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. 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. Manal Salem Alkatheeri
Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim
Consultant Paediatrician,
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Qais Al-Khafaji
Consultant Pediatrics
Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi, 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. Balaji Krishnamurthy
Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist,
Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Dalia 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. Manzoor Ahmed Ali
Consultant Pediatrician
Deputy Chairman of the CME Committee,
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor, University Hospital Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
Dr. Mohammad Rawashdeh
Professor and Consultant of Pediatrics and Gastroenterology Jordan University Hospital,
Amman, Jordan
Dr. Rafia Owera
Specialist Pediatrician
Prime Medical Center Jumeirah,
Dubai, 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. Basil Nasrallah
Chief of Pediatrics / Consultant
Pediatrician & Allergy Specialist
American Hospital Dubai, UAE
Dr. David Rawat
Clinical Professor
Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist
The Royal London Hospital, UK
Dr. Faris Alkhalil
General Pediatrics Specialist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Hassan Alsabea
Consultant Pediatrician
Head of Pediatric Department, Medical Park Consultants (MPC)
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Maher Soliman
Community Pediatrician
SEHA CLINICS
Adjunct Lecturer, CMHS, UAEU
Al Ain, UAE
Dr. Messef Al Abdulrazzak
Consulting General Paediatrician
Al Abdulrazzak Medical Clinic,
Dubai UAE
Dr. Omar Alsoukhni
Pharmacy Manager
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Dr. Rana Ahmad Bitar
Assistant Professor
Paediatric Gastroenterologist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
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
Dr. Amer Azaz
Associate Professor
Paediatric Gastroenterologist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, 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. 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. Pravin Chaturvedi
Chief Scientific Officer
Napo Pharmaceuticals,
California, USA