Dr. Khalid Alnaqbi is a Consultant & Chief of Rheumatology at Tawam hospital, and Physician Lead of Rheumatology Committee of SEHA Medical Council, Clinical Assistant Professor, UAE University,
Vice President of Emirates Medical Association. Ex-Vice President of Emirates Society for Rheumatology (2016 – 2021)
Chairman of Emirati Board of Rheumatology, member of Emirates Board of Internal Medicine, and examiner for the Arab Board of Internal Medicine, and faculty of the Internal Medicine and Family Medicine residency programs in Al Ain. Graduated from the College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University. Completed post-graduate residency training at the University of Toronto in Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, and Spondyloarthritis Fellowship.
Holds multiple board certifications (American and Canadian Boards in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Clinician Investigator Board, Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Program).
Established the first Spondyloarthritis Clinic in the Gulf at Al Ain hospital which received the first American accreditation via Joint Commission International (JCI) outside the USA.
Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP), a Fellow of the American College of Rheumatology (FACR), and a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC).
Member of the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA), and Member in the Assessment of Spondyloarthritis international Society (ASAS).
Published in peer-reviewed journals and wrote a book chapter on (Diagnosis of Ankylosing Spondylitis). Dr. Alnaqbi is a journal reviewer in prestigious journals.
Speaker in numerous national and international meetings.