
Conference Speakers
Dr. Moheeb Al-Awwami
Director, Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics Laboratory King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
Saudi Arabia
Dr. Talia Baker
Transplant Surgeon
American Society of Transplant Surgeons
USA
Dr. Mamatha Bhat
Associate Professor
University Health Network
Canada
Prof. Dieter Broering
Executive Director of Organ Transplant Center of Excellence- KFSHRC, Riyadh
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre
Saudi Arabia
Dr. Chadi Hage
Professor of Medicine- Director of Lung Transplant
Upmc
USA
Dr. Ajay Israni
Division Chief of Nephrology
University of Texas Medical Branch
USA
Dr. Liza Johannesson
Medical Director Uterus Transplant
Baylor University Medical Center
USA
Dr. Brian Keller
Medical Director of Lung Transplantation
Massachusetts General Hospital
USA
Dr. Andrew Klein
Chief Medical Officer
United Network For Organ Sharing (UNOS)
USA
Dr. Fahad Alfardan
Consultant
Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Prof. Paul Barach
Professor
Thomas Jefferson University; Imperial College London
USA
Dr. Erwin De Buijzer
Medical Director
Eurotransplant
Netherlands
Dr. Ryutaro Hirose
Surgeon
Uwmc
USA
Ali Alali
Transplant Coordination Team Leader
King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
Saudi Arabia
Prof. Laurent Lantieri
Head of Department
Hopital Europeen Georges Pompidou Assistance Publique Hopitaus De Parisq,
France
Dr. Marie Budev
Medical Director Lung and Heart Lung Transplant Program
The Cleveland Clinic
USA
Prof. W Ray Kim
Professor Of Medicine
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science
USA
Dr. Cal Matsumoto
Director, Intestinal Care and Transplant
Georgetown University Hospital Transplant Institute
USA
Prof. Dimitri Aristotle Raptis
Consultant
Organ Transplant Centre, KFSHRC
Saudi Arabia
Dr. Dechu Puliyanda
Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s Hospital
Los Angeles, CA
USA
Dr. Khalid Al Meshari
Consultant, Adult Transplant Nephrology
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre
Saudi Arabia
Dr. Ali Alobeidli
Chairman of UAE National Transplant Committee
Ministry of Health and Prevention UAE
Shakbout City, UAE
Dr. Brian Alvarez
MD (Critical Care), Organ Donation & Transplantation Specialist
Head of International Cooperation Programs-DTI Foundation, Barcelona, Cataluna, Spain
European Councilor-International Society for Organ Donation & Procurements (ISODP)
Spain
Prof. Sandra Lindstedt
Professor in Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplantation
Lund University Hospital
Sweden
Dr. Mohammed Al Qahtani
Executive Director, Multi-organ Transplant Center of Excellence
King Fahad Specialist Hospital – Dammam
Saudi Arabia
Dr. Sonny Dhanani
Chief, Critical Care, CHEO
Professor, University of Ottawa
Canada
Dr. Erika Lease
Professor
University of Washington
USA
Dr. Alanoud Alshami
Consultant Pediatric Transplant Nephrologist. Head, Pediatric Nephrology and Transplant Section. Multi-organ Transplant Center of Excellence.
King Fahad Specialist Hospital- Dammam
Saudi Arabia
Prof. Mohamad Hani Temsah
Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Intensivist
King Saud University
Saudi Arabia
Dr. Reem Almaghrabi
Consultant
Kfshrc
Saudi Arabia
Dr. Abdulrahman Altheaby
Consultant
King Abdulaziz Medical City – Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Dr. Oleg Belyakov
Radiation Biologist
International Atomic Energy Agency
Austria
Ms. Valerie Cruz
Ceo
Advanced Biotech
United States
Dr. Hazem Jokhadar
Clinical Transplant Coordinator
The Saudi Center For Organ Transplantation
Saudi Arabia
Dr. David Paredes
Consultant 1
Hospital Clinic. Donation And Transplant Coordination Section.
Spain
Dr. Stanley Jordan
Medical Director
Cedars-sinai Medical Center
United States
Dr. Aaron Wightman
Associate Professor
University Of Washington School Of Medicine
United States
Dr. Rolf Barth
Professor of Surgery, Co-director Transplant Institute
University of Chicago
USA
Mr. Austin Callwood
Director
UNOS
USA
Dr. Antonio Gomes
Graduate Assistant, General Surgery
Hospital Fernando Fonseca
Portugal
Dr. Khalid Bin Saad
Chairman
Hepatobiliary Sciences and Organ Transplant Center
Saudi Arabia
Dr. Ana Franca
Transplant Consultant
Portuguese Institute for Blood and Transplantation
Portugal
Dr. Faisal Al-Suwaidan
Consultant
Security Forces Hospital – Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Dr. Lama Alshalan
Operational Excellence Specialist
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Saudi Arabia
Ms. Bashayer Al Sahli
Director Of Operational Excellence
Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation
Saudi Arabia
Dr. Mohammed Hussein
Corporate Director, Value-based Healthcare (vbhc)
Saudi German Health
Saudi Arabia
Dr. Saleh Alkhunein
Consultant Neurosnesthesilogit and Neurointendivist
President of The Saudi Anesthesia Scientfic Council
Secretary General of The Saudi Anesthesia Society
Director of the Medical Malpractice Control Department
Prince Sultan Military Medical City – SCFHS
Saudi Arabia
Mr.Mohammed Alomar
Head of Patient Rights Unit- Al Ahsaa
Ministry of Health
Saudi Arabia
Prof. Bartley P. Griffith
Hales Distinguished Professor Surgery
University of Maryland School of Medicine
USA