Dr. Zeyad M. Habahbeh

Dr. Zeyad started his paediatric career more than 20 years ago in one of the best known tertiary medical institutions in Jordan, the King Hussein Medical Centre.

In 2000, He passed the Jordanian board exam in paediatrics and was granted a certificate as a specialist paediatrician, after which He did rotations in almost all paediatric subspecialty divisions including neonatology, nephrology, haemato-oncology, gastroenterology, neurology, endocrinology and paediatric intensive care.

In 2007 He joined the paediatric allergy, immunology and rheumatology division as a fellow in training for three years, and after that He got a scholarship to Virginia Commonwealth University, USA, where she spent one year as postdoctoral research fellow in paediatric allergy, immunology and rheumatology.

In 2014 He became a consultant paediatrician in the paediatric allergy, immunology and rheumatology division in KHMC. He moved to the UAE in 2017.

He has published many articles in medical journals, and has participated in local and international conferences.

Core competencies:

• Pediatric allergy, including food allergy, skin allergy, paediatric asthma and respiratory allergy, atopic dermatitis and urticaria
• Recurrent infections and primary immunodeficiency disorders
• Autoimmune and paediatric arthritis, vasculitis and connective tissue disease
• Vaccination in immunocompromised hosts