Speakers List 2021

Dr. Ahmad Jazzar

Consultant – Gastroenterology | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Ahmad Jazzar comes with a vast experience of over 23 years in the field of Gastroenterology (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine, Colon, Pancreas and Liver Diseases) and Interventional Endoscopy including Upper Endoscopy, Colonoscopy, Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio Pancreatography (ERCP), Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS), Small Bowel Enteroscopy, Video Capsule Endoscopy, Esophageal Manometry, Esophageal pH monitoring and Bariatric Endoscopy including Intragastric Balloon Placement. He graduated from The University of Aleppo, Faculty of Medicine in 1987. Dr. Jazzar finished his Internal Medicine Residency and Gastroenterology Fellowship Training at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City, USA. He has held many positions including a Consultant Gastroenterologist at the Digestive Disease Specialists of Oklahoma, Integris Liver Transplantation Hepatologist at Oklahoma Transplantation Institute in U.S.A., Assistant Professor at The University of Aleppo, Faculty of Medicine, Consultant Physician and Chief of the Gastroenterology Division at Gulf Diagnostic Center Hospital and most recently Chief of the Gastroenterology Division at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Dr. Jazzar is American Board Certified in Internal Medicine and American Board Certified in Gastroenterology. Society memberships include: Fellow of the American College of Gastroenterology (FACG), Fellow of the American College of Physicians (FACP), American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) etc. Dr. Jazzar has more than 100 presentations and conducted various studies with over 30 publications which includes subjects like Colorectal Polyps, Viral Hepatitis B and C Therapy, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases being a panel member of the committee that wrote and published the first UAE consensus statement on IBD therapy in the UAE, TIPS as a bridge therapy prior to Liver Transplantation, NASH Burden and therapy in the Gulf countries and Diagnosis and Therapy of Iron Deficiency Anemia in the Gulf Countries.

Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari

WHO Regional Director, Easter Mediterranean Region | Egypt

WHO Regional Director, Easter Mediterranean Region

Dr. Avi Ludomirski,

CEO and Chairman of illumigyn ltd. | Israel

CEO and Chairman of illumigyn ltd.

Dr. Bassem Badr

Consultant, Head of Psychiatrist Department, Dubai Police Consultant, Lifeworks Clinic | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Bassem Hamed Mohamed Badr is an Egyptian Board Certified Consultant Psychiatrist and Member of American Psychiatric Association, with 20 years of experience. As an expert in the field of general, community, emergency, addiction and forensic psychiatry, he adopts an approach that is based on a combination of the psyche, the soma, and the spirit through both scientific and philosophical overviews. Not only has Dr. Bassem worked in Senior Roles in Hospitals in Dubai, Kuwait, and Egypt but he has also been a Lecturer and Professor at several Educational Institutes, a peer to peer speaker and a coordinator for various addiction treatment programs. He has contributed to scientific research in a number of medical journals.

Dr. Chanshik Shim

Spine Consultant Neurosurgeon - Head of Neurosurgery | United Arab Emirates

Spine Consultant Neurosurgeon - Head of Neurosurgery

Dr. Didem Torumkuney

Scientific Director (Infectious Diseases) and Global SOAR Lead, GlaxoSmithKline, UK (GSK) | United Kingdom

Dr Didem Torumkuney completed her BSc in biomedical sciences at Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty in Istanbul, Turkey in 1993 and went on to study for her M.Sc. in clinical microbiology at the Istanbul Medical Faculty. She continued her studies at the same school and received her Ph.D. in clinical microbiology in 2002, completing her thesis in collaboration with the Public Health England (formerly Health Protection Agency –HPA), Centre for Infections, London on the effect of environmental factors on growth, antibiotic resistance, plasmid and pulsed-field gel electrophoresis profiles of different bacteriophage types of Salmonella enteritidis and Salmonella typhimurium strains. During her Ph.D., Dr Torumkuney has gained three fellowships from the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Disease (ESCMID) -Young Scientist Research Fellowship; Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) and the Scientific Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK). Following her PhD, Dr Torumkuney moved to the United Kingdom and worked for the Public Health England as a Clinical Scientist on two post-doctoral projects, first in the Food Safety Microbiology Laboratory on the “Development of the first real time PCR assay to detect Clostridium botulinum types A-E and Clostridium tetani neurotoxin gene fragments as an alternative to mouse bioassay” and then in the Virus Reference Department on a European Commission Project called VIRGIL which is the first-ever European surveillance network capable of addressing current and emerging anti-viral drugs resistance developments. In 2007, Dr Torumkuney joined GlaxoSmithKline as a Microbiology Advisor in the Medical Department where she led the Survey of Antibiotic Resistance (SOAR) studies in 18 countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia-Pacific. Dr Torumkuney is currently Scientific Director for infectious diseases at GSK and is responsible for leading the SOAR studies, currently in over 30 countries in the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Asia, China, Commonwealth of independent States and Eastern Europe. She is also responsible for international medical education activities for antibiotics, including events and publications. Dr Torumkuney has published in peer-reviewed journals and at scientific congresses. She is a technical advisor to the Department of Health UK Fleming Fund Project. Also, she leads the ODI/Welcome Trust Open data sharing project. She is the member of SEDRIC and Epi-Net.

Dr. Elif Coşkunçay

Regional Medical Affairs Lead, COVID Therapeutics, Emerging Markets, GSK | Turkey

Dr Elif Coşkunçay, joined GSK in February 2019 and previously was working as GSK Turkey Country Medical Director* and a member of Turkey Leadership Team has been be appointed as Regional Medical Affairs Lead, COVID Therapeutics, Emerging Markets as of 1st February 2021. After graduation from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine in 2000, Elif led local and global medical teams in Abbott, Pfizer, Novo Nordisk and Takeda. Elif holds a MSc on Pharmaceutical Medicine. Prior to joining GSK, Elif was the CMO for Bristol-Myers Squibb for the past 4 years with extended experience in oncology/immune-oncology medical affairs.

Dr. Farhad Janahi

Asst. Prof. , Surgery College of Medicine, MBRU Consultant Urological and transplant surgeon , Mediclinic City Hospital | United Arab Emirates

Farhad Janahi is an assistant professor at the, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Dubai and a Consultant Urological and transplant surgeon at Mediclinic City Hospital. He qualified in medicine from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 2002 and completed his specialist training in urology and kidney transplant surgery in Ireland and the UK. Apart from his Fellowship in Urology from the Royal Colleges of Surgeons, he also holds a MD (PhD) in Anatomy and an MBA in healthcare management from the University College Dublin. Farhad has a special interest in the management of Uro-Oncological diseases and kidney transplantation.

Dr. Fariborz Bagheri

Associate Professor Consultant Urologist & Laparoscopic Surgeon Head of Urology Department, DHA, Dubai Hospital, | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Fariborz Bagheri, (MD; FEBU; PhD) Associate Professor Consultant Urologist & Head of Urology Department in DHA Fellow in Laparoscopic Urology (ESUT & Society of Endourology, USA) Member of British General Medical Council (GMC) Member of European Association of Urology (EAU) Member of American Urological Association (AUA) Ex-President of Emirates Urological Society (EUS) Ex-Head of Scientific Section of EUS

Dr. Jalal Nafach

Consultant Endocrinologist, Dubai Diabetes Center - DHA | United Arab Emirates

American Board certified Endocrinologist. Board certified Endocrinologist trained at University of Nebraska – USA More than 15 years’ experience. Consultant Endocrinologist working in Dubai Diabetes Center - DHA

Dr. Jean Joury

Senior Medical Manager – Pfizer Vaccines – Gulf Countries | United Arab Emirates

Senior Medical Manager – Pfizer Vaccines – Gulf Countries

Dr. Ki Young Choi

Consultant Neurosurgeon | United Arab Emirates

Consultant Neurosurgeon

Dr. Mohamed Farghaly

Professor – Dubai Medical College, Head of Insurance Medical Regulation, Dubai Health Authority, UAE | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Mohamed Farghaly is a highly experienced physician who worked in United Arab Emirates for around 30 years, he worked as a doctor in charge in al-Mankhool Center, Dubai for around 3 years, then he worked as senior community Physician in charge in the Al Safa health center, Dubai for 11 years, in 2002, he was in charge as manager of the region 4 in primary health care in the department of health and medical service in additional to his clinical duty, in 2006 was allocated to be the head of chronic care unit. In 2014 he got reallocated to be the head of insurance medical regulation, Dubai health authority. Beside that Dr. Farghaly is having also a long academic career such as the following: Senior Lecturer in Dubai Medical College. Tutor for diabetes diploma Leicester UNI. Trainer for Arab Gulf University- Bahrain’s medical students during their Family Medicine clerkship in Dubai – UAE. Trainer for family medicine residents during their residency program training in PHC. Coordinator of Continued education for Diabetic case managers Accredited Trainer in Family Medicine by the Royal College of General Practitioners UK. Accredited Examiner for MRCGP (INT). Deputy Coordinator of the OSCE module of the MRCGP (INT) which has three components: Simulated Surgeries, Orals, and clinical Skills Examination. Member of the Video module of MRCGP (INT) in Dubai Conducting continuous Diabetes Audit (ABC for all PHC year 2003/2004/2007

Dr. Mohamed Hassanein

MD Senior Consultant, Endocrinology Dubai Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates

Dr Hassanein is a senior consultant in Endocrinology and Diabetes at Dubai Hospital, Dubai, UAE since 2014. He holds an Academic post of Senior Lecturer, and Associate Director for Postgraduate Diabetes Education, Cardiff University. UK since 2007and was appointed to the post of Consultant in the Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes at BCUHB, UK, in 2002. Dr Hassanein graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria, Egypt. His main research interest is in the field of diabetes and Ramadan. He co-authored recommendations papers on this subject for the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in 2005 and 2010, and for the British Medical Journal in 2010 as well as the IDF-DAR practical guidelines, 2016. Dr Hassanein has participated as the first author and/or a co-author in numerous studies in this field. He has published over 70 papers and has presented more than 50 oral presentations at national and international meetings.

Dr. Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed Sayed Elahl

Consultant Anesthetist & Pain Management Physician | United Arab Emirates

Consultant Anesthetist & Pain Management Physician

Dr. Naajil Mohasin

Physiotherapist | United Arab Emirates

Physiotherapist

Dr. Nasser El Hindy

MBBCh., MRCPsych., Msc, DCP, Dip.(CBT), CCT(UK) Consultant psychiatrist Medical Director of The American Center for Psychiatry and Neurology (ACPN) (Dubai Branch) | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Nasser El Hindy is an experienced General Adult Consultant Psychiatrist. He is a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych). He had completed his higher training in general adult psychiatry and awarded his (CCT) in General Adult Psychiatry from the UK. He was also awarded a diploma in Clinical Psychiatry (DCP) from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin. Dr. Nasser had also obtained a diploma in Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy (Dip. CBT) from Oxford College in 2012. He obtained his Master’s Degree (MSc) in Leadership and Management in Health Services with Commendation from Kingston University in the UK. Dr. Nasser has completed basic and higher training in Psychiatry in the UK and later he practiced as a consultant at the National Health Services, he managed to gain great experience at his clinical and academic education. Dr. Nasser was an approved Medical Educational Supervisor for higher trainees in General Adult Psychiatry in London, and was a clinical tutor and OSCE examiner for medical students at Bart’s and the London School of Medicine. He also participated in several research studies and gave numerous lectures on common topics in psychiatry. Dr. Nasser has a great deal of experience in managing common mental illnesses, neurodevelopmental disorders and severe and enduring mental illnesses including Bipolar Affective Disorder, Depression, Perinatal Psychiatry, Anxiety Disorders, and Psychotic illnesses. He has a special interest in Liaison Psychiatry, which involves assessing and managing patients with co-existing psychological and mental health conditions, Eating Disorders and Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Dr. Nayak Kotekar

