Speakers & Moderators
Prof. Mohamad Miqdady
Chief, Pediatric Gastroenterology,
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Clinical Professor,
Khalifa University, UAE
Prof. Abdulrahman Al-Hussaini
Head Section, Pediatric Gastroenterology
Children’s Hospital, King Fahad Medical City,
Associate Editor in the Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology
Saudi Arabia
Dr. Adel Waheeb Jasim
Specialist Pediatrician
Yas Healthcare,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Ahlam Mustafa
Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology,
Endoscopy, Hepatology & Nutrition Service
Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait
Dr. Ahmad Jazzar
Consultant Gastroenterologist
Burjeel Day Surgery Center, UAE
Dr. Ahmad Soufi
Vice President of Syrian Society for Neonatology and Nutrition
Consultant Pediatrician Medical Cure Center, Lattakia, Syria
Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Abdelaal
Consultant Pediatrican
Mediclinic Middle East,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Ala Shaikh Khalil
Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Danat Al Emarat,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Ali Sallam
Pediatric Specialist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Amal Al Teneiji
Consultant Pediatric Metabolic Genetics
Head of Metabolic Genetics Division -
Pediatric Department
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE
Dr. Amer Masaud Abdullah Azaz
Associate Professor
Paediatric Gastroenterologist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE
Dr. Ana Catalina Arce-Clachar
Associate Professor Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Ohio, USA
Dr. Antonella Diamanti
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Head of Unit,
Artificial Nutrition Hospital,
Rome, Italy
Dr. Anupam Sibal
Paediatric Gastroenterologist
Group Medical Director
Apollo Hospitals, New Delhi, India
Dr. Asma Abdulla Al Marzooqi
Consultant Paediatrician
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi,UAE
Dr. Christos Tzivinikos
Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Al Jalila Children’s Hospital, Dubai
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor
Mohamed Bin Rashid University and Dubai Medical College, UAE
Dr. Bashar AlKhasawneh
Consultant Pediatrician and Neonatologist
Pediatric Scientific Club in the North of Jordan
Dr. David Rawat
Clinical Professor
Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist
The Royal London Hospital, UK
Dr. Dinesh Banur Onkarappa
Consultant and Division Chief of Paediatrics
Yas Clinic Group,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Eman Al Atrash
Pediatric Gastroenterology Specialist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Fawaz Alrefaee
Head of Pediatrics
Al Adan Hospital,
Hadiya, Kuwait
Prof. Hayat Mousa
Professor of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHoP), Pensylvania, USA
Dr. Huda Alghfeli
Pediatrics Gastroenterologist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Jihad Saleh Al Mistarihi
Consultant of Pediatrics
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Khalil El-Chammas
Associate Director, Neurogastroenterology and Motility Center
Associate Professor,
UC Department of Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Ohio, USA
Dr. Krishnapriya Prathapan
Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Yas Clinic Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Maha Abouzekri Elsayed
Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Cairo University Children Hospital,
Cairo, Egypt
Dr. Maher Soliman Mekhail
Consultant Pediatric,
Ambulatory Health Services
Adjunct Lecturer,
College of Medicine and Health Sciences
UAE University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Mahmoud Bozo
Nutrition Expert & Paediatrician
World Health Organization, Syria
Dr. Majed Abulhassan
Consultant Pediatrician
Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Prof. Martin Martin
Professor, Pediatric Gastroenterology
and Nutrition
Department of Pediatrics,
David Geffen School of Medicine
University of California,
Los Angeles (UCLA), USA
Dr. Messef Al Abdulrazzak
Consulting General Paediatrician
Al Abdulrazzak Medical Clinic,
Dubai UAE
Dr. Mohamad Rawashdeh
Professor and Consultant of
Pediatrics and Gastroenterology
Jordan University Hospital,
Amman, Jordan
Dr. Naeem Ayub
Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Sheikh Khalifa Hospital,
Ajman, UAE
Dr. Nafea Alyasi
Pediatric GI Specialist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE
Dr. Naresh P. Shanmugam
Clinical Director, Women and
Child Health Section
Dr. Rela Institute & Medical Centre, Chennai, India
Dr. Omar Alharbi
Consultant in Gastroenterology and Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Residency Training Program
King Fahad Medical City,
Riyadh, KSA
Dr. Pravin Chaturvedi
Chief Scientific Officer
Napo Pharmaceuticals,
California, USA
Dr. Prashanth Bachina
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Rainbow Children's Hospital,
Hyderabad, India
Dr. Rafia Owera
Specialist Pediatrician
Prime Medical Center Jumeirah,
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Rana Riyad Ahmad
Assistant Professor
Paediatric Gastroenterologist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE
Dr. Rania Eliass Satouf
Specialist Pediatrician
Yas Healthcare, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Prof. Richard Thompson
Professor of Molecular Hepatology,
King’s College London
Honorary Consultant Pediatric Hepatologist, King’s College Hospital, London, UK
Dr. Shaden Almahamed
Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Mediclinic Parkview Hospital,
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Sherif Mohamed Mosaad Kamel
Consultant Pediatrician and Neonatologist
Zuleka Hospital,
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Tarek Ibrahim El-Azzabi
Senior Consultant Paediatrician Neurodisability
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi
A/Assistant Professor in Paediatric,
UAE University, Al Ain, UAE
Prof. Ulrich Baumann
Professor of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Hannover Medical School, Germany
Dr. Wadah Khriesat
Neonatologist
Mediclinic Al Noor Hospital,
Abu Dhabi, UAE