Biographical summary
Dr. Ibrahim Yusuf Abubeker is a Board-Certified Internal Medicine Physician specializing in Internal Medicine and Hospital Medicine. He currently serves as a Senior Associate Consultant in General Internal Medicine at the Mayo Clinic, where he practices in International Medicine, Consultative Medicine, and Executive Medicine.
His primary clinical interests include the management of complex cases and the evaluation of undiagnosed or undifferentiated conditions.
Dr. Abubeker is also an Assistant Professor at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science. He is deeply passionate about medical education and is actively involved in teaching core clinical
skills — particularly physical examination, bedside procedures, and Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) — both locally and internationally. His commitment to education has earned him multiple awards for teaching excellence, and his academic work has been published and cited in a variety of peer-reviewed medical journals.
Interests
- Point of care Ultrasound
- Medical Education
- International Medicine
- Global Health
- Executive Medicine
- Consultative Medicine
- Hospital Medicine
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2022
Residency - Internal MedicineWarren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
- 2020
InternshipRochester Regional Health Unity Hospital
- 2019
Fellowship - General Internal MedicineWeill Cornell Qatar - Affiliate Hamad Medical Corporation
- 2017
Chief Medical Resident - Internal Medicine Residency ProgramWeill Cornell Qatar - Affiliate Hamad Medical Corporation
- 2016
Residency - Internal MedicineWeill Cornell Qatar - Affiliate Hamad Medical Corporation
- 2008
MD - Undergraduate/Medical SchoolMarmara University School of Medicine
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2022
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
Awards and honors
- 2024
Dean's Excellence in Teaching AwardThe Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
- 2023
Dean's Positive Champion Award of the Learning EnvironmentThe Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
- 2022
Dean's Positive Champion Award of the Learning EnvironmentThe Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
- 2022
Golden Pulse Ox Award, Excellence in Primary CareRhode Island Hospital Center for Primary Care
- 2022
Resident Teaching Award, Department of MedicineThe Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
- 2021
Dean's Excellence in Teaching AwardThe Warren Alpert Medical School, Brown University
- 2019
Best Clinical Research at Internal Medicine Education DayHamad Medical Corporation
- 2017
Certificate of Appreciation for Valuable Contribution as Chief ResidentHamad Medical Corporation
- 2016
Certificate of Appreciation for Improving Pneumococcal Vaccination RateHamad Medical Corporation
- 2015
Best Senior Resident AwardHamad Medical Corporation
- 2014
Best Senior Resident AwardHamad Medical Corporation
Professional memberships
- 2025 - present
InstructorGlobal Ultrasound Institute
- 2024 - present
MemberSociety of General Internal Medicine
- 2023 - 2024
Procedure CommitteeBrown Internal Medicine Inpatient
- 2022 - 2024
Selection CommitteeBrown Internal Medicine Residency
- 2022 - present
POCUS Special Internal GroupSociety of Hospital Medicine
- 2019 - present
MemberCanadian Point of Care Ultrasound Society
- 2017 - 2019
Member, Scientific CommitteeDoha Center of Excellence for Education and Training
- 2017 - present
MemberAmerican College of Physicians
- 2016 - 2019
Commiittee MemberJCI-MPE (Medical Professional Education)
- 2016 - 2017
Evaluation CommitteeInternal Medicine Residency Program
Publications