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Dr. Zahraa Ghanim Ahmed is a Consultant Anesthesiologist and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) specialist. She graduated from Al-Mustansiriya University College of Medicine in Baghdad, Iraq in 1997 and went on to receive her High Diploma Degree in Anesthesia and Intensive Care from the University of Baghdad College of Medicine in 2004.

In 2004-2010, she worked as a Specialist (Head of Department) in Anesthesia & ICU at Al Khansaa Teaching Hospital, which specializes in pediatric surgery and Obstetrics & Gynecology. During this period, she gained extensive experience in anesthetic procedures for both neonates and adults, as well as in painless labor. In 2011, she was awarded a Diploma in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management from the University Montpellier 1 in France while employed at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital in Muscat, Oman. During her time there, she was proficient in performing various regional neuraxial anesthetics and peripheral nerve blocks, including spinal, continuous and epidural blocks for postoperative and labor pain control. In 2022, she was granted a DESIAC.