Arab Health 2020 - Speakers

The carefully designed conferences at Arab Health will feature speakers from across the region and internationally, sharing the  very latest updates and insights into cutting-edge procedures, techniques and skills.

Arab Health Congress 2020 will feature speakers in the following specialities:

20th Total Radiology Conference

Dr Jamal Alkoteesh MD FRCR CCST EBIR 
United Arab Emirates University, Abu Dhabi SEHA Radiology Council, Al Ain Hospital

Prof Dr Michael Fuchsjaeger, Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria

Activity director:

  • Dr Eric Vens, Department Chair, Diagnostic Radiology, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Global chair:

Local chair:

  • Prof Hatem Abou El Abbass Ghonim, Senior Consultant Radiologist, Al Qassimi Hospital, Sharjah, Medical Director, Unison CI in PPP, UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention, Dubai, UAE

Local co-chair:

  • Anthony Bedson, Manager of Radiology, Clinical Imaging Institute - Chief Medical Officer, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE

Commitee members:

  • Prof Dr Bashar Issa, Chair, Professor, Department of Medical Diagnostic Imaging, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
  • Dr Jamal Aldeen ALkoteesh, Consultant Interventional Radiologist; Chairman, Clinical Imaging Institute, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
Speakers:
  • Dr Abdulmunhem Obaideen, Head of Medical Diagnostic Imaging - Associate Professor of Radiology, University Hospital Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
  • Prof Dr Aghiad Al-Kutoubi, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Radiology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
  • Dr Amanda Isaac, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College, London, UK
  • Amina Mahmood Ahmed, Radiology Manager, Fujairah Hospital, Fujairah, UAE
  • Dr Anthony Ryan, Past President, Irish Society of Interventional Radiology, Consultant Interventional Radiologist, University Hospital Waterford, Ireland
  • Dr Arkady Stolpner, Chairman of the Board, Medical institute of Berezina, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • Dr Athina Vourtsis, Director and Founder, Diagnostic Mammography Center, Founding President, Hellenic Breast Imaging Society, Member and European Liaison of the Medical Advisory Board, DenseBreast-Info.org, Athens, Greece
  • Charlotte Beardmore, Vice President, European Federation of Radiological Societies, Director of Professional Policy, The Society and College of Radiographers, London, UK
  • Prof Dr Christian Loewe, Head, Department of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
  • Prof Dr David Graham, Chair of Medical Imaging and Radiology, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Denise Conroy, Radiology Manager, Bon Secours Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
  • Dr Dilip Gokhale, Specialist Physician, Clinical Imaging Institute - Chief Medical Officer, Physician- Radiology, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
  • Dr Emad Shenouda Naguib, Chief of Radiology and General Manager, Alsalam Hospital Mohandessin, Assistant Secretary General, Pan Arab Radiolology Society, Cairo, Egypt
  • Prof Dr Franz Kainberger, Immediate Past President, European Society of Musculoskeletal Radiology, Vienna, Austria
  • Professor Graciano Paulo, Professor of Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy, Coimbra Health School, Portugal; Past-President, European Federation of Radiographer Societies, Coimbra, Portugal
  • Prof Dr Gudrun Feuchtner, Vice-director, Department of Radiology, Innsbruck Medical University, Innsbruck. Austria
  • Dr Herma Holscher, Past President, Dutch Society of Radiology, HAGA Teaching Hospital, The Hague, The Netherlands
  • Prof Dr Igor Tyurin, Chief Radiologist, Russian Ministry of Healthcare, Chair of Radiology, Russian Medical Academy of Post-Graduate Training and Education, Moscow, Russian Federation
  • Dr Izzeddin Qtaish, President, Jordanian Interventional Radiology Society, Consultant Interventional Radiologist, King Abdullah University Hospital, Amman, Jordan
  • Assoc Prof Jonathan McNulty, President, European Federation of Radiographer Societies; Associate Dean for Graduate Taught Studies, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
  • Klaudia Bräuner, Radiographer, Department of Radiology Landesklinikum Amstetten, Amstetten, Austria
  • Prof Dr Luca Sconfienza, Unit Director, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milan, Italy
  • Dr Mahmoud El-Kaisi, Staff Physician, Department of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Prof Dr Michael Riccabona, Division of Paediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
  • Professor Maryann Hardy, Professor of Radiography & Imaging Practice Research, Faculty of Health Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, UK
  • Prof Dr Nasreen Mahomed, Associate Professor Radiology, University of Witwatersrand, Head of Clinical Unit, Diagnostic Radiology, Rahima Moosa Mother and Child Hospital, Chair, South African Society of Paediatric Imaging (SASPI), Honorary Professor, Nelson Mandela Children's Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Dr Numan Balci, Associate Staff Physician, Diagnostic Radiology, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Omer Abdelmageed Mahmoud, Sonographer, Ghayathi Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Prof Paul Parizel, David Hartley Chair of Radiology, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
  • Dr Rizwan Malik, Consultant Radiologist, Imaging Lead, Associate CCIO and Divisional Clinical Governance Lead, Royal Bolton NHS Foundation Trust, Greater Manchester, England, UK
  • Dr Roshan George, Radiology Registrar, University of Pretoria, South Africa
  • Dr Salah El Rai, Consultant, Radio Diagnostic and Medical Imaging, Clinical and Interventional Neuroradiology, Neurovascular Imaging Consultant Radiologist, Al Zahra Hospital Sharjah
  • Professor Salwa M. Fathy Ismail, Professor of Radiology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
  • Prof Dr Sayed Ghoneim, Secretary General, Pan Arab Radiology Society, Cairo, Egypt
  • Assoc Prof Shane Foley, Head of Subject, Radiography, School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
  • Prof Dr Siegfried Trattnig, Professor and Chairman, MR Centre of Excellence, Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image Guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
  • Prof Tarek A. El-Diasty, President, Egyptian Society of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, President, African Society of Radiology, FormerChief of Radiology Department, Professor of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt
  • Prof Dr Ulf Teichgräber, Director of Radiology Department, University Hospital of Jena, Jena, Germany
  • Prof Dr Valentin Sinitsyn, President, Russian Society of Radiology (RSR), Head of Radiology at Faculty of Fundamental Medicine, University Hospital, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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19th Surgery Conference

