Meet Dr. Rida S. Baruni at Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital

Dr. Baruni graduated with an Honors MBBCh from the University of Tripoli.

He then trained in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the University of Toronto. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada.

He holds a Clinical Fellowship in Chronic Pain Management from the University of Toronto and was a Clinical Assistant Professor (Division of PM&R, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada) and Medical Director (G.F. Strong Rehabilitation Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada).

He had established and chaired the first Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at SEHA / SKMC for over 10 years. He also chaired the DOH Special Committee on Disability Assessment and Occupational Health for a two-year term.

Qualification

• MBBCh (Member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia, Canada)
• FRCPC (Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada)

Special interests

• Assessment, diagnosis and treatment of chronic neuro-musculo-skeletal impairments in adolescents and adults
• Chronic pain management
• Comprehensive chronic migraine headache management including Botox
• Prosthetics and orthotics assessment and prescription
• Myo-fascial trigger point injections
• Dry needling
• Prolotherapy
• Tendon, ligament and joint injections

Languages spoken

English and Arabic