Top 4 Critical Care Specialists in Irbid 2026

When do you need this specialty or procedure?

Critical care, also called intensive care, is the branch of medicine that looks after people with life-threatening or potentially life-threatening illness. Typical examples are severe breathing failure, serious infections and sepsis, major injuries, and recovery from complex surgery. Most critical care happens inside a hospital intensive care unit (ICU), where patients are monitored closely and may need breathing support or other organ support.

This means you rarely book a critical care specialist the way you book a routine clinic. Outpatient consultations with these doctors usually relate to the following:

• Follow-up after an ICU stay, for adults or children. Many people have lingering weakness, breathing problems, tiredness, poor sleep or low mood after intensive care. Mainstream guidance, including the NHS, recognises this recovery period as needing support.
• Ongoing lung and breathing conditions, especially where the doctor also practises pulmonology. Examples are recurrent chest infections or long-term breathing difficulties in children, or chronic lung disease in adults.
• A referral from another doctor who wants an intensive care or lung specialist's opinion.

Three of the four doctors on this page are pediatricians. One is a pulmonologist. So check whether you need a children's or an adult consultation before you book.

Urgent warning signs: call 911

Do not wait for a clinic appointment if someone has any of these signs. Call 911 (Jordan's emergency number) or go to the nearest emergency department:

• severe difficulty breathing, gasping, or lips or face turning blue or grey
• chest pain or pressure
• confusion, unusual drowsiness, collapse or unresponsiveness
• a seizure
• signs of serious infection, such as high fever with rapid breathing, cold or mottled skin, or a rash that does not fade when pressed
• in babies and children: grunting, ribs pulling in with each breath, pauses in breathing, refusing feeds, or being floppy and hard to wake

An emergency department, not an outpatient clinic, is the right first step for these situations.

How to choose among the doctors here

People searching for the best critical care specialists in Irbid are usually trying to match the right doctor to a specific situation. The list cannot tell you who is clinically better. It does help you narrow things down:

• Child or adult? Dr. Samah Mashhour Awad, Dr. Saif Aldin Naif Rawabdeh and Dr. Faisal Mohammad Abu-Ekteish are pediatricians. Dr. Sahem Sameh Al-Ghraibeh's main specialty is pulmonology.
• Breathing focus or general intensive care? Dr. Awad and Dr. Abu-Ekteish list pediatric pulmonology alongside critical care. Dr. Rawabdeh's listed service is pediatric intensive care consultation. Dr. Al-Ghraibeh lists pulmonology and intensive care.
• Continuity of care. If your child or relative was treated in an intensive care unit, ask whether a follow-up with the team that treated them is possible. Ask your treating doctor or the hospital for a referral.
• Published qualifications. Each profile's biography lists qualifications. Read them alongside the services rather than treating them as a ranking.

All four doctors are based at the same place, King Abdullah University Hospital Specialty Outpatients. So location will not separate them. Availability and the type of consultation you need will.

What to expect at the first visit

A first outpatient consultation usually involves a detailed history, an examination and a review of earlier records. The doctor may suggest further tests or a follow-up plan. To make the most of the time:

• Bring records. Bring discharge summaries, especially from any intensive care stay. Also bring previous investigation results, imaging reports and lung function tests if available.
• Bring a medication list, including inhalers, supplements and anything recently stopped.
• Prepare a short symptom summary: when symptoms started, what makes them better or worse, and any recent hospital visits.
• For children, bring vaccination records and growth or birth details if relevant. A parent or guardian who knows the child's history should attend.

Questions you might ask:

• What do you think is causing these symptoms, and what tests are needed?
• What signs at home mean we should seek urgent care?
• How often should follow-up visits happen, and with whom?
• Is there rehabilitation or other support after an intensive care stay?

Insurance, fees and booking: what to ask before the appointment

None of these four profiles lists a consultation fee or insurers. Ask the hospital directly before you attend. Useful questions:

• Is a referral required to book with this doctor at the Specialty Outpatients?
• Does my insurance cover outpatient consultations at King Abdullah University Hospital, and is pre-approval needed?
• What is the consultation fee, and what extra costs might apply for tests?
• Which days does the doctor hold clinics, and how far ahead are appointments available?

Several profiles advise contacting the hospital appointment office and asking for the doctor by name. Confirm the clinic location and time a day or two before your visit.

Getting there

All four doctors list King Abdullah University Hospital Specialty Outpatients in Ramtha, Irbid. Patients come from across Irbid governorate's districts:

• Irbid city
• Ramtha
• Al-Husn
• Kufr Yuba
• Al-Koura
• Bani Kinanah
• Al-Mazar Al-Shamali

Plan extra time for parking and for finding the outpatient clinic inside a large hospital campus.

If you are looking for other hospitals in the governorate, Prince Rashid bin Al-Hassan Military Hospital, Princess Basma Teaching Hospital and Irbid Specialty Hospital also operate in Irbid. Check directly what services each offers.

In an emergency, do not drive to an outpatient clinic. Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department.

Checklist before you book

• Decide whether you need a pediatric or an adult consultation.
• Make sure the situation is not an emergency; if in doubt, call 911.
• Gather discharge summaries, test results and a full medication list.
• Ask whether a referral is needed for the Specialty Outpatients.
• Confirm insurance coverage and the consultation fee with the hospital.
• Ask for the doctor by name when booking.
• Confirm the clinic location and appointment time in advance.
• Write down your questions and the warning signs to watch for at home.