Dr. Dalal Alromaihi

Prof. Dalal Ahmed Alromaihi, MD is a Consultant Endocrinologist and diabetes specialist from Bahrain, with expertise in diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic health. She is currently associated with Awali Hospital, Bahrain, and also serves as an Associate Professor/Clinical Associate Professor at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – Medical University of Bahrain (RCSI-MUB).

Education & Training

• Earned her MD with Honors distinction from Arabian Gulf University in Bahrain in 2004.
• Completed Internal Medicine residency at Henry Ford Health System / Wayne State University in Detroit, USA, in 2009.
• Served as Chief Medical Resident, including teaching responsibilities for internal medicine residents.
• Completed a fellowship in Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism at Henry Ford Health System.
• Holds American Board Certification in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism.

Professional Career

After completing her specialist training in the United States, Dr. Alromaihi worked as a Consultant Endocrinologist at Yuma Regional Medical Center in Arizona. She returned to Bahrain in 2014 and joined King Hamad University Hospital as a Consultant Endocrinologist.

At King Hamad University Hospital, she held senior responsibilities including Head of the Internal Medicine Department and Program Director of the Saudi Board Internal Medicine Residency Program.

Since December 2022, she has been listed as a Consultant Endocrinologist at Awali Hospital.

Academic & Professional Roles

Dr. Alromaihi has been involved extensively in medical education and professional organizations. Her roles have included:

• Consultant Endocrinologist — Awali Hospital, Bahrain
• Associate/Clinical Associate Professor — RCSI Medical University of Bahrain
• Chair of the Scientific Committee — Bahrain Diabetes Society
• Former Program Director of Internal Medicine Training
• Member of Bahrain's national committee for combating noncommunicable diseases.

She was also recognized as Best Senior Clinical Lecturer in 2016 and received the Clinical Lecturer Award for Medicine from RCSI Bahrain.

Research & Publications

Her academic work focuses mainly on diabetes and metabolic health. She has contributed to research on:

• Type 2 diabetes
• Diabetes management
• Cardiovascular risk in diabetes
• Diabetes during COVID-19
• Metabolic health
• Dysglycemia
• Obesity and diabetes
• Diabetes care in the Gulf region

She was a co-author of the 2020 paper “Sustainable diabetes care services during COVID-19 pandemic,” affiliated with King Hamad University Hospital, RCSI-MUB and the Bahrain Diabetes Society.

More recently, she has contributed to GCC research examining GLP-1 receptor agonists and SGLT2 inhibitors in people with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk.