Wafik S. El-Deiry: New Abu Dhabi cancer centre to offer free consultations regardless of insurance status

Wafik S. El-Deiry shared on X:

“New Abu Dhabi cancer centre to offer free consultations regardless of insurance status.

Burjeel Cancer Institute pledges that patients will receive same-day check-up, even without appointment.”

He further added:

“I enjoyed touring the facilities at the Burjeel Cancer Institute on March 4, 2024 while in Abu Dhabi for the WIN Consortium Symposium held in partnership with Burjeel Holdings.”

Source: Wafik S. El-Deiry/X and Wafik S. El-Deiry/X

Wafik El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP, FRSM, is the Associate Dean for Oncologic Sciences at the Warren Alpert Medical School and Director of the Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown University and Director of the Joint Program in Cancer Biology at Brown University and affiliated hospitals.

Dr. El-Deiry discovered p21(WAF1) as a p53 target gene, cell cycle inhibitor, and tumor suppressor that explained the mammalian cell stress response. Dr. El-Deiry’s research is focused on mechanisms of therapy resistance with major efforts in drug discovery and development.