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Connect with World-Renowned Experts Shaping the Future of Metabolic and Genetic Medicine
Dr. Abeer Al Saegh
Senior Consultant, Medical and Cancer Genetics, Head of Genomics, Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care and Research Center, Oman
Dr. Ahmed Alfares
Consultant Clinical, Molecular and Biochemical Genetics, Senior Clinical Scientist, Clinical Genomics, Centre for Genomic Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, KSA
Aljazi Al-Maraghi
Scientist, Laboratory of Human Genetics, Sidra Medicine, Qatar
Dr. Amal Al Tenaiji
Metabolic Genetics Consultant, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Prof. Amar Tebaibia
President, Algerian Society of Obesity and Metabolic Diseases (SAOMM); Head of Internal Medecine, EPH El Biar (Birtraria), Algiers, Algeria
Dr. Ammira Al-Shabeeb Akil
Principal Investigator, Lead, Inherited Metabolic and Mendelian Disorders Clinical Research Program, Head, Precision Genomics and Translational Omics Research Team, Sidra Medicine, Qatar
Dr. Amna Gameil
Consultant, Haematology – Leukaemia and Bone Marrow Transplant, National Center for Cancer Care and Research, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
Dr. Asmaa Altawari
Head & Consultant of Pediatric Neurology Unit, Pediatric Department, Al Sabah Hospital, Kuwait
Dr. Ayman Khalil
Consultant, Pediatric Neurology, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Bahrain
Dr. Ayman El Hattab
Professor, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah; Consultant, Clinical Genetics, Burjeel Medical City, Kanad Hospital, Genesis Healthcare Center, and University Hospital Sharjah, UAE
Dr. Aysha Ahmed
Consultant Adult Cardiology, Chief of Medical Services of Medical Departments, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Government Hospitals, Bahrain
Prof. Brahim Tabarki
Consultant Pediatric Neurology, Division of Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City (Previously Riyadh Military Hospital), Riyadh, KSA; Professor of Pediatric Neurology, University of Sousse, Tunisia
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
Dr. Aysha Ahmed
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. Denesh Chitkara
Vice President, Head of Clinical Development
Dr. Fowzan Alkuraya
Chief Medical & Genomics Officer, Lifera Omics; Professor of Human Genetics, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University; Adjunct Principal Scientist, Genomic Medicine Center of Excellence, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, KSA
Dr. Hasan Isa
Consultant Pediatrician and Gastroenterologist, Salmaniya Medical Complex; Associate Professor, Arabian Gulf University, Manama, Bahrain
Dr. Husain Malalla
Consultant, Pediatric Neurologist, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Bahrain
Dr. Khalid Al Thihli
Senior Consultant, Clinical and Biochemical Geneticist, Genetic and Developmental Medicine Clinic, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman
Dr. Khalid Fakhro
Chief Research Officer, Sidra Medicine, Qatar
Dr. Khalid Omer Ibrahim
Senior Attending Pediatric Neurologist, Sidra Medicine; Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, Weill Cornell Medicine, Qatar
Prof. Majid Alfadhel
Chairman, Genetics and Precision Medicine Department, Director, Medical Genomic Research Lab, Deputy Executive Director, King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre (KAIMRC), King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, KSA
Dr. Maryam Busehail
Consultant, Inborn Error of Metabolism and Clinical Genetics, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Bahrain
Dr. Maryam Sahwan
Consultant, Pediatric ENT, Government Hospitals, Bahrain
Prof. Moeen AlSayed
Professor of Genetics, College of Medicine, Director, MSc Genetic Counselling Program, Alfaisal University; Chairman, Department of Medical Genetics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh, KSA
Dr. Mohammed Almuqbil
Consultant Pediatric Neurology, Medical Genetics, and Biochemical Genetics, King Abdullah Specialized Children’s Hospital, King Abdulaziz Medical City; Assistant Professor of Pediatric Neurology, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, KSA
Prof. Mohammed Ghaly
Professor, Islam and Biomedical Ethics, Research Center for Islamic Legislation & Ethics (CILE), Head, College of Islamic Studies, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
Dr. Nabil Al Macki
Senior Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Head of Paediatric Neurology, Royal Hospital, Oman
Dr. Osama Aldirbashi
Senior Consultant Clinical Scientist, Metabolic Lab, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Dr. Nadia Hergli
VP for Medical Affairs International, Chiesi Group
Ms. Reem Ibrahim Bux
Certified Genetic Counselor, Clinical Lead of Adult Genetic Counseling, Adult and Pediatric Genetic Department, Hamad Medical Corporation; Clinical Training Coordinator, Genetic Counseling Program, Qatar University, Qatar
Dr. Rehab Ali
Senior Consultant, Clinical and Metabolic Genetics, Pediatrics Department, Sidra Medicine and Research Center, Doha, 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, Genome Program, Qatar Precision Health Institute, Qatar
Dr. Zahra Alsahlawi
Consultant Pediatrician, Inborn Error of Metabolism and Clinical Genetics, Pediatrics Department, Salmaniya Medical Hospital, Assistant Professor, Pediatrics 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. Afnan Alhakeem
Pediatric Neurologist, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, KSA
Dr. Amal Alhashem
Pediatrician, Medical Geneticist (Clinical Genetics), Department of Pediatrics, Prince Sultan Military Medical City; Associate Professor of Genetics, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, KSA
Prof. Haitham Elbashir
Consultant, Pediatric Neuorehabilitation, Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE
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