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Aesthetic gynecology (also known as female genital plastic and cosmetic surgery) is a very trended area in many countries and many female patients in premenopausal & post meniscal age.
They are suffering in privacy from their personal part& they don’t know which doctor could solve their problem. The field is widely understood these days and very trended recently in many countries.
The aesthetic appearance of the female genitalia in all ages, & mainly for menopause ladies is very neglected, but recently this subject understood to include some elective procedures on the vagina , VulVa , labia, pelvic floor muscles , Perineum ,clitoris …with aiming to enhance sexual function & body image .
These procedures are typically but not exclusively performed by gynecologists or plastic surgeons, urologists and the terminology used varies by medical specialty and across individual practitioners.

In our modern life the people searching for quality, and we are doctors & health care practitioners, working towards the welfare and quality of life of people. The population of this planet going to be old, we will have 1.1 billion menopause ladies in 2025. This huge number of patients will search for having quality and better body image in their sex lives or their personal lives.

Urologist Surgeon
Dr. Mehri Mehrad Is a well-known urologist surgeon in Iran & Middle East, and worldwide.
She has been specifically working in Urogynecology, Neurourology, and practicing in Iran & Gulf countries. She completed her graduation and post-graduation Urology Board in Iran Medical University, Tehran, Iran. She was working as head of ESWL department in Payambaran Hospital in 2001-2003, she was scientific representative Wolf company in Iran. And then in 2003, she went to Germany to take courses in Pelvic floor and urogynecology in Berlin and Munich till 2006.
She worked as a consultant visiting urologist in Kuwait as the only female urologist for the Middle East region, from 2006-2016 in prestigious centers especially for voiding dysfunction, urinary incontinence, and female sexual dysfunction. She had multiple training courses in Aesthetic Urogynecology in 2015 and she has a lot of experience in this field. After years of experience in pelvic floor & urinary problems, urinary incontinence, she felt a need to learn more about neurogenic bladder, so she went to Zurich Balgrist and she took three courses in Neuro-urology with an international prominent specialist. Then she headed to Maastricht, Netherland, one of the leading centers in the world for Neurourology. There she learned practically Sacral Nerve Modulation (SNM) and completed her training course in Neurourology.
She has had the privilege of being an Executive member of INUS (International Neurourology Society) for Iran & Gulf countries. She has been so passionate about Neurourology and has done great efforts in Iran for organizing local & international congresses. She initiated the first International Multidisciplinary Neurourology congress in Tehran in 2016, this Congress has been held-biennially ever since (2016-2018-2021).

This concise PCNL simulation program addresses the basics of renal access, scope, and stone manipulation. The learner will get an all-encompassing orientation of the renal anatomy and develop a 3D understanding of how the calyx is approached using the initial puncture needle with the help of fluoroscopy and ultrasound. At the same time scope manipulation, stone pulverization stone and stone pickup on simulators will be taught. Hands on training with personalized guidance on the simulators will be delivered by the esteemed faculty of the sessions. The end of the session would make the learner confident and clear all his concepts related to renal access, nephroscopy and stone manipulation.

United Arab Emirates

With almost 40 years of experience, Dr.Ismail Abbara is our Consultant Urologist at Emirates Hospital with an accomplished background managing highly complex cases in Urology.
Having completed his education in Germany and Egypt followed by a host of fellowships between UAE and Germany Dr. Abbara brings all this wealth of knowledge and experience in managing cases in Urology, Endourology, Andrology, Urooncology, Renal Transplant, and General Surgery.
Dr. Abbara is also part of various boards, associations, and medical societies the world over including Co-Chairman of the 6th Emirates International Urological Conference and the 28th World Congress on Videourology and advances in clinic urology, former lecturer of Urology at Dubai Medical College, Co-Founder, former head of the scientific committee and a member of Emirates Urological Society, Head of Educational Committee, Board Member and Former Secretary-General of Pan Arab Continence Society and (PACS), Member of American Urological Association, American Endourology Society, Society International of Urology, European Urological Association, German Urological Association, Large of African Gulf Society of International Society of Sexual Medicine, Arab Urological Association Syrian and Egyptian Urological Association and Emirates Medical Association. Urological Associations across the USA, Canada, Europe, Germany, British, Canada, Egypt, Germany, Dubai, and many more.
He has also authored articles in medical journals and has also been awarded by the Emirates Urological Society in 2012.

