Dr. Maha Anbar

Specialist Spondylitis, Rheumatology and Internal Medicine
Biography

Dr Maha Anbar is a Specialist Physician in Spondylitis, Rheumatology and Internal Medicine at both Kuwait Hospital and Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital, with UK, Canadian and American board certifications.
Dr Anbar completed her Internal Medicine residency at Queens University in Canada. She followed this with a Rheumatology fellowship, as well as an additional clinical fellowship in Spondylitis at the University of Toronto. She has a special interest in medical education and has won teaching excellence awards, and is the site coordinator for Kuwaiti Board of Internal Medicine (KBIM) at Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital. She is the chairperson of Kuwait Association of Rheumatologists Media Committee, and she represents Kuwait at Arab League Association for Rheumatologists (ArLAR) media committee. She is also Kuwait’s young rheumatologist ambassador at the Asia-Pacific League of Association for Rheumatologists (APLAR).

Years of Experience

13

Treatments & Services

Inflammatory back pain and spondylitis

Joint pains (hand, feet, shoulder, knee, elbow, hip)

Autoimmune connective tissue diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, Sjogren, scleroderma, myositis)

Psoriatic arthritis, gout and crystal arthritis , vasculitis (including Behcet’s disease)

Rheumatic diseases during pregnancy, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis

Joint ultrasound, joint injections

Education

2022
Fellowship

Advanced Clinical Fellowship in Spondylitis University of Toronto, Canada

2021
Diplomate

Diplomate in Rheumatology American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

2019-2020
Certification

Subspecialty Certification in Rheumatology Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada (RCPSC)
Specialist Certification in Internal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Canada (RCPSC)
Certification in Internal Medicine, Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom for Internal Medicine (MRCP – UK)
Diplomate in Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)

2011
Medical

Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery Kuwait University