Faculty

World Renowned Luminaries

We are thrilled to unveil the illustrious speakers and faculty gracing 3rd International UAE Rare Disease Society Congress 2025! Each of these distinguished professionals will inject their unique perspectives into our discussions, transforming the congress into an unmissable event for anyone passionate about rare dieseases.

Our roster of speakers is adorned with world-renowned luminaries in the realm of rare diseases, hailing from all corners of the globe. Their combined wisdom, expertise, and unique insights promise to make this congress a veritable feast of knowledge.

Be ready to be inspired, educated, and motivated by the very best in the field!

Aamna Al Shehhi

Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology

College Of Medicine And Health Sciences, Khalifa University

Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Aisha Al-Shamsi

Consultant Pediatrician, Division of Medical Genetics and Metabolic Disorders

Department of Paediatrics, Tawam Hospital

Al Ain, UAE

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Alanoud Al Ansari

Senior Attending, Adolescent Medicine

HMC, Qatar

Doha, Qatar

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Amal Al Tenaiji

Metabolic Genetics Consultant

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City

Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Aman Sohal

Consultant Pediatric Neurologist and Neurophysiologist

Al Qassimi Women's and Children's Hospital, Sharjah

Dubai, UAE

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Ayesha Al Mheiri

Pediatric Rheumatologist

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City

Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Bashayer Alnuaimi

Consultant physician in Pediatric Rheumatology

Tawam Hospital

Al Ain, UAE

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Bassam Ali

Professor Genetics and Genomics Medicine

College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAEU

Al Ain, UAE

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Buthaina Al Adba

Senior Attending Physician - Pediatric Rheumatologist

Sidra Medicine

Doha, Qatar

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Dalia Raa

Clinical Genetic and Metabolic Fellow

Tawam Hospital

Al Ain, UAE

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Eman Taryam Alshamsi

Consultant and Acting Head of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Department

Al Jalila Children's Hospital

United Arab Emirates

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Fatima Al Ahbabi

Consultant in Paediatric Pulmonology

Tawam Hospital

Al Ain, UAE

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Fatima Ismail

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences

United Arab Emirates University

Al Ain, UAE

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Fatma Al Bastaki

Consultant Clinical Geneticist

HMS Mirdif Hospital

Dubai, UAE

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Fatma Al Jasmi

Acting Dean, Chair of Genetic & Genomic department

College of Medicine & Health Science, UAE University, Al Ain

Al Ain, UAE

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Fouzia Alblooshi

Member

UAE Rare Disease Society

Winnipeg, Canada

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Fouzia Alblooshi

Deputy CEO

Dubai Club for People of Determination

Dubai, UAE

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Ghadeera Al Mansoori

Consultant Cardiologist, Director of Adult Congenital and Genetic Heart Disease Program

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City

Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Laura Margot Paquette

Genetic Counsellor

Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, SEHA

Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Maha Al Kaabi

Lecturer

Organization Development Specialist, Human Resources Department, Support Service Sector

Al Ain, UAE

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Mahra Al Fattan

Clinical Genetics & Metabolic Fellowship Program

Tawam Hospital

Al Ain, UAE

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Malak Omran Eid

Charge Nurse of Pediatric Infusion Center

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City

Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Maryam Al Shehhi

Consultant Clinical Geneticist

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City

Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Mayed Alqassab

Member of the Youth Council of Dubai Club for People of Determination

Dubai, UAE

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Meera Alqassab

Bachelor of Business in Marketing

Zayed University (ZU)

Dubai, UAE

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Mohamed Babiker

Consultant Paediatric Neurologist

Al Jalila Children's Hospital

Dubai, UAE

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Muna Alhaway

Director of Blood Transfusion & Research Center & Nutrition Consultant

Emirates Health Services

Sharjah, UAE

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Nadia Akawi

Assistant Professor and MSGM Program Director, Department of Genetics & Genomics

College of Medicine & Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University

Al Ain, UAE

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Nandu Thalange

Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist

Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital

Dubai, UAE

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Nuha Al Zaabi

Metabolic Genetic Consultant

Fujairah Hospital

Fujairah, UAE

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Saeeda Almarzooqi

Professor of Pathology

College of Medicine & Health sciences, U.A.E University

Dubai, UAE

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Sara Almheiri

Neurodevelopment specialist

Department of neuroscience AJCH, Dubai Health

Dubai, UAE

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Shamma Ahmad Lootah

Specialist Pediatric Rheumatologist

Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital

Dubai, UAE

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Zulf Mughal

Consultant in Paediatric Bone Disorders

Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital

Dubai, UAE

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Ahmed Alsaadi

Consultant Ophthalmology Surgeon

Zayed Military Hospital

Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Aisha Al-Shamsi

Consultant Pediatrician, Division of Medical Genetics and Metabolic Disorders

Department of Paediatrics, Tawam Hospital

Al Ain, UAE

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Aishah Saeed Alzahmi

Roads and Transport Authority

Dubai, UAE

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Alan Mulvihill

Consultant Ophthalmology

Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital

Dubai, UAE

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Alanoud Al Ansari

Senior Attending, Adolescent Medicine

HMC, Qatar

Doha, Qatar

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Alexandra Heumber Perry

Chief Executive Officer

Rare Diseases International

Geneva, Switzerland

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Amal Al Tenaiji

Metabolic Genetics Consultant

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City

Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Aman Sohal

Consultant Pediatric Neurologist and Neurophysiologist

Al Qassimi Women's and Children's Hospital, Sharjah

Dubai, UAE

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Asia Ahmad Almulla

Pediatrics Specialist

University Hospital Sharjah

Sharjah, UAE

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Asma Said

President of Rare Disease Family Support Group

Muscat, Oman

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Ayesha Al Mheiri

Pediatric Rheumatologist

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City

Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Bashayer Alnuaimi

Consultant physician in Pediatric Rheumatology

Tawam Hospital

Al Ain, UAE

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Bassam Ali

Professor Genetics and Genomics Medicine

College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAEU

Al Ain, UAE

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Buthaina Al Adba

Senior Attending Physician - Pediatric Rheumatologist

Sidra Medicine

Doha, Qatar

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Dalal Al Dhabyani

Director of Operations

UAE Rare Disease Society

Dubai, UAE

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Dalia Raa

Clinical Genetic and Metabolic Fellow

Tawam Hospital

Al Ain, UAE

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Ebtisam Hamasha

UAE

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Eiman Jassem Al Ali

Senior Diagnostic and Evaluation Specialist

Ministry of Community Development

UAE

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Eman Taryam Alshamsi

Consultant and Acting Head of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Department

Al Jalila Children's Hospital

United Arab Emirates

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Fadiah Alkhattabi

Head of Employee Wellness Department

King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Fatema Husain Alhammadi

Writer & Founder

Sahab Publishing House

UAE

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Fatima Abdulaziz

Pediatric Clinical Genetic Consultant

Al Qassimi Women's and Children's Hospital

Sharjah, UAE

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Fatima Al Ahbabi

Consultant in Paediatric Pulmonology

Tawam Hospital

Al Ain, UAE

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Fatima Ismail

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, College of Medicine and Health Sciences

United Arab Emirates University

Al Ain, UAE

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Fatma Al Jasmi

Acting Dean, Chair of Genetic & Genomic department

College of Medicine & Health Science, UAE University, Al Ain

Al Ain, UAE

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Fatma Aljassim

Consultant Pediatric Pulmonologist

American Hospital

Dubai, UAE

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Feda Mohamed

Post-Doctoral Researcher

College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University

Al Ain, UAE

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Fida Yousef Diyab

Caregiver

UAE

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Fouzia Alblooshi

Deputy CEO

Societal and Cultural Activities Manager

Dubai Club for People of Determination

Dubai, UAE

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Ghadeera Al Mansoori

Consultant Cardiologist, Director of Adult Congenital and Genetic Heart Disease Program

