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Moderators
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Dr. Abdallah Al Farai
MD
HPB surgical oncologist. Sultan Qaboos Comprehensive Cancer Care & Research Center
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Dr. Abdallah Al Farai
MD
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Dr. Ahmed Elaffandi
Senior Consultant Surgeon
Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC)
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Dr. Ahmed Elaffandi
He previously worked in a number of recognized HPB & Liver Transplant Units in the UK, such as the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, the Kings College Hospital in London, the Royal London Hospital and the Royal Free hospital.
His primary area of interest is in minimal access surgery in the field of HPB surgery, which he has developed within the organization and managed to introduce robotic HPB procedures at HMC in 2021.
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Dr. Åsmund Avdem Fretland
Consultant HPB surgeon, PhD
The Intervention Centre and Department of HPB Surgery
Oslo University Hospital
Oslo, Norway
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Dr. Åsmund Avdem Fretland
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Dr. Aydah Al Awadi
MD
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Dr. Balamurugan Rathinavelu
MBBS, MRCP, FRCR, CCT UK
Qualified with FRCR, CCTUK as a Radiologist from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS, UK in year 2006 and Worked as Consultant Radiologist at Chesterfield Royal NHS Hospital, UK between 2006 and 2014.
Currently working as a Consultant Radiologist a with a sub speciality interest in Body Imaging and Non-vascular Interventional Radiology at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi.
Previously worked at Mafraq Hospital, SEHA, between 2014 and 2019 Dec
Lead Radiologist for every day surgical and trauma clinical conference at SSMMC Hospital and once a week Tumour board conference.I also support and provide non vascular interventional services locally.
Core Faculty member of Radiology Residency program, ACGME-I, Sheik Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi,UAE
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Dr. Bilal O Al-Jiffry
MD, PhD
Consultant Hepatobiliary Surgery
Director of surgery at Taif University , Taif , Saudi Arabia
Consultant hepatobiliary surgery
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Dr. Bilal O Al-Jiffry
MD, PhD
Dr. Bilal O Al-Jiffry completed his residency in general surgery at King Faisal specialist hospital, Riyadh in 1998. He then completed his PhD, Hepato-biliary fellowship and Live Tx at the University of Adelaide, Australia, under Prof. James Toouli in 2001. This was followed by another year working with Professor Joseph Lau for a further fellowship as a senior lecturer in the Chinese University of Hong Kong, in 2002.
In January 2003 he was appointed consultant HPB and Liver Tx surgeon at the National Guard Hospital, Riyadh where he remained until 2006, when he moved to the Military hospital in Taif as the Director of Surgery. Since 2010 he has been the director of surgery at Taif University while holding his post in the Military hospital as a senior HPB consultant. He is also involved with the Medical Education and the Academic Assessment units at the college. Dr Al-Jiffry is also involved in the education, training and examination of the surgical residents in the Saudi Surgical Program conducted by the Saudi Committee for Health Specialty to obtain the Saudi Boards in General Surgery. Since 2012 he has been a member of the executive Board of the Saudi Surgical Society and the editor and founder of the Saudi Surgical Journal. He is also on the editorial board of several international journals and acts as a reviewer for other journals in the surgical aspects and HPB surgery.
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Dr. Deepthi Silymon
Consultant Medical Oncologist
SSMC
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Dr. Deepthi Silymon
Dr.Deepthi Vilasini/Silymon is currently Consultant Medical Oncologist with SSMC and has nearly 14 years of experience in Oncology post Residency. She has completed her residency in Oncology from a prestigious Comprehensive Cancer Institute in India following which she obtained MRCP Medical Oncology certification by Royal college of physicians, UK and received ESMO certification in Medical Oncology ranking within top 20 percent worldwide .
She is currently working in SSMC where she is also the Chair of Quality and Patient Safety in Oncology.
