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Welcome Note
Dear Esteemed Colleagues and Friends,
I am delighted to extend a warm welcome to each of you to the 4th GAED Congress, scheduled from October 18th to 20th, 2024, at the prestigious Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers – Abu Dhabi.
As President of the Gulf Association of Endocrinology and Diabetes (GAED), I am honored to invite you to join us for this pivotal gathering of medical professionals and experts from across the globe. This congress marks a significant milestone in advancing the fields of endocrinology and diabetes care in the Gulf region.
Our dedication to fostering knowledge exchange and innovation in these vital areas of healthcare remains unwavering. Featuring over 50 distinguished speakers, including international experts and key opinion leaders, the GAED Congress 2024 promises to deliver valuable insights, foster collaboration, and drive professional growth.
Set in the heart of the Abu Dhabi (UAE), renowned for its rich cultural heritage and hospitality, this congress not only promises to enrich our scientific knowledge but also to facilitate meaningful connections with colleagues who share our passion for enhancing the lives of individuals affected by endocrine disorders and diabetes.
During our three days together, let us seize the opportunity to learn, share experiences, and inspire one another. The GAED Congress 2024 provides us with a unique platform to collectively shape the future of endocrinology and diabetes care. I am confident that through our collaboration, we will significantly enhance outcomes for patients and healthcare providers alike. Together, we can make a substantial impact and drive positive change in our field.
I eagerly anticipate your participation in this esteemed event, and I am confident that together, we will create an exceptional and memorable experience at GAED Congress 2024.
Warm Regards,
Dr. Khaled AlDahmani,
GAED President
Dr. Khaled AlDahmani,
GAED president,
Consultant Endocrinologist,
Chairman of Academic Affairs,
Tawam Hospital
GAED BOD OFFICERS 2023 - 2024
Past - President
Dr. Ali Al Mamari
(MB.ChB, MD, FRCP)
Head Of Endocrine Unit,
Department Of Medicine,
Sultan Qaboos University Hospital,
Muscat, Oman
President - Elect
Dr. Wiam Hussein
MBBS, ABIM, FACP, FACE,
Senior Consultant Endocrinology And Diabetes,
Former Medical Director
At Joslin Diabetes Center,
Member, Board Of Directors GAED,
Chairman BDER, Royal Hospital - Bahrain
Secretary
Dr. Naji AlJuhani
MD, MHA, ABIM, FACP,FACE,
Consultant Endocrinology and thyroid Oncology,
King Fahad Medical City,
Associate Professor ,
College of Medicine, Alfaisal University
Treasurer
Dr. Tarik ElHadd
Senior Consultant Endocrinologist,
HMC, Qatar
GAED BOD MEMBERS 2023 - 2024
Board Member
Dr. Bachar Afandi
Consultant Endocrinologist &
Head Of Endocrinology Division At Tawam Hospital,
Clinical Professor,
Faculty Of Medicine & Health Services,
The United Arab Emirates University.
Board Member
Dr. Thamer AlEssa
Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital, Kuwait
Clinical Staff, Dasman Diabetes Institute
Vice President - Kuwait Osteoporosis Society
Chair of the Kuwait Endocrine & Diabetes
Board Examination Committee
Board Member
Dr. Saud AlSifri
Asst. Professor Of Medicine, Taif University.
Consultant Endocrinologist & Diabetes,
Director Of Postgraduate Residency Training Program.
Director Of Diabetes & Endocrine Specialist Center, PMH.
Chairman Of Endocrinology & Diabetes Department.
Al Hada Armed Forces Hospitals, TAIF
Board Member
Dr. Ali Alreesi
MD, FACP, FACE
Consultant Endocrinologist
Head of Endocrinology and Diabetes Unit,
Head of Internal Medicine Department,
Senior Clinical Lecturer, College of Medicine
(National University of Science and Technology)
Suhar Hospital, Oman
Board Member
Dr. Raya Almazrouei
Consultant endocrinologist at Tawam Hospital,
Assistant professor in the College of Medicine
and Health Sciences at UAEU,
UAE
Congress Agenda & Faculty
Faculty - Chairperson
Dr. Wiam Hussein
MBBS, ABIM, FACP, FACE,
Senior Consultant Endocrinology And Diabetes,
Former Medical Director At Joslin Diabetes Center,
Member, Board Of Directors GAED,
Chairman BDER, Royal Hospital - Bahrain
Dr. Naji AlJuhani
MD, MHA, ABIM, FACP,FACE,
Consultant Endocrinology and thyroid Oncology,
King Fahad Medical City,
Associate Professor ,
College of Medicine, Alfaisal University
Dr. Tarik ElHadd
Senior Consultant Endocrinologist,
HMC, Qatar
Dr. Suzan Gharaibeh
Consultant Endocrinologist,
Head of Endocrinology Department ,
Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Noor Al Busaidi
Consultant Endocrinologist,
Director of the National Diabetes & Endocrine Center,
President - Oman Diabetes Association,
Oman
Dr. Amna Shaghouli
Founder and Manager of Glycemia Clinic, Salmiya, Kuwait Consultant Endocrinologist/ Adan Hospital
Dr. Budoor Alemadi
MBBS (UAE), Internal Medicine (Saudi Board, KSA),
Endocrine and Metabolism (Saudi Board, KSA),
SCE Endocrine (UK), ECNU (USA),
EDES Member Dubai Hospital,
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Nasreen AlSayed
BMedSc, MD, FACP, FACE. Consultant,
Endocrinologist & Lipidologist,
Chief Medical Officer,
Dar Alsaha Medical Center,
Kingdom of Bahrain
Dr. Hussein F. Saadi
MD, FACP
Chief, Medical Subspecialties Institute,
Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi,
Clinical Professor of Medicine,
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine
Dr. Essa Aldhafiri
Consultant Internist,
Endocrinologist & Diabetologist
Medical Director,
Alalam Medical Company & Alalam Medical Center
(private practice), Riyadh
Prof. Juma AlKaabi
BSc, MBChB, DTM&H, FRCP, FACP,FACE
Vice Dean and Acting Dean of College of
Medicine and Health Sciences,
Professor of Medicine,
Consultant Internist and Endocrinologist,
UAE University, P.O. Box 15551 AL AIN,
United Arab Emirates
Dr. Majdi Al Najjar
Senior Consultant, Zayed military hospital,
Associate Program Director,
Arab and Emarati board internal
medicine residency program,
Zayed military hospital, Abu Dhabi
Dr. Bachar Afandi
Consultant Endocrinologist &
Head Of Endocrinology Division At Tawam Hospital,
Clinical Professor,
Faculty Of Medicine & Health Services,
The United Arab Emirates University.
Dr. Mohamed Al Nuaimi
Consultant in internal medicine and endocrinology,
Zayed Military Hospital,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Saud AlSifri
Asst. Professor Of Medicine, Taif University.
Consultant Endocrinologist & Diabetes,
Director Of Postgraduate Residency Training Program.
Director Of Diabetes & Endocrine Specialist Center, PMH.
Chairman Of Endocrinology & Diabetes Department.
Al Hada Armed Forces Hospitals, TAIF
Dr. Abdulla Al Junaibi
Head of Pediatric Endocrinology,
Danat Al Emarat Hospital,
Abu Dhabi
Dr. Raya Almazrouei
Consultant endocrinologist at Tawam Hospital,
Assistant professor in the College of Medicine
and Health Sciences at UAEU,
UAE
Dr. Asma Aljaberi
Consultant Endocrinologist,
Department of medicine at Tawam Hospital,
Assistant clinical professor,
College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dr. Dinesh Dhanwal
Consultant Endocrinology
NMC Specialty Hospital,
Abu dhabi
Dr. Ali Al Mamari
(MB.ChB, MD, FRCP)
Head Of Endocrine Unit, Department Of Medicine,
Sultan Qaboos University Hospital,
Muscat, Oman
Dr. Omar Dhaimat
Head of Endocrinology and Diabetes,
Clemenceau Medical center and Hospital,
Dubai
Dr. Tarek Fiad
MBBCh, FRCPLondon, FRCPIreland, MDUCD
Chief of Endocrinology,
Consultant Physician, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Amin Jayyousi
Senior Consultant, Endocrine And Diabetes,
Hamad Medical Cooperation (HMC),
Qatar
Prof. Rayaz Malik
BSc. (Hons), MSc., MB ChB, PhD, FRCP
Professor of Medicine Weill Cornell Medicine,
Qatar & University of Manchester
Dr. Thamer AlEssa
Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital, Kuwait
Clinical Staff, Dasman Diabetes Institute
Vice President - Kuwait Osteoporosis Society
Chair of the Kuwait Endocrine & Diabetes
Board Examination Committee
Dr. Abdul Razzaq
Ali Al Madani
Former President Of The Emirates Diabetes Society,
Ex-Chief Executive Officer (CEO),
Dubai Hospital-DHA
Dr. Salem Beshyah
DIC PhD FRCP
Consultant Endocrinologist,
Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Aly Khalil
Consultant Endocrinologist,
Reem hospital, Abu Dhabi.
Fellow of the Canadian College of Physicians
Prof. Salah Abu Snana
MSc (UK), PhD (UK), FRCP (UK), CCST (UK)
Director of University of Sharjah Center for Diabetes
Professor, Deputy Chair-Clinical Science Department
University of Sharjah Program
Director-MSc in Diabetes Management,
University of Sharjah
Dr. Jamal Al Jubeh
Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist,
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Walid Kaplan
Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist,
Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics,
Tawam Hospital, Al Ain,
UAE
Dr. Hessa Boharoon
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Faculty - Speakers
Prof. Stefano Del Prato
Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism,
University of Pisa School of Medicine,
Chief of the Section of Diabetes,
University of Pisa, Italy
Prof. Kristien Boelaert
MD, PhD, FRCP
Professor of Endocrinology and Consultant Endocrinologist,
University of Birmingham,
Director NIHR Integrated Academic Training Programme,
Chair Clinical Committee Society for Endocrinology,
President British Thyroid Association,
Associate Editor Journal of the Endocrine Society
Prof. Shahrad Taheri
Director of National Obesity Treatment Centre,
Professor of Medicine & Senior Consultant,
Qatar Metabolic Institute,
Hamad Medical Corporation
Dr. Mohammed Bashir
MD, PhD,
Consultant in Endocrinology,
South Tipperary General Hospital,
Beaumont Hospital, Ireland
Prof. Mohamed Hassanein
Senior Consultant Endocrinologist,
Dubai Hospital, UAE,
Chair - Diabetes And Ramadan International Alliance,
Honorary Senior Lecturer,
Cardiff University, UK
Dr. Ali Imran
Professor of Medicine and Head of Endocrinology,
Dalhousie University,
Halifax Canada
Dr. Mussa Almalki
Consultant Endocrinologist and Neuropituitary,
King Fahad Medical City, KSA
Dr. Abdulraof Almahfouz
Consultant Endocrinologist
Endocrine Fellowship Committee,
Saudi Council for Health Specialties,
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre -
General Organization
Dr. Tania Jaber
Consultant, Endocrinology,
Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine,
WCM-Q, Qatar
Dr. Huda Ezzeldin
MBBS MSc. FRCP FACE ECNU
Consultant In Diabetes And Endocrinology,
Director Of Academic Affairs HealthPlus Center
For Diabetes And Endocrinology, Abu Dhabi, UAE,
Adjunct Faculty, College Of Medicine And Medical Sciences,
UAE University Adjunct Faculty, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi
Prof. Richard Auchus
James A. Shayman and Andrea S. Kevrick,
Professor of Translational Medicine,
Departments of Pharmacology and
Internal Medicine/MEND,
University of Michigan
Dr. Hussein Raef
Consultant Endocrinologist Department of Medicine,
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center,
Riyadh, KSA
Prof. Kausik Ray
Professor of Public Heath,
Department of Public Health and Primary Care,
Imperial College London,
Honorary Consultant Cardiologist,
Imperial College NHS Trust,
Director of ICTU-Global which is an academic ARO.
Dr. Raed Al Dahash
Consultant, Division of Endocrinology,
Department of Medicine,
Head of Endocrine division and Diabetes center,
Department of Medicine,
King Abdulaziz Medical City-National Guard, Riyadh.
Assistant clinical professor,
King Saud bin Abdulaziz for Health Sciences University,
Member of national center of Diabetes in Saudi health council.
Dr. Eiman ElSeddeqqi
MD, ABIM, FRCPC,FACE
Assistant professor and Consultant Endocrinologist,
SKMC Abu Dhabi.
Chair of Emirates Thyroid Congress.
Vice president of Arab Thyroid ASSOCIATION
UAE representative, world congress for thyroid cancer
Dr. Hamed Ambusaidi
Consultant in Department of Urology,
Royal Hospital, Muscat,
Sultanate of Oman.
Dr. Salima Al Maqbali
MD, MRCP, FRCPath, RCPI,
Consultant Chemical Pathologist & Metabolic diseases,
Director of Department of
Pathology & Laboratory services,
Sohar Hospital.
Founder of Lipid services,
North Batina region/ Oman
Dr. Adnan Ajmal
Consultant Endocrinology,
Cleveland Clinic,
Abu Dhabi
Dr. Nadia AlALI
Consultant Endocrinologist,
HEAD, Unit of Endocrinolog & Metabolism,
Amiri Hospital - Ministry of Health,
KUWAIT.
Dr. Nasser AlJuhani
FRCP(UK)
Consultant Internist & Endocrinologist,
Head of Endocrine Section East Jeddah Hospital (MOH),
KSA.
Dr. Alexander Miras
Senior clinical lecturer &
Consultant in endocrinology,
Imperial College London
Dr. Sara Suliman
Consultant Endocrinologist and Diabetologist,
Imperial College London Diabetes Centre,
Khaleej Al Arabi
Dr. Ahmed Hassoun
MD, FACE, FACP
Clinical Professor Of Medicine,
Dubai Medical University
Senior Consultant Endocrinologist,
Fakeeh University Hospital, Dubai
Prof. René Rizzoli
Internist and Endocrinologist,
Emeritus professor of medicine,
Geneva university hospitals and faculty of medicine,
Geneva, Switzerland
Prof. Yousef AL Saleh
MD, MRCP (UK), ArBIM,
Medical Director,
Health Oasis Hospital,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Ebaa Al Ozairi
BMSc(Hons), MBChB, MRCP(UK), CCT(UK),
FACN American Board Of Physician,
Nutrition Specialist,Chief Medical Officer,
Dasman Diabetes Institute Consultant Diabetes,
Endocrinology And Nutrition Former,
Fulbright Scholar-Harvard Medical School
Dr. Ali AlZahrani
Consultant Endocrinologist,
Executive Director, Alfaisal University Riyadh,
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia
Dr. Ahmed Al-Qaissi
M.B.Ch.B, DTMH (UK),
MD Diabetes and Endocrinology (UK), FRCP (UK).
Consultant Endocrinologist,
Imperial College London Diabetes Centre,
Abu Dhabi
Brigadier general (Dr.) Feryal Alsaber
MBBS, FRCP Consultant Physician and Endocrinologist
Dr. Abdullah Al Fares
Associate professor and Head of endocrine and diabetes unit,
Security Forces Hospital,
Riyadh
Dr. Dalia Al-Abdulrazzaq
MD,B.M.B.Ch., MScCH, FAAP,FRCPC
Associate Professor,
Pediatric Endocrinology,
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine,
University of Kuwait
Dr. Samer Elkaissi
Department Chair,
Medical Subspecialties Institute,
Cleveland Clinic,
Abu Dhabi
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