Dr. Mona Tareen

Dr. Mona Tareen

, MD

Staff Physician, Oncology Institute

Languages
  • English
  • Urdu
  • Pashto

Years of Experience

25

Biography

Dr. Mona Tareen, MD, MS, is a Staff Physician in the Oncology Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Tareen worked as a Palliative Hospitalist within the Department of Hematology Oncology and as a Director of Palliative Care at the American Hospital in Dubai, UAE.

Dr. Tareen completed her Internal Medicine Residency Program at the University of Chicago Hospital, Illinois, and completed her fellowship in Geriatric Medicine at Rush University Medical Center, Illinois, US. She then completed a fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at Midwest Palliative and Hospice Care Center in Illinois. She worked in Chicago for 14 years and then transitioned to the UAE.

Dr. Tareen completed her Masters in Cannabis Science and Therapeutics, which is a two-year program from the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy in 2023 and she has now enrolled in a PhD program in palliative care from University of Maryland, Baltimore. US. She’s currently the only medical cannabis trained physician in the region and plans to study the role of cannabis at end of life, in addition to cultural barriers in palliative care.

Dr. Tareen resides in Abu Dhabi with her wonderful twin girls. She enjoys meditation and traveling during her time off.

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Treatments & Services

  • End-of-Life Care
  • Internal Medicine
  • Geriatric Medicine
  • Malignant Pain, Anxiety and Delirium goals of care
  • Pain and Symptom Management
  • Advance Care Planning for Those with Life Limiting Illness
  • Supportive Care for Patients with Cancer
  • Prognostication
  • Hospice and Palliative Medicine
  • Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Cancers
  • Palliative and Supportive Care
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Education

  • 2004 Fellowship
    2004 - 2005

    Midwest palliative and hospice care center,Chicago ,IL US (Fellowship, Hospice and Palliative Medicine)

  • 2003 Fellowship
    2003 - 2004

    Rush University Medical Center Chicago, IL, US (Fellowship , Geriatric Medicine)

  • 2000 Residency
    2000 - 2003

    University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, IL, US (Resident, Internal Medicine)

  • 1991 Medical School
    1991 - 1996

    Dow Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan (Medical Degree (MD))

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Career Experience

  • 2014
    2014 - 2023

    American Hospital Dubai, UAE (Director Palliative Care, Palliative Hospitalist)

  • 2013
    2013 - 2014

    Midwest Region.Tenet Hospital systems, Chicago, IL, US (Co Chair Palliative Care Midwest Region US)

  • 2011
    2011 - 2014

    Vanguard Health System (now Tenet), Midwest Region, Chicago, IL, US (Medical Director, Palliative Program)

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