Mrs. Wafaa AyeshDirector of the Clinical Nutrition Department, Dubai Health Authority, UAE
Mrs. Wafaa Helmi Ayesh is the Director of Clinical Nutrition Department for Dubai Health Authority, Dubai. She graduated from the Medical Allied Sciences Yarmouk University in Jordan before gaining an M.Sc in Food Science and Nutrition from Clayton University in the USA.
Mrs. Ayesh’s other qualifications include a Diploma in Nutrition from the American Association of Continuing Medical Education (AACME), the European ESPEN Diploma in Nutrition and Metabolism and a Diploma in Therapeutic Nutrition. She has also set the Accredited Curriculum in the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, University of Sharjah in the Clinical Nutrition Department and is an Adjunct and Advisory Board Member as well as part-time lecturer for the College of Health Science, Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics at the University of Sharjah.
Mrs. Ayesh’s greatest achievement is initiating the establishment of the Clinical Nutrition Department at the Clinical Support Services Sector of DHA, where she has led by putting in place the policies and procedures while also remaining an active member in the International Accreditation that Rashid Hospital.
Mrs. Ayesh is an author of several publications and is a frequent speaker at International and national conferences and also holds membership in a large number of nutrition related academic and clinical bodies, including the International Congress of Nutrition, the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition and the International Diabetic Dietetics Association. She is also a founder of Sweet Kidz Group in the UAE and is currently a volunteer Member of Friend for Diabetes.
