Faculty & Staff
Head of Departments
Dr. Nelofar Sami Khan
Head – Department of Biomedical Sciences
Professor of Biochemistry
Contact:
neloferkhan@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1314
Dr. Shatha Saeed Hamed Al-Sharbatti
Professor & Head of Community Medicine Department
Contact:
shatha_alsharbatti@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1229
Dr. Mohamed Mostafa Al-Eraky
Head – Department of Health Professions Education
Program Director – Masters in Health Professions Education (MHPE)
Associate Professor of Medical Education
Contact:
dr.aleraky@gmu.ac.ae
Program Directors
Dr. Salem Chouaib
Vice Chancellor Research
Program Director – PhD in Precision Medicine
Professor of Cancer Immunology
Contact:
salem.chouaib@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1740
Dr. Mohamed Mostafa Al-Eraky
Program Director – Masters in Health Professions Education (MHPE)
Associate Professor of Medical Education
Contact:
dr.aleraky@gmu.ac.ae
Dr. Jayadevan Sreedharan
Program Director – Masters in Public Health (MPH)
Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Contact:
drjayadevan@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1325
Dr. Preetha Jayasheela Shetty
Program Director – Bachelor of Biomedical Science (BBMS)
Professor of Cytogenetics & Molecular Biology
Contact:
dr.preetha@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1259
Dr. Tatjana Ille
Program Director – Higher Diploma in Pre-Clinical Sciences (HDPCS)
Head Department of General Education
Professor of Biostatistics & Research Methodology
Contact:
prof.drtatiana@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1511
Phase Directors
Dr. Ramya Rathan
Associate Professor of Anatomy
MD Phase I Director
Contact:
dr.ramya@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1631
Dr. Janita Rita Trinita Pinto
Associate Professor of Microbiology
MD/MBBS Phase II Director
Contact:
dr.pjanita@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1318
Dr. Pankaj Lamba
Clinical Assistant Professor Ophthalmology
MD/MBBS Phase III Director
Contact:
dr.pankaj@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 05353
Program Coordinators
Dr. Rania Faouzi Zaarour
Associate Professor of Cell Biology
Senior Researcher at Thumbay Research Institute
Coordinator – PhD in Precision Medicine
Contact:
dr.rania@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1734
Dr. Farah Azhar
Lecturer, Medical Education
Program Coordinator – Masters in Health Professions Education (MHPE)
Contact:
dr.farah@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1684
Dr. Anusha Sreejith
Assistant Professor of Demography
Program Coordinator – Master in Public Health (MPH)
Contact:
anusha@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1633
Dr. May Khalil Ismail
Professor of Biochemistry
BBMS Year 1 Coordinator
Contact:
dr.maykhalil@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1319
Dr. Sovan Bagchi
Professor of Physiology
BBMS Year 2 Coordinator
Contact:
dr.sovan@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1689
Dr. Razia Khanam
Professor of Pharmacology
BBMS Year 3 Coordinator
Contact:
drrazia@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1310
Dr. Nazeerullah Rahamathullah
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
BBMS Year 4 Coordinator
Contact:
dr.nazeer@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1316
Dr. Sunil Kumar Bylappa
Clinical Lecturer of Pathology
BBMS Clinical Laboratory Training Coordinator
Contact:
dr.sunilkumar@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1626
Staff
Mr. Mirza Muhammad Shakeel
Executive Secretary
College of Medicine
Contact:
mirza@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1348
Ms. Sunaina Bijas
Coordinator, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Contact:
sunaina@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1512
Mr. Muhammad Ibrahim
Secretary
Phase I MD Program
Contact:
m.ibrahim@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1312
Mr. Sunil Raghunandanan
Secretary
Phase II MBBS
Contact:
sunil.r@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1212
Mr. Celso Amigo Viernes
Secretary
Phase III – MBBS
Contact:
celso@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 05354
Mr. Santhosh Kumar
Secretary
SSMC – College of Medicine
Mrs. Mariyam Siddhika Mirza
Secretary Community Medicine & General Education
Contact:
siddhikamirza@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1223
Faculty of Anatomy
Dr. Ramya Rathan
Associate Professor of Anatomy
MD Phase I Director
Lead Faculty of Anatomy
Contact:
dr.ramya@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1631
Dr. Nermine Nosseir
Associate Professor Anatomy
Contact:
dr.nermine@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333
Dr. Ahmed Salah Ahmed Ashour
Associate Professor, Anatomy, Neuroanatomy, and Basic Medical Sciences
Contact:
+971-67431333
Dr. Sapna Shevade
Assistant Professor of Anatomy
Contact:
dr.sapna@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1656
Dr. Miral Nagy Fahmy Salama
Assistant Professor of Anatomy
Contact:
dr.miral@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1307
Dr. Marwa M. Mady
Assistant Professor of Human Anatomy and Embryology
Contact:
dr.marwa@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333
Dr. Shimaa Saeed
Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Embryology
Contact:
dr.shimaa.s@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333
Dr. Ayesha Saba Naz
Lecturer, Anatomy
Contact:
dr.ayesha@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333
Faculty of Biochemistry
Dr. Nelofar Sami Khan
Head – Department of Biomedical Sciences
Professor of Biochemistry
Contact:
neloferkhan@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1314
Dr. May Khalil Ismail
Professor of Biochemistry
BBMS Year 1 Coordinator
Contact:
dr.maykhalil@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1319
Dr. Dalia Ali Gaber
Associate Professor of Medical Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Contact:
dr.dalia@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333
Dr. Abid Shaheer Karanghadan
Assistant Professor & Lab In-charge, Biochemistry
HDPCS Year 1 Coordinator
Contact:
abidshaheer@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1403
Faculty of Cellular and Molecular Biology
Dr. Preetha Jayasheela Shetty
Program Director – Bachelor of Biomedical Science (BBMS)
Professor of Cytogenetics & Molecular Biology
Contact:
dr.preetha@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1259
Dr. Rania Faouzi Zaarour
Associate Professor of Cell Biology
Senior Researcher at Thumbay Research Institute
Coordinator – PhD in Precision Medicine
Contact:
dr.rania@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1734
Dr. Raefa Abou Khouzam
Assistant Professor of Genetics, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Contact:
dr.raefa@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1331
Dr. Shubhankar Das
Senior Research Scientist
Contact:
dr.shubhankar@gmu.ac.ae
+971 6 7431333
Dr. Mohammad Askandar Iqbal
Associate Professor
Contact:
dr.askandar@gmu.ac.ae
+971 6 7431333 Ext: 1474
Faculty of Microbiology and Immunology
Dr. Salem Chouaib
Vice Chancellor Research
Program Director – PhD in Precision Medicine
Professor of Cancer Immunology
Contact:
salem.chouaib@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1740
Dr. Janita Rita Trinita Pinto
Associate Professor of Microbiology
MD/MBBS Phase II Director
Contact:
dr.pjanita@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1318
Dr. Doaa Mostafa AlEraky
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
Contact:
dr.doaa@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333
Dr. Nazeerullah Rahamathullah
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
BBMS Year 4 Coordinator
Lead Faculty of Microbiology and Immunology
Contact:
dr.nazeer@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1316
Faculty of Pathology
Dr. Safaa Mahmoud Mohamed Abdelkhalek
Associate Professor of Pathology
Contact:
dr.safaa@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333
Dr. Noha Kamal Abdmomen Mohamed Marzook
Assistant Professor of Chemical & Clinical Pathology
Contact:
dr.noha@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1448
Dr. Eman Hassan Ibrahim Hassanein
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Lead Faculty of Pathology
Contact:
dr.eman@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1264
Dr. Mohammad Mesbahuzzaman
Lecturer, Pathology
Contact:
dr.mmesbahuzzaman@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1416
Faculty of Pharmacology
Dr. Razia Khanam
Professor of Pharmacology
BBMS Year 3 Coordinator
Lead Faculty of Pharmacology
Contact:
drrazia@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1310
Dr. Nevien Fekry Abdalla Hendawy
Professor of Pharmacology
Contact:
dr.nevien@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333
Dr. Salma Naqvi
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
Contact:
dr.salma@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1476
Faculty of Physiology
Dr. Faten Mahmoud Ali Diab Ali
Professor of Medical Physiology
Lead Faculty of Physiology
Contact:
dr.faten.m@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1311
Dr. Sovan Bagchi
Professor of Physiology
BBMS Year 2 Coordinator
Contact:
dr.sovan@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1689
Dr. Rasha Ali Abdelrazek Eldeeb
Associate Professor of Physiology
Contact:
+971-67431333
Dr. Pallav Sengupta
Assistant Professor in Physiology
Contact:
dr.pallav@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1766
Dr. Ghada Elsayed Mostafa Elgarawany
Assistant Professor of Physiology
Contact:
dr.ghada@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1730
Dr. Iram Jaan
Lecturer, Physiology
Contact:
dr.iram@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333
Faculty of Behavioral Sciences
Dr. Mayssah El Nayal
Director – Student Wellbeing Center
Professor of Clinical Psychology and Personality
Contact:
dr.mayssah@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333
Instructors
Dr. Mehzabin Ahmed
Teaching Assistant, Instructor
Contact:
mehzabinahmed@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1298
Dr. Farah Azhar
Lecturer, Medical Education
Contact:
dr.farah@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1684
Dr. Alireza Amin
Coordinator – Clinical Skills Program
Teaching Assistant, Clinical Tutor
Contact:
dr.alireza@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1731
Dr. Mahmood Juma Ali Helal Abbas
Teaching Assistant, Clinical Tutor
Contact:
mahmood@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333
Dr. Roba Kamaleldin Elsayed
Teaching Assistant, Clinical Tutor
Contact:
dr.roba@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333
Dr. Shazia Khan
Teaching Assistant, Clinical Skills Instructor
Contact:
dr.shazia@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333
Dr. Saniya Jumani
Teaching Assistant, Clinical Tutor
Contact:
dr.saniya@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333
Dr. Rida Amir
Teaching Assistant, Clinical Tutor
Contact:
dr.rida@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333
Dr. Syed Owais
Teaching Assistant, Clinical Tutor
Contact:
dr.syed@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333
Dr. Awadh Yaslam
Teaching Assistant, Clinical Tutor
Contact:
dr.awadh@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333
Laboratory Assistant
Faculty
Dr. Shatha Saeed Hamed Al-Sharbatti
Professor & Head of Community Medicine Department
Contact:
shatha_alsharbatti@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1229
Dr. Jayadevan Sreedharan
Program Director – Masters in Public Health (MPH)
Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Contact:
drjayadevan@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1325
Dr. Tatjana Ille
Program Director – Higher Diploma in Pre-Clinical Sciences (HDPCS)
Head Department of General Education
Professor of Biostatistics & Research Methodology
Contact:
prof.drtatiana@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1511
Dr. Jayakumary Muttappallymyalil
Assistant Professor in Community Medicine
Chairperson Community Engagement
Contact:
dr.jayakumary@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1621
Dr. Anusha Sreejith
Assistant Professor of Demography
Program Coordinator – Master in Public Health (MPH)
Contact:
anusha@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1633
Dr. Mohammed Abdulrazzaq
Assistant Professor, Occupational Health
Contact:
dr.abdulrazzaq@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1308
Dr. Hiba Ali Elzaki Hajomer
Assistant Professor of Community Medicine
Contact:
dr.hiba@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333
Surgery & Subspeciality Unit
General Surgery
Dr. Mohamed Sobhy Badr Sobei
Consultant and Assistant Professor of Surgery
Prof. Manda Venkatramana
Acting Chancellor, GMU
Professor of Surgery, College of Medicine
Consultant Surgeon, Thumbay Hospital Ajman
Dr. Abdulsalam Al Mujammaee
Consultant General Surgery
Dr. Ashish Sam Enos
Clinical Lecturer, Surgeon
Orthopedics
Dr. Mujeeb Mahammad Shaik
(HOD)
Clinical Assistant Professor, Orthopedics
