Meet Our Faculty

Dr. Ahmed Zayat
Scientific Chair, Middle East Immunology Summit

Consultant Rheumatologist, Rheumatology Adjunct Professor
University Hospital Sharjah
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Aqeel Ghanem
Consultant Rheumatologist
Mubarak Al Kabeer General Hospital
Kuwait City, Kuwait

Dr. Christian Dejaco
Associate Professor, Director of Rheumatology Service
South Tyrolean Health Trust, Hospital of Bruneck
Bruneck, Italy

Dr. Elsadeg Sharif
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Jacqui Clinch
Consultant Pediatric Rheumatologist
Bristol Royal Hospital for Children
Bristol, United Kingdom

Dr. Khalid AlNaqbi
Consultant Rheumatologist, Chief of Rheumatology
Tawam Hospital
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Mahmood Hachim
Associate Professor
College of Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Mahdi Abusalameh
Consultant Rheumatologist
Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Martin Lee
Consultant Rheumatologist & Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor
Mediclinic Parkview Hospital & Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine & Health Sciences
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Maryam Al Nesf
Senior Consultant Allergy and Immunology
Hamad Medical Corporation
Doha, Qatar

Dr. Mira Merashli
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
American Univeristy of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon

Dr. Mohammed Omair
Associate Professor, Consultant Rheumatologist
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Munther Khamashta
Consultant Physician
King’s College London
London, United Kingdom

Dr. Rajaie Namas
Section Head of Rheumatology
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Saadeya Naji
Consultant Rheumatologist
Ministry of Health
Manama, Bahrain

Dr. Shuayb Elkhalifa
Consultant in Immunology and Allergy
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Suad Hannawi
Consultant Rheumatologist
Chairman, Emirates Health Services Establishment Rheumatology Committee
Chairman, GCC Association of Immunology and Rheumatology

Dr. Sulaiman Al Mayouf
Professor, Consultant of Pediatric Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Waleed Al Hafiz
Consultant Rheumatologist, Assistant Professor of Medicine
Alnoor Specialist Hospital, Umm Al-Qura University
Mecca, Saudi Arabia