Dr. Abdel-Razig is a clinician educator with expertise in educational policy development, health systems regulations, and graduate medical education. She currently serves as the Chair of the medical based specialties of the ACGME-I Review Committee International and the Chief Academic officer at the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi where she oversees undergraduate, postgraduate, continuing education and clinical research initiatives. She has served as a practicing physician, regulatory official, teacher, and administrative leader and has an academic interest in optimizing population health through the alignment of health systems needs with educational outcomes. More specifically, Dr. Abdel-Razig specializes in global challenges facing health and educational systems including issues related to workforce development and healthcare capacity gaps, health professionals’ education and the facilitation of strategic alliances between stakeholders in educational and health systems globally. Her research focuses on global education reform, capacity building in research and education, and disparities in academia.

Dr. Abdel-Razig received her B.A. degree in Biological Sciences from Barnard College, her M.D. from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, and completed her internal medicine training from New York University Langone Medical Center. Dr. Abdel-Razig also holds a master’s in education of health professionals from Johns Hopkins University and serves a clinical Associate Professor of medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine.