Dr Sara G.I. Suliman
MBBS, FRCP, CCST (General Medicine, Diabetes and Endocrinology), DPhil (Oxon)
-    Consultant Endocrinologist, Diabetologist and Bariatric Physician
-    Clinical Lead for Obesity and Metabolic Surgery, and Clinical Lead for the Genetics of Diabetes, Obesity and Endocrinology, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Abu Dhabi
-    World Obesity Federation, SCOPE International Fellow
-    European Association for the Study of Obesity National Clinical Fellow
-    Chairperson, MENA Working Group, World Obesity Federation
-    Chairperson Integrated Healthcare Section, International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) MENA and Executive Committee member
-    Member, Integrated Health Section Executive Committee, IFSO
Dr. Sara received her specialist clinical and research training at the world-renowned Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism. Her career has been shaped by her interest in genetic endocrine disorders (particularly in diabetes and obesity), physiology, insulin resistance and obesity. She was awarded a prestigious Diabetes-UK Clinical Research Training Fellowship culminating in a DPhil (PhD) from Oxford University. Dr. Suliman has authored several papers and has presented her research at major international conferences.
Dr. Suliman leads the genetic service at ICLDEC, focusing mainly on the genetics of diabetes, obesity and endocrine disease; she also leads the Obesity and Bariatric Service at ICLDEC (which is recognised as a Centre of Excellence by the European Association for the Study of Obesity). Together with her team, they provide the whole spectrum of management options for obesity, ranging from lifestyle measures to medication and/or surgery (pre- and post-operative care) as part of the Joint Centre for Bariatric and Metabolic surgery, in collaboration with Healthpoint, a Mubadala Health Partner. She is a subject matter expert to the Department of Health Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre for Obesity and Diabetes and leads the DOH upskilling program on obesity management.