Radiology Speakers 2022

Adrian Brady

Consultant Radiologist and Clinical Professor of Radiology | Ireland

Mercy University Hospital

Graduated Medical School, University College, Dublin, Ireland 1984 Internal Medicine Training, Ireland, 1984-1987 Radiology training: • Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, 1987-1991 • McMaster University Medical Centre, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 1991-1992 (Fellowship in Abdominal and Interventional Radiology) Staff Radiologist, Wellesley Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 1992-1995 (Assistant Professor, University of Toronto) Consultant Radiologist, Mercy University Hospital, Cork, Ireland, since 1995 President, European Society of Radiology (ESR), 2022-2023 Former Dean, Faculty of Radiologists, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (2010-2012) – this is the body which runs all radiology and radiotherapy specialty training in Ireland, and also acts as the National Professional Academic Society for both specialties. Medical Director, National HHT (Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia) Centre, Cork, Ireland, form 2003 to the present.

Aghiad Alkutoubi

President, Arab Board of Radiology & Medical Imaging Adjunct Professor of Radiology, The American University of Beirut | United Kingdom

Arab Board of Radiology & Medical Imaging

Aghiad Al-Kutoubi, MD, FRCR, DMRD Consultant Radiologist, St Mary’s Hospital. London 1984-1998 Professor of Radiology & Chairman of Department of Radiology, The American University of Beirut, Beirut, 1997-2021 Adjunct Professor of Radiology, The American University of Beirut, Beirut. Current Examiner, The Royal College of Radiologist in the UK, 1995-1997. Senior Examiner 1998 Founding VP of the Arab Board of Radiology & Medical Imaging 2002. President 2012-present Founding President, Pan Arab Interventional Radiology Society (PAIRS) Distinguished Fellow, Pan Arab Interventional Radiology Society (PAIRS) Fellow, The Cardiovascular Interventional Radiology Society of Europe (CIRSE) Distinguished Fellow, The Cardiovascular Interventional Radiology Society of Europe (CIRSE) Member, The British Society of Interventional Radiology (BSIR) Member, Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Member of Editorial Board ,2008-2021 & Middle East Editor, CVIR, 2012-2018. Member of Editorial Board, AJIR, 2018-2021 Author/Co-author of 155 Peer- reviewed scientific articles Author of 8 book chapters & Co-Editor of one book

Ahmad Saadat

Interventional Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

Rashid Hospital

Interventional radiology specialist at Rashid hospital - Dubai Health Authority

Ahmed ElSerafi

Professor at International Radiology Center | United Arab Emirates

International Radiology Center

Graduated from Ain Shams University in 1982 and joined the Radiology Department at its hospital where he worked till 1994 receiving Radiology Master of Science Degree (MScR) in 1886 and Radiology Doctorate Degree (PhD) in 1990 Post-graduate training included extended periods of time spent in the mid 1980s at the Radiology Departments of Cardiff University Hospital and Neville Hall Hospital, both in Wales, UK. In 1994 accepted post of Lecturer of Radiology at Suez Canal University and was promoted to Associate Professor in 1999 and full Professor in 2004 Member of the Egyptian Radiological Society since 1987, the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) since 1994 and Emirates Radiological Society (ERS) since 2008 and Korean Radiological Society (KRC) since 2010 Director CAI Academy (Computer Aided Implantology Academy) for Egypt since 2019 Board member and Secretary General of Emirates Osteoporosis Society since 2013 Board member and Chairman of the scientific committee of Emirates Radiology Society 2012 to 2015 Has varied interests within the field of Radiology, with Computed Tomography, Ultrasonography , Osteoporosis Imaging, Dental Imaging and Imaging Informatics topping the list of interests, numerous published articles, thesis supervisions and thesis reviews reflect these interests. Currently holds the posts of Professor of Radiology at Suez Canal University (Egypt), Visiting Professor of Radiology at Sharjah University (UAE) and CEO of International Radiology Centers (UAE)

Arnd Dörfler

Head of Department of Neuroradiology Full Professor of Neuroradiology | Germany

Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg Erlangen, Germany & University Hospital Erlangen

