Dr. Rania Abusamra
Consultant Paediatrics Pulmonologist
Dr. Rania Abusamra is a Consultant Paediatric Pulmonologist with over 17 years of UK experience, specialising in complex and rare respiratory conditions in chil…
LocationMediclinic City Hospital
Experience>25
LanguagesEnglish, Arabic
NationalityBritish
About
Dr Rania Abusamra has more than 17 years’ experience within Paediatrics in the United Kingdom. She became a pulmonologist at Cambridge University Hospital and has been working as a paediatric pulmonologist consultant at King's College Hospital, London for five years where she led the non-invasive ventilation for children service. She also worked at a number of London's leading hospitals, such as Great Ormond Street Hospital, Royal London Hospital, St George's Hospital and St Thomas' Hospital. Dr Abusamra has moved to Dubai to join Mediclinic City hospital in 2020. Dr Abusamra offers expertise in difficult and rare lung disease and complicated cases. She has several peer reviews and scholarly publications and has been a speaker in a number of international conferences. Dr Abusamra was a senior lecturer for the King's College London advanced paediatric MSc program. She has also initiated several programs to work with cystic fibrosis NGOs and patients in the Arab world.
Specialty
Sub specialty
Other titles
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at the College of Medicine, MBRU
Qualifications
CCT at ,0
FRCPCH at ,0United Kingdom
HERMES at ,0
MBChB at ,0UAE
Areas of expertise
Paediatric pulmonologyPaediatric respiratory diseasesRare lung diseasesComplex respiratory conditionsCystic fibrosisNon-invasive ventilation
Special interests
Chronic lung disease of prematurity interstitial lung disease congenital lung disorder flexible bronchoscopy (airway endoscopy) asthma and chronic cough para pneumonic effusion non-invasive ventilation and long term ventilation at home cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis sleep breathing disorder sleep study psg / pg
