Speakers 2023

Aayda Ahmed Al Shehhi

Director, Radiation Safety | United Arab Emirates

Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation - FANR, UAE

Specialized in Radiation Safety area and working at Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation, member of the Commission of Safety Standards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vice Chair of the UAE National Radiation Protection Committee, IAEA Steering Committee on Education and Training in Radiation, member of the advisory group of the College of Science at the UAE university.

Abdulaziz Al-Mosabihi

Consultant Radiologist | Saudi Arabia

Ad Diriyah Hospital MOH Teleradiology, KSA

He did one-year subspecialty (Neuroradiology) clinical attachment at UCLH, London, UK. On 2014. he is a holder of King Saud Fellowship in Radiology 2002 and Saudi Specialty Certificate board in Radiology 2003 Actively involved in the development of radiology services in particular equipment specification and PACS being a member of most of the technical and committee As well as managerial administrative input with long experience of being head of radiology departments more than 10 years.

Abeer Mohamed

Senior Registrar | Bahrain

King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain

Qualified in reading and diagnosis X rays films, Ms. Abeer is also qualified in using different US techniques in diagnosis of various medical problems (High frequencies examination e.g. Neck, salivary glands, joints and other superficial body parts-Low frequencies examination e.g. abdomen and pelvis and US guided biopsy)

Ahmed El Sarafi

Professor of Radiology | Egypt

Sharjah University, Gulf Medical University, Suez Canal University, UAE

He is the Professor of Radiology, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. He is also Professor of Radiology, Sharjah University and Gulf Medical. Dr. Ahmed also serves as the University Member of Advisory Board Sharjah University and Gulf Medical University. He was also the CEO International Radiology Center and Meridian Healthcare. He has keen interest in Cross sectional Imaging, Imaging Informatics, Artificial Intelligence. Dr Ahmed is also the Author of AI Chapter in Healthcare in UAE book.

Aju Pazhenkottil

Senior Consultant in Cardiac Imaging | Switzerland

University Hospital of Zürich, Switzerland

Dr. Aju Pazhenkottil, MD FESC is a Senior Consultant in Cardiac Imaging working at the University Hospital of Zürich, Switzerland with almost 15 years of experience in the field of Cardiac Computed Tomography, Nuclear Cardiology, Echocardiography, and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Dr. Pazhenkottil graduated from the University of Zurich and was trained in Cardiology/Cardiac Imaging at the University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland. In addition, he completed a fellowship in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging at the Charité University in Berlin, Germany.

Alaa Eldin Ahmed Saleh

Radiology Specialist | United Arab Emirates

Neuro Spinal Hospital, UAE

25 articles in different fields of radiology and imaging published in the Egyptian and European journals. Thesis for master degree ( Correlation between angiography and Doppler ultrasound in ischemic lower limbs) He also wrote a thesis for doctor degree ( Computed Tomographic assessment of Schistosomal urinary bladder carcinoma) Poster presentation at the European Congress of Radiology (EGR) Vienna.

Alamin Musa Salih Omer

Assistant Professor | Saudi Arabia

King Khalid University – Abha, KSA

His administrative experiences cover being the Chairperson of Development and Academic Accreditation Committee, Department Radiological Sciences, KKU, Member of Development and Academic Accreditation Unit, College of Applied Medical Sciences KKU and more.

Alexandra Economacos

Consultant Breast Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

Mediclinic Comprehensive Cancer Centre, UAE

Dr Alexandra Economacos is a South African board-certified dedicated breast radiologist with more than 18 years of successful experience in breast imaging and radiology management. Alexandra, who is Greek/ German, was born in South Africa, where she completed all her medical education and entered private practice, before coming to establish the first dedicated breast imaging service in Dubai in 2008 with the Mediclinic group.

Ali Yahya Zailae

PhD. Neuroimaging (Neuroimaging Scientist) Academic affairs and Training Advisor Health Research Advisor | Saudi Arabia

Ministry of Health, KSA

Dr. Ali Yahya is also the Congress President, Global health Congress, KSA & Board Member; Institutional and programs Accreditation Committee, SCFHS & Leadership Advisor; Healthcare Leadership Academy, SCFHS He serves as the Chairman Scientific committee for Radiology education outcomes, NCAAA.