United Arab Emirates

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M.D. Urology (October 2013)
Ph.D. Urology (November 2020)
Egypt

Egypt

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United Arab Emirates

Prof. Dr. Hamdy Aboutaleb is an accomplished professional in the field of Urology with an experience of over 20 years. He finished his graduation from the Menoufia University, Egypt. Afterwards, he obtained his Masters in Urology (M.Sc.), M.D., PhD in Urology and a diploma in Laparoscopic Surgery. Dr. Hamdy has been awarded Fellowships from the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada in 2004. . Dr. Hamdy rejoined the Menoufia University and subsequently assumed the position of a Professor of Urology in 2017. Thereupon, he joined a private hospital in Abu Dhabi also as a Consultant Urologist since 2014.

Consultant Urology and Neurourology,
Section Head Neurourology
Saudia Arabia

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Qatar

Dr. Abdulla Al-Ansari is a graduate of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland Medical School. He was trained in U. K and Qatar in the field of urology but has worked in other specialties such as trauma and orthopaedics before choosing his specialization in Urology.
Dr. Abdulla Al- Ansari became the head of the Urology Section in 2004. During his tenure, the department of Urology made big leaps forward in improving the quality of our service. Part of these accomplishments included a reduction in waiting times, technological advancements in addition to enhancing research and publications. This greatly improved the status of urology as a successful and high performing specialty.
In 2008, Dr. Abdulla Al-Ansari became the Assistant to the Chairman of Surgery and in the same year, he was promoted to Chairman of Surgery. He took full charge of all 12 surgical specialties across the five hospitals of the corporation. Dr. Abdulla Al-Ansari is a strong believer in sub-specialization and the benefits it delivers to patient care. During his tenure there has been emphasis placed on sub-specialization in surgery and this is being gradually achieved (e.g. Breast Surgery, Colorectal, Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery, Acute Care and Hepatobiliary Surgery etc.)
Furthermore, Dr. Abdulla Al-Ansari became an Associate Professor of Clinical Urology in Weill Cornel Medical School in Qatar and he is a Director in QSTP for Robotic Surgery. Dr. Abdulla Al- Ansari is a Pioneer of Robotic Surgery in Qatar and it was through his dedication and perseverance that Robotic Surgery is now a procedure in State of Qatar.
Dr. Al- Ansari is very passionate about health service in Qatar and has an ambition for HMC in Qatar to be the best health system internationally. He miraculously does not allow his duties to take him away from patients and research. He continues his research in the form of publications and conducting animal labs and workshops and conferences. His special interests include teaching younger surgeons and mentoring them in their training.
Dr. Al- Ansari is currently the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Surgical Services at Hamad Medical Corporation.

United Arab Emirates

Dr. Tamer Ali completed Master degree of Urology from the University of Al-Azhar, Egypt. Dr. Tamer became Assistant Lecturer of Urology at University of Al-Azhar, Egypt and later as the Assistant Professor of Urology. Dr. Tamer earned the Medical Doctorate (MD) degree of Urology from University of Al-Azhar, Egypt and designated as Lecturer of Urology at the University of Al-Azhar, Egypt and its university hospitals. Dr. Tamer completed his clinical fellowship Diploma in Laparoscopic and Robotic surgeries from European Board of Urology & Heidelberg University, SLK Hospital, Germany.
Dr. Tamer Ali has vast experience of 18 years in the field of uro-oncology, paediatric urology, Andrology, reconstructive, uro-gynaecology, laparoscopic & robotic surgeries
He has experience in one of the prominent hospitals in Northern Emirates of the UAE as Consultant Urologist and also become Assistant Professor of Urology in a prominent university and later as the HOD of Urology. His service includes both adult and paediatric Urology and Andrology patients, and has a wealth of experience in conservative, minor and major surgical treatment of full scope Urology Diseases.

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Saudia Arabia

Dr. Raed A. Azhar is the president of the Saudi urological association. He is an associate professor at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He completed his Urology residency training at McGill University in Canada then he pursued fellowship training in Advanced Robotics and Laparoscopy at USC Institute of Urology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California under the direction of Dr.Inderbir Gill, the world leader in minimally invasive urological surgery. He was actively involved with the USC team in the development of innovative techniques in Robotic Urologic surgery.. He then arrived back on faculty at King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia while still serving as an adjunct clinical assistant professor of Urology at USC Institute of Urology.
He is considered one of the leaders of robotic urologic surgery in Saudi Arabia and in the Middle East. He has helped developing robotic surgery programs in this part of the world. He has also received several acclaimed awards including scholarship awards, outstanding resident teacher awards as well as several awards for his scientific presentations and surgical videos at scientific meetings. He has presented many abstracts at scientific meetings and has authored several peer-reviewed articles, reviews, and chapters. He was recently appointed as an editorial board member for the Journal of Urology.

