Dr. Arwa Yashkur Mahmood Al Shahawani
Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist
Consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist with over 35 years' experience, holding the FICOG with further training completed in Canada.
LocationMediclinic Airport Road Hospital
Experience35-40
LanguagesEnglish
NationalityCanada
About
Dr. Arwa delivers babies through normal, assisted vaginal, and caesarean births, manages high-risk pregnancies and obstetric emergencies, and assesses and treats infertility. Her surgery covers abdominal and vaginal hysterectomy, repair of genital prolapse, and operations for fibroids, ovarian cysts, and ectopic pregnancy. She trained in Baghdad and held consultant posts in Iraq and Saudi Arabia, and has taught and examined final-year medical students, an academic role running alongside decades of clinical practice.
Specialty
Sub specialty
Qualifications
MBChB
DGO
FICOG
Areas of expertise
PregnancyFemale reproductive systemOvariesUterus
Special interests
Management of normal delivery, vaginal assisted delivery and caesarean sectionManagement of emergencies in obstetricsManagement of infertilityManagement of abdominal and vaginal hysterectomyCorrection of female genital prolapse (anterior colporrhaphy and posterior colpoperineorrhaphy)Managing laparotomies for ectopic pregnancy, myomectomy, oophorectomy and ovarian cystectomy
