Biography:
Dr. Mahir Khalil Ibrahim Jallo is an experienced Clinical Professor of Medicine with over 30 years of service in higher education institutions and as a Senior Consultant Endocrinologist. He currently serves as a Clinical Professor of Medicine and Senior Consultant in Internal Medicine, Diabetes, and Endocrinology at Gulf Medical University (GMU), UAE. He is also a faculty member at the Canadian Academy of Natural Health in Toronto, Canada. Dr. Jallo obtained his MBChB from Mosul Medical College in Iraq and holds a postgraduate Board Certification in Internal Medicine (CABM – equivalent to a PhD) from the Arab Board. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (FRCP Edin.), a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (FRCP Glasg.), and a Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology (FACE). He also holds a Diploma in Dyslipidemia from Boston University School of Medicine, USA. Since joining the JCI-accredited Thumbay University Hospital—the academic health center of GMU—in 2004, Dr. Jallo has played a pivotal role in establishing the Diabetes and Endocrinology services. He also serves as the Endocrinology Module Coordinator for the MBBS Program at GMU. Prior to relocating to the UAE, he served as an affiliated faculty member in the Department of Medicine, Mosul Medical College, and in the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the Mosul College of Pharmacy, Iraq. Dr. Jallo is a regular invited speaker and active participant in numerous national and international conferences and CME programs. He is the founder and organizer of the annual GMU Diabetes & Endocrinology Conference since 2012 and has been a key organizing committee member in many international medical conferences. He is a member of editorial boards and a peer reviewer for several leading international journals in the field of Diabetes and Endocrinology, with numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and conference abstracts. He also serves as a principal investigator in multiple national and international clinical research studies. Dr. Jallo is a distinguished member of many global medical societies, including the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE), the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes (ISPAD), the European Society of Endocrinology (ESE), and the European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS). He has been honored twice with special awards in recognition of his outstanding contributions to Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, as well as for his dedicated service to the UAE community. He also has an extensive record of volunteer service supporting public health and education.
