Dr. Maya Habous

Dr. Maya Habous is a Senior Specialist in Clinical Microbiology at Dubai Health, where she has worked since 2014. She completed her medical training in Syria, earning her Doctor of Medicine from Damascus University in 1998, followed by a Master's degree in Pathology and Medical Microbiology in 2003. Prior to joining Dubai Health, she held positions at the Ministry of Health in Syria from 2003 to 2013.

Dr. Habous specializes in the diagnosis and management of infectious diseases through laboratory microbiology. Her clinical focus includes tuberculosis diagnosis and drug resistance patterns, antimicrobial susceptibility testing, and bloodstream infection identification. She has contributed to research on mycobacterial detection methods, antimicrobial resistance trends, and clinical laboratory optimization in hospital settings.

Her work emphasizes evidence-based laboratory diagnostics and antimicrobial stewardship, making her well-suited for patients requiring specialist microbiology consultation, infectious disease investigation, or those in hospital settings where laboratory guidance on infection management is critical.