Pre-med Masterclass Speakers

Abdulla Nildal

Medical Resident | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Abdulla is a first year orthopedic surgery resident at Rashid Hospital. He previously was the President of the Medical Student Association, Research and Development, and Peer Advisory committee, in the University of Sharjah, an effective communicator, and a strong believer in the power of “YES”. He Aspires to empower students of all ages to elevate their ambitions to new heights.

Abdulrahman Tamimi

Medical Resident | United Arab Emirates

"Abdulrahman currently is doing his second year of Internal Medicine residency at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City. Prior to that, he completed his graduation in 2020 from the University of Sharjah. As a medical student, he realized the importance of guidance and mentorship. Therefore, he started engaging and mentoring junior students during that time. However, Medicine is a challenging and wide specialty, and it requires continuous feedback to improve. Hence, he extended his teaching and guidance to students all over by using social media. He created an Instagram account (Dr_altamimii) to share his medical career experiences and gives an insight into a resident doctor's life. His Instagram account currently has around 19,000-20,000 followers who are interested in the medical field, ranging from students to consultants"

Ali Serdar Gözen

Professor of Urology ; Chairman | Germany

Dr.Gözen studied Medicine at the Universities of Cerrahpasa/Istanbul and Trakya/Edirne in Turkey. He started in 1990 with his urological education in Turkey and in Erlangen University and Klinikum-Nürnberg in Germany. He has worked as consultant urologist between 1997 -1999 two years in Martin-Luther University in Germany in the kidney transplantation unit. He became assistant Professor in 1999 and started with the modern endourological operations in Turkey. Dr.Gözen joined in 2004 SLK-Kliniken Urology Department in Heilbronn, Germany, teaching hospital of Heidelberg University. He accomplished his laparoscopy and robotic surgery education by Prof.Rassweiler and involved in many scientific studies. He became FEBU in 2007, associate Professor in 2008 and full Professor in 2018. He is responsible for the laparoscopic and robotic training and fellowship program in Heilbronn. Prof. Gozen serves frequently as coordinator or course director and faculty for national and international laparoscopy and robotic educational courses and coordinating EBLUS basic laparoscopy courses. He is also active member of various urological societies and reviewer of a variety of international Journals. Prof. Gozen is the Chairman of EAU Section of Uro-technology (ESUT) and an active member of EAU/ESU training & research board.

Fahad Al Sindi

Senior Consultant | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Fahad is a Senior Consultant and Staff Cardiologist expertise in Advanced Heart Failure & Transplant. Heart & Vascular Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Hamam Al Aneis

Medical Resident | United Arab Emirates

He is an Incoming PGY-1 IM at UPMC and a Medical Graduate'22 from the University of Sharjah. He is committed to continuous learning and personal growth, and actively engage in training programs, social, and volunteer activities. He is always seeking opportunities to expand his knowledge and refine his clinical skills.

Kenneth Maranan

Registered Nurse | United Arab Emirates

Nurse Kenneth works as a Perioperative Nurse in SSMC which is one of the largest hospital in UAE providing world-class complex health care. He is strongly skilled in performing nursing procedures such as: ESWL, TURP, TURBT, URS, Colonoscopy, EGD, ERCP, Permacath Insertion, PTC, Temporary Line, and Portacath Insertion cases.He continually seeks to advance his knowledge and skills in his profession.

Mohammed El Khazendar

Medical Resident | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Mohammed El Khazendar received his medical degree from the College of Medicine at University of Sharjah, UAE. During his time in medical school, he served as vice president of the Research & Development Association, was a lead organizer of the University of Sharjah Mobile Clinic & Community Health Program, volunteered with organizations such as the IFMSA and AIESEC Global Volunteering, and pursued research in cancer cells, smoking & nicotine dependence, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Dr. El Khazendar has a strong passion for mentoring and is a firm believer in peer advising. He is currently an Intern Physician at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Peter Corridon

Acting Associate Dean | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Peter R. Corridon joined Khalifa University (KU) at the start of the 2019-2020 academic year as a founding faculty member in the College of Medicine and Health Sciences. He is an Assistant Professor of Physiology and Immunology and the Acting Associate Dean for Student Affairs. As a researcher, Dr. Corridon's strengths lie at the intersection of medicine, engineering, and applied sciences. He uses these strengths to focus on building and regenerating tissues and organs. Dr. Corridon defines ways to enhance student engagement and retention as a teacher. Daily, he combines his research and teaching interests as a program director to support student recruitment and careers in biotechnology and medicine and has received numerous awards and honors for these efforts. Dr. Corridon has also served as the Director of the Pre-Medicine Bridge Program, which was jointly housed in the College of Medicine and Health Sciences and College of Arts and Sciences, and hopes to continue contributing to his Colleges' and institutions' goals.

