Dr. Hani Sabbour, MD
Not yet claimedCardiologist, Electrophysiologist, Heart failure specialist, Preventive cardiologist · Physician (MD)
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
American board-certified consultant cardiologist and electrophysiologist at Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital, Abu Dhabi, with over 29 years of experience in advanced heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, cardiomyopathy, cardio-oncology and cardiac amyloidosis; trained at Harvard/Massachusetts General Hospital and formerly on faculty at Brown University.
About Dr. Hani Sabbour, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Hani Sabbour is a cardiologist in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He works at Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital, where his hospital profile lists him as a consultant in cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm problems), and advanced heart failure. He also leads the hospital's pulmonary hypertension clinic, which treats high blood pressure in the lung arteries.
His hospital profile says he has more than 29 years of clinical experience, trained at Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts General Hospital), and held a Clinical Assistant Professorship at Brown University's Warren Alpert School of Medicine in Rhode Island. It also states he is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in cardiovascular disease, cardiac electrophysiology, and advanced heart failure and pulmonary hypertension, and that he has performed over 800 cardiac electrophysiology procedures, including device implants and ablations.
A large part of his public work is in pulmonary hypertension. He is described as senior author of the UAE pulmonary hypertension registry publication and a leading figure in the UAE pulmonary arterial hypertension guidelines, and he is first author on 2024 papers in the New Emirates Medical Journal about classifying and managing pulmonary hypertension. His ResearchGate profile lists 76 publications and 740 citations. He also speaks at conferences, including a recorded talk on 2022 Middle East recommendations for lipid management.
No Open Payments data was reviewed because no US NPI number was found for him. No personal social media accounts were found.
- Abu Dhabi hospital practice
- He is listed as a doctor at Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital in Abu Dhabi, practicing cardiology, electrophysiology and advanced heart failure care. mediclinic.ae
- Leads pulmonary hypertension clinic
- The Mediclinic Airport Road pulmonary hypertension clinic is described as led by Dr. Hani Sabbour. mediclinic.ae
- American board certifications
- His hospital profile lists certification by the American Board of Internal Medicine in cardiovascular disease, cardiac electrophysiology, and advanced heart failure and pulmonary hypertension. A Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi profile lists six American board certifications, adding internal medicine, echocardiography and nuclear cardiology. clevelandclinicabudhabi.ae
- Harvard and Brown training background
- His hospital profile states training at Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts General Hospital) and a Clinical Assistant Professorship at Brown University Warren Alpert School of Medicine. mediclinic.ae
- Over 800 heart rhythm procedures
- His hospital profile states he has performed more than 800 cardiac electrophysiology procedures, including implantable devices and ablations. mediclinic.ae
- UAE guideline work
- He is described as senior author of the UAE pulmonary hypertension registry publication and a leading figure in the UAE pulmonary arterial hypertension guidelines. mediclinic.ae
- Published research
- He is first author of a 2024 New Emirates Medical Journal paper on the classification and genetics of pulmonary hypertension in the UAE, and of a companion paper on pulmonary hypertension due to left heart disease. sciencedirect.com
- Research profile
- His ResearchGate profile lists 76 publications and 740 citations, with an affiliation to Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. researchgate.net
- Earlier career and teaching roles
- A Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi profile states he practiced in Rhode Island for eleven years, moved to the UAE in 2013 with SEHA hospitals, joined Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in 2016, and previously served as Internal Medicine Residency Program Director at Al Ain Hospital. clevelandclinicabudhabi.ae
- Conference speaking
- He has a contributor page on PCRonline (a cardiology conference platform) listed under Abu Dhabi, UAE, and gave a recorded talk on 2022 Middle East recommendations for lipid management. pcronline.com
Worth knowing
- Public sources disagree about where he went to medical school. A business-data aggregator lists a degree from Kuwait University Faculty of Medicine, while a US directory lists graduation from Universidade Iguacu (UNIG) in Brazil in 1994. Both are secondary sources and neither was confirmed by a primary source. healthgrades.com
- He appears on profiles at two different hospitals: a current Mediclinic Airport Road page and a Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi staff page. Whether the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi listing is still active is not clear from the sources. clevelandclinicabudhabi.ae
- No US National Provider Identifier was found for him, so no Open Payments (industry payment) record could be checked. mediclinic.ae
- US directory listings under this name in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, and a LinkedIn profile for a cardiologist in North Smithfield are consistent with his stated Rhode Island years but were not verified as belonging to him. doximity.com
Sources: mediclinic.ae · mediclinic.ae · clevelandclinicabudhabi.ae · okadoc.com · researchgate.net · pcronline.com · healthgrades.com · doximity.com. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
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Practice location
Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital
Airport Road, next to Zayed Sports City, P.O. Box 48481
Abu Dhabi · United Arab Emirates
800 2000 (UAE toll-free); +971 2 444 4199
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