Dr. Haytham Dimashkieh

Dr. Haytham Dimashkieh, MD, is a Staff Physician in the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Prior to joining to Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Dimashkieh practiced in South Carolina for twelve years in surgical pathology and cytopathology. He also held academic appointments as Clinical Associate Professor at the Medical University of South Carolina and University of South Carolina, Greenville School of Medicine.

Dr. Dimashkieh received his medical degree from the American University of Beirut, in Beirut, Lebanon. He completed his residency in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology at the University of Cincinnati, followed by a Surgical and Medical Pathology fellowship at the Mayo Clinic and a Cytopathology fellowship at the MD Anderson Cancer Center. He is American Board certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology and Cytopathology.

Dr. Dimashkieh’s pathology experience includes both the academic and private practice settings, during which he also had leadership and administrative responsibilities. He has broad diagnostic skills across all major subspecialties of Surgical Pathology with special interest in tubular gastrointestinal pathology, breast pathology, thyroid pathology, lung pathology and Cytopathology.

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

• 1994 - 1998: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT FACULTY OF MEDICINE, BEIRUT, LEBANON. Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• 1998 - 1999: AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT MEDICAL CENTER, BEIRUT, LEBANON. Clinical Internship, Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center
• 1999 - 2003: UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI, CINCINNATI, OHIO, US. Resident, Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
• 2004 - 2005: MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER, HOUSTON, TEXAS, US. Fellow, Cytopathology
• 2003 - 2004: MAYO CLINIC, ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, US. Fellow, Surgical and Medical Pathology

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2014 - 2017: UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA - GREENVILLE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, GREENVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA, US. Pathologist/Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
• 2005 - 2014: MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, CHARLESTON AND SENECA, SOUTH CAROLINA, US. Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Achievements & Career Highlights

• Recognition for outstanding service to the Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina
• Preceptor of the year of the Seneca Family Residency Program, Seneca SC
• President of the Oconee County Medical Society
• Vice president of the Oconee County Medical Society