Conference Speakers – Kuwait Internal Medicine Association Conference

Dr. Waleed Aldahi

Dr. Waleed Abdullah Ali Aldahi is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada and Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
After he finished his Medicine and Endocrine Fellowship in Vancouver, Canada, he joined Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, for a Diabetes Fellowship.
He is currently the Head of the Internal Medicine Department of Mubarak AL Kabeer Hospital, the Head of the Endocrinology Department of Mubarak AL Kabeer Hospital, and the President of the Kuwait Diabetes Society.

Dr. Aseel Al-Ibrahim

Specialist in Psychiatry Division of General Psychiatry and Women Mental Health in Kuwait Center for Mental Health (KCMH) and Maternity Hospital.
She graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Kuwait University.
She did her Psychiatry Residency Training in Kuwait. Then, she joined the University of Toronto, where she did her training in Women’s Psychiatry. Currently, she is the Head Unit and Assistant to Program Director of Psychiatry.

Dr. Asrar Alsayed Hashem

Consultant in Endocrinology & Diabetology at Al-Amiri Hospital, Kuwait.
President of Kuwait Obesity Association.
Graduate of Kuwait University, Faculty of Medicine.
Certified by the Kuwaiti Institute for Medical Specialization (KIMS) Board of Internal Medicine & Fellowship program of Endocrine, Diabetes and Metabolic disorders.
Post graduate diploma in obesity management, University of South Wales.

Dr. Heba Al Farhan

A Gastroenterology and hepatology consultant, Advanced IBD specialist at Thunayan Al Ghanim gastroenterology center at Al Amiri hospital.
Completed her Internal Medicine residency in Kuwait from Kuwait Institute of Medical Specialization board certification, and MRCP(UK)
Board certified in adult gastroenterology & hepatology from Saudi board of gastroenterology program.
Sub-specialty training in advanced inflammatory bowel disease fellowship from university of Calgary in Canada.
Executive board member at the (INTERNATIONAL BOWEL ULTRASOUND GROUP e.V. SOCIETY- IBUS) and accredited trainer in bowel ultrasound from association international Bowel ULTRASOUND GROUP e.V.
President of Kuwaiti gastroenterology association.

Dr. Bader Almutairi

Graduated from Jordan university of science and technology. Worked in internal medicine department in Farwaniya hospital and joined Kuwaiti board in internal medicine. Graduated in 2019.
Currently working in Kuwait cancer control center as clinical fellow in medical oncology fellowship .

Dr. Mohammed Malik

Consultant gastroenterologist at Haya Al Habeeb gastroenterology centre in Kuwait.
He got his medical degree from faculty of medicine at Kuwait University.
Dr. Malik is a member of royal college of physicians of the United Kingdom.
He completed his fellowship in Gastroenterology and advanced IBD at Royal London hospital, Queen Mary university. UK.
Dr. Malik is a co-founder of Kuwait Gastroenterology Association (KGA) and is the current vice president.

Dr. Shaimaa Al Enezi

MB,B.CH, KBIM, Endocrine, Diabetes, and Metabolism Fellowship KIMS
Consultant in Internal Medicine, Diabetes, Endocrine & Metabolic Disease in Al-Adan Hospital and New Mowasat Hospital.
A Board Member in Kuwait Osteoporosis Society

Dr. Abdullah AlAwadi

Dr. Abdullah AlAwadi is a Board certified Internist and currently a fellow in Adult cardiology program – KIMS.
He is the POCUS lead in Kuwait internal medicine program, training residents on basics of point of care ultrasound. He participated in training of more than 150 IM residents throughout dedicated hands-on workshops.
He is a member and instructor in the Canadian point of care ultrasound society.
His area on interest include critical care ultrasound – point of care ultrasound, and focused cardiac ultrasound training.

Dr. Abeer Al-Obaidan

Tutor at Neurology and Internal Medicine programs

Dr. Abdullah Al Thaher

Senior Specialist in Gastroenterology Transplant hepatology
Jaber al Ahmad hospital – Kuwait
MBBCH Kuwait University Faculty of Medicine
Saudi Board in Internal Medicine
Saudi fellowship in Gastroenterology
Transplant Hepatology Fellowship- Toronto, Canada

Dr. Ahmad ALEnizi

MD, Rheumatologist ,FRCPC, FACR, MACP
Graduating from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 2001, he completed post-graduate training in internal medicine and rheumatology at McGill University.
He is certified in both specialties by the Royal College of Physicians of Canada and the American Board of Internal Medicine.
A former president of the Kuwait Association of Rheumatology and Kuwait Medical Association, he currently works as a Consultant Rheumatologist and head of various departments at Al-Jahra Hospital.
His areas of interest include seronegative spondylarthritis and vaccine use in rheumatic diseases.

Dr. Ahmad Alhashemi

Assistant Professor at the Dept of Medicine, Kuwait University and Consultant in Internal Medicine, Endocrine & Diabetes at Adan Hospital.
He received his medical degree from Kuwait University and completed his postgraduate training in Internal Medicine, Endocrine and Metabolism at the University of Toronto.
He is the Program Director of the Kuwaiti Board of Internal Medicine and Assistant Director of the Center of Medical Education at the College of Medicine, Kuwait University.

Dr. Ahmad Abdullah

Dr. Ahmad Esmaeel Abdullah obtained his medical degree in Ireland. He later did his residency in France in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.
He currently works as a senior specialist in the Endocrine Unit of Jaber AlAhmad Hospital.

Dr. Ali Alqattan

Consultant in Geriatric Medicine. He is the Founder and Head of the Geriatric Unit in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital in Kuwait.
He obtained his medical degree in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) and his Geriatric Training in Oxford University Hospitals with Geriatric Medicine Specialty Certification from the RCP in London.
He is a Member of multiple Geriatric related Higher committees in Kuwait as well as the BGS, the AGS, the EUGMS and MEAMA.

Dr. Amjad Alkadi

Rheumatology Consultant in Al-Sabah Hospital/ Ministry of Health Kuwait.
Bachelor’s degree of Medicine and Surgery (King Saud University, Riyadh)
Saudi Board of Internal Medicine (SCFHS)
Saudi Fellowship in Rheumatology (SCFHS)
SLE Fellowship (University of Toronto, Canada)
Dr Alkadi is a Member in Al-Sabah Scientific Committee and a Tutor in KBIM.
She is a Member in Kuwait Association of Rheumatology and Kuwait Medical Association.
She is a Member in Arab League of Rheumatology Scientific Committee.

Dr. Anas Aledan

Graduated from Faculty of Medicine – Kuwait University in 2010
Internal Medicine Board Certified from KIMS-Kuwait 2017.
Obtained Membership of royal college of physicians of the United Kingdom in 2017.
Obtained Membership of royal college of physicians of the United Kingdom in Rheumatology and scleroderma 2024.
Trained at systemic sclerosis center at the Royal Free London
Member of European League Against Rheumatism

Dr. Asmaa Al Rashed

Dr. Asmaa Al Rashed is a Consultant General and Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in the Department of Surgery and a Consultant Critical Care in Amiri & Jaber Al-Ahmed Hospitals in Kuwait.
She is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada and the American College of Surgeons. She is board certified in General Surgery and has Critical Care fellowship from McGill University, and Laparoscopic Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery fellowship in Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.
Dr. Al Rashed held numerous academic and leadership roles, her research and clinical work focus on quality of care of obesity, bariatric and metabolic surgery and on achieving equity in surgery. She is an invited speaker regionally and internationally and is the founder of Women Surgeons of Kuwait.

Dr. Bader Alkhurainj

Clinical Pharmacist – Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Kuwait
Education: • Master of Public Health (MPH) Kuwait University, 2025 • Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) Kuwait University, 2022 • Bachelor of Pharmacy (BPharm) Kuwait University, 2019.
Professional Experience: • Clinical Pharmacist, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital Kuwait, 2023 – Present • Pharmacist, Jaber Al Ahmad Hospital and in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital Kuwait, 2019 to 2022.
Professional Affiliations: • Board Member, Kuwait Pharmaceutical Association (KUPHA), 2024–2026 • Member, Kuwait Pharmaceutical Advancement Conference & Exhibition (KPAC) Committee 2023 – 2024 • Member, Scientific and Cultural Committee, Kuwait Pharmaceutical Association (KUPHA) 2022 – 2024 • Board Member, Kuwait Pharmacy Students’ Society 2018 – 2019

Dr. Bassam Bulbanat

Consultant of Cardiology (echocardiography specialist)
at the Sabah Al Ahmad Cardiac Center, Ministry of health, Kuwait.
During his academic career he has contributed to several international journal
publications.
He is the program director of the Adult Cardiology Fellowship
Program affiliated with KIMS.

Dr. Batoul Alwazan

She began her academic journey by earning a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (BMBCh) from Kuwait University in 2010. She pursued further specialization and completed her Specialty in Internal Medicine at the Kuwait Institution of Medical Specialty in 2016
Recognizing a growing need for expertise in the care of older adults, Dr. Alwazan sought advanced training in Geriatric Medicine at McMaster University in Canada and completed her geriatric fellowship in 2021.
Dr. Alwazan became interested in cognition and, in 2022, sought further training in cognitive and behavioral neurology from the University of Toronto.
Since 2022, Dr. Alwazan has been a pivotal part of the geriatric unit at Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital. Her work has significantly advanced the management of complex geriatric syndromes and the advocacy for the well-being of elderly patients. In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Alwazan has been a clinical tutor in the internal medicine residency program since 2023.
Dr. Alwazan has publications in the field of cognition and is currently working with cognitive experts in Kuwait to establish the first dementia registry in the country. She also has a special interest in program and hospital protocol development.

Dr. Eman Alanbay

Pulmonary and sleep medicine consultant in Farwania Hospital.
Head of Kuwait Sleep medicine center.
Head of Sleep medicine Society of Kuwait

Dr. Fatema Almousawi

MBBS Kuwait University.
Internal Medicine University of Toronto, Canada.
Adult Gastroenterology University of Toronto, Canada

Dr. Khaled Alshatti

Dr Khaled Alshatti did a residency in Internal Medicine and a fellowship in Geriatric Medicine in Canada and is both American and Canadian board certified.
He established a multidisciplinary geriatric medicine consult service at Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital.
He is the general secretary of the Kuwait Geriatric Medicine Association.
Dr. Alshatti is part of the research team for the Kuwait Older Adults Survey and a clinical tutor for the Kuwaiti Board of Internal Medicine program

Dr. Mishal Abu Al-Melh

MD, FRCPC, FAAN
Consultant board-certified Neurologist, Movement Disorders & Neuro-ophthalmology specialist.
Head of the Neurology Division & Movement Disorders unit, Al-Adan hospital, Kuwait.
Director of the Movement Disorders, Botulinum toxin/Dystonia & Neuro-ophthalmology clinics at Al-Adan hospital, Kuwait.
Previously the Director of the Neurology residency program, KIMS, Kuwait.
Graduated from medical college ( Faculty of Medicine ), Kuwait University.
Completed Neurology residency training program and fellowships in Movement Disorders & adult & pediatric Neuro-ophthalmology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
A fellow of the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Canada and a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology.
Authored & co-authored several publications related to the field of Movement Disorders.

Dr. Mohammad Almomen

Consultant nephrologist working in the Nephrology Unit at Mubarak Al-Abdullah Al-Sabah Dialysis Centre.
Obtained his Medical Degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and completed his Medical Residency Program in Kuwait.
Obtained his Nephrology Fellowship training from McMaster University in Canada, followed by a Subspeciality Training in Glomerulonephritis.
He has a special interest in Chronic Kidney Disease and Glomerulonephritis in Pregnancy.

Dr. Mohammad Alharban

Specialist at the Internal Medicine Department – Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital.
Graduate of the Kuwaiti Board of Internal Medicine.
Member of the Kuwaiti Board of Internal Medicine (KBIM) Committee and the Faculty of Medicine – Kuwait University.

Dr. Mohammad Al-Awadhy

Hematology and Thrombosis Specialist
Kuwaiti Board of Hematology.
Fellowship in Adult Thrombosis from the University of Ottawa

Mohamed Aon

Dr. Mohamed Aon is a Consultant of Internal Medicine at Jahra Hospital and a Clinical Tutor at the Kuwait Board of Internal Medicine (KBIM). He also serves as an examiner for the Royal College of Physicians’ PACES exams and is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Cairo University. Dr. Aon has made significant contributions to medical education, teaching, and research at Jahra Hospital. His work is widely recognized, with numerous publications and reviews featured in esteemed international medical journals.

Dr. Mohammad Mairza

Dr. Mairza is a Board Certified Senior Specialist in Internal Medicine and Member of the Royal college of Physicians (UK). He also obtained his Obesity and weight Management Certificate accredited by U.E.M.S and SCOPE.
He has Special Interest in Diabetes and Obesity Medicine.
Currently he is working in AL Amiri hospital Kuwait, and AL Salam Al Assima Hospital.
He is a clinical tutor in Kuwait University Faculty of Medicine and Clinical tutor in the Kuwaiti Board of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Mousa Akbar

Dr. Mousa Akbar is a Consultant Interventional Cardiologist and Head of the Cardiology Unit at Al Sabah Hospital, Kuwait, also serving at the Chest Disease Hospital.
He graduated from Kuwait University (1990) and completed his Internal Medicine and Cardiology residencies in Canada, earning American and Canadian Board certifications. He holds fellowships from multiple prestigious institutions, including the ACC, ESC, FACP, and FSCAI.
Dr. Akbar is Vice President of the Kuwait Cardiac Society, General Secretary of the Gulf Interventional Society, and a Board Member of the Gulf Heart Association. He has published extensively and delivered 100+ regional and international cardiology lectures.

Dr. Muneera Al Tarrah

Muneera Al Tarrah ,MD
Consultant Gastroenterologist and Transplant Hepatologist
Head of Al-Amiri Hospital, GI Unit
Secretary General of the Kuwait Organ Transplant Society,
Vice President of Kuwait Organ Donation Society 2020-2024

Dr. Nawaf Y. Alenezi

Pulmonology and Internal Medicine Specialist – Adan hospital. MB, BCh, BAO – University College Cork – Ireland. Kuwait Board of Internal Medicine – KIMS. Saudi Fellowship in Adult Pulmonology – SCFHS

Dr. Nawal Al Otaibi

Dr. Nawal graduated from the Kuwait University School of Medicine in 2014.
She completed her internship in Farwaniya hospital and then completed IM residency and Endocrinology fellowship in Vancouver, Canada at the
University of British Columbia. She is currently working as an endocrinologist at Jaber Hospital with a special interest in pituitary and adrenal disease.
Dr. Nawal is the Kuwait Board of Internal Medicine (KBIM) Assistant Program Director for residents’ affairs. She is also a faculty member at Kuwait University, currently working as a clinical tutor.

Dr. Nouf Ahmad

Consultant Cardiac Imaging in Chest disease hospital, Kuwait
Graduate of Medical College, Kuwait University.
Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, Faculty of Radiologist, Dublin.
Fellowship in Cardiac MRI from Charite Experimental and Research Center, Berlin, Germany, where she was trained by the former head of the Society of Cardiac MRI (SCMR).
Level II Qualified Cardiac MRI reader by the SCMR.
Has experience in Cardiac imaging since 2017.

Dr. Nouh Baqer

MB BCH BAO, MRCP, KBIM, FRCPI (Resp), RCP Clinical PH fellowship (Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield UK)
Currently working as a Consultant in Internal medicine, Respiratory and Pulmonary Hypertension in the Respiratory Unit at Mubarak Al-Kabeer teaching Hospital in Kuwait.
Created the pulmonary hypertension referral pathway and service. Further developed the RHC service standards in Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital since finishing a dedicated PH fellowship at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield, UK.

Dr. Noura AlHashim

M.B.B.Ch, MRCP-UK, Saudi Fellowship of Adult Hematology.
Hematology and Internal Medicine Consultant.
Head of Clinical Hematology Unit – Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital.
Clinical Tutor at KIMS and Faculty of Medicine – Kuwait University.

Dr. Nourah Aljuwaisri

Clinical Hematologist and Head of the Clinical Hematology Unit, Al Amiri Hospital, Kuwait.
Medical degree from the Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University.
Certified by the Kuwaiti Board of Hematology, Kuwait Institute for Medical Specializations (KIMS).
Clinical Tutor, Kuwait Institute for Medical Specializations (KIMS).
Member of Hemophilia Committee, Ministry of Health, Kuwait

Salman Al Sabah

Dr. Sultan Alqadiri

Dr. Sultan Alqadiri received his bachelor’s degree in medicine and surgery in 2010 from the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland (RCSI). He then completed the Kuwait Board of Internal Medicine (KBIM) in 2018 and is a Member of the Royal College of Physicians, United Kingdom (MRCP-UK). In 2022 he completed the clinical fellowship in Geriatric Medicine from the University of Ottawa, Canada and is also a Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada Subspecialist Affiliate. Currently he is working as the head of the Geriatric Medicine Unit in Farwaniya Hospital and is also a clinical tutor with the Kuwait Board of Internal Medicine.

Dr. Sondus AlSharidah

Director of Paediatric SCT program in Kuwait, Head of paediatric haematology oncology and SCT Department
NBK Children’s Specialised Hospital, committee head for Stem Cell and tissue principles
and technical and administrative standards.
Previously Head of committee for Central Policies for secondary and tertiary care, member of gene therapy committee. Previously member of COVID-19 inspection team in MOH, Vice president of SCD higher committee, president of Kuwait Paediatric association. Treasurer of Kuwait Thalassaemia league. Member of international bodies: EBMT,ISCT,ASTCT,ASHI,ARSHI.
Graduated from Dublin , Ireland RCSI, double qualification for paediatrics ( Kuwaiti board and MRCPCH), fellowship in paediatric haematology and SCT UK.
Established the paediatric SCT in 2020, initiated the treatment of CCP in Kuwait 2020. Initiated Paediatric apheresis service treatment in Nbk Children’s Hospital. Initiated the cellular therapy for children, started the infrastructure of CAR -T therapy and gene therapy and ATMP lab.
Research interest in the field of benign haematology, thrombosis haemostasis.

Dr. Tanheed AlHajeri

Consultant Internal Medicine and Diabetes
Internal Medicine KIMS
Diabetes Fellowship KIMS

Dr. Thamer Alessa

Head Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Jaber Al-Ahmed Hospital Kuwait
Board Member of the Kuwait Endocrine Society

Dr. Yousef Al-Shamali

Consultant in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology
Specialized in advanced endoscopy (ERCP & EUS) Vancouver, Canada
Specialized in Bariatric Endoscopy Barcelona, Spain
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery – RCSI Ireland
Canadian Fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology – University of British Columbia.
Canadian fellowship in Therapeutic Endoscopy (ERCP & Endoscopic ultrasound) – University of British Columbia
Fellowship in Bariatric Endoscopy and Metabolic Disease – Spain
European fellowship in gastroenterology and Hepatology