The Department of Anesthesiology provides care for our patients before, during and after surgical procedures supported by our Intensive Care Unit where critically ill or injured patients are monitored, treated and cared-for on a 1 to 1 basis.

Our team of qualified and experienced doctors, nurses and technicians is committed to delivering the highest quality of anesthesia and critical care, supported by the latest technology, yet in a warm, friendly and supportive environment.We offer the entire spectrum of anesthesia modalities, from general anesthesia to regional infiltrations, including anesthesia and proper after-care for complex cardiovascular diseases, procedures and surgeries.

The Department of Accident and Emergency provides rapid response and appropriate action to all types of medical or surgical emergencies arriving at RAK Hospital. 

Our Mission is to provide immediate emergency care for the ill or injured patient in a competent and caring manner.

Prompt assessment and triage by our qualified emergency staff followed by definitive management by the concerned specialist aims at reducing risks and even mortality in the often crucial first hour. Naturally the Accident and Emergency services are available round the clock, seven days a week, 365 days a year.

An evidence based triaging system improves care and efficiency from the moment the patient arrives to determine not only the required intensity of service, but also a coordinated care tract for a specific diagnosis Multidisciplinary approaches in the designing of plans of care which specifically address and meet the needs of patients with a multitude of disease processes are a large part of our practice.

The level of care is optimized by the well structured and equipped infrastructure. 

The Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery is the entry point for access to the full breadth and depth of cardiovascular care. The Department’s primary mission is to deliver high quality, cardiovascular care to all of our patients, in the hospital as well as in the outpatient setting. We see patients with very common heart problems, such as angina, artery problems, valvular heart disease and heart failure, as well as problems with heart rhythm.

The Department offers the latest innovations in cardiac care and clinical therapies to patients of all ages. We provide state-of-the-art tests and procedures to assist in accurate diagnosis and planning of treatment. A state of the art fully equipped cardiac catheter Lab and full Electrophysiology set-up are available round the clock.

We listen carefully to our patients' concerns and try to devise the very best evaluation and treatment plans for each individual. Our cardiologists provide broad treatment options, including lifestyle modification recommendations, medications and procedures, and our cardiologists work closely with our cardiac surgeons who perform open heart surgery.

For Cardiac Surgery RAK Hospital is in the unique position of having a full team of Cardiac Surgeons, technicians and nurses deputed by the renowned Fortis-Escorts Heart Institute, the largest and most successful private provider of advanced cardiac surgery in India. Our Intensive Care Unit is fully prepared to support the cardiac services with qualified cardiac anesthetists and the most modern equipment.

RAK Hospital Cardiology Department offers diagnostic procedures and treatment in primary and secondary prevention to minimize possible cardiovascular risk for minor and major events. The service comprises outpatient facilities, inpatient provision and a comprehensive range of non-invasive investigational facilities. RAK Hospital cardiology department also has a state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization laboratory (RAK Center for Interventional Cardiology).

Treatment / Areas of Excellence

• ECG, Holter ECG for 24 – 48 hours, Treadmill stress ECG as diagnostic approach for coronary heart diseases, palpitation and arrhythmias
• Echo, Doppler, color flow and tissue Doppler imaging in valuator and heart muscle related diseases
• Carotid Doppler with pulse and color flow Doppler and IMT measurement to evaluate vessel changes which might lead to stroke

The Department of Dentistry and Orthodontics is equipped with the most sophisticated and advanced dental units and managed by highly qualified and experienced dental surgeons.

Everyone is afraid of the dentist, but do not worry, our staff is very well aware of this and will make our patients comfortable and assure a competent and nearly painless experience!

In addition to the routine dental procedures, our dental specialists are experienced in Orthodontic treatment, management of dentures and prosthetic devices as well as management of dental injuries.

Our core-competencies are:

• General Dentistry
• Paediatric Dentistry
• Scaling
• Oral surgery (surgical extraction, apisectomy and implants)
• Prosthetic Dentistry (including crowns and bridges)
• Orthodontic procedures (cosmetic braces, growth modulation)
• Cosmetic Dentistry (Veneers,Gap-closrue)
• Periodontics and gum surgeries, cutettage and flap surgery

RAK Hospital Dermatology clinic provides specialized dermatological and cosmetic procedures to treat a wide range of skin types, diseases and disorders. It aims to deliver a comprehensive service for the accurate diagnosis and effective treatment of dermatological conditions, including improved public education, and the early detection and treatment of all type of skin diseases in the Out Patient and In Patient settings. 

Treatment/Areas of Excellence

• Acne 
• Eczema 
• Psoriasis 
• Warts 
• Melanoma and cancers of the skin 
• Seborrhea (dandruff) 
• Rosacea 
• Alopecia (hair loss) 
• Nail infections 
• Contact dermatitis

Services

• Laser hair removal
• Dermatological diseases
• Active back-up of microbiology and pathology
• Skin biopsy
• Histopathology with immune-fluorescence studies
• Cutaneous surgery for skin and nail diseases
• Allergy skin testing
• Cryotherapy electro-cauterisation and chemical peels

The Department of Gastroenterology is a super-specialty in RAK Hospital with the core objective of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the digestive tract, liver and pancreatic and biliary system in adults as well as children.

Regularly the diagnosis and treatment modality can only be determined by endoscopy for which we use the latest endoscopic devices often in combination with fluoroscopy and ultrasound.

With the experience of our specialized physicians and nurses, these endoscopies are performed efficiently and safely, normally as a daycare procedure.

Our Areas of Excellence include:

• Medical management of diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small and large intestine
• Medical management of liver and pancreatic disorders
• Endoscopy of esophagus, stomach and duodenum
• Colonoscopy
• ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-pancreatography)
• diagnostic and therapeutic

The Department of Internal Medicine is the medical specialty dealing with the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases in adults.

We deal with the entire spectrum of diseases of the inner organs, metabolic diseases, endocrine, rheumatoid and infectious diseases.

Our services include complete evaluation and management in the outpatient as well as the inpatient setting.

We, the Specialists in Internal medicine at RAK Hospital, strongly believe in a holistic approach and therefore involve as and when required other specialties like Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Neurology and last but not least Preventive Healthcare and Nutrition.

Our core-competencies are:

• Management of non-infectious diseases including Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Lipid Disorders
• Management of Infectious Diseases
• Management of Endocrine Diseases, including Thyroid disorders and disorders of the Parathyroid and disorders of the adrenal glands.
• Nephrology (Diseases of the kidneys) and management of chronic renal failure, including Hemodialysis
• Respiratory disorders
• Diseases of the digestive system (in close collaboration with the Department of Gastroenterology and Surgery)

The Department of Laboratory provides high quality and accessible diagnostic services and offers more than 3, 000 investigations. It caters for patients of all demographic categories and age groups (neonatal to geriatric). The patients served include not only the inpatients and outpatients referred by in-house physicians and departments but also outside referrals.  The Laboratory Services are provided in a timely and professional manner with international quality standards. The Laboratory Department has been established with a view to provide wide range of Laboratory investigations, necessary for patient care. The greatest emphasis has been given to ensure accuracy, precision reproducibility and speedy reporting with state-of-the-art equipments.

Services

• Biochemistry
• Clinical Pathology
• Haematology
• Immunology
• Microbiology & Serology
• Endocrinology, nutrition and metabolism, infectious diseases 
• Histopathology, Cytopathology and immune-histochemistry
• Drug Assays (Therapeutic drug monitoring) 

Laparoscopic or “minimal Access Surgery” is a highly specialized technique for performing surgery of abdomen. In the past, this surgical technique was commonly used only for gynecologic surgery, for diagnostic laparoscopy in cases of infertility and for gall bladder surgery. Over the last 10 years the use of this specialized surgical technique has expanded into intestinal surgery.

In traditional “open” surgery the surgeon uses a single incision to enter into the abdomen. Laparoscopic surgery uses several 0.5-1cm incisions. Each incision is called a “port.” At each port a tubular instrument known as a trochar and cannulla is inserted. Specialized instruments and a special telescope known as a laparoscope are passed through the port during the procedure. At the beginning of the procedure, the patient’s abdomen is inflated with carbon dioxide gas to provide a working and viewing space for the laparoscopic surgeon. The laparoscope transmits images from the abdominal cavity to high-resolution video monitors through a digitally advanced camera system in the operating room. During the operation the surgeon watches detailed images of the abdomen on the high resolution monitor. This system allows the surgeon to perform the same operations as traditional surgery but with smaller multiple incisions. However recently single incision laparoscopic surgery is also evolved. This incision is done in the umbilical area, so that the scar will practically not show later on.

Advantages of Laparoscopic Surgery?

Compared to traditional open surgery, patients often experience less pain, an earlier recovery, and less scarring with laparoscopic surgery.

Operations which can be performed using Laparoscopic Surgery?

Most of the abdominal and thoracic advanced surgeries can be performed using the laparoscopic technique in experienced hand.

These include surgery for gallbladder, duodenal perforation, appendicitis, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, diverticulitis, cancer, rectal prolapse and severe constipation as well as most gynecological and many urological procedures.

In the past there had been concern raised about the safety of laparoscopic surgery for radical cancer operations. But recently several studies involving hundreds of patients have shown that laparoscopic surgery is safe for certain ­colorectal cancers, prostate cancer and for the resection of metastases.

How safe is Laparoscopic Surgery?

Laparoscopic surgery is as very safe as traditional open surgery. At the beginning of a laparoscopic operation the laparoscope is inserted through a small incision near the umbilicus, Either superior crease or inferior crease of umbilicus. The laparoscopic surgeon initially inspects the abdomen by doing diagnostic laparoscopy to determine whether laparoscopic surgery may be safely performed. If there is a large amount of inflammation or if the surgeon encounters other factors that is risky and prevent a clear view of the structures the surgeon may need to make a larger incision in order to complete the operation safely by converting laparoscopic surgery into open surgery.

Any minimally invasive surgery is associated with certain risks such as complications related to anesthesia and bleeding or infectious complications. The risk of any operation is determined in part by the nature of the specific operation and hidden risk factor within the patient itself. An individual’s general health and other medical conditions are also factors that affect the risk of any procedure.

Your surgeon will discuss with you about your individual risk and benefits for any operation.

Neurosurgery (or neurological surgery) is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.

Areas of Specialisation:

• Diagnosis and management of low backache, neck pain and paralysis
• Spinal instrumentation including minimally invasive procedures for Degenerative Disc Disease, Spondylolisthesis and Spinal Stenosis
• Comprehensive neurotrauma care for Head injury and Spinal cord injury
• Pediatric Neurosurgery
• Surgery in selected cases of Intractable Epilepsy and Acute Stroke
• Diagnosis and management of Chronic headaches
• Neurooncology services for Brain, Skull base and Spinal Tumors
• Neuroimaging facilities including CT Scan (64 slice) / MR Imaging (1.5 Tesla) / Cerebral Angiography

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at RAK Hospital is dedicated to meeting the unique and changing medical needs of women of all ages.

From breast disease, infertility to urogynecology, gynecologic cancer and minimally invasive treatments, our team is expert in coordinated and supportive treatment of the problems that impact women's lives.

In Obstetrics we provide total ante-natal care, with coordinated and structured packages including regular obstetric ultrasound scans (3D and 4D).

We provide the most comfortable, even luxurious environment for the actual delivery in private rooms, with individualized and personalized care.

The entire team of specialist Doctors, Nurses and Midwifes has only one goal; to provide the best in a family-focused and warm environment.

Our Areas of Excellence comprise of:

• All gynaecological diagnostic procedures (including colposcopy, hysteroscopy)
• Treatment of menstrual disorders
• Management of Menopause
• Tubal ligation
• Laparoscopic diagnostic and operative procedures (in close collaboration with the Department of Minimal Access Surgery)
• Hormone assays and nuchal translucency in early pregnancy (ruling-out of fetal abnormalities)
• Management of high-risk pregnancies and deliveries
• Painless delivery (Epidural Anesthesia)
• Caesarean Section

The Department of Otorhinolaryngology (Ear-Nose and Throat) provides comprehensive medical and surgical management of all diseases related to this complex field for adults and children.

