Conference Chairman
MD DCH FRCPCH MSc CEBP
Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Clinical Associate Professor at
MRBU School of Medicine
Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Adli Maher Mohammed Baroud
DBA, RN, CIC®
Infection Prevention &
Control Charge Practitioner,
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital,
Dubai Health, UAE
Dr. Anas Bernieh
Consultant, Anatomic & Pediatric Pathology
Division of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Dubai Health
Dubai, UAE
Prof. David Rawat
Clinical Professor
Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist
The Royal London Hospital, UK
Senior Clinical Psychologist &
Pediatric Mental Health Research Lead
Clinical Lecturer, Mohammed Bin Rashid University
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital,
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Ehsan Malik
MBBS, M.Ch., MRCPCH
Consultant Pediatric
Gastroenterology and Hepatology,
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital,
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Huda Alghfeli
Pediatric Gastroenterology Consultant
Burjeel Medical City,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Majd Fraihat
Chief Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellow,
Al Jalila Children’s Hospital
Arab Board Certified in Pediatrics and
Neonatology, Dubai, UAE
Prof. Mike Thomson
MB ChB, DCH, FRCP, FRCPCH, MD
Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology,
Sheffield University Medical School
Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist &
Interventional Endoscopist,
Sheffield Children’s Hospital, UK
Dr. Nishar Ahmed
Clinical Nutrition Educator,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Rana Bitar
Assistant Professor, Khalifa University,
Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist,
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Ajmal Kader
MD (Pediatrics), MRCPCH (UK),
CCT (Pediatrics & Ped Gastro)[UK], FRCPCH (UK)
Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Head of Department,
Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital, Dubai
Dr. Balaji Krishnamurthy
Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist,
Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital,
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Eiman Aljaberi
MBBCH, Arab Board, Saudi Fellowship
Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist &
Deputy Program Director,
Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship,
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital,
Dubai, UAE
Prof. Jorge Amil
Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist,
Hospital Lusíadas Porto,
Chair of the Public Affairs Committee,
ESPGHAN, Portugal
Dr. Maryam Alkhatry
Consultant Gastroenterologist &
Head of Gastroenterology and
Endoscopy Department
Obaidullah Hospital, Emirates Health Services
Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
Dr. Mohamad Miqdady
American Board of Ped. GI, Hepatology & Nutrition
Chief, Ped. GI, Hepatology & Nutrition Division
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Clinical Professor, College of Medicine &
Health Sciences. Khalifa University,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Omar Alsoukhni
Pharmacy Manager, Inpatient Services
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Ronda Ihsan Hashem Alsamhouri
Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellow,
Al Jalila Children’s Hospital,
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Amal Alnuaimi
Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellow
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Buthaina Al Murbati
Senior Pediatrician &
Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Home TPN Lead, Al Jalila Children’s Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Einar Hafberg
Pediatric Transplant Hepatologist and
Gastroenterologist
Private Practice, Capital Region, Iceland
Dr. Khlood Catroon
BSc Pharmacy, MSc Clinical Pharmacy
Senior Clinical Pharmacist,
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU),
Corniche Hospital,
Abu Dhabi, UAE