Surgery conference speakers

Activity Director:
Dr Matthew Walsh, Chief of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Ohio, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Co-Activity Director:
Dr John Rodriguez, Chair of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Live, In-person Conference Chair:
Dr Ali Al Dameh, Consultant Thoracic and Surgical Oncology, American Hospital Dubai, Dubai, UAE

Committee members:

• 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 Faruq Badiuddin, Consultant Bariatric Surgeon, Consultant General Surgeon: Laparoscopic, Gastrointestinal Surgery & Obesity, Valiant Clinic, Dubai, UAE 
• Dr Guido Mannaerts, Chair of Surgery Department, Tawam Hospital, Adjunct Associate Professor, UAE University, Al Ain, UAE 
• Dr John Rodriguez, Chair of Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, 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 (Live, In-Person conference):

• Dr AbdelrahmanNimeri, 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 Abdulwahid Al Wahedi, Consultant General Surgeon & Head of Department,Al Qassimi Hospital, Sharjah, UAE
• Dr Adriana Rotundo, Consultant Bariatric and UGI Surgeon, SEHA Emirates Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Ali Khammas, Head of General Surgery, Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE
• Dr Aydah Alawadhi, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Tawam Hospital, SEHA, Al Ain, UAE
• Dr Bart van Wagensveld, Consultant General, Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgeon, Chief Medical Officer, Quro Obesity Center, Member, Editorial Board, Obesity Surgery - Springer, Dubai, UAE
• Dr Bruno Dillemans, Director, The Center of Obesity Surgery, AZ Sint-Jan Hospital, Bruges, Belgium
• Dr Edward Black, Consultant - Thoracic Surgery, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, SEHA, Al Ain, UAE
• Dr Fady Kaldas, Associate Professor of Surgery, Kelly Lee Tarantello Chair in Integrative Liver Transplantation, Director, Liver Transplant Service, Director, Transplant & Hepatobiliary Surgery Fellowship & Program, Co-Director, Heart-Liver Disease Program, UCLA, California, Los Angeles, USA
• Dr Hazem Al Momani, Head of Surgery, Danat AlEmarat Hospital for Women & Children, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Prof Dr Homero Rivas, Professor of Surgery, Associate Dean of Innovation and the Future, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE
• Dr Humaid Al-Shamsi, Consultant Medical Oncologist, Director, Burjeel Cancer Institute, President, Emirates Oncology Society, Dubai, UAE
• Dr Javed Razza, Consultant General, Upper Gastrointestinal and Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgeon, Director, Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery,Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Dr Khaled Hamdan, Consultant UGI & Bariatric Surgeon, Healthpoint Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Dr Kiran Turaga, Professor of Surgery, Vice Chief, Section of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Director, Surgical Gastrointestinal Cancer Program, Director, Regional Therapeutics Program, UChicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Dr Maher Abbas, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Al Zahra Hospital, Dubai, UAE
• Dr Mahmoud Tabbal, Chief of Surgery, Al Zahra Hospital, Dubai, UAE
• Dr Mohammed Al Hadad, Consultant Bariatric Surgeon, Head of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Center,Healthpoint Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE 
• Dr Mohammed Karajeh, Consultant Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Dr Omar Al Marzouqi, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Consultant General Surgeon, Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE
• Dr Rolf Barth, Professor of Surgery, University of Chicago, Director, Liver, Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Associate Director, Transplant Institute, UChicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Dr Sadir Al Rawi, Executive Director of Surgery & Oncology, VPS Healthcare, Dubai, UAE
• Dr Safwan Taha,Governor, UAE Chapter, American College of Surgeons, Consultant Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeon, Director of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Centre (COEMBS), Mediclinic - Airport Road, Adjunct Clinical Professor of Surgery, CHMS Khalifa University; Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Dr Sana Farid, President, VRAR Association, Dubai, UAE
• Prof Dr Shafi Ahmed, Futurist, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
• Dr Tarek Dufan, Radiation Oncologist, Chief Medical Officer, American Hospital Dubai, Dubai, UAE
• Prof Dr Tarek Mahdi, Consultant General and Bariatric Surgery, Head of Department, General Surgery, University Hospital Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
• Dr Talat Shaban, Consultant Bariatric Surgery,Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Online Conference Chair:

Dr Matthew Kroh, Vice Chair Innovation and Technology, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Speakers (Online conference):

• Dr Abrie Botha, Consultant Surgeon, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK 
  
• Dr Ali Azzizadeh, President, Aortic Trauma Foundation, Professor & Director, Vascular Surgery/ Vice Chair, Surgery/Associate Director, Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, California, USA
• Prof Dr April Roslani, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Dean, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Dr Avril Chang, Consultant General Surgeon, Kings College and London Bridge Hospitals, London, UK
• Dr Cynthia Borg, Consultant Upper GI and Bariatric Surgeon, University Hospital Lewisham, London, UK 
• Dr Lucas Beffa, Staff Surgeon, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
• Dr Miguel A. Burch, Associate Professor of Surgery, Chief of Minimally Invasive & Gastrointestinal Surgery, Director, Advanced GI/ Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery Fellowship, Department of Surgery, Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, California, USA 
• Dr Millicent Alache Bello, Breast/ Aesthetic Oncoplastic Surgeon, King’s College Hospital London – Dubai, Dubai, UAE
• Dr Mohammed Jamal, Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Kuwait, Kuwait City, Kuwait
• Dr Nelya Melnitchouk, Associate Surgeon, Program Director for Colorectal Surgery Fellowship, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• Dr Ozanan Meireles, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Director, Surgical Artificial Intelligence and Innovation Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• Dr Roger Gerjy, Consultant Colorectal and General Surgery, Head of Department, Director of Robotic Surgery, Board member, Emirates Society of Colon and Rectum Surgery, President, Emirates Robotic Surgery Club, Adjunct Associate Professor of Surgery, Mohammed bin Rashid University of Medicine & Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE
• Prof Dr Shafi Ahmed, Futurist, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
• Dr Stephen Grobmyer, Chief of Oncology, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
• Dr Thomas Clancy, Associate Chief, Division of Surgical Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Co-Director, Pancreatic and Biliary Tumor Center, DanaFarber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center, Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• Dr Todd Heniford, Chief, Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Director, Carolinas Hernia Institute, Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA