Dr. Mohamed Abuzakouk

Dr. Mohamed Abuzakouk, MBBCh, is a Staff Physician in the Respiratory Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Abuzakouk worked as a lecturer in Clinical Immunology and Allergy at Trinity College Dublin and then as a Consultant Immunologist and Allergist in the Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergy at Hull Royal Infirmary in the UK. During this time he also served as the Director of Clinical Studies in Hull-York Medical School and the Clinical Lead for the Northern Autoimmunity Educational Quality Assurance Group. In addition, he provided immunology consultancy services to a number of teaching hospitals in Ireland for accreditation purposes.

Dr. Abuzakouk has participated in a number of international studies and has published widely on many aspects of immunologic and allergic diseases in quality journals. He was also a principle investigator in a number of European multicenter research projects and has been active in national and regional medical organizations in the UK.

Dr. Abuzakouk was awarded his PhD degree in Immunology from Trinity College Dublin.​

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

1980 - 1987: TRIPOLI UNIVERSITY FOR MEDICAL SCIENCE, TRIPOLI, LIBYA. Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBCh)

FELLOWSHIP

1996 - 2004: ST. JAMES HOSPITAL, TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, IRELAND. Registrar, Department of Immunology

WORK EXPERIENCES

• 2012 - 2014: HULL ＆ EAST YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE TRUST, HULL, UK. Clinical Lead and Chief, Clinical Immunology and Allergy Department
• 2009 - 2013: HULL-YORK MEDICAL SCHOOLS, CASTLE HILL HOSPITAL, HULL, UK. Director, Clinical Studies; Senior Clinical Tutor, Department of Immunology
• 2008 - 2012: HULL ＆ EAST YORKSHIRE HOSPITALS NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE TRUST, HULL, UK. Consultant, Clinical Immunology and Allergy Department
• 2004 - 2008: ST. JAMES HOSPITAL, TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN, IRELAND. Lecturer, Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Department of Immunology

Achievements & Career Highlights

• Invited by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the UK to develop national guidelines for coeliac disease recognition, assessment and management.
• Established the first National Register for patients with primary immunodeficiency disorders in the Republic of Ireland.
• Winner of the George Greene Medal, awarded by the Faculty of Pathology of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
• Professional affiliations include fellowships in the Royal College of Pathologists, Faculty of Pathology (Royal College of Physicians Ireland), the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, the American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology and the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology and membership of the American College of Physicians.
• Examiner at the Royal College of Pathologist, UK