Amanda Isaac

Associate Professor | United Kingdom

King's College London's School of Biomedical Imaging and Imaging Sciences, UK

Dr. Amanda Isaac stands as a distinguished Musculoskeletal Diagnostic & Interventional Radiologist at the acclaimed Guy's and St Thomas' hospitals in the UK. She showcases expertise in Spine, Sports Medicine, and Skeletal Oncology, fueling her pioneering work in Skeletal Radiology. Originally trained as an Orthopaedic Surgeon, she proudly holds dual graduation from the prestigious Royal College of Radiologists and Surgeons, England.

Amandeep Singh

Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiodiagnosis & Imaging | India

S.G.R.D. Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, India

Presently working as Professor, in the Department Of Radiodiagnosis at S.G.R.D. Institute of Medical Sciences & Research , Amritsar . Also, Senior Consultant Radiologist & Managing Director, ACS Diagnostics, Amritsar

Amina Mahmood Ahmed

MRI Specialist & MRI Safety Expert | United Arab Emirates

Fujairah Hospital, UAE

She is undertaking highly sophisticated MRI exams including MR angiography, liver, breast and other dynamic studies. Also conducting Iron concentration T2* scans to provide iron concentration analysis for thalassemia patients. She has also designed many educational materials for the patients, and delivered sessions to educate all healthcare providers with regards to safe practice, patient care and technical skills.

Anoop Kumar Pandey

Specialist Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

Medeor Hospital, UAE

F R C R (LONDON, UK) Fellowship - Body Imaging & Non Vascular Intervention (St Paul Hospital, UBC, Vancouver, Canada) M.D. (RADIODIAGNOSIS) P.G.I.M.E.R. (CHANDIGARH), INDIA.

Asma AlHatmi

Radiologist Specialist, Radiology Department | Oman

Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman

Asma secured 3rd prize of best 3 researches in radiology research day in OMSB, November 2019 and she also won 2nd prize of the best resident teacher in radiology retreat day.

Asmhan Sajwani

Radiology Manager | United Arab Emirates

Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital, UAE

Mrs. Asmhan Sajwnai is a passionate UAE National, working as the Radiology Manger at Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital in Umm Al Quwain since 2014. Graduated in 2000 from The Higher Colleges of Technology Dubai as Radiographer, in 2009 got her Master Degree in Healthcare organizations management, safety and Quality from the Royal colleges of Ireland. She worked 12 years as senior radiographers and radiology deputy supervisor in the ministry of health. In 2012, she joined Dubai Health authority for 2 years to work as Rashid Hospital Trauma Centre Radiology supervisor, during the same time she worked also as a faculty member for 1 year in the Medical imaging Technology section at the higher colleges of technology.

Ayman Helmy Toeima

Senior Radiology Specialist MD, MSc ,EDIR Radiology Department | United Arab Emirates

Al Qasimi Hospital ( Unsion capital investment LLC), UAE

Dr. Ayman is a highly experienced and respected radiologist with over 17 year of professional experience , he is currently a Radiologist at Al Qassimi Hospital, Dr. Ayman has a wealth of experience in variety of subspecialists including emergency and neuro radiology imaging

Balamurugan Rathinavelu

MBBS, MRCP, FRCP, Consultant Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City Mayo Clinic (SSMC) , UAE

With almost three decades of extensive experience across the UK and UAE, Dr. Rathinavelu is highly trained in the field of radiology, including body imaging, non-vascular interventions and cancer imaging. Developing a focus on radiology after his post-graduate general medical training, he obtained his Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians (MRCP) qualification from the UK.

Christina Malamateniou

Co-Director of Postgraduate Radiography Programme | United Kingdom

Division of Midwifery and Radiography, University of London, Northampton Square

Visiting Professor, HESAV, Lausanne, Switzerland Chair of AI Advisory Group at the Society and College of Radiographers Vice chair of the EFRS Research Committee (www.efrs.eu) Guest co-editor "Special Issue on Leadership" 2021-2022 JMIRS Lead of the steering committee for the FORRM project (funded by SCoR)

Cristina M Vasilica

Associate Professor (Reader) in Digital Health, Head of Digital Engagement, UoS | United Kingdom

School of Health and Society, University of Salford

Cristina is a Reader in Digital Health, and Head of Digital Engagement, the School of Health & Society, UoS. She worked in the industry in digital business development before joining Academia. Cristina has a sustained record of high impact research, for which she received prestigious awards. Her work is organised into intertwined workstreams – digital engagement, digital methods, and digital divide/literacy - spanning across disciplines to make more effective use of resources, strengthen impact and long-term sustainability in digital health. Relevant projects include implementing, evaluating, and expanding the Kidney Information Network, an online community for renal patients, for which she received an innovation award (2015) and the Big Chip Digital Awards (2018).

Dana Haddad

Consultant Breast Radiologist, and Head of Breast Imaging | United Arab Emirates

Healthbay Polyclinic, UAE

Dr. Dana Haddad is an American Board Certified consultant breast radiologist, and Head of Breast Imaging at Healthbay Polyclinic. 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. 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.

Daniele Giuffrida

Radiation Protection Expert | United Arab Emirates

Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation ( FANR), UAE

Daniele Giuffrida is the Radiation Protection Expert at the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) and Member of ICRP Committee 4. A Polytechnical Institute of Milano Nuclear Engineering graduate, he obtained the three levels of specialization as a Qualified Expert in Radiation Protection in Italy.

Danoob Dalili

Consultant Musculoskeletal Interventional Radiologist | United Kingdom

SouthWest London Elective Orthopaedic Centre, London, UK

Dr. Dalili is a triple fellowship-trained Consultant Musculoskeletal radiologist with expertise in all aspects of diagnostic and image-guided treatments for orthopaedic, sports, rheumatological, and spine conditions. He graduated from St Bartholomew’s Hospital, University of London in 2010, initially training in plastic surgery. Thereafter he undertook specialist clinical radiology training which he completed at Imperial College London, including St Marys, Charing cross, Hammersmith, Royal Brompton, Great Ormond Street, Royal National Orthopaedic, Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals and Oxford University Hospitals at the John Radcliffe, Churchill and the Nuffield Orthopaedic centre. His subsequent clinical and research experience has spanned Europe, including France and Switzerland and the United States, including a prestigious scholarship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Dhananjaya Kotebagilu Narayana Vamyanmane

Visiting consultant – Pediatric Radiologist | India

Motherhood Hospital, Cloudnine Hospital, Aster Mother & Child Hospital, India

Dr. Dhananjaya's aim is to achieve challenging position and utilize his skills and talents for the upgradation of the organization. On par with updated standard, his ultimate aim is to maintain high level of competency and upload professional dignity. He would like to devote professionally acquired knowledge and skill for meeting the needs of the health care services.

Dimitris Katsifarakis

Consultant CEO | Greece

ISSRT, Greece

Experienced as a Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Dimitris possess a proven track record of engagement in the hospital and healthcare sector. At present, he hold the role of Consultant CEO for ISRRT. In the past roles he assumed the CEO position at Vostanio and Lemnos General Public Hospitals. Additionally, Mr. Dimitris provided advisory services to the Director of the 2nd Healthcare District in Greece. His proficiency lies in Healthcare Management, Medical Imaging Devices, Dosimetry, Radiation Protection, and the formulation of strategies aimed at delivering high-quality services to patients.

Frans Van Beers

Vice President Global Business Development and Sales EMEA APAC | United Kingdom

Kheiron Medical, UK

Frans van Beers is an innovator as well as a strategist, with over 15 years of healthcare industry experience at a global level, he has a broad knowledge of healthcare IT solutions and 9 years specific experience within consulting on population based healthcare programs, specialized in Breast Screening programs . Recognized thought leader in digital health and the rapidly expanding field of artificial intelligence in radiology.

Hoda Helmy

General/Women’s Imaging Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

International Modern Hospital, UAE

General/Women’s Imaging Radiologist. Professional Diploma in Breast Imaging and intervention. She was also the Master of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology – Alexandria University - Egypt.

Ihab Hossam Ismail

CEO, Middle East & Africa | United Arab Emirates

INFINITT MEA , Dubai, UAE

A senior executive, Fellow Chartered Manager and Harvard Business School Alumni with verifiable year-afteryear success achieving revenue, profit, and business growth objectives within start-up, turnaround, and rapidchange environments. Extensive work experience in the imaging and healthcare IT fields holding senior management positions in multi-national organizations. Solid track management record in several organizations across the Middle-East, Africa and Turkey region. An experience that would help the organization achieve its short and long term goals.

Jamie Howie

MBChB FRCR, Consultant Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

Hexarad Dubai Hub, UAE

Dr Jamie Howie is a Consultant MSK Radiologist from the UK and lead for the Hexarad Dubai Hub, a fast-growing community of radiologists providing remote reporting to UK customers. He is also co-founder of RadCast, an online radiology resource including one of the world's largest radiology podcasts - ranked second on the radiology podcast leaderboard behind RSNA. The platform also educates junior doctors, radiology residents, and hosts the Roentgen Anatomy Competition annually. Dr Howie is passionate about dispelling the barriers around pursuing a career in teleradiology and modernising medical education

John J Totman

Associate Professor and Head of Radiography and Medical Imaging | United Arab Emirates

Fatima College of Health Science, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain Campuses, UAE

Registered practicing radiographer with 33 years of clinical and research imaging and teaching experience. Having 8 years general radiography experience covering trauma, pediatrics, angiography, mobiles theatres etc. He also holds 24 years MRI experience across multiple vendor systems from 0.2 to 7 Tesla both clinical and research & 8 years PET experience on both PET/CT and PET/MRI with Prof. Paul Marsden’s on one of the world’s first PET/MRI insert systems and 7 years working with Prof. David Townsend co-inventor of PET/CT.

Katy Szczepura

Associate Professor in Medical Imaging Physics | Ireland

University of Salford, Ireland

Katy is an Associate Professor in Medical Imaging Physics, she has been at the University of Salford since 2007. She is the co-research lead for the Digital Skill and Medical Imaging research group, She is co-chair of the research ethics committee for the School of Health and Society. Her research interests are in medical image analysis and optimization, utilization of medical imaging technology to improve health outcomes, developing novel acquisition and analysis techniques of medical imaging data in a variety of clinical applications.

Kinda Douaidari

Director | United Arab Emirates

American Hospital Breast Unit, UAE

Dr. Kinda Douaidari is an Interventional Breast Radiologist with an international experience of more than 20 years and a pioneer in her field , She is the Director of American Hospital Breast Unit. She has an extensive experience in Breast Cancer Early Detection Program with multimodality approach for personalized screening. She performs all kind of screening and diagnostic procedures with multimodality approach as well as minimally invasive biopsy techniques and stereotactic vacuum assisted excisions.

Kwang Hwi Lee

Clinical Professor | United Arab Emirates

Department of Radiology, Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital, UAE

Dr. Kwang has 15-year experience of general radiology, 11-year experience of thyroid, head & neck radiology specialty in Korea and United Arab Emirates. He is an expert of diagnostic and therapeutic interventions for thyroid, head & neck area, including fine needle aspiration, core needle biopsy, sclerotherapy and radiofrequency ablation, etc. He initiated and implanted the radiofrequency ablation for thyroid nodules and neck masses in United Arab Emirates since 2017 and in Egypt since 2019.

Lemya Alzaabi

Consultant Radiologist, Director | United Arab Emirates

Kalba Hospital, UAE

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Lev Matveev

Senior Research Scientist | Russia

Laboratory of Wave Methods for Studies of Structurally Nonuniform Media - Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IAP RAS), Russia

Signal processing and statistical machine learning for medical imaging and biomedical data processing. Statistical analysis of pre-clinical and clinical research and analysis of biomedical data (with focus on optical coherence tomography and other optical modalities). Development of new signal and data processing and simulation approaches for medical imaging and non-destructive evaluation in optical coherence tomography, microscopy, ultrasound and other types of signals and images.

Madan Rehani

Director | USA

Global Outreach for Radiation Protection at the Massachusetts General Hospital

Dr. Madan Rehani is Director, Global Outreach for Radiation Protection at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. He was President, IOMP (2018- 2022) and is currently President IUPESM. He is a retired Professor of Medical Physics and also retired from the IAEA where he worked for 11 years. He was Head of the WHO Collaborating Center on Imaging Technology and Radiation Protection in India. Dr. Rehani is an Emeritus Member, International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), having been active member for 24 years. He is author of 9 Annals of ICRP, 4 of which as Chair and lead author. He is the Senior editor British J Radiology and Assoc Editor, Eur J Medical Physics. He has more than 180 publications, has written 40 chapters in Books and edited 5 books. Besides medical physics & radiology journals, he has published papers in clinical journals e.g. JAMA Intern Med, Br Med J, Eur Heart J, Cardiovascular Imaging, Am J Gastroenterol, Circulation J, The Lancet.

Mahesh Parameswaran

Senior Technical Assistant & RSO | India

Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, India

Mahesh Parameswaran holds the position of Senior Imaging Technologist in MRI and Radiation Safety Officer at the Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology,under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, located in Kerala. He has extensive experience, including clinical roles as a Radiographer and MRI lead since 2009, with expertise in Neuro Imaging, Cardiac Imaging, Body Imaging, and Vascular Imaging. Mahesh Parameswaran is actively engaged in research projects in the fields of Synthetic MRI, Intravoxel Incoherent Imaging, Enhanced Arterial Spin Labelling, Myocardial T1 Mapping, and Resting State Functional MRI. He has been a dedicated member of professional organizations like Indian Society of Radiographers and Technologists (ISRT) since 2007, currently serving on its governing body and National Council. Additionally, he holds executive positions in the Indian College of Radiological Technology (ICRT) and contributes as a subeditor for ALARA, the radiographer’s magazine. His national-level involvement includes coordinating academic meetings and delivering lectures on various topics related to clinical imaging.

Manal Elrefaei

General /Woman's Imaging Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

Emirates Hospitals Group, UAE

Professionally certified radiologist with more than 18 years of experience with extensive knowledge of different diagnostic procedures. Passionate and skilled educator with excellent history in organizing and delivering on- site and online radiology courses for more than 13 years.

Maqbool Suliman Mohammed Al hasani.

Medical imaging | Oman

Oman College of Health Sciences, Oman

He is the Coordinator of Radiographic Procedures , Health Care Ethics and radiographic Image analysis Courses & Clinical Placements Coordinator. He is also HAMS Coordinator with students. Budgeting Coordinator.

Meera Salem Saeed Alshoukari

Radiation Safety Department, Health Physicist | United Arab Emirates

Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation

A highly organized and hard-working individual seeking challenging opportunities where she can fully utilize her skills for the success of the organization, and to gain more insight and knowledge to serve the position. She also received Certificate of achievement for winning the silver medal in refrigeration and air conditioning in the national competition, 2021

Mohammad Ayasrah

Faculty member, Assistant Professor | Jordan

Jordan University of Sciences and Technology, Jordan

Mohammad Ayasrah, Ph.D. obtained his Ph.D. in medical imaging at Walden University, the USA in 2003. He took up the role of an assistant professor at Fatima College of Health Sciences and an assistant professor at Jordan University of Science and Technology. Current research interests are mainly revolved around, MRI quality assurance and safety. In addition, his interests are in the optimization of radiation doses and image quality for conventional radiography. Dr. Ayasrah presented different topics at the major national and international imaging meetings including the annual meetings of the Arab Health and Royal Medical Services Bi-annual conferences. The outcomes of his work have improved clinical practice in medical imaging, impacted national guidelines, and informed international reports. Advisory board member, Gulf Medical University, UAE

Mohammad Rawashdeh

Associate Professor and Program Director | United Arab Emirates

Gulf Medical University, UAE

Dr. Rawashdeh is currently an Associate Professor and Program Director at Gulf Medical University. He obtained his PhD in Medical Imaging from The University of Sydney, Australia in 2014. Prior to his current position, he served as a Lecturer at the University of Sydney from 2011 and as an Assistant Professor at Jordan University of Science and Technology. Additionally, he held the position of Chairman of the Allied Medical Sciences department at Jordan University of Science and Technology.Dr. Rawashdeh's current research interests primarily focus on Perception in Medical Imaging, Receiver Operating Characteristic analysis of performance, human performance, and performance errors, particularly in medical imaging interpretation.

Mohammad Zare Mehrjardi

Diagnostic & Interventional Radiologist- European Board Certified | Iran

Dr Zare Mehrjardi Medical Imaging & Prenatal Diagnostic Center, Iran

He was the Head of Radiology Ward, Bardaskan ValiAsr Hosp, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran.

