
MBBS
Staff physician in gastroenterology with expertise in advanced endoscopy and early cancer screening
Experience
17 years
Languages
Arabic, English
Location
Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi
Sees
adults
Dr. Ammar Kheir is a Staff Physician in the Gastroenterology Department at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi's Digestive Disease Institute. He brings 17 years of clinical experience and advanced training across the UK, Australia, and Japan. Before joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, he was a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital in Brisbane and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland's Faculty of Medicine.
Dr. Kheir specializes in advanced endoscopic procedures including image-enhanced endoscopy, therapeutic colonoscopy, and endoscopic resection of gastrointestinal lesions. He has performed thousands of screening and diagnostic procedures, and hundreds of complex curative endoscopic resections for early cancers. His clinical focus areas include bowel cancer screening, Barrett's esophagus, inflammatory bowel disease, colonic polyposis, and early gastric cancer detection. He has contributed to four endoscopy textbooks and presented research at international gastroenterology conferences.
Dr. Kheir is an excellent fit for patients needing advanced endoscopic evaluation and treatment, cancer screening, or management of complex inflammatory bowel conditions. His particular strength lies in high-quality colonoscopy and minimally invasive endoscopic techniques for early-stage disease.
Special interests: image-enhanced endoscopy, high-quality colonoscopy, bowel cancer screening, Barrett's esophagus, early gastric cancer screening, endoscopic resection techniques.
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Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)
Faculty of Medicine Kuwait University, Kuwait · 2002
Foundation Training (Internship)
James Cook University Hospital, United Kingdom · 2005
Basic Physician Training
John Hunter Hospital and University of Newcastle, Australia · 2013
Core Gastroenterology and Hepatology Training
Central Coast and Northern Sydney Hospitals, Australia · 2016
Advanced Therapeutic Colonoscopy Fellowship
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, Australia · 2016
Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship
Kyushu University Hospital, Japan · 2017
Staff Physician, Gastroenterology
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Medicine
University of Queensland, Australia · 2017-2019
Consultant Gastroenterologist and Therapeutic Colonoscopist
Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Hospital, Australia · 2017-2019
Consultations are available in Arabic, English.
Cleveland Clinic — Abu Dhabi, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi.
This doctor primarily sees adults.
Commonly treated: Barrett's Esophagus, Bowel Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Stomach Cancer.
Profile compiled from Cleveland Clinic's public website (see original profile via the booking link). Data is informational, not medical advice.
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
59 Hamouda Bin Ali Al Dhaheri St - Al Maryah Island - Abu Dhabi Global Market Square - Abu Dhabi
+971 800 82223Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi: 4.4★ · 7,639 Google reviews — Google rating for the clinic, not this doctor.
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