Conference Faculty

Ms. Abeer Khalil

Infection Control Expert, Quality and Accreditation Department, Emirates Health Services, UAE

Dr. Abdalla Alzarooni

Director, Sharjah Public Health Centers,

UAE

Prof. Abiola Senok

Professor of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and Chair of Basic Medical Sciences at Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU), Dubai

Dr. Adel Alsisi

Consultant Intensivist, Chair of ICU Department, Prime Hospital, Chief Medical Officer, Prime Healthcare Group, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Ahmad Subhi

Consultant, Infectious Diseases, Head of Central Antimicrobial Stewardship Committee, Al Qassimi Hospital, Emirates Health Services, UAE

Dr. Aishah Alkhaaldi

Consultant, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Head of Infection Control, Department of Pediatrics, Al Qassimi Women's and Children's Hospital, Sharjah, UAE

Dr. Anju Nabi

Consultant and Head of Microbiology, Dubai Hospital, Clinical Associate Professor, Mohammed Bin Rashid University, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Aqeel Saleem

Head and Consultant Infectious Diseases, STMC/Tawam Hospitals, Al Ain Region, Al Ain, UAE; Associate Professor, UAE University, UAE

Prof. Ashraf Elhoufi

Consultant/Head, ICU, Al Zahra

Hospital Dubai, UAE

Dr. Bashirat Giwa

Consultant Infectious Diseases, Burjeel

Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Prof. Dean Everett

Professor of Infectious Diseases, Department of Public Health & Epidemiology, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Khalifa University, UAE

Dr. Eiman Alblooshi

Regional Head of Pediatric Department,

Burjeel Royal Hospital, Al Ain, Adjunct Assistant Professor, United Arab Emirates University, Chairperson of Scientific Committee, Emirates Infectious Diseases Society, UAE

Dr. Farhan Fazal

Consultant, Infectious Diseases, Abu Dhabi Stem Cell Centre (ADSCC), UAE

Dr. Fatema Alkhateri

Section Head, Communicable Diseases Surveillance, Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre, UAE

Dr. Fatima Al Dhaheri

Consultant, Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Transplant Infectious Diseases, Assistant Professor, United Arab Emirates University, Vice President, Emirates Infectious Disease Society,UAE

Dr. Fernanda Bonilla

Infectious Diseases Consultant, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Fouzia Jabeen

Consultant Microbiologist, Head of Microbiology / Virology Section, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City and AHS, Purelab,

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Ghassan Ghatasheh

Consultant Pediatric Infectious

Diseases, Tawam Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ms. Hajar Aldhanhani

Regional Infection Control Manager, Al Ain, Abu Dhabi Health Services Company-SEHA, UAE

Ms. Hanan Rashed

Corporate Senior Infection Preventionist, Abu Dhabi Services Co - SEHA; Co-chair, Emirates Infection Prevention & Sterilization Society,

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Prof. Hao Zhou

Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Huda Al Dhanhani

Fellow of Royal College of Physician of Ireland (FRCPI), Consultant, Pediatric Infectious Disease, Acting Division Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Assistant Professor (Adj), United Arab Emirates University, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Leili Tabriz

Specialist in Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Saudi German Hospital and HMS Mirdif Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Prof. Madikay Senghore

Assistant Professor, Public Health

and Epidemiology, Khalifa University,

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Moeena Zain

Consultant Infectious Diseases, American Hospital, UAE

H.E. Dr. Muna Almaslamani

Medical Director of Communicable Disease Center, Assistant Head of Infectious Diseases Division, Medicine

Department, Hamad General Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar

Dr. Robert Swaka

Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Rubina Lone

Division Chief, Microbiology, Al Jalila Women and Children's Hospital, UAE

Dr. Shaffi Fazaludeen Koya

Regional AMR Adviser a.i, World

Health Organization-Eastern

Mediterranean Regional Office, Cairo

Dr. Salma Al Shamsi

Consultant, Infectious Diseases, Assistant Medical Director, Al Qassimi Hospital, Sharjah, UAE

Dr. Seema Oommen

Consultant Microbiologist and Section Head, Microbiology and Infectious Molecular, Burjeel Medical City | coLAB, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Stefan Weber

Medical Director, South Purelab, Consultant, Clinical Microbiology, Antibiotic Stewardship, Infection Control, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Wafaa Faysal

Consultant Pediatrician, Emirates Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Youmna Dirani

Consultant, Infectious Diseases, Al Zahra Pvt. Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Zahir Babiker

Consultant, Infectious Diseases, Chair of the Tropical and Infectious Diseases Division, Chair of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programme, Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Zartash Khan

Consultant, Infectious Diseases, Rashid

Hospital, Dubai, UAE

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