Dr. Nazem Hafez

Dr. Nazem Hafez is a Staff Physician in the Hospital Medicine Program at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi's Integrated Hospital Care Institute. He brings 17 years of clinical experience, having trained and practiced across leading US health systems before joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. His career spans roles as a hospitalist and internal medicine consultant at Cleveland Clinic's main campus in Ohio, as well as positions at Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania and Grand Strand Hospital in South Carolina. He also served as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Cleveland Clinic's Lerner College of Medicine and Ohio University's Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Dr. Hafez completed his medical degree at Damascus University School of Medicine in Syria and earned a master's degree in Clinical Pharmacology. He then completed his internship and residency training at Woodhull Medical Center/New York University in New York, where he also conducted clinical research at NYU's Cancer Institute. During his training, he earned the Chief Resident Award and received recognition from the American Heart Association for his work on heart failure care and rapid improvement initiatives.

Dr. Hafez is fluent in English and Arabic and is actively involved in community health advocacy. He is a good fit for patients admitted to hospital who need coordinated inpatient medical care, particularly those with common acute conditions such as heart failure, pneumonia, diabetes, and hypertension.