Dr. Neil Nijhawan

BSc (Hons), PhD MMBBS (UK),
MRCP (UK), CCT UK, FRCP(UK)
Consultant/HOD - Pain & Palliative,
Director of Clinical Governance in CMO Office, UAE

Dr. Neil Arun Nijhawan is a UK-trained Consultant in Palliative Medicine at Burjeel Medical City. After medical school at Kings College London, he pursued specialty training in Palliative Medicine in London and previously worked as a Consultant in Palliative Medicine at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London, where he was Clinical Lead for Palliative medicine. He has over 10 years of clinical experience in Palliative Medicine.
Dr. Nijhawan is the first licensed Palliative Care physician in Abu Dhabi and is licensed to practice all aspects of Palliative Medicine. He strongly believes that for all patients, if one’s symptoms are well controlled, they will feel better, and both the patient and their family will tolerate their medical treatments better.