INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS

Dr. Andrew Stephens

Chief Medical Officer Life Molecular Imaging Berlin, Germany

Dr. Andrew Stephens

Dr. Stephens has more than 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, primarily in the areas of neurodegenerative diseases, oncology and diagnostic imaging Previously, he was Chief Medical Officer at Piramal Imaging and the VP Head Experimental Medicine Oncology/Diagnostic Imaging for Bayer Pharma. He has held positions of increasing responsibility at NeXagen/NeXstar, Gilead, Schering AG, and OSI Pharmaceuticals. He received his BA cum laude in chemistry from the University of Colorado, Boulder. He also received an MD with honors and a PhD in biochemistry, biophysics and genetics from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Dr. Stephens is Board certified in Internal Medicine and had a clinical practice before entering pharmaceutical development

Dr. Brad A. Racette

Senior Vice President, Barrow Neurological Institute
Arizona, USA

Dr. Brad A. Racette

Brad A. Racette, MD, FAAN, is the Kemper and Ethel Marley Chair for Neurology, and Senior Vice President at Barrow Neurological Institute. Dr. Racette earned his medical degree from the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago and his bachelor’s degree in molecular biology from Princeton University in New Jersey. He completed his neurology residency and a fellowship in movement disorders at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Dr. Racette’s research focuses on identifying environmental risk factors for Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases. He has authored over 180 peer-reviewed publications and served on numerous international review committees and advisory boards.

Dr. Fatema Abdulla

MD, FRCPC

Consultant Adult Neurologist
President of Bahrain Neurosciences Association
General Secretary – ILAE EMR executive Committee

Dr. Fatema Abdulla

MD, FRCPC

Certification: Diploma in Nursing, Arab Board Certificate in Internal Medicine, Canadian Board In Adult Neurology, Clinical and research fellowship in Epilepsy, University of Calgary, Canada Initially, diploma in nursing, worked in adult Intensive Care Unit, later joined Medical school – Arabian Gulf University- MD , followed by residency in Internal medicine in Salmaniya Medical Complex – Bahrain , then Residency In Adult Neurology training, and clinical and research fellowship in Epilepsy - Canada

Academic Activities
Clinical Tutoring for clerkship students since 2001 and rotating residents.
Organizes monthly educational activities for all neurologists/neurosurgeons in the Kingdom of Bahrain since 2011
Organized and chaired symposiums /congresses: national, GCC and regional congresses
Publication:
-participated in local and national research
-participated in research in the MENA region and with international organizations like the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) and International Movement disorders.
Research publications in MS, stroke, Cognitive function, myasthenia gravis, epilepsy and Parkinson’s disease.

Prof. José Alejandro Luchsinger-Stuart

Robert F. Loeb Professor of Medicine and Professor of Epidemiology at the Columbia University Medical Center Director, Center for Research on Aging and Quality of Life
Vice Chair for Clinical and Epidemiological Research, Department of Medicine
Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Dr. Haythum Tayeb

Vice Dean for Graduate Studies & Scientific
Research Faculty of Medicine
King Abdul Aziz University
Jeddah, KSA

Dr. Haythum Tayeb

Dr. Haythum Tayeb is the Vice Dean for Graduate Studies & Scientific Research at the Faculty of Medicine, King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, as well as the Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research at the Rabigh Faculty of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University in Rabigh/Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He also serves as the Chief of the Department of Medicine at the Rabigh Faculty of Medicine. Dr. Tayeb is an Assistant Professor in Neurology and Psychiatry within the Division of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah. He has completed clinical fellowships in Clinical Neurophysiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA, and in Psychiatry (neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurology) at McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA. Additionally, Dr. Tayeb was a Clinical Fellow (Resident) in Neurology at the Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, and a Demonstrator in Neurology and Psychiatry at the Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Hamed Al Sinawi

Sr. Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist
Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

Dr. Hamed Al Sinawi

Dr. Hamed Al Sinawi is a senior consultant psychiatrist at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital and Chairman of Oman Alzheimer’s Society. He graduated from Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH) then pursued further training in old age Psychiatry in the UK and obtained the FRCPsych. He is a member of the bioethics committee in Oman and teaches medical ethics to medical students and Psychiatry residents. Dr. Hamed has several publications in high-impact journals and book chapters. Dr. Al Sinawi strives to reduce stigma and promote mental health literacy in his community through his work.

Dr. Hidayath Ali Ansari

Prof. Marwan Noel Sabbagh

MD, FAAN, FANA

Moreno Family Chair for Alzheimer's Research
Vice Chairman for Research and Professor
Department of Neurology
Barrow Neurological Institute

Prof. Marwan Noel Sabbagh

MD, FAAN, FANA

Marwan Sabbagh, MD, is a behavioral neurologist in the Alzheimer’s and Memory Disorders Program and a professor in the Department of Neurology at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Dr. Sabbagh’s expertise includes the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and other memory disorders. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology.
Dr. Sabbagh earned his medical degree from the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson and his undergraduate degree from the University of California—Berkeley. He completed his neurology residency at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, and a geriatric neurology and dementia fellowship at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine.

Dr. Sabbagh is a leading investigator of many prominent national Alzheimer’s prevention and treatment clinical trials. He serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Alzheimer’s and Dementia: Translational Research & Clinical Interventions. He is the editor-in-chief of Neurology and Therapy. Dr. Sabbagh is a prolific author who has written and edited books on Alzheimer’s disease and has contributed to hundreds of medical and scientific articles.

Dr. Michael Weiner

Professor of Medicine, Radiology, Psychiatry, and Neurology
University of California, San Francisco, USA

Dr. Osama Robin Elalamy

Senior Neurologist/Clinical Neurrophsiologist
Hamad Medical Corporation
Doha, Qatar

Dr. Osama Robin Elalamy

Dr. Dogar is a staff physician and section head of neuroradiology at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. He graduated from King Edward Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan. He completed his radiology residency training and neuroradiology fellowship at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr Dogar held role as neuroradiologist at St. Cloud Hospital Minnesota, King Faisal Hospital and Research Center Riyadh and Visiting Consultant neuroradiologist at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He has expertise in head and neck imaging, spineimaging and neuroradiology.

Prof. Jasem Al-Hashel

Consultant Neurologist, Neurology Dept, Ibn Sina Hospital
Professor of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University
Chairman of Faculty of Neurology, Kuwait
Vice President, Pan Arab Union of Neurological Societies (PAUNS)
President, Kuwait Neurological Society, Kuwait

Prof. Jasem Al-Hashel

Dr. Al-Hashel is an adult neurologist and Headache specialist. He is a graduate of the college of medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait.
Dr. Al-Hashel completed his neurology residency as well as his fellowship in headache and Botulinum toxin injection at McGill University, Canada.
Dr. Al-Hashel is board certified from the Royal college of Physicians and Surgeon of Canada (FRCPC) and had also American fellowship in Headache Medicine (FAHS) and Canadian fellowship in Headache Medicine from McGill University.
He is a Consultant Neurologist and Professor of Neurology at Kuwait University, faculty of medicine in Kuwait. He established the headache and the Botulinum toxin clinic in Ibn Sina and Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospitals in Kuwait.
Dr. Al-Hashel also the Chair of the faculty of Neurology in Kuwait and the President of Kuwait Neurological Society and the Vice President of Pan Arab Union of Neuroscience (PAUNS).
Dr. Al-Hashel has more than 100 publications in the field of Neurology and author a chapter in chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in International neurology book, Second edition.
Dr. Al-Hashel was awarded as best researcher in Kuwait University in 2015.
Dr. Al-Hashel was awarded by H.H the Amer of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah for scientific achievements in Medical Sciences and Allied Health Sciences 2019.

Dr. Per J. Nilsson

Associate Professor at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden

Dr. Per J. Nilsson

PhD, Assoc Prof
I am an associate professor at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden where I am working on finding the molecular underpinnings of Alzheimer’s disease. I am heading a research group at Division of Neurogeriatrics where I am also vice head. Our research is focused on preclinical studies using animal models of Alzheimer’s. The research is focused on protein homeostasis and the role of autophagy which we have shown to play a pivotal role in both amyloid β and tau metabolism, the two hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. We are now taking the first step to harness the therapeutic potential of autophagy to treat Alzheimer pathologies.

Prof. Raj Kalaria

Professor of Cerebrovascular Pathology (Neuropathology)
Newcastle University, UK

Prof. Raj Kalaria

Prof Dr. Raj Kalaria, DSc (Med), FRCPath, FMedSci is head of the Neurovascular Research Group, Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, UK. He is a Professor of Neuropathology (Cerebrovascular Diseases) and a neuroepidemiologist. He has adjunct professorial appointments at the Universities of Ibadan, Nigeria and Nairobi, Kenya. His interests include the interface between AD and VaD and Post-Stroke Dementia. He has contributed to consensus criteria for VCI and leads dementia research projects in indigenous populations of developing countries, particularly sub-Saharan Africa. Professor Kalaria is a member of the Africa Task Force of the European Academy of Neurology, the ADCD speciality interest group of the World Federation of Neurology and past Chair of the International Society for Vascular Behavioural and Cognitive Disorders (VasCog).

Prof. Riadh Gouider

Professor of Neurology and Head of Department
Razi University Hospital. La Manouba 2010-Tunis-Tunisia

Prof. Riadh Gouider

Prof. Riadh GOUIDER is Professor of Neurology and head of Neurology Department since 2002, Alzheimer Center since 2010 and the Multiple Sclerosis Center since 2018 at Razi University Hospital. He is member of the Informal Expert Group (IEG) for mDementia since 2020 and member of the Expert Group “WHO’s Preferred product characteristics PPC for dementia diagnostics” since 2022 in the World Health Organisation Prof. Gouider is corresponding foreign member of the French National Academy of Medicine since 2022 and a member of the Ad Hoc Experts Group on the Ethics of Neurotechnology at UNESCO since 2024. He is a co-chair of the Education Committee of the World Federation of Neurology since 2022 and co-chair of Teaching Course Committee of the WCN 2025.

Dr. Roaa Abduljalil Khallaf

Cognitive and behavioral neurologist
Dementia National Lead Saudi Arabia

Dr. Roaa Abduljalil Khallaf

Dr. Roaa Khallaf is a cognitive and behavioral neurologist at King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam- Saudi Arabia. She graduated from King Abdulaziz University Jeddah, after finishing her residency in neurology in Saudi she then pursued her fellowship in behavioral neurology at University of Toronto Canada. Among her several contributions to the field in KSA, she established a pathway for cognitive disorders patients in the Eastern Health Cluster. She is a national lead of dementia services in the Ministry of health and the secretary general of the Saudi Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology Chapter.

Prof. Robert P. Friedland

Rudd Chair and Professor
Chief, Laboratory of Neuro Geriatrics
Department of Neurology
School of Medicine
University of Louisville,
Kentucky, USA

Prof. Robert P. Friedland

Dr Friedland is a clinical and research neurologist devoted to the study of brain disorders associated with aging. He is a graduate of the City College of New York and graduated received his MD degree from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York in 1973. He completed his neurology residency at the Mount Sinai Hospital and was a fellow in dementia and aging at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY with Robert Katzman. He then worked at the University of California, Davis, and in the Research Medicine Group of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory of the University California, Berkeley where he served as Chief Neurologist. From 1985 to 1990 he was Deputy Clinical Director and Chief of the Section on Brain Aging and Dementia of the National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health of Bethesda, MD. At the CWRU School of Medicine he was Professor of Neurology, Radiology and Psychiatry and Chief of the Laboratory of Neurogeriatrics from 1990 to 2008. In December of 2008 he joined the faculty of the University of Louisville, as the Rudd Professor and Chair of the Dept. of Neurology.

Dr. Friedland’s work has focused on clinical and biological issues in Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders. Dr. Friedland has authored or coauthored over 220 scientific publications in referred journals and has received research funding from the National Institutes of Health as well as several foundations, institutes, corporations, and families. He received over $1M annual research funding to support his work from 1985-2013. He is currently on sabbatical leave in Kyoto Japan as a Long-Term Invitational Fellow, supported by a grant from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. He is working with collaborators at the Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine and the Kyoto Institute of Technology on the influence of the microbiota on the development of neurodegeneration in transgenic Drosophila.

Dr. Taim A. Muayqil

Consultant and assistant professor of neurology at King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Waleed Fawzi

MRCPsych, MD

Consultant Old Age psychiatrist
The International Clinic London, UK

Dr. Waleed Fawzi

MRCPsych, MD

I am a consultant psychiatrist and Trust Lead for mental healthcare of older people in East London NHS Foundation. After graduating from Cairo University in 1995, I studied for a diploma in Geriatrics and Gerontology at the International Institute on Ageing (UN) in Malta. I trained in psychiatry at the Maudsley Hospital in London and was elected to the membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in 2006. I was awarded a Medical Doctorate (MD) for my research on adherence to antidepressants from Cairo University in 2009. I started my consultant career in East London in 2011, where I currently lead on dementia care in North East London.

Dr. Walid Alkeridy

Dr. Walid Ahmed Alkeridy
Associate Professor & Consultant
Geriatric Medicine & Behavioural Neurology & Dementia
King Saud University
Internal medicine department

Prof. Zeynep Tüfekçioğlu

Associate Professor, Biruni University Faculty of Medicine
Department of Neurology, Istanbul, Turkey

Prof. Zeynep Tüfekçioğlu

Born in Istanbul in 1981. After completing her high school education at Doğuş Science High School in 1999, she graduated from Kocaeli University Faculty of Medicine in 2005. She completed her Neurology residency at Istanbul Science University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology between 2006-2012. She was an observership physician at University College London Institute of Neurology Royal Free Hospital in 2011. She completed her obligatory government work at Malazgirt State Hospital between 2012-2013 and worked as a clinical fellow at Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Behavioral Neurology and Movement Disorders Unit between 2013-2019. She started working as a "PhD Lecturer" at Istanbul Aydin University Faculty of Medicine in 2019 and received the "Associate Professor" title in 2021. Since 2022, she has worked as an "Associate Professor" at Biruni University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology. Since 2013, she has been accepting patients with Prof. Dr. Murat EMRE and in her private clinic since 2020. Her particular area of interest is "Movement Disorders and Behavioral Neurology" and in this field, she has given seminars and courses at many national and international congresses, chaired sessions, published articles in national and international journals, and written national and international books and book chapters. She has also provided consultancy to various institutions in these fields and has participated in many national and international multi-center TUBITAK projects. She has awards for his academic studies and actively holds board positions and memberships in national and international professional associations. She has also participated in many social responsibility projects related to her field of interest.

Dr. Ziad Nasreddine

Cognitive Neurologist
MoCA Creator
President, MoCA Cognition
Canada

HYBRID CONFERENCE

INTERNATIONAL SPEAKERS

Dr. Andrew Stephens

Dr. Brad A. Racette

Dr. Fatema Abdulla

Prof. José Alejandro Luchsinger-Stuart

Dr. Haythum Tayeb

Dr. Hamed Al Sinawi

Dr. Hidayath Ali Ansari

Prof. Marwan Noel Sabbagh

Dr. Michael Weiner

Dr. Osama Robin Elalamy

Prof. Jasem Al-Hashel

Dr. Per J. Nilsson

Prof. Raj Kalaria

Prof. Riadh Gouider

Dr. Roaa Abduljalil Khallaf

Prof. Robert P. Friedland

Dr. Taim A. Muayqil

Dr. Waleed Fawzi

Dr. Walid Alkeridy

Prof. Zeynep Tüfekçioğlu

Dr. Ziad Nasreddine

© 9th International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders in the Middle East.