Regional Speakers

All Names Are Arranged Alpabetically

Regional Speakers

Dr. Abdulsalam Abu Libdeh

Assistant Professor – Al Quds Medical School
Consultant Pediatrician & Pediatric Endocrinologist
Makassed Islamic Hospital & Hadassah University Hospital – Jerusalem
Secretary General of The Union of Arab Pediatric Societies (UAPS)
E-Learning Committee | ESPE
Head of Scientific committee of the Medical Association – Palestine

Dr. Abdulsalam Al Mnaseer

Chief Division of pediatric ED – SKMC

Dr. Afaf el Sagher

Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist at KFSHRC, KSA

Dr. Ahmed Abdelatty

Consultant otorhinolaryngology NMC Royal Hospital khalifa City

Dr. Ahmed Alhammadi

Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Sidra Medicine-Qatar

Dr. Ahmed Ameen

Consultant Dermatology
NMC Speciality Hospital Abudhabi

Dr. Ahmed Badr

Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University
Pediatric Nephrologist at Cairo University Pediatric Hospitals
Consultant of Pediatrics & Pediatric nephrology in children’s cancer hospital 57357

Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Abdelaal

Senior Consultant Pediatrician
HOD Pediatric Departments Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital

Dr. Aiman Yassin Rahmani

Chief of Neonatology, Tawam Hospital
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, UAEU, Khalifa University

Dr. Ali Almehaidib

Head Section, Pediatric Gastroenterology
Department of Pediatrics
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research center

Dr. Amal Al Tenaiji

Consultant Metabolic Genetics , Pediatric Dept , SKMC
Adjunct Assistant Professor , CMHS , UAE university

Dr. Anas El Wogoud Ahmed

Head of PICU, Al Qassimi Women’s and Children’s Hospital, EHS, Sharjah, Associate Professor University of Sharjah, UAE

Dr. Antoine Abdelmassih

Associate Professor, Pediatric Cardiology, Cairo University/ Specialist, Pediatric Cardiology, SKMC, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Asmaa El Deeb

Chair of Paediatric Endocrinology, SSMC, Abu Dhabi
Chair of Institutional Research Ethics Committee, SSMC
Clinical Professor of Paediatrics, Gulf University, Ajman
Adjunct Professor of Paediatrics, Khalifa University, AbuDhabi
President of the Arab Society of Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes (Government of Dubai)

Dr. Ayman Emil

Professor of PEDIATRICS
Head of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit – Cairo University
Member of IBD Committee- HIO

Dr. Ayman Gobarah

Ass. prof of pediatrics in FOMSCU and MBRU
Consultant of pediatrics and pediatric cardiologist in Dubai Health

Dr. Christos Tzivinikos

Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist
ESPGHAN GI Committee member
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at MRBU
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital, Dubai ,UAE

Dr. Dina Saleh

Consultant Pediatric Neurology/Head of Department Reem Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Associate Clinical Professor (adj), Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Assistant Professor of Pediatric Neurology Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

Dr. Dinesh Banur

Consultant and Chair of Pediatrics Yas clinic Khalifa City Abudhabi

Dr. Douaa Sayed

Professor of Clinical Pathology
Dean of Faculty of Medicine
Suez University

Dr. Eihab Al Khasawneh

Division Chief, Consultant, Pediatric Nephrologist, Pediatric Institute
Core Faculty, ACGME-I accredited Pediatric Residency Program
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Entesar Al Hammadi

Consultant Pediatrics Nephrologist -DHA
Director of Arab board residency program-DHA
Chair of Pediatrics Service line -DHA
Chair of Child Protection Unit-DHA
Adjunct Assistant Professor -DMC

Dr. Fawaz AlRefaee

Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist and Head of Pediatric Gi Unit Al-Adan Hospital Kuwait

Dr. Hiba Shendi

Consultant in Allergy and Immunology, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Hospital.

Dr. Huda Sulaiman Aldhanhani

Consultant physician , Pediatrics infectious diseases , SKMC

Dr. ILham Youssry

Professor of Pediatrics and Head of the Pediatric Hematology and BMT , Cairo University
Head of the Pediatric Scientific Higher Promotion Committee, Supreme Council of the Egyptian Universities, Minster of Higher Education

Dr. Jamal Al Jubeh

Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist
Chairman of Seha Pediatric council in Abu Dhabi and director of Pediatric Endocrinology fellowship at SKMC.