Momena Essam Ibrahim EL Sadawy

Specialist Radiologist | Egypt

Medicare Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Associate professor , radio diagnosis department, faculty of medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. Associate active member of EUSOBI and EGBI. Has more than 10 international publications in different aspects of radiodiagnosis , has special interest in women imaging including different Breast diagnostic imaging

Mostafa Abdelrahman

Associate Professor of Medical Imaging | United Arab Emirates

Gulf Medical University, UAE

Dr. Mostafa Abdelrahman possesses a strong radiography background. He graduated from the University of Leeds in 2012 with a PhD in Ultrasound. As of 2022, he's an Associate Professor in GMU's Medical Imaging Sciences Program. Over a decade in academia, Dr. Abdelrahman has instructed numerous radiographers globally, including the UK, UAE, Malaysia, and Jordan, in addition to overseeing MSc and PhD students. He's held key roles such as Department Chair and Assistant Dean at Jordan University of Science and Technology. Dr. Abdelrahman's research focuses on cancer perfusion studies using ultrasound and ultrasound flow phantoms, infection control in radiology, reading performance studies, and diagnostic reference levels. He published over 35 scholarly articles in reputed journals. He's served as the Head of the Scientific Committee for the Jordanian Society of Radiographers and facilitated the creation of the National Manual for Mammography Practice in Jordan and a world-class imaging and simulation laboratory.

Mustafa Zuhair Mahmoud Alhassen

Professor of Radiology and Ultrasonography | Saudi Arabia

King Khalid University, KSA

Dr. Mustafa works in the Radiological Sciences Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences

Nuha Abdullah Othman Khoumais

Consultant Radiologist, Women’s Imaging Section Head, Women’s Imaging Co-Chairperson, Radiology Machine Intelligence Committee Adjunct Assistant Professor | Saudi Arabia

Al-Faisal University, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

A fellowship-trained breast imaging radiologist with more than 13 years of experience. She aspire to master the latest technologies to detect and diagnose breast cancer. She works closely with other healthcare professionals to provide accurate and timely diagnoses and develop personalized treatment plans for each patient. She is committed to staying up to date on the latest research and technologies in breast imaging and providing and compassionate care to every patient. Her goal is to use her expertise to help women achieve the best possible outcomes in their breast health journey.

Rahul P Kotian

Professor - Medical Imaging Radiology Manager - Department of Radiology | United Arab Emirates

Burjeel Medical City, UAE

Experienced leader with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education industry and tertiary/quaternary hospital setups. Skilled in Microsoft Word, Lecturing, Healthcare Management, Healthcare, Radiology Manager and MRI. Strong education professional with a Ph.D. focused in Medical Imaging from Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education.

Rajeev Krishnan

Head of Strategic Business | India

Aramis Imaging LLP, India

Mr.Rajeev Krishnan hails from Kottayam, the Central Travancore from the southern state of Kerala,India.He did his Radiography course at Govt Medical College,Kottayam. In his early career, he started as a CT Radiographer and later worked in various Govt and private institutions. After 15years of clinical exposure, he took MBA in Healthcare Management and promoted his career as a Radiology Manager in HLL Lifecare Ltd, a public sector undertaking. He has experience in doing MRI projects and also well versed with Public -Private partnership projects. Later he worked as the COO of the first Teleradiology company from Kerala and spread its service pan India and abroad. He is a person who knows in and out of Teleradiology operations.

Reem Maki

Radiologist | Bahrain

Radiology Department, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

Reem Maki is a highly motivated and board-certified radiologist with 8 years of extensive experience in the field. With a professional background that spans a wide range of diagnostic imaging studies, including plain radiographs, CT scans, MRIs, fluoroscopy, and ultrasounds, Reem brings a wealth of skills and expertise to the table. Notably, Reem has demonstrated proficiency in independently interpreting routine CT, MRI, and ultrasound scans, including on-call emergency cases. Furthermore, Reem is adept at performing and interpreting ultrasounds in general, breast, and pediatric cases, as well as routine and emergency fluoroscopic procedures, such as barium meals, enemas, MCUG, hysterosalpingograms, sialograms, and more.

Rijo Mathew Choorakuttil

Chairman & Chief Radiologist | India

Insta Speciality Hospitals, Kochi, Kerala & Amma Scans - Centre for Diagnosis & Preventive Medicine, India

Dr. Rijo's area of interest are Preventive Radiology, Fetal Imaging, Cardiovascular Imaging, Abdominal Radiology, Women's Imaging & Urogenital Imaging He was also Chief Radiologist & HOD, Dept of Radiodiagnosis, Sunrise Hospitals.

