Dr.Badsha trained at the University of California Los Angeles, is American Board-Certified in Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, and Certified in Musculoskeletal ultrasound by the American College of Rheumatology. She has almost three decades of experience as a Rheumatologist across three countries – the USA, Singapore and UAE.
Dr.Badsha has worked and taught medical students and doctors at various schools and hospitals including Harvard, Tufts and National University of Singapore. She has conducted multiple clinical studies and published more than 50 papers in major peer-reviewed journals and 2 chapters in textbooks.
Dr.Badsha has chaired the IIRME Arab Health Rheumatology conference for 5 years and a yearly Women’s health conference, in addition to organizing and chairing various international conferences.
Dr.Badsha is co-chair of International Affairs for the Asia Pacific League for Rheumatology (APLAR). She was the Secretary (2008-2010) and Founding Member of the Emirates Society of Rheumatology.
Spoken languages: English, Urdu/Hindi, Tamil
Qualifications and Credentials
- American Board Certified Rheumatology 1997, recertified 2007, and 2017
- American Board Certified Internal Medicine 1995, recertified 2005
- RhMUS Certified in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, 2016
- Rheumatology Fellowship at UCLA (University of Los Angeles, LA, California)
- Internal Medicine Residency at University of Connecticut (Farmington, CT USA)
- MBBS at Madras Medical College, University of Madras, Chennai, India
- Fellow American College of Rheumatology
- Fellow Academy of Medicine Singapore
- Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine – Tufts New England medical School, Boston, Mass, USA
- Clinical Teacher – National University of Singapore
- Licensed Dubai Health authority, Dubai Healthcare City, California, Massachusetts, Singapore
- Founding Member, Emirates Society for Rheumatology and Secretary 2009 – 12/2010
- Vice Chairperson, and Founding member Board of Directors Emirates Arthritis Foundation 04/06
- Member Research Ethics Committee Harvard Medical School Dubai center (2000-10) and Department Of Health and Medical Services (DOHMS) Dubai (2008 to present)
- Chairperson and speaker Arab Health Rheumatology Conference 2007, 2009 and Musculoskeletal Conference 2008, 2010, Bone and Joint Conference 2011, 2012, Women’s Health Conference 2012
- Member, Editorial Board International Journal of Rheumatology (Blackwell publishing)
- Speaker and/ or Presenter International Osteoporosis Foundation meetings, Pan Arab Rheumatology Conferences, Asia Pacific Rheumatology Conference (APLAR), European League against Rheumatology Conference (EULAR), American College of Rheumatology (ACR)
Current Research
- Study of Genetics of Rheumatoid arthritis in Arab Ancestry individuals – multicentre trial funded by Qatar National Research Foundation, approved by Dubai Health Authority (Ongoing).
- Study of Genetics of Lupus in collaboration with UCLA (completed).
- Humeira Badsha (Principal Investigator) Ataciecept in RA study Dubai Phase II trial. 2008 (Complete).
- Study of association between Vitamin D deficiency and Rheumatoid Arthritis disease activity – approved by Dubai Health Authority (Ongoing).
- Study of Spondyloarthritis in UAE (Ongoing).
- Humeira Badsha (PI) Study of Toclizumab in RA – Phase IV Trial, Dubai UAE (Closed).