Samer Ellaham

Clinical Professor | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Ellahham is currently Cleveland Clinic Caregiver, Cleveland, US seconded as Senior Cardiovascular Consultant, Medical Director of Continuous Improvement and Director of Accreditation in the Quality and Safety Institute in Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. He is Clinical Professor Clinical Professor of Medicine | Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University and Gulf Medical University. He is the Middle East Regional Chair, Patient Safety Movement Foundation, ISQua Expert, AHA Hospital Accreditation Science Committee, Member, European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Writing Group, Member, ex-Middle East Representative of the JCI Standards Subcommittee and American College of Cardiology Accreditation Foundation Board, Member. Dr. Ellahham received his undergraduate degree in biology and his M.D. from The American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. Dr. Ellahham finished his internal medicine residency at Georgetown University Hospital - Washington Hospital Center and his fellowship in Cardiology at the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System in the USA. Dr. Ellahham worked in Washington DC at Georgetown University Hospital - Washington Hospital Center and in several clinical and leadership positions before moving to UAE in 2008. Dr. Ellahham continues to be an active clinician. He demonstrates great skill and experience in the management of patients with heart failure, ischemic heart disease, and valvular heart disease and led a multi-disciplinary team in the care and delivery of advanced therapies to these patients. He has unique abilities to partner and engages local and regional referring providers. He can work in a highly matrixed environment, possess strong leadership and organizational skills, and have the experience of working effectively in a large health system. He led the First AHA GWTG Heart Failure Initiative outside the US and was the recipient of the AHA GWTG Award in Wash. DC. He is the champion of the AHA GWTG in the region. Dr. Ellahham has served as Chief Quality Officer for SKMC from 2009 till 2017. In his role, he has led the development of a quality and program that has been successful and visible and has been recognized internationally by several awards. As Chief Quality Officer and Global Healthcare Leader, he had a focus on ensuring that the implementation of these best practices leads to breakthrough improvements in clinical quality, patient safety, patient experience, and risk management. Dr. Ellahham was the Executive SKMC sponsor of the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®) the leading US validated, risk-adjusted, outcomes-based program to measure and improve the quality of surgical care. SKMC is the first multispecialty ACS NSQIP center outside the US. He led the publication of, first in the region, annual SKMC outcome books since 2011and he is a strong believer in transparency in health care and external reporting. He was the leader of the First Pilot International Robust Process Improvement (RPI) project by the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare and several other similar successful performance improvement projects at SKMC. Dr. Ellahham is American Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Disease, Vascular Medicine, and American Board of Medical Quality. He was recently recertified in 2017 by the American Board of Cardiology (ABIM). He is a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) by The National Association for Healthcare Quality (NAHQ), certified in Medical Quality (CMQ) by The American Board of Medical Quality (ABMQ), certified as EFQM Model assessor and Lead Trainer in TeamSTEPPS. Dr. Ellahham is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Physicians, and American College of Medical Quality. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and a key member of Heart Failure and Transplant, Adult Congenital and Pediatric Cardiology, Cardio-oncology, Innovation, Quality, and Peripheral Vascular Disease Sections. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the New Westminster College in British Columbia, Canada, and Advisory Board Member, the University of Wollongong in Dubai. Dr. Ellahham was the Middle East Representative of the JCI Standards Subcommittee and Member on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety. He was a reviewer of HCAC Cardiac Quality and Safety Standards. Dr. Ellahham has been a champion and leader of the use of Lean, Six Sigma and Change Management to improve healthcare quality and has numerous publications in this area. He is Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certified. He is an American Society of Quality (ASQ) trainer in Lean and Six Sigma both green and black belt. He is ISQua Expert. Dr. Ellahham is a recognized innovative leader in quality, safety, patient experience, artificial intelligence, blockchain, telehealth, clinical cardiology, and the use of robust performance improvement in improving healthcare delivery. He serves on several US and international prestigious committees and advisory bodies. He is the Middle East Regional Chair of the Patient Safety Movement Foundation. He received several research awards including the DuPont Pharmaceuticals Research Award, ACCP 58th Annual Scientific Assembly, Young Investigator Award; the Alfred Soffer Research Award, ACCP 58th Annual Scientific Assembly, Finalist; the First Young Investigator Award 12th, Annual Meeting of the Mediterranean Association of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines Award, SKMC Infection Prevention Award in 2011 and 2012, Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award in 2014, Quality Leadership Award from the World Quality Congress and Awards, Business Leadership Excellence Award from World Leadership Congress in 2015, one the nominees for Safe Care magazine Person of the Year in the United States, Dubai Quality Award in 2015 and Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Golden Award in 2015. Dr. Ellahham is an avid researcher; his research includes heart failure, acute coronary syndromes, frailty, dyslipidemia, accreditation, second victim phenomenon, resilience, innovation, artificial intelligence, telehealth, blockchain, patient flow, patient experience and engagement, lean-six sigma, patient safety, bowtie risk management tool and KPI management. He is a recognized world-leader in these fields. He is the Eminent Editor of The Journal of Cardiology & Cardiovascular Therapy and the associate editor of the American Journal of Medical Quality. In addition, he serves on the editorial board of Journal of Thoracic Disease and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Developments in Clinical & Medical Pathology (DCMP), the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, Telehealth and Medicine Today (TMT), Blockchain journal (BHTY), Medical Science, Open Journal of Cardiatic Research, UPI Journal of Pharmaceutical, Medical and Health Sciences (UPI-JPMHS, Open Access Research in Anatomy, Gerontology & Geriatrics studies and Open Access Journal of Clinical Trials, Hypertension Today Journal. Focus on Hypertension Journal, Journal of Heart Health, Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Scientific Research, and Community, Journal of Surgery and Surgical Procedures, EC Cardiology, Journal of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Medicine, and Canadian Journal of Biomedical Research. He is also a reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals, including Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, the Journal of American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Journal, Annals of Internal Medicine, Archives of Internal Medicine, Chest, Circulation, Clinical Cardiology, Chest, Lancet, Diabetes Care, Archives of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, European Journal of Heart Failure, Congestive Heart Failure Journal, Journal of Nuclear Cardiology, the Journal of Transplant Coordination, the Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology and the Southern Medical Journal, European Journal of Innovation Management, The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology, npj Digital Medicine and Health Informatics Journal. Dr. Ellahham enjoys volunteering, tennis, healthy lifestyle, innovation, teaching, and future health.

