Dr. Maher Balkis

Maher Balkis, MD

Associate Staff Physician, Infectious Diseases, Medical Subspecialties Institute

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YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE
17

Biography

Dr. Maher Balkis, MD, is an Associate Staff Physician in the Infectious Disease department of the Medical Subspecialties Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Balkis was an Infectious Diseases consultant and Infection Control Chairperson at the Labib Medical center in Lebanon. He was also an Assistant professor in the School of Arts and Sciences at the Lebanese international University in Lebanon.

Dr. Balkis received his medical degree from Beirut Arab University in Beirut, Lebanon. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at University of Balamand in Beirut, Lebanon after which he finished his fellowship in Infectious Diseases from the American University of Beirut.

Dr. Balkis resides in Abu Dhabi with his family and enjoys biking, fishing and sailing.

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

Medical School

1995

1995 - 2001

Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon

Doctor of Medicine (MD)

Residency

2003

2003 - 2006

Saint George Hospital, Balamand University, Beirut, Lebanon

Internal Medicine Resident

Fellowship

2006

2006 - 2007

Hammoud Hospital Medical Center, Saida, Lebanon

Emergency Medicine
2003

2003 - 2006

American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon

Infectious Diseases Fellow

Work Experience

2009

2009 - 2017

Labib Medical Center, Saida, Lebanon

Infectious Diseases Consultant & Infection Control Chairperson, Internal Medicine
2009

2009 - 2017

Lebanese International University, Saida, Lebanon

Assistant Professor, School of Arts & Sciences
2001

2001 - 2002

Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, US

Research Associate, Center For Medical Mycology, Department of Dermatology, University Hospitals Research Institute

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