Head of Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Erlangen Full Professor of Neuroradiology, Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen Board Member of the German Radiological Society (DRG) Past-President of the German Society for Neuroradiology (DGNR) since 2019 President of the German Society for Neuroradiology (DGNR) 2016-2018 Full board member of the German Society for Neuroradiology (DGNR) Extended board member of the German Society for Neuroradiology (DGNR) He has More than 300 publications in scientific journals Author of 17 book chapters and 24 review articles Expert reviewer for more than 10 scientific journals and a number of national (e.g. DFG) and international funding organizations (e.g. SNF, NIH) and societies His Research interests ,7 Tesla high-field MR neuroimaging & Interventional neuroradiology

Asad Shah

Consultant Musculoskeletal Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Mayo Clinic

Dr. Asad Shah is a Consultant Radiologist (Musculoskeletal and Cross-sectional Imaging) at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City, Mayo Clinic, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Avni K P Skandhan

Consultant Radiologist | India

Aster MIMS Kottakkal

Dr Avni K P Skandhan MD, EDiR, FRCR is a lead consultant radiologist at Aster MIMS Kottakkal. She is a passionate academician and has been a speaker in many national and international forums. An editor at Radiopedia, Journal of Fetal Radiology, on the national advisory editorial board of the Medical Journal of DY Patil University and reviewer of many reputed sites. She has multiple publications to her credit.

Ayman Elsayed

Consultant and Professor of Radiology | United Arab Emirates

Mayo Clinic / SSMC

Dr. Ayman A. Elsayed – MBCHB; MMRD; MDRD (Egypt); Research Fellowship Neuroradiology (USA); CCST RCR (UK); Neuroradiology Fellowship TMC academy (Spain). Dr. Elsayed currently works as a Consultant Radiologist at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC/Mayo clinic) Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE. He is also a Professor of Radiology at NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde - Queen Elizabeth University Hospitals, Glasgow, UK. He is an academic and clinical supervisor for the Royal College of Radiologists in the UK. He also holds an adjunct Professor status at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences; Khalifa University, UAE. His subspecialist interests are Head & Neck, Neuroradiology and image-guided interventions. He has more than 24 years experience of working as a consultant in Clinical Radiology with 16 years in the NHS of the UK. He held license to practice in several countries including the UK , Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Saskatchewan (Canada), Queensland (Australia) and Abu Dhabi (UAE). Beside his clinical commitments, he has a wide experience in research, teaching and academic affairs. He is a peer reviewer of several scientific journals including “Clinical Radiology”, “Egyptian Journal of Radiology & Nuclear Medicine” and “Journal of Radiology Case Reports”. Dr. Elsayed has many publications as well as presentations in several National and International meetings.

Dana Haddad

Consultant Breast Radiologist, Head of Breast Imaging Adjunct Clinical Professor | United Arab Emirates

HealthBay Polyclinic

Dr. Dana Haddad is an American Board Certified consultant breast radiologist, adjunct clinical professor at Mohammed Bin Rashid University medical school, and Head of Breast Imaging at Healthbay Polyclinic in Dubai. She underwent subspeciality training in breast and oncologic imaging from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and is proficient in all facets of breast imaging including mammography, contrast-enhanced mammography, ultrasound, MRI, and tomography, in addition to procedures guided by these modalities. She completed a PhD in the field of cancer imaging and therapy. Dr. Haddad's research focused on the engineering of recombinant vaccinia viruses that not only target cancer but also enable noninvasive imaging. More recently, she has been focused on improving value-based imaging with the aim of enhancing the impact of breast screening, especially for high risk populations. She is the author of multiple book chapters, and her research has been published in several peer-reviewed journals and presented during multiple national and international conferences. Dr. Haddad has completed courses in the business side of radiology through the Radiology Leadership Institute, affiliated with Harvard Business School. She serves as a peer reviewer for multiple leading international scientific journals and on several radiologic committees including the Society of Breast Imaging and Radiological Society of North America.

