
Consultant internal medicine with 25 years' experience in diabetes, blood disorders, and liver disease
Experience
25 years
Languages
Arabic, English
Location
Al Nahda, Dubai
Sees
adults
Dr. Walaa Elsalakawy is a Consultant in Internal Medicine with nearly 25 years of clinical experience. She graduated from Ain Shams University's Faculty of Medicine in Cairo, Egypt in 2001, completed her master's degree in 2005, and earned her doctorate in internal medicine in 2009. After spending 15 years working as a consultant in internal medicine and hematology across multiple Egyptian hospitals, she joined Ain Shams University as a Professor of Internal Medicine and Hematology in 2020, where she continues to teach medical students and oversee research.
Dr. Elsalakawy has broad expertise across internal medicine, with particular depth in managing diabetes and its complications, thyroid disorders, high blood pressure, liver disease (including viral hepatitis and fatty liver), and blood disorders ranging from anemia and bleeding problems to clotting conditions. She also treats autoimmune and infectious diseases, as well as kidney disease related to diabetes. Her approach integrates clinical diagnosis with laboratory investigation, particularly flow cytometry and blood analysis techniques.
She is a good fit for patients seeking a thorough, evidence-based evaluation of complex medical conditions, particularly those involving blood disorders, metabolic disease, or systemic illness. Her academic role and publication record show a commitment to advancing diagnostic methods and patient outcomes.
Special interests: diabetes and complications, thyroid disease, hypertension, chest pain, liver disease and viral hepatitis, anaemia, bleeding disorders, thrombosis and DVT, immune system disorders, recurrent infections, blood cell abnormalities, kidney disease related to diabetes, autoimmune arthritis.
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Bachelor of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine
Ain Shams University, Egypt · 2001
Master's degree in Internal Medicine
Ain Shams University, Egypt · 2005
Doctoral degree (MD) in Internal Medicine
Ain Shams University, Egypt · 2009
Consultant Internal Medicine and Hematology
Various hospitals in Egypt (including Ain Shams University hospitals), Egypt · approximately 15 years post-MD
Professor of Internal Medicine and Hematology
Ain Shams University, Egypt · 2020-present
Consultant Internal Medicine
Zulekha Hospital, United Arab Emirates
14 publications listed on their hospital profile.
Consultations are available in Arabic, English.
Zulekha Hospital — Dubai, Al Nahda, Dubai.
This doctor primarily sees adults.
Commonly treated: Abnormal Liver Function, Arthritis (Autoimmune), Chronic Kidney Disease, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Diabetes and Diabetic Complications, Fatty Liver, Gastrointestinal Disease, High Blood Pressure.
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