Dr. Abdullah Bennakhi
Consultant Diabetologist
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Specialized in / Experienced In:
Diabetology and Endocrinology: Over 40 years of clinical and consultative experience in diabetes management (type 1 + type 2), including diagnosis, treatment, and research.
Education & Training:
- MBBCh from Medical School Alexandria, Egypt 1975.
- MSc MD Glasgow University, UK 1986
- 1975-1976: intern in Alexandria university hospitals
- 1977-1980: SHO, medical department, Amiri Teaching Hospital, Kuwait
- 1981-1984: Medical Registrar, Amiri Teaching Hospital, Kuwait
- 1984-1986: Registrar in Diabetes & Endocrinology in Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Scotland, UK
- 1987-1993: Senior Registrar in Diabetes, Amiri Teaching Hospital, Kuwait
- 1993-2006: Consultant Diabetologist and in-charge of the Diabetes Unit, Amiri Teaching Hospital, Kuwait
- 2006- 2009: Member of Board of Trustees of Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait
- 2006- to 2025: Chair Ethics Review Committee, and consultant diabetologist, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait
- Founding member and vice president of the Kuwait Diabetes Society (1996-2010).
- Chief of the Editorial Board of the Newsletter of Kuwait Diabetes Society, 1997 – 2000
- 60+ publications
