Consultant Gastroenterologist and Medical Director, Mediclinic Welcare Hospital Chairman, Emirates Digestive Diseases Week International Conference
Dr. Ali Al Fazari is a gastroenterologist with over 15 years of experience. He completed his internal medicine residency at Dalhousie University and gastroenterology fellowship at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Ali has worked at major Canadian hospitals and has research interests in gastric and colonic inflammation, gastrointestinal carcinogenesis, and hepatotoxicity. He is an Associate Professor at UAE University and a Clinical Professor at Gulf Medical University. Additionally, he is the founding President of the Emirates Digestive Diseases International Conference.
Consultant Gastroenterologist and Chief of Gastroenterology, Mediclinic Parkview Hospital CEO, Emirates Digestive Diseases Week International Conference
Dr. Mazin Rasool Aljabiri is a Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist at Mediclinic Parkview and Dubai Mall in Dubai, with over 15 years of experience. He has performed 4,000+ colonoscopies, 10,000+ gastroscopies, and managed complex ERCP cases. His specialties include Inflammatory Bowel Disease, hepatology, and intervention endoscopy, particularly bowel cancer screening. Trained in Japan in Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection, he also teaches MRCP courses and presents at conferences. He holds memberships in several prominent medical organizations.
Chairman, Gastroenterology & Hepatology Department at King Fahad Medical City, Saudi Arabia
Prof. Abed Al-Lehibi is a leading gastroenterologist and advanced therapeutic endoscopist, serving as Chairman of the Gastroenterology & Hepatology Department and Endoscopy Director at King Fahad Medical City (KFMC) in Riyadh. After completing his fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis, USA, he established the Advanced Therapeutic Endoscopy program at KFMC. He founded the Saudi Live Endoscopy Symposium in 2014 and created the Advanced Endoscopy Fellowship at KFMC in 2016. Prof. Al-Lehibi is a recognized expert with numerous contributions to the field.
Consultant Gastroenterology at National Health Services and Professor of Gastroenterology at University of Portsmouth England, UK
Professor Pradeep Bhandari is a Consultant Gastroenterologist and Professor of Gastroenterology at Portsmouth University Hospital, with over 20 years of experience. He trained in the UK and Japan, specializing in advanced endoscopy. Since 2004, he has run an advanced endoscopy service in the UK, introducing Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection (ESD) in 2006. His expertise includes advanced endoscopic diagnosis, resection, bariatric endoscopy, and artificial intelligence in endoscopy. He is a former Vice President of the British Society of Gastroenterology and currently serves as a Consulting Gastroenterologist at the Mayo Clinic, London. Professor Bhandari has received numerous awards, including the ASGE Crystal Award and Barbour Freeland Award, and has published over 150 peer-reviewed articles. He is a mentor to PhD/MD research fellows in endoscopy.
Professor of Inflammatory Bowel Disease at Queen Mary Uni ersity London. and Adolescent & Adult IBD Service Lead at The Royal London HospitalUK
Professor James Lindsay is the Professor of Inflammatory Bowel Disease at Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, and a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Barts Health NHS Trust. He runs the adolescent and adult IBD service at The Royal London Hospital. Professor Lindsay leads clinical trials and research on mucosal immunology, focusing on leukocyte traffcking, monocyte/macrophage differentiation, and fibrosis in IBD. He serves as Associate Editor of the Journal of Crohn’s and Colitis and is involved with several IBD organizations, including ECCO. He has received funding and speaker fees from various pharmaceutical companies.