Rola Husain

Diagnostic and Interventional Musculoskeletal Radiology Consultant | Bahrain

Salmaniya Medical Complex, Bahrain

Rola Husain, a Diagnostic and Interventional Musculoskeletal Radiology Consultant in the Kingdom of Bahrain, working in Salmaniya medical complex. She is a holder of both the Arab and European boards of Radiology and have completed two fellowships in MSK radiology diagnostics and intervention in Mount Sinai hospital (NYC-USA) and Vancouver general hospital (Canada). Special interest in research and academia, sports medicine and image guided pain intervention.

Safaa Al Mohdar

Head of Cardiology | United Arab Emirates

Zayed Military Hospital, UAE

Dr.Safaa Al Mohdar graduated with First Degree Honour from the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland RCSI in 2001.She finished her General Professional Training (GPT) in Internal Medicine in Dublin,Ireland with Fellowship of the Royal College of Physician FRCPI. Dr.Al Mohdar’s main interest is Cardiac Imaging. She established the Cardiac CT service in Zayed Military Hospital. She achieved Level 3 Training in cardiac CTA from the Society of Cardiovascular computed Tomography. She Holds The certification Board of cardiovascular Computed Tomography ( CBCCT). She is also is a fellow of the Society of Cardiovascular computed Tomography (FSCCT ) . Dr. Al Mohdar holds certification board of nuclear cardiology (CBNC).

Safeya Alhadi

Radiologic Technologist | Bahrain

King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain

Safeya Alhadi holds Bachelor of Science in Medical Diagnostic Imaging from the University of Sharjah and has completed various courses and programs including IELTS, Basic Life Support, and Quality Assurance in Higher Education. She is associated with the International Society of Radiographers and Radiological Technologists. She has attended multiple conferences, workshops, and webinars related to radiology and has gained clinical experience at various hospitals and medical centers. Her experience includes working as a Radiologic Technologist at King Hamad University Hospital and completing clinical practice in various medical imaging modalities.

Salah El Rai

Senior Consultant Radiologist MD, MSc and PhD | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center, UAE

Dr. Salah is a highly experienced and respected radiologist with over 18 years of professional and academic experience. He is currently a Senior Consultant Radiologist at Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center in Dubai, where he provides a wide range of diagnostic and interventional radiology services. Dr. Salah is a reviewer for the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) and is an active member of several radiology societies, including the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the European Society of Radiology (ESR), the French Society of Radiology (SFR), the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE). Dr. Salah has a wealth of experience in a variety of subspecialties, including neuroradiology, neurovascular imaging, vascular imaging, fetal and perinatal imaging, gynecological and breast imaging, and cardiac imaging. He is also a specialist in imaging quality improvement and artificial intelligence (AI) for radiology

Samar Ahmad El-Farra

Chairperson & Vice President | United Arab Emirates

Higher College of Technology, Radiography Scientific Committee, Radiographers Society of Emirates, UAE

Manager - Assessment & Academic Assessment, Higher College of Technology. She is the Vice President of Radiographers Society of the Emirates.

Shamie Kumar

Director Clinical Specialist, Diagnostic Radiographer | United Arab Emirates

Qure.ai, Technologies Private limited, UAE

A passionate healthcare leader with over 10 years of clinical experience in diagnostic radiography with a combined business focus. More recently, adapting her depth of clinical knowledge with artificial intelligence supporting healthcare. She has strong belief an exceptional leader can be adaptable in any role, ensuring positive outcomes.

Sharon Zollo

Product & Business Development Manager DDR EMEA Konica Minolta Healthcare EMEA | Italy

Konica Minolta Healthcare EMEA

Product & Business Development Manager DDR EMEA Konica Minolta Healthcare EMEA

Shweta Agarwal

Breast and General Radiologist MBBS, DMRD, DNB, FRCR, EDiR, EBBI | United Arab Emirates

Allied Medical Center, UAE

Professionally certified breast and general radiologist with more than 15 years of experience. Apart from the breast radiology she is also proficient in women's and general imaging including CT scans, MRI, Xrays. Updated with the newest trends in Radiology & regularly attends Continuing Medical Education seminar.