The entire spectrum from Hearing Loss to Dizziness, from infectious diseases as Otitis externa and media to allergies and diseases of the larynx are competently covered by our specialists in ENT.

The department is supported by fully equipped ENT facilities in both the outpatient department as well as in the Operating Room.

Our Areas of Excellence comprise of:

• Management of hearing loss (Impedance audiometry)
• Management of allergic ENT conditions
• Surgery of the Tonsils and Adenoids
• Otomicroscopy
• Myringotomy and tubes
• Nasal Endoscopy
• Rhinoplasty
• Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery (FESS)
• Tracheostomy (open and minimally invasive)
• Management of Snoring and Sleep Apnoea

RAK Hospital Ophthalmology Department provides consultancy and management of eye disorders in Out patient and In patient settings. We use state of art equipments for a variety of diagnostic examinations and surgical procedures.

Treatment/Areas of Excellence

• Phacoemulsification - No stitch, no injection cataract surgery as a day case procedure, no hospital stay required. We also use multifocal Intra Ocular Lens (good vision for distant/near)
• Paediatric cataract Management – Lensectomy, Intra Ocular Lens implantation
• Squint - All kinds of strabismus surgeries (vertical/horizontal)
• Glaucoma – All types of glaucoma surgeries including Trabeculotomy, Trabeculectomy etc.
• Retina – Medical and laser treatment for various retinal disorders like Diabetic retinopathy, Macular oedema, CNV etc, Intravitreal injection of Lucentis for macular oedema due to Diabetes, ARMD etc.
• Surgery of tear glands & ducts including punctal plug insertion for dry eyes
• Eyelid surgeries – Ectropion, entropion etc.

Services

• Treatment for all kinds of refractive errors including Keratoconus
• Contact lens
• Color blindness test
• Stereopsis check up
• Detailed evaluation of strabismus
• Tonometry – Air puff and Applanation
• Gonioscopy
• Indirect ophthalmoscopy
• Slit-lamp biomicroscopy
• Fundus Fluorescein Angiography
• Laser photocoagulation for all retinal disorders
• YAG Laser capsulotomy / Iridotomy
• Automated perimetry
• 0A/B Scan
• Schirmer’s test for dry eyes

The Orthopedic Department of RAK Hospital offers expert diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation for adults and children with bone, joint or connective tissue disorders.

Highly qualified expert doctors deliver personalized care focused on the entire individual and specific needs, utilizing the full spectrum of sophisticated support services of the hospital.

From comprehensive trauma services to minimally invasive procedures like arthroscopic surgeries, we also specialize in reconstructive and joint replacement as well as spine surgery.

The spectrum is completed to 360 degrees by our specialized team of physiotherapists as well as a qualified podiatrist.

Our areas of excellence comprise of:

• Orthopaedic assessment of bone, joint and soft tissue disorders
• Minimally invasive joint surgery (Diagnostic atrhroscopy, arthoscopic meniscectomy, arthroscopic reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament)
• Joint Replacement Surgery (Knee, Hip, Shoulder)
• Limb deformity correction
• Scoliosis correction
• Mini-discectomy, spinal fusion
• Trauma and reconstructive surgery
• Paediatric orthopaedic surgery

The Pain Management Clinic at RAK Hospital is dedicated to serving our patients by the treatment of a wide of range pain problems, including acute pain and chronic pain.

The Pain Clinic offers outpatient services along with inpatient services for treatment of acute post-operative pain and for inpatient consultation.

The emphasis on treatment in the RAK Hospital Pain Clinic is on interventional treatments such as nerve blocks, or steroid injections, but because chronic pain can present complex and challenging problems we feel that a multidisciplinary approach that treats the whole person is often necessary to obtain the best results for our patients. To achieve this we work closely with colleagues in physical therapy, along with specialists in orthopedics and physical medicine.

