RAVI ARORA Dr.
Abu Dhabi,UAE
Summary
Consultant Internal Medicine (sub-specialty Diabetes & Endocrinology)
Diligent medical professional providing compassionate care to patients, families and communities with experience in both inpatient and outpatient care. Meticulous in assessing, diagnosing and managing Medical & Endocrinology problems, developing treatment plans and providing patient education. Proven to work well under pressure and collaborate successfully with interdisciplinary teams. Strong believer in Team-Work for success of any therapeutic plan.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
Work history
Consultant Internist (Endocrinology & Diabetes)
Multi-Specialty Corporate Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE
2004.09 - Current
- Working in a 100 bedded multi-specialty corporate hospital wherein we cater to out-patient clinics, in-patient wards & ICU patients on a 1:7 on-call rota schedule
- My out-patient work involves care of patients with general medicine problems, in particular diabetes (all types), thyroid disorders, PCOS, parathyroid disorders, osteoporosis, pituitary & adrenal disorders
- I've also established the Vascular Lab, Diabetes Diagnostic Laboratory (VPT, temperature sensitometry, foot podomat etc) & Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (CGMS) protocol in my current hospital for comprehensive care of our Diabetic clients
- In addition, I've been actively involved in management of patients with thrombophilic disorders
- I also look after the GDM (Gestational Diabetes Mellitus) Clinic in my hospital (since 2012) with excellent outcomes. Incidence of fetal macrosomia is one of our KPIs (Key Performance Indicator) as part of the GDM clinic services
- Over the last few years I've actively advocated for bench-marking of HbA1c as a KPI in Dept of Internal Medicine and as a result our A1c targets have improved from 58% to 67.4% across the department
- I have been on the lecturing faculty of the University of Leicester (UK) & BMJ for their PG Diploma in Diabetes and also been involved in their tutor and mentoring programme
- I was also the Head of the Emergency Dept (A&E) services at our hospital from 2007-2017. Since my Endocrine & GDM clinic work took precedence over the ED, I voluntarily relinquished the post of Head of ED in 2017.
- I’ve also been actively involved in our hospital’s JCI accreditation (2010) & subsequent re-accreditation (2013, 2016, 2019 & 2022) process
Specialist Internist
Ibri Referral Hospital (Ministry of Health)
Ibri, Oman
1998.02 - 2004.09
- Under the Ministry of Health
- It is a 200 bedded secondary level government hospital equipped with a renal dialysis unit, one of six such hospitals in the country at that time. There were 60 beds allotted to the Department of Medicine including the ICU/CCU. The medical team catered to a regional population of about 105,000 patients & tended to all the sub-specialities of medicine including Cardiology, Neurology, Chest Medicine, Endocrinology, Hematology-Oncology & Infectious diseases
- I was the recepient of Best Doctor Award by Ministry of Health, Oman
Senior Resident
Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science & Research
New Delhi
1997.09 - 1998.01
- As a senior resident I worked with senior retired professors from the prestigious All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) & was taking on-call duties as well
Post-Graduate Resident
Kasturba Medical College
Mangalore, India
1994.08 - 1997.08
- As a PG-Resident I worked in the Dept Of Medicine, did the OPD work, ward rounds, ICU rotations, on-call duties & completed my dissertation for the Master's degree award
Resident Medical officer
Deep Clinic
Rohtak, India
1993.01 - 1994.04
- As a Resident, I was 1st on call
- My duties included management of acute medical emergencies
- Got familiarized with procedures such as:- Lumbar puncture, pleural & ascitic taps, and bone marrow aspiration
House Officer
Government Medical College (now PGIMS)
Rohtak, India
1992.01 - 1993.01
- My rotations included General Medicine, General Surgery, Obstetric & Gynaecology, Preventive Medicine, Casualty-Trauma, Psychiatry, Dermatology, Eye-ENT & Nephrology
Education
FRCP (Glasg) -
Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons
Glasgow, UK 2023.01 -
FRCP (UK) -
