Dr. Maha Elhassan
Consultant paediatric endocrinologist specializing in children's diabetes and hormone disorders
Children's Growth & HormonesConsultantChildren's Health (Pediatrics)
Experience
13 years
Languages
Arabic, English
Location
Al Mafraq, Abu Dhabi
Sees
children
- ✦American Board-certified Paediatric Endocrinologist and Diabetologist
- ✦Assistant Professor at Wayne State University and Central Michigan University
- ✦Worked in tertiary paediatric centres across Sudan, UK, North America, and UAE
- ✦Faculty member of the Emirates Paediatric Endocrine Club
About Dr. Maha Elhassan
Dr. Maha Elhassan is a Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in Abu Dhabi with 13 years of clinical experience. She holds an M.B.B.S. from the University of Khartoum and is board-certified by the American Board of Paediatric Endocrinologists. Her training spans Sudan, the United Kingdom, North America, and the UAE, including specialized fellowship training in paediatric endocrinology and diabetes at the University of Michigan.
Dr. Elhassan provides specialized care for children with endocrine disorders and diabetes. She has worked in tertiary paediatric centres and academic institutions across multiple countries, bringing international expertise to her practice. Her experience includes roles as Assistant Professor at Wayne State University and Central Michigan University, and as a consultant at leading hospitals including Children's Hospital of Michigan and Tawam Hospital in Al Ain.
She is committed to advancing paediatric endocrine care through clinical practice, education, and research, with a particular interest in culturally sensitive approaches to paediatric diabetes management and metabolic disorders in children.
Special interests: culturally sensitive diabetes care in children, nutritional rickets prevention, paediatric fasting practices in diabetes.
A good choice if you…
- ✓managing type 1 and type 2 diabetes in children
- ✓evaluation and treatment of growth and puberty disorders
- ✓assessment of children with thyroid and metabolic disorders
- ✓families seeking culturally sensitive diabetes care