Dr. ​Najwa Al-Bustani

Dr. ​Najwa Al-Bustani, MD, FRCPC, is a Staff Physician in the Neurological Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Al Bustani worked in the Department of Internal Medicine and Neurology at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), Abu Dhabi, UAE.

A UAE National, Dr. Al-Bustani received her medical degree from Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. She completed her residency in Neurology at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. Subsequently, she completed her fellowship in Clinical Neurophysiology, EMG Track, Neuromuscular Medicine and Advanced Neuromuscular Medicine at the University of Washington, Seattle, W.A., USA.

Her specialties are in General Neurology and Neuromuscular Medicine. Dr. Al-Bustani has extensive experience in Nerve Conduction Studies, Electromyography (EMG) and Single Fiber Electromyography (EMG). Dr. Al-Bustani is American Board certified in Electrodiagnositc Medicine (ABEM). She is also certified from the Canadian Society in Clinical Neurphysiology (CSCN) Diplomat (EMG), as well the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Neurology.

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

• 1998 - 2005: SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, MUSCAT, OMAN. Medical Student
• 2013 - 2016: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL SCHOOL, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, US. Fellow, Clinical Neurophysiology and Neuromuscular Medicine
• 2008 - 2013: MCGILL UNIVERSITY, MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA. Resident, Neurology

WORK EXPERIENCES

• 2016 - 2016: SHEIKH KHALIFA MEDICAL CITY, ABU DHABI, UAE. Consultant, Neurology
• 2006 - 2008: SHEIKH KHALIFA MEDICAL CITY, ABU DHABI, UAE. Medical House Officer
• 2005 - 2006: DUBAI HOSPITAL, DUBAI, UAE. Intern, House Officer

Achievements & Career Highlights

• Held poster presentations in the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) meeting, 2015
• First author for three publications in the field of Neuromuscular Medicine, 2014 to 2015
• Received a certificate for Best Poster Presentation about “Defining strongman syndrome: new autosomal dominant herculean painful myopathy”, World Muscle Society, Perth, Australia, 2012