Dr. Rajaie Namas

​Dr. Rajaie Namas, MBBCh, is a Section Head in the Medical Subspecialties Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Namas served at the University of Michigan as a Clinical Lecturer for two years and was supported by the National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases. He was then promoted to Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan.

Dr. Namas received his medical degree from the University of Tripoli, Libya. He completed his postdoctoral training at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, followed by his residency in Internal Medicine at Hurly Medical Center/Michigan State University in Flint, Michigan, US. Dr. Namas completed his clinical and research fellowship in Rheumatology at the Wayne State University/Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, US.

Dr. Namas is currently active in numerous research projects focused on treatment strategies, measures of outcome and translational studies of potential laboratory markers of disease activity. He has multiple publications and awards in the field of Rheumatology and is a reviewer on multiple peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Namas is a member and fellow of the American College of Rheumatology and American College of Physicians.

Treatments & Services

• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Gout and Psoriatic arthritis
• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Inflammatory Myopathy
• Systemic Lupus Erythematous
• Sjogren Syndrome
• Scleroderma
• Vasculitis and Osteoarthritis
• Cutaneous lupus
• Rheumatology

Education

• 2012 Fellowship
  2012 - 2014 Wayne State University / Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, US (Fellow, Rheumatology)
• 2011 Residency
  2011 - 2012 Hurley Medical Center, Michigan State University, Flint, Michigan, US (Chief Resident, Internal Medicine)
• 2009 Residency
  2009 - 2012 Hurley Medical Center, Michigan State University, Flint, Michigan, US (Resident, Internal Medicine)
• 2007 Medical School
  2007 - 2009 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US (Research Associate, Surgery and Critical Care Medicine )
• 1995 Medical School
  1995 - 2003 University of Tripoli (Al-Fateh University), Tripoli, Libya (Bachelors Degree in Medicine and Surgery, MBBCh)