Graduated from The Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University in 1993. Had the American Board in Internal Medicine and The Canadian Board in Internal Medicine during her training in McGill University in Montreal, Quebec. Had the Canadian Board in Rheumatology during her training in Vancouver University, British Columbia, Canada. Had a special training in lupus and vasculitis at The University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Is currently a consultant in internal medicine and rheumatology in Al-Amiri Hospital and in MedicalOne Polyclinic, Kuwait City. Member of Special Interest Group for rheumatoid arthritis (SIG-RA) at the Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology (APLAR). Co-opt Executive member of The APLAR. Member of the higher council of The Arab League Against Rheumatism (ArLAR). Executive member of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF).
Founder of KRRD (Kuwait Registry for Rheumatic Diseases) and the team leader. Former president of Kuwait Association for Rheumatology (KAR). Former head of Osteoporosis Committee, Ministry of Health. Former member of the Higher Medical Council of persons with disabilities, Ministry of Health. Tutor in The Faculty of Medicine for undergraduate medical students. Tutor in Kuwait Institute for Medical Specialties for postgraduate medical studies in internal medicine and its subspecialties. Has more than 45 researches published in well recognized journals or presented in international conferences.

Consultant Rheumatologist-Mediclinic City Hospital-Dubai, UAE . Clinical Associate Professor Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and health sciences (MBRU).
Dr. Ginawi has more than 20 years’ experience in Rheumatology in the United Kingdom and Dubai. She has graduated from Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum in Sudan. Dr. Ginawi has completed internal medicine training and specialist training in Rheumatology in the Eastern Region (UK).
She obtained her training in osteoporosis in the Metabolic Bone Unit in Cambridge University hospitals. She has a master’s degree in Rheumatology from King’s College. Prior to moving to Dubai, in 2014 she worked as Consultant Rheumatologist in the NHS hospitals in the United Kingdom. She has established early inflammatory arthritis clinic and was Clinical Lead for the osteoporosis services in Essex.

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Dr Ghita Harifi, Rheumatologist, has been practicing in Dubai since 2012. Prior to joining the Humeira Badsha Medical Center she was at Dubai Hospital where she set up a Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Clinic, with the rheumatology team, beside the General Rheumatology and Early Arthritis clinics.
Dr Harifi is a board certified rheumatologist, a Fellow of the Université de Strasbourg, one of France’s best research universities specialized in auto-immune diseases. She completed her Post-Graduate Certificate in Interventional Rheumatology, and her French Certificate in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound from L’Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC), Sorbonne Universités, Paris.

Dr Harifi is an expert in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound and she has been leading many teaching programs in this field in the UAE. She is also certified in interventional Rheumatology and performs different Ultrasound guided joints and tendons injections.

Dr Harifi is actively involved in research and education, and has been published in numerous peer reviewed journals.

In 2018, she has been nominated as the Chairperson of educational affairs for the APLAR young rheumatologists committee.

Dr. Nada Hassan, a consultant rheumatologist in UAE. Dr. Hassan obtained her MRCP (Ireland on 2001), MRCP (UK) on 2002, MSc in Rheumatology from king’s College, London with distinction. After which, Dr. Hassan obtained the CCST in Rheumatology and General Medicine on 2011. Dr. Hassan has a special interest in Polymyalgia Rheumatica and Giant cell arteritis -and she served as s 3rd Author- British Society of rheumatology guidelines for the treatment of both conditions. Dr. Hassan hood previously consultant posts in the UK as a Consultant Rheumatologist at East Lancashire NHS trust, Burnley General hospital, Casterton Avenue, Burnley, Lancashire, BB10 2PQ, (From March 2014 – July 2016) and a Consultant Rheumatologist at Basildon and Thurrock Hospital, Essex (Feb 2011 – Feb 2014). Dr. Hassan has many publications and special interest in research.

