{"id":1874,"date":"2025-10-06T16:55:04","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T16:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imot.ae\/ssmcgastro\/?page_id=1874"},"modified":"2026-10-01T12:33:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T12:33:38","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1874\" class=\"elementor elementor-1874\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3afd0fb elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3afd0fb\" 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-b6833e1\" data-id=\"b6833e1\" 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-b03f621 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b03f621\" 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\">SPEAKERS<\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c05eb0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4c05eb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a83243 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2a83243\" 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\">Meet the Speakers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f94eac e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7f94eac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-950d9b8 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"950d9b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b61b1b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b61b1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cdda5e elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9cdda5e\" 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=\"253\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/26-Sara-Ouali-1.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2482\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Sara El Ouali<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Sta Physician,\nGastroenterology 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddae433 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"ddae433\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-ddae433\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-ddae433\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Sara El Ouali is a consultant gastroenterologist at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (CCAD) and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the<br \/>Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. She pursued her medical training at McGill University in Montreal, Canada<br \/>and completed an advanced IBD fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio. She is currently the co-director of the IBD program<br \/>at CCAD, as well as the lead of the Global Cleveland Clinic IBD Program in Abu Dhabi. <br \/>She is involved in multiple regional and global clinical, educational and research initiatives in IBD. She is the co-founder and co-director of<br \/>the Global Cleveland Clinic IBD Visiting Professorship series. She is also a member of the ECCO Global Taskforce, representing the Middle<br \/>East and North Africa. She has presented and published multiple peer-reviewed articles in IBD, with a focus on stricturing disease as well<br \/>as the global impact of IBD<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed3639 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ed3639\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd49a90 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"cd49a90\" 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=\"253\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/27-Khalid-Osman-Elsayed.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2466\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Khalid Osman Elamin Elsayed<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Consultant Gastroenterology,\nDirector of Endoscopy\nBurjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi,  UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a671ee premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"4a671ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-4a671ee\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-4a671ee\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Khalid Osman Elamin Elsayed is a Consultant Gastroenterology and Director of Endoscopy at Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi. He obtained<br \/>his MBBS from the University of Khartoum, Sudan, and a Certi\ufb01cation of Higher Training in Gastroenterology and General Medicine in the<br \/>United Kingdom. He then completed his Fellowship in Advanced Endoscopy, including ERCP and EUS, in 2009 and became a Fellow of<br \/>the Royal College of Physicians (London, UK) in 2013. <br \/>He also has membership in learned societies like the British Society of Gastroenterology and the American Gastroenterological<br \/>Association. Dr. Khalid Osman worked as a Consultant Gastroenterologist and led the upper GI cancer multidisciplinary team at Torbay<br \/>Hospital, United Kingdom, before moving to UAE, where he worked as a Consultant Gastroenterologist and Head of the Department in<br \/>reputed government and private institutions. With over 25 years of experience in Gastroenterology, Dr. Khalid\u2019s areas of expertise include<br \/>the treatment of pancreaticobiliary diseases, biliary endoscopy, advanced interventional endoscopy, and GI oncology. He has published<br \/>several publications and presented several research papers internationally to his credit.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e56982 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e56982\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b12f6d5 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b12f6d5\" 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=\"254\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2-Yaser-ElGazzar.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2496\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Yaser ElGazzar<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">MRCP(UK), MRCP(Gastro), FESBGH, MSc(Hepatology), \nPGDip Med Leadership, Senior Consultant\nand Adj Ass Prof Gastroenterology\nKing\u2019s College Hospital London, Dubai UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09a76fc premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"09a76fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-09a76fc\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-09a76fc\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr Yaser El-Gazzar is a UK-trained Senior Consultant with more than 30 years of experience in gastroenterology, hepatology, and advanced<br \/>endoscopy, encompassing both tertiary-level clinical practice and academic research. He completed his MD research at the Liver Unit,<br \/>Birmingham University Hospitals, UK, and has held consultant appointments at several leading institutions, including Queen Elizabeth<br \/>University Hospital Birmingham, Queen\u2019s University Hospital London, King\u2019s College Hospital London, and Oxford University Hospitals NHS<br \/>Foundation Trust.<br \/>Throughout his clinical career, Dr El-Gazzar has held a number of senior leadership roles, most notably serving as Chief of Endoscopy<br \/>Service and Deputy Director of the Bowel Cancer Screening Programme at BHRUT, Northeast London. He is currently the Director of the<br \/>In\ufb02ammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Service at King\u2019s College Hospital London, where he leads complex IBD care, service development, and<br \/>tertiary referral pathways.<br \/>In parallel with his clinical responsibilities, Dr El-Gazzar maintains a strong academic pro\ufb01le. He holds honorary and adjunct academic<br \/>appointments at Queen Mary University of London, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, and Gulf Medical<br \/>University, where he serves as a Clinical Ass Professor of Gastroenterology.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dd9724 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4dd9724\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d6ad1a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0d6ad1a\" 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=\"253\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/37-Dr-Enas.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2541\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Enas Ahmed<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Gastroenterology Specialist\nSheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC),\nAbu Dhabi UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97c40c4 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"97c40c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-97c40c4\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-97c40c4\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Enas Ahmed is a gastroenterology specialist at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) in Abu Dhabi. <br \/>With 25 years of experience, her expertise spans general gastroenterology, hepatology and endoscopy, with a special focus on<br \/>endobariatrics, obesity and in\ufb02ammatory bowel disease. A member of the Emirates Gastroenterology and Hepatology Society in the UAE<br \/>and the Egyptian Association for the Study of Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases (E.A.S.G.L.D.) in Egypt, she holds licenses from the<br \/>Department of Health (DOH) in Abu Dhabi, the Kuwait Medical Syndicate in Kuwait and the Egyptian Medical Syndicate in Egypt. <br \/>With an extensive professional journey, Dr. Ahmed has previously worked as a specialist in gastroenterology at Mafraq Hospital in the UAE,<br \/>as well as a registrar in gastroenterology and hepatology at Al-Adan Hospital in Kuwait. She brings rich experience, having worked in<br \/>various capacities, including as a specialist in hepatogastroenterology at Mubarak Police Authority Hospital in Egypt and as an emergency<br \/>staff physician in the Emergency Department. Dr. Ahmed earned her master\u2019s degree in tropical medicine from Kasr El-Aini Faculty of<br \/>Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt, and holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery (M.B.B.S.) from the same institution.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a979f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a979f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be183bb elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"be183bb\" 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=\"253\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/29-Robert-Douglas-1.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2485\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Robert Douglas Church<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Consultant in General and Colorectal Surgery \nSheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC),\nAbu Dhabi, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01c975e premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"01c975e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-01c975e\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-01c975e\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>An expert in the \ufb01eld of General and Colorectal Surgery, Dr. Church has 30 years of experience in treating colorectal cancer, in\ufb02ammatory<br \/>bowel disease and perianal problems. He has special expertise in performing minimally invasive surgery, endoscopy, and colonoscopy. He<br \/>is actively involved in various research projects and has published numerous medical studies focusing on several \ufb01eld-related topics<br \/>including cancer therapies and treatments, in\ufb02ammatory diseases and minimally invasive surgeries. He has an active role in teaching at<br \/>undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He is the director of courses at the Royal College of Surgeons, England.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5bb290 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5bb290\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e95e1fd elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e95e1fd\" 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=\"253\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/30-Ahmed-Almradi.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2469\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Ahmed Almradi<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">FRCPC, FCP (SA), IBD, Consultant Gastroenterologist and IDBiologist\nSheikh Tahnoon Bin Mohammed Medical City,\nAl Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c61897 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"6c61897\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-6c61897\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-6c61897\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Ahmed Almradi, FRCPC, FCP (SA), IBD is a Consultant Gastroenterologist and IDBiologist at Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Mohammed Medical<br \/>City in Al Ain, UAE. He has over a decade of clinical experience spanning North America, Africa, and the Middle East, specializing in<br \/>therapeutic endoscopy and advanced in\ufb02ammatory bowel disease (IBD) management. A former Adjunct Professor at Western University,<br \/>Canada, Dr. Almradi balances complex patient care with clinical education and peer-reviewed research. He is widely published in major<br \/>journals and remains an active contributor to global gastroenterology congresses.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66fda6f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66fda6f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa6c4e8 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"fa6c4e8\" 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=\"253\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9-Talha-Malik.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2497\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Talha Malik<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Consultant Gastroenterologist\nMayo Clinic, Arizona USA<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-496e082 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"496e082\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-496e082\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-496e082\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Talha Aziz Malik, M.D., is a Consultant Gastroenterologist on sta\u001e at Mayo Clinic Arizona and Team lead for In\ufb02ammatory Bowel Disease<br \/>(IBD) Education. He is American Board Certi\ufb01ed in Gastroenterology with specialty interest and fellowship training in Crohn&#8217;s disease and<br \/>ulcerative colitis, the two main in\ufb02ammatory bowel diseases.<br \/>Dr. Malik is originally from Pakistan and grew up in the Kingdom of Bahrain. He went to medical school at Aga Khan University in Karachi,<br \/>Pakistan and then completed internal medicine residency training at SUNY at Stony Brook in East Meadow, New York. Subsequently, he<br \/>completed IBD fellowship, MSPH in clinical research and formal GI fellowship training at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). After<br \/>fellowship, he stayed back on faculty at UAB for 4 years.<br \/>In 2018, Dr. Malik joined Mayo Clinic Arizona as the IBD Team Lead and in 2021, he traveled to Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on<br \/>expat assignment as the IBD lead at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City there. Dr. Malik returned to Mayo Clinic Arizona in February 2024 to<br \/>resume IBD practice here and took on the role of IBD team lead for Education<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20fdd7f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20fdd7f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3301038 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3301038\" 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=\"253\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/38-Dr-Lisa.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2551\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Lisa Sharkey<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">MA MB BChir MRCP(UK) MRCP(Gastro) CCT(UK) FRCP\nConsultant Gastroenterologist\nKings College Hospital Dubai, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12081d7 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"12081d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-12081d7\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-12081d7\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Lisa Sharkey is a gastroenterologist specialising in luminal gastroenterology, particularly in\ufb02ammatory bowel disease, coeliac disease,<br \/>clinical nutrition and intestinal failure. She served as a consultant at Cambridge University Hospitals in the UK for eight years before<br \/>relocating to King\u2019s College Hospital in Dubai in October 2023. She has authored more than 20 peer-reviewed articles and several book<br \/>chapters, and regularly reviews for journals including Frontline Gastroenterology, Intestinal Failure and Clinical Transplantation. In 2024, she<br \/>was appointed Lead Associate Editor of Frontline Gastroenterology. She has spoken at international conferences and appeared on<br \/>podcasts. Since 2025, she has served as Director of Education at King\u2019s, overseeing undergraduate and postgraduate training.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0058a26 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0058a26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68ca79d elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"68ca79d\" 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=\"253\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/31-Dr.-Ibrahim-Al-Hosani-1.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2480\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Ibrahim Al Hosani<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Consultant,\nGastroenterology &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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-632acaa premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"632acaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-632acaa\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-632acaa\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Ibrahim Al Hosani is a Consultant Gastroenterologist with over 22 years of extensive experience in Gastroenterology and Hepatology.<br \/>He earned his Medical Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Damascus, Syria, in 2003. Dr. Ibrahim also received his<br \/>German Board (Facharzt) in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology in 2014, as well as a Diploma in Evolving Hepatitis C Management from<br \/>the University of Pennsylvania, USA. He previously held positions at one of the well-known hospitals in the UAE and further developed his<br \/>expertise through post-graduate studies in Germany, where he received specialized training in spiral enteroscopy. <br \/>Dr. Ibrahim specializes in In\ufb02ammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), Celiac Disease, Liver Disease, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Gastroparesis, Motility<br \/>Disorders, Exocrine Pancreatic Insu\u001cciency, Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth (SIBO), Lactose Intolerance, Bile Acid Malabsorption,<br \/>Gastroesophageal Re\ufb02ux Disease (GERD), and H. pylori treatment. He has also actively participated in various medical conferences to stay<br \/>abreast of the latest advancements in the \ufb01eld of Gastroenterology. Dr. Ibrahim has not only enhanced his knowledge but also fostered<br \/>professional relationships that contribute to his ongoing commitment to excellence in his \ufb01eld.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00da2fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00da2fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecbe1c8 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"ecbe1c8\" 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=\"253\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/32-Prof.-Abed-AlLehibi-1.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2481\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Prof. Abed AlLehibi<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Consultant Gastroenterologist &amp;\nAdvanced Therapeutic Endoscopist\nKing Fahad Medical City (KFMC),\nRiyadh Saudi Arabia<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb42f92 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"fb42f92\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-fb42f92\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-fb42f92\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prof. Abed Al-Lehibi is a gastroenterologist, advanced therapeutic endoscopist and Professor of Medicine at Dar Al Uloom University. He<br \/>completed his training in gastroenterology, hepatology and advanced endoscopy at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, in 2010.<br \/>He currently serves as Chairman of the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Director of Endoscopy at King Fahad<br \/>Medical City (KFMC) in Riyadh. As President of the Arab Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, he promotes collaboration and education<br \/>among specialists across the region. <br \/>At KFMC, he helped establish advanced therapeutic endoscopy services and launched an Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship Program in<br \/>2016, which received full accreditation from the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties. He also founded the Saudi Live Endoscopy<br \/>Symposium in 2014. An active researcher and speaker, he has authored numerous publications and regularly contributes to national and<br \/>international scienti\ufb01c meetings.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b702a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3b702a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41ebc47 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"41ebc47\" 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=\"253\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/10-Michael-B.-Wallace-1.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2519\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Michael B. Wallace<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Congress Co-Director\nFred C. Andersen Professor of Medicine\nDivision of Gastroenterology\nand Hepatology, Mayo Clinic\nFlorida, USA<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6322ee premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"b6322ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-b6322ee\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-b6322ee\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Wallace completed medical school at Duke University and subsequently internal medicine and gastroenterology fellowship at Harvard<br \/>Medical School&#8217;s Brigham and Women&#8217;s Hospital. He completed advanced endoscopic training at the Medical University of South Carolina<br \/>under the mentor ship of Dr. Peter Cotton and Dr. Robert Hawes. He has worked at the Mayo Clinic since 2003 advancing to the rank of<br \/>Professor of Medicine in 2007. His main clinical and research interest focus on how we can detect gastrointestinal cancers at their earliest<br \/>most curable form.<br \/>This includes seminal research on early detection of pancreatic cancer using advanced imaging and biomarker technologies. It also<br \/>includes early detection of esophageal and colorectal cancer using similar advanced imaging capabilities. These were translated clinically<br \/>into the use of technologies such as optically enhanced endoscopy, arti\ufb01cial intelligence enhanced colonoscopy and CT and MRI imaging.<br \/>These are also leading to therapeutic advances such as the endoscopic resection of Barrett&#8217;s esophagus associated cancer and large<br \/>colorectal polyps.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7023d75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7023d75\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d63993e elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d63993e\" 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=\"254\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4-Mohammed-Abdel-Rahim.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2498\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Mohammed Abdel-Rahim Karajeh<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Chair of Gastroenterology\nConsultant, Gastroenterology &amp; 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5de29a premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"d5de29a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-d5de29a\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-d5de29a\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Mohammed Abdel-Rahim Karajeh, MBChB, FRCP, CCST Gastroenterology and GIM is the Chair of of gastroenterology and hepatology<br \/>at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) in Abu Dhabi. Completed undergraduate training at Dundee University in Scotland, followed by<br \/>postgraduate training in general internal medicine, gastroenterology and hepatology in England and worked for over a decade as a<br \/>consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist at She\u001celd Teaching Hospitals NHS foundation trust in the UK. He also served as a senior<br \/>lecturer at She\u001celd University. <br \/>He has over two decades of experience in the \ufb01elds of Gastroenterology and Hepatology and has special expertise in performing complex<br \/>endoscopic procedures, including ERCP, cholangioscopy, stenting and endoscopic bariatric procedures including intragastric balloons and<br \/>endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7c5732 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c7c5732\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e62c29 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5e62c29\" 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=\"253\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/16-Hatim.