Dr. Martin Lee
Chair
Consultant Rheumatology
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Clinical Rheumatology Committee
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Dr. Lee Consultant Rheumatologist and Adjunct Associate Professor in Clinical Rheumatology currently working at Mediclinic Parkview Hospital and MBRU, Dubai.
Dr. Lee have previously worked as a Consultant Rheumatologist at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases in Bath, UK and a Consultant Rheumatologist, Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer and Associate Sub-Dean at Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Newcastle University, UK.
Throughout his consultant career Dr. Lee have been actively involved in undergraduate and postgraduate education as well as clinical research. Dr. Lee have acted as Principal Investigator on multiple clinical observational and interventional trials including BA-REAL, COMPACT, Rheumatoid Arthritis Medications Study (RAMS), TITRATE, LYNC, YOURR and BeTAR.
Whilst working as a consultant in the UK, Dr. Lee developed a number of specialist interests within the field of Rheumatology including Young Adult and Transitional Care and the Management of Pregnancy in Rheumatic Diseases. Dr. Lee developed a number of clinical services within Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Hospitals including an Annual Review service for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis (which won a National Institute for Health & Care Excellence award in 2015), a joint Rheumatology and Obstetrics service and a Young Adult and Transitional Care service. The Young Adult and Transitional Care service received Department of Health, ‘You’re Welcome’ accreditation in 2017 and a Shared Care Learning Award from the National Institute for Health & Care Excellence in 2018.
Dr. Lee became a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) in 2016 and passed the EULAR European Certification in Rheumatology in 2018. Despite working as a full-time clinical role Dr. Lee have published multiple manuscripts and abstracts in journal publications. In 2016 Dr. Lee was nominated by a patient for and subsequently won the NRAS Healthcare Champion award and was presented this award by Rt Hon Theresa May MP at the Houses of Parliament. Outside of work Dr. Lee also a non-executive director of Arthur’s Place (www.arthursplace.co.uk), a charitable magazine and social network for young adults with arthritis.
Dr. Adeeba Al Herz
Member
Consultant Rheumatology
Kuwait City, Kuwait
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Graduated from The Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University in 1993. Had the American Board in Internal Medicine and The Canadian Board in Internal Medicine during her training in McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. Had the Canadian Board in Rheumatology during her training in Vancouver University, British Columbia, Canada. Had a special training in lupus and vasculitis at The University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Is currently a consultant in internal medicine and rheumatology in Al-Amiri Hospital and in MedicalOne Polyclinic, Kuwait City. Member of Special Interest Group for rheumatoid arthritis (SIG-RA) at the Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology (APLAR). Co-opt Executive member of The APLAR. Member of the higher council of The Arab League Against Rheumatism (ArLAR). Executive member of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF).
Founder of KRRD (Kuwait Registry for Rheumatic Diseases) and the team leader. Former president of Kuwait Association for Rheumatology (KAR). Former head of Osteoporosis Committee, Ministry of Health. Former member of the Higher Medical Council of persons with disabilities, Ministry of Health. Tutor in The Faculty of Medicine for undergraduate medical students. Tutor in Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialties for postgraduate medical studies in internal medicine and its subspecialties. Has more than 45 researches published in well recognized journals or presented in international conferences.
Dr. Ahmed Zayat
Member
Senior Consultant of Rheumatology
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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Ahmed Salem Zayat a senior consultant of rheumatology and a chairman of therapeutic (P& T) committee at the University Hospital Sharjah, UAE. Hold a of Master of Science (MSc) from university of Leeds, UK (2007), Postgraduate Certificate in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, Canterbury Christ Church University, UK (2009), Degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Leeds, UK (2012), and RCP Rheumatology Specialty Certificate Examination (2013).
Dr. Zayat had been awarded several times; Local Clinical Excellence Award, Bradford teaching hospitals, 2018, National Institute for health research (NIHR) clinical Lectureship Award, 2013, Howard Bird First Prize, Yorkshire Educational Training Programme 2013, Second Prize, Yorkshire Educational Training Programme 2012, and Distinction in Medical Imaging MSc program, University of Leeds 2007. Dr. Zayat has many publications and presented at different national and international conferences.