The RAK Hospital pain specialists are dedicated to finding answers for chronic pain through diagnosis and treatment using the latest therapies and technologies. We approach each case with an individualized diagnosis and treatment plan based on the patient's medical history, physical examination and specialized studies, so that we are able to treat each patient’s specific needs. Our most important priority is patient care, and by combining state-of-the-art clinical treatment with a compassionate approach we strive to address not only our patients’ medical problems, but their emotional and social needs as well.

Services 

RAK Hospital Pain Management Clinic offers a wide variety of services to our patients. The following is a list of some of the most common procedures we perform:

• Trigger point injections
• Peripheral nerve blocks
• Sacroiliac joint injections
• Cervical, thoracic and lumbar epidural steroids injections
• Facet blocks and radiofrequency rhizotomy for facet pain
• Stellate ganglion, celiac plexus and lumbar sympathetic blocks
• Trigeminal nerve blocks for facial pain
• Occipital nerve blocks for headache

A sick child is a major concern for any parent. The best care for sick children is the main purpose of our Pediatric Department. The entire team of doctors and nurses, have only one goal, putting the smile back on the face of parents and children alike, be it in acute situations or for chronic conditions.

Naturally we also take care of all preventive needs, including vaccination and preventive checks in order to avoid health problems.

The department is also in charge of our neonatal unit, where small for term babies are well taken care of and even ventilator support is offered if needed.

Additionally, a qualified pediatrician will always be attending each and every delivery, so that the adaptation to extra-uterine life of neonates is competently accompanied.

In one word, do not worry for your children, let us take care!

Our areas of Excellence:

• General pediatric medicine
• Immunization
• Acute and chronic respiratory diseases (Asthma)
• Management of juvenile diabetes mellitus
• Management of child obesity
• Delivery and post-natal care
• Management of neonatal jaundice
• Neonatal Intensive Care

“We restore, repair and make whole those part… which nature has given but which fortune has taken away, not so much that they may delight eye but that they may buoy up the spirit and help the mind of the afflicted.” –Gaspar Tagliacozzi, Plastic Surgeon, Italy 1597

The division of plastic, aesthetic and reconstructive surgery, provide the full spectrum of both cosmetic and reconstructive surgery services for adults and children.

A complete array of surgical and nosurgical cosmetic surgery expertise is available at our facility, including facial rejuvenation, face and body contouring, breast augmentation and reduction, skin care injections and lasers.

Reconstruction includes reconstruction following cancers, trauma and burns. Multidisciplinary teams provide care for craniofacial problems to include congenital anomalies such cleft lip and palate.

We are dedicated to state-of-the-art care to all patients who seek cosmetic or reconstructive procedures.

Our department provides the guidelines to good health since Life style is the biggest killer in the world today. Check ups and other preventive health visits to your doctor are important for detecting health problems before they become serious. Hence RAK Hospital is introducing various Health Check Packages catering to different age group and therapeutic condition.

Preventive nutrition covers all aspects of wellness, including genetic variation, diet and nutritional awareness, physical fitness, stress management, and gaining a sense of responsibility for lifestyle choices and their effects upon one's health Preventive nutrition is concerned with a high level of personal well-being, disease prevention, and recognition of recurring health problems or symptoms of discomfort which are often precursors to medical problems. Our goal is to arm you with all the tools to achieve optimal health for the long and short-term. Many people find that small changes in life-style can greatly increase their general sense of well-being, contribute to higher levels of energy and vitality, decrease mood swings, and increase resistance to illness and infection. Often, recurring health problems can be alleviated or abetted through changes in diet, exercise levels, stress management skills, and nutritional supplementation.

Our aim is to create the most individualized nutritional protocol for you and simplify our recommendations so that they can be implemented naturally and catering to the individual nutritional requirement based on the therapeutic needs of the inpatients, according to their own taste which suits to their culture, caste, creed and religion. Inpatient and outpatient nutritional screening, counseling and nutritional advice given based on anthropometric measurement and therapeutic needs with necessary lifestyle changes.

