Assistant Professor
United Arab Emirates University
Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Fatima Al Dhaheri is a Consultant Pediatric Infectious Diseases Physician and Assistant Professor at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University (UAEU). She is the founding director of the UAEU Fungal Reference Laboratory—the first national center dedicated to fungal diagnostics, antifungal resistance surveillance, and integrated research in the UAE.
Her research philosophy is rooted in addressing critical regional and global healthcare challenges, with a specialized focus on infectious diseases, transplant medicine, and clinical mycology. She leads national initiatives integrating molecular diagnostics, epidemiologic surveillance, and biobanking to address urgent threats such as invasive fungal infections (IFIs), antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and infectious complications in transplant populations. As Principal Investigator of the UAE National Fungal Reference Laboratory and contributor to the UAE AMR Surveillance Consortium, she supports WHO-priority fungal pathogen monitoring and national stewardship strategies.
Dr. Al Dhaheri is also Vice President of the Emirates Infectious Diseases Society and serves as a Transplant Infectious diseases Advisor to the national organ transplant program. She collaborates widely with public health authorities and academic partners to inform clinical guidelines and national policy on AMR, fungal surveillance, and infection prevention.
She is deeply committed to education and mentorship, guiding undergraduate and postgraduate trainees to become future clinician-scientists. Her work reflects a vision of translational research that informs clinical decision-making and public health preparedness in the UAE and the surrounding region.
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Tuesday, October 21, 2025
2:33 PM - 2:45 PM US ET