International Speakers 2027
Prof. Adam Fox
Professor of Paediatric Allergy &
Past President of the British
Society for Allergy &
Clinical Immunology
Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital,
London, UK
Prof. Daniele De Luca
Consultant Neonatologist
HOD Antoine- Becker Hospital
Professor of Neonatology
Paris Saclay University, France.
Prof. Ibrahim A. Janahi
Chief Medical Officer,
at Sidra Medicine Qatar
Senior consultant pediatric
Pulmonologist
Chair of Medical Education, and the
Division Chief of Pulmonology
Prof. Hania Szajewska
Pediatrics, Pediatric Gastroenterology
Hepatology and Nutrition
Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
Professor and Chair of Pediatrics
at the Medical University of Warsaw
Prof. Peter Davis
Consultant Neonatologist,
leading Australian clinician-researcher in
neonatal resuscitation and ventilation.
Director of Neonatal Medicine at the
Royal Women’s Hospital in
Melbourne, Australia
Prof. Tullio Ghi
Catholic University of Sacred Heart
Senior Consultant Fatal Medicine
Fondazione Policlinico Gemelli IRCCS
Rome, Italy
UAE Speakers 2027
Dr. Asrar Rashed
Senior Consultant Pediatric Intensivist,
Head of the Pediatric Intensive Care
Unit and the Pediatric Emergency Unit
Department of Paediatrics
University Hospital Sharjah, UAE
Dr. Ahmad Dana
Consultant Pediatrician/Neonatologist Al
Qassimi Women and children hospital
Adjunct Clinical Asst. Professor, College
of Medicine , UOS, Sharjah, UAE
Prof. Aiman Rahmani
MD, MBA, ABMQ, FAAP
Chief of Neonatology Division,
Tawam Hospital.
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics
at UAEU and Khalifa University
Dr. Ather Jafri
Consultant Pediatric Psychiatry,
Al Qassimi Women’s & Children’s
Hospital, Sharjah, UAE
Dr. Dafalla Ahmed Rahmatulla
Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist
University Hospital Sharjah.
Asst Professor of Pediatrics
University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.
Dr. Derick Mendonca
Consultant Paediatric Plastic and
Craniofacial Surgeon
at Al Jalila Children’s Hospital
Dr. Eman Taryam
Consultant Pediatric
Hematology/Oncology
Al Jalila Children’s Hospital
Dr. Haitham El Bashir
Head of Neurosciences Center of
Excellence, Consultant in Paediatric
Neurorehabilitation, Al Jalila Children’s
Hospital, Dubai, UAE; Clinical Professor
of Paediatrics, MBRU, Dubai, UAE
Prof. Hakam Yaseen
President of the Conference
Medical Director (CMO)
Consultant Neonatologist,
HOD Pediatrics/Neonatology
Member Board of Trustees
University Hospital Sharjah.
Professor of Pediatrics, UOS, Sharjah, UAE
Dr. Hanan Sharif
Consultant Pediatrician
Pediatrics and Neonatology at UHS.
Dr. Hesham Tawakol
Consultant Neonatologist
Program Director of Neonatal
Fellowship Corniche Hospital
Assistant Professor Khalifa
University Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Isam Saad
Consultant Neonatologist
University Hospital Sharjah.
Asst Professor of Pediatrics
University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.
Prof. Junaid M. Khan
Director Medical Education
Sr. Consultant Neonatologist
Adjunct Faculty in KU and GMU
Sheikh Shakbout Medical City Abu Dhabi
Dr. Khaled El Atawi
Consultant Neonatologist
NICU, Latifa Hospital
Clinical Quality Specialist, Latifa Hospital
Asst. Professor Paediatrics,
Dubai Medical College, Dubai, UAE.
Dr. Mohamed Babiker
Consultant Pediatric Neurologist
Program Director of Pediatric
Neurology Residency
Al Jalila Children’s Speciality hospital
Dubai, UAE.
Dr. Mohamed El Bitar
Consultant & Head of Otolaryngology
Head and Neck Surgery at
Al Jalila Children’s Hospital, Dubai
Dr. Mohammed Mekki
Consultant Pediatric Neurologist
University Hospital Sharjah.
Asst Professor of Pediatrics
University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.
Dr. Naguib Abdelreheim
Consultant Pediatrician
& Pediatric Diabetologist
Chairman of PT Committee
University Hospital Sharjah.
Asst Professor of Pediatrics
University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE.
Dr. Shiva Shankar
Consultant Neonatologist
Head of Neonatology, Latifa hospital
Clinical Associate Professor of MBRU.
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Suhail Al Amad
Professor of Oral Medicine.
University of Sharjah, UAE
Consultant Oral Medicine
University Hospital Sharjah
Prof. Tarik barakat
Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist,
Al Qassimi Women’s and
Children’s Hospital, Sharjah, UAE
Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology and
Hepatology, Children’s
Hospital, Mansoura University, Egypt
MRCPCH Overseas Clinical Examiner
Prof. Walid Abuhammour
Consultant Paediatric Infectious Disease
Heads the Paediatric Infectious
Diseases Department at Al Jalila Children’s.
American Board-Certified in Pediatrics
Dr. Yousef Basma
Consultant Pediatrician
University Hospital Sharjah.
Asst Professor of Pediatrics
University of Sharjah, Sharjah, UAE
Dr. Zahreddin Abusalah
Consultant Neonatologist, Latifa Hospital, Dubai
Chief of Neonatology, Dubai Health
Clinical Associate Professor, MBRU, Dubai, UAE