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2349\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Hatim Taha<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Consultant 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40e9b91 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"40e9b91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-40e9b91\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-40e9b91\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Hatim Taha is a distinguished consultant gastroenterologist with over 11 years of experience, having served in various hospitals across<br \/>the UK. Dr. Taha\u2019s professional journey is marked by a fellowship in ERCP and EUS at the University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM),<br \/>where he gained advanced skills in endoscopic procedures. He is JAG certi\ufb01ed in both diagnostic and therapeutic upper and lower<br \/>gastrointestinal endoscopy, and has a special interest in hepatobiliary medicine and advanced endoscopy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61fb9e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61fb9e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-796c604 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"796c604\" 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=\"253\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/25-KHALED-ALNUAIMI.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2545\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Khaled Al Nuaimi<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Consultant Gastroenterologist &amp; Hepatologist\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b02db9f premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"b02db9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-b02db9f\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-b02db9f\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Khaled Al Nuaimi is a Consultant Gastroenterologist who graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the United Arab Emirates University<br \/>in 2010. He completed his internal medicine and gastroenterology training in France, followed by advanced endoscopy training in Montr\u00e9al,<br \/>Canada. He currently practices at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), where he serves as Director of Advanced Endoscopy, leading<br \/>advanced therapeutic endoscopic services and contributing to clinical excellence and innovation in gastroenterology.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4a2e13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c4a2e13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-433dffc elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"433dffc\" 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=\"253\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hussam.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2596\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Hussam Ahmed<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Consultant Gastroenterologist, \nHepatologist &amp; Advanced Endoscopist\nSheikh Tahnoon Bin Mohammed Medical City  (STMC), Al Ain, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de38257 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"de38257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-de38257\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-de38257\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Hussam Ahmed is an experienced Consultant Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist, and Advanced HPB Endoscopist with extensive<br \/>expertise in the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal and liver disorders, as well as advanced hepatobiliary endoscopy.<br \/>He obtained his MBBS from the University of Khartoum in 2008 and subsequently completed his UK specialty training in Internal Medicine<br \/>and Gastroenterology, achieving a Certi\ufb01cate of Completion of Training (CCT) with subspecialty expertise in Hepatology. During his<br \/>specialist training, Dr. Ahmed completed two dedicated fellowships in Transplant Hepatology and Advanced HPB Endoscopy, further<br \/>developing his expertise in complex liver and pancreatobiliary conditions and advanced endoscopic procedures.<br \/>Dr. Ahmed worked as a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Barnsley District General Hospital in the UK, where he served as the Viral Hepatitis<br \/>Lead and Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS) Lead. He subsequently moved to the United Arab Emirates, where he worked as a Consultant<br \/>Gastroenterologist and HPB Endoscopy Lead at Healthpoint Hospital in Abu Dhabi before joining Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Mohamed Medical<br \/>City. His areas of expertise include the assessment and management of general gastrointestinal and digestive disorders, liver and<br \/>pancreatic diseases, and advanced hepatobiliary endoscopy, including Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) and<br \/>Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5583e14 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5583e14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-924df31 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"924df31\" 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=\"253\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/40-Dr-Saif-Alnuaimi.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2553\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Saif Alnuaimi<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Consultant Gastroenterologist\nSheikh Tahnoon Bin Mohammed Medical City\n(STMC), Al Ain, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da24761 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"da24761\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-da24761\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-da24761\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Saif Khamis Al Nuaimi, MD, MSc is a Consultant Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist and Advanced Endoscopist at Sheikh Tahnoon Bin<br \/>Mohammed Medical City (STMC) in Al Ain. He specializes in advanced endoscopic procedures, including endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) and<br \/>ERCP, for the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal, pancreatic and biliary conditions.<br \/>Dr. Al Nuaimi earned his medical degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. He completed his internal medicine residency at<br \/>Tawam Hospital, a gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Toronto, and advanced therapeutic endoscopy training at Western<br \/>University in Canada. He also holds a master\u2019s degree in Healthcare Systems Leadership and Innovation from the University of Toronto.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-137c62f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"137c62f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67c90dd elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"67c90dd\" 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=\"253\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/15-Mohamed-Attieh.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2348\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Mohammed Attieh Alzahrani<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Professor, College of Medicine\nKing Khalid University, KSA<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0a9339 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"d0a9339\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-d0a9339\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-d0a9339\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Mohammed Attieh Alzahrani completed a fellowship in adult gastroenterology at McMaster University in 2017, followed by a clinical<br \/>motility fellowship in 2018. He obtained Saudi Board certi\ufb01cation in internal medicine in November 2012 and Arab Board certi\ufb01cation in<br \/>internal medicine in March 2013.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-867e914 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"867e914\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa667a3 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"fa667a3\" 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=\"253\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/20-Ehab-Abufarhaneh.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2491\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Ehab Abufarhaneh<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Consultant, Adult Transplant\nGastroenterology &amp; Hepatology\nKing Faisal Specialist Hospital\nand Research Centre, KSA<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d380045 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"d380045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-d380045\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-d380045\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Ehab Abufarhaneh obtained his Saudi Board\u2013certi\ufb01ed in Internal Medicine. He completed the Saudi Fellowship in Adult<br \/>Gastroenterology in 2019, followed by a Clinical Fellowship in Motility and Neuro-Gastroenterology in 2020 and a Clinical Fellowship in<br \/>Advanced Hepatology in 2021 at the University of Toronto. He currently serves as the Deputy Executive Director of the Organ Transplant<br \/>Centre, Section Head of Small Bowel Rehabilitation, Section Head of the Transplant Endoscopy Unit, and Director of the Esophageal<br \/>Program at King Faisal Specialist Hospital &amp; Research Centre (KFSHRC). Dr. Abufarhaneh has served as an international speaker at<br \/>numerous conferences in the \ufb01elds of gastrointestinal motility, transplantation, and bowel rehabilitation.