Dr. Hussein Saadi, MD, is the Institute Chair of the Medical Subspecialties Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, where he oversees nine medical subspecialties including dermatology, endocrinology, hematology and oncology, hospital medicine, infectious disease, general internal medicine, nephrology and rheumatology.
Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Saadi was Professor and Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University and Consultant Endocrinologist at Tawam Hospital in Abu Dhabi. He is a former member of the Cleveland Clinic Departments of General Internal Medicine and Endocrinology staff in the US.
Dr. Saadi is a Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Endocrinology. Dr. Saadi is also a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University. His specialty interests include diabetes mellitus, vitamin D deficiency, osteoporosis and general endocrinology.
With a medical degree from the American University of Beirut, Dr. Saadi trained in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, in the US.
He enjoys reading, traveling, walking and soccer.
PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY
- 1980 - 1985: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT MEDICAL CENTER, BEIRUT, LEBANON. Doctor of Medicine (MD)
- 1987 - 1991: CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, CLEVELAND, OHIO, US. Fellow, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- 1985 - 1987: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT MEDICAL CENTER, BEIRUT, LEBANON. Resident, Internal Medicine
WORK EXPERIENCE
- 2012 - 2014: IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON DIABETES CENTER, ABU DHABI, UAE. Consultant Endocrinologist (Part Time)
- 1998 - 2011: TAWAM HOSPITAL, AL AIN, UAE. Consultant Endocrinologist
- 1998 - 2011: DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, AL AIN, UAE. Assistant, Associate, Professor, Chairman
- 1994 - 1998: CLEVELAND CLINIC, CLEVELAND, OHIO, US. Department Staff, General Internal Medicine and Endocrinology
- 1991 - 1994: METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER, CLEVELAND, OHIO, US. Assistant Professor of Medicine
Achievements & Career Highlights
- Authored over one hundred publications including peer-reviewed articles, abstracts, letters and chapters
- Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
- Diplomate, American Board of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
- Abu Dhabi Medical Distinction Award, category of Medical Research, 2012
- Distinguished Performance Award for Excellence in Research, Teaching and Clinical Service, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, 2010 to 2011
- Best Individual Research Project Award, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, 2005
- Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Best Publication in the Emirates Medical Journal, 2005 to 2006
- Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Achievement Award to support medical research in the UAE, 2003 to 2004 and 2005 to 2006
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