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Abdulaziz Almulhem, MD
Anesthesia and Pain Consultant.
AlAhsa Cluster, Ministry of Health.
Saudi Arabia.
Alexander Klingmann, MD
Consultant anesthesiologist at Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital, Dubai, UAE since 2015.
Dr. Alexander graduated in 1994 from Heidelberg university in Germany.
He completed all his specialist anesthesia training and fellowship in intensive care medicine and emergency medicine in Germany. Before joining Al Jalila Children’s Hospital, he was consultant anesthetist in different large hospitals in Germany as there was Detmold, university hospital of Heidelberg and governmental hospital of Karlsruhe. Dr. Alexander worked as a clinician with adult and pediatric patients for more than 25 years with a focus on pediatric anesthesia since 20 years. In his career he was experiencing several times the situation building up and optimizing pediatric anesthesia services. He is affiliate member of the European and German Society for Pediatric Anesthesiology. Dr. Alexander’s areas of clinical interest are neonatal and pediatric perioperative anesthesia care, furthermore postoperative pain management and pediatric sedation.
Baraa Tayeb, MD
Consultant and Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
President of the Saudi Society of Pain Medicine
He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology and holds a Masters of Science degree in Pain Research, Education and Policy from Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and the American Board of Hospice Medical Directors. During an extended period of postgraduate medical training and practice in the USA, he also completed fellowships in international (Harvard University) and advanced (Veterans Affairs) Healthcare Simulation. He is Certified as a Health Care Simulation Educator by the American Society of Simulation in Healthcare. He practiced clinically in the northeast USA (Massachusetts, New York and Rhode Island) prior to returning to his native Saudi Arabia in 2021. He has multiple peer-reviewed publications in the fields of Anesthesiology, Pain, Hospice and Palliative Medicine as well as Healthcare Simulation and Medical Education, and has served as a peer reviewer for medical journals
Carine Zeeni, MD
Associate Professor in the department of Anesthesiology and Pain Management at the American University of Beirut Medical Medical Center. She Currently serves as the anesthesia residency associate program director and is the head of the neuroanesthesia division.
Dr. Zeeni earned her medical degree from Saint Joseph University, followed by her residency training in anesthesia and intensive care. She then completed a two-year fellowship in neuroanesthesia at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, USA.
Dr. Zeeni is heavily involved in resident education. She has completed a clinical simulation Diploma and has particular interest in simulation-based education. Her other areas of interest include neuroanesthesia, clinical outcomes research and electronic health record use and implementation.
Ioana Grigoras, MD
Professor of Anesthesia and Intensive Care at the „Grigore T. Popa” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iasi, Romania. Member of the European Board of Anaesthesiology (EBA/UEMS) – national representative Romania. Chair of Workforce, Working Condition and Welfare Standing Committee of the European Board of Anaesthesiology. Reviewer of the European Accreditation Council for Continuous Medical Education (EBA). Visiting officer for Hospital Visiting and Training Accreditation Program (EBA/ESAIC). Examiner for European Diploma in Anesthesiology and Intensive Care part II (ESAIC).
Publications: 2 books, 34 book chapters and 177 publications, 71 in ISI journals.
Awards: Cavalier of the Sanitary Merit Order (2020) awarded by the President of Romania. Doctor Honoris Causa of ”Nicolae Testemitanu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Chisinev, Republik of Moldova (2023). „Physician in Romania” award (2014) by the Romanian College of Physicians. „Professor Bologna” award (2009) by the National Association of Student Societies.
Massimo Lamperti, MD
Institute Chair of the Anesthesiology Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.
Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Lamperti was a Consultant Anesthesiologist at the National Neurological Institute Besta, a quaternary neurological center in Milan, Italy. He completed his fellowships in the US and UK.
Dr. Lamperti brings vast experience in anesthesia and critical care, with an interest in neuro-anesthesia. His main clinical field is neuro-anesthesia and critical care in acute brain injured patients.
In the last ten years, he became one of the top researchers in the field of point-of-care ultrasound in critically ill patients and developed an international training course for ultrasound-guided insertion of vascular accesses. Dr. Lamperti is a peer reviewer of many international indexed journals in the field of anesthesiology, critical care, pediatricsand neurosurgery.
Dr. Lamperti lives in Abu Dhabi with his family and enjoys running marathons in his free time.
Rajnish Garg, MD
Consultant and Head, Dept. of Anesthesia, Al Jalila Children Hospital Dubai
Dr. Rajnish Garg is an experienced consultant pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist with 27 years of experience in cardiac anesthesia. He is working as Consultant pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist since 2015 in Al Jalila Children Hospital, Dubai. Previously he has worked as Senior Consultant Cardiac Anesthesiologist at the Narayana Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Bangalore, India, which is one of the largest pediatric cardiac surgical centers in the world. He has conducted more than 20,000 pediatric cardiac surgical procedures.
His main areas of expertise are intraoperative trans-esophageal echocardiography and fast tracking of pediatric cardiac surgical patients. He has vast experience in extubating pediatric cardiac surgical patients in the operation theatre with the help of a multidisciplinary approach and proper anesthetic plan. He has published several papers in national and international journals.
Salah Al-Ali, MD
Dr. Salah Al-Ali is a Netherlands board certified consultant in Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine.
He has worked in Rotterdam University Medical Center as a university pain physician from 2010 -2020, it is one of the biggest and leading academic medical centers in Europe.
Dr. Salah is leading the pain medicine unit in Rashid Hospital and Trauma Centre, Dubai, UAE since 2020.
In addition to extensive education and experiences, he was involved in coordinating the pain medicine training for anaesthesia resident and postgraduate fellowship program for pain specialists. He has lectured nationally and internationally.
He is interested in research and currently working on his PhD project.
Mohamed Samy Abdel Raheem, MD
Professor at the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care
Asyut University Hospitals - Egypt
Senior consultant Anaesthetist
Corniche Hospital – Abu Dhabi – UAE
Nuala Lucas, MD
Consultant Anaesthetist at London North West University Healthcare Trust. Her major interest is obstetric anaesthesia.
She is the President of the Obstetric Anaesthetists’ Association and chairs the Education Subcommittee. Nuala is the anaesthetic co-lead for the UK Confidential Maternal Death Enquiries (MBRRACE-UK).
She is a senior editor for the International Journal of Obstetric Anesthesia. She was the sole anaesthetic member of the guideline development groups for the National Institute of Health & Care Excellence guidelines for Caesarean section (2011), Intrapartum care (2014) and Twins (2019). Her research interests include airway management in obstetric anaesthesia and complications of obstetric anaesthesia.
In 2020 she was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to anaesthesia during the COVID19 pandemic.
In 2021 she was awarded the Featherstone Professorship by the Association of Anaesthetists.
Shamim Ahmad, MD
He did his MBBS from GMC Srinagar in 2000 and MD anesthesia from SKIMS in 2006.
Worked in India till 2008 and then moved to Kuwait.
Worked there as senior specialist in pediatric anesthesia till 2015. Thereafter he has been working as a pediatric anesthetist in Al Jalila children hospital till date.
he had a niche for pediatric anesthesia and really enjoy my work as pediatric anesthetist.
It is a very challenging field, and one always needs to stay updated with knowledge and acumen. He always looks forward to attend conferences and other educational activities to brush up his information and update/change my clinical practice.
Vanda Abi Raad, MD
Clinical Professor and the Chair of the Anesthesiology Department at the Lebanese American University, Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine. Concurrently, she holds the position of Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Development within the same institution. Dr. Abi Raad currently serves as the President of the Lebanese Society of Anesthesiologists.
With expertise in regional anesthesia and pain medicine, medical education, simulation-based education, and leadership, Dr. Abi Raad has authored publications in these domains. Her commitment to the academic and medical community is further evident in her roles as a reviewer and board member for various national and international journals and scientific societies. Additionally, she actively participates as a chair or member in numerous national and international scientific committees
Rizq Al Amri, MD
Neuroanesthesia and Pain Medicine Consultant
Fellow of Pain Medicine - McMaster University - Canada
Fellow of Neuroanesthesia - Western Ontario University - Canada
Chairman, Scientific Committee - Saudi Society of Pain Medicine
Chairman, Department of Anesthesia and Pain Management
East Jeddah Hospital 1st Cluster, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Internationally Recognized Expert
Active member of various local and international professional organizations
Author of numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals on anesthesia, neuroanesthesia, and pain medicine