Chairman of Tanta Urology Department,
Tanta,
Egypt

United Arab Emirates

"German board certified, Dr. Mohsen Elmekresh is a professor of urology and kidney transplantation in the renowned Urology Centre, Mansoura University, Egypt. He was also an associate professor of urology at Mainz University, Germany between 1997 and 2003. He moved to Abu Dhabi in 2008 and joined Mafraq Hospital where he established a state-of-the-art referral urology centre and held the post of Chief of Urology ,Chair of Surgery and Chair of SEHA Urology Council between September 2008 and October 2018.
He is currently a consultant and head of urology and men’s health at Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital.
He is an author of numerous peer reviewed publications and is a reviewer and member of many international scientific committees and urological associations.

United Arab Emirates

Dr Younis Alshamsi is a senior medical educator, Laparoscopic surgeon, editor, and academic professional. Currently, he is serving as Consultant Urologist and head of department in Al Qassimi Hospital which the tertiary hospital of Ministry of Health and prevention. He is also the General Secretary of Emirates Urology Society since 2015. He is an experienced minimally invasive surgeon with special interest in Stone disease management and prostate surgeries. Also, he has a very good experience in urinary incontinence. His surgical and academic experience spans over several countries including Germany, Republic of Ireland and United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates

"Dr. Iyad has completed his MBBS, MS (Urology) and PHD. He had attended several international conferences and workshops.
His special interests are Endo Urology, Stone disease, Prostate enlargement, Uro-oncology, Male infertility and erectile dysfunction, Endoscopic treatment of Kidney, urethra, bladder stones, CRIRS, Tigid URS with laser lithotripsy for urinary stones; Endoscopic procedures like TURP, TURP vaporization and internal optical urethrotomy. He handles erectile dysfunction and male infertility and management of uro-oncology cases.
He has membership in several societies like Member of Emirates Urological Society, Member of European Association of Urology, Member of American Urological Association, Member of Society International d’ Urologie (SIU) and Member of Middle East Fertility Society.
He speaks Arabic, English and Russian.

United Arab Emirates

"Dr. Yasser Farahat currently serves as Professor of Urology at Tanta University, Egypt, a Clinical Tutor at Edinburg University, UK, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, UK. He is a Consultant Urologist at the Ministry of Health and Prevention UAE and a Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU). He is acting as a Senior Consultant of Urology at Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital (SKGH-UAQ), UAE.
His special interests & research include minimally invasive surgery, Endo-urology, Robotic Assisted FURS, Reconstructive Urology, and Andrology. He completed his MD in 2004 at Tanta University, Egypt. He had been awarded several prizes including the Best Research and Presentation at The First Eastern Mediterranean Meeting of European Association of Urology in 2007 and The Best Research Poster Presentation at the 25th annual EAU Congress in 2010.
He is one of the worldwide initiators of using the robotic-assisted RIRS since the invention of the Roboflex and improving the utilization of flexible ureteroscopy in renal calculi management.
He is also, a reviewer of several international journals. He has published over 35 international and local publications and has presented at 90 conferences worldwide.
Dr. Farahat is an active member of many international urological associations and societies including, The European Association of Urology (EAU), Société InternationaleD’Urologie (SIU), Endourological Society and he is currently the head of the scientific committee of Emirates Urological Society (EUS), Cochair of the scientific committee of Urological Association of Asia (UAA), Secretary-General of Arab Association of Urology (AAU) and Chairman of Arab School of Urology.

United Arab Emirates

"Dr. Amgad Farouk is an expert on minimally invasive surgery in the Urology Department of Medcare. He holds a PhD from Cairo University, Egypt, and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Fellowship in Advanced Laparoscopy, USA.
Dr. Farouk has been a faculty at the Beni-Suef University in Egypt. He is a member of a number of medical associations related to his area of expertise. These include the Emirates Society of Urology, the Emirates Medical Association, the Egyptian Urological Association, Society internacionaleD’Urologie, the International Society for Men’s Health, the European Association of Urology and the American Urological Association.
Dr. Farouk performs a wide range of specialised procedures, including flexible endoscopic stone treatment and laser lithotripsy, endoscopic treatment of kidney, ureter and bladder stones. He uses extracorporeal shock - wave lithotripsy (ESWL) for the treatment of urinary stones. He is an expert at performing endoscopic procedures such as resection of prostate and incision of the urethra. He performs transrectal ultrasound together with abdominopelvic urological ultrasound.
Dr. Farouk provides treatment for a number of conditions, including male and female sexual dysfunction, male impotence and infertility, management of uro-oncology cases, female continence problems. He treats bladder disorders like neurogenic bladder, overactive bladder and painful bladder disorders. He conducts urodynamic studies for various bladder disorders.

