3rd
Radiology Highlights
Conference in Dubai
(RHCID): Mastering Bones and Joints
October 18-19, 2025
Committee
Dr. Usama Al Bastaki
Conference Chairman
Consultant and Director of Diagnostic Imaging Department of DAHC
General Secretary of The Radiology Society of The Emirates (RSE)
United Arab Emirates
Dr. Usama Al Bastaki
Conference Chairman
Dr Usama has completed the Swedish board in Diagnostic Radiology in 2009.
He has level 2 licence in reading cardiac MRI as was trained Royal Brompton Hospital in London in 2014.
He has a master in innovation management from Mohammad Bin Rashid School of Governance in 2020 and completed courses in clinical effectiveness from Harvard School of Public health in Boston, USA in 2017..
Dr. Usama is a board member of Global quality steering group of the Royal college of Radiologists in London. He have multiple publications in radiology as author and coauthor.
He has level 2 licence in reading cardiac MRI as was trained Royal Brompton Hospital in London in 2014.
He has a master in innovation management from Mohammad Bin Rashid School of Governance in 2020 and completed courses in clinical effectiveness from Harvard School of Public health in Boston, USA in 2017..
Dr. Usama is a board member of Global quality steering group of the Royal college of Radiologists in London. He have multiple publications in radiology as author and coauthor.
Dr. Taleb Almansoori
Co-Chairman & Head of Scientific Committee
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs
College of Medicine and Health Sciences
United Arab Emirates University
Dr. Taleb Almansoori
Co-Chairman & Head of Scientific Committee
Dr. Taleb Almansoori is a graduate of the College of Medicine and Health Science at the United Arab Emirates University. After graduation, he completed five years of postgraduate medical training at McGill University, Montreal – Canada culminating in board certification in Diagnostic Radiology, followed by completion of a subspecialty training in Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology at Ottawa University, Ottawa – Canada. Given his academic post as an Assistant Professor at the College of Medicine and Health Sciences of the United Arab Emirates University, Dr. Almansoori is heavily involved in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education and participated in many regional and international meetings.
Dr. Almansoori served in multiple roles within the scope of imaging services and provided radiological subject matter expertise for different organizations across the United Arab Emirates. He has co-authored multiple peer-reviewed journal articles and a book entitled Advanced Neuroradiology Cases: Challenge Your Knowledge. He has given multiple invited lectures at regional and international meetings on neuroradiology and stroke management. Currently, Dr. Almansoori is the Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at the College of Medicine and Health Science. Additionally, he is the Vice President of the Emirates Radiology Society and a Board member of the MENA Stroke Organization.
Dr. Almansoori served in multiple roles within the scope of imaging services and provided radiological subject matter expertise for different organizations across the United Arab Emirates. He has co-authored multiple peer-reviewed journal articles and a book entitled Advanced Neuroradiology Cases: Challenge Your Knowledge. He has given multiple invited lectures at regional and international meetings on neuroradiology and stroke management. Currently, Dr. Almansoori is the Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at the College of Medicine and Health Science. Additionally, he is the Vice President of the Emirates Radiology Society and a Board member of the MENA Stroke Organization.
Dr. Edward Y. Lee
Co-Chairman & Head of Specialty Committee
Director, Advanced Imaging
Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School
United States of America
Dr. Edward Y. Lee
Co-Chairman & Head of Specialty Committee
Is an associate professor of radiology at Harvard Medical School.
He received his A.B. and M.D. from the University of Chicago (Phi Beta Kappa and Swift Scholar) and his M.P.H. from Harvard University (Student Marshal), followed by an internship at Harvard Medical Center (BIDM / BWH / DFCI) and radiology residency at Mallincrodt Institute of Radiology / Washington University Medical Center.
After completing a pediatric radiology fellowship as a chief fellow at Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School in 2006, he joined the Departments of Radiology and Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine as a clinician-researcher whose academic focus is on developing non-invasive imaging method s that will improve the clinical care of pediatric patients diagnosed with thoracic anomalies and abnormalities. Since Dr. Lee was appointed as the Chief of Thoracic Imaging Division in 2010 and Director of MRI in 2012, he has provided integrated image performance and interpretation across modalities for congenital and acquired pediatric thoracic disorders at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Lee is currently one of the most sought-after internationally known pediatric radiology speakers in the field of pediatric thoracic imaging. He has served either as a visiting professor or as an invited speaker on various topics related to related to pediatric thoracic imaging education more than 20 different countries in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Africa.
He was the recipient of RSNA Eyler Editorial Fellowship in 2010. He is the winner of the prestigious Caffey’s Awards from SPR in both Best Clinical Scientific Research and Best Educational Exhibit Presentation categories.
He received his A.B. and M.D. from the University of Chicago (Phi Beta Kappa and Swift Scholar) and his M.P.H. from Harvard University (Student Marshal), followed by an internship at Harvard Medical Center (BIDM / BWH / DFCI) and radiology residency at Mallincrodt Institute of Radiology / Washington University Medical Center.
After completing a pediatric radiology fellowship as a chief fellow at Children’s Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School in 2006, he joined the Departments of Radiology and Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine as a clinician-researcher whose academic focus is on developing non-invasive imaging method s that will improve the clinical care of pediatric patients diagnosed with thoracic anomalies and abnormalities. Since Dr. Lee was appointed as the Chief of Thoracic Imaging Division in 2010 and Director of MRI in 2012, he has provided integrated image performance and interpretation across modalities for congenital and acquired pediatric thoracic disorders at Boston Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Lee is currently one of the most sought-after internationally known pediatric radiology speakers in the field of pediatric thoracic imaging. He has served either as a visiting professor or as an invited speaker on various topics related to related to pediatric thoracic imaging education more than 20 different countries in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Africa.
He was the recipient of RSNA Eyler Editorial Fellowship in 2010. He is the winner of the prestigious Caffey’s Awards from SPR in both Best Clinical Scientific Research and Best Educational Exhibit Presentation categories.