Scientific Committee

Dr. Ahmed Abo-Bakr

R.Ph., M.Sc., PGDip, ESPEN Dip, BCNSP, BCSCP | Kuwait

Ahmed is a specialist pharmacist at Kuwait Cancer Control Center, the reference Cancer hospital in Kuwait. Previously, he was the head of TPN unit at Maternity Hospital in Kuwait for 11 years. The TPN Unit of Maternity Hospital is the first USP<797> compliant sterile compounding center in Kuwait, and it has an industrial scale like-production of PN bags; more than 150 bags per day, in addition to the IV preparations, as well it serves as a training center for Pharmacy students and fresh graduates, and TPN outsourcing center as well. Ahmed Holds B.Sc. Pharmacy from Cairo university in Egypt. He obtained ESPEN Diploma of Clinical Nutrition. He is Board Certified Nutrition Support Pharmacist (BCNSP), and Board Certified Sterile Compounding Pharmacist (BCSCP). Ahmed is a guest speaker in various local and regional events, ESPEN speaker, and an adjunct lecturer at the Faculty of Pharmacy, Kuwait University. As well, he is an item writer for the Board of Pharmacy Specialties, and one of the founding members of IVPN-Network since 2012. He recently joined the advisory board of IVPN-Network.

Prof. Amr Mattar

Head of the EgSPEN (Egyptian Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition) | Egypt

Professor Of Anaesthesia , SICU, And Pain Management Cairo University. Head Of The Clinical Nutrition Unit, French Teaching Hospital Cairo University. Head Of The EGSPEN (Egyptian Society Of Parenteral And Enteral Nutrition). Vice President Of The EMASO (Egyptian Society For The Study Of Obesity) . Clinical Nutrition Consultant. Pain Management Consultant. Head Of The European Egyptian Diploma Of Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN Diploma) In Egypt ESPEN Council Member. ESPEN Faculty Staff Member.

Dr. Hadia Radwan

Clinical Dietitian, Associate Professor | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Hadia Radwan has earned her BSc. and MSc. from the American University of Beirut in Nutrition and Dietetics and her Ph.D. from Teesside University –UK. She is currently working as an Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics at the College of Health Sciences, the University of Sharjah since September 2013. She had worked previously in several hospitals as a dietitian and nutrition training specialist and organized many nutrition and dietetic training programs and workshops for the dietitians. She had many publications in the area of nutrition and dietetics. Her areas of research include Maternal and child nutrition. She is the PI for several research projects grants: Al Jalila Foundation Grant: Mother and Infant Cohort Research (MISC), as well as another grant from Shaikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences: Examining Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy, Infant Feeding Method, and Postnatal Mental Health among Women in the United Arab Emirates: A Cohort Study.

Dr. Lamia Omer Yahya

Senior Clinical Pharmacist | United Arab Emirates

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City,Abu Dhabi, UAE Senior Clinical Pharmacist Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in Partnership with MAYO Clinic-SSMC Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Mirey Karavetian

Associate Professor, Ryerson University | Canada

M Karavetian is a lecturer & research associate at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. In her previous role was an Associate Professor in the college of natural health sciences, Zayed University, Dubai, UAE. She has earned her PhD in “Health Promotion” from Maastricht University, Netherlands, and her dietetics degree from American University of Beirut, Lebanon. She has extensive experience in nutrition management of the chronically and critically ill patients; she shares her experience in conferences and workshops locally and regionally in the aim of training health care professionals for better health care. Her research focuses on identifying effective strategies to change dietary behavior in chronically ill patients. Her publications focus on malnutrition assessment & dietary management of chronically ill patients and finding the optimal dietitian-to-patient ratio in the Arab world for optimal clinical outcomes.

Dr. Moez Al Islam Ezzat Faris

Associate professor Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Health Sciences, University of Sharjah, Sharjah/UAE | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Mo’ez –Al-Islam Faris was born in Kuwait, and holds Jordanian citizenship. Dr. Faris got his three higher university degrees from the University of Jordan in the field of human nutrition. Recently, Dr. Faris has been completed Harvard Medical School/ Global Clinical Scholar Research Training (GCSRT) Program. Dr. Faris works now as an associate professor at the Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics/the University of Sharjah, with eighteen years’ experience in the academic field in four Arabian universities. Dr. Faris published more than 120 original research, review, and meta-analysis articles in scientific peer-reviewed journals, in addition to book chapters, and conference proceedings, and abstracts. Dr. Faris provided the community with public articles in popular magazines in different Arab countries. He is an author and co-author in a list of scientific and academic refereed books and participated in editing and reviewing several important Arabic books in nutrition. Recently, he had published his refereed scientific books on Nutrition and Cancer and Foods of the Holy Quran from a Modern Nutritional perspective. Dr. Faris holds the research Award of the University of Sharjah for the academic year 2021, the State Award for the Excellent Ph.D. Student from Jordan 2010, and The Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award at the University of Jordan in 2009. Dr. Faris presented in more than thirty local, regional and international conferences and workshops in the areas of human nutrition and dietetics, in addition to providing dozens of lectures in cultural and scientific societies, as well as attending different mass media. Dr. Faris is a member and a founder of several associations and professional societies and specialized committees, and a reviewer for many international journals.

Dr. Mohamad Miqdady

Physician | United Arab Emirates

American Board of Ped. GI, Hepatology & Nutrition Chief, Ped. GI, Hepatology & Nutrition Division Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE Clinical Professor, College of Medicine & Health Sciences. Khalifa University, UAE Dr. Mohamad Miqdady is American Board certified in Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. He is the Division Chief, Ped. GI, Hepatology & Nutrition Division at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in UAE. Also an Adjunct Staff at Cleveland Clinic, Ohio USA. Expert member of the FISPGHAN Council (Federation of International Societies of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition); Malnutrition/Obesity Expert team. Dr. Miqdady completed his Fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, TX, USA. He held the position of Assistant Professor at Jordan University of Science and Technology in Jordan for six years prior joining SKMC. Main research interests include nutritional disorders, feeding difficulties, picky eating, obesity, procedural sedation, allergic GI disorders and celiac disease. He has 19 publications in peer reviewed journals. On the Editorial Board of few journals including Gastroenterology & Hepatology. Reviewer for uptodate.com.

Dr. Mohammad Alsharhan

Pharm.D., BCNSP, BCSCP, CNSC | Saudi Arabia

Dr. Mohammad Alsharhan is a clinical pharmacy specialist in nutrition support at king Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh Saudi Arabia. He graduated with a doctor of pharmacy from MCPHS University in Boston, MA and completed his pharmacy residencies at University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, NC and Emory University Hospital in Atlanta Georgia. In addition to his role, Dr. Alsharhan is a residency program director and pharmacy manager. His interests are home PN and long-term nutrition support practice.

Mr. Mohammed Saleh

RN- OCN; MPH; Oncology Centre Manager | United Arab Emirates

Mr. Saleh is an Oncology Certified Nurse OCN with extensive clinical experience in oncology/hematology. After vast years of experience in nursing from a clinical educator, Nurse Manager and now being the Tawam Oncology Center Manager. He participates effectively in training and developing nursing staff. Mohammad has served as a Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Trainer since 2011 and was the first international trainer at the level of UAE. He was responsible for a variety of quality improvement initiatives and hospital quality measures such as central line associated blood stream infections (CLABSI), prevention of chemotherapy error, and improving the safe handling of hazardous drugs, and management of radiation therapy side effects based in the latest evidence based practice. Mohammad, actively participates in oncology service development and collaborate with others in setting the standards in cancer care and improve quality and cancer patient’s outcome through continuum of care, and customer services and be connected with local and international cancer centers.

Dr. Sheilla Hilal Rashid

TPN Clinical Pharmacists | United Arab Emirates

Senior Pharmacist

Dr. Tariq AlMusawi

Consultant Internal Medicine, Infectious Disease and Critical Care Medicine | Bahrain

Dr. Tariq AlMusawi is an American trained and American Board certified consultant physician in internal medicine, infectious disease and critical care medicine at Dr Sulaiman AlHabib Hospital, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Dr. AlMusawi is an Associate Professor in Medicine at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland-Medical University of Bahrain (RCSI-MUB) in the Kingdom of Bahrain. He had been a speaker in many local, regional and international conferences in his areas of interest which are multi-drug resistant Gram negative bacteria, fungal infections and antimicrobial stewardship in intensive care units, as well as an instructor to many critical care courses. He had received several awards and published widely in the field of infectious disease and critical care medicine.

Dr. Unita Botes

Clinical Dietician | United Arab Emirates

Acting Manager of Dietetics EPN Genetic & Metabolic Diseases; A/Manager of Clinical Dietitian (Pediatrics Genetic Metabolic); Registered Dietitian specializing in the Inborn Error of Metabolism