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Dr. Maria Alonso

Co-founder and Medical Director, Maison Santé, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Maria Alonso is a Preventive Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine Specialist with 20 years of experience, dedicated to advancing integrative and preventive healthcare in Dubai. As the co-founder and medical director of Maison Santé, the region’s leading preventive and gut-focused clinic, she champions a patient-centered approach that emphasizes early detection and root cause treatment for chronic conditions.

A pioneer in the field, Dr. Maria is Dubai’s first fully DHA-licensed preventive doctor. Her extensive expertise blends modern scientific methods with traditional healing practices, focusing on lifestyle medicine, gut health, mental well-being, fertility, and women’s health. She is also a certified member of the German Anti-Aging Society (GSAAM) and the German Society of Preventive Medicine (DGP-Med).

Dr. Maria’s career milestones include serving as Managing and Medical Director of a complementary medicine center endorsed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. With a medical degree from Friedrich-Wilhems University in Bonn and a master’s in Preventive Medicine from Dresden International University, Dr. Maria has also trained in Neurology, Psychiatry, Homeopathy, and Naturopathy