Professionals

Dr. AHMED

Dr Syed Rais Ahmed has over 20 years of experience in pediatrics and neonatology. Dr Ahmed is a general pediatrician, with special interests including pediatric rheumatology, pediatric hematology including bleeding disorders, pediatric asthma and growth and developmental problems.

He is a member of Royal College of Physicians (UK) and a Fellow of Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health (UK). Dr Ahmed worked as consultant pediatrician and Neonatologist for over 10 years in the UK before working as specialist pediatrician in City, American, and Medcare Hospitals in Dubai.

In addition to English, Dr. Ahmed speaks Urdu and Hindi, as well as basic knowledge of Arabic.

Dr. Ahmed provides health care for 0 to 17 years for well and sick children:
• Well child clinics
• Monitoring of growth and development
• Vaccinations; routine and travel             
• Eczema, rashes and skin disorders
• ADHD Assessment and management    
• Joint problem assessments and management
• Blood disorders                                               
• Common and uncommon childhood problems
• Allergies and Asthma

Dr. FARNAZ

A great believer in the importance of respecting your body and listening to what it is telling you, Dr Farnaz Ahmed can help in all aspects of women’s health.

Dr. Farnaz has over 20 years experience in obstetrics and gynaecology. She has trained and worked in the United Kingdom for more than 15 years, and has been a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists UK since 1998. She has provided comprehensive services for women’s health in Dubai for over 5 years.

Currently, Dr Farnaz is the medical director at FamilyFIRST Medical Center. 

To find out about the services offered by Dr Farnaz, please click on the following links:
Gynaecology
Obstetrics

Dr. MUKHLIS

Having qualified from University of Baghdad, Iraq, Dr. Mukhlis has thirty-two years of UK experience in pediatrics and child health. Of these, twenty years were spent as consultant paediatrician in South Yorkshire, focusing on general pediatrics with special interest in neuro-developmental pediatrics.

Dr. Mukhlis was a co-chair, faculty member and lecturer of the UK National Children’s Headache Course. He was also a senior lecturer in pediatrics and child health at the University of Sheffield, and has ten years experience as Director of Medical Undergraduate Education at his hospital in Doncaster. 

Dr. Mukhlis speaks fluent Arabic and English.

Dr. Mukhlis’s expertises are:
• Developmental delay (under 5years)
• Learning difficulties (over 5 years)
• Children’s Headaches
• Cerebral Palsy
• Autism
• Paediatric Epilepsy
• ADHD
• General Paediatrics

Professional Memberships
• Member of the British Paediatric Neurology Association
• Member of the European Academy of Childhood Disability
• Member of the International Headache Society

Dr. MUFAZA

Dr Mufaza Rashid believes in holistic care taking into account the whole person rather than individual health complaints.

She has worked in the UK national health service for 14 years and in family medicine for 7. She is passionate about preventive medicine and health promotion. She takes pride in looking after a wide range of acute and chronic health conditions for patients of all ages.

You can see her for travel advice and immunization as well.

She currently holds license to practice with GMC UK and is a member of Royal College of General Practitioners London. She is continuing to work and maintain her professional registration in the UK whilst working in Dubai where she is a certified consultant family practitioner.

SONIA

Sonia grew up in Dubai and is familiar with the joys and unique hardships of expatriate life in this wonderful, cosmopolitan city. Sonia is a graduate of Columbia University, New York, and holds a M.Ed. in Psychology. She is a Licensed Psychologist (CDA/recognized by KHDA) and a Licensed Marriage & Family Counselor (California). Sonia has extensive expertise with assessment and counseling for children and adults with learning difficulties, emotional needs and psychological disorders. She also provides family therapy and couples counseling and holds a special interest in attachment theory and family systems.

ADRIENNE

Adrienne moved to Dubai from the United States, in 2014. Her experience includes both pediatrics and adults in a hospital setting, outpatient, private practice, and school setting. Adrienne specializes in voice and swallowing disorders. She is also experienced in cognitive therapy for stroke victims or TBI, receptive and expressive language disorders, apraxia, Down syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, articulation, phonology, dysarthria, cleft palate and stuttering.

Adrienne is trained in Videolaryngostroboscopy (VLS), Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing (FEES), and she is experienced in using the Palatometer (Smart Palate) for those with articulation disorders. dysarthria, or tongue thrust. Adrienne is a member of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). She understands the importance of collaboration, and she is excited to be a part of the familyFIRST team.

CARA

Cara is an American Speech Therapist who moved to Dubai from the United States in 2017. Her experience includes both adults and pediatrics in inpatient hospitals, private practices, schools, and rehabilitative settings. Cara has experience in working with a variety of disorders including aphasia, TBI, dementia, Parkinson’s disease, dysphagia, receptive/expressive language disorders, autism spectrum disorders, articulation, dysarthria, Apraxia of Speech (AOS), and stuttering.

Cara is certified in Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT) think LOUD targeting increased vocal quality and loudness in individuals with voice disorders, specifically Parkinson’s Disease. She also has experience with dysphagia management, and cognitive training for progressive degenerative disorders. Cara is a member of the American Speech Language and Hearing Association (ASHA). She has a passion for working as part of a team to provide evidence-based services and diagnostic application to individuals of all walks of life.