Dr Guido Mannaerts, Chair of Department, General Surgery Clinic - Medical Affairs, Tawam Hospital – SEHA, Al Ain, UAE

Prof Dr Yousif Hussein Eltayeb, Consultant Surgeon, Rashid Hospital; Associate Professor, Dubai Medical College; Dubai Surgical Residency Program Director, Dubai Healthcare Authority, Dubai, UAE

Prof Dr Scott Shikora, Director of the Center for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Activity director:
Dr Matthew Walsh, Professor of Surgery, Rich Family Distinguished Chair of Digestive Diseases, Chairman, Department of General Surgery, Digestive Disease Institute, Chairman, Academic Department of Surgery, Education Institute, Cleveland Clinic Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Chair:
Dr Ali Al Dameh, Consultant Thoracic and Surgical Oncology, American Hospital Dubai, Dubai, UAE

Scientific committee:

  • Dr Bijendra Patel, Consultant Upper GI & Laparoscopic Surgeon, Barts Health NHS Trust, Clinical Lead for General Surgery, Network Director for Upper GI Surgery, Director of Surgical Skills and Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
  • Dr Guido Mannaerts, Chair of Department, General Surgery Clinic - Medical Affairs, Tawam Hospital – SEHA, Al Ain, UAE
  • Dr Shaw Somers, President, British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society; Consultant Upper GI and Bariatric Surgeon, BMI Clementine Churchill Hospital London, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Portsmouth, UK
  • Prof Dr Yousif Hussein Eltayeb, Consultant Surgeon, Rashid Hospital; Associate Professor, Dubai Medical College; Dubai Surgical Residency Program Director, Dubai Healthcare Authority, Dubai, UAE

Speakers:

  • Dr Aaron Han, Consultant Pathologist, American Hospital Dubai, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Abdulrahman Saadeddin, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Advanced Therapeutic Upper GI endoscopy and Colonoscopy, Gastroenterologist, Emirates Specialty Hospital, Dubai, UAE
  • Rt Hon Professor Lord Ajay Kakkar P C, Professor of Surgery, University College London, Director, Thrombosis Research Institute London, UK
  • Prof Sir Alfred Cuschieri, Pioneer, Minimal Access Surgery, Senior Scientific Advisor & PI Surgical Technology and Robotics Group, Institute for Medical Science & Technology (IMSaT), University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland, UK
  • Dr Ali Khammas, General Surgery Consultant, Head of the General Surgery Department, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Ammar Al Dhamin, Consultant, Plastic Surgeon, Mediclinic Park View Hospital, Dubai, UAE
  • Prof Dr Anders Bergenfelz, Professor, Consultant Surgeon in Endocrine and Sarcoma Surgery, Departmentof Surgery, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
  • Prof Dr Antonio Privitera, Lead Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
  • Prof Arvind Kumar, President (2019), The Association of Surgeons of India, Chairman, Center for Chest Surgery, Director, Institute of Robotic Surgery, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital (SGRH) New Delhi, Founder & Managing Trustee, Lung Care Foundation, New Delhi, India
  • Dr Basim Alkhafaji, Consultant Surgeon, Head of Surgery Department, Canadian Specialist Hospital, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Bruno Dillemans, Director, The Center of Obesity Surgery, AZ Sint-Jan Hospital, Bruges, Belgium
  • Prof Dr Carlos O. Esquivel, Arnold and Barbara Silverman Professor in Pediatric Transplantation, Stanford School of Medicine, Professor of Surgery, Abdominal Transplantation and of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology, The Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford Children’s Health, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Palo Alto, California, USA
  • Prof Dr Detlef Bartsch, Editor, Endocrine Oncology Journal, Chair of Surgery, Neuroendocrine Center of Excellence, Marburg University, Marburg, Germany
  • Prof Dr Eduard Jonas, Professor and Head: Surgical Gastroenterology, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
  • Prof Dr Emre Gorgun, Staff Surgeon, Associate Professor, Cleveland Clinic Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Dr Fady Kaldas, Associate Director, Multi-Organ Transplantation & Hepatobiliary Surgery Fellowship Program, Director, Liver Transplantation Service, UCLA Health, California. Los Angeles, USA
  • Dr Faraz Khan, Consultant Oncologist, American Hospital Dubai, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Frank Conroy, Chief of Surgery and Assistant Chief Medical Officer, Consultant Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgeon, American Hospital Dubai, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Hmouda Al Afari, Bariatric Surgeon, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
  • Dr Humaid Al-Shamsi, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Tawam Hospital, Al-Ain, UAE
  • Dr Ian Valerio, Professor; Chief, Division of Burn, Wound, & Trauma, Department of Plastic Surgery, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, USA
  • Dr Ibrahim F. AlSheneber, Consultant General Surgeon, Surgical Oncologist, General Coordinator, Gulf Society of Oncology, Dhahran, KSA
  • Prof Dr Iyad Hassan, Consultant - General and Endocrine Surgeon/ Head of General, Endocrine and Cancer Surgery, Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Javed Razza, Consultant General, Upper Gastrointestinal and Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Jeffrey Marks, Director, Surgical Endoscopy, Program Director, Case Western/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Jeffrey L. Ponsky Professor of Surgical Education, Immediate Past President, SAGES, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Prof Dr John Morton, Vice Chair of Quality, Division Chief of Bariatric & Minimally Invasive Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, Yale New Haven Health System, Past President, American Society of Metabolic Bariatric Surgery, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
  • Prof Dr John Moynihan, Chairman, Department of Surgery, Surgeon in Chief, Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, Professor of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Falls Church, Virginia. USA
  • Dr Labib Riachi, Consultant, Female Pelvic Medicine, Lebanese University Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon
  • Prof Maher Abbas, Consultant – Colorectal Surgery, Dubai Colorectal Surgery and Endoscopy, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Maroun Khoury, Consultant Oncologist and Hematologist, American Hospital Dubai, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Mitchell C. Posner, Chief of General Surgery, Chief of Surgical Oncology and Physician-in-Chief, Comprehensive Cancer Center, UC Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Dr Mohamed Felasi, Head of ENT Department, Tawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
  • Dr Mohammed Al-Khatib, Specialist and Consultant in Internal Medicine, Healthplus Diabetes and Endocrinology Center, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Mohammed Hadad, Head of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Consultant Bariatric Surgeon, Consultant General Surgeon, Healthpoint Clinics, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Mutaz Fakhry Al-Khateeb, Professor in Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic and Vascular surgeon, Al Qassimi Hospital, Sharjah, UAE
  • Dr Nashwan Mahgoob, Professor and Consultant General and Laparoscopic Surgeon, Director, Advanced Laparoscopy and Obesity Unit, Medical College, University of Mosul, Head, Mosul Training Center for Medical Specialization (FICMS) in General Surgery, Mosul, Iraq
  • Prof O James Garden, Professor Emeritus, Clinical Surgery, Dean International, Global Community, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Omar Al Marzouqi, Consultant MIS and Bariatric Surgeon, United Medical Centre, Consultant Surgeon, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, UAE
  • Prof Dr Paul Barach, Clinical Professor, Children's Hospital, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Lecturer and Senior Advisor, Dean, Jefferson College of Population Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Dr Paul Sayad, Consultant General Surgeon, Health Bay Polyclinic, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Probal Neogi, Council Member, The Association of Surgeons of India, Professor of Surgery, MLN Medical College, Allahabad, India
  • Dr Rafael Villalobos Mori, Head of the Abdominal Wall Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery and Digestive Diseases, Arnau de Vilanova University Hospital, Institut of Biomedical Research of Lleida, Lleida, Spain
  • Dr Raghu Ram, President (2020), The Association of Surgeons of India, Director, KIMS- Ushalakshmi Centre for Breast Diseases, Hyderabad, India, Founder, CEO & Director, Ushalakshmi Breast Cancer Foundation, Hyderabad, India
  • Dr Salem Nasser Al Harthi, Consultant Physician, Physician - Surgical Services - Physician Practice Services, Al Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Santhosh John Abraham, Council Member, The Association of Surgeons of India, Head - Department of Surgery, Lourdes Hospital, Kochi, Kerala, India
  • Prof Dr Scott Shikora, Director of the Center for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Prof Dr Sherif Saber, Lecturer, Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt
  • Prof Dr Shiva Mishra, ASI Council Member, The Association of Surgeons of India, Senior Consultant Laparoscopic Obesity & General Surgeon, Shivani Hospital, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Dr Tarek Dufan, Director of Radiation Oncology and Medical Imaging, Senior Consultant
  • Radiation Oncologist, American Hospital Dubai, Dubai, UAE
  • Prof Dr Tarek Mahdy, Professor of Bariatric and Endocrine Surgery, Mansoura University Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura, Egypt, Senior Consultant of Surgery, Al Qassimi Hospital, Sharjah, UAE
  • Dr Yasir Akmal, Surgical Oncologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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16th Orthopaedics Conference

