Speakers

Dr. Rachel Kaminski

Consultant Pulmonologist, Respiratory Physician, Sub-Specialist in Sever Asthma, Airways Disease & Bronchiectasis / Head of Department, Saudi German Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Rachel Kamniski

Dr. Rachel Kaminski, a graduate Of medicine, Imperial College London, 2006. She holds a respiratory BSC from the Royal Brompton Hospital.

Dr. Kaminski, becarne a Respiratory Consultant in 2018 at Gloucestershire NHS Foundation Trust & was the Educational Lead of the department. lead for transitional care paediatrics and ran the severe asthma and bronchiectasis services, Since moving to Dubai in July, she has taken up the role of pulmonologist at Saudi-German Hospital and is already recognized as a Severe Asthma Expert handling complex cases and advising appropriate patients to biologics.

Dr. Kaminski, sits on advisory boards for the airway epithelium and is continuing to speak nationally and internationally on asthma and COPD Kaminski, has overseen several international research studies and has a recent publication in the Lancet.

Dr. Goran Nadir Salih

Consultant Pulmonologist and Internal Medicine
Program Director for Adult Pulmonary Fellowship
Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health

Dr. Goran Nadir Salih

Dr. Goran Nadir Salih is Consultant Pulmonologist and Internal Medicine, with 17 years’ experience. He is Danish Board Certified in Internal and Pulmonary Medicine, he did his fellowship at many tertiary centers at Copenhagen University Hospitals, Denmark.

After Moving to UAE in May 2021, he worked as Consultant Pulmonologist at American Hospital Dubai. In February 2022 he joined the Department of Pulmonary, Sleep and Allergic diseases at Rashid Hospital, Dubai Health as Consultant Pulmonologist, where he is currently director of interventional pulmonology, interstitial lung diseases clinic, and Adult Respiratory Fellowship under The Saudi Commission of Health Specialties (SCFHS) . Currently he is also member of the Adult pulmonary Scientific Committee under National Institute for Health Specialties (NIHS), Emirati Board.

Dr. Ramzi Khashkhusha

Consultant Pulmonologist
Tawam Hospital

Dr. Ramzi Khashkhusha

Dr. Ramzi Khashkhusha graduated from Tripoli University Libya and completed his post-graduate training in the UK. He is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and he has completed a CCT in pulmonary and general medicine. Dr Khashkhusha previously worked as a respiratory consultant at the Mid-Yorkshire NHS trust then joined Tawam hospital in 2013. He is a faculty member of the internal medicine residency-training programme at Tawam hospital. He has committed to presenting at Local and national conferences. Dr Ramzi has been involved in many audits and multiple research publications and presentations.

Dr. Hani Sabbour

MD FACC FHRS FASE

Consultant Cardiologist / Cardiac Electrophysiology
Mediclinic Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Hani Sabbour

Dr Sabbour has over 29 years of clinical experience in all aspects of cardiology and extensive academic expertise starting from his training at Harvard Medical School (Massachusetts General Hospital) and Clinical Assistant Professorship at Brown University Warren Alpert School of Medicine in Rhode Island USA . He has been at the forefront of complex cardiac care in the UAE and is extensively published on multicentre cardiovascular research in the UAE, as well as guideline writing and implementation and advanced cardiovascular post graduate education. He has performed over 800 cardiac EP procedures including implantable devices and EP / ablations.

Dr. Marwan Najib

MB BS, FRCP(Glas), MRCP(I)

CCT( Respiratory / GIM )
SCE (Respiratory )
consultant Pulmonologist and Division Head

Dr. Marwan Najib

Dr Marwan Najib is a consultant Pulmonologist and Division Head with over 25 years experience across Respiratory Medicine . He completed his Medical Training and Fellowship in the UK and currently is a Consultant Physician in Respiratory Medicine at Sheikh Kalifa Medical City Abu Dhabi UAE with a previous clinical experience in United Kingdom. Dr Marwan hold a Doctor of Medicine (MD) and also a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) . He has special interest in treating severe asthma and Interventional Pulmonary Medicine.

Dr. Saniya Khan

Staff Physician, Pulmonology, Respiratory Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Saniya Khan

Dr. Saniya Khan, MD, is a Staff Physician in the Respiratory Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, she was an Academic Assistant Professor and Consultant Pulmonary & Critical Care Physician at the Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, US and its affiliated hospitals.

During this time, Dr. Khan held active responsibilities in the undergraduate curriculum development for respiratory medicine at the university, along with active teaching and demonstration labs for medical students. She also served as an Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) instructor and supervised the pulmonary clerkship for medical students.

Dr. Khan has received awards and recognition for her teaching and mentoring. She has mentored medical residents with publications and presentations in accredited forums, advancing their knowledge and interest in the field of pulmonary and critical care medicine.

Dr. Khan also practices general pulmonary medicine with special interest in advanced lung diseases, including, but not limited to, interstitial lung diseases, connective tissues diseases and granulomatous lung diseases. In addition, she specializes in and actively practices critical care medicine and has overseen initiation and implementation of quality initiatives in critical care.

Dr. Khan resides in Abu Dhabi with her husband and two daughters. Her wider interests include traveling, music, exploring various cultures and the arts. She avidly practices stott pilates.