Welcome Message

Dr. Ali Al Belooshi
Vice-President Emirates Orthopaedic Society
MB Bch LRCPSI, FRCSC, MBA
Asst. Prof. at MBRU
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Mediclinic City Hospital &
Orthocure Sportsmed Clinic
Dubai, UAE

Prof. Fawzi Al Jassir
MD, MSc, FRCSC
Executive Director of Health Affairs at
King Saud University Medical
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Fahad Al Khalifa
MD, MBBCh, BAO(NUI), FRCS(Canada),
MSc Healthcare Management (MUB),
Associate Professor of Surgery RCSI
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Bahrain Defence Force Royal Medical Services
Bahrain

Dr. Sultan Al Maskari
MD, FRCSEd (T&O)
Senior Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Oman International Hospital
President, Orthopaedic Society of Oman
Muscat, Oman

Dr. Saeed Al Thani
President of Arab Shoulder & Elbow Association
Consultant in Orthopedic, Arthroscopy & Sport
Medicine & Joint, Reconstruction
Mediclinic City Hospital &
Orthocure Sportsmed Clinic
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Khalid Alkhelaifi
Orthopaedic Surgeon
Specialized in Knee &
Shoulder Sports Arthroscopy Aspetar
Doha, Qatar

Dr. Orfan Arafah
MBBS, FRCSC, MHsC
Orthopaedic Consultant Hip & Knee Arthroplasty
Foot & Ankle Reconstruction
King Saud University/King Khalid Hospital
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Philippe Landreau
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Knee, Shoulder and Sports Surgery
ISAKOS Publications Committee Deputy Chair
and Sports Medicine Committee Member
Orthocure & Mediclinic
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Mojieb Manzary
MD, CCT, FRCSC
Consultant Orthopedics & Adult
Joint Reconstruction Surgeon
Head Orthopedics Services
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare Center
Dhahran, KSA

Dr. Sebastien Parratte
PhD, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Knee & Hip Surgery, Prof. of Orthopaedic Surgery
Treasurer of the European Knee Society
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Reconstructive Unit
International Knee & Joint Centre
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Mansour Sadeqi
Specialist Orthopedic Surgeon
Orthopedic Department
AlRazi Hospital, Jaber Hospital
Kuwait Hospital
Kuwait

Dr. Maan Taba
MD, MS, FRCS
Consultant Orthopedic & Trauma Surgeon
Foot & Ankle Surgeon
Head of Foot & Ankle Centre of Excellence
Medcare Orthopedic &spine hospital
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Sameh Abolfotouh
Consultant Spine Surgeon
Chairman Pan Arab Spine Society
AO Spine MENA Education Chair
Orthopedics
MEDCARE Orthopedics and Spine Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Ahmed Abouelhamd
Consultant Orthopaedic & Spine Surgeon
Orthopaedics & Spine Surgery
NMC Royal Hospital – Dubai Investment Park
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Raid Abdullah Abutalib
MD, MHCM
Consultant Orthopedic surgery
Upper extremity, Sports Medicine and
Arthroplasty Surgeon
Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz National Guard Hospital
Madinah, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Mohammed Al Mutani
Consultant, Hip and Knee Surgeon
Orthopedic Department
Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, University Medical City
Muscat, Oman

Dr. Reema Al Shanfari
Consultant, Orthopedics Surgery Department
Sultan Qaboos Hospital
Salalah, Oman

Dr. Mohammed Alattas
Orthopedic, Sport and Joint Replacement Surgeon
Chief of Orthopedic Department
Board Member of the Orthopaedic Scientific Council, KSA and Saudi Orthopedic Association
Head of Scientific Committee of Lower Limb Reconstruction Surgery
Security Forces Hospital
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Mohammad AlBloushi
Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon – Knee Arthroscopy
Sports Injuries , Knee & Hip Arthroplasty
Arthroplasty & Sports Injuries Unit at
Al-Jahra Hospital
Al-Salam International Hospital
Kuwait