- Study of various biomarkers and disease activity markers with TTSH Singapore (completed)
Scientific Publications
View all the publications in PubMed
| PMID | Title | Journal/Book | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34386703 | Development of an Educational Video for Self-Assessment of Patients with RA: Steps, Challenges, and Responses | Mediterr J Rheumatol | 2021 |
| 33547917 | Perceptions of patients with rheumatoid arthritis about self-assessment of disease activity after watching an educational video: a qualitative pilot study from the AUTO-DAS in Middle Eastern Arab countries project | Rheumatol Int | 2021 |
| 33226566 | A Review of the Prevalence and Unmet Needs in the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Africa and the Middle East | Rheumatol Ther | 2021 |
| 32218440 | Dimensionality reduction reveals fine-scale structure in the Japanese population with consequences for polygenic risk prediction | Nat Commun | 2020 |
| 32082684 | Platelet Rich Plasma for Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Case Series and Review of Literature | Case Rep Rheumatol | 2020 |
| 30883600 | Correction: Epidemiology and treatment patterns of rheumatoid arthritis in a large cohort of Arab patients | PLoS One | 2019 |
| 29456775 | Interethnic Variations and Clinical Features of Spondyloarthropathies in a Middle Eastern Country | Open Rheumatol J | 2018 |
| 30191420 | Correction to: Recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis in the Eastern Mediterranean region: an adolopment of the 2015 American College of Rheumatology guidelines | Clin Rheumatol | 2018 |
| 29515679 | Role of Diet in Influencing Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity | Open Rheumatol J | 2018 |
| 30097896 | Recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis in the Eastern Mediterranean region: an adolopment of the 2015 American College of Rheumatology guidelines | Clin Rheumatol | 2018 |
| 30566451 | Epidemiology and treatment patterns of rheumatoid arthritis in a large cohort of Arab patients | PLoS One | 2018 |
| 28118524 | A Multinational Arab Genome-Wide Association Study Identifies New Genetic Associations for Rheumatoid Arthritis | Arthritis Rheumatol | 2017 |
| 29073913 | Correction to: Adaptation of the 2015 American College of Rheumatology treatment guideline for rheumatoid arthritis for the Eastern Mediterranean Region: an exemplar of the GRADE Adolopment | Health Qual Life Outcomes | 2017 |
| 28934978 | Adaptation of the 2015 American College of Rheumatology treatment guideline for rheumatoid arthritis for the Eastern Mediterranean Region: an exemplar of the GRADE Adolopment | Health Qual Life Outcomes | 2017 |
| 28831053 | Large Scale Metabolic Profiling identifies Novel Steroids linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis | Sci Rep | 2017 |
| 24261616 | Rheumatoid arthritis disease activity and vitamin D deficiency in an Asian resident population | Int J Rheum Dis | 2016 |
| 25315703 | Barriers to achieving controlled rheumatoid arthritis in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study | Rheumatol Int | 2015 |
| 24620997 | Challenges and opportunities in the early diagnosis and optimal management of rheumatoid arthritis in Africa and the Middle East | Int J Rheum Dis | 2015 |
| 25864660 | Regenerative treatments to enhance orthopedic surgical outcome | PM R | 2015 |
| 25327997 | The association of fatigue, comorbidity burden, disease activity, disability and gross domestic product in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Results from 34 countries participating in the Quest-RA program | Clin Exp Rheumatol | 2014 |
| 22955475 | Efforts to increase public awareness may result in more timely diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis | J Clin Rheumatol | 2012 |
| 20226018 | Work disability remains a major problem in rheumatoid arthritis in the 2000s: data from 32 countries in the QUEST-RA study | Arthritis Res Ther | 2010 |
| 20536606 | Live polio vaccine exposure while receiving anti-TNF therapy for reactive arthritis | Int J Rheum Dis | 2010 |
| 19880553 | Discordant assessment of lupus activity between patients and their physicians: the Singapore experience | Lupus | 2010 |
| 21205460 | Smokers and non smokers with rheumatoid arthritis have similar clinical status: data from the multinational QUEST-RA database | Clin Exp Rheumatol | 2010 |
| 20810033 | Gender, body mass index and rheumatoid arthritis disease activity: results from the QUEST-RA Study | Clin Exp Rheumatol | 2010 |
| 19277814 | Myalgias or non-specific muscle pain in Arab or Indo-Pakistani patients may indicate vitamin D deficiency | Clin Rheumatol | 2009 |
| 19184028 | The benefits of yoga for rheumatoid arthritis: results of a preliminary, structured 8-week program | Rheumatol Int | 2009 |
| 19643759 | Disparities in rheumatoid arthritis disease activity according to gross domestic product in 25 countries in the QUEST-RA database | Ann Rheum Dis | 2009 |
| 19144159 | Women, men, and rheumatoid arthritis: analyses of disease activity, disease characteristics, and treatments in the QUEST-RA study | Arthritis Res Ther | 2009 |
| 17973153 | Rheumatoid arthritis in the United Arab Emirates | Clin Rheumatol | 2008 |
