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Dr Kheir Rihab

Biography

Dr Kheir Rihab

Consultant Rheumatologist

Dr Rihab Kheir is a dual American board-certified Consultant rheumatologist. She is board certified in Rheumatology and Internal Medicine and a fellow member of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR).

 

She earned the American Board in Rheumatology in 2014 and Internal Medicine in 2012. She has over a decade of clinical experience in tertiary referral practices across leading hospitals in Texas, USA and in Dubai, UAE.

 

Completed basic medical education from University of Khartoum, Sudan.
Completed Internal Medicine Residency at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center followed by fellowship in Rheumatology at University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.

 

Dr Rihab Kheir provides comprehensive rheumatology care across the full spectrum of acquired autoimmune connective tissue diseases and inflammatory rheumatic diseases, with particular clinical interests in Sjögren’s disease, systemic lupus, gout, osteoporosis and bone disease as well as inflammatory spondyloarthropathies. Provides collaborative care to improve outcomes for patients with complex autoimmune diseases.

 

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • Rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory arthritis
  • Gout, pseudogout and other crystal arthropathies
  • Osteoporosis
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
  • Sjögren’s Disease
  • Mixed Connective Tissue Disease and overlap syndromes
  • Systemic Vasculitis
  • Systemic Sclerosis
  • Inflammatory Myopathies
  • Osteoarthritis
  • Management of Biologics, Targeted Synthetic Therapies and other immunosuppressant
  • Joint Aspiration & Injection Procedures

LANGUAGES SPOKEN

  • Arabic
  • English