Fatma Aljassim

Dr. Fatma Aljassim is a Swedish/ European dual board-certified Consultant Pediatrician and Pediatric Pulmonologist with working experience in DHA for the last 20 years. Her previous practice was based in Sweden, where she worked as a Pediatrician at Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden, and as a Pediatric Pulmonologist at Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska Institution, Stockholm, Sweden. She has established and led the Department of Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine, including Interventional Bronchoscopy, in Latifa Women and Children Hospital, and in Al Jalila Children Specialty Hospital, Dubai Health, UAE, covering all aspects of respiratory issues, including asthma and lung function testing, allergy, cystic fibrosis, PCD, interventional bronchoscopy, tracheostomy care, sleep, and long-term ventilation. Dr. Fatma obtained her medical degree qualification in 2003 and did her Pediatric specialty rotation at Queen Silvia Children's Hospital in Gothenburg, Sweden. She did her subspecialty training and research in Pediatric Pulmonology and Interventional Bronchoscopy in Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska institution, Stockholm, Sweden. She received her masters degree in Health Care Management from the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland in 2020.

Spoken Languages : Arabic, English, Swedish
Types of Physician : Full-time
DHA License : Consultant Pediatric Pulmonologist
Branches : American Hospital Dubai

Credentials:

  • Master in Health Care Management , Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, United Arab Emirates,
  • Fellowship in Pediatric Pulmonology and Interventional Bronchoscopy, Astrid Lindgren Children’s Hospital, Karolinska Institution, Sweden,
  • Board of Pediatrics, Queen Silvia Children’s Hospital, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden,
  • Medical Degree, The Sahlgrenska Academy at Gothenburg University, Sweden,

Professional Associations:

  • European Respiratory Society
  • American Thoracic Society
  • European Cystic Fibrosis Society
  • Emirates Medical Association
  • Gothenburg Medical Society
  • Saudi Thoracic Society
  • Egyptian Pediatric Pulmonology Society
  • Asian Pacific Society of Respirology

Professional Experience:

  • Consultant & Head of Pediatric Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine, Al Jalila Children Specialty Hospital, Dubai Health, United Arab Emirates
  • Consultant & Director of Pediatrics and Pediatric Pulmonology , Latifa Women and Children Hospital, Dubai Health, United Arab Emirates
  • Pediatric Pulmonology Fellow , Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska Institution, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Pediatrician, Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden

Clinical Expertise & Services Offered:

  • All aspects of respiratory issues in children
  • Asthma & Allergy
  • Recurrent chest infection
  • Tracheostomy care & non-invasive ventilation
  • Obstructive sleep apnea
  • Cystic Fibrosis
  • Congenital lung diseases & airway malformation
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Chronic cough
  • Allergic Rhinitis
  • Foreign body aspiration
  • Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia PCD