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10c9c4d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10c9c4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27ae4de elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"27ae4de\" 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=\"253\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/34-Dr-Puja.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2511\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Puja Khaitan<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Consultant, Thoracic Surgery\t\nSheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC),\nAbu Dhabi UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8beb3f9 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"8beb3f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-8beb3f9\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-8beb3f9\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Khaitan is an American board-certi\ufb01ed general and thoracic surgeon. She specialises in non-cardiac chest surgeries, focusing on lung<br \/>cancer, mesothelioma, oesophageal cancer, chest wall tumours, and mediastinal masses, as well as treating patients with benign<br \/>pathologies. Dr. Khaitan earned her medical degree from the University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, US. <br \/>She then pursued a General Surgery Residency at Emory University Hospital, US, with a simultaneous two-year NIH-T32 research fellowship<br \/>at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Centre in the Department of Cancer Biology. Subsequently, she completed her<br \/>cardiothoracic training at Harvard Brigham &amp; Women\u2019s Hospital, Boston, US. She previously served as an Assistant Professor at Houston<br \/>Methodist Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical College, and as an Associate Professor and later a full Professor at Georgetown University,<br \/>MedStar Washington Hospital Centre. As a highly trained and experienced minimally invasive thoracic surgeon, Dr. Khaitan performs<br \/>thoracoscopic, laparoscopic, and robotic surgeries, as well as open complex surgical procedures. <br \/>Additionally, Dr. Khaitan is passionate about educating and training surgical residents and fellows. She has published widely in<br \/>peer-reviewed journals, given lectures nationally and internationally, and is a reviewer for selected thoracic journals such as the Journal of<br \/>Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, and Journal of Thoracic Disease.<br \/>Numerous honours and awards have been bestowed upon Dr. Khaitan, and she serves on several committees in national and international<br \/>professional societies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e4446c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e4446c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bba474 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3bba474\" 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=\"253\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/11-Ahmed-Al-Rifai.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2337\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Ahmed Al Rifai<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Consultant, Hepatology &amp; 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a342d29 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"a342d29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-a342d29\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-a342d29\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr Al-Rifai is an experienced consultant Hepatologist and Gastroenterologist at SSMC-Mayo, UAE\u2019s largest hospital. Since his arrival in 2014,<br \/>he has established a unique Hepatology service in Abu Dhabi and currently Chairs the Department of Medicine at SSMC\/Mayo. In addition,<br \/>he is the Chair of the Hospital Practice Committee and the Director of the Liver Disease Program.<br \/>Dr Al-Rifai obtained his medical degree in 1998 followed by training in the UK where he became a member of the Royal College of<br \/>Physicians in 2003. He continued his training in Gastroenterology in some of the top university hospitals in Greater Manchester. During this<br \/>time, Dr Al-Rifai obtained a diploma in Gastroenterology at Salford University which included writing on healthcare management and<br \/>theory of medical education. He later became a faculty for that course. <br \/>While under training, Dr Al-Rifai worked on multiple research projects and published in several areas of gastroenterology including IBD,<br \/>endoscopy, and nutrition. He regularly presented at national and international conferences and was an active member of several GI<br \/>organizations such as young ECCO, EASL, BSG among others. He worked with European colleagues on multinational multicenter studies<br \/>and publications on IBD.<br \/>Following his general Gastroenterology training, Dr Al-Rifai was accepted into a Transplant Hepatology Fellowship at the renowned <br \/>Freeman Hospital in Newcastle. That led to a third certi\ufb01cate of training in Hepatology from the Royal College of Physicians. During his<br \/>Hepatology training he had the opportunity to collaborate and publish with some of the leaders in the \ufb01eld on PBC, viral hepatitis and<br \/>NAFLD. He was granted a position of Honorary Lecturer at Newcastle University Medical School.<br \/>In 2009 Dr Al-Rifai became a consultant in Hepatology and Gastroenterology in Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Newcastle and established a<br \/>Hepatology Division, bringing in new services to the community including hepatitis C treatment for the high risk population.<br \/>In 2011 Dr Al-Rifai returned to Manchester to become a consultant and lead of Hepatology at one of the top University Hospitals in the UK,<br \/>Salford Royal. There, he established a unique non-transplant liver service, a novel Hepatology service in the community for early detection<br \/>of liver disease, chaired the Greater Manchester Hepatology Network and the HCC MDT. Furthermore, he was involved in training a team<br \/>of GI trainees and specialist nurses, proudly presenting and publishing some of that work. He was assigned as a Senior Honorary Lecturer<br \/>at Salford University and led the Hepatology training program. <br \/>During his time in Mafraq Hospital and later SSMC-Mayo, Dr Al-Rifai has continued to be active in the \ufb01eld of research, publications, medical<br \/>education and service development.<br \/>He led the liver service and established the \ufb01rst GI Fellowship Program in the UAE. He worked with colleagues nationally and from the<br \/>region on multiple projects and published on NAFLD, viral hepatitis and IBD. He continues his clinical practice in a very busy GI service<br \/>whilst holding the rank of adjunct clinical professor at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi. Most recently, Dr Al Rifai obtained his Masters Degree<br \/>in Healthcare Ethics and Medical law from the University of Manchester in 2020.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ca6e14 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4ca6e14\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87a4b35 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"87a4b35\" 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=\"254\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/5-Shiva-Kumar.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2331\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Shiva Kumar<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Division Chair,\nGastroenterology 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99157fd premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"99157fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-99157fd\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-99157fd\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr Shiva Kumar completed fellowship training in Gastroenterology &amp; Hepatology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and a clinical<br \/>&amp; research fellowship in Hepatology &amp; Liver Transplant medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.<br \/>He also holds a Master of Science degree in Healthcare Management from the University of Texas at Dallas Jindal School of Business<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9a1638 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9a1638\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b740370 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b740370\" 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=\"253\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/12-Mohammad-Fahd-Baqai.