Dr. Sultan Aldebeyan
MD, MSc, FRCSC
Consultant Adult and Paediatric Spine Surgery
Spine Surgery Fellowship Director
National Neuroscience Institute
King Fahad Medical City
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Thunayan Alemairi
Adult Joint Replacement and Lower Limb Surgeon
Consultant at AlRazi Specialized Orthopedic Hospital – Kuwait

Dr. Fahad Al-Khalaf
Consultant of Orthopedic Surgery
Sport Medicine and Arthroscopy
Chief of Sport Medicine and Upper Limb Surgery Unit
Orthopaedic Surgery
AlRazi Hospital
Kuwait

Dr. Loiy Alkhatib
Head of Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Department
Orthopedic and Sports Medicine
Dr Sulaiman Al Habib
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Ahmed Allam
MSC., M.D, Ph.D
Consultant Neurological and Spine Surgeon
Head of Neurosurgery Al Zahra Hospital Dubai
Adjunct Professor A. of Neurosurgery at Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Sulaiman Al-Mousa
Assistant Professor
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Owayed Al-Mutairi
Chairman of Orthopedic Surgery Council in Kuwait
Consultant of Orthopedic Surgery and Arthroplasty
Orthopedic Surgery
Jaber AlAhmad AlSabah hospital
Kuwait

Dr. Omar Alnori
Consultant Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
Orthopedic Surgery – Spine Division
Hamad Medical Corporation
Doha, Qatar

Dr. Khalid AlSheikh
Associate Professor
Knee Arthroplasty Surgeon
Orthopedic Surgery
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for
Health Sciences ( KSAU-HS )
King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Joseph Alsousou

Dr. Mohammad Alzahrani
MBBS, MSc, FRCSC
Associate Professor and Consultant
Orthopaedic Surgery
Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University
Dammam, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Khaled Aneiba
Consultant Orthoapedic/Spinal Surgeon
Trauma & Orthopaedics
Parkview Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Waleed Awwad
Professor and Consultant
Orthopedics
Head of Orthopedic Surgery Department
King Saud University,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Salamah Ayyad
Consultant Lower Limb Sports and Arthroplasty Surgeon
Orthopaedics
Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital & Al-Razi Orthopaedic Hospital
Kuwait City, Kuwait

Dr. Vaibhav Bagaria
Director & Head
Department of Orthopedics
Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital
Mumbai, India

Prof. Mohamed Baguneid
Consultant Vascular & Endovascular Surgeon and
Chair of Division
Vascular Surgery
Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Moez Ballal
MBBS, MRCSEd, FRCSEd (Tr&Orth)
Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedic Foot
& Ankle Surgeon
Sheikh Shkhbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Hasan Baydoun
FAAOS, Chief, Orthopedic Surgery
Mubadala Healthpoint
Sheikh Zayed Sports City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Mohit Bhandari
Professor and Chairman
Surgery
McMaster University
Hamilton, Canada

Dr. Marouane Bouloudhnine
Consultant, Orthopedic Surgeon
Hand, Wrist, Elbow, Shoulder Surgery and
Nerve Reconstruction
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Umer Butt

Dr. Antoine Catteeuw
Orthopedic department
Mediclinic Parkview Hospital and Me’aisem
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Oussama Chaar
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Hip & Knee Center
Orthopaedic
Mediclinic Airport Road
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Francisco Rodriguez
MD PhD FIOTA
Consultant
Trauma and Orthopaedics
Rashid Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Husam Darwish
Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon Surgical Services Director
Orthopedic Surgery
King Abdulaziz University Medical Center
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Nader Darwich

Dr. Radjah Farhi
Specialist Orthopedic Surgeon
Orthopedic Surgeon
Tarmeem Orthopedic & Spine Specialty Hospital
Abudhabi, UAE

Dr. Fayez Felemban
Speciality Orthopedic Surgery
Knee & Hip Prosthetic Surgery
International Medical Center Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Nicandro Figueiredo
Consultant Spinal Neurosurgeon
Spinal Surgery
King’s College Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Nicolas Graveleau