Royal College of Physicians
2022.06 -
Specialty Certificate in Endocrinology & Diabetes -
Royal College of Physicians
2015.06 -
Post-Graduate Diploma in Endocrinology -
University of South Wales
2015.03 -
ACLS Instructor -
AHA - American Heart Association
UAE 2014.02 -
Post-Graduate Diploma in Diabetes -
University of Leicester
2013.07 -
MRCP (UK) -
Royal College of Physicians
2013.03 -
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider -
AHA - American Heart Association
UAE 2008.12 -
Adanced Life Support (ALS) Instructor -
ERC - European Resuscitation Council
UAE 2005.09 -
Specialist Grade – A -
UAE-Ministry of Health
UAE 2004.04 -
MD - Masters in Medicine -
Kasturba Medical College
Mangalore, India 1997.08 -
MBBS -
Government Medical College (PGIMS)
Rohtak, India 1993.01 -
Skills
1 Safety and effectiveness of insulin glargine 300 U/mL in participants with type 2 diabetes who fast during Ramadan in the Gulf region: A subgroup analysis of the Real-World ORION study Malik RA, Elhadd T, Alattar A, Al Shaikh A, Al Randi M, Arora R, Al-Sifri S, Akil Y, Magdy A, Naqvi M, Hassanein M Diabetes Ther 2022 Mar;13(3):569-581 DOI: 101007/s13300-022-01225-z Epub 2022 Mar 3 PMID: 35239165; PMCID: PMC8934889
2 Hypoglycaemia Among Insulin-Treated Patients with Diabetes: Evaluation of the United Arab Emirates cohort of the International Operations-Hypoglycaemia Assessment Tool study Abusnana S, Beshyah S A, Al-Mutawa N, Tahhan R, Jallo M, Arora R, Aly H, & Singhal S (2019) Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J 2018 Nov;18(4):e447-e454 DOI: 1018295/squmj20181804004 Epub 2019 Mar 28 PMID: 30988962; PMCID: PMC6443274
3 Economic Burden of cardiovascular disease in type-2 diabetes: A systematic review Poster presentation, EDEC, March 1, 2018
4 Lymphoepithelial Carcinoma of the Breast Arora M, Balasubramanian B, Mohammad Kamel Aljasem N, Arora S, Arora R (July 28, 2023) Cureus 15(7): e42597 DOI: 107759/cureus42597
Miscellaneous
- I have good experience in different sub-specialities of Internal Medicine (especially Diabetes & Endocrinology)
- I have been an Advanced Cardiac Life Support provider & an ACLS Instructor (certified by the ERC & AHA)
- I am quite amicable & get-along well with my peers. This can be vouched for by my previous & present employers/colleagues. I firmly believe in team-work as vital for the success of any institution
- I have been on the lecturing faculty of the University of Leicester (UK) & BMJ for their PG Diploma in Diabetes. I’m a prolific speaker in local & regional CMEs and medical education meetings
- I’ve a valid UAE/Indian/Omani driver’s license
- My spoken Arabic is quite good & I’ve no problem whatsoever in conversing & advising the patients & their families
- My English both spoken & written is excellent. I’ve a valid IELTS test score (June 2022) of 8.0 (listening), 8.0 (reading), 7.5 (writing), 7.5 (speaking) & 8.0 (overall)
- I am also fluent in Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu.
Timeline
FRCP (Glasg) -
Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons
2023.01 -
FRCP (UK) -
Royal College of Physicians
2022.06 -
Specialty Certificate in Endocrinology & Diabetes -
Royal College of Physicians
2015.06 -
Post-Graduate Diploma in Endocrinology -
University of South Wales
2015.03 -
ACLS Instructor -
AHA - American Heart Association
2014.02 -
Post-Graduate Diploma in Diabetes -
University of Leicester
2013.07 -
MRCP (UK) -
Royal College of Physicians
2013.03 -
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider -
AHA - American Heart Association
2008.12 -
Adanced Life Support (ALS) Instructor -
ERC - European Resuscitation Council
2005.09 -
Consultant Internist (Endocrinology & Diabetes)
Multi-Specialty Corporate Hospital
2004.09 - Current
Specialist Grade – A -
UAE-Ministry of Health
2004.04 -
Specialist Internist
Ibri Referral Hospital (Ministry of Health)
1998.02 - 2004.09
Senior Resident
Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science & Research
1997.09 - 1998.01
MD - Masters in Medicine -
Kasturba Medical College
1997.08 -
Post-Graduate Resident
Kasturba Medical College
1994.08 - 1997.08
MBBS -
Government Medical College (PGIMS)
1993.01 -
Resident Medical officer
Deep Clinic
1993.01 - 1994.04
House Officer
Government Medical College (now PGIMS)
1992.01 - 1993.01