Our 2025 Speakers

Abdullah Alakeel, MD

Associate Professor & Consultant

Department of Dermatology

College of Medicine - King Saud University - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

President of the Saudi Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery

Abdulhadi Jfri, MD

Assistant professor of dermatology, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for health sciences. 

Princess Noorah Oncology Center & King Abdulaziz Medical City

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 

Aisha Al Ali, MD

A consultant Dermatologist at Al Nahdha Hospital in Oman at Ministry of Health
A graduate of Sultan Qaboos University medical school.
Completed 5 years dermatology residency training in McGill University in Canada
Had Canadian board with FRCPC in Dermatology, McGill University, Canada 2016 andAmerican board in dermatology 2016
Completed one year fellowship of Contact Dermatitis and Patch testing at McGill University, Canada 2017
Head of Dermatology Department at Al Nahdha Hospital, Ministry of Health, Sultanate of Oman since 2019 until present.
President of Oman Dermatology Society since 2019 until present
Associate Program Director of Dermatology program at Oman Medical Specialty Board (OMSB) since 2018
Member of North American Contact Dermatitis group
Member of multiple standing committees at the dermatology residency program

Ameen Al Awadhi, MD

Consultant Dermatologist and Dermatopathologist

Faculty Member in Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, UAE 

President of BDLA Conference, Bahrain

Assistant Professor of Dermatology, MUSC, USA

Abu Shabi, United Arab Emirates

Anwar Al Hammadi, MD

American and Canadian Board
Certified Dermatologist

Founder of Dermamed Clinic, holds the American and Canadian Boards in Dermatology. He has 15 years of experience in treating all types of skin diseases.

During this period, Dr. Anwar worked in various hospitals in America, Canada and Dubai.

He also taught resident dermatologists at Mount Sinai Hospital, where he won the Best Teacher Award in 2008. This was the first time this award was given to a non-American doctor.

Arti Nanda, MD

She is Head of Pediatric Dermatology and Consultant in-charge of Rare Skin Diseases in the As’ad Al-Hamad Dermatology Center in Kuwait.  She has more than 30 years of clinical, research & teaching experience.

She is Secretary General of the International Society of Pediatric Dermatology (ISPD) since 2021 (https://www.ispedderm.com/), and is also serving as an Executive Board Director, Chair of the Communication Committee & Chief Editor, Online Education of the ISPD since 2019.

She is member of the EADV Task Force, Pediatric Dermatology & Autoimmune Blistering Disorders and of a project on management guidelines for Pediatric Mycosis Fungoides of EORTC/CLG/ISCL/USCLC. She is a Member of the Editorial Board of the Pediatric Dermatology Journal since 2019 and is also member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the IJDVL; IDOJ; IJPD journals. She is Referee to several International Indexed Journals and has published more than 165 research papers in Peer Reviewed Journals.

 

Ashraf Reda, MD

He obtained his medical qualification from Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt in 1981.

He served as professor of Dermatology at the same University.

He has spent 2 years at Mayo clinic, Rochester, Minnesota where he got extra training in clinical dermatology, Dermatopathology and Immunodermatology.

He has several research and clinical articles published in national and international journals. 

He has been actively participating as an international speaker in various multinational scientific events in the field of dermatology and immunology.



Azzam Alkhalifa, MD

A French Board Certified Dermatologist.

Consultant and Assistant Professor of Dermatology at Qassim University, Saudi Arabia.

Special Interest in Nail Disorders and Surgery.

Dany Touma, MD

He is a Boston University-trained dermatologist and dermatologic surgeon.

He is founder of the Skin Clinic in Beirut, and most recently the Skin Experts Polyclinic in Dubai, a multispecialty center of excellence in dermatology, plastic surgery, wellbeing and dentistry.

He is a pioneer in facial rejuvenation, and a leader in laser, hair restoration, skin cancer, and cosmetic skin surgery.

Enzo Errichetti, MD

Associate Professor at the Institute of Dermatology of the University of Udine (Italy).

He is the General Secretary of the Italian Association of Non-Invasive Diagnostics in Dermatology (AIDNID), Executive Board member of the International Dermoscopy Society (IDS), and Chair of the IDS Task Force on “Imaging in Skin of color".

Dr. Faisal Alsubaiei

French Board-Certified Dermatologist 

Consultant Dermatologist Working at Al Adan and Alsalam Hospital in Kuwait

Fellowship in Nail and Skin surgery

Diploma in Laser and Aesthetic Medicine

Kuwait

Hassan Galadari, MD

American board-certified graduate of the Boston University/Tufts University dermatology program in the USA.

He is currently an Assistant Professor of Dermatology at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences of United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) with a main area of interest is cosmetic dermatology, particularly the field of soft tissue augmentation, where he currently holds a patent.

He has lectured in numerous international congresses, published in many peer reviewed journals, authored book chapters as well as a best-selling book, Soft Tissue Augmentation: Principles and Practice, which was translated into Turkish, Spanish, Portuguese and Chinese.

Lidia Rudnicka, MD

Professor

Member of the Board of Directors of the International League of Dermatological Societies, Member of the Board of Representatives of the EADV and honorary president of the Polish Dermatological Society.

