Meet Our Speakers

Dr. Abdulrahman Al Rasheed
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
King Abdullah Specialized Children Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Abeer Al Bazali
Head of the Dermatology
Al Adan Hospital
Kuwait City, Kuwait

Dr. Adeeba Al Herz
Consultant Rheumatologist
Al-Amiri Hospital
Kuwait City, Kuwait

Dr. Ahmed Al Jahwari
Senior Consultant and Head of Orthopedics and Spine Surgery
Armed Forces Hospital
Muscat, Oman

Dr. Ahmed Negm
Consultant Rheumatologist
Dubai Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Ahmed Zayat
Senior Consultant Rheumatologist
University Hospital Sharjah
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Amel Al Ginawi
Consultant Rheumatologist
Mediclinic City Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Aqeel Muhanna
Consultant Rheumatologist
Mubarak Al Kabeer General Hospital
Kuwait City, Kuwait

Dr. Asma Al Jaberi
Consultant Endocrinologist
Tawam Hospital
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Asia Mubashir
Staff Physician, Rheumatology, Medical Subspecialties Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Atheer Al Ansari
Head of Rheumatology Department
Mediclinic Airport Road
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Prof. Azzam Maghazachi
Visiting Professor
University of Sharjah
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Prof. Christopher Edwards
Honorary Consultant Rheumatologist
Southampton University Hospital
Southampton, UK

Dr. Clive Kelly
Consultant Rheumatologist
University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Newcastle, UK

Dr. Daniel Aletaha
Consultant Rheumatologist
Medical University Vienna
Vienna, Austria

Dr. Elsadeg Sharif
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Fahda Al Okaily
Consultant Rheumatologist
Prince Sultan Military Medical City
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Faisal Elbadawi
Senior Specialist Rheumatologist
Dubai Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

H.E. Dr. Fawaz AlRefaee
Assistant Undersecretary for Medical Services
Ministry of Health – Kuwait
Kuwait City, Kuwait

Dr. Gianina Statache
Consultant Rheumatologist
Abu Dhabi Stem Cells
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Haider Ali
Consultant Family Medicine
Medcare Medical Centre
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Hanan Al Rayes
Senior Rheumatology & Lupus Consultant
Prince Sultan Military Medical City
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Prof. Hani Almoallim
Professor of Rheumatology
Umm Alqura University
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Heather Van Epps
Editor In Chief
Lancet Rheumatology
London, United Kingdom

Prof. Hendrik Schulze-Koops
Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology
University of Munich
Munich, Germany

Prof. Jacob Van Laar
Professor of Clinical Rheumatology
UMC Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands

Dr. Jeyaseelan Lakshmanan
Professor of Biostatistics
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Kamran Mahmood
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Khalid AlNaqbi
Consultant Rheumatologist, Chief of Rheumatology
Tawam Hospital
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Khizer Rana
Consultant Musculoskeletal, Trauma and General Radiologist
Mediclinic Parkview Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Mahmood Hachim
Associate Professor
College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Mahmoud El Kaissi
Staff Physician, Diagnostic Radiologist
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Maisam Musgrave
Consultant Rheumatologist
Mediclinic City Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Marcus Head
Consultant Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
Mediclinic Middle East
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Martin Lee
Scientific Chair, MRC 2022
Consultant Rheumatologist & Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor
Mediclinic Parkview Hospital & Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine & Health Sciences
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Martin Steinhoff
Professor, Chairman and Director
Hamad Medical Corporation
Doha, Qatar

Dr. Maryam Al-Nesf
Senior Consultant Allergy and Immunology
Hamad Medical Corporation
Doha, Qatar

Dr. Mira Merashli
Assistant Professor, Clinical Medicine Rheumatology
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon

Dr. Mohammed Omair
Consultant Rheumatologist & Associate Professor
King Saud University
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Dr. Nandu Goswami
Cardiovascular Physiologist
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Nuha Alrajhi
Assistant Professor in Medicine
King Khalid University Hospital
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Omar Alsaed
Consultant Rheumatologist
Hamad Medical Corporation
Doha, Qatar

Dr. Puja Mehta
Clinical Research Training Fellow in Respiratory Medicine
University College London
London, UK

Dr. Raj Sengupta
Consultant Rheumatologist
Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases
Bath, UK

Dr. Rajaie Namas
Section Head of Rheumatology
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Reem Abdwani
Associate Professor, Senior Consultant
Sultan Qaboos University Hospital
Muscat, Oman

Dr. Reem Al-Jayyousi
Associate Professor
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Richard Wakefield
Senior Lecturer, Honorary Consultant in Rheumatologist
University of Leeds
Leeds, United Kingdom

Dr. Saadeya Naji
Consultant Rheumatologist
Ministry of Health
Manama, Bahrain

Dr. Samar Al-Emadi
Senior Consultant Rheumatologist
Head of Rheumatology, Hamad Medical Corporation
Doha, Qatar

Dr. Sima Abu Al Saoud
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Makassed Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Al- Quds University
Palestine

Dr. Suad Hannawi
Chairman, GCC AIR
Consultant Rheumatologist
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Suleiman Al Hammadi
Dean of College of Medicine
Mohammed Bin Rashid University Of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Thamer Alessa
Consultant & Head, Division of Endocrinology
Diabetes & Metabolism
Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital
Kuwait City, Kuwait

Dr. Waleed Hafiz
Assistant Professor Internal Medicine & Rheumatology
Umm Al-Qura University
Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Zaki Abou Zahr
Consultant Rheumatologist
Healthpoint Hospital
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates