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Dr Yasir Elhassan, MBBS, MRCP (UK), PhD has recently joined Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi as a Consultant Endocrinologist. Previously Dr. Elhassan held the position of Consultant Endocrinologist at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, UK and Honorary Associate Professor at the Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham. Dr Elhassan's clinical and research expertise is in adrenal and gonadal disorders and he has published extensively in those areas including outputs that have informed clinical practice. He is also the first author of the UK Society for Endocrinology guideline on the evaluation of androgen excess in women. Dr. Elhassan held several national roles in the UK Society for Endocrinology including Lead of the Adrenal Network, Elected Member of the Clinical Committee, Member of the Programme Committee, in addition to selected membership in specialist groups that advised the Society in matters related to adrenal and gonadal disorders. Dr. Elhassan is a regularly invited speaker in major international conferences such as the British Endocrine Society (BES) Conference and the US Endocrine Society (ENDO) Conference. He has received several early career research-based awards from the UK Society for Endocrinology and the US Endocrine Society.

Dr. Alkaabi is a Professor of Medicine at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University and Acting Dean of the College of Medicine and Health Services. He also has a co-appointment as a Consultant Internist, Endocrinologist at Tawam Hospital and Al-Ain Hospitals. Dr. Alkaabi is the vice-president of the Emirates Diabetes Society and Founder, Member and Former President of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)-Gulf Chapter (2012 to 2019). Prof. Alkaabi obtained his basic medical science degree from the University of St. Andrews Scotland in 1990 and his medical degree from University of Manchester- England in 1993. He subsequently trained in Internal Medicine in the United Kingdom followed by clinical fellowship program in Endocrinology and Metabolism in Canada where he spent two years and a half at the University of Alberta as a clinical fellow at the department of Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Dr. Alkaabi’s research interests are in diabetes mellitus, thyroid disorders, obesity, osteoporosis and Vitamin D deficiency. He has over 100 publications as articles and abstracts and various participations at international meetings and organizer of many scientific conferences and meetings.

• Consultant Endocrinologist at Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
• Visiting Endocrinologist at New Medical Center (NMC) and Adjunct Faculty of the Department of Medicine at United Arab Emirates University
• He obtained his MBBS at the UAE University in 2006 and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at the University of British Columbia in 2011 and fellowship in Endocrinology at Dalhousie University, Canada in 2013.
• Fellowship in pituitary disorders and thyroid cancer: 2013-2014, Dalhousie University, Canada
• A Founding Member and the Chairman of Al Ain Internal Medicine Research Conference since 2015.
• A Board Member of the Gulf Chapter of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists.