Speakers and Moderators
Dr. Zahreddin Abusalah
Consultant Neonatologist,
Latifa Hospital, Dubai
Chief of Neonatology, Dubai Health
Clinical Associate Professor, MBRU,
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Anil Ramaiah
MD., F IACTA (Cardiothoracic Anaesthesia and Intensive Care) Current Position –
Consultant – Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
Al Jalila Children’s Hospital, Dubai
Dr. Azka Rafaqat
Neonatal Critical Care Fellow at MBRU - Dubai Health, Neonatology Chief Fellow,
Neonatal Fellowship Program
Dr. Fares Chedid
Consultant Neonatologist & Chief of Department, Kanad Hospital, UAE
MD, Pediatrics & Neonatology – Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium; Flinders University, South Australia
Published 75+ manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals
Recipient of multiple awards in education and research
Dr. Heba Hamid
Specialist Neonatologist, Latifa Hospital,
Dubai Health
Clinical Instructor of Neonatology, Mohammed
Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health
Sciences (MBRU), Dubai, UAE
Dr. Khaled Mahmoud El-Atawi
iFAAP, FRCPCH Pediatrics
MB.B.Ch., M.Sc. & PhD. Pediatrics
Master Healthcare Management
Consultant Neonatologist, NICU, Latifa Hospital
Clinical Quality Specialist, Latifa Hospital
Clinical Associate Professor of Neonatology, MBRU
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, DMC
Deputy Program Director, Neonatal Fellowship, Dubai Health
Dr. Monika Kaushal
Head of Department, Emirates Specialty
Hospital, DHCC, Dubai, UAE
Consultant – Neonatal Perinatal Medicine, Paediatrics & Neonatology (DHCC & DHA) FRCPCH (UK) | Fellowship in Neonatology – RCPCH, London, UK
DM (Neonatology) – AIIMS, New Delhi | MD (Paediatrics) – PGIMER, Chandigarh
Dr. Nicholas Hoque
Consultant Neonatologist
Kanad Hospital, Al Ain, UAE
Consultant Neonatologist,
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Honorary Senior Lecturer, Imperial College London
Dr. Salma AlSayed
Head of Quality Office, Dubai Health
Clinical Quality Lead & Patient Safety Expert
Dr. Shiva Shankar
Consultant Neonatologist & Head of Department of Neonatology,
Latifa Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Clinical Associate Professor, Mohammed Bin Rashid University, Dubai, UAE
Mr. Timothy Farmer
MS, RRT-NPS Director of Specialty Team Transport St. David’s Healthcare (HCA)
St. Davids Healthcare - Austin Texas
Dr. Ahmed El Ajab
Consultant Neonatologist, Latifa Women & Children Hospital, Dubai, UAE
MBBS, Clinical MD Paediatrics and Child
Health, FRCPCH, MRCPCH
Former Consultant Neonatologist, Security Forces Hospital, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Former NICU Fellow, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Former Pediatrics Specialist, Gadarif Teaching Hospital, Sudan Ministry of Health
Dr Anil Kopuri
MBBS MRCPCH FRCPCH CCT(Neonatal Medicine)
Consultant Neonatologist
Latifa Women and Childrens Hospital &
Al Jalila Childrens Hospital
Core faculty, Neonatal Fellowship Program
Mohammed bin Rashid University
Dr. Debora Garozzo
Founder, The Abu Dhabi Society for the Hearing Determined
Consultant Neurosurgeon, Mediclinic Parkview Hospital & Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai, UAE MD, Neurosurgery – Borgo Trento Hospital, Verona, Italy Former Head, Peripheral Nerve Surgery Unit, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, Rovigo, Italy Vice President, Emirates Society of Neurological Surgeons (ESNS)
Prof. Hakam Yaseen
MD,CES (Ped), DU (neonat) [France], CCST (UK), FRCPCH [UK]
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Sharjah
Dr. Hesham Abdalla
Senior Director of Quality, Dubai Health’s
Women and Children’s Campus
Consultant Paediatrician,
Al Jalila Children’s Hospital
Honorary Associate Professor,
University of Birmingham, UK
Dr. Khalid Iqbal
Consultant Neonatologist & Lactation Consultant – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Dubai Hospital, Dubai Health Authority, UAE
MBBS, MMSc (Maternal & Neonatal Care), IBCLC, MRCPCH (Part I)
Clinical Instructor, Neonatology – Mohammed Bin Rashid University, Dubai
Recipient, Regional Award of Excellence for Breastfeeding Promotion in the Arab World
Dr. Nadya Yousif
Consultant Neonatologist
Former Deputy Head, NICU – Paris-Saclay University Hospitals
President, Neonatal Section – GEPP
Dr. Nishath Ahmed Liyakat
Consultant Neonatologist, Latifa Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Clinical Assistant Professor, Mohammed Bin Rashid University, Dubai
Core Faculty, Neonatology Fellowship Program – Dubai Health
Prof. Samuel Ho
Professor of Medicine & Chair of Clinical Sciences, Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, UAE
MD – Mayo Medical School, Minnesota, USA
Former Chief of Gastroenterology, VA San Diego Healthcare System
Former Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Diego
Dr. Sohrab Tomaraei
Consultant Paediatrician, NMC Specialty Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Ms. Zahra Mokhber
Senior Lactation Consultant, IBCLC & RM
BFHI Lead – Kings College Hospital London, Dubai
Dr. Aimen Ben Ayad
Consultant Neonatologist, Tawam Hospital Al Ain, UAE
Dr. Azhar Abuali
Senior Clinical Psychologist, Pediatric Mental Health Division,
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital, Dubai
PhD (Clinical Psychology)
Deputy Chair, Dubai Health Child Protection Unit
Chairperson, Infant Mental Health Committee, ESCAM
Specialist in infant mental health, early childhood, trauma, and attachment-based psychotherapy
Dr. Eyad Saada
Consultant Paediatric Neonatologist
Head of NICU, Mediclinic Airport Road, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Hamda Abulhoul
Consultant Pediatrician in Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Prof. Hesham Tawakol
Consultant Neonatologist Program Director
Neonatal Fellowship
Corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Mahmoud Galal
Professor of Pediatrics-DMCG
Consultant Neonatologist
Dubai Hospital,
Dubai, UAE
Dr. Nandu KS Thalange
Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist, Genesis Healthcare Centre, Dubai, UAE
Former Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist, Al Jalila Children’s Hospital, Dubai, UAE
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Mohammed Bin Rashid University, Dubai, UAE
Dr. Rania Abusamra
Consultant in Respiratory Paediatrics, Mediclinic City & Parkview Hospital, Dubai, UAE
MBChB, MRCPCH, HERMES, Paediatric Respiratory CCT
Former Consultant in Respiratory Paediatrics, King’s College Hospital, London, UK
Founder of Paediatric Long-Term Ventilation Service at Mediclinic Dubai
Dr. Shaik Irfan Basha
Consultant ENT Surgeon & Head of Department, Burjeel Medical City,
Abu Dhabi
MBBS, MS (ENT), FRCS-oto,
FRCS ORL-HNS, CCT
Former Head of ENT, National Guard Hospital, Riyadh
Former Chair of Surgery, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi
Founder, The Abu Dhabi Society for the Hearing Determined
Ms. Soosan Varughese
Unit Manager (Charge Nurse)
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
(NICU), Latifa Hospital, Dubai Health Authority