Sura Ali Ahmed Fuoad Al-bayati BDS, MSc, PhD

Dr. Sura is an Associate Professor of Oral Medicine. She graduated from Baghdad University in 1988 and joined as a faculty in the College of Dentistry as she ranked third in her batch. Then she obtained a Master's Degree in 1995 and a Doctoral Degree in 2005, both in Oral Medicine from Baghdad University, Iraq. She gained her Diploma of Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgery from the Royal College of Physician and Surgeon -MFDS RCPS( Glasg) in 2020. In 2010 she obtained the ICDL certificate from UNESCO. In 2012, Dr. Sura received her Diploma in Health Profession Education from Gulf Medical University, currently, she is a student in Joint Master Program in Health Professions Education (FIAMER).

Dr. Sura has more than 30 years of teaching experience as a faculty in the College of Dentistry, as she worked since graduation in the College of Dentistry, Baghdad University, and as adjunct faculty at the University of Tikrit, Iraq. Dr, sura has taken several academic and administrative positions in Iraq and UAE. She was appointed as Head of departments, Associate Dean and Academic Associate Dean in the College of Dentistry, Gulf Medical University, in addition, she had been assigned as a head of different committees in the college of dentistry. Moreover, Dr. Sura is a licensed Oral Medicine specialist. She has provided consultation services in both governmental and private hospitals in Iraq, and in Thumbay Medcity UAE, in addition to her excellent participation in supervision of student’s clinical training in the College of Dentistry. In research, Dr. Sura has over 30 publications in internationally recognized journals, and her research focuses on the Oral Medicine domain and dermatology including mucocutaneous lesions, oral lesions, orofacial pain, a manifestation of systemic diseases, and medically compromised patients. Dr. Sura has actively participated in national and international medical and dental conferences and workshops as a presenter and delegate considering that her specialty is an interphase between medicine and dentistry.