Dr. Abdelkader Hamad
Consultant Orthopedic Spine Surgeon
Burjeel Orthopedic Institute
Burjeel Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Prof. Darrell Ogilvie Harris
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Toronto
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Program
University Health Network,
Toronto Western Hopsital
Toronto, Canada

Dr. Imad Hashim Ahmad
Consultant Neurosurgeon & Spine Surgeon
Medical International Specialist Center
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Marcus Head
Parkview Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Erik Hohmann
Professor
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
Burjeel Hospital for Advanced Surgery
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Damir Hudetz
Assoc.Prof. MD PhD
Assoc.Prof. Chief of Department
Orthopaedics and Trauma
Dubrava University Hospital
Zagreb, Croatia

Dr. Sheik Hussain
MBBS, D.Orth, MCh (Orth), FRCS (Gen) FRCS Trauma and Orthpaedics and CCT from United Kingdom
Currently Chair of Orthopaedics Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Prof. Dr. Sherif Khaled
Professor of Orthopedics
Pelvis and Joint Reconstruction unit
Dept of Orthopedics
Cairo University hospital, Kasr Al Ainy
Cairo, Egypt

Dr. Ehab Kheir

Dr. Karthikraj Kuberakani
Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Medcare Royal Speciality Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Rik Kundra
MD, FRCS(Orth), Dip Sports Med,
MFSEM(UK), CCT Orth(UK) Clinical
Assoc. Prof. of Orthopaedics, MBRU
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Mediclinic Parkview Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Girgis Latif
Consultant of Orthopedics & Traumatology
Rashid Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Simon Lebbos
Consultant
Orthopedic Surgery
Tarmeem Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Christian Lozano MD/MBA/FAANA
Head of Service
Orthopaedics
Clinica Anglo Americana
Lima, Peru

Prof. Sebastien Lustig
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Professor
Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lyon, France

Dr. Nick Marsden Consultant Physician
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
SSMC
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Yousef Marwan
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Limb Lengthening, Reconstruction & Bone Infection
Knee Injuries, Arthroscopy & Joint Preservation
College of Medicine, Kuwait University
Al-Razi Orthopaedic Hospital
Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital
Kuwait City, Kuwait

Dr. Ahmad Mousa
Consultant Orthopedic Trauma – DOH
Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Burjeel Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Institute
Burjeel Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Wesam Ali Nasrallah
Consultant Orthopedic
Saqr Hospital
Adjunct assistant professor of orthopedic surgery
RAKMHSU
Ras Alkhaima, UAE

Dr. Philippe Neyret
Professor/ Doctor
Consultant, Orthopedic and Sport Medicine
Reem Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Fares Noor Uddin
MD, MRCSI, SB-ORTH
Royal Guards / Royal Medical Services
Upper Extremity & Sports Orthopedic Surgeon
King Hamad University Hospital
Bahrain City, Bahrain

Dr. Sebastien Orduna
Orthopedic surgeon
Orthopedic department
Reem Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Javad Parvizi
Professor
Chief Of Orthopedics
Orthopedic Surgery
Acibadem University, Maslak Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey

Dr. Hayder Saleh Al Saadi
Associate Professor
Chairman of Emirati Board Orthopaedic Scientific Committee
Director of Orthopaedic Residency Program -SSMC
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon-SSMC
Orthopaedic Department
SSMC Sheikh Shakbout Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Sebastien Parratte
PhD, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Knee & Hip Surgery, Prof. of Orthopaedic Surgery
Treasurer of the European Knee Society
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Reconstructive Unit
International Knee & Joint Centre
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Asst. Professor. Dr. Omar Sabri
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Trauma and Orthopedics
Saudi German Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Hatem G. Said
Vice-President of Arab Shoulder and Elbow Association
Consultant Sports Medicine & Trauma Surgery
Vice President Arab Shoulder & Elbow Association
Past SICOT Treasurer & Finance Council Chair
Head of Arthroscopy Unit,
Assiut University
Assiut, Egypt

Dr. Usama H. Saleh
Orthopedic & Trauma Consultant
Medcare Orthopedics & Spine Hospital
Dubai, UAE

