Basil Elnazir
Clinical Professor, Paediatrics
university of Birmingham UK
Ireland
Biography
Prof Elnazir is a Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine with strong academic background. He obtained his PhD from the university of Birmingham UK and completed his clinical training in the UK and Ireland. He has held many key leadership positions during his career with the Asthma Society of Ireland, Cystic Fibrosis Ireland, Make a wish Ireland and Internationally with Arab Paediatric Pulmonology association & as a co-founder of Middle East Cystic Fibrosis Association. He also served as a National Specialty Director in Paediatrics at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. He decided to expand his horizons by taking a 3 years sabbatical period and joined Al Jalila Children's specialty Hospital in Dubai in 2015 to set up a Paediatric Pulmonology Service.
Research Interest
Pulmonology, Asthma, Cystic fibrosis, Sleep medicine