Activity Director:

  • Dr Mark S. Schickendantz, Professor of Surgery; Director - Center for Sports Health, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Conference Chair:

  • Dr Ayman Fahim, Consultant Orthopaedic, Board Certified, Expert in MSK US, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Speakers

  • Dr Amanda Isaac, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, King's College, London, UK
  • Dr Andy Wee, Arthroscopic Sports Surgeon; Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon, Pinnacle Orthopaedic Group, Mount Elizabeth Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
  • Dr Bernard Lallemand, Assistant Professor, Weil Cornell Medical College; Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Upper Limb and Hand, DxBone Bone & Joint Excellence Center, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Chris Peach, Consultant Elbow and Shoulder Surgeon, Orthteam, Orthteam Centre, Manchester, UK
  • Dr Christiana Savvidou, Orthopaedic Hand Surgeon, Kings College Hospital; Emirates Hospital, The Children's Medical Center, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Francis J. Hornicek, Orthopaedic Oncologist Professor & Chair of the department of Orthopaedic Surgery & Neurosurgery, UCLA School of Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, California, USA
  • Dr George Ampat, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal Liverpool University Hospital; Clinical Teacher, School of Medicine, Liverpool University, Liverpool, UK
  • Dr Herve Ouanezar, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon - Knee Surgery & Sports Traumatology, Emirates Sports Med, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Issam Mardini, Orthopaedist & Hand Specialist, Emirates Hospital, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Matthew James Bartlett, Consultant Lower Limb Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon; Knee Specialist, London North West Hospitals NHS Trust and BMI Clementine Churchill Hospital, London, UK
  • Dr Mohammed Alshouli, Orthopaedic Consultant and Foot and Ankle surgery & Deputy Chairman - Orthopaedic Department, Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz Hospital (PMAH) – MOH, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Nathalie Bouffioux, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon: Foot and Ankle, DxBone Bone & Joint Excellence Center, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Nick Shamie, Spine Surgeon; Chief of Orthopaedic Spine Surgery; Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery, UCLA School of Medicine, UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, California, USA
  • Dr Nima Heidari, Consultant Foot, Ankle and Limb Reconstruction Surgeon, BMI Healthcare and St Bartholomew's & The Royal London Hospital, London, UK
  • Dr Philippe Landreau, Knee and Shoulder Orthopaedic Surgeon & Chief Medical Officer, DxBone Bone & Joint Excellence Center, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Rajan Sharma, National President Elect, India Medical Association; Orthopaedic Surgeon, Ortho Care Clinic, Amritsar, India
  • Dr Shreerang Josh, Specialist – Department of Orthopaedics, RAK Hospital, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
  • Prof Sherwin Ho, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, UChicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Dr Thomas Nau, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Kings College Hospital, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr YoussefKoleilat, Orthopaedic Consultant & HOD, Al Seef Hospital, Salmiya, Kuwait
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12th Obs & Gyne Conference

Activity Director:

  • Dr Tommaso Falcone, Chief of Staff & Chief Academic Officer, Medical Director, Cleveland Clinic London, London, UK

Local Chair:

  • Dr Leanne Bricker, Chair: Department of Fetal Medicine & Imaging – CMO, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Scientific Committee:

  • Prof Abdallah Adra, Clinical Associate, Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, American University of Beirut; Chairperson, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Nini Hospital, Tripoli, Lebanon
  • Dr Abdulaziz Al Obaid, Gynae-Oncologist & CEO, National Medical Care, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Ghassan Lotfi, President, Emirates Endometriosis League; Consultant OBGYN; Head of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Al Zahra Hospital, Dubai, UAE
  • Prof John Rock, Founding Dean - College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Prof Shamsa Al Awar, Chair - Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, UAE
  • Dr Wendy Noble, Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, American Hospital Dubai, Dubai, UAE
  • Prof Zarko Alfirevic, Professor of Fetal and Maternal Medicine; Head of Department & Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Clinical), University of Liverpool / Liverpool Women's Hospital, Liverpool, UK

