speakers FACULTY


Dr. Abeer Al Saegh
MD, FRCPC, FCCMG,FRCP, Senior Consultant in Medical and Cancer Genetics, Head of Genomics, Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research Center

Dr. Abubakr Imam
Division Chief, Nephrology and Hypertension, Sidra Medicine, Clinical Professor, Clinica Nephrology, Qatar University, Associate Professor, Clinical Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, Qatar

Dr. Afaf Alsaghir
Pediatrics Department, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and research Center, KSA

Dr. Ahmad Abou Tayoun
Director, Genomics Center of Excellence; Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital, Associate Professor of Genetics, Mohammed Bin Rashid University, UAE

Dr. Ahmad Kaddourah
MD, MS, FAAP,FASN Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics , Qatar University, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College- Qatar, Pediatric Nephrology Consultant-Attending Physician, Director of Acute and Nephrologic Extracorporeal Therapies, Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship Director Department of Pediatrics, Qatar

Dr. Ahmed Alfares
Deputy Executive Director and a Senior Consultant at Centre for Genomic Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh KSA

Dr. Almundher Al-Mawaali
Senior Consultant in Medical Genetics, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, and Head of Department, Department of Genetics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

Dr. Amal Al Tenaiji
MD, FCCMG, Metabolic Genetics Consultant, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Amna Gameil MD
CABIM, MRCP, MSc, CBT-HMS Consultant haematology and Bone marrow transplant National Center for Cancer Care & Research Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha Qatar

Dr. Asmaa Altawari
MBBCh, DCH, MRCP(UK), FRCPCH, Head & Consultant of Pediatric Neurology Unit, Pediatric Department, Al Sabah Hospital, Kuwait

Dr. Ayman El-Hattab
MD, FAAP,FACMG, Professor, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah, UAE, Founder & President, MENA Organization for Rare Diseases, Dubai, UAE, Consultant Clinical Genetics, Mediclinic City Hospital, University Hospital Sharjah, Kanad (Oasis) Hospital, Neuropedia, and Genesis

Farouq Thabet
MD, FAAP, ABPN Attending Pediatric Neurologist, Sidra Medicine Ass Prof of Clinical Pediatrics, Weill-Cornell Medicine American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Diplomate Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics

Prof. Fatih Ezgü
Clinical and Biochemical Geneticist, Head, Division of Pediatric Genetic Disorders, Faculty, Division of Pediatric Inborn Metabolic Disorders, Vice Head, Phase 1 Clinical Trials Center for Rare Disorders, Department of Pediatrics, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

Prof. Fatma Al Jasmi
Chair of Genetics and Genomics Department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, Consultant, Biochemical Genetics, Tawam Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Fowzan S Alkuraya
MD (Hons) ABPABMGG (Clinical Genetics and Clinical Molecular Genetics) Professor of Human Genetics, Principal Clinical Scientist and Senior Consultant Chairman, Translational Genomics (Center for Genomic Medicine)King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, KSA

Dr. Ghassan Mustafa Abdoh
Senior Consultant Pediatrics- Neonatology Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC),Doha, Qatar

Dr. Hind Alsharhan
Clinical and Biochemical Geneticists, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Department, College of Medicine, Kuwait University

Dr. Husam Kayyali
Pediatric Neurologist and Epileptologist, Division Chief,-Pediatric Neurology, Sidra Medicine, Qatar

Dr. Jehan Al-Rayahi
Program Director of Pediatric Radiology Fellowship MR Clinical Lead, Diagnostic Imaging, Sidra Medicine, Qatar

Dr. Kefah AlQa'qa'
Consultant Metabolic Pediatrician, Amman, Jordan

Dr. Khaled Machaca
Senior Associate Dean Research, Innovation, and Commercialization Medicine Qatar(WCMQ) Physiology and Biophysics Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM)

Dr. Khalid Al-Thihli
MD, FRCPC, FCCMG, Genetic and Developmental Medicine Clinic, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman

Dr. Khalid Hussain
Professor of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, Division Chief - Endocrinology, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Campus, Doha, Qatar

Dr. Khalid Fakhro
Chief of Research and Chair of the Precision Medicine Program at Sidra Medicine, leads the Laboratory of Genomic Medicine, Qatar

Dr. Khalid Omer Ibrahim
MBBS, MD,MRCP, FRCPCH, CCST, Senior Attending Pediatric Neurologist, Sidra Medicine, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medical College, Head of the National Expert Group, Ministry of Public Health (MOPH), Qatar

Dr. Mamatha Ramaswamy
Senior Consultant and Head of Metabolic laboratory in the Dept of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, HMC, Doha, Qatar

Dr. Mahmoud Fawzi
Senior Attending Pediatric Neurologist at Sidra Medicine and Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, Qatar

Prof. Majid Alfadhel
Chairman of Genetics and Precision Medicine department, King Abdullah Specialized Children Hospital (KASCH) Deputy Executive Director, King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre (KAIMRC), Director of Medical Genomic Research Lab. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Prof. Dr.med. Dipl.-Psych. Martina Huemer
Pediatrics Consultant, Children's HospitalZurich, Switzerland

Prof. Moeen AlSayed
MD, FACMG, MBA, Professor of Genetics, College of Medicine, Director, MSc Genetic Counselling Program, Alfaisal University, Consultant, Department of Medical Genomics, Center for Genomic Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, KSA

Dr. Mohammed Al Muqbil
Consultant, Paediatric Neurology, Medical Genetics, Biochemical Genetics; Department of Paediatrics, King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital at King Abdulaziz Medical City, KSA

Dr. Mohammed Ghaly
Professor of Islam and Biomedical Ethics, Research Center for Islamic Legislation & Ethics (CILE),Head, College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar

Dr. Moza Khalifa Al-Kowari
PhD Clinical Scientist, Deputy Head of Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Genomic Division(DGD) Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha Qatar

Dr. Nabil Al Macki
MD, DCH, MRCPCH(UK), FRCPC, Senior Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Head of Paediatric Neurology, Royal Hospital, Oman

Dr. Nadia Al Hashmi
Senior Pediatric Consultant, Clinical & Biochemical Geneticist National genetic center, Royal Hospital, Oman

Dr. Noora Shahbeck
Senior Attending Physician, Genetic and Genomic Medicine, Program Director – Genetic and Genomic Fellowship, Acting Chairperson of Medical Genetic, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar

Dr. Omar Ismayl
MD, MSc. Paediatrics, MRCP (UK), FRCPCH, CCST, Consultant Paediatric Neurologist & Paediatric Neurology Division Chief, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE

Dr. Osama Aldirbashi
MD, DCH, MRCPCH(UK), FRCPC, Senior Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Head of Paediatric Neurology, Royal Hospital, Oman

Dr. Rasha Amin
Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Sidra Medicine, Qatar

Dr. Rehab Ali
MD, Senior Consultant, Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, Pediatrics Department, Sidra Medicine and Research Center, Doha, Qatar

Dr. Reem Al-Sulaiman
Interim Deputy Chair of Medical Genetics Department Consultant, Genetic Counseling (ABGCBoard), Oncology, Assistant Chair of Rare Disease and Research Committee, Lead of Genetic Counseling Directory, Vice President of Qatar Network of Medical Genetics, Hamad Medical Corporation, Assistant Professor &Clinical lead of Genetic Counseling Program, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar

Dr. Sara Musa
Consultant in Adult and Pediatric Genetics, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar

Prof. Tawfeg Ben Omran
Senior consultant and Division Chief, Genetic and Genomic Medicine, Sidra Medicine and Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar, Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar &New York-USA, Visiting Scientist, Boston Children’s Hospital-USA

Dr. Wadha AL Muftah
Senior Director, Qatar Genome - QPHI

Dr. Zahra Alsahlawi
Consultant Pediatric, Inborn Error of Metabolism and Clinical Genetic, Pediatric department, Salmaniya Medical Hospital, Assistant Professor at Pediatric Department, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain

Prof. Zuhair Al-Hassnan
Professor of Genetics, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Chairman, The National Committee for Genetic Diseases, Saudi Health Council, Consultant, Dept. of Medical Genomics, & Dept. of Translational Genomics, Center for Genomic Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, KSA

Dr. Ammira Akil
Precision Medicine ofDiabetes Prevention, Sidra Medicine,Qatar

Dr. Mohammad Alsady
Clinical Laboratory Geneticist (Training), Amsterdam UMC, Netherlands

Dr. Salha Bujassoum Al-Bader
Chairperson of Medical Oncology and Palliative Care Medicine, A/Chair of Precision Medicine Committee Clinical Leads of Breast Cancer at NCCCR, Director, Cancer Genetics, Clinical Associate Professor Medical College Qatar University, Qatar

Dr. Mashael Al-Shafai 
Director of Graduate Studies (QU Health Sector) Associate Professor in Human Genetics Qatar University

Mrs. Mariam Almulla 
Genetic Counselor Sidra Medicine Doha, Qatar


ABSTRACT PRESENTERS

Amna Othman

Alwaleed Alabdulwahed

Ahmed Al Amri
Consultant of Molecular Genetics Lab, Head of Training and Professional Staff Development at the National Genetics Center of the Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman

Awadh Alamari
King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadhorga

Ayesha Almuwaijei

Bita Shalbafan

Daniya Baz

Alfaisal University, Saudi Arabia Center for Genomic Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Saudi Arabia

Hilal Al Jahwari

Maryem Ismail

Pediatric Consultant /Misrata Medical Centre Associated professor/Misrata Medical College

Monera Fares



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