Dr. Hiba Alhumaidan
Consultant transfusion medicine specialist with expertise in patient blood management and cell therapy
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Experience
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Languages
Arabic, English, English Arabic
Location
Dubai
Sees
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- ✦Double board-certified by American Board of Pathology in clinical pathology and transfusion medicine
- ✦Chair of Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Dubai Health
- ✦Trained at Yale University School of Medicine in transfusion medicine
- ✦Expertise in patient blood management, cell therapy, and therapeutic apheresis
About Dr. Hiba Alhumaidan
Dr. Hiba Alhumaidan is a consultant clinical pathologist with subspecialty training in transfusion medicine and blood banking. She earned her medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and completed clinical pathology residency training at Brown University in Rhode Island. She went on to complete a fellowship in transfusion medicine at Yale University School of Medicine, where she gained advanced expertise in blood products and therapeutic procedures. Dr. Alhumaidan is double board-certified by the American Board of Pathology in both clinical pathology and transfusion medicine.
Dr. Alhumaidan specializes in patient blood management, cell therapy, therapeutic apheresis (a procedure to remove or exchange blood components), and red blood cell genotyping. She has contributed to advancing laboratory medicine practices through clinical work and research. Her career has included roles at leading academic medical centers in the United States, blood banking services in the Middle East, and major health systems in the UAE, where she currently leads the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Dubai Health.
She is a good fit for patients needing specialized blood transfusion services, blood banking consultation, or complex blood component management as part of their medical care.
Special interests: red blood cell genotyping, therapeutic apheresis, patient blood management, cell therapy.
A good choice if you…
- ✓need specialized blood transfusion or blood banking services
- ✓require patient blood management or therapeutic apheresis
- ✓need red blood cell genetic testing or phenotyping