Joseph Maalouf, M.D., is chair, Division of Cardiology, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi

Joseph Maalouf, M.D. (CV ’92), is chair of the Division of Cardiology at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Dr. Maalouf has been at Mayo since 1992, initially at Florida, and then transitioning to Rochester in 1999. He has four decades of international practice experience, including seven years in Saudi Arabia at the National Guard hospital in Riyadh, where he built a cardiology practice; and five years in the UAE as the lead physician of a Mayo Clinic cardiovascular practice in Dubai. He has developed a large international referral network and has deep knowledge and understanding of the UAE and Middle East.

SSMC is a 740-bed hospital established as a joint venture between Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), the largest healthcare network in UAE, and Mayo Clinic. Dr. Maalouf is a professor of Medicine in the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science.