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Egypt

Prof Ahmed Hammady, graduated from Sohag University Hospital in Egypt 1995, where he started his residency in Urology department. After he got his Bachelor Degree in Urology, he joined SLK Kliniken: Klinikum am Gesundbrunnen in Heilbronn, Germany and completed clinical fellowship training in the field of Laparoscopic surgery and minimally invase surgery in 2004 after which he got his MD Degree in Laparoscopy and minimally invasive urologic surgery. He is now Professor of Urology and minimally invasive surgery in Sohag university hospital and Secretary of laparoscopy section in the Egyptian Urologic Association. In 2017, he was designated as Secretary general and Course Coordinator in the Arab School of Urology (ASU).

Egypt

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United Arab Emirates

Dr. Hassan is the best urologist in Dubai and he has more than 25 years of experience in the field of Urology and Andrology. He obtained his Master degree in Urology from Cairo University 1987 after four years training. In 1993 obtained the Doctorate degree in Urology and Andrology. The Doctorate thesis was accomplished in corporation with Aachen University, West Germany and Cairo University. The training for the degree lasted 5 years and included all the urological and endo-urological procedures including, TURP, lithotripsy, laser surgery and open surgery for stones, urological cancers and anomalies, erectile dysfunction, infertility and STDs.
Dr. Hassan lectures to the community on variety of urologic topic, including prostatic carcinoma, erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence, and stone diseases. He has published numerous research to the international urological community.

Lebanon

I am a Full Professor, President of the Medical Committee, Chairman of Surgery department, and the chief of Urology Division at Saint George University Hospital, a 400-bed academic tertiary care center, Balamand University Faculty of Medicine, Beirut, Lebanon.
After my medical and Specialty studies at the American University of Beirut (AUB) and Saint Joseph University (USJ) in Lebanon, I moved to the USA where I received the American Endo-Urological society fellowship after training with Professor Arthur Smith at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York in 1998.
I, then, moved to Paris where I received an AFSA degree in Urology, and then worked as an Assistant in Saint Louis Hospital, Paris under Professor Alain Le Duc. The main focus of my work was Oncologic-Urology and Female-Urology, and I was a lecturer at the School of surgery of the APHP, Paris.
I returned to Lebanon in 2000 and started teaching at Saint Joseph and Balamand universities, on top of affiliation for clinical work at Hotel Dieu and Saint Georges university hospitals (SGHUMC).
In 2005, I became a Full-time Faculty at Saint George University Hospital, where I introduced and developed Percutaneous surgery, Laparoscopy, and modern Endo-Urology. I established himself and SGHUMC as a national and regional reference center on Stone Disease and Percutaneous surgery. I was, and still, receiving referrals from all over Lebanon, as well as the regional countries like Syria, Iraq, Jordan, and the Gulf.
I organized many workshops on Endoscopic management of Stone Disease (Percutaneous surgeries and flexible ureteroscopies) at SGHUMC for urologists from the Arab world. I was an Invited speaker to many of the regional countries, giving lectures, running workshops, and performing live-transmitted surgeries.
Besides Endo-Urology and Stone Disease, I developed a large expertise in the fields of Cancer in Urology, Urinary Incontinence, Male Infertility, and Erectile Dysfunction.
On an academic level, since my nomination as chief of Urology in 2013, I strived to make the Urology division one of the best academic divisions for both students and residents, by optimizing OR mentoring, bed-side teaching, clinic attendance, staff, and Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings and oral presentations.
On the research level, I have conducted several research projects in the clinical field as well as the basic science field in collaboration with researchers from the faculty of Health Sciences. This resulted in more than 43 publications in esteemed international peer-review journals, and hundreds of oral and poster presentations in international medical congresses (CV attached).
I received an EMBA in Health Management in 2010 from Sorbonne and Dauphine universities, Paris, France in a combined program with Saint Joseph University, Beirut.
On top of my responsibility as chief of the urology division, I was appointed Chairman of the department of surgery since October 2017. This appointment along with my other task as president of the Medical committee since 2014, gave me the opportunity to play administrative and organizational roles in the university and the hospital.

