Dr. Ramzi Moufarrej
Chief Medical Officer, Capital Health / Consultant Internal Medicine, Pulmonary and Critical Care
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Languages
Arabic, English
Years of Experience
25+ Years
Professional Summary
Dr. Ramzi Moufarrej is the Chief Medical Officer at Capital Health, providing clinical oversight across Health Shield Medical Center and the Specialized Rehabilitation Hospital in Abu Dhabi. His role focuses on strengthening the continuum of care, from acute and intensive care through rehabilitation and long-term recovery, with the overarching goal of safe, coordinated discharge home.
With over 25 years of experience in clinical and leadership roles, Dr. Moufarrej brings extensive expertise in Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, and Critical Care Medicine. His professional approach combines hands-on clinical experience with strategic medical governance, emphasising quality improvement, patient safety, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Fluent in Arabic and English, Dr. Moufarrej supports culturally sensitive, patient-centred care while fostering medical excellence through structured leadership, clinical oversight, and team development across the organisation.
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Areas of Expertise
- Chronic Disease Management And Long-Term Care (LTC)
- Hospital And Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia (VAP)
- Long-Term Ventilation Unit (LTVU) Rehabilitation
- ARDS and Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury
- Septic Shock Management
- Antibiotic Stewardship (ABS)
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Academic Distinctions
MD (Medical Degree)
American University of Beirut
Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine
Duke University Medical Centre, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Clinical Research & Fellowship Training
Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA
Research Fellowship
Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
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Publications
- Book review of Principles of Critical Care, 2nd edition.
R. K. Moufarrej. Respiratory Care. 1999, 44: 1137-38. - Aquaporin Channels May Modulate Ventilator-induced Lung Injury.
C.A. Hales, H.K Du, A. Volokhov, R.K. Moufarrej, D.A. Quinn. Respiration Physiology. 2001;124: 159-166. - The Interactions of Lung Stretch, Hyperoxia and MIP-2 Production in Ventilator-induced Lung Injury.
Deborah A. Quinn, Ramzi K. Moufarrej, Alexey Volokhov, and Charles A. Hales. Journal of Applied Physiology. 2002; 93: 517-525. - Combined Smoke Inhalation and Scald Burn In The Rat.
Deborah A. Quinn, Ramzi K. Moufarrej, Alexey Volokhov, and Charles A. Hales. Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation (United States). Jul-Aug 2003; 24(4): 208-16. - Systemic Microvascular Leak in an In vivo Rat Model of Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury.
Choi W, Quinn DA, Park KM, Moufarrej RK, Jafari B, Syrkina O, Bonventre JV, Hales CA. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2003;167:1627-32. - Young Man with Hepatomegaly: A Case of Glycogenic Hepatopathy.
Walid Abboud, Saif Abdulla, Mohammed Al Zaabi, and Ramzi Moufarrej. Case reports in Hepatology. vol.2018; Apr 15;2018:6037530. doi:10.1155/2018/6037530. eCollection 2018. - Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis secondary to Corynebacterium following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: a case report. Ramzi Moufarrej, Nahla Aljaberi. European Heart Journal-Case Reports, yty109; October 18:2018.
- Role of Adhesion Molecules in Ventilator Induced Lung Injury.
Walid Abboud and Ramzi Moufarrej. EC Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine. Oct (2018); 7(11): 809-812.
- Book review of Principles of Critical Care, 2nd edition.
