Dr. Tahrir Abbas

Dr. Tahrir Abbas is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Dar Al Kamal Hospital in Sharjah. Her career spans more than four decades in Iraq, Libya and the United Arab Emirates, and includes heading departments at Dubai Hospital and at Ibn Sina Hospital in Libya and directing an Arab Board residency programme. She holds the FRCOG, the fellowship of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in London, and the Arab Board and a diploma in obstetrics and gynecology from Baghdad.

In Iraq she established the obstetrics and gynecology department and its Arab Board residency programme at Al-Anbar Medical School. In Libya she headed the department at Ibn Sina Hospital in Sirte and directed the Arab Board programme at Al Tahady University. In Dubai she was a consultant and acting head of obstetrics and gynecology at Dubai Hospital, directed the obstetrics and gynecology residency programme from 2001, served on the hospital's breastfeeding committee for its child-friendly accreditation, and was a senior lecturer at Dubai Medical School for Girls. She also spent 12 weeks as a registrar at Whipps Cross University Hospital in the UK.

In pregnancy, Dr. Abbas looks after women from pre-conception advice through antenatal visits, delivery and recovery afterwards. She has a particular focus on pregnancies that need closer watching, such as those affected by diabetes, high blood pressure, twins or repeated miscarriage. She supports women who hope for a vaginal birth, including with epidural pain relief if they choose it, and performs caesarean sections when they are needed. With a diploma in general ultrasound, she carries out pregnancy scans herself, including nuchal translucency, growth and anomaly scans and Doppler checks.

On the gynecology side, she sees women with heavy or painful periods, irregular cycles, PCOS, endometriosis, fibroids and ovarian cysts, as well as those going through menopause. She also assesses couples who are having difficulty conceiving, starting with hormone tests, ovulation tracking and ultrasound. Where surgery is the right option, she uses laparoscopic and hysteroscopic techniques to remove fibroids and cysts or to look inside the womb, and she tailors medical and surgical choices to each woman's plans for a family.

A first consultation with Dr. Abbas usually starts with your history and any previous reports, followed by an examination or scan if needed. Consultations are available in Arabic and English.