Dr. Abdulla Naqi received his medical degree from the royal college of surgeons in Dublin, Ireland in1997. He went after to do an internship year at our lady of Lourdes hospital in Drogheda, Ireland., and became a fully registered Doctor at the Irish medical council. He returned to Dubai, United Arab emirates in 1998 to start a career in Ophthalmology. In 2002 Dr. Naqi started his residency program training at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, He was inaugurated at the royal college of surgeon in Canada and awarded the fellowship of the Royal college of surgeons of surgeons and became a Canadian board certified ophthalmologist. Dr. Naqi continued his subspecialty fellowship training at the University of Toronto, Canada., were he successfully completed a year of research fellowship in glaucoma and advanced anterior segment surgery, then followed that by a year in surgical fellowship in glaucoma and advanced anterior segment with the world renowned Surgeon, Dr. Ike Ahmed in 2009. Experience
Consultant glaucoma and anterior segment surgeon, Dubai Hospital 2009-2013
Joined the Dubai Health authority to run the section of the glaucoma and cataract, dealing with complex glaucoma and dislocated cataracts and intraocular lenses. Specially interested in advanced technology intraocular lenses. involved with teaching residents and joiner ophthalmologists the principals of ophthalmic surgeries.
Executive director of North AmericanLasik and eye surgery center, Dubai. 2013
Dr. Naqi established and currently running an ambulatory surgical center which provides surgical solutions to refractive errors, using latest generation excimer laser machines. He formed an international team of staff from the American contents to provide surgical treatment of wide range of ophthalmic conditions.
Education
- Irish High School, Institute of education, Dublin Ireland, 1990
- Medical degree, Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, 1997
- International council of ophthalmology diploma, Cambridge 2005
- residency program in ophthalmology , McGill university, 2007
- Canadian Board certification, Royal college of surgeons, Canada 2007
- research fellowship in Glaucoma and advanced anterior segment surgery, University of Toronto 2008
- surgical fellowship in glaucoma and advanced anterior segment surgery, University of Toronto, 2009
Scholarships
- Ministry of education scholarship to study medicine 1990
- Ministry of higher education scholarship to study residency program at McGill university 2002
- Dubai Health authority scholarship to subspecialties in glaucoma 2007
