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Cancer Center
World Class Oncology Care
What is Oncology?
Oncology or Cancer care is the branch of medicine that deals with the research study and treatment of malignant tumors.
At Al Zahra Hospital Dubai we offer extensive range of Cancer related services, from diagnostics to surgical interventions and medical treatments.
Our extensive team of specialized and subspecialized Oncologists are equipped with the latest advances in cancer care and offer world class oncological care to make sure you get the best chance at living a happy and fulfilling life. They bring the best cancer, and critical non-cancer care for all patients in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA.).
Whether patients need major interventions or SECOND OPINIONS our expert team is always ready to welcome you with open arms.
- Thyroid & Parathyroid
- Endocrine Center
- Hepatobiliary Pancreatic
- Surface Malignancy Hipec
- Neurosurgery And Spine Oncology
- Uro-oncology
- Head And Neck Oncology
- Radiation Oncology
- Nutritional Support
- Intensive Care Oncology
- Chemotherapy
- Breast Center
- Gynecological Oncology
- Thoracic Oncology
- Sarcoma And Melanoma
- Colorectal Oncology
- Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery
- Palliative Care & Pain Management
- Interventional Gastroenterology
- Interventional Radiology
- Hyperbaric Oxygen (Hbot)
Meet Our Team
Our team of highly qualified and experienced physicians drawn from across the world
Dr. Dorai Ramanathan
Head of Oncology ServicesDr. Dorai Ramanathan
Head of Oncology ServicesDr. Dorai Ramanathan is a highly qualified Oncologist from the United Kingdom with over 13 years’ experience in managing adult cancer patients. His expertises is in Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy for all adult solid tumors. His sites of special interest are Breast, Lung, Gynaecological and Colon cancer. He has experience in prescribing Chemotherapy, targeted treatment and Immunotherapy. He is also a qualified Radiation Oncologist from UK, and is an expert in delivering treatment in techniques such as IMRT (Intensity Modulated Radiotherapy) and IGRT (Image Guided Radiotherapy).
Dr. Mahmoud Tabbal
Head of Surgical Services and Consultant General Surgeon, MD/FACSDr. Mahmoud Tabbal
Head of Surgical Services and Consultant General Surgeon, MD/FACSDr. Mahmoud Tabbal is a Board Certified Consultant General Surgeon with more than 19 years of experience in USA, Canada, Saudi Arabia and Jordan. Most recently, he worked as the head of Hepatobiliary Surgery at King Fahad Specialist Hospital in Saudi Arabia. Dr. Tabbal is Jordanian board certified in general surgery and has received his advanced sub speciality training in USA and Canada through the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) and the American Hepatopancreatobiliary Association (AHPBA). He is an active member in numerous societies, committees and associations including the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the International HepatoPancreatoBiliary Association (IHPBA).
Dr. Maher A Abbas
Consultant Colorectal SurgeonDr. Maher A Abbas
Consultant Colorectal SurgeonDr. Maher A. Abbas is an internationally known colorectal and gastrointestinal surgeon with 25 years of experience in medicine and surgery. To date he has conducted more than 15,000 operations and procedures. He is the recipient of 29 honor awards including America’s Top Surgeons, America’s most compassionate Doctors, Super Doctors of Southern California, and Los Angeles Magazine Top Doctors. He is professor of surgery and he is senior examiner of the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery.
Dr. Taghreed Almahmeed
Consultant General & Breast Surgeon - MD, FACS, FRCSCDr. Taghreed Almahmeed
Consultant General & Breast Surgeon - MD, FACS, FRCSCDr. Taghreed Almahmeed is an American board-certified surgeon and member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. In 2016, after a decade of hands-on practice across the United States, she joined the AZHD team as a Consultant General Surgeon and distinguished member of Al Zahra Cancer Center's multidisciplinary tumor board for breast cancer patients. Dr. Taghreed specializes in breast surgery and oncoplastic breast procedures with minimally invasive techniques.
Dr. Thamir Al-Kasab
Specialist Urology / Uro Oncology SurgeryDr. Thamir Al-Kasab
Specialist Urology / Uro Oncology SurgeryDr. Alkasab started his career and training as a Uro-oncologist at Princess Margaret Cancer Center / University Health Network / University of Toronto, Canada in 2011, gaining a very comprehensive experience in diagnosing and managing (medically and surgically) Prostate Cancer, Kidney Cancer, Bladder Cancer and Testicular Cancer. He has two fellowships in Uro-oncology (clinical and research). Dr. Alkasab is a highly trained Surgeon in Robotic Surgery of the Prostate and PLND, completing his training in Princess Margaret Cancer Center, one of most famous Cancer Centers in the whole world of Cancer Institutions and the North American Society of Uro-oncology.