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City

Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Grace Nehme

Pediatric Hematology Oncology Consultant

Clemenceau Medical Center Dubai

Dubai, UAE

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Hanadi Algabeesh

Senior Clinical Dietitian

Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital

Dubai, UAE

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Heba Salah Elabd

Genetic Consultant, Al Jalila Children's Speciality Hospital

Prof of Genetics faculty of medicine Ain Shams University

Faculty of medicine Ain Shams University

Dubai, UAE

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Hind Alrustamani

Social Counselor

Founder & CEO of Aman Lil Afia Clinic

Dubai, UAE

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Hussain Maseeh

Social Empowerment Expert

Community Development Authority - Dubai

Dubai, UAE

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Laura Margot Paquette

Genetic Counsellor

Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, SEHA

Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Mahra Al Fattan

Clinical Genetics & Metabolic Fellowship Program

Tawam Hospital

Al Ain, UAE

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Majed Mohammed

Advocacy & Scientific Affairs Manager

Friends of Cancer Patients (FOCP)

Sharjah, UAE

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Malak Omran Eid

Charge Nurse of Pediatric Infusion Center

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City

Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Manal Mustafa

Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist

Al Jalila Children's Hospital

Dubai, UAE

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Maryam Al Shehhi

Consultant Clinical Geneticist

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City

Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Masooma Al Jasmi

Head of Nutrition section

Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital

Dubai, UAE

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Mayed Alqassab

Member of the Youth Council of Dubai Club for People of Determination

Dubai, UAE

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Meera Alqassab

Bachelor of Business in Marketing

Zayed University (ZU)

Dubai, UAE

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Mohamed Babiker

Consultant Paediatric Neurologist

Al Jalila Children's Hospital

Dubai, UAE

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Mohammad Fahed Abdullah

Consultant, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City

Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Mouza Saeed Rumaihi

Special Handling Manager

Dnata

Dubai, UAE

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Muna Alhaway

Director of Blood Transfusion & Research Center & Nutrition Consultant

Emirates Health Services

Sharjah, UAE

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Nadia Akawi

Assistant Professor and MSGM Program Director, Department of Genetics & Genomics

College of Medicine & Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University

Al Ain, UAE

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Nafisa Tawfiq

Chairperson – UAE Rare Disease Society

Head of organizing committee - 3rd International UAE Rare Disease Society Congress 2025

Dubai, UAE

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Nandu Thalange

Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist

Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital

Dubai, UAE

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Nashmeya Abdulwahab Alfili

Trainer, Author of Stories about People of Determination and Visual Artist

Dubai, UAE

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Nuha Al Zaabi

Metabolic Genetic Consultant

Fujairah Hospital

Fujairah, UAE

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Omran Shorouq

Acting Charge Nurse

Pediatric Infusion Center, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City

Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Rawhi Abdat

Psychologist

Ministry of Community Development

Dubai, UAE

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Ruqaiah Saeed

Caregiver

Dubai, UAE

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Saba Hamasha

UAE

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Saeeda Almarzooqi

Professor of Pathology

College of Medicine & Health sciences, U.A.E University

Dubai, UAE

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Said Souhila Maya

Patient advocate

Foundation MAIRA

Algeria

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Samir Hamasha

UAE

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Sara Almheiri

Neurodevelopment specialist

Department of neuroscience AJCH, Dubai Health

Dubai, UAE

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Shaima Alhammadi

Senior Social Worker

Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital

Dubai, UAE

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Shaima Khouri

Pediatric Pulmonology Specialist

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City

Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Shamma Ahmad Lootah

Specialist Pediatric Rheumatologist

Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital

Dubai, UAE

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Shamsa Abdulla Almheiri

Dubai, UAE

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Sondus Alsharidah

Director of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplant Program

Ministry of Health Kuwait

Kuwait

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Sonika Phulwani

Genetic Counsellor

M42

Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Suad Alawar

Public Health Expert - MOHAP

Consultant Family Physician

Head of Family Health section

UAE

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Zulf Mughal

Consultant in Paediatric Bone Disorders

Al Jalila Children's Specialty Hospital

Dubai, UAE

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