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Dr. Abed AlLehibi, who is consultant gastroenterology at King Fahad Medical City in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and currently his position is Chairman of the Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department.

Dr. Al-Lehibi Completed his Gastroenterology & Hepatology Fellowship and Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship training at Washington University in St. Louis, USA in June 2010. Dr. AlLehibi is being the director of the Advanced Pancreatobiliary Endoscopy Program at KFMC.

Dr. AlLehibi author & co-authored several papers, publications, abstracts & is currently involved in many ongoing research projects. He also continues to participate in international and local conferences.

He was trained on various endoscopic procedures at Kasr Al Aini Endoscopy Center (1988), Mansoura Gastroenterology Center (1996-1998) and Sand Hill Motility Center, Denever, Colorado, USA (2001)
The man who started endoscopic practices in Internal medicine department, Tanta University & established the endoscopy unit (1989)
•  Director of endoscopy center, Tanta university (2006-2014)
•  Director of division of hepatology and gastroenterology, Tanta university (2006-2014)
•  Chairman of Internal Medicine department, Tanta University (2013-2015)
•  Member of the governing board of the Egyptian society for the study of liver and gastrointestinal diseases and currently its secretary general
•  Member of AGA, ASGE, and EASL
•  Co-founder of Tanta annual congress of Hepatology and Gastroenterology held annually for 14 years.
Speaker (oral presenter) at the following international congresses:
    • Asian pacific digestive week (2005)
    • Seoul international digestive symposium (2007) (awarded in this congress)
    • Asian pacific association for study of the liver (APASL – 2008)
    • United European gastroenterology week (2010)
    • United European gastroenterology week (2011)
    • Digestive disease week (2016) San Diego, California, USA
His video titled (Endoscopic injection therapy for control of actively bleeding colonic varices) has been chosen by the American society of gastrointestinal endoscopy as one of the very best videos to be shown in the learning center of DDW, from May 20-24, 2016, and this video was considered as a very significant achievement by ASGE board.
    • Digestive Disease Week (2017) Chicago, Illinois, USA
His video titled (Unusual Cause of Upper GI bleeding hepatocellular Carcinoma Invading the Stomach) has been chosen by the American society of gastrointestinal endoscopy to be shown in the learning center of the DDW 2017 & it was published in GIE Volume 65, issue 5, Supplement., Page AB159
    • Digestive Disease Week (2018) Washington DC, USA
His video titled (Endoscopic Band Ligation for Control of Actively Bleeding Gastric Ulcer) has been considered of high educational value by the ASGE to be shown in the ASGE online learning center 
Chairman of the scientific committee of the APASL Monothematic Conference held between 6-8 September 2017 in Cairo, Egypt.
Has many publications in the field of Hepatology and gastroenterology particularly GI bleed (variceal & non-variceal) viral hepatitis, cirrhosis and HCC.

Dr. Makki Hummadi Fayadh is the founder of the Iraqi Society of Gastroenterology and Hepatology in and President for the Society since 1998. He is also the founder and director of the Gastroenterology and Hepatology teaching hospital from 1995 till 2005. Founder and Supervisor & Trainer to the Iraqi Board of Gastroenterology 1996 till 2005. Founder and editor/ Iraqi journal of gastroenterology. Published (47) papers, supervised 13 theses and produced (12) teaching films in various aspects of  Endoscopy. Introduced all the new techniques in Endoscopy & guidelines for various GIT & liver diseases in Iraq. He is the member of the following organizations: Arab society of Gastroenterology, World Gastroenterology organization, World Endoscopy organization, European society for endoscopy, American society of endoscopy, HAAD Colorectal cancer committee.

