Shaheenah Dawood, MD

MBBCh., FACP, FRCP(Glasgow), FRCP(Edin), MPH, CPH

Dr. Shaheenah Dawood is a Consultant Medical Oncologist and Associate Professor of Clinical Oncology in United Arab Emirates. She trained in medical oncology at McGill University Hospital in Canada and subspecialized in breast cancer management at MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA. A multiple scholar in training and ASCO Merit Awardee, she has served as an Editorial Fellow at the New England Journal of Medicine and has a Masters in Public Health from the Harvard School of Public Health. She has over 100 papers to her credit including 52 peer review original articles, 32 review articles and 12 book chapters. She also serves as a reviewer for multiple journals including the Journal of Clinical Oncology. She currently leads the oncology clinical trials program at Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai and serves as the President of the Excellence in Oncology Summit held annually in Dubai. She is Co-President of the Asia Pacific Breast Cancer Summit (ABCS) and Asia Pacific Gastrointestinal Cancer Summit (APGCS) and has launched the international BRCA Forum and MENA Immune-Oncology Summit.