Faculty & Staff
Dean of College of Medicine
Dr. Manda Venkatramana
Vice Chancellor Academics
Dean, College of Medicine
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Consultant Surgeon, Thumbay Hospital
Contact:
deangmc@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1348
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. David Christopher Morgan Taylor
Program Director – Masters in Health Professions Education (MHPE)
Professor of Medical Education & Physiology
Contact:
prof.davidtaylor@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 Sciences (BBMS)
Associate 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
Program Coordinators
Dr. Ramya Rathan
Assistant Professor of Anatomy
MD Phase I Coordinator
Contact:
dr.ramya@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1631
Dr. Janita Rita Trinita Pinto
Assistant Professor of Microbiology
MBBS Phase II Coordinator
Contact:
dr.pjanita@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1318
Dr. Pankaj Lamba
Clinical Assistant Professor Ophthalmology
MBBS Phase III Coordinator
Contact:
dr.pankaj@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 05353
Dr. Farah Azhar
Masters in 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
Associate 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
Dr. Rania Faouzi Zaarour
Assistant 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
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
Head of Department
Dr. Nelofar Sami Khan
Head – Department of Biomedical Sciences
Professor of Biochemistry
Contact:
neloferkhan@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1314
Faculty
Dr. Faten Mahmoud Ali Diab Ali
Professor of Medical Physiology
Contact:
dr.faten.m@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1311
Dr. Suman Kapoor
Associate Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology
Contact:
dr.suman@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1718
Dr. Dalia Ali Gaber
Associate Professor of Medical Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Contact:
dr.dalia@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333
Dr. Eman Hassan Ibrahim Hassanein
Assistant Professor of Pathology
Contact:
dr.eman@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1264
Dr. Miral Nagy Fahmy Salama
Assistant Professor of Anatomy
Contact:
dr.miral@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1307
Dr. Noha Kamal Abdmomen Mohamed Marzook
Assistant Professor of Chemical & Clinical Pathology
Contact:
dr.noha@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1448
Dr. Salma Naqvi
Assistant Professor of Pharmacology
Contact:
dr.salma@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1476
Dr. Ghada Elsayed Mostafa Elgarawany
Assistant Professor of Physiology
Contact:
dr.ghada@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1730
Dr. Raefa Abou Khouzam
Assistant Professor of Genetics, Molecular & Cellular Biology
Contact:
dr.raefa@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1331
Dr. Sapna Shevade
Assistant Professor of Anatomy
Contact:
dr.sapna@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1656
Dr. Muhammad Ali Rajput
Assistant Professor Pharmacology
Contact:
dr.muhammadali@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1256
Dr. Abid Shaheer Karanghadan
Lecturer & Lab In-charge, Biochemistry
Class Coordinator, Year 1 HDPCS Program
Contact:
abidshaheer@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1403
Teaching Assistants
Dr. Liju Susan Mathew
Lecturer, Anatomy
Contact:
dr.lijususan@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1308
Dr. Mohammad Mesbahuzzaman
Lecturer, Pathology
Contact:
dr.mmesbahuzzaman@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1416
Dr. Sana Fathima
Lecturer, Pathology
Contact:
dr.sanafathima@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1407
Ms. Aswathy Nandakumar
Lecturer, Microbiology
Contact:
aswathy@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1732
Dr. Mehzabin Ahmed
Teaching Assistant, Instructor
Contact:
mehzabinahmed@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1298
Dr. Alireza Amin
Teaching Assistant, Clinical Tutor
Contact:
dr.alireza@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1731
Dr. Farah Azhar
Teaching Assistant, Clinical Tutor
Contact:
dr.farah@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1684
Laboratory Assistant
Staff
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
Head of Department
Dr. Shatha Saeed Hamed Al-Sharbatti
Professor & Head of Community Medicine Department
Contact:
shatha_alsharbatti@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1229
Faculty
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
Staff
Mrs. Mariyam Siddhika Mirza
Secretary Community Medicine & General Education
Contact:
siddhikamirza@gmu.ac.ae
+971-67431333 Ext 1223
Head of Department
Dr. Elsayed Abdelfattah Elsayed Elzayat
Associate Dean Clinical Sciences
Professor of General & Vascular Surgery
Surgery & Subspeciality Unit
General Surgery
Dr. Mohamed Sobhy Badr Sobei
(HOD)
Clinical Lecturer, Surgery
Prof. Manda Venkatramana
Vice Chancellor Academics
Dean, College of Medicine
Clinical Professor of Surgery
Dr. Faisal Ameer
Clinical Assistant Professor, Plastic Surgery
Dr. Ashish Sam Enos
Clinical Lecturer, Surgeon
Pediatric Surgery
Prof. Hossam Hamdy
Chancellor, GMU
Clinical Professor, Pediatric Surgery
Dr. Mufique Gajdhar
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatric Surgery
Orthopedics
Dr. Mujeeb Mahammad Shaik
(HOD)
Clinical Assistant Professor, Orthopedics
Dr. Amit Chaturvedi
Clinical Lecturer, Orthopedics
Dr. Brijesh Puthalonkunath Valsalan
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)
Dr. Layth Talib Naji Al- Ani
(HOD)
Specialist & Clinical Lecturer, ENT
Dr. Tambi Abraham Cherian
Specialist ENT
Dr. Meenu Cherian
Specialist ENT
Dr. Rohini Jose
Specialist ENT
Ophthalmology
Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Wassfi
Consultant & Clinical Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology
Dr. Poornima Shadaksharappa
Specialist, Ophthalmology
Dr. Pankaj Lamba
Clinical Assistant Professor Ophthalmology
Dr. Nandini Sankaranarayanan
Specialist 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. Salwa Abdelzaher Mabrouk Ibrahim
Consultant Internal Medicine and Clinical Professor
Dr. Banikantha Das Sarkar
Internal Medicine
Dr. Mais Mamoon
Specialist, Internal Medicine
Dr. Neha Arora
Specialist, Internal Medicine
Dr. Rajashree Ganesh
Specialist, Internal Medicine
Gastroenterology
Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Nabil Abdaziz Elshobary
(HOD)
Clinical Lecturer, Gastroenterology
Dr. Shailesh Kumar
Consultant & Clinical Assistant Professor, Gastroenterology
Cardiology
Dr. Ehab Esheiba
(HOD)
Specialist, Cardiology
Dr. Mubarack Valiyakath
Specialist Cardiologist
Dr. Karim Ghannem
Specialist Cardiologist
Dr. Sony Manuel M.
Specialist Cardiologist
Pulmonology
Dermatology
Dr. Atiya Anjum
Specialist & Clinical Lecturer, Dermatology
Dr. C. Vijay Krishna
Specialist Dermatology
Obstetrics & Gynecology Unit
Dr. Amal Hassan Ismail
(HOD)
Clinical Lecturer, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Mawahib Abd Salman Al Biate
Clinical 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. Pushpa Bhimani
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. Swati Rajesh Malap
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
Specialist & Clinical Lecturer, Pediatrics
Dr. Eiman Ahmed Mohammed Elshokafy
Specialist & Clinical Lecturer, Pediatric NICU
Dr. Ajit Gadekar
Specialist & Clinical Lecturer, Pediatric NICU
Dr. Rimzim Gupta
Specialist & Clinical Lecturer, Pediatrics
Dr. Amal Moustafa Mohamed Edrees
Clinical Lecturer, Pediatrics
Dr. Mohamad Almasoute
Clinical Lecturer, Pediatrics
Dr. Malak Shaheen
Consultant, Pediatrics & Neonatology
Dr. Nathan Ramamoorthy
Specialist, Pediatrics & Neonatology
Anesthesiology Unit
Dr. Hisham
(HOD)
Dr. Arun Kumar Muthu Subramanian
Clinical Lecturer, 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. Ann Abdelaziz
Specialist Radiologist
