Shazia Abdullah

Shazia Abdullah

Consultant Rheumatologist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Shazia Abdullah is a UK trained Consultant Rheumatologist working at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi. She is the Associate Programmed Director for Internal Medicine Residency Training and Clinical Governance Lead for the Department of Medicine.

Dr. Abdullah completed her MRCP from the Royal College of Physicians of London, in 2001. She trained in rheumatology and obtained CCT in 2009 and then a Masters in rheumatology from King’s College, London in 2010 with a distinction/merit. She has worked as a Consultant Rheumatologist in Cambridge, UK, for 8 years before relocating to UAE.

She has an ongoing interest in teaching and has received formal training in teaching from the University of Cambridge. She is an Associate Lecturer of the Higher Academy of England. Dr. Shazia has worked in various teaching roles, affiliated with the University of Cambridge.

She is a member of the British Society of Rheumatology and holds a Fellowship with the Royal College of Physicians, UK.

Dr. Abdullah is an excellent national and international speaker; her research interests are inflammatory arthritis and Lupus. She has numerous publications in peer reviewed journals.