Dr. Sumaiya Juma Al Araimi

Dr. Sumaiya is a Senior Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Sleep Medicine, and Allergy at Muscat Private Hospital, with more than 25 years of experience caring for children in Oman. She has practiced as a paediatrician since 2000, and since 2012 has served as a paediatric pulmonologist and Head of Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Medicine.

Dr. Sumaiya completed her Bachelor of Science in Basic Health Sciences and her Doctor of Medicine (MD) at Sultan Qaboos University in Oman, followed by a Diploma of Child Health in Glasgow in 2000. She completed her paediatrics residency through the Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB) and became a Member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (MRCPCH) in the UK in 2007. In 2011, she completed a Fellowship in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine and Allergy at the University of Lyon 1 in France, along with a Diploma in Respiratory Allergy.

Her clinical practice covers the full range of paediatric respiratory conditions, including asthma, allergy, immunotherapy, and biologic therapy, as well as rare pulmonary disorders such as cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, and interstitial lung disease. She is experienced in flexible bronchoscopy and bronchoalveolar lavage, and works closely with paediatric intensive care teams in the management of critically ill children, including lung collapse management, ventilator weaning support, and care of patients with intercostal drains.

Dr. Sumaiya has played a leading role in developing paediatric respiratory services in Oman and is a contributor to peer-reviewed research on cystic fibrosis in Omani children, including work on genotype-specific therapy and AGR2-associated cystic fibrosis-like disease. She has served on multiple OMSB committees, holds leadership roles in national and regional respiratory societies, and is a frequent speaker at local, regional, and international conferences in paediatric pulmonology.

Dr. Sumaiya is committed to patient-centered care and family education, believing that every breath matters — bringing compassionate, evidence-based care to infants, children, and adolescents with respiratory and allergic conditions.