Speakers:

  • Dr Ali Al Ibrahim, Consultant Maternal Fetal Medicine, Oasis Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
  • Dr Antonia Testa, Consultant Gynaecologist & Board Member, International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology (ISUOG), Rome, Italy
  • Dr Athina Vourtsis, Director and Founder, Diagnostic Mammography Center; Founding President, Hellenic Breast Imaging Society; Member and European Liaison of the Medical Advisory Board, DenseBreast-Info.org, Athens, Greece
  • Dr David Graham, Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Desislava Markova, Specialist – Fetal Medicine, IVI Middle East Fertility Clinic, Dubai, UAE
  • Prof Eduardo L. Franco, James McGill Professor and Chair, Department of Oncology; Director, Division of Cancer Epidemiology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
  • Dr Feroza Dawood, OBGYN Consultant & Medical Director, Kings College Hospital London, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr George Botros, Chief of Gynaecology; Consultant in Minimally Invasive and Advanced Endometriosis Surgery; LWH Accredited Endometriosis Centre Lead, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Ghada Izzat Qawasmeh, Consultant OBGYN & Acting Head of the Gynecology, Healthpoint, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Ghina Ghazeeri, Associate Professor of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, American University of Beirut Medical Centre, Beirut, Lebanon
  • Dr Hassan Elbiss, Associate Professor, Consultant Obstetrician & Urogynocologist, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, UAE
  • Dr Howaida Khair, Arab Board OBGYN; Consultant OBGYN & Assistant Professor – College of Medicine Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, UAE
  • Dr Jacqueline Guest, Consultant Physician: Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology – CMO, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Jean Uy-Kroh, Gynaecologic Surgeon, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Karl Jallad, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Urogynecology, LAU Medical Center-Rizk Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon
  • Dr Lakshmi Soundararajan, Consultant OBGYN & Residency Program Director, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Prof Lil Valentin, Professor of Obstetrical, Gynecological and Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnostics, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
  • Prof Marian Knight, Professor of Maternal and Child Population Health - National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
  • Dr Myles Taylor, President, British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society (BMFMS); Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, London, UK
  • Dr Nageena Mahmood, Consultant Obstetric Medicine, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Paul Bosio, Chief Medical Officer, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Prof Rima S Bader, Professor of Paediatrics & Head of Perinatal Cardiology Services, King Abdul Aziz University Hospital, Jeddah, KSA
  • Dr Rupinder Kaur Ruprai, President, SARG (Society of Aesthetic and Regenerative Gynecology); Specialist OBGYN, King’s College Hospital London, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Saleema Wani, Division Chief – Obstetrician and Gynaecology – CMO, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Samina Dornan, Consultant OBGYN - Fetal Medicine; Lead Maternal Fetal Medicine, King’s College Hospital London, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Saudabi Valappil, Division Chief, Department of Fetal Medicine & Imaging. Consultant Obstetrician, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Shanthi Sairam, Consultant in Fetal Medicine & Fetal Cardiology, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Soha Tohamy Said, Obstetrics/ Gynaecology &Fetal Medicine Consultant-Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Prof Steve Robson, Professor of Fetal Medicine, Newcastle University; Fetal Medicine Consultant, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, UK
  • Dr Suzan Al-Shdefat, Consultant Gyn-Oncologist; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology Department College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, UAE
  • Dr Yasmin Sajjad, Consultant Obs/Gynae, Andrology & Reproductive Endocrinology; Divisional Chief & Director - Department of Reproductive Medicine, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Zarah Sadiq, Clinical Resource Midwife, PROMPT, BLS and NRP Instructor, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Midwifery Conference

Activity Director:

  • Dr Gayle Petty, Director of Professional Development, Clinical and Nursing, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Local Chair:

  • Dr Tracy Roake, Head of Education and Student Affairs, Danat Al Emarat Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Speakers

  • Adeline Selvaraj, Clinical Resource Nurse, PROMPT, ACLS, BLS and NRP Instructor, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Amal Saber, Clinical Resource Nurse, NRP Instructor, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Azhar Mohammed Abu Al Ali, Senior Clinical Psychologist, Latifa Hospital, Dubai, UAE
  • Caren Busen, Director -International Clinical Support, Clinical Computer Systems, Springfield, Illinois, USA
  • Dorothy Cook, Midwife Specialist, Great Western Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Swindon, UK
  • Helen King, Senior Vice President – Quality & Corporate Group Nursing Director, NMC Healthcare, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Janet Alemao, Clinical Resource Nurse, PROMPT, ACLS, BLS and NRP Instructor, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Jasmine Sneyd, Midwife Educator, Nation Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Joanne Hubbard, Learning and Development Expert, Sheikh Shakbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Joyce Calubayan, Nursing Supervisor, Danat Al Emarat Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Leanne Hogan, Charge Midwife, Al Zahra Hospital, Dubai, UAE
  • Malene Hegenberger, Midwife, Hegenberger Speculum & Slagelse Hospital, Roskilde, Denmark
  • Dr Mallavarapu Prakasamma, Founder, Society of Midwives; Executive Director, Answers Foundation, Telangana, India
  • Prof Marian Knight, Professor of Maternal and Child Population Health - National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit, Oxford University, Oxford, UK
  • Dr Myles Taylor, President, British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Society (BFMS); Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, London, UK
  • Sara Kindberg, CEO, Midwife & Clinical Specialist, GynZone, Aarhus, Denmark
  • Shahrzad Sharifi, Senior Midwife & PROMPT Instructor, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, UAE
  • Shereen Zarroug, Birth & Postnatal Doula (DONA); Childbirth Educator (LAMAZE); Breastfeeding Counsellor & Founder, Belly Baby Mom, Dubai, UAE
  • Susan Thomas, Clinical Resource Nurse, PROMPT, ACLS, BLS and NRP Instructor, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Tracy Hendricks, Assistant Director of Nursing & Midwife, Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital, Umm Al Quwain, UAE
  • Trine Viskum Karlsen, Midwife, GynZone, Aarhus, Denmark
  • Zarah Sadiq, Clinical Resource Midwife, PROMPT, BLS and NRP Instructor, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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GI Endoscopy Conference

