Dr. Haidar Hussein Sallum Al-Sarraf

2026-07-05

Dr. Haidar Hussein Sallum Al-Sarraf

Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine

Head, Department of Internal Medicine

Biography

Dr. Haidar Hussein Sallum Al-Sarraf is an Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and serves as the Head of the Department of Internal Medicine at the College of Medicine. He is a consultant physician with over two decades of experience in clinical practice, medical education, and postgraduate training.

Since joining the academic staff in 2007, Dr. Al-Sarraf has played a key role in educating undergraduate medical students while contributing extensively to postgraduate training in Internal Medicine and Family Medicine. Alongside his academic responsibilities, he provides specialized clinical care at Al-Hussein Medical City and the Karbala Center for Cardiology.

His professional interests include internal medicine, cardiovascular medicine, echocardiography, and postgraduate medical education.

Academic Appointments

Head, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Consultant Physician, Al-Hussein Medical City, Karbala
Consultant Physician, Karbala Center for Cardiology

Education & Qualifications

M.B.Ch.B. – College of Medicine, University of Kufa (1997)
C.A.B.M. (Internal Medicine) (2004)
F.I.C.M.S. (2004)
Doctorate in Internal Medicine (D.M.) (2004)

Clinical Experience

Dr. Al-Sarraf completed his rotating internship at Al-Hussein Medical City, Karbala (1997–1999), followed by postgraduate residency training in Internal Medicine at Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital, Baghdad (2000–2004).

He served as a Specialist Physician at Al-Hussein Medical City and the Karbala Center for Cardiology from 2004 to 2017 before being appointed as a Consultant Physician in 2017.

Academic & Educational Contributions

Dr. Al-Sarraf has extensive experience in medical education and postgraduate supervision. His contributions include:

Teaching undergraduate medical students at the University of Karbala since 2007.
Teaching undergraduate medical students at Al-Ameed University since 2020.
Training postgraduate physicians in Internal Medicine through the Arab Board of Health Specializations.
Training postgraduate physicians in Family Medicine.
Head of the Karbala Training Center for the Arab Board of Health Specializations (Internal Medicine) since 2018.