Dr. Amit Chaturvedi
Clinical Lecturer, Orthopedics
Dr. Mohammad Kamel Elsayed Ibrahim
Specialist & Clinical Lecturer, Orthopedics
Urology
Dr. Ihsan Ullah Khan
(HOD)
Clinical Lecturer, Urology
Dr. Satyabrata Garanayak
Specialist & Clinical Lecturer, Urology
Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)
Ophthalmology
Internal Medicine & Subspeciality Unit
Internal Medicine
Dr. Kiran Kumar
(HOD)
Clinical Lecturer, Internal Medicine
Prof. Mahir Khalil Ibrahim Ibrahim
Clinical Professor, Internal Medicine
Dr. Shaikh Altaf Basha
Clinical Lecturer, Internal Medicine
Dr. Mais Mamoon
Specialist, Internal Medicine
Gastroenterology
Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Nabil Abdaziz Elshobary
(HOD)
Clinical Lecturer, Gastroenterology
Dr. Shailesh Kumar
Consultant & Clinical Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology
Cardiology
Pulmonology
Dermatology
Obstetrics & Gynecology Unit
Dr. Amal Hassan Ismail
Consultant & Assistant Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Prashanth Hegde
Clinical Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Kasturi Anil Mummigatti
Clinical Lecturer, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Shanthi Therese Fernandes
Clinical Lecturer, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Wajiha Ajmal
Clinical Lecturer, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Fauzia Zahid
Clinical Lecturer, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Surayyo Negmatova
Clinical Lecturer, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Zulekha Mohammed
Clinical Lecturer, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Shameema Asif Muhammed
Clinical Lecturer, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Eman Abdelrahman Abdelbaki Ibrahim
Clinical Lecturer, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Sudha Mathur
Clinical Lecturer, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pediatrics Unit
Dr. Osama Elsayed Rezk Elassy
(HOD)
Consultant & Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics
Dr. Fozi Abozaid Dakilah
Consultant & Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatric Neonatology
Dr. Ignatius Edwin DSouza
Consultant & Clinical Lecturer, Pediatrics
Dr. Eiman Ahmed Mohammed Elshokafy
Specialist & Clinical Lecturer, Pediatric NICU
Dr. Amal Moustafa Mohamed Edrees
Clinical Lecturer, Pediatrics
Dr. Nathan Ramamoorthy
Specialist, Pediatrics & Neonatology
Anesthesiology Unit
Dr. Raji Sharma
Specialist, Anesthesiology
Dr. Ravindra Rupchand Barve
Clinical Lecturer, Anesthesiology
Radiology Unit
Dr. Arundeep Arora
(HOD)
Clinical Lecturer, Radiology
Dr. Salma Fathy Abdel Kader Mohamed Gheit
Clinical Assistant Professor, Radiology
Dr. Munira Ali
Clinical Lecturer, Radiology
Dr. Nermeen Mohammed
Specialist Radiologist
Staff
Faculty
Dr. David Christopher Morgan Taylor
Professor of Medical Education & Physiology
Contact:
prof.davidtaylor@gmu.ac.ae
Dr. Mohamed Mostafa Al-Eraky
Program Director – Masters in Health Professions Education (MHPE)
Program Director – Dual PhD in Health Professions Education (PhD-HPE),
Associate Professor of Medical Education
Contact:
dr.aleraky@gmu.ac.ae
Prof. Hesham Fathi Marei
Vice Chancellor Academics, GMU
Dean, College of Dentistry
Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Contact:
prof.hesham@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1421
Prof. Walid Shaaban Moustafa Elsayed
Associate Dean Academics
Professor of Oral Histopathology
Contact:
dr.walidshaaban@gmu.ac.ae
+971 6 7431333 Ext: 1329
Dr. Pooja Narain Adtani
Chairperson, Department of Basic Medical and Dental Sciences
Associate Professor of Oral Histopathology
Contact:
dr.pooja@gmu.ac.ae
+971 6 7431333 Ext: 1382
Prof. Sura Ali Ahmed Fuoad Al- Bayati
Chairperson, Department of Diagnostic and Surgical Dental Sciences
Professor of Oral Medicine
Contact:
dr.sura@gmu.ac.ae
+971 6 7431333 Ext: 1404
Dr. Shatha Saeed Hamed Al-Sharbatti
Professor & Head of Community Medicine Department
Contact:
shatha_alsharbatti@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1229
Dr. Ramya Rathan
Associate Professor of Anatomy
MD Phase I Director
Contact:
dr.ramya@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1631
Professional Staff
Dr. Farah Azhar
Lecturer, Medical Education
Program Coordinator – Masters in Health Professions Education (MHPE)
Contact:
dr.farah@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1684