Ezequiel "Zeke" Silva III

Medical Director of Radiology, Texsan Methodist Hospital Adjunct Professor, Department of Radiology UT Health, Long School of Medicine San Antonio, TX | USA

South Texas Radiology Group UT-Health Long School of Medicine San Antonio, TX

Ezequiel “Zeke” Silva III, MD, FACR, FSIR, FRBMA, RCC, is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. He completed medical school and residency at Baylor College of Medicine before completing a fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Silva is Chair of the AMA/Specialty Society RVS Update Committee (RUC) and immediate past Co-Chair of the AMA Digital Medicine Payment Advisory Group (DMPAG). He is also a member of the Texas Medical Association (TMA) Delegation to the American Medical Association and is on the TMA Council on Legislation. He is the immediate past-chair of the American College of Radiology (ACR) Commission on Economics and is a founding board member of the Neiman Health Policy Institute. Dr. Silva serves on the editorial board of the Journal of the American College of Radiology. He previously served as the chairman of economics for the Society of Interventional Radiology and editor of the Interventional Radiology Coding Guide. He served on the board of the Radiology Coding Certification Board for five years and is a Past President of the Texas Radiological Society. Dr. Silva has approximately 70 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, more than 50 non-peer reviewed publications and over 50 CME approved scientific lectures and exhibits, to his credit. His academic achievements are largely focused on payment policy and quality initiatives across health care. More recently, Dr. Silva has also been a leader during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on digital health applications, including telemedicine, digital therapeutics and augmented intelligence. He was an invited presenter to the CMS and White House COVID-19 Task Force. “Lessons from the Front Lines: COVID-19” and also served as webinar faculty for the AMA "Coding for Telemedicine and COVID-19” attended by several thousand interested professionals. In San Antonio, Dr. Silva is a member of the board of directors for the South Texas Radiology Group and Diagnostic Imaging Management. He is the Medical Director of Radiology at the Methodist Texsan Hospital. He is an adjunct professor at the UT Health-San Antonio. Locally, Dr. Silva has been recognized among the “40 Under Forty: San Antonio’s Rising Stars” and is a multi-year recipient of San Antonio’s “Best Doctors” as chosen by his peers across the medical community. In 2021, he was recognized as a “Health Care Hero” by the San Antonio Business Journal for his efforts during the COVID-19 public health emergency.

Fahd Haroon Haji

Director and Senior Consultant Radiologist | Pakistan

KARACHI X RAYS and University hospital Crosshouse, NHS Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland

Dr Fahd Haroon Haji is a highly skilled radiologist with 16 years of rich experience. He is Director of KARACHI X RAYS and locum radiologist at University hospital Crosshouse, NHS Ayrshire and Arran, Scotland. His passion is global teaching, building and shaping radiologists for the future. Dr Haji expertise has highly benefited students, doctors and patients at large. He is currently also serving as Joint Secretary of Radiology society of Pakistan. He has been invited as expert panelist, speaker at various national and international conferences. Dr Haji loves to do humanitarian and philanthropic work in Pakistan.

Fatma Taher

Associate Professor | United Arab Emirates

Zayed University

Associate Professor in the Department of Computing & Applied Technology & Assistant Dean for Research and Out Reach in the College of Technological Innovation, DXB, Zayed University CEO of Happiness & Wellbeing at Zayed University

Gamal Mahgoub

Consultant Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi Police Medical services

Dr. Gamal Mahgoub is consultant radiologist, Abu Dhabi police medical services and assistant Professor of radiology, Suez canal university, Egypt. He graduated from Alexandria university, Egypt and after he finished his radiology residency program and master degree in radio-diagnosis in the same University, he appointed as assistant lecturer in Suez canal university, Egypt. After completing the Doctor degree (PhD) in radio-diagnosis and MRI fellowship in Michigan state university, USA, he returned back to Suez canal university as lecturer of radiology and then promoted as Assistant professor of radiology in 2004. Dr. Gamal appointed before as consultant radiologist and head of MRI unit in mafraq hospital and consultant radiologist in Zayed Military hospital, Abu Dhabi.

Geetanjali Gupta

Senior Consultant and Head Department of Radiology | India

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Narayana Superspeciality Hospital Kakryal, Katra, Jammu and Kashmir, India

I am presently working with SMVD Narayana Superspeciality hospital in J&K, India as Senior Consultant and Head. My department is equipped with all the modalities. I have worked day in and out during this difficult pandemic times of Covid-19. I am invited Guest Faculty in my Annual Radiology Conferences.

Hassan Alsayegh

Medical Imaging Resident | Saudi Arabia

King Fahad Hospital Hofuf

A PGY-3 medical Imaging Resident at King Fahad Hospital Hofuf, Saudi Arabia. An aspiring researcher and radiologist I give an interest in Pediatric and Musculoskeletal Imaging.

Hatem Ghonim

Consultant Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

Ministry of Health - Dubai

Dr. Hatem Ghonim is a consultant radiologist with a special interest in MRI imaging including Musculoskeletal & Neurological Imaging. In addition he has comprehensive experience in Paediatric, Pulmonary, ENT and Abdominal Imaging with dedicated skills in Angiography studies and a robust history of improving patient outcomes with accurate and detailed interpretations of radiology data.

Heba Ibrahim

Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

King's College Hospital

Dr. Heba is an associate professor in Ain Shams University, Egypt and Consultant radiologist who has vast experience in general radiology with special interest in Neuroimaging and woman imaging

Ibraheem Elmogy

Medical Director of Imaging – Europe, Middle East & Africa | United Arab Emirates

GE Healthcare

Dr. Elmogy is a consultant Radiologist who trained & worked in Stanford Medical Center, USA & Egypt, and now working with GE Healthcare at Europe, Middle East & Africa as their Medical Director of Imaging for Education, collaboration, strategic partnership & business development as well as an advocate for AI in Healthcare.

Khaled Al Sayed

Radiology Resident | United Arab Emirates

Rashid Hospital

I am Khaled Adel Al Sayed, currently a radiology resident at Rashid hospital in Dubai Health Authority.

Lemuel Narcise

Radiologist | Philippines

St. Luke's Medical Center - Global City

I am a Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist in the Philippines. I have may diagnostic radiology training at the University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital. I did subspecialty training in vascular and interventional radiology at St. Luke's Medical Center - Global City Philippines, and at Asan Medical Center Seoul, Korea

Lev Matveev

Senior Research Scientist | Russia

Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Dr. Lev A. Matveev is signal & image processing and statistical machine learning professional. He obtained his MSc at the University of Nizhny Novgorod (Radiophysics Dept., 2007) and PhD at Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (2010) in nonlinear acoustics of heterogeneous materials. Currently his research interests are focused on elastographic and angiographic applications. Dr. Matveev authors 50+ peer-reviewed scientific papers and is a Senior Scientist at IAP RAS and in Nizhny Novgorod.

Maitha Alshamsi

Medical Student | United Arab Emirates

Khalifa university

As an aspiring and curious human being, Maitha Alshamsi has pursued an education and certification in Radiology and Medical imaging in Fatima College of health sciences, Alain. Maitha trained in various hospitals in Alain and with colleagues in order to attain the best clinical knowledge and work technicality. Though she has had a unique contribution of knowledge and maintained professionalism within the work space and between colleagues, she also made sure to seek further knowledge outside the scope of radiology such as reading about psychology and therapy. After graduation, Maitha pursued further education and inspired to become a Medical student at Khalifa University. She was inspired to pursue medicine after falling in love with the beauty of interventional radiology. Maitha is a 3rd year medical student today, and she hopes to choose a field that bests speaks her character. Maitha has a high emotional intelligence, for which she decided to pursue a hypnotherapy course and upon completion, she will be granted the certification of a clinical hypnotherapist. The reason behind the pursuit of such course, is to integrate both medicine and hypnotherapy in ways, that failure of pharmaceutical aspects of treating patients, hypnotherapy can accommodate that. Maitha’s future plans involves finishing medical school and seeking internship and a residency programs where the best knowledge and education can be delivered.

Manzoor Ahmed

Consultant Neuro-radiologist, Chair Radiology | United Arab Emirates

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City

Dr Manzoor Ahmed is an experienced Diagnostic Neuro-radiologist with more than 20 years of experience in Radiology. Dr Ahmed got his medical degree from Khyber Medical College, Pakistan in 1995. Pursued training in Diagnostic Radiology in NEOMED Program, Ohio, USA in 1999-2003. Trained in World-renowned Cleveland Clinic, Ohio, USA in Diagnostic Neuroradiology in 2003-2004. Have been affiliated with Cleveland Clinic for most of his career including Cleveland Clinic in UAE. Chair of the Radiology Department in Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE (since 2019) as well as Chair of the SEHA radiology council (since 2021). SEHA is one of the biggest healthcare networks in the region. Served as Residency Program Director in Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE from 2019 till 2021. Active involvement in regional Academic activities. Involved as a speaker and organizer in multiple national and international meetings in the Gulf region including ARM, Abu Dhabi MS Conference, ICRM, SIRC etc. Chair of the 2022 11th edition of SEHA international Radiology Conference March 12-13. Chair of the Radiology Scientific Committee (NIHS- Emirati Board for Health Specialties). Serving on the Board of Emirates Society of Radiology & New Emirates Medical Journal. His special interests in Diagnostic neuroradiology are Acute Stroke Imaging, Multiple Sclerosis & Head & Neck Imaging. On the non-interpretive side, Dr Ahmed is an ardent advocate for Appropriateness & Utilization in Imaging. Robust Dashboard building & benchmark setting is his focus in healthcare management. He believes “Radiology harbors much more potential than just images”. He believes “Portable, Mobile & Online Healthcare (specially Radiology) can be a game changer specially in 3rd World countries”

Mohammad Rawashdeh

Program Director - Medical Imaging Sciences | United Arab Emirates

Gulf Medical University

Dr. Mohammad Rawashdeh joined as Associate Professor in Department of Medical Imaging Sciences, College of Health Sciences in January 2022. He was an Associate Professor at Jordan University of Science and Technology since 2020 before joining GMU. He worked as lecturer at the University of Sydney in 2013. He was the Chairman of the Allied Medical Sciences department at Jordan University of Science and Technology 2017-2021.

Mohammad Asif Dogar

Consultant Neuroradiologist / Chair- Department of Neuroradiology | United Arab Emirates

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Dr Dogar is a staff physician and section head of neuroradiology at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. He graduated from King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan. He completed his radiology residency training and neuroradiology fellowship at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr Dogar held role as neuroradiologist at St. Cloud Hospital Minnesota, King Faisal Hospital and Research Center Riyadh and Visiting Consultant neuroradiologist at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He has expertise in head and neck imaging, spine imaging and neuroradiology

Nadeem Butt

Consultant Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

Healthpoint Hospital,

I initiated my internship and later basic surgical training in Peterborough, England in a busy trauma centre and major orthopaedic surgery centre. I completed my Membership of Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh in 2007. Later, joined radiology training in Glasgow from 2007 to 2012 – and obtained my Fellowship of Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR)in 2010 and Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)in 2012 while working in various large and prestigious institutes including Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Western Infirmary, Gartnaval General Hospital, Beatson Oncology Centre, Southern General Hospital (Now Queen Elizabeth Hospital). I completed Leadership and management (LAMP) training in 2011 and also won ‘Invest in youth programme’ scholarship for ECR 2012, at Vienna, Austria. I worked in the University hospital of Ayr as Consultant Radiologist from 2012 to 2013. I initiated Ultrasound Chest training course for trainees and Physicians. I worked in the National Guards Health Affairs, Riyadh as Consultant MSK Radiologist from 2013 to 2018. I initiated Saudi MSK fellowship, NGHA radiology teaching database and was part of Core Committee for Total Quality Management and also led the change of PACS/RIS software for entire NGHA network. I was radiology lead for HIS system change for linking all hospital patient databases in NGHA network. KAMC became the only institution in the world to achieve DIAM level 6 after HIMSS assessment. Then I worked as consultant Radiologist in Mediclinic ALnoor Hospital AbuDhabi between Sep 2018 and Feb 2021. I was part of Mediclinic Continuous Medical Education Committee to plan and coordinate Mediclinic CME activities. I keenly observed and participated in Installation of Bayanaty. In 2019, I completed my manuscript on the ‘MSK MRI survival Guide’. I am working as a Consultant MSK Radiologist in Healthpoint Abu Dhabi since March 2021. Since then, I have been appointed as Clinical supervisor for EDiR exam for UAE.

