice in Newborns, Prematurity and Complications, Respiratory Distress in Newborns.
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NMC Royal Hospital, Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi
Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi
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