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2500\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Mohammad Fahd Baqai<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">FRCP (London) FEBGH CCT (UK)\nGastroenterology, Hepatology &amp;\nLiver Transpalnt Consultant\nAdvanced Endoscopist - ERCP\/EUS\nSheikh Khalifa Medical City - SEHA, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e05cba premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"8e05cba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-8e05cba\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-8e05cba\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Fahd Baqai is a Consultant in Hepatology, Liver Transplant, and Gastroenterology at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, a tertiary hospital and<br \/>liver transplant center in Abu Dhabi. He has more than 13 years of experience as a medical professional within the NHS. Dr. Baqai completed<br \/>his Certi\ufb01cate of Completion of Training (CCT) with dual accreditation in Gastroenterology and General Internal Medicine, followed by a<br \/>post-CCT fellowship in Hepatopancreatobiliary Medicine and Liver Transplantation at the Royal Free Hospital\/University College London<br \/>Hospital. He subsequently worked for three years as a Consultant in Hepatology and Pancreatobiliary Medicine at University Hospitals<br \/>Plymouth NHS Trust, a tertiary liver and HPB center.<br \/>His clinical expertise includes the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary conditions, with pro\ufb01ciency in<br \/>diagnostic and therapeutic gastrointestinal and pancreatobiliary endoscopy, including ERCP and EUS. He currently serves as the Clinical<br \/>Lead for Hepatology. Dr. Baqai is committed to delivering high-quality, evidence-based care to both inpatients and outpatients, with a<br \/>strong emphasis on patient safety and clinical excellence. He is dedicated to continuously developing and applying his knowledge to<br \/>improve patient outcomes. He is recognized by his colleagues as a reliable, enthusiastic, and hardworking physician, with a particular<br \/>interest in the stimulating and rewarding \ufb01elds of Hepatology and Gastroenterology.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0da8ceb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0da8ceb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a42c2a6 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a42c2a6\" 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=\"254\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6-Heba-Abualkas.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2501\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Heba Abualkas<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Gastroenterology Specialist\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-035616e premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"035616e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-035616e\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-035616e\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Abualkas has over 12 years of experience in the \ufb01eld, having completed an internal medicine residency programme and a 3-year<br \/>fellowship training programme in gastroenterology. She received her Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) from Ain<br \/>Shams University, Egypt. In addition to her medical roles, Dr. Abualkas facilitated clinical services within several internal medicine<br \/>sub-specialties and covered inpatient, outpatient, emergency care, ICU and CCU.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0430c7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a0430c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-751d59b elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"751d59b\" 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=\"253\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/17-Mohammed-Abdulla.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2550\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Mohammed Abdulla Mohammed Banama<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Consultant Gastroenterology\nDubai Health, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97170a1 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"97170a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-97170a1\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-97170a1\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Mohammed Banama is a Consultant Gastroenterologist, Hepatologist, and Liver Transplant Specialist at Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health.<br \/>He is recognized for his expertise in managing complex liver and digestive disorders, with a strong focus on advanced hepatology and<br \/>transplant-related care. He serves as the Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program at Dubai Health, playing a key role<br \/>in medical education and training future specialists. <br \/>n addition, he holds the position of General Secretary of the Emirates Gastroenterology and Hepatology Society, contributing actively to<br \/>the advancement of gastroenterology practice in the UAE. Dr. Banama is widely respected for his clinical leadership, academic involvement,<br \/>and commitment to improving standards of care in hepatology and gastroenterology across the region.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09c9c4d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"09c9c4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a61549 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8a61549\" 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=\"253\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/19-Saeed-Al-Marzooqi.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2490\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Saeed Al Marzooqi<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Chair, Congress Director\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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cbd1e3 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"0cbd1e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-0cbd1e3\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-0cbd1e3\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Almarzooqi graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland and completed fellowships in hepatology research, clinical<br \/>gastroenterology, clinical hepatology and transplant hepatology from the University of Toronto. He has multiple publications in the \ufb01eld of<br \/>hepatology and has delivered presentations at regional and international meetings. Dr. Almarzooqi\u2019s main \ufb01elds of interest include liver<br \/>disease and pre and post-liver transplant care. He is currently the director of the hepatology service and the programme director of the<br \/>gastroenterology fellowship at SSMC.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ee410e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ee410e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd2f64 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7fd2f64\" 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=\"253\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/18-Almurtadha.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2351\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Almurtadha Raad Abdulkadhim Mula<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Oncology Consultant, Division of Oncology\nSheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC),\nAbu Dhabi, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7efbf8 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"c7efbf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-c7efbf8\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-c7efbf8\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Almurtadha is a UK-certi\ufb01ed (CCT) Medical Oncology Consultant with extensive experience in the United Kingdom and the United Arab<br \/>Emirates and is \ufb02uent in both English and Arabic. Prior to joining American Hospital Dubai, he worked as a consultant medical oncologist<br \/>at University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust and Salisbury District Hospital in the United Kingdom, and thereafter at Sheikh Shakhbout<br \/>Medical City, Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates.<br \/>He has broad expertise in systemic anti-cancer treatments, including immunotherapy, targeted therapies, and chemotherapy, with clinical<br \/>focus on a wide range of solid tumors such as gastrointestinal, breast, and genitourinary cancers, as well as rare malignancies including<br \/>sarcomas and gliomas.<br \/>Dr. Almurtadha earned his M.B.Ch.B. from the University of Babylon\u2019s College of Medicine and completed his specialty training in medical<br \/>oncology through the Royal College of Physicians and the Association of Cancer Physicians of the United Kingdom. He further advanced<br \/>his quali\ufb01cations with a Postgraduate Diploma in Oncology from the prestigious Institute of Cancer Research, Royal Cancer Hospital, and<br \/>a Clinical M.D. in General Internal Medicine from the University of Buckingham, United Kingdom.<br \/>He has demonstrated a strong commitment to innovation in cancer care, with active involvement in clinical trials and research, serving as<br \/>a principal investigator and co-investigator in studies involving multiple solid tumors, including pancreatic, liver, bowel, lung, and head and<br \/>neck cancers, across both the United Kingdom<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25a2ed3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"25a2ed3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a680c elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b1a680c\" 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=\"254\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/22-Zahir-Babiker.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2355\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Zahir Babiker<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Consultant in Infectious Diseases and\nChair of the Tropical &amp; Infectious Diseases Division\nSheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC),\nAbu Dhabi, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaf8c8d premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"eaf8c8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-eaf8c8d\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-eaf8c8d\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Babiker is a highly accomplished consultant physician in infectious diseases and tropical medicine, with dual certi\ufb01cations in infectious<br \/>diseases, medical microbiology and virology. Over the past 29 years, he has demonstrated exceptional expertise in clinical practice,<br \/>education, research, and leadership. A fellow of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of London and Edinburgh and the Royal College of<br \/>Pathologists, UK, Dr. Babiker also holds a master\u2019s degree in public health and a diploma in tropical medicine from the prestigious London<br \/>School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK.<br \/>At SSMC, Dr. Babiker serves as the chair of the Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme and director of the Infectious Diseases Fellowship<br \/>Programme. As a passionate medical educator and a seasoned researcher, his contributions include numerous peer-reviewed publications<br \/>in high-impact journals. His research interests span antimicrobial stewardship, digital health, tropical medicine, migrants\u2019 health, emerging<br \/>and re-emerging infections, HIV, viral hepatitis, and infections in immunocompromised individuals.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a507b6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4a507b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7d651a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c7d651a\" 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=\"254\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7-Eyad-Al-Alakrad.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2333\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Eyad Al Alakrad<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a461fc premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"3a461fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-3a461fc\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-3a461fc\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Eyad Alakrad is currently serving as a Consultant Gastroenterologist and the director of the GI motility disorders and endoscopy at<br \/>Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City. With over 20 years of experience, Dr. Alakrad has extensive expertise in the \ufb01elds of Gastroenterology and<br \/>Hepatology with a signi\ufb01cant training background in renowned hospitals and universities in the UK and the USA. Prior to joining SSMC, he<br \/>worked as a clinical assistant professor at the University of Florida, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. He was a key<br \/>member of a robust gastroenterology motility disorder group.<br \/>During his work over there, he introduced a cutting-edge gastroparesis program which was unique to the state of Florida and neighboring<br \/>states. He instituted a program for endoscopic placement of temporary gastric electric stimulators in the treatment of refractory<br \/>gastroparesis. Dr. Alakrad has successfully established a comprehensive state-of-the-art GI Motility Lab at SSMC which has made an<br \/>impact to the management of the GI Motility Services in UAE and competing with other international centers of excellent in that \ufb01led . In<br \/>addition to the knowledge he brought to the region, <br \/>Dr. Alakrad prides himself on introducing the latest technology like Eno\ufb02ip, which its applications have revolutionized the management of<br \/>certain motility disorders. His research work has been focusing on foregut motility disorders and Eosinophilic Esophagitis, for which has<br \/>been a key speaker on multiple platforms.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dc55bd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0dc55bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-750a4ac elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"750a4ac\" 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=\"253\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/21-Osama-Yousef-MD.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2492\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Osama Yousef<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Staff Physician, 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42e0d8c premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"42e0d8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-42e0d8c\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-42e0d8c\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Osama Yousef, MD, is a Sta\u001e Physician within the Gastroenterology Department of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi&#8217;s Digestive Disease<br \/>Institute. He is also Program Director of the Gastroenterology Fellowship. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Yousef was an<br \/>Assistant Professor of Medicine and the Associate Program Director for the Gastroenterology Fellowship Program at the University of<br \/>Missouri, Kansas City. He was also the Site Program Director at the Truman Medical Center.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccc03fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ccc03fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2688aef elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"2688aef\" 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=\"253\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/24-MOSTAFA-SHE-1.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2487\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Mostafa Shehata<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Consultant Gastroenterologist\nSheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC).\nAbu Dhabi, UAE <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-779b5f6 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"779b5f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-779b5f6\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-779b5f6\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Mostafa Shehata is a consultant gastroenterologist in SSMC Abu Dhabi with over 15 years of clinical and academic experience, with<br \/>particular expertise in gastrointestinal motility disorders ,tube feeding and small bowel. He is a faculty member of the Gastroenterology<br \/>Fellowship Program at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC), Abu Dhabi, as well as faculty member at a Gulf medical school, where he is<br \/>actively involved in postgraduate training and medical education.<br \/>Dr. Shehata has authored and co-authored multiple publications in peer-reviewed international journals in the \ufb01elds of gastrointestinal<br \/>motility, nutrition, and endoscopic practice, and is a. His academic quali\ufb01cations include MBBCh, Master\u2019s degree, and MD in<br \/>Gastroenterology from Tanta Faculty of Medicine, Egypt, in addition to MRCP (UK) and a Specialist Certi\ufb01cate in Gastroenterology from<br \/>the Royal College of Physicians (UK).