Naseeb Ullah

Neurology Specialist | United Arab Emirates

Rashid Hospital

Medical schooling Bolan Medical College Quetta 2006 Post-graduation in Neurology (FCPS) from Shifa International Hospital Islamabad Pak, from 2011-2014 Fellowship in Stroke from Aga Khan University Karachi Pak, 2015 Has special interest in Stroke and vascular neurology

Noor Badrawi

Diagnostic Radiology Resident | United Arab Emirates

Dubai Health Authority

Dr Noor Badrawi is a Diagnostic Radiology Resident at Dubai Health Authority

Nusrat Ghafoor

Associate Professor | Bangladesh

Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital and Research Institute

I am clinical radiologist currently working as Associate Professor in Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital and Research Institute, Dhaka, Bangladesh. I have completed postgraduation (MD) on diagnostic Radiology and Imaging from Bangabondhu Sheikh Medical University, Bangladesh in 2007. I have done fellowship in CMR from Narayana Hrudayalaya, Bangalore, India. I have also got training in adult and pediatric cardiac imaging from IJN, Malaysia. I am doing cardiac Imaging since 2012 along specially on congenital heart disease. I am teaching postgraduate radiology and cardiology students. I am conducting cardiac imaging workshop, giving talk on different radiology and cardiology seminar and conference here.

Premchand Kurup

Chief Executive Officer | United Arab Emirates

Paramount Computer Systems

Premchand Kurup has over 40 years of industry experience including 35 years in the management of technology-dominant businesses. His expertise include Start-up and Profit Center Management, Strategy Consulting, Corporate Sales, Channel Management and Executive Mentoring. He is a parallel entrepreneur who has co-founded several companies in the Arabian Gulf region focused on niche technologies & the pioneer in cybersecurity entrepreneurship in the Region. Premchand undertook a Strategy Consulting exercise for Paramount in 1998 and enabled the transformation of the company from a PC supplier to a focused Information Security Company. He thus became the pioneer of the cybersecurity space in the Gulf. In 2007, he executed on the first Management Buyout (MBO) of an IT company in the Dubai Internet City by enabling the exit of the founder of Paramount and inducting Finance House – a large Institutional Investor from Abu Dhabi. In the process, he created 7 entrepreneurs in a single go. In 2017, the Management Team bought out the Institutional Investor making Paramount an employee-owned company.

Priyank Gupta

Co-director Radiology Residency Program | United Arab Emirates

Rashid Hospital

Board certified, enthusiastic, goal-oriented professional committed to enhancing team performance by collaborative learning and interpersonal communication. Special interest in radiology education & quality improvement.

Rashid AlSharhan

Consultant Physician, Department of Diagnostic Radiology | United Arab Emirates

Tawam Hospital

Dr. Alsharhan, a graduate of Faculty of medicine and health sciences - UAE University, is a consultant radiologist in Tawam Hospital – Alain (SEHA). He is a Canadian board certified radiologist (McGill University) and has completed fellowship training in Musculoskeletal, Trauma and Emergency imaging at the University of British Columbia

Rehab Raafat

Diagnostic Radiology and Women’s Imaging Specialist | United Arab Emirates

Mirdif Hospital

Graduated in 2004 Ain shams university and continued my master degree Diagnostic radiology in Cairo university 2010 and finished my Doctoral degree in 2015 my researches was in fetal CNS anomalies by Ultrasound and MRI. I’m also expert in breast imaging by all modalities mammogram, ultrasound, MRI. I have experience more than 10 in fetal and women’s imaging I currently work in HMS group hospitals for three years.