Dr. Gokhan Cipe
Specialist General Surgeon & Head of Robotic SurgeryDr. Gokhan Cipe
Specialist General Surgeon & Head of Robotic SurgeryDr. Cipe is a Professor of Surgery. He is a European and Turkish Board-certified General Surgeon, with more than 20 years of experience. He started his career in 1999, at Sisli Etfal Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul - Turkey, and worked in several reputed hospitals there.
Dr. Mohammed Al-jumaily
Consultant NeurosurgeonDr. Mohammed Al-jumaily
Consultant NeurosurgeonDr. Al-Jumaily is an enthusiastic highly skilled Neurosurgeon with a cumulative clinical and research experience of more than 22 years in the UK, France, and UAE. His distinguished career combines academic professorship at Liverpool John Moores University clinical neurosurgery, leadership, and management practice, clinical research, and medical education program. He has published tens of journal articles and has given presentations at renowned International Conferences. Since 2019, he has been nominated as the Chairman of the Development and Academic Committees of the American Board of Regenerative Medicine.
Dr. Issam Alachkar
Consultant ENT SurgeonDr. Issam Alachkar
Consultant ENT SurgeonDr. Issam Alachkar is an European Board certified ENT Consultant with over 20 years of experience. He is an experienced Head and Neck Surgeon with remarkable clinical practice in diagnosing and treating diseases of the ears, nose, sinuses, larynx, mouth and throat and the structures of the neck and face. He is affliated to various medical associations including Inter-American Association of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, American Academy of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery as well as Syrian Society of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery. He has attended many conferences, courses and symposia both local and international setting.
Dr. Muharrem Oner
Specialist General SurgeonDr. Muharrem Oner
Specialist General SurgeonDr. Muharrem Oner is a Turkish Board-certified Specialist General Surgeon, with more than 20 years of experience. He started his career in 2008, at International Acibadem Hospital, Turkey, and worked in several reputed hospitals there. Dr. Oner has conducted more than 2500 surgeries independently, including oncology surgeries, serving over 600 patients monthly. He developed a special interest in Endcorine Surgery including Thyroidectomy and Parathyroidectomy. He is an expert in laparoscopic surgery.
Dr. Ed Ashtar
Consultant Medical Oncology and Clinical HematologyDr. Ed Ashtar
Consultant Medical Oncology and Clinical HematologyDr. Ed Ashtar is Triple American Board Certified, with more than 15 years of experience. He completed his fellowship in the USA in Medical Oncology and Hematology at the National Institutes of Health - Bethesda, Maryland. During that time, he was also the Chief of the Oncology fellows at NIH.
Dr. Babar Bashir Chaudhri
Consultant Cardiac and Thoracic SurgeonDr. Babar Bashir Chaudhri
Consultant Cardiac and Thoracic SurgeonDr. Chaudhri studied Medicine at the University of Cambridge and has been in clinical practice since 1992. He was comprehensively trained in cardiac and thoracic surgery in London and Scotland. He then super specialized in aortic, mitral and minimally invasive cardiac surgery and heart as well as lung transplantation during fellowships in Harefield and Freeman Hospitals in the UK and in MHH, Hannover, Germany. He has performed more than 5500 adult cardiac surgical operations and 900 major thoracic operations.
Dr. Falah Al-Khatib
Specialist Radiation OncologistDr. Falah Al-Khatib
Specialist Radiation OncologistDr. Falah Al-Khatib is a Specialist Radiation Oncologist with more than 35 years of experience. He graduated from Ain Shams University and obtained his DMRT from the Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom, along with a Fellowship of the Faculty of Radiologists from the Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland. Additionally, he is able to treat cancer through a wide range of radiation therapy techniques as well as chemotherapy and immunotherapy.
Knowledge Centre
Blogs, guides, videos and other downloadable resources
Fun Day at the Beach Turns to Nightmare for Tourist who Underwent Multiple Surgeries After Being Stung by Jellyfish in Dubai
February 27, 2022
Dubai, UAE (xx/xx/xxxx): A 55-year-old woman, C.K., from Switzerland visited Dubai during her vacation where she was stung by a jellyfish, leading to severe limb-threatening symptoms and complications. Due to the sting the patient had an extremely swollen arm with major blocked arteries, affecting its function
Leading Critical Care at Al Zahra Hospital Dubai
January 5, 2022
A baby at Al Zahra Hospital Dubai was delivered in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) through an emergency cesarian section at only 27 weeks, while the mother was in an induced coma and connected to breathing machines.