Dr. Charles Ahene

Dr. Charles Ahene, MDChB, is a Staff Physician in the Anesth​esiology Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Dr. Ahene provides expert anesthesia care to patients undergoing complex heart operations, as well as other areas of anesthesia, including anesthesia for vascular surgery, organ transplantation and general anesthesia.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Ahene worked at several tertiary medical centers and teaching hospitals. He started his career as an Assistant Professor at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, US, where he trained resident physicians and also served as Director of Cardiac Anesthesia.

Following his time in Mississippi, Dr. Ahene moved to Saudi Arabia, where he served as a Consultant Anesthesiologist at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh. He subsequently relocated to Abu Dhabi, where he was involved in the establishment of the Adult and Pediatric Cardiac Surgical Services at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City.

He is board-certified by the American Board of Anesthesia and board-certified in Perioperative Transesophageal Echocardiography by the American Board of Echocardiography. He holds medical licenses from the States of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Mississippi and Kentucky in the US. He is also a member of the International Anesthesia Research Society and the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesia.​

Dr. Ahene received his degree from the University of Ghana Medical School, Accra, Ghana and completed his residency in both Internal Medicine and Anesthesiology at Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC. He later completed a fellowship at Cleveland Clinic, Ohio.

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

• (1980 - 1987) UNIVERSITY OF GHANA MEDICAL SCHOOL, ACCRA, GHANA. Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBChB)
• (1991 - 1993) HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, WASHINGTON, DC, US. Resident, General Anesthesiology
• (1990 - 1991) HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, WASHINGTON, DC, US. Intern, Internal Medicine

Fellowship

(1993 - 1994) CLEVELAND CLINIC, CLEVELAND, OHIO, US. Fellow

Work Experiences

• (2006 - 2014) SHEIKH KHALIFA MEDICAL CITY, ABU DHABI, UAE. Consultant Anesthesiologist
• (1998 - 1998) KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL, KING ABDULAZIZ MEDICAL CITY, RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA. Consultant Anesthesiologist
• (1998 - 2006) KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL, KING ABDULAZIZ MEDICAL CITY, RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA. Consultant Anesthesiologist
• (1996 - 1998) UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, US. Director of Cardiac Anesthesia; Attending Physician; Assistant Professor
• (1995 - 1996) UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, US. Assistant Professor; Attending Physician
• (1994 - 1995) UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, US. Instructor; Attending Physician