Salman Qureshi

Consultant Head Neck / Neuroradiologist | United Arab Emirates

Mayo Clinic / SSMC

Dr Salman Qureshi is a Consultant Head&Neck / Neuroradiologist working at Mayo Clinic / SSMC Abu Dhabi. He completed his Medical School, Radiology Training and Neuroradiology Fellowship in Manchester and then worked as a Consultant in Manchester University Hospital for 7 years. In 2018, he moved to Qatar working for Hamad Medical Corporation. He was RCR Northwest Regional Specialty Advisor as well as Examiner (DDMFR) and National Recruitment Committee. His roles in head and neck imaging include BSHNI Secretary, ESHNR Executive Committee, RSNA Neuroradiology / Head&Neck Scientific Subcommittee, ASHNR International Relations Committee and Head and Neck Team Leader for EBR Written Evaluation Committee. With reference to Undergraduate Education, he was Associate Undergraduate Dean at University of Manchester. He was also elected as Manchester Medical Society Section of Imaging President in 2014. He is most proud of being Neuroradiologist to Manchester United albeit now as a suffering fan of the club!

Taleb Almansoori

Assistant Professor of Radiology and Vice President of Emirates Radiology Society | United Arab Emirates

College of Medicine and Health Science – United Arab Emirates University

Dr. Taleb Almansoori is a graduate of the College of Medicine and Health Science at the United Arab Emirates University. After graduation, he completed five years of postgraduate medical training at McGill University, Montreal – Canada culminating in board certification in Diagnostic Radiology, followed by completion of a subspecialty training in Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology at Ottawa University, Ottawa – Canada. Given his academic post as an Assistant Professor at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences of the United Arab Emirates University, Dr. Almansoori is heavily involved in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and participated in many regional and international meetings. Dr. Almansoori served in multiple roles within the scope of imaging services and provided radiological subject matter expertise for different organizations across the United Arab Emirates. He has co-authored multiple peer-reviewed journal articles and a book entitled Advanced Neuroradiology Cases: Challenge Your Knowledge. He has given multiple invited lectures at regional and international meetings on neuroradiology and stroke management. Currently, Dr. Almansoori is the Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at the College of Medicine and Health Science. Additionally, he is the Vice President of the Emirates Radiology Society and a Board member of the MENA Stroke Organization.

Tarek Hegazi

Assistant Professor of Radiology Consultant Diagnostic and Interventional Musculoskeletal Radiologist Consultant Body MRI Radiologist | Saudi Arabia

College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Tarek Hegazi is an Assistant Professor of Radiology at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University in Dammam. He is a board-certified Diagnostic radiologist and finished subspecialty fellowship training in Musculoskeletal imaging and intervention as well as is in advanced Body MRI. He is currently the Program Director of the Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University Radiology Residency Program. He is very involved in the development of all facets of Musculoskeletal imaging at the university hospital including complex Musculoskeletal interventions and Musculoskeletal ultrasound.

Usama Albastaki

Consultant and director of diagnostic imaging department | United Arab Emirates

Dubai Health Authority

Dr. Usama Albastaki currently is a consultant radiologist and director of the diagnostic imaging department of the Dubai Health Authority. He mainly works in the Rashid Hospital and is the head of the department since 2014. He got his Swedish Board of diagnostic radiology in 2009 as was trained in Sahlgrenska university hospital of Gothenburg. He is clinical associate professor of radiology in Mohammad Bin Rashid University of medicine (MBRU). He is general secretary of the radiology society of the Emirates since 2021. He was the president of the society between 2018 and 2021. He is a member of the UAE mission in the Arab council of radiology specialty and the The United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) in Vienna. He is the Chairman of the medical application group of the federal authority of the nuclear regulation (FANR). He is current member of the quality global steering group of the Royal college of Radiologists in London (RCR). He is co-chairman of the Global RCR congress in Dubai. He is a general radiologist with an interest in cardiac imaging. He did a fellowship in cardiac MRI in Royal Brompton Hospital in London, UK. He has many publications in the field of radiology. Recently he wrote a chapter in the “essentials of the Charcot neuropathy” book published by Elsevier. He has passed a course of clinical effectiveness held in Harvard public school in summer of 2017 in Boston, USA. He has a master degree in innovation management from Mohammad Bin Rashid School of governance (MBRSG) in 2020 designing a strategic framework of innovation management for public health sector .