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Vivek Kakar

Program Director

UAE

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Praveen Kumar

Associate Staff Physician

UAE

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Shameena Beegom

Clinical Education Specialist

UAE

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Ihab Ahmed

Associate Staff Physician

UAE

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Praveen Kumar

Dr. Praveen Kumar is an Associate Staff Physician in Cardiothoracic Critical Care at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. He is trained in Anaesthesia and Critical Care from Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India. Before moving to the Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Kumar worked at Medanta Hospital, New Delhi, one of the busiest tertiary hospitals in India.

Dr. Kumar has a special interest and expertise in ECMO and has been a key member of the ECMO Programs, both at Medanta Hospital and the Cleveland Clinic.

Ihab Ahmed

Dr. Ihab Ahmed is an Associate Staff Physician in Cardiothoracic Critical Care at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Ahmed was a Clinical Consultant of ECMO at Getinge, providing clinical support and education for ECMO centers in the Middle East. He was also a Specialist of Critical Care at the Nile Badrawi Hospital, Cairo, Egypt.

Throughout his tenure, Dr. Ahmed has specialized in cardiac and surgical critical care with special interest in ECMO. Over the past 5 years he has completed over 85 ECMO cases.

Shameena Beegom

RN, MSc (Critical Care), RN-BC, CHSE
Clinical Education Specialist (Critical Care)
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Shameena Beegom has been working as a clinical education specialist for critical care institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi since August 2014. She graduated from Govt. College of Nursing, Trivandrum, Kerala, in 2002 and completed her post-graduation in critical care from Cardiff University, UK in 2015. She has 17 years of critical care experience in UAE and led many quality improvement initiatives to improve patient safety and clinical outcomes. She presented papers in various conferences both nationally and internationally. She is a certified American Heart Assosiation instructor for BLS, ACLS and PALS courses and Training Centre Faculty for ACLS.

Shameena is a Certified Simulation Educator and Nursing Professional Development specialist.

Vivek Kakar

Dr. Vivek Kakar is the Director of the Cardiothoracic ICU and the ECMO Program at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. He completed his formal training in Internal Medicine, Anaesthesia, and Critical Care from some of the best hospitals in India and the UK. Dr. Kakar also has a Master’s in Medical Ethics and Law, and Public Health.

Prior to moving to the UAE in 2016, Dr. Kakar was a Critical Care, ECMO, Anaesthesia, and Major Trauma Consultant at the King’s College Hospital, London where he helped set up a successful ECPR service. Over the past 6-years at Cleveland Clinic, he has lead the development of one of the most comprehensive ECMO services in the Middle East that has looked after close to 200 ECMO patients.