Doctor Eslam Al-Abadi
Consultant Paediatric Rheumatologist, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
United Kingdom
Areas of expertise
- Autoinflammatory syndromes
- Periodic Fever
- Behcet's disease
- Connective Tissue Disorders
About the expert
Doctor Al-Abadi had extensive experience in pediatrics and Rheumatology. He underwent training in both Birmingham Children's Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital. His experience spans across the wide spectrum of pediatric rheumatology including rare childhood rheumatic conditions. And he is particularly interested in Autoinflammatory (Periodic Fever) syndromes and Behcet's disease. He is the current educational lead for national and international trainees hosted by the Rheumatology department at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
He has been awarded a 3-year Clinical Trials Scholarship and He is an Honorary Research Fellow, Institute of Applied Health Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham. Also, He is the principal investigator for many national and international studies and trials that take place in the Rheumatology department at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
Dr Al-Abadi has been a consultant paediatric rheumatologist since 2013. He has trained both at Birmingham Children's Hospital and Great Ormond Street Hospital. Training in the largest and oldest paediatric rheumatology units in the UK has given him experience that spans across the wide spectrum of rare childhood rheumatic conditions. As well as managing children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Dr Al-Abadi is involved in all of specialists clinics including Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Systemic Lupus Erythmatosis, Scleroderma, Uveitis and Behcet's disease.
Dr Al-Abadi is currently the education and research lead for the department and is the principal investigator for many national and international trials that take place in the department.
As a special interest, Dr Al-Abadi developed a specialist clinic with colleagues from the genetics department for children with unexplained periodic fevers and autoinflammatory conditions. Dr Al-Abadi is interested in using Magnetic Resonance Imaging as an outcome measure in children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthitis and Juvenile Dermatomyositis.
Dr Al-Abadi has been awarded a 3-year Clinical Trials Scholarship and He is an Honorary Research Fellow, Institute of Applied Health Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham. Also, He is the principal investigator for many national and international studies and trials that take place in the Rheumatology department at Birmingham Children’s Hospital.
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Paediatric Rheumatology Consultant
2014 - TodayBirmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
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Paediatric Rheumatology Clinical Fellow
2013 - 2014Great Ormond Street Hospital, UK.
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Paediatric Consultant (Locum)
2013 - 2013Heart of England Foundation Trust
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Paediatric Rheumatology Specialty Trainee
2011 - 2012Birmingham Children’s Hospital
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Paediatric Nephrology Specialty Trainee
2011 - 2011Birmingham Children’s Hospital
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Neonatology Specialty Trainee
2010 - 2010Birmingham Children’s Hospital
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Community Paediatrics Specialty Trainee
2009 - 2009The Dudley Group of Hospitals
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Paediatric Neurology Senior House Officer
2006 - 2007Birmingham Children’s Hospital
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Paediatric Accident & Emergency Senior House Officer
2006 - 2006Birmingham Children’s Hospital
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Community Paediatrics Senior House Officer
2005 - 2006Birmingham Children’s Hospital
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Neonatal Senior House Officer
2005 - 2005Birmingham Heartlands Hospital
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Paediatric clinical attachment
2003 - 2003The Dudley Group of Hospitals
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Care of the Elderly and Dermatology attachment Jul 2002 – Nov 2002
2002 - 2003New Cross Hospital
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Certificate of Completion of Training
2013
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Membership of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health in UK.
2007
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Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
Jordan University of Science and Technology, School of Medicine, Irbid, Jordan.
2000
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British Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology Council member (2018)
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British Society for Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology Clinical Affair Lead (2018)
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West Midlands Paediatric Rheumatology network lead (2015)
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