Faculty & Staff
College of Medicine
- P O Box: 4184, Ajman, U.A.E.
- +971 6 7431333 Extn. 1348
- deangmc@gmu.ac.ae
For Admission Enquiries
- +971 6 7431333, Arabic Ext: 1443, English Ext: 1252, 1354
- admissions@gmu.ac.ae
- Administration
- Biomedical Sciences
- Community Medicine
- Clinical Sciences
- Health Professions Education
Dean of College of Medicine
Prof. Salman Yousuf Guraya
Professor of Surgery and Medical Education
Head of Departments
Dr. Nelofar Sami Khan
Head – Department of Biomedical Sciences
Professor of Biochemistry
Dr. Pankaj Lamba
Associate Director, Medical Internship Program
Assistant Professor (Ophthalmology)
Program Directors
Dr. Salem Chouaib
Program Director – PhD in Precision Medicine
Professor of Cancer Immunology
Dr. Anusha Sreejith
Program Director – Master in Public Health (MPH)
Assistant Professor of Demography
Dr. Tatjana Ille
Thumbay International Pathway Program Director
Professor of Public Health
Dr. Sovan Bagchi
Professor of Physiology
Phase Directors
Dr. Miral Nagy Fahmy Salama
MD Phase II Director
Dr. Aliaa A. Mostafa
Phase III Director, MD/MBBS Program
Professor of Pediatrics & Neonatology
Pediatric Consultant
Program Coordinators
Dr. Rania Faouzi Zaarour
Senior Researcher at Thumbay Research Institute
Coordinator – PhD in Precision Medicine
Dr. Farah Azhar
Lecturer, Medical Education
Program Coordinator – Masters in Health Professions Education (MHPE)
Dr. Abid Shaheer Karanghadan
Program Co-Chair & Year 2 Coordinator, Bachelor of Biomedical Science
Dr. Eman Hassan Ibrahim Hassanein
BBMS Year 3 Coordinator
Lead Faculty of Pathology
Dr. Nazeerullah Rahamathullah
Associate Professor of Microbiology
BBMS Year 4 Coordinator
Lead Faculty of Microbiology and Immunology
Dr. Sunil Kumar Bylappa
BBMS Clinical Laboratory Training Coordinator
Dr. Alireza Amin
Teaching Assistant, Clinical Tutor
Staff
Mr. Santhosh Kumar
Secretary
SSMC – College of Medicine
Faculty of Anatomy
Dr. Ahmed Salah Ahmed Ashour
Dr. Miral Nagy Fahmy Salama
MD Phase II Director
Faculty of Biochemistry
Dr. Nelofar Sami Khan
Head – Department of Biomedical Sciences
Professor of Biochemistry
Dr. Dalia Ali Gaber
Associate Professor of Medical Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Dr. Abid Shaheer Karanghadan
Program Co-Chair & Year 2 Coordinator, Bachelor of Biomedical Science
Faculty of Cellular and Molecular Biology
Dr. Rania Faouzi Zaarour
Senior Researcher at Thumbay Research Institute
Coordinator – PhD in Precision Medicine
Faculty of Microbiology and Immunology
Dr. Salem Chouaib
Program Director – PhD in Precision Medicine
Professor of Cancer Immunology
Dr. Janita Rita Trinita Pinto
Associate Professor of Microbiology
Director, Center for Foundation Program and Languages
Program Director for Foundation Program
Dr. Nazeerullah Rahamathullah
Associate Professor of Microbiology
BBMS Year 4 Coordinator
Lead Faculty of Microbiology and Immunology
Faculty of Pathology
Dr. Eman Hassan Ibrahim Hassanein
BBMS Year 3 Coordinator
Lead Faculty of Pathology
Dr. Noha Kamal Abdmomen Mohamed Marzook
Faculty of Pharmacology
Faculty of Physiology
Dr. Faten Mahmoud Ali Diab Ali
Professor of Medical Physiology
Lead Faculty of Physiology
Dr. Sovan Bagchi
Professor of Physiology
Faculty of Behavioral Sciences
Dr. Mayssah El Nayal
Director of Student Well-being Center
Head of the General Education Department
Professor of Clinical Psychology and Personality
Instructors
Dr. Alireza Amin
Teaching Assistant, Clinical Tutor
Laboratory Assistant
Faculty
Dr. Jayadevan Sreedharan
Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Director, Thumbay Institute of Population Health
Dr. Tatjana Ille
Thumbay International Pathway Program Director
Professor of Public Health
Dr. Anusha Sreejith
Program Director – Master in Public Health (MPH)
Assistant Professor of Demography
Surgery & Subspeciality Unit
General Surgery
Prof. Salman Yousuf Guraya
Professor of Surgery and Medical Education
Prof. Manda Venkatramana
MS, FRCSEd, FRCS(Glasg)
Chancellor, Gulf Medical University
Professor & Consultant Surgeon, Thumbay Hospital
Orthopedics
Dr. Mujeeb Mahammad Shaik
Clinical Assistant Professor, Orthopedics
Urology
Otorhinolaryngology (ENT)
Ophthalmology
Dr. Pankaj Lamba
Associate Director, Medical Internship Program
Assistant Professor (Ophthalmology)
Internal Medicine & Subspeciality Unit
Internal Medicine
Dr. Mahir Khalil Ibrahim Jallo
Clinical Professor, Internal Medicine
Consultant, Center for Endocrinology
Thumbay University Hospital
Gastroenterology
Cardiology
Pulmonology
Dermatology
Obstetrics & Gynecology Unit
Dr. Fauzia Zahid
Dr. Surayyo Negmatova
Dr. Eman Abdelrahman Abdelbaki Ibrahim
Dr. Sudha Mathur
Pediatrics Unit
Dr. Aliaa A. Mostafa
Phase III Director, MD/MBBS Program
Professor of Pediatrics & Neonatology
Pediatric Consultant
Dr. Eiman Ahmed Mohammed Elshokafy
Dr. Amal Moustafa Mohamed Edrees
Dr. Nathan Ramamoorthy
Psychiatry Unit
Anesthesiology Unit
Dr. Raji Sharma
Radiology Unit
Dr. Salma Fathy Abdel Kader Mohamed Gheit
Faculty
Prof. Salman Yousuf Guraya
Professor of Surgery and Medical Education
Prof. Henk Schmidt
Lecturer, Erasmus MC, Public Health
Dr. Jayadevan Sreedharan
Professor of Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Director, Thumbay Institute of Population Health
Dr. Pooja Narain Adtani
Chairperson, Department of Basic Medical and Dental Sciences
Associate Professor of Oral Histopathology
Prof. Sura Ali Ahmed Fuoad Al- Bayati
Professor of Oral Medicine
Dr. Farah Azhar
Lecturer, Medical Education
Program Coordinator – Masters in Health Professions Education (MHPE)