Dr. Jayachandran Panickar

MD FRCPCH
Division head Pediatric Pulmonology SKMC Abudhabi

Dr. Kamran Mahmood

Consultant Paediatric and Adolescent Rheumatologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City.

Dr. Khaled Al Atawi

Consultant Neonatologist in NICU Pediatric department, Clinical Quality Specialist, Latifa Women and Children Hospital, and Associate Professor of Pediatrics in Dubai Medical College.

Dr. Leila Cheikh Ismail

Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, , UAE

Dr. Majid Aziz

Epilepsy Course Director. Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE

Dr. Masih Abdul Kader

Pediatric surgeon – Al Jalila children hospital

Dr. Mohamed Fahed Abdullah

Consultant in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi.

Dr. Mohamed Hussein

Lecturer and Consultant of Pediatrics and Neonatology Ain Shams University , Cairo , Egypt.

Dr. Mohamed Osman Eltahir Babiker

Consultant Paediatric Neurologist,
Director, Paediatric Neurology Residency Program,
Clinical Associate Professor
Al Jalila Children’s Speciality Hospital & Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE.

Dr. Mohamed Sulaiman

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics/ Consultant, Pediatric Cardiology , Director, Kidsheart, UAE
Columbia University Medical Center, KidsHeart Medical Center

Dr. Hussain Al-Saffar

Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist – Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman

Dr. Loai Eid

President of Emirates Paediatric Nephrology Group
Clinical Associate Professor (Adj), MBRU & DMC
Paediatric Nephrology Consultant
Kidney Centre of Excellence
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital

Dr. Mohamed Wasfy El Abiary

Consultant pediatric endocrinologist Al Jalila children’s hospital Dubai

Dr. Monika Kaushal

Consultant neonatologist, consultant pediatrician, HOD neonatology, Medical director

Dr. Mortada El-Shabrawi

Professor of Pediatrics at Cairo University.
Immediate Past President of the International Society of Tropical Pediatrics ISTP

Dr. Moustafa Abdel-Azim

Professor of Pediatrics and neonatology. Consultant Neonatologist and Head of NICU Benha University Hospital

Dr. Mustafa Abdullatif

Consultant Neonatologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Ajman
Assistant professor at UAE University.

Dr. Nader Fasseeh

Professor of Pediatrics, Respiratory and Allergy Unit, Alexandria University,
Chairman of Egyptian Pediatric Pulmonology Society

Dr. Nawal Alkaabi

Pediatric infectious diseases consultant
Senior adviser, HayatBiotech

Dr. Omar Ismayl

Consultant Pediatric Neurologist SKMC. Abu Dhabi

Dr. Osama El Asheer

Prof. of Pediatrics – Assiut University
Head of Clinical Nutrition Unit, Assiut University Children Hospital
President of Upper Egypt Society of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism

Dr. Raid M R Umran

Professor of Pediatrics – College of medicine, University of Kufa”

Dr. Rana Bitar

Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Assistant professor, Khalifa University

Dr. Ravi Gutta

Dr. Reham Mostafa

Emergency Medicine Physician – Dubai Hospital

Dr. Ruba Rizk

Consultant Pediatrician, Adolescent Medicine
Director, Academic Affairs
Associate DIO
Clinical Assistant Professor, MBRU

Dr. Salah El Din Hussein

Consultant, General Pediatrics, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Director, Abu Dhabi Health Research Center

Dr. Sareea Al Remeithi

Chief, Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist
Director of the Pediatric Residency Program
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC); Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Shireen Marzouk

Consultant Pediatrician & Pediatric Allergy

Dr. Shiva Shankar

Head of Neonatology Clinical Associate Professor of Neonatology, MBRU, Dubai

Dr. Sophia Konstantinopoulou

Pediatric pulmonologist and sleep medicine consultant at Sheikh Khalifa medical city (SEHA) pure health

Dr. Tarik Barakat

Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mansoura University

Dr. Tarek Al Azabi

Senior Consultant Paediatrician in Neurodisability, Neurodevelopment and General Paediatrics. Sheikh Khalifa Medical City and Clinical Assistant Professor in Paediatrics at Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences at UAE University

Dr. Wajeeh Aldekhail

Consultant, Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Watfa Al Dhahry

Consultant Pediatrician and Pediatric nephrologist at SKMC

Dr. Yasmin Gamal

Professor of pediatrics Ain Shams university

Dr. Yasser Wali

Professor of Pediatric Hematology
Head of Pediatric HEMATOLOGY Oncology Unit
Sultan Qaboos University Hospital Muscat – Oman

Dr. Zubaida Al Ismaili

Consultant Pediatric Nephrology SKMC

Prof. Ahmed El Bleidy

Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of medicine Cairo University

Prof. Ayesha Al Dhaheri

Professor, Department of Nutrition and Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, UAE.

Prof. Ehab Khairy Elkhashab

Professor of Pediatrics and Head of Pediatric Clinical Nutrition Unit, Ain Shams University

Prof. Joseph Haddad

PRESIDENT ELECT OF INTERNATIONAL PEDIATRIC ASSOCIATION

Prof. Junaid Khan

Director Medical Education
CME Chair Dept. of Pediatrics
Sr, Consultant Neonatologist/ Pediatrician

Prof. Khalil Abdel Khalek

A Professor of Pediatrics Cairo University
Head of Cairo University Pediatric Clinical Nutrition Unit CEO of Tabibi

Prof. Omendra Narayan

Consultant Pediatric Pulmonologist and Director of Pediatrics American Hospital, Dubai

Prof. Wael Bahbah

Professor of Pediatrics & Head of Pediatric Clinical Nutrition Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Egypt.

Prof. Walid Abuhammour

Director- pediatric infectious diseases, Al Jalila Children’s Hospital (AJCH), Dubai, UAE
Chair- Infection Control committee (AJCH)
Chair- Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (AJCH)

Dr. Afaf el Sagher

Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist at KFSHRC, KSA

Dr. Reham Mostafa

Specialist Emergency Medicine
Dubai

Dr. Ziad Basil

Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Chief of Pediatrics and Neonatology at Saint Joseph Hospital – Beirut – Lebanon

Dr. Muawia Aloliwi

Consultant Pediatrician
Founder of PediAI Clinic
Al Zahra Hospital Dubai

Dr. Zarife Perez

Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Pulmonologist Consultant Mediclinic Middle East European Board of Paediatrics

Dr David Cremonesini

Consultant of Paediatric allergies and asthma at Mediclinic Parkview Hospital, DubaiMBBS, BA (OXON), MSc (Allergy))

Dr. Wafaa Faysal

Head of Department of Pediatrics and Consultant Pediatrician at Emirates Hospitals Group
President of Global Pediatric Congress
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at Sharjah University, College of Medicine
Examiner at DHA licensing for Pediatric Specialty

Dr. Tasnim Dawoud

Senior Clinical Pharmacist, Pediatric Critical Care, SKMC Abu Dhabi

Dr. Hafis Ibrahim

Specialist in neonatology, combines clinical expertise with a special interest in neonatal cardiology.

Dr. Aqeel Farooq

Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist, Head of Diabetes & Endocrine Unit, Al Qassimi Women’s & Chidren’s Hospital, Sharjah Assistant Clinical Professor, Sharjah University

Dr. Elham Al-Amiri

Paediatric Endocrinology Specialist

Dr. Martin Bitzan

Consultant Pediatric Nephrologist and former Head of the Kidney Center of Excellence at the Al Jalila Children’s Hospital (2018-2024). He is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences in Dubai (MBRU), and Affiliate Member of the Division of Nephrology, Montreal Children’s Hospital and McGill University Health Center.

Dr. Fatima A. Binsayyar

Dermatology Consultant
AlQassimi Hospital, Emirates Health Services in Sharjah , U.A.E.
Head of Department in Royal European Polyclinic- Dubai

Dr. Naglaa Kamal

Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Hepatology, Kasr Alainy Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt