• Interventional Pulmonology head of unit at chest disease Hospital Kuwait.
• Senior Specialist Respirology and director sleep lab at Mubarak al Kabeer hospital.
• HOD internal medicine department Kuwait Hospital.
• Bord member Kuwait thoracic society
• Bord member of Kuwait sleep society

Internal medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism Specialist
MD, FRCPC, ABIM

• Graduated from Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
• Internal medicine residency program -University of Manitoba Canada
• Endocrinology and Metabolism Fellowship - University of Ottawa Canada
• Head of Obesity medicine program at Farwaniyah Hospital
• Clinical research associate in Dasman Diabetes institute

Dr. Shaimaa Alsfour is a consultant in family medicine with extensive experience in Bariatric Medicine, with a strong focus on diet and nutrition. She is a highly motivated and conscientious professional, holding a Doctor of Medicine & Surgery degree, Family Medicine Kuwaiti Board certification, and is a Member of the Royal College of General Practitioners. Notably, she is the first Kuwaiti to receive dual Board Certification from the American Association of Bariatric Counsellors. In addition, she completed a fellowship program at Imperial College London. Since 2023 Dr. Alsfour currently serves as the Deputy Manager of the Community Nutrition Sector at the Public Authority for Food and Nutrition (PAFN).

Dana K AlTarrah, MSc, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Public Health, Kuwait University, and a Registered Clinical Nutritionist.

BSc. Nutrition, Kings College London
MSc. Clinical and Public Health Nutrition, University College London
PhD. Child Health, University College London

Critical care dietitian at Jaber alahmad hospital and part of TPN team.

BSc Nutrition, kuwait university.
5 years experience in critical care and parenteral nutrition management.

Dr. Meshari Almuhanna is a consultant metabolic, bariatric and colorectal surgeon. Almuhanna is board certified in general surgeon with two subspecialitie (bariatric / metabolic and colorectal surgeon). Almuhanna is a fellow of American college of surgeon, fellow of American society of metabolic and bariatric surgeon. Almuhanna is secretary of Kuwait Society of Metabolic and Bariatric surgery and vice president of Kuwait Hernia Society.

Almuhanna has a lot of publications on bariatric / metabolic and oncology. Since he started bariatric / metabolic surgery in Kuwait he is focusing on bypass surgeries specifically revision surgery and one anastomosis gastric bypass (mini) which he became the reference of this surgery. He published a paper in SOARD “20 year experiment of single anastomosis gastric bypass”.

He has presented and moderated at multiple national and international conferences. He receives referrals from multiple countries for treating complicated cases.

Eman AlAwadhi, Msc, Bsc, is the head of the nutrition union of public and private sectors in kuwait. And clinical dietitian at jaber alahmad alsobah hospital.

Msc. Applied sport and exercise science, Sheffield Hallam university, uk

• Consultant endocrinologist
• Founder of Kuwait Obesity Association KOA
• American and Canadian board in internal medicine
• American and Canadian board in endocrinology and metabolism
• Published several papers in NEJM and JCEM
• Author of the book stories from the clinic

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Consultant physician and Head of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism at Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital, and a Clinical Staff at Dasman Diabetes Institute in Kuwait. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology.

Rahaf M. AlHamad, obtained her BSc. In Dietetics Program from University of Dayton in the United States, and a MSc degree in Clinical Nutrition from Kent State University, she currently works as a licensed clinical dietitian at Jaber Al Ahmad Hospital.

Dr Munira Altarrah is a Consultant Gastronenterologist and Transplant Hepatologist at Amiri Hospital. She is currently the Head of the Gastroenterology Center At Amiri Hospital. Field of interesr: Transplant. Autoimmune liver disease and MAFLD.

Consultant in endocrine and diabetes at Alamiri hospital

Graduate of Birmingham university, England. Received postgraduate training in internal medicine from the Kuwait institute of medical specialization. And fellowship program in endocrine, diabetes and metabolism from KIMS.. Postgraduate diploma in obesity medicine from the university of South Wales.

• Canadian board in surgery
• Consultant General. Bariatrics and laparoscopic surgeon
• Amiri hospital and Kana clinic

MB, BCh, BAO(RCSI), MRCS (RCSEd),KBGS, FACS.

• Fellowship trained Upper GI & Bariatric Surgeon
• Director of Scholarship office (Kuwait Institute for Medical Specializations)
• General Secretary (Kuwait Association of Surgeons)

Dr. Huda Al-Duwaisan is a graduate of Kuwait University’s College of Medicine and has received her fellowship in family medicine from the United Kingdom’s Royal College of General Practitioners.

She is currently the head of the Yarmouk Primary Health Care Clinic, which is recognized as the first healthy city in Kuwait by the World Health Organization (WHO).

In addition, Dr. Al-Duwaisan was the previous Chairperson of the Primary Health Care Faculty at the Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialization, serving a tenure between 2008-2022. At present, she is a trainer and examiner in the Family Medicine board in Kuwait.

Dr. Al-Duwaisan also previously served as the head and one of the founders of the Association of Family Physicians and General Practitioners between 2008-2022. She remains the vice head of the Yarmouk Health District Council.

