
MD
Staff physician in interventional radiology treating vascular, cancer, and trauma conditions
Experience
16 years
Languages
Arabic, English
Location
Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi
Sees
adults, seniors
Dr. Riad Alchanan is a Staff Physician in the Interventional Radiology & Imaging Department at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi's Diagnostics Institute. With 16 years of clinical experience, he completed his medical degree at Latvian University and underwent comprehensive specialty training in the UK, where he obtained the Fellowship of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR). He completed a fellowship in interventional radiology at King's College Hospital in London and was appointed as a consultant in 2017, serving for five years before joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
Dr. Alchanan is competent across all aspects of interventional radiology, with particular expertise in vascular and cancer-related interventions, as well as managing acute and complex trauma cases. He also completed specialized training in neurointervention and obtained the European Diploma in Stroke Intervention in 2022. His clinical work spans varicocele and fibroid embolization, interventional cancer treatment, post-surgical complication management, and difficult vascular access cases.
Dr. Alchanan has authored and co-authored publications in major medical journals and contributed chapters to medical books, with presentations at international conferences. He is fluent in English and Arabic and brings a patient-centred approach to complex radiological interventions.
Special interests: stroke intervention, cancer-related interventions, complex vascular cases, difficult access procedures.
Extracted from the doctor's hospital profile — patient-friendly terms
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
Latvian University, Latvia · 2006
Intern Foundation Programme Rotations
London, United Kingdom · 2006
Resident
Hull Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom · 2016
Fellowship in Interventional Radiology
King's College Hospital, United Kingdom · 2017
Consultant Interventional Radiologist
King's College Hospital, United Kingdom · 2018-2022
Consultant Interventional Radiologist
The Royal London Hospital, United Kingdom · 2017-2018
Fellow in Interventional Radiology
King's College Hospital, United Kingdom · 2016-2017
Resident
Hull Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom · 2010-2016
Consultations are available in Arabic, English.
Cleveland Clinic — Abu Dhabi, Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi.
This doctor primarily sees adults and seniors.
Commonly treated: Acute Trauma, Cancer (Various Types), Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Cancers, Post-Surgical Complications, Stroke, Uterine Fibroids, Varicoceles, Vascular Disease.
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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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