Dr. Reem Abdwani; a senior Consultant of Pediatric Rheumatology at the Sultan Qaboos University-Sultanate of Oman. Dr. Abdwani hold many highly prestigious medical academic qualifications; Bachelor of Science –from SQU-Oman, MD from SQU-Oman, FAAP – (American Board of Pediatrics), FRCPC (Pediatric) – McGill University, FRCPC (Pediatric Rheumatology) – University of British Columbia, and FRCPCH (UK).
Dr. Abdwani is a Fellow of American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP), Fellow of Royal College of Physicians in Canada (FRCPC) and a Fellow of Royal College of Pediatric and Child health (FRCPCH (UK). As well, Dr. Abdwani served as Member of Curriculum committee in OMSB (2007-2010), Vice-Chairperson of Faculty Development Committee in OMSB (2009-2014), the Pediatric Rheumatology Curriculum OMSB (2016), and the General Foundation Program Curriculum (Dec 2018).

Dr. Andwani participated in many projects development at the national level of Oman such as the National: National Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Guidelines. Where she served as Chairperson of OMSB CPD Committee (2007- 2015) and as Vice chairperson of OMSB CPD committee (2007-2010). AS well, Dr. Abdwani is College of Medicine, SQU Medical Research Committee (2015-2020). Dr. Abdwani has an extensive experience in research and she presented her research work at many national and international conferences.

Dr. Samar Al-Emadi is a Senior Consultant Rheumatologist, Head of Rheumatology Division at Hamad Medical Corporation.
Fellowship Program Director in Rheumatology, Hamad Medical Corporation. an Assistant Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar and is a faculty member for Clinical Teaching Program in Hamad Medical Corporation and Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, and Stanford Faculty Development Center for Clinical Teachers.

Dr. Al-Emadi received her medical degree from the King Abdul Aziz University in Jeddah, KSA.1995.
Double board certified in internal medicine (American board of internal Medicine and Royal college of physician and surgeon of Canada ) also double board certified in Rheumatology from American college of rheumatology and Royal College Of Physician Canada 2005 .Had special interest in Pregnancy and Rheumatic disease ,where she had extended fellowship in Toronto with Prof Karl Laskin .Established the first structured pregnancy and rheumatic disease clinic in Hamad General Hospital. Qatar

She has also completed Executive Master of Business Administration degree from London Business School (London -UK-LBS) 2018.
Currently, Dr. Samar Al-Emadi is a member of multiple corporate committees, member of the Governance and Strategy of Hamad Medical Corporation Research Committee, and Steering Committee for OPD Development. She is also a member of multiple committees locally and regionally, multiple advisory boards.

Dr. Al-Emadi has received multiple research grants. She already has several publication in peer reviewed journals, and is also involved in multiple RCT as a PI and Co-PI. Dr. Al Emadi is a speaker in multiple local and regional conferences. Had several awards, Best Team Research Award 2015 and recently Chairman Recognition Award 2018.

Dr Shazia Abdullah is a UK trained rheumatologist working at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City in Abu Dhabi as a consultant in Rheumatology.
Dr Abdullah underwent her general medical training in the Yorkshire Deanery in UK and completed her MRCP from the Royal College of Physicians of London, UK in 2001. Following that she entered the specialist rheumatology training program in the Health Education North East, England. She obtained her CCT in rheumatology in 2009 and then successfully completed a Masters in rheumatology from King’s College, London in 2010 with a distinction/merit. After obtaining her CCT, she moved to Cambridge, UK where she worked as a consultant in rheumatology for 8 years before relocating to UAE.
As a consultant in rheumatology, she was the chair of the rheumatology service for 3 years and established the early inflammatory arthritis pathway which was ranked as one of the top services in UK on the BSR audit.
She has an ongoing interest in teaching and has received formal training in teaching from the University of Cambridge. She is an Associate Lecturer of the Higher Academy of England. She was the lead of the undergraduate training programme (medicine) for medical students at her Trust. At a post graduate level, she was the training Lead for Musculoskeletal Primary Care physician. She has been an examiner for Cambridge medical school, UK and has been worked in various teaching roles, affiliated with the University of Cambridge.
She is a member of the British Society of Rheumatology and holds a Fellowship with the Royal College of Physicians.
Dr Abdullah is an excellent national and international speaker, her research interests are inflammatory arthritis and she has published in peer reviewed journals.