Dr. Hanan Al Rayes
Member
Consultant Rheumatology
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Hanan Mohammad Al Rayes is a Senior Rheumatology & Lupus Consultant. She is the President Saudi Society for Rheumatology. Dr. Hanan is the Deputy Director Medicine Department and the Chairperson of Evidence Based Health Guidelines at Prince Sultan Military Medical City. She has participated as a speaker at multiple national and international conferences. Dr. Al Rayes has published around 40 publications on Lupus, RA and SpA.
Dr. Mira Mirashli
Member
Assistant Professor
Beirut, Lebanon
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Dr. Saadeya Naji
Member
Consultant Rheumatology
Manama, Bahrain
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Dr Saadeya Naji Abdulkarim, is the first Bahraini female consultant in Rheumatology in Bahrain. . Currently she is a Consultant in Internal medicine and Rheumatology , Head of Rheumatology unit in MOH .
She is a senior lecturer in RCSI, and part of the Arab board training program in Bahrain. Previously held positions as a member in the mortality &morbidity committee, deputy of the head of accreditation of medical department, a supervisor in TNA ( Training Need Assessment ) committee for internal medical department , FPRP coordinator . Currently a member in the autonomy team selected by the supreme council of health and a reviewer in the Saudi journal .
She is the founder and the president of ABRC (annual Bahrain rheumatology conference), started in 2017. Also actively involved in many conferences in the gulf region as in SSR ( Saudi society of rheumatology conference ), and GCC conference.She has interest in SLE and vasculitis. Has many publications on that regard , last one was published in BSR journal 2019, (Takayasu Arteritis ,presenting as bilateral popliteal artery aneurysm ) She has on -going research work related to rheumatic diseases in Bahrain, (APS among migraine patients, prevalence of sacroilitis among psoriatic patients in Bahrain .etc.)
Basic Science and Translational Medicine Committee
Dr. Mahmood Hachim
Chair
Associate Professor
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Dr. Mahmood Hachim has multidisciplinary backgrounds that shaped his medical degree and research career. With two Ph.D. in molecular medicine and translation research from University of Sharjah and Lubeck University in Germany, Master of research in cancer biology from University of Dundee and Master of Science in Medical Microbiology and Immunology from Al Nahrain University in Iraq.
Dr. Mahmoud researches focused on human microbiome and on applying novel bioinformatics approaches and state of the art omics approach. Understanding the molecular basis of such diseases to identify novel diagnostic and predictive clinically proven biomarkers is his goal.Specifically, understanding the exact role of host immune response and microbiome interaction in susceptibility and development
Dr. Maryam Ali Al Nesf
Member
Senior Consultant Allergy and Immunology
Doha, Qatar
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Maryam Ali Al-Nesf Al-Mansouri received the MD degree from Sultan Qaboos University, Oman in 1999, and the Arab Board of Internal Medicine in 2005. She pursues her higher education by doing the fellowships in Pulmonary Medicine, followed by Allergy, and Clinical Immunology in Qatar-HMC & Cambridge, UK March 2006- Feb. 2010. She passed EAACI/UEMS Exam in Allergology and Clinical Immunology in 2014. She granted her Master by research (MSc R) from University of Bristol/ UK (School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine) in 2019 and currently doing PhD in Molecular Medicine with University College of London/ UK. She received multiple grants under MRC-IRGC cycles and QNRF (worth of more than 3 M QAR) and has multiple publications in high impact peer reviewed journals and books. Also, participated in writing multiple local protocols and guidelines for the hospitals. She is leading the establishment of pollen & fungal calendar and atlas of Qatar since 2016. She is granted the following academic positions: Clinical Assistant Professor, Qatar University College of Medicine since August 2016. She is the Program Director for the combined Allergy and Immunology Fellowship training in Qatar since 2014 to date and the past PD for pulmonary fellowship (A&I fellowship program received ACGME-I accreditation on 2018. She is appointed head of the Adult A&I service in Qatar since 2016 to date