She also founded and lead the Mental health program in PHC/Kuwait as respective head between 2013-2020 and the Obesity National Program in General Practice in 2004. She also integrated the First Chronic disease Clinic in General Practice in 1996, the First Nocturnal Anuresis in General Practice in 2008, the First Healthy City in Kuwait in in Yarmouk Area in 2014, the First fast tract clinic, Triage system and Ideal Clinic in 2016 in Yarmouk Primary Health Center and finally the first AHA training department in Yarmouk Clinic in 2018

Dr. Al-Duwaisan also Introduce 3 quality improvement projects and 8 published papers for Yarmouk health center1995-2022.

One of the many accolades that she has received includes the award for the Women in Science Hall of Fame by the Embassy of the United States in Kuwait, in 2014.Awared by His Hines the Prime Minister of Kuwait in 2014.

• Diploma in diabetes in primary care- St George University of London
• Trainer and examiner in Kuwait's family medicine residency program (KFMRP)
• KFMRP Assistant director of academic affairs
• Head of Scientific Committe KFMRP
• Member of the Faculty of Primary Healthcare- KIMS
• Clinical tutor of undergraduates at Faculty of Medicine- Kuwait University

• Chief of Surgery - Jaber Hospital
• Program Director - Kuwaiti Board of Surgery

• Consultant Surgeon
• Head of Unit - Sabah Hospital

Certificates

• Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery June 1984- Kuwait
• Swedish Board in general Surgery December 1996, Lund University, Sweden
• Master in Pancreatic Surgery October 1996, Lund University, Sweden

Memberships

• Kuwait Medical Association
• International Surgical Society
• University College Colo-Rectal Surgery (UCCRS)
• International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity

Consultant General surgeon, MIS and BMS surgery - Amiri Hospital

Consultant in General Surgery and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Oncosurgery, Germany Board، Chairman of Surgery, Al-Jahra Hospital.

MD, FACS

Consultant General, Endocrine, Batiatric & Onco-Surgeon

• Consultant family medicine, MRCGP (INT)
• Master in Clinical Mental Health Counseling (Johns Hopkins University)
• Master in International Policy, Planning & Management (University of Southern California).
• Myers-Briggs Type Indicator [Personality Type] - Certified Myers Briggs Type Indicator practitioner.
• Head of Alzahra Primary Care Center
• Trainer and Examiner in Royal College Program Of General Practice in Kuwait (MRCGP INT)
• Mental Health Clinic Physician/Therapist in primary Care
• Member of Primary Mental Health committee - MOH

Consultant Family Physician, MD - Head of Surra Health Clinic

• Consultant-Internal Medicine
• Acting Chairman-Department of Medicine-Mubarak Alkabeer Hospital
• Head of Kuwait Internal Medicine association

Dr. Safa Hegazin is a consultant Physician at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, and clinical assistant professor of medicine at Cleveland clinic learner collage of medicine. She has the American board of internal medicine, American board of obesity medicine as well as lifestyle medicine. Currently, Dr. Hegazin is the director of the obesity medicine clinic at Cleveland clinic Abu Dhabi.

MD FACS FASMBS

Consultant general and bariatric surgeon at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE.

He completed his medical school at the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador and his surgical training at Cleveland Clinic and a fellowship in MIS gastrointestinal and bariatric surgery at Duke University.

He is the director of the Hernia and Core Health Center at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

An international speaker. He has published several original scientific articles and texts on hernia, laparoscopic, robotic and bariatric surgery.

Dr Pantoja is an Endocrine and Bariatric Surgeon, worked as a Staff Surgeon in the National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition form 2003 until joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in 2021. His fields of interest are Endocrine, Bariatric and Advanced laparoscopic Surgery.

MB, BCh, BAO(RCSI), MRCS (RCSEd),KBGS, FACS.

• Fellowship trained Upper GI & Bariatric Surgeon.
• Director of Scholarship office (Kuwait Institute for Medical Specializations).
• General Secretary (Kuwait Association of Surgeons).

General, Foregut, Bariatric and Hernia Surgeon

MD, MSc, FRCSc, ABOM

Carlos M. Abril Vega, MD, PhD is a Consultant Staff Physician at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi in the Digestive Disease Institute, specializing in general and bariatric surgery. With a PhD from the University of Valladolid, Spain, Dr. Abril is also a Clinical Professor at Case Western Reserve University. He has extensive expertise in minimally invasive and robotic surgery, leading innovation in complex digestive procedures. A fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Dr. Abril has contributed to numerous international publications and conferences in the field of digestive and bariatric surgery.

MB, BCH, BAO (Hons) SB-GS ALBS-KSU

• University College of Cork Ireland
• Saudi Board of General Surgery With First class Honors
• Advanced laparoscopic & Bariatic Surgery Fellow Ship

M.B.B.CH - FRCS (Glasgow) - FACS - MRCS(Hon)

• Member of Kuwait Supreme Council for planning and Developments
• Director of Kuwait Cancer Control Center
• Chief of Military Medical Services Authority MOD , Kuwait
• Senior Surgical Consultant: MOM, MOD and Private Health Sector (Kuwait) with 40 abstracts and publications
• Chairman of Surgical Oncology department
• Founder of numerous medical associations and organizations
• Member of Boards of Trustees of Arab universities and associations
• Ex-Vice President of the Arab Cancer Council
• Editor-in-Chief of the Asian Journal of Cancer Research