
Medical degree, Belgrade University, Serbia
General adult psychiatrist with 18+ years experience, special focus on women's mental health and anxiety disorders
Experience
18 years
Languages
Arabic, English, Serbian
Location
Oud Metha, Dubai
Sees
adults
Dr Emel Sheikho is a general adult psychiatrist with over 18 years of clinical experience in mental health. She trained at Belgrade University in Serbia and has built a strong career across the Middle East, spending more than a decade at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi, where she worked in their specialized psychiatric unit and also taught psychiatry at Gulf Medical University. She previously worked at the American Center for Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr Sheikho treats the full range of adult mental health conditions, including depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, psychosis, and personality disorders. She has developed particular expertise in assessing and managing these conditions, with a strong clinical focus on women's mental health, including mental health challenges related to different life stages in women.
She is a good fit if you're seeking care for common mental health problems like depression or anxiety, or if you need specialist support around women's mental health issues. Her long experience and teaching background mean she takes a thorough, evidence-based approach to diagnosis and treatment.
Special interests: women's mental health, mental health across women's life stages.
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Medical degree
Belgrade University, Serbia
General Adult Psychiatrist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Behavioral Science Pavilion, United Arab Emirates · 10+ years
General Adult Psychiatrist
American Center for Psychiatry and Neurology
General Adult Psychiatrist
American Hospital Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Consultations are available in Arabic, English, Serbian.
American Hospital — American Hospital Dubai, Oud Metha, Dubai.
This doctor primarily sees adults.
Commonly treated: Anxiety Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Personality Disorders, Psychosis, Women's Mental Health Issues.
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