RAK Hospital has introduced various Health Check Packages catering to different age group and therapeutic conditions:

• RAK Basic Health Check
• RAK Executive Health Check
• RAK Heart Check
• RAK Well Woman Check
• RAK Whole Body Check for Women
• RAK Whole Body Check for Men
• RAK Adult Diabetic Check
• RAK Pediatric Diabetic Check
• RAK Child Check

The Department of Radiology provides competent, courteous and compassionate clinical services that you need. The Department has state-of-the-art diagnostic equipments, professionally qualified and competent doctors and experienced technicians. The balance between providing personalized service to our patients and a scientific protocol, in close coordination with other clinical specialities has been the key to quality of service we provide, pinpointing our diagnostic focus.  

Services

• 64-Slice CT Scan
• Open MRI (to minimize fear of close spaces -Claustrophobia)3D and 4D Ultra Sonography 
• Colour Doppler
• Mammography & Bone densitometry
• Digital X-ray and OPG
• Fluoroscopy (IVU, MCU and Barium Studies)

General, Minimal Access and Vascular Surgery

RAK Hospital is proud to highlight the services of one of the departments that has rapidly established itself over the past 4 years and gained excellent reputation across the entire UAE and even internationally.

The department of General, Minimal Access and Vascular Surgery of RAK Hospital comprises of a team of highly competent and experienced senior surgeons and dedicated staff. We do not only offer basic surgical treatment and care but go beyond that. We emphasize the need to keep up with the latest standards of knowledge combined with best equipment and standards of care. All of these factors ensure that our patients are treated in an atmosphere of utmost trust, confidence and competence. 

Going for surgery is a matter of trust. Patients who have to undergo a surgical procedure will naturally wish for a highly qualified and skilled surgeon with the highest ethical and moral standards.

Covering the mere technical aspects however are not enough, and it is important that each and every patient has the assurance to be operated in line with best medical practice and is well informed about benefits and possible risks of any specific procedure.

The true good surgeon is not only a good “craftsman” but takes charge of the entire plan of care, starting from the correct diagnosis to the right indication, from the right operation at the right time to proper after-care.

We surgeons at RAK Hospital are fully committed and dedicated to these principles and you can be sure that we live this culture day by day.

Routine procedures include

• Thyroid surgery (including cancer surgery)
• Breast surgery
• Abdominal surgery
• Thoracic surgery (surgery in the chest)
• Arterial Bypass surgery
• Varicose vein surgery (including endovascular laser)
• Vascular access surgery for hemodialysis and implantation of port-a-cath
• Minimal Access Surgery

Today, many procedures which needed open surgery through sometimes very large incisions, the worldwide tendency is to minimize the trauma patients. The advances in so called “Minimal Access Surgery” have been absolutely tremendous and RAK Hospital has since the very beginning been concentrating on this approach and whenever possible we offer our patients a minimal access option.

Our team comprises of surgeons who have extensive experience in this intricate technique, and master also complex procedures as listed below.

In selected cases, we even offer “Single Port Surgery”, where the entire procedure is done through only one single small incision in the umbilical area.

Routinely we perform the following procedures with the Minimal Access Technique

• Cholecystectomy (removal of Gallbladder)
• Appendectomy (removal of Appendix)
• Repair of hernia (inguinal, umbilical, abdominal and femoral)
• Surgery on the small and large intestine, stomach and liver, including cancer surgery
• Surgery on the kidney (including removal of kidney for cancer)
• Surgery on the uterus and ovaries (including repair of fallopian tube for extra-uterine gravidity, removal of uterus, removal of fibroids)
• Thoracoscopic surgery (surgery in the chest)
• Pediatric surgery (hernia, Hirschprung’s disease)
• Bariatric surgery (Weight-loss surgery)

Urology department at RAK Hospital provides treatment for a wide range of problems such as stone disease, prostate enlargement, infertility and incontinence. Specialized treatments available in the department include cancer surgery (prostate, bladder and kidney), female urology, andrology and endoscopic surgery for stones and prostate.

Treatment/Areas of Excellence

• General Urology
• Cancer surgery
• Andrology
• Female Urology
• Infertility

Services

• Endoscopy
• Transurethral resection of prostate
• Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (removal of kidney stones)
• Erectile dysfunction
• Male menopause
• Stress incontinence
• Male infertility