{"id":1730,"date":"2025-08-21T07:12:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T07:12:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/?page_id=1730"},"modified":"2026-01-06T06:33:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T06:33:25","slug":"committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1730\" class=\"elementor elementor-1730\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20f5edf elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20f5edf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a2f174\" data-id=\"2a2f174\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff5089d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ff5089d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ORGANIZING &amp; SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32b1473 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"32b1473\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c07cd1\" data-id=\"6c07cd1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-998a9c3 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"998a9c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Saeed-Al-Marzooqi-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2118\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Saeed-Al-Marzooqi-1.png 305w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Saeed-Al-Marzooqi-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Saeed-Al-Marzooqi-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Saeed Al Marzooqi, MD<\/h6><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Chair, Congress Director;<br>\nConsultant, Gastroenterology and \nHepatology, Programme Director, \nGastroenterology Fellowship\nSheikh Shakhbout Medical City,\nAbu Dhabi, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b104139\" data-id=\"b104139\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f965c1 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1f965c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Michael-Wallace-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2115\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Michael-Wallace-1.png 305w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Michael-Wallace-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Michael-Wallace-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Michael B. Wallace, MD MPH<\/h6><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Congress Co-Director;\n<br>John C. Andersen Professor of Medicine\nDivision of Gastroenterology and \nHepatology, Mayo Clinic\nFlorida, USA<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e35c03e\" data-id=\"e35c03e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcf1919 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"fcf1919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mohammed-Nabil-Quraishi-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2117\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mohammed-Nabil-Quraishi-1.png 305w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mohammed-Nabil-Quraishi-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mohammed-Nabil-Quraishi-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mohammed Nabil Quraishi, MD<\/h6><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Congress Co-Director;<br>\nConsultant Gastroenterologist and \nDirector of the Inflammatory Bowel \nDisease Centre, Sheikh Shakhbout \nMedical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE)<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-078824e\" data-id=\"078824e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5370d54 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5370d54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mohammed-Abdel-Rahim.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2116\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mohammed-Abdel-Rahim.png 305w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mohammed-Abdel-Rahim-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Mohammed-Abdel-Rahim-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mohammed Abdel-Rahim  Karajeh, MD<\/h6><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Member; Chair of Gastroenterology\nConsultant, Gastroenterology and Hepatology\nSheikh Shakhbout Medical City,\nAbu Dhabi, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8894a2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"8894a2d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41d4d67\" data-id=\"41d4d67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd9a8c9 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"cd9a8c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hatim-Taha.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2112\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hatim-Taha.png 305w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hatim-Taha-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Hatim-Taha-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Hatim Taha, MBBS, MRCP, FRCP<\/h6><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Member;\nConsultant Gastroenterologist\nSheikh Shakhbout Medical City\nAbu Dhabi, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-535522c\" data-id=\"535522c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d200093 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d200093\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eyad-Al-Alakrad.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2111\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eyad-Al-Alakrad.png 305w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eyad-Al-Alakrad-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Eyad-Al-Alakrad-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Eyad Al Alakrad, MD<\/h6><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Member; Consultant - Gastroenterology\n&amp; Hepatology, Director of the GI \nMotility Disorders\nSheikh Shakhbout Medical City\nAbu Dhabi, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e401115\" data-id=\"e401115\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bcd7c0 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2bcd7c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ahmed-Al-Rifai.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2109\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ahmed-Al-Rifai.png 305w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ahmed-Al-Rifai-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ahmed-Al-Rifai-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Ahmed Al Rifai, MRCP,  BSG, EASL<\/h6><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Member;\nConsultant, Hepatology and Gastroenterology\nChair, Department of Medicine\nSheikh Shakhbout Medical City,\nAbu Dhabi, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f60230e\" data-id=\"f60230e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c600d6a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c600d6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/avatar-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2110\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/avatar-1.png 305w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/avatar-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/avatar-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">AbdAlzeez Alnoaimi<\/h6><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Member<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bd27794 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"bd27794\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd96240\" data-id=\"fd96240\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a353bdc elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a353bdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ibrahim-Al-Hosani.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2113\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ibrahim-Al-Hosani.png 305w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ibrahim-Al-Hosani-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ibrahim-Al-Hosani-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Ibrahim Al Hosani, MD<\/h6><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Member; Consultant, Gastroenterology \n&amp; Hepatology\nBurjeel Day Surgery Center\nAbu Dhabi, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8058e1\" data-id=\"a8058e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6534113 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6534113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ahmad-Jazzar.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2108\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ahmad-Jazzar.png 305w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ahmad-Jazzar-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Ahmad-Jazzar-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Ahmad Jazzar, MD<\/h6><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Consultant Gastroenterology\nBurjeel Day Surgery Center,\nAbu Dhabi, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4bee8b\" data-id=\"c4bee8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b3069 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"57b3069\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/avatar-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2110\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/avatar-1.png 305w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/avatar-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/avatar-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Nawal Anahi<\/h6><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Dubai Health<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27e92db\" data-id=\"27e92db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3fae0ce elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3fae0ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Shiva-Kumar.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2119\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Shiva-Kumar.png 305w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Shiva-Kumar-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Shiva-Kumar-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Shiva Kumar, MD<\/h6><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Division Chair,  Gastroenterology Department\nDigestive Disease Institute\nCleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0bcc16a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"0bcc16a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d4a500\" data-id=\"8d4a500\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c786219 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c786219\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Junaid-Khan.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2114\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Junaid-Khan.png 305w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Junaid-Khan-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Junaid-Khan-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Junaid Khan, MBBS, MBA<\/h6><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Member; Consultant Neonatologist\nDirector C. 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Andersen Professor of Medicine Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic Florida, USA Mohammed Nabil Quraishi, MD Congress Co-Director; Consultant [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"disabled","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1730","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1730"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2195,"href":"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1730\/revisions\/2195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}