Dr. Salah Abusnana

Head of Diabetes and Endocrine Department, University Hospital Sharjah
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

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Biography

Salah Abusnana, MSc (UK), PhD (UK), FRCP (UK), CCST (UK)
Head of Diabetes and Endocrine services, University Hospital Sharjah
Professor, University of Sharjah
He was working in The United Kingdom since 1994, where he got his MRCP.
1995 onwards he has been actively involved in research programs related
to diabetes and obesity. He was awarded with MSc. in Neuroendocrinology in 1996
at Imperial College, University of London, post which he continued his clinical
and academic work at Hammersmith Hospital, granted Ph.D. degree by year
2001.
He is awarded with CCST (UK) in Diabetes and Endocrinology.
From 2001, he was worked in the field of diabetes and endocrinology, in London
University Hospitals, Guys and St Thomas Hospital, Brighton University hospital.
Combining research and clinical practice with medical education. Also has been
supervising other researchers and PhD’s.
From Nov 2011 until Jan 2018, he is practicing in UAE in different positions,
director of Rashid Center for Diabetes and Research, CMO for SKMCA, and
senior consultant endocrinologist.
Currently, Senior Consultant Diabetes and Endocrine, and Head of Diabetes and
Endocrine Department University Hospital Sharjah, and Professor, University of
Sharjah. He is also currently appointed as Director for Sharjah Diabetes and
Endocrine Centre of Excellence. He is also currently appointed as Deputy Chair for
Clinical Science Department in College of Medicine, University of Sharjah.
Published widely in international peer reviewed journals, and editor to many
journals. He received many personnel invitations to speak at international
conferences, most of these as a keynote or plenary speaker at top internal
meeting for diabetes.
He is member of British Endocrine Society, Diabetes UK, European Society
of Diabetes, American Diabetes Association, Association