United Arab Emirates

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Specialist Urologist Dubai
United Arab Emirates

Bachelor in medicine and surgery MbchB Baghdad university at 1985, Iraqi board in urology 1993 FICMS. 28 years experience in doing various urological procedures with training courses in some procedures with professors in urology from Germany and France, with special interest in endourology (treating stones / cancer and prostate diseases). At HMS Garhoud Hospital Dr. Dawood Kashmoula is one among the best specialist urologist in Dubai.

University Hopsital Innsbruck
Department of Urology
Anichstrasse 35
6020 Innsbruck
Austria

United Arab Emirates

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United Arab Emirates

Dr. Hisham Maghraby is currently a consultant and the head of urology department at Ain Alkhaleej hospital in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE. He is affiliated to Asyut University, Egypt as professor in urology.
Dr. Maghraby has graduated from the faculty of Medicine, Asyut University in Egypt in 1981. He spent his residency at the university hospital in Asyut ad had a master degree in urology in 1985. He worked as research fellow at the Medical Laser center and the Medical university of Lübeck, Germany between February 1988 until June 1990. There he has conducted his research and training on intracorporal lithotripsy techniques and prepared his thesis for the doctorate degree in urology, that was granted to him in 1992. Dr. Maghraby was active in the research and development of early laser lithotripters and their clinical applications. In addition, he continued his passion in the field of other urologic laser soft tissue applications.
Dr. Maghraby became a fellow of the European Board of Urology in 2005, and in 2015 he obtained a Master degree in health care administration from Phoenix University, Arizona, USA.
Dr. Maghraby published 20 peer reviewed articles and has more than 50 abstracts to national, regional, and international conferences.

United Arab Emirates

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United Arab Emirates

More than 30 years of experience in Urology, Dr. Daniele work since 1990 as a Teacher at the Polytechnic University of the Marches Region and as a Consultant in Urology at the Ospedali Riuniti of Ancona – Italy. Dr. Daniele have also worked for 5 years in London UK, first at the Institute of Urology of the University College London and then at Guy’s Hospital. Dr. Daniele surgical experience is in Urologic Oncology, Robotic surgery, Laparoscopic and minimally invasive surgery, Endourology, Urodynamics, Female urology and Functional urology, Neuro-urology and Neuromodulation, Renal transplantation and organ harvesting for transplantation. Scientific activity: Dr. Daniele have attended as a speaker to more than 200 congresses, he have published more than 300 papers and abstracts, with a global impact factor of 236.973, 861 citations, H-index 17.

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Rector of Bashkir State Medical University, Head of Urology Department.
Professor, MD, PhD, Academician of Russian Academy of Sciences
Russia

United Arab Emirates

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Egypt

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Urology Consultant and Assistant Professor
University of Jeddah
General Secretay
Saudi Urological Association
United arab Emirates

Consultant Urological Surgeon
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom

Mr Ali was appointed as a Consultant Urological Surgeon at Frimley Health Foundation NHS Trust in 2017. He leads the bladder cancer services and is a core member of the excellent Urology Department at Frimley Park Hospital.
He was awarded his Masters degree in Urology from University College of London in 2013 and continued to gain his expertise in managing urological oncology while undertaking a fellowship post at Addenbrookes hospital in Cambridge.
Currently, Mr Ali has introduced the new technique of En-bloc resection of a bladder tumour in addition to using narrowband imaging and blue light cystoscope at his department.
Mr Ali is currently involved in NIHR funded trial to investigate the role of novel markers in overactive bladder syndrome.

President
Emirates Pediatric Society
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Aljneibi has more than 17 years’ experience in Paediatric Surgery and Paediatric Urology, treating many types of chest surgical conditions, congenital and acute surgical gastrointestinal disorders with abdominal wall defects and paediatric urology diseases.

Chairman
Ibn Sina Hospital
Kuwait

Dr. Abdulnasser Al Said FRCSC, is a chairman at Ibn Sina hospital, Kuwait. His research interests are Pediatric Urology, Medical Education, Public health, Pediatrics, Surgery.

Professor Of Urology
Urology And Nephrology Center
Egypt

Affiliation:

Professor of Urology, Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Egypt. Publications: 119 international articles and 5 book chapters.
Scopus h-index: 30. Total Citation: 3355.
Editorial Board Member in 3 International Journals.

1. Arab Journal of Urology (since October 2016),
2. The Journal of Urology (since January 2018),
3. BMC Urology (since July 2019).

Reviewer in 21 international journals.
Organization of 58 courses and workshops.

Membership:

1. Egyptian Urological Association (EUA) since 2001.
2. European Association of Urology (EAU) since 2003.
3. American Urological Association (AUA) since 2006.
4. Society of Endourology since 2007,
5. Kuwait Urological Association (KUA) since 2017.
6. Arab School of Urology (ASU): since 2018 Endourology and Research committees.

