SPEAKERS

International Speakers

Dr. Anwar Baban

Consultant Clinical Genetics and Genomics, Rare Diseases and Medical Genetics Units, Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital & Research Institute, Rome, Italy

Dr. Sabah Ali

Specialist in Public Health Medicine, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom

Prof. Brahim Tabarki Melaiki

Consultant Pediatric Neurology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Adjunct Professor Pediatric Neurology, AlFaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Professor of Pediatric Neurology, University of Sousse, Tunisia

Prof. Tawfeg Ben-Omran

Division Chief, Genetic & Genomic Medicine, Sidra Medicine
Senior Consultant, Medical Genetic Department, Hamad Medical Corporation
Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College, Doha, Qatar

Dr. Najem Alfalahe

Senior Consultant Psychiatrist and Neurophysiologist, Priory Hospital and London and Surrey care, London, United Kingdom

UAE-based Speakers

Dr. Ala Shaikhkhalil

Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Danat Al Emarat Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Eliane Younes

Specialist Nephrologist, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Prof. Hassan El-Tamimi

Department Head and Consultant Cardiology, Mediclinic Parkview Hospital
Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine and Faculty Lead, Internal Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Mahmood Al Mashhadani

Assistant Professor, Molecular Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud

Specialist Clinical Pathology and Division Head of Molecular Biology and Microbiome Sequencing Laboratories, Mediclinic Middle East, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Associate Professor of Clinical Pathology, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

Dr. Nasr Al-Jafari

Medical Director, DNA Health and Wellness Clinic, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Ramzi Ayache

Consultant Nephrology, Mediclinic City Hospital
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Nephrology, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE

Prof. Salah Abusnana

Professor, Director of Diabetes Center, and Program Director of Master in Diabetes Management & Deputy Chair, Clinical Science Department, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah
Consultant and Director of Diabetes and Endocrine Center, University Hospital Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE

Prof. Tarek Mahdi

Consultant General Surgery, University Hospital Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE

Dr. Ali Abdelhafeez

Specialist Clinical Pathology, Mediclinic Al Noor Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Prof. Fady Hannah-Shmouni

Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Clinical Biochemical Genetics, Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer, ZOIME Longevity Clinic, Dubai, UAE
Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

Dr. Laila AbdelWareth

Chief Executive Officer, National Reference Laboratory (NRL)
Chair of Clinical Pathology, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (CCAD)
Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of Pathology, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Prof. M. Azzam Kayasseh

Hepatogastroenterologist and Clinical Innovative Microbiomologist, Dr. Kayasseh Medical Clinic, Dubai, UAE

Prof. Mohamed Farghaly

Consultant Family Medicine and Diabetes Management, Dubai Health Authority
Scientific Chairman, Emirates Family Medicine Society
Professor of Medicine, Dubai Medical College, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Rahat Ghazanfar

Consultant Family Medicine and Longevity, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi‎, UAE

Prof. Riad Bayoumi

Professor of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Sara El Ghandour

Consultant Endocrinologist, Mediclinic Parkview Hospital
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Usama Warshow

Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist, Mediclinic City Hospital
Adjunct Associate Professor of Gastroenterology, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE

Prof. Ayman El-Hattab

Professor, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah
Consultant Clinical Genetics at Burjeel Medical City, University Hospital Sharjah, Kanad Hospital, and Genesis Healthcare Center, UAE

Dr. Hamid Alhaj

Consultant Psychiatrist, University Hospital Sharjah
Chair, Department of Family and Community Medicine and Behavioral Sciences & Associate Professor of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE

Prof. Mahir Al-Hilali

Consultant Hematology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical Director of Mediclinic Precise, and Director of Laboratory Services, Mediclinic Middle East
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Laboratory Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE

Prof. Mohamad Miqdady

Division Chief and Consultant, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Clinical Professor, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Mourad Kirollos

Consultant Family Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Rahila Bhatti

Consultant Endocrinologist, Genesis Healthcare Center, Dubai
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE

Prof. Safwan A. Taha

Consultant Laparoscopic, Metabolic, and Bariatric Surgeon and Director of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Center, Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital, Abu Dhabi
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Surgery, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Shabari Patkar

Consultant Family Medicine, Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Yahya Kiwan

Senior Consultant Interventional Cardiologist and Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine Specialist, Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Assistant Professor, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
Program Director, American Board of Regenerative Medicine Fellowship