Dr. Shaheenah Dawood

Dr. Shaheenah Dawood

Oncology

Experience: 20+ Years

Location: Dubai

Introduction

Shaheenah Dawood is a consultant medical oncologist and professor in Clinical Oncology in the United Arab Emirates with nearly 20 years of experience having worked in Canada, USA and UAE.

She was the head of the Medical Oncology program at the Dubai Health Authority for nearly a decade prior to moving to Mediclinic. She trained in Medical Oncology at McGill University Hospitals in Montreal, Canada, and then did the Susan Komen Breast Cancer fellowship at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. During her training she was awarded multiple scholar in training awards and ASCO merit awards. She has served as an editorial fellow at the New England Journal of Medicine and has a Masters of Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. She has, in addition, graduated from the American Society of Clinical Oncology Society leadership development program from the USA.

She has been actively involved in research and has played a key role in developing the cancer research program in the UAE. She has over 100 publications to her credit including 50 peer review original articles, 30 review articles and 12 book chapters.

Speciality

Oncology

Education
  • MBBCh
  • FACP
  • FRCP (Glasgow)
  • MPH
  • CPH
Professional Body
  • Consultant Oncologist
Area of Interest
  • Breast cancer GI malignancies including colon cancer
  • pancreatic cancer and gastric/esophageal malignancies Melanoma Lymphoma

Serving Hospitals

Hospitals where Dr. Dr. Shaheenah Dawood is available

Mediclinic Parkview Hospital
Mediclinic Parkview Hospital
Location: Dubai
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