Dr. Asa’d Izziddin Dajani obtained his Medical degree Cum Laude from the Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University in Egypt. He pursued his postgraduate studies and activities in internal medicine in the UK, and Austria. 
Dr. Dajani is a consultant Gastroenterologist and hepatologist. He has an experience of having worked at various hospitals in Egypt, Kuwait, Austria and United Arab Emirates, gaining wide experience in his field.
In 1984, he relocated to the UAE, where he was instrumental in establishing the Endoscopy service at the Kuwait and Al Qassimi Hospitals in Sharjah. He has Jordanian board diplomate (Highest consultancy diploma in Jordan), Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians and surgeons of Glasgow and Fellowship of the American College of Gastroenterologists. 
Dr. Dajani regularly attends and participates in local, regional as well as international conferences and shares his expertise with his peers all over. He is regularly invited as a guest lecturer to various medical conventions, institutes, and pharmaceutical sponsored meetings locally, regionally and internationally.
Dr. Dajani has many publications to his credit in reputed local as well as international Medical journals. He has also presented at many conferences and seminars worldwide.

Dr. Atta Ghassan Atta Al Khaznaji received his medical education and MBChB at Al Nahrain University, Iraq in 1994 and was awarded the Iraqi Board in Neurology (FICMS) by the Iraqi Commission for Medical Specialization in 2002. In 2005, Dr. Atta went to United Kingdom where he was trained in Neurosciences at Charing Cross Hospital, then in both Neurosciences and Neurological Rehabilitation at Queen’s Medical Center, Nottingham University Hospital, and Nottingham City Hospital. In addition to his medical practice at the National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery and Queen Square Hospital, London, he also attended the Pediatric Neurology Clinic at Hammersmith Hospital, UK where he handled cases of children with muscular dystrophies.
Dr. Atta began his medical career in various teaching hospitals in Iraq. Then in 2006, he moved to UAE to continue his neurology practice in private and government healthcare facilities in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Al Ain. In the span of his career, he became a co-examiner and lecturer of undergraduate medical students specializing in Neurology and has participated in various conferences held in United Kingdom, Cyprus, Egypt, Morocco, Syria, Iraq, and UAE. Currently, he is a member of the Emirates Medical Association, Emirates Neurology Society, Iraqi Neurosciences Society, Iraqi Association for Epilepsy, Iraqi Neurosciences Association, and Iraq Medical Association. His field of experience covers all neurology and rehabilitation including stroke and transient ischemic attacks, epilepsy, spasticity disorders and multiple sclerosis, and chronic fatigue syndrome.

Consultant Urology,

 

Dr. Ayman S. Moussa MD, PhD; from Cairo Egypt, obtained his medical degree from Cairo University, Egypt in 1999. He joined the Urology department in September 2001, where he finished his residency in general and pediatric urology.
After finishing his Master Degree (Urology) in 2003, Dr. Moussa was appointed as Assistant lecturer of Urology in Cairo University for 4 years. In 2007 Dr. Moussa joined the Urology department in Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Under the Supervision of Prof J. Steve Jones, until 2009 as he finished his fellowship.
In 2010, Dr Moussa obtained his Medical Doctorate and was appointed as Lecturer of Urology, Beni-Suef University, Egypt till 2016 after it he was assigned as a Professor of Urology in same department till now.
Dr. Moussa has gained wide range of experience in the field of Stones, Urinary tract infection, Senile enlargement of the prostate, End-urology, Minimally invasive surgery, his area of expertise; Prostate cancer diagnosis, Screening programs, Nomograms, Trans-rectal ultra-sound of the prostate and biopsy. He has more than 30 international publications in this field of prostate cancer screening & diagnosis. He is one of the editors of Prostate Cancer Diagnosis: PSA, Biopsy and Beyond Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York, LLC, 2013.

Esko Kalevi Janatuinen is gastroenterologist in Mediclinic Airport Road, Abu Dhabi. He graduated from Kuopio University, Finland, 1978. Finnish National Board of Health granted him Diploma in Internal Medicine 1984, and in Gastroenterology and Hepatology1987. He worked in the same hospital in internal medicine and gastroenterology 1978 - 1996.
1996 he moved to Mafraq hospital Abu Dhabi working there as internist and gastroenterologist 17 years. He moved 2013 to Al Noor hospital (now Mediclinic), where he is still waiting for his retirement.
He has been working in Kuopio University as a senior lecturer for 5 years. In the Emirates he was assistant professor of medicine Gulf Medical College, now Gulf Medical University, Ajman, 2005 - 2008, and professor 2008 - 2011. He has published about 100 scientific works. His main interests have been celiac disease, esophagitis and ERCPs.

My medical career began in the teaching hospitals of Tripoli, Libya; where I completed my general medical training by rotating across different medical specialties.
Then I moved to the UK, where I had my specialty training in Oncology and obtained a Certificate of Completion of Training in Medical Oncology in October 2009.  Soon thereafter, I started as a consultant medical oncologist, and took several positions in the UK.
In March 2016, I moved to the UAE as a consultant Medical Oncologist at Tawam Hospital, and currently the Division Chief of Medical Oncology Division.
During this long career, I have gained extensive medical knowledge and experience in medical oncology. Additionally, I have developed other important skills in research, teaching,  training, management, communication and team work at different levels and positions. Furthermore, I have authored several publications and abstracts at peer-reviewed journals. 

He is the Chief Hepatologist for the Integrated Liver Care Team at Aster DM Healthcare in India. The Integrated Liver Care Team (ILC) is a multidisciplinary team of medical professionals dedicated to Liver and Hepatobiliary disorders, including Liver Transplantation. They have Liver Care Units and Multi-Organ Transplant centres at the Aster Medcity, Kochi (India) and the Aster CMI Hospital, Bangalore (India)
After having completed his Internal Medicine Residency and Gastroenterology Fellowship from Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India, Kaiser have completed an ACGME accredited Advanced Fellowship in Liver Diseases and Transplant Hepatology from the Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, United States. This has enabled him to have a better understanding of the evaluation and management of patients with complex liver disease especially patients with previous therapy failures, patients awaiting liver transplantation and post liver transplant care.
The goal of the Aster ILC team is to be a region leader in Liver Diseases and Liver Transplantation. His particular interests are autoimmune liver disease, chronic viral hepatitis and critical care hepatology.
Specialties: Hepatology, Transplant Hepatology

He graduated from the college of medicine, sanaa university, and had membership of royal colleges of physician (MRCP) UK, 2006, and arab board in internal medicine 2006, he had Specialty Certificate in Gastroenterology from United Kingdom 2010, and the Jordanian Board in Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2012.
He had his fellowship training in advance Endoscopy at Herlev Hospital in Copenhagen University, Denmark 2013.
He had fellowship of the royal college of physicians of Edinburgh (FRCP) in 2016, and Fellow of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2017
He is currently senior lecturer at dubai medical college and consultant physician and gastroenterologist at Rashid hospital - Dubai.
Dr. Bamakhrama is member in different medical society including Emirates society of gastroenterology, European society of gastrointestinal endoscopy, and the American society of gastrointestinal endoscopy.

Different laparoscopic surgical procedures as laparoscopic cholecystectomy, laparoscopic appendectomy, laparoscopic repair of inguinal and imbilical hernia, diagnostic laparoscopic for abdominal pain, etc.
Diagnosis and management od different gastro-intestinal and hepato-biliary surgical problems as gall bladder stones, common bile duct stones, acute pancreatitis, cancer colon, anal and rectal pain and bleeding, hemorrhoids, anal fissure, etc.
Different conventional surgical procedures breast surgery (early detection  and treatment of breast cancer, different breast surgeries as thru cut needle biopsy, FNAC, excision of benign breast lesions, different surgeries for breast cancer, etc.
Head and neck surgeries as thyroid surgery (total or subtotal), Salivary gland surgery, Ln surgery, etc.
ERCP with stone extraction from CBD and stent insertion.
Management of obesity through gastric balloon insertion.

Consultant in Medical Oncology & Bone Marrow Transplantation,

 

 

Certification:
•  Certificate of Specialist Doctor (General Surgery) Irish Medical Council - 2005   
•  European Board of Transplantation Surgery                   
Fellowship trainings:
•  King's College Hospital, London, UK Liver Unit - Senior Clinical Fellow Transplantation & HPB Surgery
•  St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland Liver Unit - Senior Registrar Liver Transplantation & HPB Surgery
Years of experience in Transplantation and Liver & pancreas surgery – 16 years
Services offered:
•  Living and deceased donor kidney transplantation for adults and children
•  Complex liver and pancreatic surgeries including surgeries for cancers
•  Deceased donor liver transplantations for adults and children
As Director of Transplantation & Hepatobiliary service, I oversee the largest transplantation program in the UAE since 2012. Laparoscopic donor nephrectomy & renal transplant with small incisions make us a unique program in the region. Transplant patients (both adults & children) receive high quality comprehensive care including detailed work ups, surgeries and regular post transplantation follow-ups. Results of our first nearly 300 living related renal transplantations are excellent and are well matched to USA national data. In April 2014, we performed the first ever-deceased donor renal transplantation.
Through a team of highly trained and experienced physicians we also provide full spectrum including surgeries, radiofrequency ablations, TACE, TIPS, chemotherapy and endoscopic interventions for primary and metastatic liver cancers, bile duct cancers/strictures, complex gall stone diseases and pancreatic malignancies. We also act as a local referral center for iatrogenic bile duct injuries complicating laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Consultant Rheumatologist,

 

Dr. Nagwa currently works at the Advanced Center for Daycare Surgery (ACDS) as Consultant Rheumatologist with clinical experience that exceeds twenty-five years in rheumatology, with a special interest in osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Dr. Nagwa earned her MBBCH, MSc, and Medical Doctorate (PhD) from Suez Canal University (SCU) Faculty of Medicine, Egypt. She completed a rheumatology residency at SCU Teaching Hospital, Egypt. In addition, she obtained a Diploma in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound from UCAM University, Spain.

Dr. Nigel Beejay is a Consultant Physician in General Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy at Kings College Hospital London in the UAE. Dr. Beejay has over 15 years experience in healthcare in the UK and USA and over 9 yrs in the UAE with extensive knowledge of operations and revenue cycle management, billing, coding and electronic health records. Dr Beejay was formerly Chairman of the Health Information Management Committee at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SEHA), a tertiary 571 bed, teaching hospital managed by Cleveland Clinic in Abu Dhabi from 2009 until 2014. Dr. Beejay received his medical training in Cambridge University, Boston University, University of London and University of Toronto. Dr. Beejay completed the prestigious Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy/Endoscopic Oncology Fellowship at the Wellesley Hospital, St. Michael’s Hospital and University of Toronto between 2000 to 2002.
Dr. Beejay is a world expert in video capsule endoscopy and has written articles and books in this subject. Dr. Beejay also has considerable expertise Upper and Lower endoscopy, Heartburn and acid related diseases, Obesity management with intragastric balloons and medications, Functional bowel diseases (Irritable Bowel Syndrome, bloating, food intolerances, constipation), Fatty Liver Disease, Celiac and Food sensitivities, Cancer screening, and Barrett's esophagus.
Dr. Beejay also holds  Postgraduate Diploma in Hypnosis, University College London, United Kingdom, a Master of Arts in Social and Political Sciences from King’s College, Cambridge University, United Kingdom, a Certificate in Biomedical Informatics from Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, United States, and is a Certified Physician Executive of the American College Physician Executives, United States.
Dr. Beejay is the Chairman of the annually held Abu Dhabi Hepatology Conference held since 2013. Dr. Beejay has been the Chairman of Arab Health Gastroenterology Conference in 2017 and 2018. Dr Beejay regularly teaches and trains in gastroenterology, endoscopy and in healthcare informatics in Europe and the Gulf Region. Dr. Beejay is a faculty member on the National Endoscopy Training Program at St George's Hospital NHS Trust, London.
Dr. Beejay is a member of the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG), American Gastroenterological Association (AGA), American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE), and the Canadian Society of Gastroenterology (CAG), and British Medical Association.

Specialist-Dermatology,

 

 

Dr. Saba graduated from medical school in 1992 with a Bachelor’s degree in Medicine and General Surgery (MBChB) from Baghdad University. Having found her interest in Pathology, she enrolled in the Anatomic Pathology Residency Program offered by the Iraqi Commission of Medical Specializations and got a fellow degree in the year of 2000.
Dr. Saba practiced Surgical Pathology and Cytopathology in the United Arab Emirates for 12 years. She worked as a Histopathologist at various private hospitals and diagnostic centers in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. In order to improve her professional endeavor, she completed a Surgical Pathology Fellowship offered by the University of Toronto for the years for the years of 2012 and 2013. The fellowship allowed her to increase her knowledge base on various topics such as gastrointestinal, genitourinary, breast and gynecologic pathology. She later chose to return to Abu Dhabi where she has been serving as the Head of Anatomic Pathology at Al Borg Laboratories since the year of 2016.
Dr. Saba’s passion and commitment towards her job allows for her to implement her years of knowledge and experience in order to provide Pathology diagnostic and consultation services to various specialized medical centers in UAE.

Dr. Ahmed is a Gastroenterology Consultant at SKMC. He manages and provides consultations for patients suffering from all kinds of gastrointestinal diseases including gastrointestinal bleeding, peptic ulcer, H. pylori gastritis, gastro-esophageal reflux disease, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome, hepatitis, cirrhosis, pancreatitis, biliary diseases and gastrointestinal cancer.
Dr. Ahmed performs advanced diagnostic & therapeutic endoscopic procedures including colonoscopy with polypectomy, upper endoscopy, control of bleeding, variceal band ligation, Argon plasma coagulation, PEG, ERCP and gastrointestinal stent placement. Dr. Ahmed is a fellow of American college of gastroenterology.
Specialities: Gastroenterologist
Education: MBBS, Dow Medical College Residency in Internal Medicine, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital / Columbia University, New York. P.Critical care, UMDNJ, New Jersey Hepatology/Liver Transplant, NZTI. Gastroenterology, Med College of Georgia, Augusta. Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy / EUS, St Luke's Med Ctr, Milwaukee

Dr. Yogesh Manohar Shastri did his MD, Internal Medicine from University of Mumbai, India and his super-specialty DNB (Diplomate of National Board) in Medical Gastroenterology from the prestigious Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai.
Subsequently he proceeded to the world renowned Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany for advanced training in advanced therapeutic endoscopy and Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangio-pancreatography (ERCP), for 4 years.
Dr Shastri acquired training in Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) at Institut Paoli-Calmettes, Marseille, France under the supervision Prof. Marc Giovannini and further enhanced his skills in advanced therapeutic EUS under the guidance of Dr Vinay Dhir at BIDS-Global Hospital, Mumbai.
He was a Consultant at KDA Hospital, Mumbai (one of the largest corporate hospital in India) for 3 years, before coming to UAE.
Dr. Shastri joined NMC Specialty Hospital, Abu Dhabi in 2012. He heads the Department of Gastroenterology and therapeutic endoascopy and also chairs the Endoscopic Ultrasound program, one of the first programs in the private sector in Abu Dhabi and one of the very few in UAE.
Dr. Shastri has over 18 years of experience in the field of medical gastroenterology, therapeutic endoscopy and hepatology. His areas of interest include endoscopic ultrasound, therapeutic endoscopy, hepatobiliary interventions (ERCP) and endoscopic bariatric procedures.
Dr. Shastri has many publications under his belt. He has published about 100 articles including 15 original articles and various book chapters. He not only regularly participates in national and international conferences to keep himself abreast of the latest advances in his field, but also contributes by organizing International Endoscopy and Gastroenterology conferences every year in Abu Dhabi, UAE.