Consultant Gastroenterologist - Digestive and Liver Care

Allocation Assist Middle East; Dubai; Sur place; AED 60 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Allocation Assist Middle East is seeking a highly experienced Consultant Gastroenterologist for a senior role in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The incumbent will oversee advanced endoscopy, hepatology, and multidisciplinary digestive medicine within a hospital setting.

The ideal candidate holds Board Certification in Gastroenterology, 5–7 years post-specialization experience, and DHA eligibility or license in Dubai. Strong leadership, communication, and patient-centered care are essential.

Qualifications

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree from a recognized institution.
• Board Certification or Fellowship in Gastroenterology.
• Minimum 5-7 years post-specialization gastroenterology experience.
• DHA Consultant Gastroenterologist license, eligibility letter, or ability to obtain license in Dubai.

Responsabilités

• Assess patients presenting with GI, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and digestive symptoms.
• Diagnose and manage disorders affecting the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, liver, pancreas, and gallbladder.
• Conduct comprehensive medical histories and GI-focused physical examinations.
• Evaluate patients with abdominal pain, reflux, altered bowel habits, GI bleeding, nausea, vomiting, and unexplained digestive symptoms.
• Diagnose and manage GERD and Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
• Manage inflammatory bowel disease including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.
• Interpret laboratory investigations and review imaging reports with radiologists.
• Develop individualized treatment plans based on diagnosis, severity, and patient preferences.
• Prescribe pharmacological therapy and monitor treatment response.

Connaissances

Gastroenterology

Endoscopy

Colonoscopy

Liver disease management

Hepatology

GERD management

IBD management

Formation

MBBS or equivalent medical degree

Board Certification or Fellowship in Gastroenterology

Outils

Endoscopy equipment

Description du poste

Consultant Gastroenterologist - Digestive and Liver Care Job Snapshot

Role: Consultant Gastroenterologist - Digestive and Liver Care

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Hospital and Health Care

Function: Physician

Experience: Minimum 5-7 years post-specialization experience

Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview

Consultant Gastroenterologist - Digestive and Liver Care in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a senior Hospital and Health Care opportunity for an experienced female physician specializing in gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and digestive disorders. This hiring role requires advanced expertise in gastroenterology, diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy, gastroscopy, colonoscopy, liver disease management, inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, GERD, and multidisciplinary digestive healthcare.

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates City: Dubai Industry: Hospital and Health Care Function: Physician Salary: 60000-80000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Female Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

• Assess patients presenting with gastrointestinal, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and digestive symptoms.
• Diagnose and manage disorders affecting the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon, liver, pancreas, and gallbladder.
• Conduct comprehensive medical histories and gastrointestinal-focused physical examinations.
• Evaluate patients with abdominal pain, reflux, altered bowel habits, gastrointestinal bleeding, nausea, vomiting, and unexplained digestive symptoms.
• Diagnose and manage gastroesophageal reflux disease.
• Assess and treat irritable bowel syndrome using evidence-based management strategies.
• Diagnose and manage inflammatory bowel disease including Crohn 's disease and ulcerative colitis.
• Monitor patients with chronic inflammatory gastrointestinal disorders and adjust treatment according to disease activity.
• Evaluate and manage common and complex liver diseases.
• Assess abnormal liver function tests and investigate potential hepatic causes.
• Manage patients with chronic liver disease within approved clinical scope.
• Evaluate pancreatic disorders and coordinate further investigation or specialist intervention where required.
• Diagnose and manage gallbladder-related digestive conditions in collaboration with surgical teams when appropriate.
• Perform diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.
• Conduct gastroscopy for evaluation of upper gastrointestinal symptoms and pathology.
• Perform diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy procedures.
• Identify polyps, inflammatory changes, bleeding sources, tumors, and other gastrointestinal abnormalities during endoscopy.
• Obtain biopsies and tissue samples during endoscopic procedures when clinically indicated.
• Perform appropriate therapeutic endoscopic interventions within approved clinical privileges.
• Evaluate patients before invasive endoscopic procedures and assess procedural risks.
• Determine appropriate bowel preparation, medication adjustments, and procedural planning.
• Monitor patients during and following endoscopic procedures according to safety protocols.
• Recognize and manage complications associated with gastrointestinal endoscopy.
• Review laboratory investigations relevant to gastrointestinal and hepatology practice.
• Interpret abdominal ultrasound, CT, MRI, and other imaging findings in collaboration with radiologists.
• Review pathology and biopsy reports and incorporate findings into treatment decisions.
• Develop individualized treatment plans based on diagnosis, severity, comorbidities, and patient preferences.
• Prescribe appropriate pharmacological therapy for gastrointestinal and liver conditions.
• Monitor treatment response and modify therapy when clinically necessary.
• Provide long-term follow-up for patients with chronic gastrointestinal disease.
• Educate patients regarding diet, medication use, lifestyle modification, and preventive digestive health.
• Counsel patients on strategies to reduce recurrence or progression of gastrointestinal disease.
• Support colorectal cancer screening and other appropriate preventive gastrointestinal programs.
• Identify red-flag symptoms requiring urgent investigation or escalation.
• Provide inpatient gastroenterology consultations for hospitalized patients.
• Manage acute gastrointestinal conditions requiring specialist medical input.
• Collaborate with surgeons on patients requiring operative treatment.
• Work closely with radiologists for diagnostic evaluation and interventional planning.
• Coordinate with dietitians for nutrition-related gastrointestinal and liver conditions.
• Collaborate with internal medicine specialists for patients with complex comorbidities.
• Participate in multidisciplinary case discussions involving difficult gastrointestinal or hepatology cases.
• Refer patients to appropriate subspecialists when advanced hepatology, oncology, surgery, or other treatment is required.
• Communicate diagnoses, investigation results, treatment options, and expected outcomes clearly to patients and families.
• Maintain accurate consultation notes, procedure reports, investigation findings, and follow-up plans.
• Ensure clinical documentation complies with DHA regulations and institutional requirements.
• Follow infection prevention and endoscopy decontamination standards.
• Maintain patient safety throughout diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
• Participate in departmental clinical meetings and case reviews.
• Contribute to quality improvement initiatives within gastroenterology and endoscopy services.
• Participate in clinical audits evaluating procedure quality, complications, and patient outcomes.
• Support development and refinement of gastrointestinal treatment pathways and clinical protocols.
• Supervise junior medical staff where required.
• Participate in continuing medical education and professional development.
• Maintain current knowledge of advances in gastroenterology, hepatology, therapeutic endoscopy, and digestive medicine.

