Laith-Al- Rubaiy

Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist Healthpoint Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Laith-Al-Rubaiy is a board-certified consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist with training and experience in the UK. He sees patients with a wide range of digestive tract, liver, and bowel issues. He currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and as an Honorary Professor at Swansea University School of Medicine in the United Kingdom. He has a particular interest in developing and using patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in everyday clinical care. He has written extensively and delivered numerous presentations on health-related quality of life for patients with liver and gastrointestinal conditions. His work has been recognized with several prestigious national and local awards, including being named the \"Young Gastroenterologist of the Year\" in the UK in 2017. His research focuses on leveraging PROMs to enhance clinical practice and health services research in gastroenterology. He has also contributed to integrating information technology into patient care by establishing large-scale national and local disease registries.

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Dr. Laith-Al-Rubaiy is a board-certified consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist with training and experience in the UK. He sees patients with a wide range of digestive tract, liver, and bowel issues. He currently serves as an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at Khalifa University in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and as an Honorary Professor at Swansea University School of Medicine in the United Kingdom. He has a particular interest in developing and using patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in everyday clinical care. He has written extensively and delivered numerous presentations on health-related quality of life for patients with liver and gastrointestinal conditions. His work has been recognized with several prestigious national and local awards, including being named the "Young Gastroenterologist of the Year" in the UK in 2017. His research focuses on leveraging PROMs to enhance clinical practice and health services research in gastroenterology. He has also contributed to integrating information technology into patient care by establishing large-scale national and local disease registries.

1. Fellow of the European Federation of Internal Medicine (FEFIM) - 2023 2. Fellow of the European Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (FEBGH)- 2019 3. Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) – 2019 4. Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) in three specialties: General Medicine, Gastroenterology and advanced Hepatology in 2018 5. PhD in Gastroenterology health services research, Swansea University, 2015. 5. Membership of the Royal College of Physicians MRCP (Gastroenterology)-2011 6. Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Education, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, 2012 7. Membership of the Royal College of Physicians MRCP -2010 8. Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (MRCSEd), 2007 9. MSc (with Merit). King’s College London, University of London, UK in 2006 10. MBChB (with Distinction), Basra College of Medicine, Iraq 2003

1. Co-applicant: FAecal microbiota transplantation in primaRy sclerosinG cholangitis: The FARGO trial-2021 Lifearc Philanthropic Fund, - £250,000. 2. Co-applicant: Molecular markers to enable precision medicine in Hepatocellular Cancer: Precision HCC study – Imperial College - £250,000- 2021. 3. Co-applicant: ExtraPeritoneal End Colostomy Trial (ExPECT) – Swansea University 2021 4. Co-applicant: Swansea Trials Unit (STU) - £1,053,377.00 – 2020 5. Lead applicant: The BSG International grant. 2020. Setting Bowel Cancer Screening Programme in Iraq. £10,000. 6. Co-applicant: Infliximab versus ciclosporin for steroid-resistant acute severe ulcerative colitis (CONSTRUCT): a mixed methods, open-label, pragmatic randomised trial. 2016. Health Technology Assessment NIHR £2,774,635 7. Lead applicant: Pfizer research grant ( £20,000) Project title: Prospective multicentre cohort study to develop and validate a new mobile phone application to assess quality of life in patients with IBD. November 2016 8. Lead applicant: forCrohns innovation grant ( £10,000) Project title: Prospective multicentre cohort study to develop and validate a new mobile Dr Laith Al-Rubaiy CV 4 phone application to assess quality of life in patients with perianal and fistulating Crohn’s disease. April, 2016 9. Co-applicant: The British Society of Gastroenterology grant (£10180.00) Project title: Promoting endoscopy through simulation training in Iraq. February, 2014 BOOKS: 1. Co-author of “The Hands–on Guide to Clinical Reasoning in Medicine (Handson Guides)” Wiley-Blackwell; 1st edition (1 Feb. 2019). 2. Co-author of the BSG trainees’ handbook, British Society of Gastroenterology, UK 2017. 3. Alrubaiy L, Hutchings HA. Crohn’s disease activity index (CDAI). The Encyclopaedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer 2014. 4. Alrubaiy L. Realities of war. In: Matheson J. Making Sense of Disaster Medicine: A Hands-on Guide for Medics. Hodder publisher 2010. London.

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