Activity Director:

  • Dr Shiva Kumar, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Department Chair, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Chair:

  • Dr Maryam Alkhatry, Immediate Past President, Emirates Gastroenterology and Hepatology Society, Specialist and Head of Department – Gastroenterology, RAK Hospital, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE

Speakers:

  • Dr Aabid Lehibi, Consultant Surgeon, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Aayed Al Qahtani, Professor of Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, King Saud University, Past President, Pan Arab Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (PASMBS), Past President, International Paediatric Endosurgery Group (IPEG), CEO and Medical Director, New You Medical Center, Former Director, Bariatric Surgery Program, King Fahad Medical City – KFMC, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Abdelrahman Nimeri, Section Chief, Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery, Carolinas Medical Center, Associate Professor of Surgery, UNC, Director, Atrium Health Weight Management, Program Director, Carolinas Bariatric Fellowship Program, Carolinas HealthCare System, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
  • Dr Ahmed Al Rifai, Consultant Hepatologist and Gastroenterologist, Acting Chair of Medicine, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Ahmad Jazzar, Consultant Gastroenterology, Gulf Diagnostic Center, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Alessandro Repici, Director of Digestive Endoscopy Unit, Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
  • Dr Amer Alkhatib, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Interventional Gastroenterologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Aydamir Alrakawi, Director of Endoscopy, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Bader Al Hadrami, Consultant Surgeon, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman
  • Prof Dr Barham K Abu Dayyeh, Director of Advanced Endoscopy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
  • Dr Byung Hyo Cha, Consultant, Gastroenterology, Head of Division of Medicine, Shaikh Khalifa Speciality Hospital, Ras Al-Khaimah, UAE
  • Dr Dinesh Chinchure, Senior Consultant, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore, Senior Clinical Lecturer, YLL-National University of Singapore (NUS) School of Medicine, Singapore, Singapore
  • Prof Dr Eduard Jonas, Professor and Head: Surgical Gastroenterology, University of Cape Town, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
  • Prof Dr Gontrand Lopez-Nava, Head of Bariatric Endoscopy, Madrid Sanchinarro University Hospital, Vice Chair, Bariatric Endoscopy Committee, International Federation for Surgery of Obesity-IFSO, Madrid, Spain
  • Dr Guido Mannaerts, Chair of Department, General Surgery Clinic - Medical Affairs, Tawam Hospital – SEHA, Al Ain, UAE
  • Dr Heba AlFarhan, Vice President, Kuwait Gastroenterology Association, Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, Advanced IBD Specialist, Amiri Hospital, Kuwait, Kuwait
  • Dr Jeffrey Marks, Director, Surgical Endoscopy, Program Director, Case Western/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Jeffrey L. Ponsky Professor of Surgical Education, Immediate Past President, SAGES, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Dr Kaiser Raja, Consultant Gastroenterologist and Liver Diseases, King’s College Hospital London, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Khalid Bamakramah, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, UAE
  • Prof Dr Manoel Galvao Neto, Director of Innovation, International Bariatric Club - IBC, Oxford, UK, Affiliated Professor of Surgery, ABC Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Dr Mitchell C. Posner, Chief of General Surgery, Chief of Surgical Oncology and Physician-in-Chief, Comprehensive Cancer Center, UChicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Dr Mohammad Al-Haddad, Associate Professor of Medicine, Associate Director, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
  • Dr Mousa Khoursheed, President, IFSO – MENA, Associate Professor, Consultant Surgeon, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Kuwait, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Kuwait, Kuwait
  • Prof Dr Mustafa Sabri, Professor of Medicine, Dubai Medical College, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Rashid Hospital, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Nigel Umar Beejay, Consultant Physician, Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist, Certified Physician Executive, Emirates Hospital Group UAE, Harley Street, London, UK
  • Prof Dr Paul Barach, Clinical Professor, Children's Hospital, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Lecturer and Senior Advisor, Dean, Jefferson College of Population Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Prof Dr Scott Shikora, Director of the Center for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Dr Zaher Koutoubi, Consultant, Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Clinical Assistant, Professor of Medicine, Lerner College of Medicine, Digestive Disease Institute, Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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4th Emergency Medicine Conference

Chair:

  • Dr Saleh Fares, Consultant of Emergency Medicine, EMS and Disaster Medicine, Founder and President, Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine (ESEM), Dubai, UAE

Co-Activity Directors:

  • Dr Carlos A. Torres, Staff Physician, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Jacques W. Kobersy, Institute Chair, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Speakers:

  • Dr Abdulla Al Kaabi, Consultant emergency medicine, Deputy program director, Emergency medicine residency program, Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Ahed Al Najjar, Clinical Education Manager, National Ambulance, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Arif Alper Cevik, Professor of Emergency Medicine, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE
  • Dr Danish Sami, Consultant, Emergency Medicine, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Firas Al Najjar, Emergency Medicine Consultant, Rashid Hospital Trauma Center, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • HE Matar Saeed Rashed Al Nuaimi, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Public Health Center and Director of the Department of Crisis and Emergencies, Department of Health, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Jacques Malan, Head of Department, Consultant Emergency Physician, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Khaldoon Al Khaldi, Consultant, EMS - Emergency & Disaster Medicine, Abu Dhabi
  • Dr Mahmood Mohammed Ghanaim, Consultant & Head of Emergency Department, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Muhammad Nassif, Emergency Physician, Director, Professional Development, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU), Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Naeem Toosy, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Acting Head of Emergency Department, Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital, Umm Al Quwain, UAE
  • Dr Rasha Buhumaid, Emergency Physician, Programme Director, EM Residency Program, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, General Secretary, Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Saad AlQahtani, Clinical Researcher, National Ambulance, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Sabrina Berdouk, Consultant, Emergency Medicine, Al Qassimi Hospital, Sharjah, UAE
  • Dr Sanjay Ayathan, Emergency Medicine Consultant, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Tamorish Kole, President Elect and Board Member, Asian Society for Emergency Medicine, Chairman, Institute of Emergency Medicine, VPS Rockland, New Delhi, India
  • Dr Tina Malan, Psychiatrist, Openminds, Mediclinic, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Thiagarajan Jaiganesh, Consultant Emergency Physician, Head of Emergency Medicine Department, Tawam Hospital, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Director EM Residency Programme UAE University​, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Waqaas Ahmad, Staff Physician, Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE Health Services, SEHA, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Patient Experience Conference