Honors and Prizes:

1. Mansoura University Award for Scientific Excellence in medical field, Mansoura University, Egypt 2022.
2. Egyptian Award for Scientific Excellence, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT), Egypt 2017.
3. Mansoura University Encourage Prize, Mansoura University, Egypt 2014.
4. Mansoura Medical Prize, ASRT, Egypt 2013.
5. Abel-Hamid Shoman Prize for Young Arab Researchers in Medical Field, Jordan 2008.
6. Egyptian National Encourage Prize for Medical Science, ASRT, Egypt 2007.

Board member
European Association of Urology
France

Professor Arnauld VILLERS obtained his medical degree from Paris-Ouest Faculty of Medicine (Paris V University) and is a former resident of the Hospitals of Paris. In the late 1980s, after spending 18 months at Stanford University in the United States, he received his master’s degree and continued his research, initially at the Bichat Hospital in Paris, where he was appointed Assistant Senior Registrar of the Hospitals of Paris, then at the Toulouse University Hospital.
In 2000, he joined the University of Lille 2 and Lille University Hospital where he continued his research. He became qualified as Professor of Urology in 2002 and was appointed Head of the Department of Urology at Lille University Hospital in 2010.
His areas of expertise, research and publications are oncology, particularly prostate cancer.
Regarding care, his activities are focused on general urology and oncology, especially diseases of the bladder and prostate, as well as robot-assisted and reconstructive surgery.
Prof. Villers also teaches graduate medical programmes at Lille University School of Medicine. He is the coordinator of the complementary specialised degree in urology (Diplôme d'étude spécialisé complémentaire, DESC), which enrolls five residents each year in Lille.
He currently collaborates with Prof. Lemaître and Prof. Puech from the Department of Radiology at the University Hospital. In Serge Mordon’s research unit (INSERM U 703), he oversees the master’s degree in prostate cancer, more precisely, the diagnosis of PSA, diagnosis by biopsy and MRI imaging, as well as partial treatments.

MBBCH. M.S M.D.(Urol.), Prof. Of Urology,
Faculty of Medicine – Alexandria
ISSM, AUA & EAU Member
Egypt

Consultant Urological Surgeon
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr Thwaini has been working as a consultant urological surgeon with specialist interest in urological cancers, namely in renal cancers. He is the lead for renal cancers in the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust (Belfast City Hospital). This is a tertiary regional referral centre for complex cancer and benign cases. His main skills are in advanced laparoscopy and renal cancer and renal reconstruction procedures.
Dr Thwaini is also an Honorary Clinical Lecturer at Queens University, Belfast. He is known for his academic contributions throughout his career with over 35 Medline publications in the field.
After graduating from medical school, Baghdad University in 1994, Dr Thwaini relocated to Jordan where he started his career in Urology at the Royal Medical Services, which is a national tertiary referral center. He acquired FRCS (Ireland) in 1999 and the Jordanian Board in Urology in 2000.
He then moved to Abu Dhabi where he worked for three years as a specialist at SKMC. He acquired the Arab Board in Urology in 2001.
In 2004 he moved to the UK, where he finished his MD degree from Queen Mary University of London. His thesis was on prostate cancer. In 2007 he entered the UK national higher training scheme in urology. This took place in Northern Ireland, where he worked in Belfast City Hospital, Altnagelvin Hospital and Craigavon Hospital, working with regional and national experts in the field. During his training, Dr Thwaini developed specialist interest in urological cancers. He completed his training in 2012 by acquiring the Intercollegiate Specialty Board Certificate in Urology (FRCS-Urology) and he acquired the CCT UK-wide accreditation.

President, Arab British Urological Society
Consultant Urological Surgeon
Basingstoke Hospital
United Kingdom

