Dr. Nawar Al-Obaidi is a board-certified internal medicine physician with over 15 years of diverse clinical, academic, and administrative experience spanning the United States and abroad.
Dr. Al-Obaidi completed his internal medicine residency and served as Chief Resident at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, where he contributed to multiple performance improvement and hospital quality initiatives. His U.S. clinical roles have included hospitalist and attending physician positions across major New Jersey hospitals, with a focus on acute care, internal medicine, and patient-centered chronic disease management.
Before entering clinical practice in the U.S., Dr. Al-Obaidi held leadership roles in protein research and therapeutic development at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, overseeing high-throughput protein production and contributing to numerous peer-reviewed publications in biomedical sciences.
His commitment to education is evident in his teaching roles for institutions like Touro University and physician assistant programs at Kean, Seton Hall, High Point, and Saint Elizabeth universities.
Dr. Al-Obaidi is an accomplished researcher and national presenter, with a robust portfolio of published abstracts, peer-reviewed studies, and healthcare technology innovations. His work has been featured at national forums such as the American Thoracic Society, SCAI, HIMSS, and TCT. He is also the inventor of several high-throughput data processing tools and robotic systems used in medical research and clinical data optimization.
Education & Certifications
- M.B.Ch.B., Baghdad University
- Diploma in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Baghdad University
- Residency & Chief Residency, Internal Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
- ECFMG Certified
- American Board of Internal Medicine Certified
Special Interests: Hospital quality improvement, clinical informatics, EMR optimization, high-risk cardiology, medical device innovation, and advanced internal medicine diagnostics.
Languages: English, Arabic
