Speakers & Moderators

Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Hussaini

Head Section, Pediatric Gastroenterology
Children’s Hospital, King Fahad Medical City,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Ala Shaikh-Khalil

Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Danat Al Emarat,
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Ayman El-Hattab

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

Dr. Christos Tzivinikos

Clinical Associate Professor, MRBU School of Medicine
Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Al Jalila Children's Specialty
Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Doaa Zouroub

Pediatric GI Specialist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City,
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Fatima Al Hashmi

Senior Dietitian
Specialist in Clinical Dietetics, Nutrition Assessment, and Critical Care
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC)
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Heba Ibrahim Mussallam

Pharmacy Research and Education Clinical
Pharmacist SEHA Pharmacy Residency
Program Coordinator, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Mahmoud Bozo

Nutrition Expert & Paediatrician
World Health Organization, Syria

Dr. Messef Al Abdulrazzak

Consulting General Paediatrician
Al Abdulrazzak Medical Clinic,
Dubai UAE

Dr. Mohammed Raweshdeh

Professor and Consultant of Pediatrics and Gastroenterology Jordan University Hospital,
Amman, Jordan

Dr. Rafia Owera

Specialist Pediatrician
Prime Medical Center Jumeirah,
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Ahmed Soufi

Vice President of Syrian Society for Neonatology and Nutrition
Consultant Pediatrician Medical Cure Center,

Lattakia, Syria

Dr. Ali Mencin

Chief, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Director of Pediatric Endoscopy and

Pediatric MASLD Clinic
Department of Pediatrics
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, USA

Dr. Azam Mehdi Riahi Fard

Specialist in Pediatrics
Mediclinic Ibn Battuta Clinic, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Conrad Cole

Professor of Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Florida, USA

Dr. Einar Hafberg

Pediatric Transplant Hepatologist and Gastroenterologist
Private Practice, Capital Region, Iceland

Dr. George Noufel

Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterology
NMC Royal Hospital DIP,
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Jihad Saleh Al Mistarihi

Consultant of Pediatrics
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City,
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Mamdouh Swilem

Consultant, Pediatric Intensive Care

Sheikh Khalifa Hospital Fujairah, UAE

Dr. Michael J. Wilsey

Clinical Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Attending Physician, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA

Dr. Omar Alsoukhni

Pharmacy Manager
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Dr. Rana Riyad Ahmad

Assistant Professor
Paediatric Gastroenterologist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City,
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Ajmal Kader

Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Head of Department, Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Ali Sarhan

Chief Fellow, Pediatric Gastroenterology
Fellowship Program
Al-Jalila Children's Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Balaji Krishnamurthy

Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist,
Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Daila Belsha

Assistant Medical Director & Pediatric Gastroenterologist
American Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Farah Alsheikh Bakrou

Pediatric Specialist,
Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Prof. Hakam Yaseen

MD,CES(Ped),DU(neonat)[France],CCST (UK),FRCPCH[UK]
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Sharjah

Dr. Khalil Simrin

General Pediatric Specialist
Abu Dhabi Private Sector
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Manal Salem Alkatheeri

Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City,
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Michelle Saad

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati
Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Pancreas Care Center
Children’s Hospital Medical Center, USA

Dr. Pravin Chaturvedi

Chief Scientific Officer
Napo Pharmaceuticals,
California, USA

Dr. Akihiro Asai

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Co-Director of the Center for Undiagnosed Rare Liver Disease (CURL)
Pediatric Hepatologist
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, USA