DOCTOR PROFILE
Dr. Khadija Dafa Alla Bakhiet is a Specialist in Internal Medicine with over 19 years of clinical experience in the management of acute, chronic, and complex medical conditions. Her clinical practice spans hospital-based internal medicine, long-term care, and critical care, with extensive experience caring for medically complex patients requiring multidisciplinary management and ongoing clinical monitoring.
She has expertise in managing patients with multiple comorbidities, coordinating interdisciplinary care, and supporting long-term treatment planning. In addition to her clinical responsibilities, Dr. Khadija actively contributes to quality and patient safety initiatives, mentors’ junior doctors, and works closely with patients and families to support informed clinical decision-making and continuity of care.
AREAS OF CLINICAL EXPERTISE
ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS
BACHELOR OF MEDICINE, BACHELOR OF SURGERY, MBBS
Alzaiem Alazhari University, 2000 – 2005
DIPLOMA IN INTERNAL MEDICINE
Royal College of Physicians (UK)
ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP CERTIFICATE
Stanford University
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Specialist Internal Medicine
Health Shield Medical Center, Abu Dhabi
General Practitioner (Long-Term Care – Internal Medicine)
Specialized Rehabilitation Hospital, Abu Dhabi
2021 – Present
General Practitioner
Medeor 24x7 Hospital, Abu Dhabi
2015 – 2021
Medical Doctor
Dar Al Shifaa Hospital, Abu Dhabi
2012 – 2015
PUBLICATIONS
Impact of Sodium Bicarbonate Supplementation on Kidney Function and Acid-Base Balance in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients: A Systematic Review Published in Cureus and indexed in PubMed (2025)
INDUSTRY MEMBERSHIPS
Member, Royal College of Physicians (MRCP UK)