Mr Amr Emara qualified as a medical doctor in 1998, graduating from Ain Shams Medical School, Cairo, Egypt. He undertook a residency program in Urology and appointed to a University lectureship post due to outstanding academic achievements including research projects on urinary tract infections in children. He was awarded a masters degree followed by further research work on erectile dysfunction in men and accordingly was awarded the MD degree from the same University.
Mr Emara was successfully granted the fellowship of European board in Urology in 2008 then the Royal College of Surgeons of England fellowship in Urology in 2012. He attended post training fellowship on the Brachytherapy treatment for prostate cancer in Saint Luke's cancer institute in Guildford. This was followed by a year as senior uro-oncology fellow in the University Hospital of South Manchester where he trained in advanced renal and pelvic cancer surgery. He was then granted a 2 year fellowship programme on upper urinary tract laparoscopy and robotic surgery in the specialised renal cancer unit in Frimley Park Hospital.
Mr Emara has special academic interest, he has published and presented over 70 peer reviewed publications and podium presentations in both national and international meetings. He is also an overseas supervisor for PhD candidates and international speaker in various urological meetings.
Amr is now a urology consultant at North Hampshire Hospital and works as honorary consultant in Frimley Park Hospital. His main surgical interest is specialised laparoscopic and open surgery for renal cancer including Cryotherapy minimally invasive technique. He has also developed his experience in diagnostic prostate cancer procedures including template biopsy and MRI-targeted approach. He has a special interest in the focal prostate cancer treatment using both HIFU and Cryo ablative techniques and also the Greenlight Laser Therapy for benign enlargement of prostate. More recently he shared in introducing the new minimally invasive steam therapy for prostate enlargement (Rezūm) to the UK.

Associate Professor Of Urology And Oncology
Director Of Simulation Innovation Lab
University Of Rochester,
New York, United States

Dr. Ghazi MD, FEBU, MSc, completed his medical education and residency from Cairo University, Egypt. He completed a series of worldwide fellowships in state-of-the-art minimal invasive Urological surgery, in Paris, Austria and Rochester NY (2009-2013). He was appointed Assistant professor of Urology at the University of Rochester (2013).
Dr. Ghazi specializes in the diagnosis and minimal invasive treatment of urological cancers and complex stone disease. In addition to his clinical duties he perused research grants in education, simulation research and surgical training. To further enhance his educational background, he completed the George Corner Deans Teaching fellowship, Harvard Macy Institute program for Educators in Health Professions and a Masters in Health Professions Education at the Warner School of Education, University of Rochester.
Dr. Ghazi collaborates with educators nationally, and internationally, in a variety of disciplines to enhance the role of simulation in surgical education. He founded and led a research laboratory staffed with a team of biomedical engineers that combine 3D printing, and hydrogel polymer technologies to fabricate realistic procedural models that replicate the texture, appearance and tissue reaction of human organs.
Dr. Ghazi was awarded several awards at international scientific and academic conferences as well as grants including a Clinical and Translational Science Award, NIH, STTR grant, and NIH, NIBIB grant to evaluate the impact of his innovative simulations in improving surgical performance and their translational impact on patient outcomes. Dr. Ghazi believes in a reciprocal relationship between research, teaching & surgery, where each informs & strengthens the others. He strives to produce academically rigorous research that is theoretically sound but translates directly into a safer surgical environment with reduced surgical errors and improved patient outcomes.

Urologist Mediclinic Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Mudhar is a consultant urologist with over 15 years' experience. He worked at Danderyd University Hospital and Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden for the last eight years. Dr. Mudhar graduated from the College of Medicine at Baghdad University and completed his urological training at Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm 2010 and was the Head of the Department of Urology at Danderyd Hospital and Karolinska Institutet between 2012 and 2017.
Dr. Mudhar is a well experienced endourologist and robotic surgeon dealing with renal stones, bladder tumours and upper urinary tract tumors together with prostate cancer. Dr Mudhar has done more than 350 robotic procedures.

MD, MS Urology
Chairman, Khadgi Institute of Endourology Kathmandu,
Nepal

Trained in Endourology and mini-PCNL in Minimal Invasive Center of Guangzhou , China with Prof. Zeng Guo Hua, who is a pioneer of mini-PCNL in the world.
Credited with introducing 'Mini-PCNL', a revolutionary technique for treatment of kidney stones in 2005 and LASER treatment for prostate in 2010, the firsts of their kind in the country
Has performed over 7480 operations for renal stones, while 680 plus prostate patients have benefitted from the LASER facility.
Recently invited as an international faculty in a 3rd ,4th, 5th & 6th International meeting ,challenges in Endourology and functional urology, Paris 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016.
8th International meeting ,challenges in Endourology and functional urology, Amsterdam 2018.
9th International meeting ,challenges in Endourology and functional urology, Berlin 2019.
He was awarded with the Best Poster Presentation Award in the First Conference of Experts in Stone Diseases (2012) held in Dubai, UAE, participated in by representatives from 55 countries.
Performed live surgery of Mini PCNL In France, Germany, Morocco, China, Qatar, Kuwait, Pakistan and more than 15 Live demonstrations in different parts of India.
Several international publications on mini-PCNL techniques and outcome.
Privilege to have World authorized Endourologist from all over the world including Dr. Arthur Smith from USA, Dr. Mahesh Desai from India, Prof. Jean De la Rosette from Netherland, Prof Sven lahme from Germany and many more people around the globe.
Contributed in various conferences and workshops, at home and abroad, as an international faculty, speaker and moderator in Endourology.
Conducted various Uro-camps in different parts of the country.
Professional Affiliation
Nepal Medical Council Reg. No. 2564
Member
President Golden Bridge Conference, Kunming, China
Nepal Association of Urological Surgeons,
American Urology Association
Society International Urology
Arab Urology Association
Board member International Alliance of Urolithiasis group China.
Member North Zone Urology Society, India