| 18324379 | Can Islamic prayers benefit spondyloarthritides? Case report of a patient with ankylosing spondylitis and increased spinal mobility after an intensive regimen of Islamic prayer | Rheumatol Int | 2008 |
| 18431093 | Atypical arthritis due to combined hereditary hemochromatosis and active hepatitis C | J Clin Rheumatol | 2008 |
| 18759292 | Remission and rheumatoid arthritis: data on patients receiving usual care in twenty-four countries | Arthritis Rheum | 2008 |
| 17513570 | Rheumatoid arthritis in Dubai--delayed diagnosis and low usage of disease modifying antirheumatic drugs | Ann Rheum Dis | 2007 |
| 17360460 | Association of a common complement receptor 2 haplotype with increased risk of systemic lupus erythematosus | Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A | 2007 |
| 16868975 | Proinflammatory high-density lipoprotein as a biomarker for atherosclerosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis | Arthritis Rheum | 2006 |
| 15479754 | Transforming growth factor beta-1 and gene polymorphisms in oriental ankylosing spondylitis | Rheumatology (Oxford) | 2005 |
| 15797980 | Development and preliminary validation of a systemic lupus erythematosus-specific quality-of-life instrument (SLEQOL) | Rheumatology (Oxford) | 2005 |
| 15190526 | Pulmonary hemorrhage in systemic lupus erythematosus | Semin Arthritis Rheum | 2004 |
| 15119552 | Low-dose pulse methylprednisolone is an effective therapy for severe SLE flares | Lupus | 2004 |
| 15651198 | Psychometric properties of a new systemic lupus erythematosus-specific quality-of-life instrument (SLEQOL) | Ann Acad Med Singap | 2004 |
| 14968720 | Usefulness of serum soluble CD38 and CD157 levels in differentiating SLE, RA and healthy adults and their relationship with disease activity | Ann Acad Med Singap | 2003 |
| 12625109 | Intermittent epoprostenol infusions in systemic lupus erythematosus associated pulmonary hypertension--a series of three cases | Ann Acad Med Singap | 2003 |
| 14514129 | Hospitalization of individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus: characteristics and predictors of outcome | Lupus | 2003 |
| 12833245 | Intravenous pulses of methylprednisolone for systemic lupus erythematosus | Semin Arthritis Rheum | 2003 |
| 12220105 | Low-dose pulse methylprednisolone for systemic lupus erythematosus flares is efficacious and has a decreased risk of infectious complications | Lupus | 2002 |
| 12043889 | Mycobacterium haemophilum infection in an SLE patient on mycophenolate mofetil | Lupus | 2002 |
| 11789494 | Melioidosis in systemic lupus erythematosus: the importance of early diagnosis and treatment in patients from endemic areas | Lupus | 2001 |
| 19078168 | Troponin I Assessment of Cardiac Involvement in Patients With Connective Tissue Disease and an Elevated Creatine Kinase MB Isoform Report of Four Cases and Review of the Literature | J Clin Rheumatol | 1997 |
| 9045876 | Evidence for linkage of a candidate chromosome 1 region to human systemic lupus erythematosus | J Clin Invest | 1997 |
Dr. Humeira Badsha in the News
- Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak witnesses the honoring of 63 healthcare heroes at the fourth Annual Health Awards
- Middle East Arthritis Foundation announces 2021 webinar series to address various forms of arthritis
- UAE resident, arthritis ‘warrior’ raises awareness for disease
- COVID-19: Telemedicine consultations on the rise
- Telemedicine start up Okadoc emerges amidst Covid-19
- Life in the UAE: What does Arthritis really feel like?
- Practicing Rheumatology in Dubai
- Arthritis can strike at any age: Experts dispel a myth
- Arthritis in UAE: Diagnose disease early
- Joint pains? Don’t suffer in silence, get treated, experts warn residents
- Early treatment of the condition is crucial as if left undiagnosed, rheumatoid arthritis can lead to disability and deformity, doctors say.
- Understanding Fibromyalgia
- Vitamin D deficiency affects up to 90% of women in UAE: Doctor
- ‘Juvenile arthritis is a cause of concern’
- Seven years of pain before arthritis is diagnosed in UAE patients
Awards & Recognition
Dr.Badsha has continously demonstrated excellence in patient care across the globe, winning the Patient’s Choice Award Massachusetts, USA, for 3 consecutive years, the Doctify award for excellence in patient care in UAE 2021, Health awards Consultant of the year 2023, and Forttuna Global Excellence awards Physician of the year Middle East 2023. Her commitment to patient care led to her founding the Middle East Arthritis Foundation in 2006 to increase awareness of arthritis, and support those who have this chronic condition. She is the Vice Chairperson of the Foundation and has directed fund-raising and operations since 2006. In 2020 the Foundation received the first place award for innovation from the Ministry of Health UAE. The Foundation is consistently active in supporting patients and organizing yearly events such as World Arthritis Week and an annual Arthritis Walk.
Dr. Badsha has authored and published a book “The Wellness Guide to Arthritis” to provide a holistic guide to arthritis, diet and wellness for patients. The book is listed on Amazon and at various bookstores in the UAE. Through her YouTube and social media channels she promotes a comprehensive and integrative approach to disease and health.
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