Activity Directors:

  • Dr Adrienne Boissy, Chief Experience Officer, Neurologist, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA
  • Maazza Al Magthob, Senior Manager, Service Excellence, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Local Chair:

  • Dr Aaron Han, Consultant Pathologist and Director of Haematology and Flow Cytometry, American Hospital Dubai, Vice President, Emirates Pathology Society, Dubai, UAE

Speakers:

  • Asma Al Ameri, Quality Monitoring Section Head, Department of Health, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Ellil Mathiyan Lakshmanan, Co-Chair, SingHealth Patient Advocacy Network, Vice President, Ostomy Association of Singapore, Singapore
  • Eman Alturaiki, Director, Patient Experience Office, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr Houriya Kazim, Consultant Breast Surgeon/Medical Director, Well Woman Clinic, Dubai, UAE
  • Irene Chan, Director of Corporate Planning and Office of Patient Experience, KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital, Singapore
  • Dr Karen Luxford, CEO, The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards and ACHS International, New South Wales, Australia
  • Dr Khulood Mohamed Al Sayegh, Head of Clinical Standards and Guidelines Section, Health Policies and Standard Department, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE
  • Manish Kohli, Chairman of the Board, HIMSS, USA
  • HE Dr Maryam Mater, Genetic Scientist, Founder and Chairperson, UAE Genetic Diseases Association, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Maya Mallat Yassine, Corporate Quality Director, SEHA, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Mona Tareen, Geriatrician, Hospice and Palliative Care Specialist, American Hospital, Dubai, UAE
  • Nitay Gill, Senior Manager, Health Navigation Services, Stanford Health Care, Stanford, USA
  • Dr Pietie Loubser, Chief Clinical Officer, Mediclinic Middle East, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Ramadan Alblooshi, Chief Regulatory Officer, Dubai Healthcare City Authority – Regulatory, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Riad Abdulkarim, CMO, CQO, Al Fardan Northwestern, Doha, Qatar
  • Dr Rene Toua, Chief Clinical Officer, Mediclinic International, South Africa
  • Dr Sara Alom, Chief Strategy Officer, Kings College Hospital London, Dubai, UAE
  • Sharon Mascarenhas, Simulation Educator, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE
  • Sue Kong, Director, NHS Elect, London, UK
  • Dr Tamara Sunbul, Strategic Planning, Performance Mgmt & Business Development Office, Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran, KSA
  • Dr Tanveer Gaibi, Chairman of Emergency Medicine, Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, Inova, Virginia, USA
  • Yasmin Hani, Senior Director, International, Language & Volunteer Services Departments, NYU Langone, New York City, USA
  • Zeina Kassem, Director, Medical and Oncology Service Line, Clinical and Nursing, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Primary Care Conference

Activity director:

  • Dr Fawad Khan, Section Head, Family Medicine, Interim Chair, Primary Care Department, Medical Sub-Specialities Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Conference chair:

  • Dr Ibrahim Moumne, Consultant Physician, Internal Medicine, Al Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Committee:

  • Dr Osman El-Labban, Head of Family Medicine, Al Zahra Hospital, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Rahul Goyal, Consultant Family Medicine, Mediclinic Al Noor Hospital, Physician Lead Clinical Informatics, Mediclinic Middle east, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Speakers:

  • Dr Abdelrahman Nimeri, MIS & Bariatric Surgery Faculty, Atrium Health Weight Management, Associate Program Director, Carolinas Bariatric Fellowship Program, Carolinas Healthcare System, Atrium Health, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
  • Dr Ahmed Al Rifai, Consultant Hepatologist and Gastroenterologist, Acting Chair of Medicine, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Prof Abiola Senok, Professor – Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Mohamed Bin Rashid University, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Aisha Suhail, Director, Primary Health Care Centers, UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Ammar Albanna, Head, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Center of Excellence, UAE, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Psychiatry, Mohamed Bin Rashid University, President, Emirates Society for Child Mental Health, Emirates Medical Association, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Antonio Hardan, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Chief for the Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Stanford Children’s Health, Palo Alto, California, USA
  • Dr Arooba Rahim, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist, Laparoscopic Surgeon, Assistant Professor, Rashid Latif Medical College, Dubai, UAE
  • Claire Murdoch, National Mental Health Director, NHS England, Chief Executive Officer, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
  • Dr Deepti Shah-Armon, Clinical Director of the Addictions Directorate, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
  • Dr Erin Guest, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Telemedicine, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Children’s Mercy, Kansas City, Kansas, USA
  • Dr Haifa Madi, Public Health Expert and Advisor, UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Hanan Ibrahim, Consultant Internist, Geriatrician, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Hanish Babu, Immediate Past President, Association of Kerala Medical and Dental Graduates – UAE Chapter, Specialist Dermatologist, City Medical Centre, Ajman, UAE
  • Dr Kim Tang: Consultant in Perinatal Psychiatry, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
  • Dr Kirill Micallef Stafrace, Consultant Sports and Exercise Medicine, Medical Director, Malta Football Association; Chairman, Medical Commission of the Maltese Olympic Committee; Senior Lecturer, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
  • Dr Mayur Lakhani, President, Royal College of General Practitioners, London, UK
  • Dr Megan Mahoney, Chief of Primary Care, Stanford Health Care, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Prof Dr Nick Shamie, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Neurosurgery, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Dr Omar Hallak, Head of the Cardiovascular Department, King’s College Hospital London in Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Pramood Prabhakaran, Consultant Psychiatrist in General Adult and Old Age Psychiatrist, London, UK
  • Dr Robert Smith, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Specialist Care, London, UK
  • Dr Ruba Rizk, Consultant: Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Ryan Kemp, Clinical Psychologist, Director of Therapies, Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, Honorary Professor of Clinical Practice, Brunel University, London, UK
  • Dr Samantha Ramkisson, Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice, Kwazulu Natal, South Africa
  • Dr Samra Abouchacra, Consultant Physician, Medical Institute - Chief Medical Officer, Physician-Nephrology, Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
  • Dr Simon Davies, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Royal Brompton & Hospitals Specialist Care. Honorary Senior Lecturer, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
  • Dr Talal Alkhatib, Chairman of ORL Scientific Board, Saudi Council for Health Sciences, Paediatric Otolaryngologist, Associate Professor, King Abdulaziz University, Riyadh, KSA
  • Dr William Murell, Consultant, InfoHealth, Dubai, UAE
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Anaesthesia & Pain Management Conference

Co-Chair:

  • Dr Ammar Salti, Consultant, Anesthesia & Pain Medicine, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Co-chair and Activity Director:

  • Dr Arun Kumar, Consultant Cardiothoracic Anaesthesiologist & Clinical Associate Professor in Anaesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Medical Director, Transplant Anaesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Speakers:

  • Dr Ahmed M. R. Abdel-Aziz, Consultant Paediatric Anaesthetist & Paediatric Intensivisit, James Cook University Hospital, UK, Senior Lecturer, East Anglia University, Examiner MSc in Regional Anaesthesia, Educational Co-ordinator, NESRA, Al Ain, UAE
  • Dr Farah Saeed Al-Zaabi, Director, Consultant of Family Medicine, Zayed Military Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Prof Fayez Alshamsi, Assistant Professor and Consultant in Internal and Critical Care Medicine, Internal Medicine - College of Medicine & Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE
  • Dr How Kwang Yeong, Chair, Singapore ERAS Chapter, Chair, Tan Tock Seng Hospital ERAS Committee, Consultant, Colorectal Service, Department of General Surgery, Deputy Director, Endoscopy Centre, Program Director, Surgery in General, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, ‎Novena, Singapore
  • Dr Milind Thakur, Consultant Anesthesiologist, American Hospital, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Mohamed El Toukhy, Consultant, Pain Management and anaesthesia, Clinical Director, Critical Care Services, King's College Hospital London, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Paul Barach, Clinical Professor, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Patient Safety Committee Member, American Society of Anesthesiologists, Detroit, Michigan, USA
  • Philip Anderson, Manager, Anesthesia Technicians, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi. UAE
  • Dr Sadiq Bhayani, Consultant Anaesthetist - Pain management, Spire Leicester Hospital, Leicester, UK
  • Dr Stefan De Hert, President, European Society of Anaesthesiaology, Executive Section Editor, Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Outcomes Anesthesia & Analgesia, Professor of Anesthesiology, Director of Research, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Ghent University Hospital - Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
  • Dr Shrif Costandi, Anesthesiologist, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, Cleveland, USA
  • Dr Waleed Riad, Consultant Anesthesiologist & Interventional Pain Physician, Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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6th Diabetes Conference

Activity Director:

Dr Sahar M. Hindi, Consultant Endocrinologist & Staff Physician, Division of Endocrinology, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Local Chair:
Dr M. Hamed Farooqi, Lecturer, Harvard Medical School; Director and Consultant Endocrinologist, Dubai Diabetes Centre, Dubai, UAE

Speakers

  • Dr Alaa Mohammed Abuali, Psychologist, Dubai Diabetes Centre, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Amar Puttanna, Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Good Hope Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, West Midlands, UK
  • Dr Ebaa Al-Ozairi, President, American Association of Clinical Endocrinologist- Gulf Chapter; Chief Medical Officer, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Dasman, Kuwait
  • Dr Faisal Hasan, Specialised Cardiologist - Heart & Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Fatheya Al Awadi, President, Emirates Diabetes Society; Consultant & Head of Endocrinology Department, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Iain Cranston, Consultant Physician, Academic Department of Diabetes & Endocrinology, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK
  • Prof Leif Groop, Senior Professor, Lund University, Sweden; Research Director, Institute of Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM) Helsinki, Finland
  • Prof Lorna Harries, Professor of Molecular Genetics, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
  • Dr Mohammad Shafi Kuchay, Senior Consultant, Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Medanta-The Medicity, Gurugram, Haryana, India
  • Dr Peter Rossing, Head of Complications, Research, Steno Diabetes Center; Professor in Endocrinology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Prof Salah Abusnana, Senior Consultant Diabetologist and Endocrinologist, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
  • Dr Salem Beshyah, Consultant Endocrinologist, Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Saud Al-Sifri, Vice President, Saudi Scientific Diabetes Society (SSDS), Taif, KSA
  • Prof Rayaz Malik, Professor of Medicine & Consultant Endocrinologist, Weill Cornell Medicine, Doha, Qatar
  • Dr Wendy Noble, Head of Obstetrics & Gynecology, American Hospital Dubai, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Zeina Younes, Clinical Diabetes Dietician, Dubai Diabetes Center, Dubai, UAE
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Healthcare Investment Forum

Speakers:

  • Abdulla Abdul Aziz Al Shamsi, Head of Mubadala Healthcare, Mubadala, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Ali Hashemi, Managing Director, Polymath Ventures, Dubai, UAE
  • Edouard Lechere, President of Healthcare Equipment Finance, GE Healthcare, Paris, France
  • Hazem Abu Khalaf, Director, Healthcare Investments, Gulf Capital, Dubai, UAE
  • Hoda Abou-Jamra, Managing Director, TVM Capital, Dubai, UAE
  • Hosain Rahman, Founder, Jawbone Health, USA
  • Jad Bitar, Managing Partner and Director, BCG, Dubai, UAE
  • Khaled Ismail, Managing Partner, HIM Angel, Cairo, Egypt
  • Mansoor Ahmed, Director, Colliers, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Mussaad Al-Razouki, Chief Business Development Officer, Kuwait Life Sciences, Kuwait
  • Neil David Clark, Acting Director for the Investment and Capacity Management Division, Department of Health, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine Conference

Activity Director:

  • Dr Sabahat Wasti, Staff Physician, Neurology, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Planning Committee Member:

  • Dr Mark S. Schickendantz, Professor of Surgery; Director - Center for Sports Health, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Chairs:

  • Dr Khalid Anwar, Consultant in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Amana Healthcare Medical and Rehabilitation Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Kirill Micallef Stafrace, Consultant Sports and Exercise Medicine, Medical Director, Malta Football Association; Chairman, Medical Commission of the Maltese Olympic Committee; Senior Lecturer, University of Malta, Msida, Malta
  • Dr Rober Hanna Kassab, Specialist Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Thumbay Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Hospital, Ajman, UAE

Speaker Faculty:

  • Dr Ahmad Al Khayer, Consultant, Physical & Rehabilitation Medicine; Medical Director, Rehabilitation Services, NMC Royal Hospital, Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Anna Zickerman, Sports Medicine Specialist, Founder and Medical Director, Up and Running, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Ayman Fahim, Consultant Orthopaedic, Board Certified, Expert in MSK US, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Florian Roser, Head of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Gearoid Cronin, Sport and Exercise Scientist, Global Medical Solutions, Abu Dhabi,UAE
  • Dr George Ampat, Consultant, Orthopaedics and Spinal Surgery; Clinical Teacher, School of Medicine, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
  • Dr John Burn, Consultant in rehabilitation medicine and brain injury, Poole Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Poole, UK
  • Dr Mourad Ghrairi, CMO, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Dubai, UAE
  • Prof Nicola Maffulli, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Honorary Professor for Sports and Exercise Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
  • Dr Nima Heidari, Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon; Chief -Foot & Ankle Service, Royal London Hospital (NHS) and BMI The London Independent Hospital, London, UK
  • Dr Ross D Zafonte, Senior Vice President Medical Affairs Research and Education, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  • Prof Sir Saeed Zahedi, Technical Director, Blatchford, Basingstoke, UK
  • Dr Salem AlKandari, Head, Kuwait PMR Society; Head, Physical Medicine &
    Rehabilitation Department, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Hospital, Andalous, Kuwait
  • Dr Sherwin S.W. Ho, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine; Director, Sports Medicine Fellowship Program, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Dr Thomas Nau, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, King’s College Hospital London, Dubai, UAE
    Dr Vaqas Farooqi,     Consultant PM&R, Amana Healthcare Medical and Rehabilitation Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr William Murrell, Consultant Orthopaedic Sports and Regenerative Medicine, Emirates Integra, Dubai, UAE
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11th Quality Management Conference

Chair:

  • Dr Samer Ellahham, Regional Chair, Middle East, Patient Safety Movement Foundation, Cleveland Clinic Caregiver, Senior Cardiovascular Consultant, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Activity Director:

  • Dr Aaron C Hamilton, Associate Chief Quality Officer, Enterprise Quality, Department of Hospital Medicine, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of CWRU, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA

Speakers:

  • Dr Asma Ibrahim Al Mannaei, Director, Healthcare Quality, Quality and Medical Tourism – ATHRA, Health Authority Abu Dhabi, HAAD, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Anthony Warmuth, Executive Director, Enterprise Quality and Safety, Cleveland Clinic Ohio, USA
  • Dr Alexander Thomas, President, Association of Healthcare Providers India (APHI), Bengaluru, India
  • Dr Ashraf Ismail, Chairman, General Authority for Healthcare Accreditation and Regulation, Cairo, Egypt
  • Dina Wanna, QPS Director, Saudi German Hospital, Dubai, UAE
  • Eddie Perez-Ruberte, Senior Lean Project Manager, BayCare Health System, Florida, USA
  • Emad Elmaghraby, General Manager of Global Clinical Education & Leadership Skills, Certified Corporate Trainer, Certified Coach, Dubai, UAE
  • Dr Faisal Ibrahim, Director – Quality Assurance, National Reference Laboratory, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Ms Fouzel Dhebar, Administrative Director, Health Navigation Services, Stanford Health Care, California, USA
  • Dr Gheed Al Salem, Deputy Head of Training and Development, Ministry of Health, Kuwait City, Kuwait
  • Dr Girdhar Gyani, Director General, Association of Healthcare Providers India (APHI), New Dehli, India
  • Dr Jeffrey Chapman, Institute Chair, Pulmonology, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Karen Luxford, CEO, The Australian Council on Healthcare Standards and ACHS International, New South Wales, Australia
  • Laura Jaros, Senior Practice Manager, International Patient Services, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Dr Mecit Can Emre Simsekler, Assistant Professor, Industrial & Systems Engineering, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Prof Mohamed Zairi, President, European Center for Best Practice, CEO, Excellence Tetralogy, Bradford, UK
  • Dr Nashat Nafouri, Chair, Healthcare Interest Group, Executive Officer, Saudi Quality Council, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
  • Dr Osama Tabbara, Executive Director, Department of Pharmacy Services, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Paula Wilson, President and Chief Executive Officer, Joint Commission International, Illinois, USA
  • Dr Rola Hammoud, Chief Quality Officer, Clemenceau Medical Centre (Johns Hopkins International), President, Lebanese Society for Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Beirut, Lebanon
  • Salma Jaouni Araj, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), HCAC, Amman, Jordan
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From Prevention to Innovation: A SEHA-Mayo Collaboration Conference

Conference Chairs:

  • Dr Ali Al Obaidli, Group Chief Academic Affairs Officer, SEHA, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Naser Ammash, Consultant, Cardiovascular Disease, Mayo Clinic, Professor of Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, USA

Speaker Faculty:

  • Dr Abdulmajeed Al Zubaidi, Chief Medical Officer, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Ahmad Al-Rifai, Consultant Hepatologist, Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Amie Jones, Paediatrician, Children’s Center, Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
  • Dr Andrew Keaveny, Transplant Hepatologist, Medical Director, Mayo Clinic Florida Liver Transplant Program, Jacksonville, USA
  • Dr Anwar Sallam, Chief Medical Officer, SEHA, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Christopher Colby, Neonatologist, Paediatrician, Children’s Center, Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
  • Dr Farida Al Hosani, Manager, Communicable Diseases Department, SEHA, Department of Health, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Francisco Lopez, Cardiologist, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
  • Dr Harini Chakkera, Transplant Nephrologist, Medical Director, Pancreas Transplant Program, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, USA
  • Dr Hugo Vargas, Gastroenterologist, Liver Transplant Program, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, USA
  • Dr Konstantinos Lazaridis, Consultant, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
  • Dr Mohamed Al Seiari, Chair, SEHA Nephrology and Transplantation Council, SEHA, Abu Dhabi, UAE
  • Dr Mohamad Bydon, Neurosurgeon, Principal Investigator, Mayo Clinic Neuro-Informatics Lab, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
  • Dr Seema Kumar, Consultant & Chair, Division of Paediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA
  • Dr Stephen Holt, Director of Nephrology, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia
  • Dr Waleed Zaher, Group Clinical Research and Development Director, SEHA, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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