Dr. Emad Abboud

Dr. Emad Abboud, MBBCh, is Chief of the Department of the Posterior Segment at the Eye Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Abboud worked at the Vitreoretinal Division at the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he served in various senior roles over a 22 year period. There, he was named Chief of the Vitreoretinal Division in 1996, where he served until 2008. Dr. Abboud also held the roles of Associate Medical Director, Director of Medical Education and Interim Executive Medical Director at the King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital. Also during his tenure there, Dr. Abboud trained more than thirty Vitreoretinal Specialists from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, receiving a number of high-profile teaching and research accolades.

Dr. Abboud earned his medical degree from Cairo University Medical School in Egypt. After he completed his first residency in Ophthalmology at the Quinze-Vingts National Ophthalmology center in Paris, Dr. Abboud continued with a second residency at the University of Chicago to gain his American Board of Ophthalmology certification. During the last eighteen months of his residency at University of Chicago, he served as Chief Resident. Dr. Abboud completed his fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia in Diseases and Surgery of the Retina and Intraocular Tumors. ​

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

• 1982: KASR EL AINI HOSPITAL, CAIRO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL, CAIRO, EGYPT - Intern
• 1975: CAIRO UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL, CAIRO, EGYPT - Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBCh)
• 1988: UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, MICHAEL REESE HOSPITAL, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, US - Chief Resident, Ophthalmology Department
• 1986: UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, MICHAEL REESE HOSPITAL, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, US - Resident, Ophthalmology
• 1983: QUINZE-VINGTS NATIONAL OPHTHALMOLOGY CENTER, PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE UNIVERSITY, PARIS, FRANCE - Resident, Ophthalmology

FELLOWSHIP

1989: WILLS EYE HOSPITAL, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, US - Fellow, Retina Service and Oncology Service

WORK EXPERIENCES

• 2007: KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL, RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Interim Executive Medical Director
• 2000: KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL, RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Director of Medical Education
• 1999: KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL, RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Associate Medical Director
• 1996: KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL, RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Chief, Vitreoretinal Division
• 1991: KING KHALED EYE SPECIALIST HOSPITAL, RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Member, Vitreoretinal Division

Achievements & Career Highlights:

• Received Best Teacher Award, Saudi Ophthalmological Society, 2013
• Received the Achievement Award, American Academy of Ophthalmology, 2013
• Served as Chief of the Vitreretinal Division, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, 1996 to 2008
• Became a Diplomat of the American Board of Ophthalmology, 1991
• Has trained over thirty Vitreoretinal Specialists in the Middle East region