Congress Chairman
Professor Ayman El-Hattab
Congress Chairman, MENA Congress for Rare Diseases
Founder & President, MENA Organization for Rare Diseases
Professor, College of Medicine, University of Sharjah
Consultant Clinical Genetics at Burjeel Medicl City, University Hospital Sharjah, Kanad Hospital, and Genesis Healthcare Center, UAE
Head of Scientific Committee
Prof. Khaled Musallam
Group Chief Research Officer, Burjeel Holdings
Adj Professor, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Scientific Committee Members
Dr. Anwar Baban
Consultant Clinical Genetics and Genomics, Rare Diseases and Medical Genetics Units, Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital & Research Institute, Rome, Italy
Prof. Brahim Tabarki Melaiki
Consultant Pediatric Neurology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Adjunct Professor Pediatric Neurology, AlFaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Cristina Skrypnyk
Consultant Medical Geneticist, Genetics & Inherited Disorders, Al Jawhara Center for Molecular Medicine, Assistant Professor of Molecular Medicine, Arabian Gulf University & University Medical Clinics,
Chair, Rare Disease Campaign & Care for Rare Support Group, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Prof. Maha Zaki
Professor, Clinical Genetics Department,
Human Genetics & Genome Research Institute, National Research Centre
Professor, Genetics Department, Armed Forces College of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt
Prof. Tawfeg Ben-Omran
Division Chief, Genetic & Genomic Medicine, Sidra Medicine
Senior Consultant, Medical Genetic Department, Hamad Medical Corporation
Professor, Weill Cornell Medical College, Doha, Qatar
Prof. Uğur Özbek
Chair, RAREBOOST Project
Director, Rare and Undiagnosed Disease Platform
Orphanet Country Coordinator, Izmir BioMedicine and Genome Center, Izmir, Turkey
Session and Symposium Chairpersons
Dr. Anwar Baban
Consultant Clinical Genetics and Genomics, Rare Diseases and Medical Genetics Units, Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital & Research Institute, Rome, Italy
Mrs. Areen Abuhejleh
Head of Health Programs, Special Olympics UAE, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Bahaa Jalal
Director, Center for the Disabled, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
Director, Help Center for the Middle East and North Africa, Kuwait, Kuwait
Prof. Bassam Ali
Professor in Molecular & Genetic Medicine and Leader of the Genetics & Development Research Priority Group, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE
Prof. Brahim Tabarki Melaiki
Consultant Pediatric Neurology, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Adjunct Professor Pediatric Neurology, AlFaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Joanne Sadier
Senior Consultant, Department of Public Health, Dubai Health Authority, Dubai, UAE
Prof. Khaled Musallam
Group Chief Research Officer, Burjeel Holdings
Adj Professor, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Khawla Al Shehhi
Philosophy in Education (Special and Inclusive), The British University in Dubai and Executive Director Officer, Higher Colleges of Technology, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
Dr. Hassan Jaafar
Consultant Medical Oncology, Burjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Muna Al Saffar
Director of Genetic Counseling Program and Assistant Professor, Department of Genetic and Genomics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE
Dr. Nawal Al Kaabi
Consultant Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Senior Advisor, Hayat Biotech, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Ms. Nipa Bhuptani
Founder and Chief Values Officer, Applied & Behavioral Training Institutes, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Rasha Abdelrahman
Head of Psychology Department & Assistant Professor, College of Humanities and Sciences, Ajman University, Ajman, UAE
Dr. Rola Ba-Abbad
Senior Consultant Ophthalmologist, Ocular Genetics, Electrophysiology of Vision & Medical Retina, King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Shiamaa Almashhadani
Senior Specialist Public Health Dentistry, Head of Promotion and Prevention, and Clinical lead for Dental Home Services, Dubai Health
Dental Internship Supervisory Program, Hamdan Bin Mohammed College of Dental Medicine, Mohammed Bin Rashid University (HBMCDM-MBRU), Dubai, UAE