Doctor Expat is leading the Healthcare Recruitment in Dubai. We offer a complete solution to all Doctors, Dentists, and Allied Health Care Professionals who wish to secure their future in the United Arab Emirates. We help you connect to your next big opportunity by filling the professional gap in the market. We are proud to have been part of hundreds of successful Medical Professionals in their careers and to have them land on their dream jobs. Aspiring Doctor, Dentist, and Nurses get advice and full support so they relax and serve humanity and we take care of their professional path.
Our Specialities
Contingent Recruitment
1 to 4 hires
Multiple hiring & recruitment
5+ hires
Executive Search
Headhunting Senior roles
Contract and
Part-time assignments
Our Vision/Aim
Our aim is to become the World-leading Health Care Recruitment Agency. We help Doctors and Allied Healthcare professionals secure their future in the UAE and aim to expand our horizons to the world. Doctor Expat has partners in the United Kingdom, Europe, Hungary India and Germany.
The company was established in 2013, with the aim to make a difference in the UAE Market on how Recruitment Company’s in the region work, and deal with candidates. Dr Expat quickly became one of the leading and respected Recruitment and Licensing Agencies, which now deal with over 150 clients in the GCC.
Why Us?
We have been immensely successful in creating a global sourcing pool of highly skilled professionals looking for advice on relocation, licensing and employment opportunities; as well as helping clients looking for an established partner who has the strategic network, reach and capability to get their message to market.
We support professionals to complete their licensing and pre-employment processes and successfully commence in a post and have developed one of the largest databases of Healthcare professionals comprising of Doctors, Nurses and other healthcare-associated candidates from countries across the world.
Our Management Team
Kaneez Nabijee is the Founder and CEO of Dr Expat. Kaneez graduated in 2000 with a Bachelor in Business and Commercial Studies. She then went on to completing her Certificate in Financial Planning (FPC) and Certificate in Mortgage Advice & Practice (CeMap) where she qualified as an Independent Financial & Mortgage Advisor.
After working in the Finance industry for over 13 years, it was time to use her Business Skills and experience to make a change in the industry of Recruitment, and set up Dr Expat.
Mario Anthony is the Managing Director of Dr Expat. An accomplished management professional with over 25 years of experience working with the NHS as well as leading the company’s international operations, working closely with businesses in the GCC and Europe.
Before joining Dr. Expat in September 2013, Mario served as the Regional Manager for the Medic One Group in the UK managing multiple healthcare contracts for the NHS across London. Tenacious in building new business, securing customer loyalty and forging strong relationships with external businesses, Mario has used his past Business and Healthcare experience to Manage and form Dr. Expat as the leading Healthcare Recruitment provider in the UAE.
Mario is focused on providing a good customer experience to clients and candidates alike and by so doing, build brand loyalty.
Expertise, Reach & Excellence
We provide full licensing and recruitment services to include but not limited to
- Ad-hoc/per diem search
- Screening
- License assessments where required
- Pre-employment processing and onboarding
- Future workforce planning
- Bespoke International Project / Programme management
- Post commencement pastoral care if required
Our professional consultants have robust networks across the entire spectrum of Healthcare to include non-healthcare professionals such as Executives, Administrators, IT, Finance and Insurance specialists, Operational and Sales Management experts etc.
We work in close partnership with your Operations / Management team, hiring managers, or HR department to determine what you require to increase your capacity while maximising your hiring budget.