Dr. Laith Alamlih

Clinical practice

Dr. Alamlih sees adults with inflammatory and non-inflammatory musculoskeletal disease: knee osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, systemic lupus erythematosus, axial spondyloarthritis, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, psoriatic arthritis, familial mediterranean fever, frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis), rotator cuff tendinopathy and tears, carpal tunnel syndrome, plantar fasciitis (heel spur), tennis elbow and tendinopathies, lumbar disc herniation and sciatica, hip osteoarthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis, behçet's disease, sjögren's syndrome, systemic sclerosis (scleroderma), vitamin d deficiency, polymyalgia rheumatica, vasculitis and connective tissue disease. Musculoskeletal ultrasound is part of the examination whenever it changes the diagnosis or guides a procedure.

• Diagnosis and long-term management of rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, gout, familial Mediterranean fever, vasculitis and connective tissue diseases
• Point-of-care musculoskeletal ultrasound at every visit where indicated: synovitis, erosions, crystal deposition, tendon and enthesis disease
• Ultrasound-guided joint, tendon-sheath and bursa injections (knee, shoulder, hip, hand, foot, carpal tunnel, plantar fascia, trigger finger)
• Biologic and targeted synthetic DMARD initiation and monitoring
• Osteoporosis assessment and treatment; fibromyalgia and chronic widespread pain
• Medical reports in Arabic and English for referring physicians, insurers and patients travelling from the Naqab

Positions and training

• 2025 – presentAssistant Professor of Internal MedicineFaculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University
• 2023 – presentConsultant Rheumatologist and Head of RheumatologyAl-Mezan Specialty Hospital, Hebron
• 2022 – presentConsultant RheumatologistThe Doctors Clinic (Dr. Laith Alamlih Clinic), Hebron
• 2021 – 2023Assistant Professor of Immunology & Rheumatology; Head of the Quality DepartmentFaculty of Medicine, Hebron University
• 2020 – 2023Consultant RheumatologistPrincess Alia Governmental Hospital, Hebron
• 2017 – 2020Rheumatology FellowshipHamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha
• 2013 – 2017Internal Medicine ResidencyHamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha
• 2004 – 2011MD with HonorsFaculty of Medicine, Cairo University

Certification, teaching and memberships

• Palestinian Board in Rheumatology
• Palestinian Board in Internal Medicine; Arab Board in Internal Medicine
• American College of Rheumatology (ACR) certification in musculoskeletal ultrasound; active ACR member
• EULAR advanced training certificates in clinical rheumatology and ultrasonography
• Site principal investigator, EUSTAR scleroderma registry (Palestine)
• Instructor, MSK Basic Ultrasound Course 2026, organised by the Jordanian Society of Rheumatology in collaboration with the Palestinian Rheumatology Association, Amman
• Member, Palestinian Rheumatology Association; instructor, BMJ Research to Publication course (Doha)
• Peer reviewer for Rheumatology (Oxford), Scientific Reports, Clinical Rheumatology and other journals

Research

Research interests: pharmacoepidemiology using large real-world databases (TriNetX), systematic reviews and meta-analyses, antiphospholipid syndrome, nationwide studies in Palestine (diagnostic delay in axial spondyloarthritis, fibromyalgia, vitamin D and B12 deficiency), and musculoskeletal ultrasound education. Five abstracts from Al-Quds University students under his supervision were accepted for ACR Convergence 2026. Co-principal investigator on a Hamad Medical Corporation senior research grant on seronegative antiphospholipid syndrome.

1. McClenahan R, Alamlih L. Cardiovascular and mortality outcomes with JAK versus TNF inhibitors in rheumatoid arthritis: a target trial emulation. Frontiers in Immunology. 2026;17:1908442. ↗
2. Alamlih L, Al-Natsheh A, Saadeh SW, et al. Diagnostic delay in axial spondyloarthritis: demographic, socioeconomic, and healthcare barriers in the West Bank, Palestine. Clinical Rheumatology. 2026. ↗
3. Alamlih L, Neiroukh H, Qawasmeh N, et al. Systematic review of culture-confirmed septic pericarditis in systemic lupus erythematosus with an index case. Lupus Science & Medicine. 2026;13(1):e002004. ↗
4. Alamlih L, Becetti K, Al Emadi S, et al. Anti-Annexin A5 antibodies and Annexin A5 resistance in antiphospholipid syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Translational Autoimmunity. 2026;12:100373. ↗
5. Alamlih L, Al-Karaja L, Amro D, Alnatsheh M. Sulfasalazine-induced leukocytoclastic vasculitis resulting in gangrene. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2023;62(4):e117–e118. ↗
6. Alamlih L, Al-Karaja L, Alayaseh M, Abunejma F, Al-Zeer Z, Sultan B. Familial Mediterranean fever with pseudo-septic arthritis: a case report and review of the literature. Modern Rheumatology Case Reports. 2022.
7. Alsaed OS, Alamlih L, Al-Radideh O, Chandra P, Alemadi S, Al-Allaf AW. Clinical utility of ANA-ELISA vs ANA-immunofluorescence in connective tissue diseases. Scientific Reports. 2021;11:8229.
8. Alamlih L, Abdulla N, Awad AM, Arayssi T. Renal arteriovenous fistula in Behçet's disease. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2021;60(5):e169–e170.
9. Alsaed OS, Alamlih L, Farfar KA, et al. Vocal cord palsy in refractory anti-MDA5 dermatomyositis. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2020;59(10):e66–e67.
10. Alamlih L, Abufaied M, Al-Allaf AW. An unusual cause of reactive arthritis with urticaria: a case report. Qatar Medical Journal. 2020;2020(2):25.
11. Ibrahim WH, Rasul F, Ahmad M, Bajwa AS, Alamlih L, et al. Asthma knowledge, care, and outcome during pregnancy: the QAKCOP study. Chronic Respiratory Disease. 2019;16. (Best Original Research Award, HMC 2018)
12. Alamlih L, Alkahlout M, Siam A, Alam S, Al-Allaf AW. Seropositive rheumatoid arthritis with very unusual X-ray findings. European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine. 2018;5(7):000883.
13. Al-Karaja L, Alshayeb FO, Amro D, Khdour YF, Alamlih L. Shrinking lung syndrome in a systemic lupus erythematosus patient improved by rituximab. Cureus. 2023;15(12):e50229.
14. Albandak M, Ayyad M, Abu Ajamia S, et al., Alamlih L. Rheumatoid arthritis with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis: a case report and literature review. Cureus. 2023;15(4):e37161.

Full list: PubMed · ORCID 0000-0003-1356-0835. Academic correspondence: layth.amleh@staff.alquds.edu.

Clinics

Patients travelling from the Naqab (Rahat, Hura, Tel Sheva, Lakiya, Kuseife, Beersheba) are seen regularly in Hebron; contact the clinic on WhatsApp before travelling so that examination, ultrasound and reporting can be completed in one visit. Reports are provided in Arabic and English.

For referring physicians

Referrals are welcome for diagnostic uncertainty in inflammatory arthritis, connective tissue disease, crystal arthropathy and chronic widespread pain, for ultrasound-guided procedures, and for initiation and monitoring of biologic therapy. A written report follows every consultation on request.

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