Sonal Sethi

Specialist Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

Aster Medical Imaging, UAE

Special experience in all modalities-USG, Doppler, CT, MRI, PET-CT. She also has hands on experience in more than 1000 cases in both vascular and non vascular intervention radiology. Experienced in Onco- imaging in Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, AIIMS and specialized tertiary oncology centres like Bhagwan Mahaveer Cancer and reasearch institute.

Stefania Romano

High Specialist Radiologist | Italy

Santa Maria delle Grazie Hospital , Pozzuoli, Italy

Dr. Stefania Romano, MD works as high specialist radiologist at the Department of Diagnostic Imaging in“Santa Maria delle Grazie” Hospital , Pozzuoli, Italy. Her main field of interest and scientific research is the abdominal and gastrointestinal radiology in elective and emergency conditions with more than 150 publications mainly in this area. She has been an invited speaker at many international meetings, presenting 134 lectures. Actively involved in teaching activity at the Brno Masaryk University as visiting Professor of Radiology since 2003, she is a Fellow of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Radiology (ESGAR), as well as a member of the Society of Abdominal Radiology (SAR), Radiologic Society of North America (RSNA), American Society of Emergency Radiology (ASER), European Society of Radiology (ESR), American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) and the Italian Society of Radiology (SIRM).

Subhash Chand Bansal

Registrar | India

Indian College of Radiological Technology of Indian Society of Radiographers and Technologists

Presently Registrar of Indian College of Radiological Technology of Indian Society of Radiographers and Technologists. Retired as an Assistant Professor from the department of Radiodiagnosis & Imaging PGIMER Chandigarh with total professional experience of more than 42 years including teaching experience of 34 years of teaching BSc , MSc Medical Technology Radiodiagnosis and MD Radiology students

Syed Naheada

Radiological Technologist & Lecturer | India

Government Medical College Anantnag, India

She is the Board Member in Indian Society of Radiographers & Technologists - First Women in Jammu & Kashmir to reach the position and second in the country.

Tamador Hag

Medical Physicist & Radiation protection Officer | United Arab Emirates

Aljalila Children’s Hospital, UAE

Clinical medical physicist with seven years of experience and 200 CME Hours in various radiation fields. Independent performing quality control tests for radiological equipment and developing new technology for imaging techniques to reduce patient’s dose as well to protect all staff also applying knowledge methodology of medical physics to all aspects of medicine, to address problems related to diagnosis or treatment of human disease. Do extensive work and scientific publications in radiation protection in pediatric. Confidence to take responsibility for decisions with enquiring mind and good problem solving skills

Venkatesh Manchikanti

M.D, DNB, EDiR (Radiodiagnosis), MNAMS, FAGE Specialist Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

NMC Royal Hospital, Sharjah, UAE

A Digital committee member of IRIA & a passionate teacher with Dedicated You tube channel (Shades of Radiology) with more than 14 K subscribers Co ordinator for Radiological physics webinar sessions conducted by ICRI for the year 2021.

Vikas Singhal

Specialist Radiologist, MBBS, DNB, FRCR (UK), EDIR, Mmed. | United Arab Emirates

Allied Medical Center, UAE

M.B.B.S. – Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery. V.S.S Medical College, Burla, Sambalpur, Orissa, India

Vivek Yelgaonkar

M.Sc. (Nuclear Physics), Ph.D. (Fluid Dynamics), Radiographic Testing Level 2,Radiation Safety Officer | India

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Training in Radioisotope Applications, India

More than 65 National and International Publications.Co-authored 4 books. Worked as visiting professor for Radiation Physics in University. Currently guiding teacher for Ph.D. students. Gold Medal from International Atomic Energy Agency, Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, Indian Society for Nondestructive Testing.

Wissam Chelha

Diagnostic Radiology Resident | United Arab Emirates

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE

A highly ambitious, hard-working, and aspiring resident who is aiming to obtain valuable clinical experience, medical, communication and organizational skills. She is also interested in developing her academic, teaching and research skills to enhance and augment her medical education and academic experience.

Yassine Badaoui

Head of Strategic Partnerships | France

GLEAMER, France

Yassine joined GLEAMER in 2021 as France Market Lead (first & home market of the company) to increase the use and adoption of GLEAMER solutions. In 2021, Yassine was given a mission to build Strategic Partnerships around the globe to bind with key industry players & improve the solutions integration in the radiologists' workflow as well as thrive the adoption of GLEAMER AI worldwide