Critical Care Medicine Career in Dubai
176 on the Register · 107 with a Full-time Licence
Dubai's medical register lists 176 critical care medicine professionals. The 107 with a full-time licence work at 35 facilities. The consultant ratio is 45%: 79 records carry a Consultant title. The FTL rate is 61%: the share holding an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility.
176
On the register
5
Register per 100K population
61%
FTL rate
45%
Consultant ratio
Top Employers
The largest employers of critical care medicine professionals in Dubai, ranked by headcount.
Areas Where Zavis Has Matched Critical Care Medicine Professionals
The areas with the most matched critical care medicine records. Areas come from the address on each facility's Zavis directory listing. 3,021 of Dubai's 5,505 facilities have an address that names one of these areas; the rest are in other communities or have no usable address, so an area's count is not its full workforce and an area missing here is not an area without this specialty.
Deira
10 matched
Al Garhoud
8 matched
Al Barsha
7 matched
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC)
6 matched
Al Nahda
6 matched
Al Qusais
5 matched
Hatta
5 matched
Dubai Silicon Oasis
4 matched
Employment Model
FTL (Full-time licence)
107
61%
REG (Registered only, no facility licence)
69
39%
The FTL rate is the share of registered critical care medicine professionals who hold an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility. A REG record means the professional has passed registration with the Dubai health regulator, which the regulator describes as the step before looking for a job, but is not currently licensed at a facility. That can mean someone between jobs, newly registered or not yet hired. Licence type does not measure skill or seniority.
Specialist to Consultant Pathway
97
Specialists
79
Consultants
45%
Consultant ratio
Frequently Asked Questions
How many critical care medicine professionals work in Dubai?
As of 2026-04-03, 107 critical care medicine professionals held an active full-time licence at a Dubai facility. Dubai's medical register listed 176 in all, or 5 per 100,000 population. The rest are almost all Registered Only: registered with the Dubai health regulator but holding no facility licence, so they cannot practise in Dubai until a facility activates one.
What are the top employers for critical care medicine in Dubai?
The largest employers are Rashid Hospital - Dubai Health, Dubai Hospital - Dubai Health, N.M.C Specialty Hospital Ltd - Dubai. The top facility employs 21 critical care medicine professionals.
What is the FTL rate for critical care medicine in Dubai?
61% of critical care medicine professionals on Dubai's medical register hold a full-time licence (FTL) at a Dubai facility. Another 39% are Registered Only (REG): they have passed registration with the Dubai health regulator but do not currently hold a licence at a Dubai facility, so they cannot practise until a facility activates one.
Related Pages
Critical Care Medicine Directory
Browse all 176 professionals
Supply Analysis
Licensed supply per 100K and employer concentration
Source: the public register of licensed medical professionals kept by the Dubai health regulator, read 2026-04-03. See data sources. This career profile is for informational purposes only and does not constitute career or employment advice.