Shahraban Abdullah was the first doctor from the United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...

 to specialize in cardiology

Cardiology

Cardiology is a medical specialty dealing with disorders of the heart . The field includes diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery disease, heart failure, valvular heart disease and electrophysiology...

 for pediatrics

Pediatrics

Pediatrics or paediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. A medical practitioner who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician or paediatrician...

. She is the head of the children's section in Al Wasl hospital

Al Wasl hospital

Al Wasl Hospital is the first hospital in Dubai that provides medical care specifically for women and children. It was established by the government in Dubai back in 1987 and contained 2 separate sections for women care / pregnancy and for children...

, and chairperson of the Pediatrics Society in UAE. She was President of the Emirates Medical Association in 2001. Abdullah has contributed to the establishment of a chapter of the Harvard Medical Institute in Dubai

Dubai

Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...

in 2004.