Kuwait Hospital Sharjah, Adjustant Clinical Associate Professor University of Sharjah Fellow American Academy of Neurology (FAAN) | United Arab Emirates

Nayak Kotekar Consultant Neurologist at Ministry of Health Ministry of Health United Arab Emirates Experience Ministry of Health Consultant Neurologist Company NameMinistry of Health Dates EmployedFeb 2002 – Present Employment Duration19 yrs 9 mos MOH consutant neurologist Company NameMOH Dates EmployedFeb 2002 – Present Employment Duration19 yrs 9 mos

Dr. Nimantha de Alwis

Consultant Endocrinology & Diabetes, Mediclinic, UAE | United Arab Emirates

Dr. De Alwis qualified with first class honours from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura ,Sri Lanka, and went on to train in general internal medicine in Colombo and was awarded an MD Medicine with a gold medal for Clinical Medicine. He worked as a lecturer in Medicine at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura for five years. Dr De Alwis then moved to the UK on a Commonwealth Scholarship and completed a PhD in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and obesity. He has authored many articles and text book chapters in this area as well as obesity and diabetes. He has also presented at invited talks on these subjects at several international and national conferences (UK). With his background of non alcoholic fatty liver disease, he was part of the NAFLD Research group at Newcastle University and Newcastle Hhspitals for several years. He has been involved in the diagnosis, guideline establishment, clinical management and clinical trials in the field of NAFLD and has published in international peer review journals. Over the last five years, while working as a consultant in Diabetes & Endocrinology and a bariatric physician at City Hospitals Sunderland, UK, he set up and chaired the Tier 3 specialist weight management service. He was responsible for development of guidelines for medical management of patients undergoing bariatric surgery at this large bariatric centre in the UK and has trained other allied health professionals in the field. His subspecialist interests include the management of Post Gastric Bypass reactive Hypoglycaemia and other post-operative complications of Bariatric surgery as well as pre op medical optimization. Is a SCOPE Fellow and holds membership with the British Endocrine Society, Diabetes UK, BOMMS among other professional bodies. He was the Diabetes Research lead for the National Institute of Health Research Northeast region in the UK. He has also been actively involved in Medical student and junior doctor training in Sri Lanka and in the North East of England.

Prof. Nobert Berend

Head of Respiratory Research, George Institute for Global Health, Australia. GSK Global Respiratory Medical Expert. | Australia

• Prof. Norbert Berend is Head of Respiratory Research at the George Institute for Global Health and a member of the physiology group at the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research of which he was the Director from 2000 to 2012. • He holds the academic title of Professor, Faculty of Medicine, UNSW Sydney; Professor Emeritus at the University of Sydney; and is a Visiting or Honorary Professor at three Chinese Universities. • He is a past President of the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Asian Pacific Society of Respirology. He has also held positions with the American Thoracic Society and European Respiratory Society. • Prof. Norbert’s research interests include the pathophysiology of asthma and COPD and clinical intervention studies to improve the outcome of airways disease. • Prof. Norbert is a recipient of the TSANZ Medal, the APSR Medal and has received an Award of Merit from the European Respiratory Society. In 2003 Norbert was made a Member of the Order of Australia for services to respiratory medicine. • Currently he is a Global Medical Expert in GSK.

Dr. Peter J. Lin

MD CCFP, Director Primary Care Initiatives,Candian Heart Research Center,Associate Editor,Elsevier Webportal-Practice Update Primary care. Medical Director LinCorp Medical Inc. | Canada

MD CCFP, Director Primary Care Initiatives,Candian Heart Research Center,Associate Editor,Elsevier Webportal-Practice Update Primary care. Medical Director LinCorp Medical Inc.