Ideal Profile

• MBBS or equivalent medical degree from a recognized institution.
• Board Certification or Fellowship in Gastroenterology.
• DHA Consultant Gastroenterologist license, eligibility letter, or ability to obtain the appropriate license in Dubai.
• Minimum 5-7 years of post-specialization gastroenterology experience.
• Previous experience in a reputable hospital, tertiary-care center, or advanced healthcare facility is preferred.
• Strong clinical experience diagnosing and treating gastrointestinal disorders.
• Demonstrated expertise in diagnostic endoscopy.
• Proven competence in therapeutic endoscopic procedures.
• Extensive experience performing gastroscopy.
• Strong experience conducting colonoscopy.
• Expertise in managing GERD and other upper gastrointestinal disorders.
• Strong understanding of irritable bowel syndrome.
• Experience managing inflammatory bowel disease.
• Knowledge of chronic liver disease and hepatology cases.
• Experience evaluating pancreatic and hepatobiliary disorders.
• Strong ability to interpret laboratory, imaging, and pathology findings.
• Excellent clinical judgment when determining diagnostic and therapeutic pathways.
• Ability to recognize gastrointestinal emergencies and elevate treatment appropriately.
• Strong communication and patient counselling skills.
• Ability to work effectively with surgeons, radiologists, dietitians, internal medicine physicians, and other specialists.
• Comfortable providing care within a multicultural healthcare environment.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Arabic or Hindi language capability is advantageous.
• Strong commitment to patient-centered care, evidence-based medicine, clinical quality, and continuous professional development.

Skills Set

• Gastroenterology
• Digestive medicine
• Hepatology
• Gastrointestinal disorders
• Liver disease management
• Pancreatic disorders
• Gallbladder disorders
• GERD management
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Crohn 's disease
• Ulcerative colitis
• Abdominal pain assessment
• Gastrointestinal bleeding
• Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
• Gastroscopy
• Colonoscopy
• Diagnostic endoscopy
• Therapeutic endoscopy
• Gastrointestinal biopsy
• Polyp detection
• Gastrointestinal cancer screening
• Colorectal screening
• Chronic liver disease
• Liver function interpretation
• Hepatobiliary assessment
• Pancreatic disease assessment
• Endoscopic procedure planning
• Endoscopy complication management
• Laboratory interpretation
• Abdominal imaging review
• CT interpretation
• MRI interpretation
• Ultrasound review
• Pathology correlation
• Inpatient gastroenterology
• Outpatient gastroenterology
• Patient education
• Dietary counselling coordination
• Preventive digestive care
• Surgical collaboration
• Radiology collaboration
• Dietitian collaboration
• Internal medicine collaboration
• Multidisciplinary patient care
• Clinical documentation
• Infection control
• Patient safety
• Clinical governance
• Quality improvement
• Clinical audit
• Medical supervision
• Continuing medical education

Why Join Us

Gastroenterology remains a high-demand specialty within Hospital and Health Care as patients increasingly require specialist management for chronic digestive disease, liver disorders, inflammatory bowel conditions, reflux, and complex gastrointestinal symptoms. This opportunity offers broad clinical exposure across outpatient care, inpatient consultation, advanced endoscopy, hepatology, and multidisciplinary digestive medicine. The position also provides strong scope for procedural development, service improvement, clinical leadership, education, and long-term consultant-level growth.

About the Company

Allocation Assist Middle East connects experienced physicians with consultant and specialist opportunities across hospitals and advanced healthcare organizations throughout the UAE and wider Middle East. The company supports recruitment for specialized disciplines including gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy, internal medicine, digestive health, and other advanced medical services.