She has worked as a Consultant Medical Oncologist in number of hospitals in different countries including India, Bahrain and UAE before joining SSMC. She has extensive experience dealing with all solid tumors as well as teaching undergraduate and post graduate medical students in India and the middle east
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Dr. Essa Al Essa
MD , MSc, FAHPBA, FASMBS
Consultant Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) and Abdominal Transplant Surgeon
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
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Dr. Essa Al Essa
MD , MSc, FAHPBA, FASMBS
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Dr. Faisal AbaAlkhail
Consultant Transplant Hepatologist and Gastroenterologist
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center in Riyadh
President, Saudi Society for the Study of Liver Disease and Transplantation (SASLT)
Governor, American College of Physician – Saudi Arabia Chapter
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Dr. Faisal AbaAlkhail
He is the president of the Saudi Society for the Study of Liver Disease and Transplantation (SASLT) and the Governor of American College of Physician (ACP) Saudi Arabia chapter. He is also an active board member of the Pan Arab Society of Liver Transplantation.
He was also the former Liver Transplant Chairman at King Fahad Specialist Hospital - Dammam.
Dr. AbaAlkhail is the leading author of the SASLT guidelines for liver transplantation and update in the management of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV).
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Dr. Ghader Jamjom
HPB/Surgical Oncologist
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Dr. Ghader Jamjom
Ghader Jamjoum , Advanced minimally invasive HPB / surgical oncologist , Oncology and quality researcher , King Abdulaziz University Hospital , Saudi Arabia
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Dr. Hanan Alghamdi
Professor of HPB & Multiorgan Transplantation
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Dr. Hanan Alghamdi
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Dr. Hani Al Saati
MD,MRCSI, AFRCSI, CABS
Consultant General Surgeon, MIS, Surgical Oncology and HPB Surgeon at King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain Oncology Centre Royal Medical Services.
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Dr. Hani Al Saati
MD,MRCSI, AFRCSI, CABS
He is a senior lecturer at The Royal College of Surgeons- Medical University Of Bahrain (RCSI-MUB).
Dr. Alsaati underwent fellowships of MIS, General Surgical Oncology training at University of Toronto (Canada) and Laparoscopic HPB surgery at Southampton University Hospital NHS Trust (UK) where he obtained a vast experience in Medical and Surgical managment of Oncology patients and Minimal invasive Upper GIT and Hepatobiliary Surgery.
He was working at Salmanyia Medical Complex, MOH, kingdom of Bahrain where he was the former Director of the Theater, Day case surgical unit and endoscopy unit till November 2022 before being appointed as a member of Parliament in The Shura council (Kingdom Of Bahrain 🇧🇭).
He is also a well trained and expert in Upper GIT and Bariatric surgery Where Run Bariatric and General Surgery services at Bahrain Specialist hospitals and Alsalam Specialist hispital in the private sector in Bahrain.
Since 2016 he was Cross appointed to King Hamad Univesoty Hospital - Bahrain Oncology Center (KHUH - BOC) to run the Surgical oncology program as a part of collaborations between MOH and KHUH.
Dr. Alsaati has several publications and special interests in MIS HPB Surgery. He is one of the expert panel member at EGUMIPS 2022 and The coming IEGUMILS in Apiril 2024.
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Dr. Hamad Al Bahili
MD, PhD
Consultant Hepatobiliary & Transplant Surgery Director of Multi-Organ Transplant Center at Prince Sultan Military Medical City Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Dr. Hamad Al Bahili
MD, PhD
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Prof. John Primrose
Professor of Surgery at the University of Southampton
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Prof. John Primrose
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Dr. Kaiser Raja
Consultant Gastroenterologist and Hepatologist King's College Hospital London, Dubai
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Dr. Kaiser Raja
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Dr. Manish Madnani
MBBS, MS, FMAS, DNB (GI Surgery)
Consultant GI-HPB Surgeon
GI Cancer & Bariatric Surgeon
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Dr. Manish Madnani
MBBS, MS, FMAS, DNB (GI Surgery)
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Dr. Mohammad Zaman
MBBS, FRCSI, MCh, MSc, FEBS-Transplantation
Division Chief Transplant & HPB Surgery
Director Transplantation Service
Department of Surgery
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC)
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Dr. Mohammad Zaman
MBBS, FRCSI, MCh, MSc, FEBS-Transplantation
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Prof. Mohammad Abu Hilal
MD PhD DocEur FRCS FACS ESBQ (HPB)
Chair of the Department of Surgery and the Head of Hepatobilary - Pancreatic and Minimally invasive Surgery
Poliambulanza Hospital
Brescia, Italy
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Prof. Mohammad Abu Hilal
MD PhD DocEur FRCS FACS ESBQ (HPB)
Prof Abu Hilal has conducted numerous studies in this field and in the last 17 years has accumulated a vast experience at the international level. He has played an active role in the publication of many scientific articles and in the elaboration and description of many innovative surgical techniques. In addition, Prof has participated in the specialized training of more than 450 surgeons worldwide.
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Dr. Mohammed Sebayel
MD, FRCS, MPH.
Professor of Surgery & Consultant transplant and hepatobiliary Surgery
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Dr. Mohammed Sebayel
MD, FRCS, MPH.
◙ Established the Liver Transplant Program at the King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh in 1993 (first program in Middle East and developing countries), following his fellowship at University of Pittsburgh USA.
◙ Established the Hepatobiliary Unit at King Saud University.
◙ established the Liver Transplant Program at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, 2001.
◙ Founder of National Donor Promotion Program in Saudi Arabia
◙ 109 publications
◙ Founded and c- president of The Pan Arab Liver Transplant Society.
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Prof. Mahmoud EL Meteini
Professor of HPB Surgery, Director of Organ Transplant unit Ain-Shams University Cairo, Egypt
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Prof. Mahmoud EL Meteini
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Dr. Omar Bekdache
MD, MSc, FRCS, FACS, EBSQ
Dr Bekdache obtained his medical degree from the Lebanese University School of Medicine and residency training in General Surgery at the American University of Beirut Medical Center and Makassed General Hospital. Dr Bekdache pursued a clinical fellowship in Minimal Invasive Surgery and a University Diploma in Hepatobiliary Surgery from the Universities of Lille & Paris–France and obtained the European Board of Surgical Oncology.
Dr Bekdache completed a Clinical fellowship in Trauma & Acute Care Surgery from the University of McGill – Canada. He holds the Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons 'FACS', the Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow 'FRCS’ in addition to a Masters Degree of Science & Experimental Surgery from McGill University - Canada. University / Admin A
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Dr. Rehan Saif
Director and Clinical Lead of the HPB & Transplant Surgery Division (Liver/Pancreas/Kidney) at Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi
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Dr. Rehan Saif
In his previous appointment, Dr Rehan was an integral part of a large multi-centre HPB and Multi-Organ Transplant Program (live & deceased donor, adult & paediatric) that completed close to 400 liver transplants, 50 pancreas transplants and 300 kidney transplants including multi-organ transplants (liver+kidney, pancreas+kidney) in addition to numerous complex HPB resections (open, laparoscopic & robotic). His experience in HPB & Transplantation spans over 18 years. His areas of expertise include management of hepatocellular carcinoma, complex gallbladder & biliary cancers, benign and malignant pancreatic disease, surgery for portal hypertension and transplantation (liver, pancreas, kidney). He has undergone comprehensive training in all aspects of Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary disease and Transplantation. A fellow of The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Dr Rehan also has an active research interest with a research degree from Newcastle University, UK and has published over 40 scientific articles in leading peer reviewed international journals.
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Dr. Salem Al Harthi
FCS (SA), FACS, FICRS
Consultant Hepatobiliary & Surgical Oncology
Sheikh Shakbout Medical City, May Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Dr. Salem Al Harthi
FCS (SA), FACS, FICRS
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Dr. Saeed Almarzooqi
Consultant Physician
Medicine
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Dr. Saeed Almarzooqi
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Dr. Walid Faraj
MD, FRCS, FACS
Professor of Surgery
Liver Transplant & Hepatobiliary Surgery
Clemenceau Medical Center,Dubai
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Dr. Walid Faraj
MD, FRCS, FACS
He has an extensive experience in general surgery with a sub-specialization in Liver Transplant and Hepatopancreaticobiliary Surgery. He represent Lebanon in the Arab Board of Surgery. He has completed his advanced fellowship training at Kings College Hospital, UK. He has an extensive research portfolio with more than 110 publications.
He is a member of the International Relations Committee of the American College of Surgeons and other local and international committees.
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Dr. Yalda Ziaei
Consultant general, gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary surgeon at NMC Royal Sharjah
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Dr. Yalda Ziaei
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Dr Ritu Khare
Medical Director, Women Surgical Clinic, IRAC
GI, Laparoscopic Surgeon, Kings College Hospital, Dubai
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Dr Ritu Khare
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Dr.Mahmoud Tabbal
MD FACS
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Dr.Shahin Mohseni
MD, PhD, FEBS (EmSurg), FACS
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma & Acute Care Surgery, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Dr.Shahin Mohseni
MD, PhD, FEBS (EmSurg), FACS
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Dr. Aref Chehal
MD, FACP, ECMO
Dr. Chehal is an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Khalifa University (KU), Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Chehal graduated from the college of Medicine at Baghdad University/Iraq (MBChB) in 1996.
Dr. Chehal did his Internal Medicine residency at American University of Beirut, Lebanon, between 1997 and 2000 (Lebanese Board).
Dr. Chehal did his Hematology/Oncology fellowship at the American University of Beirut (AUBMC), Lebanon, between 2000 and 2003 (Lebanese Board).
Dr. Chehal obtained Fellowship of the American College of Physician (FACP) in 2013.
Dr. Chehal obtained the European Certification of Medical Oncology (ECMO) in 2009 and Re-certification in 2014, and 2021
Dr. Chehal is a member of many national and international societies including ASCO, ESMO, EHA,….. He had an important role in Tumor registry in Lebanon in 2002.
Dr. Chehal acted as chairperson, moderator, advisor, and member of scientific committee in many local and international congresses.
Dr. Chehal has 39 published articles in peer reviewed international journals; he is the first author on 17 of them, in addition to 31 abstracts.
Dr. Chehal joined Mafraq hospital From May 2006 until December 2019.
Dr. Chehal served as head of Hematology Oncology division at Mafraq Hospital from December 2018 until December 2019.
Dr. Chehal served as head of Hematology Oncology division at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City from December 2019 until August 2020.
Dr. Chehal main interests are Lung, Breast, Gyne, GI and GU malignancies.
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Dr. Suleiman AlMaamari
Suleiman ALMaamari senior consultant HPB&liver transplant Surgeon Royal Hospital
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Dr. Almurtadha Mula kh
Medical oncology consultant
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Dr. Almurtadha Mula kh
Dr. Almurtadha completed his M.B.Ch.B from the University of Babylon's College of Medicine in 2008. From 2015, Dr. Almurtadha worked in the oncology field at many renowned hospitals and trusts across the United Kingdom . He finished his specialty training in medical oncology from The Royal College of Physicians and the Association of Cancer Physicians of the United Kingdom (CCT). And, to further enhance his expertise, he was awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Oncology at the prestigious Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital in 2021.
From 2021 to early 2024, Dr. Almurtadha was a member of the reputable, regional oncology team at University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust in the United Kingdom. His fervent passion for innovation in cancer care led to active involvement in clinical trials and research activities. He led clinical trials as principal investigator and co-investigator in pancreatic, liver and bowel cancers.