Dr. Zahir Babiker

Tropical and Infectious Diseases
Consultant Physician, Infectious Diseases
Interim Division Chair, Tropical and Infectious Diseases
Director, Infectious Diseases Fellowship Programme
Chair, Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme
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Dr. Zahir Babiker (M.B.B.S.), (M.Sc.), (D.L.S.H.T.M.), (M.R.C.P.), (F.R.C.Path.), (F.R.C.P), (D.T.M.&H.), is a consultant in infectious diseases and interim division chair for tropical and infectious diseases at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) in Abu Dhabi.

Dr. Babiker is a highly accomplished consultant physician in infectious diseases and tropical medicine, with dual certifications in infectious diseases, medical microbiology and virology. Over the past 29 years, he has demonstrated exceptional expertise in clinical practice, education, research, and leadership.

A fellow of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London and Edinburgh and the Royal College of Pathologists, UK, Dr. Babiker also holds a master’s degree in public health and a diploma in tropical medicine from the prestigious London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.

At SSMC, Dr. Babiker serves as the chair of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme and director of the Infectious Diseases Fellowship Programme. As a passionate medical educator and a seasoned researcher, his contributions include numerous peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals. His research interests span antimicrobial stewardship, digital health, tropical medicine, migrants’ health, emerging and re-emerging infections, HIV, viral hepatitis, and infections in immunocompromised individuals.

Doctor can help with

  • HIV/AIDS
  • Brucellosis
  • Tuberculosis
  • Tropical infections
  • Travel vaccinations
  • Infections in pregnancy
  • Fever in returning travellers
  • Sexually transmitted infections
  • Invasive bloodstream infections
  • Infections in immunocompromised individuals
  • Central nervous system infections
  • Bone and joint infections
  • Bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral infections

Memberships

  • Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of London
  • Fellow, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
  • Fellow, Royal College of Pathologists
  • Member, European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
  • Member, Infectious Diseases Society of America
  • Member, International Society for Infectious Diseases
  • Member, International Society of Travel Medicine

Licences and certifications

  • Licensed, The Department of Health (DOH), Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Registered, the General Medical Council (GMC), UK
  • Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), Infectious Diseases, General Medical Council (GMC), UK
  • Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT), Medical Microbiology and Virology, General Medical Council (GMC), UK

Training and work experience

  • Consultant, Infectious Diseases and Interim Division for Tropical and Infectious Diseases

    Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, UAE

  • Adjunct Clinical Professor

    Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE

  • Consultant Physician, Infectious Diseases

    Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), UAE

  • Consultant Physician, Infectious Diseases

    Al Ain Hospital, UAE

  • Assistant Professor

    Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences of the United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE

  • Consultant Physician, Infectious Diseases & Virology, Department of Infection

    The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, UK

  • Honorary Senior Lecturer

    Centre for Immunobiology, Blizard Institute, the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, UK

  • Honorary Consultant Virologist

    London public health laboratory, Public Health England, UK

  • Specialist Registrar in Infectious Diseases & Virology

    North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester Royal Infirmary, and Royal Preston Hospital, UK

  • Senior House Officer in General Internal Medicine

    North Manchester General Hospital, Salford Royal Hospital, Northwick Park Hospital, New Cross Hospital, UK

  • Postgraduate Student

    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, University of London, UK

  • Medical Officer

    Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-Holland, Sudan

  • House Officer

    Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan

Education

  • Professional Diploma in Internal Medicine (M.R.C.P.)

    The Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians, UK

  • Postgraduate Diploma, Tropical Medicine & Hygiene (D.L.S.H.T.M.)

    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK

  • Master of Science (M.Sc.), Public Health in Developing Countries

    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK

  • Postgraduate Diploma, Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (D.T.M.&H.)

    London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and The Royal College of Physicians of London, UK

  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.)

    University of Gezira, Sudan

Awards and recognitions

  • Excellence in Education

    Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City

  • Barts Health Heroes Award

    Barts Health NHS Trust, UK

  • Chevening Scholarship

    The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), UK

  • Scholarship

    Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)-Holland
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