Dr. Nazem Hafez

Dr. Nazem Hafez

, MD

Staff Physician, Hospital Medicine, Medical Subspecialties Institute

Languages
  • English
  • Arabic

Years of Experience

15

Biography

Dr. Nazem Hafez, MD, is a Staff Physician in the Hospital Medicine Department of the Medical Subspecialties Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Hafez worked as a Hospitalist and Internal Medicine Consultant at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus in Cleveland, Ohio.

In addition, Dr. Hafez also worked as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at both Cleveland Clinic's Lerner College of Medicine and Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. Prior to his time at the main campus, he gained experience working as a Hospitalist at Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania and also at Grand Strand Hospital in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. 

Dr. Hafez received his medical degree from Damascus University School of Medicine in Damascus, Syria. He also completed his master's degree in Clinical Pharmacology in Syria after which he transitioned to the United States to complete his internship, research and residency at Woodhull Medical Center/New York University in Manhattan, New York.

Dr. Hafez resides in Abu Dhabi with his family. He enjoys sports, swimming and traveling. He also enjoys volunteering in the community to help improve health care systems around the world.

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Treatments & Services

  • Inpatient Care
  • Hypertension
  • Diabetes
  • Gastrointestinal Disease
  • Heart and Lung Diseases
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Education

  • 2009 Internship
    2009 - 2012

    New York University, School of Medicine, Cancer Institute - Manhattan, New York, USA (Clinical Researcher)

  • 2009 Residency
    2009 - 2012

    Woodhull Medical Center, New York University, School of Medicine - Brooklyn, New York, USA (Resident and Chief Resident)

  • 2006 Internship
    2006 - 2008

    Geisinger Health System, Medical House, Shamokin hospital - Pennsylvania, USA

  • 2004 Post Graduate
    2004 - 2006

    (Master's degree, Clinical Pharmacology)

  • 1998 Medical School
    1998 - 2004

    University of Damascus, Damascus Medical School, Damascus, Syria (Doctor of Medicine (MD))

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Career Experience

  • 2017
    2017 - 2019

    Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University - Cleveland, Ohio, USA (Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine)

  • 2017
    2017 - 2019

    Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine - Cleveland, Ohio, USA (Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine)

  • 2016
    2016 - 2019

    Fairview Hospital, a Cleveland Clinic Hospital - Cleveland, Ohio, US (Hospitalist and Consultant, Internal Medicine)

  • 2014
    2014 - 2016

    Grand Strand Medical Center - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA (Hospitalist and Consultant, Internal Medicine)

  • 2012
    2012 - 2014

    Geisinger Health System Main Campus - Danville, Pennsylvania, USA (Hospitalist, Internal Medicine)

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