Sattar Alshryda

Trauma and Paediatric Orthopaedic Consultant | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Alshryda is Trauma and Paediatric Orthopaedic Consultant at Al Jalila Children’s and was Consultant Surgeon and Lead for Trauma and Paediatric Orthopaedic in Royal Manchester Children Hospital, Honorary Lecturer in the University of Manchester and Surgical Tutor at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. His special interests are in children and adolescent hip. He completed a fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada in 2012 and was the SICOT-German travelling fellow in 2010. He completed a six-year Higher Surgical Training in the Northern Deanery, Newcastle, England in 2011 and a three-year Basic Surgical Training at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital in 2004. He is a regular faculty on the Royal College of Surgeons of England ATLS, CCrISP, APLS courses and the Graf’s Infant Hip Course.

Shadi Al-Bahri

Assistant Professor | United Arab Emirates

After completing his Bachelor's degree in Biology & Statistics from the University of Toronto, Canada, he moved to the U.S. and completed his medical training at Saba University School of Medicine in 2009. In 2015, he completed his General Surgery residency at MedStar Health in affiliation with Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland in Baltimore, Maryland. He then completed his Fellowship training at Tampa General Hospital, University of South Florida in the field of Bariatric & Robotic Surgery at Tampa, Florida. He then served as a Consultant General and Bariatric surgeon at Tawam Hospital-Johns Hopkins International in the U.A.E. from 2017-2022 during which he was also the General Surgery residency Associate Program Director at SEHA. He has since moved to UAE University College of Medicine and Health Sciences in 2022, now serving as full time faculty as Assistant Professor in Surgery. He continues to be Core Faculty for the General Surgery and Urology residency programs while retaining his surgical privileges and Clinic at Tawam Hospital, Al-Ain, UAE.

Tahani Al Qadiri

Section Head, Examinations and Medical Education | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Tahani is working as a Section Head, Examinations and Medical Education with in the Department of Health. Dr. Tahani has 18 years of experience in both nursing, educational and management sectors.

Waqar Gaba

Consultant Physician and Program Director | United Arab Emirates

Dr Gaba did his graduation from King Edward Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan. He has 20 years of experience as a physician. He did his junior doctor training in London, U.K. and completed his Acute Medicine Registrar training in Yorkshire, U.K. He did his Stroke Fellowship from King’s College, London and St Thomas’s hospital, London. Dr Gaba obtained CCT in Acute Medicine, Internal Medicine and Stroke Medicine. He is a Fellow of Royal College of Physicians Edinburgh, U.K and a Fellow of American College of Physicians. He is MRCP UK and MRCP Ireland Examiner. He is former clinical lecturer for King’s College, London and Honorary Senior Lecturer for University of Leeds. He is Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor for UAE University and Khalifa University. He has simulation expertise with certificate in healthcare simulation from Centre for Medical Simulation affiliated with Harvard Medical school. He worked as Consultant Physician in Bradford, Yorkshire, UK where he received clinical excellence award and special commendation award for team of the year for Ambulatory care unit before joining in SKMC, Abu Dhabi as Internal Medicine Consultant. He is Stroke Lead and Program Director for Internal Medicine Residency at SKMC. He was one of the main Frontline Heroes during COVID-19 and recently awarded highest published faculty prize and Orange Code Recognition award. He has more than 30 publications including a chapter in a book and more than 25 Posters and Oral presentations in National and International conferences. His main interests include atrial fibrillation, VTE, medical education and clinical simulation

Zaki Almallah

Consultant Surgeon | United Arab Emirates

I am a consultant surgeon and clinical professor of urology at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi- a state-of-the-art Institution, a part of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Over the years, I served in leadership roles in clinical informatics, governance and medical education.