Dr. Ayesha Cheema Hasan

Dr. Ayesha Cheema-Hasan, MD, is a Staff Physician in the Neurological Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Cheema-Hasan was the Chief Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician at LIH-Olivia’s Place, Shenzhen, China. She also worked as a Consultant at the American Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, Abu Dhabi. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Adjunct) at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

Dr. Cheema-Hasan received her medical degree from Sind Medical College, Karachi. She then completed her residency at Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri in the USA. She completed her fellowship in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Rhode Island Hospital and Hasbro Children’s Hospital, Brown University, Rhode Island, USA.

Dr. Cheema-Hasan resides in Abu Dhabi with her husband and four children. She enjoys traveling and photography.

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

• 1992 - 1997: SINDH MEDICAL COLLEGE, KARACHI, PAKISTAN. Medical Student
• 1997 - 1998: JINNAH POST-GRADUATE MEDICAL CENTER, KARACHI, PAKISTAN. Internal Medicine
• 1999 - 2004: ST. VINCENT’S MEDICAL CENTER, NEW YORK, NY. WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, ST LOUIS, MO. Resident Pediatrics
• 2013 - 2016: RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL, HASBRO CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL, PROVIDENCE, RI. Fellow Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2017 - 2018: AMERICAN CENTER FOR PSYCHIATRY AND NEUROLOGY, ABU DHABI,UAE. Consultant Pediatrics. Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician
• 2017 - 2019: SHENZHEN, CHINA. Chief Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician
• 2016 - Till Date: RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL – BROWN UNIVERSITY, WARREN ALPERT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, RHODE ISLAND US. Assistant Professor Pediatrics
• 2004 - 2009: CONNECTICUT CHILDREN’S MEDICAL CENTER. Clinical Instructor Pediatrics

Achievements & Career Highlights

• Recipient, Travel Award for Advocacy Training by the American Academy of Pediatrics, 2014
• Maternal and Child Health Training Program Grantee Spotlight for Autism Awareness, 2015
• Young Investigator Award by the Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (SDBP), October 2015