Mr. Qutiba Al Maaseer,

MEA Government Affairs Director, Astrazeneca | United Arab Emirates

MEA Government Affairs Director, Astrazeneca

Dr. Salam Alhasani

Consultant Urologist/ Adjunct Clinical Prof. Mediclinic Welcare Hospital Mediclinic Parkview Hospital Mohammed Bin Rashid University (MBRU) Dubai Medical College (DMC) | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Salam Alhasani Dr. Alhasani has almost 20 years of professional and teaching experience in the field of Urology. He is graduated from medical school at Al-Mustanseryia University, Baghdad / Iraq in 1998 with an honors degree. He acquired the Arab Board in Urology and the Jordanian Board in Urology in 2004. He acquired his MRCS (Dublin, Ireland) in 2006 and earned his Diploma in Laparoscopic Urological Surgery from France in 2009. Dr. Alhasani is currently working in Mediclinic group as Consultant Urologist (Mediclinic Welcare, Mediclinic Parkview & Mediclinic City Hospitals). He is holding a post of Adjunct Clinical Professor in Dubai Medical College (DMC). He is known for his academic contributions throughout his career with many peer-reviewed papers and publications in the field of urology. Dr. Alhasani is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (Dublin), a fellow of the International College of Surgeons and an active international member of the European Urology Association and Canadian Urology Association

Prof. Salman Rawaf

Professor of Public Health Faculty of Medicine Imperial College London UK | United Kingdom

Professor of Public Health Director, WHO Collaborating Centre Department of Primary Care and Public Health School of Public Health Faculty of Medicine Imperial College London UK

Dr. Sara Al Bastaki

Dr. Sara Al Bastaki Consultant of Colorectal Surgery Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), UAE | United Arab Emirates

Sara Al Bastaki is UAE national from Dubai. she completed medical school at Royal College of Surgeons Ireland. She continued her Surgical Residency program in Germany she subsequently completed her 3 years fellowship in Colorectal Surgery between Germany and London. She joined Sheikh Khalifa medical City, Abu Dhabi as a consultant Colorectal surgeon and in addition to that she was elected as president of Emirates Society of Colon & Rectal Surgery (ESCRS) Dr. Al Bastaki specialized in laparoscopic surgery for benign and malignant colorectal diseases, management of Low rectal cancer like TATME/TAMIS and proctology.

Dr. Sara Aldallal

Senior Health Service Specialist at Dubai Health Authority (DHA), Dubai, UAE President of the Emirates Health Economics Society | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Sara is the president of the Emirates Health Economics Society and Senior Health Service Specialist at Dubai Health Authority (DHA), Dubai, UAE

Dr. Viraj Rajadhyaksha

MEA Medical Director, | United Arab Emirates

MEA Medical Director,Astrazeneca

Dr. Yasser Saeedi

Dr.Yaser Saeedi Consultant Urologist & robotic surgery. Department of Urology. Dubai Hospital | United Arab Emirates

Dr Yasser Saeedi CREDENTIALS: (LRCP & SI), MB., BCh., BAO.(NUI), MRCS, Onco-Urology, (DIU), (FEBU), DES( Surgery & Urology), DESC (Urology) Consultant Urologist and robotic surgeon in Dubai Hospital, DHA. Director of Urology residency program in DHA. Member of the national transplantation committee. Emirates urology society cultural committee chair. .

Dr. Zakir K Mohamed

Consultant Laparoscopic Colorectal & General Surgeon Adjunct Associate Professor of Surgery, MBRU | United Arab Emirates

Consultant Laparoscopic Colorectal & General Surgeon Adjunct Associate Professor of Surgery, MBRU MEDICLINIC PARKVIEW HOSPITAL Umm Suqeim, Al Barsha Dubai, UAE