Dr. Maida Balila
Consultant Infectious Diseases
Consultant in infectious diseases with American and Canadian board certification and over 15 years' experience.
LocationMediclinic City Hospital
Experience15-20
LanguagesEnglish, Arabic
NationalityCanada
About
Dr. Maida prevents and treats infections in adults, from community and hospital-acquired infections to those in surgical, critically ill, and immunocompromised patients, including transplant recipients and people living with HIV, and assesses returning travellers, alongside general internal medicine care. She completed her residency and infectious diseases fellowship at Dalhousie University in Canada, with further training at Guy's and St Thomas' in London in microbiology, infection control, and tropical medicine, and is a member of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Specialty
Sub specialty
Qualifications
MBBS
FRCPCanada
American Board Certified Internal Medicine
Areas of expertise
General medicine
Special interests
Expertise in the prevention and management of acute and chronic infectious diseases in adultsGeneral medical care to adult patients presenting with acute and chronic medical conditions in both the inpatient and outpatient settingsIncluding community- and hospital-acquired infections as well as infections in special populations including surgical patients, critically-ill patients, immunocompromised hosts (transplant recipients and hiv-infected patients), and returning travellers
