Dr. Aref Chehal

Consultant - Oncology
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Dr. Aref Chehal, MBCHB, FACP, is a consultant medical oncologist and hematologist at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) in Abu Dhabi.

Dr. Chehal has more than 20 years of extensive oncological and hematological consultation experience. He is a recognized and established adjunct professor of medicine at both Khalifa University and Gulf Medical University in the United Arab Emirates. He possesses a significant body of medical articles, abstracts and clinical studies.

Doctor can help with

  • Lung cancer
  • Breast cancer
  • Gynecologic cancer
  • Gastrointestinal cancer
  • Genitourinary malignancies

Memberships

  • Former Member - SEHA Oncology Council
  • Member - Emirates Medical Association (EMA)
  • Member - Lebanese Order of Physicians (LOP)
  • Former Chairman - Tumor Board, Mafraq Hospital
  • Member - European Hematology Association (EHA)
  • Member - European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO)
  • Member - American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)
  • Member - Lebanese Society of Medical Oncology (LSMO)
  • Former Member - Emirates Thalassemia Society (ETS)
  • Former Contributor - National Cancer Registry (NCR)
  • Member - Lebanese Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (LSH)
  • Former Member - Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (PTC), SEHA
  • Former Member - Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (PTC), Mafraq Hospital
  • Former Faculty Member - Mafraq Hospital
  • Former Member - Ethics and Research Committee, Mafraq Hospital
  • Chairman of General Tumor Board - Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC)
  • Member - Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee (PTC), Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC)

Licences and certifications

  • EPIC/ECFMG Certification Verification
  • Fellowship of the American College of Physicians (FACP), US
  • European Certification in Medical Oncology, European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO)
  • Hematology-Oncology, Lebanese Specialty Board, American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC), Lebanon
  • Internal Medicine, Lebanese Specialty Board, Makassed General Hospital (MGH) in affiliation with AUBMC, Lebanon
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBCHB) Baghdad University, Iraq

Training and work experience

  • Chief of Hematology & Oncology Division

    Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), Abu Dhabi

  • Consultant Medical Hematologist & Oncologist

    Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), Abu Dhabi

  • Consultant Medical Hematologist/Oncologist

    Mafraq Hospital, UAE

  • Chief of Hematology & Oncology Division

    Mafraq Hospital, UAE

  • Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

    Gulf Medical University, UAE

  • Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

    Khalifa University, UAE

  • Consultant Medical Hematologist & Oncologist

    American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon

Awards and recognitions

  • Certificate of Appreciation

    Emirates Oncology Conference, UAE
  • Recognition for Excellence: Reach the Stars

    Mafraq Hospital, UAE
  • Certificate of Appreciation

    UAE Cancer Congress, UAE
  • Certificate of Appreciation

    Mafraq Hospital JCI re-accreditation, UAE
  • Certificate of Appreciation

    Dubai Health Authority, UAE
  • Certificate of Appreciation

    SEHA, UAE
  • Certificate of Appreciation

    Mafraq Stars, UAE
  • Certificate of Appreciation

    Excellence in Oncology Care, UAE
  • Certificate of Appreciation

    Emirates Oncology Society, UAE