She is the head of the Department of Dermatology, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland. Her scientific achievements consist of over 400 publications.

The main scientific achievement of Prof. Rudnicka is her contribution to development of trichoscopy for diagnosis hair and scalp disorders.

She coined the term "trichoscopy", co-edited "The Atlas of Trichoscopy" and organized the First World Congress of Trichoscopy in Warsaw, Poland.

Her clinical interests focus on hair diseases, including alopecia areata.

She is an honorary member of several scientific Societies.

Maria Angelo-Khattar, MD

She is the Managing Diretor of Altaderma clinic and currently the International Director of the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine (A4M).

She has published 40 scientific and medical papers in international journals and has also delivered over 60 lectures on a variety of subjects in the field of anti-aging and aesthetic medicine at international congresses.

She is also a member of several leading professional organizations including the American Society of Laser in Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS), European Society of Lasers in Dermatology and is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine.

 

Meera Aladawi, MD

Dermatology Consultant in Sheikh Khalifa Medical city SKMC (SEHA) Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. where she is a Dermatology Residency Program Core Faculty Member.

She is an Arab Board-certified dermatologist with special interest in Laser therapy and chronic wound management.

Diploma and Master Degree in Skin Integrity and Chronic wound Management.

She is a member of the Emirati Dermatology board.

She is a member of scientific comity of Abu Dhabi International Dermatology and Aesthetic Conference (AIDA).

She has few Publications and case reports in international dermatology Journals.

Michela Starace, MD

Assistant Professor

Dermatologist at the Department of Medical and Surgical Science, Dermatology- IRCCS, Policlinico Sant’Orsola, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy

Mihael Skerlev, MD

Department of Dermatology and Venereology; Zagreb University School of Medicine, Zagreb University Hospital, Croatia

Head of the Out-patients Centre (Polyclinic) of the University Department of Dermatology and Venereology STD Out-patient Centre Division of Paediatric Dermatovenereology

Head of the of Reference Laboratory of the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Republic of Croatia for Dermatological Mycology and Parasitology

Mustafa Narwan, MD

Dr. Mustafa Narwan is a German board certified plastic and aesthetic surgeon. He finished his medical degrees in Germany, Switzerland (Bern) and USA (UCSD California). Moreover he passed the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) and received the outstanding grade magna cum laude for his PhD in cancer immunology.

Dr. Narwan completed his residency in plastic surgery with a fellowship in aesthetic surgery at one of the best clinics in Germany the University Clinic in Erlangen (under Prof. Horch, former president of DGPRÄC, the German Association of Plastic Surgery) and Kassel (under Prof. Noah, the former president of VDÄPC, the German Association in Aesthetic Surgery). A variety of advanced training programs, specialist conferences and visits to clinics around the world – such as Stanford’s Division of Plastic Surgery (one of the most renowned clinics in the world) and mentorship under Dr. Mendelson in Melbourne, Australia (the former president of ISAPS, the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery) – have rounded out his professional qualifications. Dr. Narwan is a full member of several German and international specialist associations. As one of a few German plastic surgeons he is member of the renowned American Society of Plastic Surgeons.

Nisha V Parmar

She Obtained Residency in Dermatology from Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India.

Specialist Dermatologist, Dermamed Clinic Dubai.

Co-chair and Scientific Chair, RADV conference.

Associate Editor, Pigment International Journal.

Special Interest in nail disorders and surgery.

Reem El Bahtimi, MD

Medical Director

American Board-Certified Dermatopathologist

Robert Hierner, MD

Senior Consultant Plastic Surgery, Bariatric Plastic Surgery.

Senior Consultant Hand Surgery Microsurgery.

Samar Khalil, MD

General and cosmetic dermatologist practicing in Dubai and Lebanon.

She obtained her Medical Doctorate from the American University of Beirut in 2016.

She pursued her dermatology residency training at the American University of Beirut medical center.

Her expertise encompasses treating skin diseases and using non- and minimally-invasive procedures, such as injectables and lasers, for skin rejuvenation.

Sanjeev Handa, MD

Professor (HAG) & Head Department of Dermatology, Venereology & Leprology.

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research Chandigarh, India.

Dr. Sonja Molin

Is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine at Queen’s University. Dr. Molin completed her training in Dermatology and Allergology at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich, Germany, where she worked for 11 years before she joined Queen’s University in 2018. The main focus of her clinical expertise and research are inflammatory skin diseases, mainly hand eczema and psoriasis, contact allergy and occupational dermatology. She has published more than 50 peer-reviewed articles and book chapters and has been awarded a number of research prizes. Dr. Molin is an author of the 2022 update of the European Society of Contact Dermatitis guidelines on the diagnosis and treatment of hand eczema and is also involved with the American Society of Contact Dermatitis.

Suhail Al Amad, MD

Professor at the University of Sharjah (UAE), and a Consultant in Oral Medicine at the University Hospital Sharjah.

He received his Bachelor’s degree in Dentistry from the University of Jordan, and his Diploma in Forensic Odontology and Clinical Doctorate in Oral Medicine from the University of Melbourne in Australia.

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