Dr. Robert Swaka
Consultant in Infectious diseases. Tropical & Infectious diseases Division, sheikh Shakbout Medical City, SSMC
Chair of Infection Prevention & Control
Lead Physician for Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (OPAT)
Chair for clinical and competence Committee for infectious disease fellowship program
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Reha Tandogan
Prof, M.D.
Senior Orthopedic Surgeon
Orthopedics & Traumatology
Cankaya Hospital
Ankara, Turkey

Dr. Mohammed Turky Consultant Orthopedic
Lead of Foot and Ankle Unit
Orthopedic
Burjeel Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Diego Valdez
Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon
Shoulder and Sports Medicine Surgeon
Orthopedics
International Knee and Joint Center
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Prof. Dr. Peter Verdonk
MD, PhD
Knee Surgery & Sports Traumatology
Past-President Belgian Knee Society
Vice-President Belgian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
ISAKOS Board of Directors Member-at-large

Dr. Bruno Violante
Director Orthopedic Department
Center for Knee and
Hip Adult Reconstruction & Traumatology
Isola Tiberina – Gemelli Isola Hospital
Rome, Italy

Dr. Feras Ya’ish
MD, MBBS, MRCS, FRCS (Orth), CCT
Consultant Trauma & Orthopaedics
Healthpoint Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Magdy Abdel-Mota’al
Consultant, Orthopedic Surgery
Chief of Orthopedic Oncology Service
Orthopedics
Al Razi Hospital
Kuwait, Kuwait

Dr. Abdulaziz A Abdullah
Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Senior Specialist
Orthopedic
Alrazi Hospital
Kuwait

Dr. Hilal Al Housni
Consultant orthopaedic surgeon
Sports and Shoulder surgery
Orthopaedic department Sohar Hospital
Sohar, Sultanate of Oman

Dr. Mohammed Al Kindi
MD, OMSB (Ortho.), Oman
Lower Limb Arthroplasty, McGill University, Canada
Sport Medicine, Queen University, Canada
Consultant and Head of Department
Suhar Hospital
Sohar, Sultanate of Oman

Dr. Omar Al Mahrouqi
Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon & Sports Medicine
Aster Al Raffah Hospital
Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Dr. Hood Al Saqari
OMSB,MD,MRCS
Consultant Orthopedics Surgeon
Rustaq Hospital
Rustaq, Oman

Dr. Saleh Salem Al Sawafi
Supervisor of Surgical departments
Head & Consultant of Orthopedic Surgery Department
Ibra Hospital
Ministry of Health
Ibra, Oman

Dr. Ahmed Al Shamary
Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon
Kuwait, Kuwait

Dr. Abdullah Al Turki
Consultant / Deputy Chairman
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Hashem Al-Ali
Kuwait, Kuwait

Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Garni
Consultant Orthopaedics
Dallah Hospital
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Abdulaziz Almaawi
Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery Department
King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Naser Alnusif
MD, FRCSC
Upper Extremity & Sports Orthopaedic Surgeon
Program Director of Kuwait Orthopaedic Residency Program
AlRazi Hospital
Kuwait City, Kuwait

Prof. Dr. Mohammed Alotaibi
Professor of Orthopedics
Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery
College of Medicine
King Khalid University
Abha, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Masoud Al-Riyami
Senior Consultant Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Orthopedics
Muscat Private Hospital
Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Dr. Ibrahim Alshaygy
MD. MHSc.
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University Medical City
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Waleed Altunaib

Dr. Nader Hebela
Staff Physician
Chief of Spine Surgery
Neurological Institute
Cleveland Clinic
Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Mohammed Jamsher
Consultant Orthopedic
Sport Medicine and Arthroscopy
Sport Unit
Alrazi Orthopedic Center
Kuwait

Dr. Jatinder Luthra
MS, DNB, MRCS, FRCS (Tr&Ortho)
Dip. SICOT.Consultant Orthopedics
Khoula Hospital
Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Dr. Rami Salameh Saleh
Consultant Orthopedics & Spine surgeon
Orthocure Medical Center
Dubai