<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-076fd9b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"076fd9b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfeb1e0 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"bfeb1e0\" 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=\"253\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/luis.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2583\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Luis Campos<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Associate Professor of Surgery,\nDirector of Kidney Transplantation,\nMethodist Hospital University of\nTennessee in Memphis USA;\nStaff Physician, Abdominal Transplant\nDepartment, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi\u2019s\nDigestive Disease Institute, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bb11d8 premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"5bb11d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-5bb11d8\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-5bb11d8\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Luis Campos de la Borbolla, MD is a Sta\u001e Physician within the Abdominal Transplant Department of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi\u2019s Digestive<br \/>Disease Institute. He was an Associate Professor of Surgery and Director of Kidney Transplantation at the Methodist Hospital University of<br \/>Tennessee in Memphis USA.<br \/>Luis Campos, MD received his Medical Degree at the La Salle University in Mexico City and completed a General Surgery and Transplant<br \/>Fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, USA. Throughout his tenure, Dr. Campos has specialized in Liver, Pancreas and<br \/>Kidney transplantation as well as hepatobiliary surgery (non-transplant liver, bile duct and pancreas surgery).<br \/>Dr. Campos research interest include the study of immune tolerance to prevent transplant rejection. Pancreatic islet transplantation in an<br \/>auto-immune model. Liver induced tolerance. Currently Dr. Campos resides in Abu Dhabi with his wife. When he is not working he enjoys<br \/>music, art, \ufb01shing, sailing, swimming, reading, gardening, cooking and travelling.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18df58f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18df58f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-058fff6 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"058fff6\" 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=\"253\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/41-Dr.-Abdulaziz.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2642\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Abdulaziz Alnuaimi<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">MD, MBBS, Consultant Gastroenterology, \nDivision Chief, Sheikh Tahnoon Bin \nMohammed Medical City, Al Ain, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-643242f premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"643242f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-643242f\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-643242f\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Abdulaziz Al Nuaimi is a Consultant Gastroenterologist and currently serves as Chief of Gastroenterology at Sheikh Tahnoon Bin<br \/>Mohammed Medical City (STMC) and Tawam Hospital. He completed his undergraduate and postgraduate medical training in the UAE,<br \/>followed by fellowship training in Gastroenterology and Hepatology at Mafraq and Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC). <br \/>He is board-certi\ufb01ed in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology and holds European certi\ufb01cation in Gastroenterology and Hepatology.<br \/>Dr. Al Nuaimi is an active speaker at local and regional conferences and a member of several international gastroenterology societies.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61a4bcb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61a4bcb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27f3204 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"27f3204\" 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=\"253\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/mena.events\/ssmcgastro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8-Nabil.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-2510\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. Mohammed Nabil Quraishi<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Congress Co-Director\nConsultant Gastroenterologist and\nDirector of the In\ufb02ammatory 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e64a27b premium-modal-dismissible-yes elementor-widget elementor-widget-premium-addon-modal-box\" data-id=\"e64a27b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;premium_modal_box_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"premium-addon-modal-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;button&quot;,&quot;show_on_exit&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-trigger-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button data-toggle=\"premium-modal\" data-target=\"#premium-modal-e64a27b\" type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-trigger-btn premium-btn-sm premium-button-none \" data-text=\"View More\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-button-text-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>View More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div id=\"premium-modal-e64a27b\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal\"\n\t\t\trole=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tstyle=\"display: none\"\n\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-dialog\" data-delay-animation=\"\" data-modal-animation=\"fadeInDown animated-fast\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Quraishi holds F.R.C.P. (London), F.R.C.P.E. (Edinburgh), and F.E.B.G.H., and is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Khalifa University,<br \/>Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Birmingham, and Associate Gastroenterology Fellowship Programme Director at<br \/>SSMC. He leads one of the foremost IBD centres in the region, providing comprehensive care for patients with Crohn\u2019s disease, ulcerative<br \/>colitis, and complex conditions including PSC-IBD. His clinical expertise spans advanced biologic and small-molecule therapies, drug<br \/>monitoring, faecal microbiota transplantation, and range of diagnostic and IBD speci\ufb01c endoscopy techniques.<br \/>He and his team are committed to ensuring that all patients can access the care they need, and work closely with individuals navigating<br \/>insurance barriers or other limitations to \ufb01nd supported pathways to treatment.<br \/>The IBD Centre at SSMC is also a major academic and clinical research hub. Dr Quraishi leads investigator-initiated translational studies in<br \/>the UAE and runs the country\u2019s largest portfolio of phase 3 IBD clinical trials, o\u001eering eligible patients access to next-generation therapies<br \/>before they become widely available.<br \/>His research, which spans IBD epidemiology in the UAE and MENA region, multi-omics, and precision medicine, has been supported by <br \/>competitive grants from the European Crohn\u2019s and Colitis Organisation (ECCO), the UK Medical Research Council (MRC), and the UAE <br \/>Department of Health, among others. He maintains active research collaborations with institutions across the UK, Europe, and the wider<br \/>Middle East.<br \/>Dr Quraishi has over 100 peer-reviewed publications in journals including Gut, Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and the Journal<br \/>of Crohn\u2019s and Colitis, and co-edited a core gastroenterology textbook. He leads the Emirates Gastroenterology and Hepatology Society<br \/>(EGHS) IBD subcommittee, led the 2nd UAE IBD Consensus Guidelines, and co-authored the 2025 BSG IBD guidelines published in Gut.<br \/>He is the lead author of both editions of the national BSG\/HIS faecal microbiota transplantation guidelines and served as the National BSG<br \/>IBD Quality Improvement Lead, establishing key performance indicators to improve IBD services across the UK. He also serves as Clinical<br \/>and Scienti\ufb01c Advisor to the University of Birmingham Microbiome Treatment Centre.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"premium-modal-box-modal-lower-close\" data-dismiss=\"premium-modal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tClose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPEAKERS Meet the Speakers Dr. Sara El Ouali Sta Physician, Gastroenterology Department Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, UAE View More Dr. Sara El Ouali is a consultant gastroenterologist at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (CCAD) and is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at theCleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine in Cleveland, Ohio. 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