Consultant Urologist
Mediclinic Welcare Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Alhasani has almost 20 years of professional and teaching experience in the field of Urology. Dr. Alhasani graduated from medical school at Al-Mustanseryia University, Baghdad / Iraq in 1998 with an honours degree. He acquired the Arab Board in Urology and the Jordanian Board in Urology in 2004. He acquired his MRCS (Dublin, Ireland) in 2006 and earned his Diploma in Laparoscopic Urological Surgery from France in 2009.
Dr. Alhasani is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland (Dublin), a fellow of the International College of Surgeons and an active international member of the European Urology Association and Canadian Urology Association.

Consultant Urologist and Andrologist
Dubai Healthcare City
United Arab Emirates

Rector, Head of Urology Department
Bashkir State Medical University (BSMU)
Russian Academy of Sciences
Russia

Valentin Nikolaevich Pavlov: Rector, Head of the Department of Urology of Bashkir State Medical University, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Professor, Doctor of Medical Sciences, Head of the Bashkortostan Branch of the Russian Society of Urology. He is a member of the Russian Society of Urology, American Society of Urology and European Society of Urology. Valentin Pavlov is the chief urologist of the Ministry of Health of Bashkortostan Republic and Volga Federal District.
In 2018, in the framework of participation in the XVIII Congress of the Russian Society of Urology and the Russian-Chinese Forum on Urology, he was awarded the title "Honorary Professor of Harbin Medical University", and in the same year he was awarded the title "Honorary Professor of the South Kazakhstan Medical Academy".
He is the chief editor of the journal «Creative Surgery and Oncology», the electronic journal "Herald of Bashkir State Medical University", deputy editor-in-chief of the journal «Medical Herald of Bashkortostan», a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Urology.
Under the supervision of Valentin Pavlov 49 PhD and 7 post-doctoral theses were completed and defended. He published more than 550 scientific and educational works, indexed by Scopus, Higher Attestation Commission, Regional Navigation and Information Center. He is the holder of 40 patents for inventions.
He is skilled in all types of laparoscopic, robotic and open radical interventions in surgery and urology. He was the first surgeon in Russia who performed infra-equatorial evisceration of the pelvis with pelvic floor plasty with a musculoskeletal fascial flap, kidney transplantation with intestinal plasty of the bladder, robot-assisted evisceration of the pelvic organs.
He conducts research in the field of original biological materials and the introduction of cellular technologies in reconstructive surgery, and search for new biological and genetic markers of urological and oncourological diseases.

President
Saudi Urological Association
Saudi Arabia

Dr. Raed A. Azhar is the president of the Saudi urological association. He is an associate professor at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He completed his Urology residency training at McGill University in Canada then he pursued fellowship training in Advanced Robotics and Laparoscopy at USC Institute of Urology, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California under the direction of Dr.Inderbir Gill, the world leader in minimally invasive urological surgery. He was actively involved with the USC team in the development of innovative techniques in Robotic Urologic surgery.. He then arrived back on faculty at King Abdulaziz University in Saudi Arabia while still serving as an adjunct clinical assistant professor of Urology at USC Institute of Urology.
He is considered one of the leaders of robotic urologic surgery in Saudi Arabia and in the Middle East. He has helped developing robotic surgery programs in this part of the world. He has also received several acclaimed awards including scholarship awards, outstanding resident teacher awards as well as several awards for his scientific presentations and surgical videos at scientific meetings. He has presented many abstracts at scientific meetings and has authored several peer-reviewed articles, reviews, and chapters. He was recently appointed as an editorial board member for the Journal of Urology.

Director Of Urology and Robotic Surgery
Clemenceau Medical center
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Rabii Madi is a Urologic Oncologist with 15 years of academic and clinical experience in Urologic Oncology and Minimally Invasive Surgery. He was the director of robotic surgery at Case Western Reserve in Cleveland before moving to Georgia and heading the Urologic Oncology and robotic surgery programs at Augusta University Health for 9 years. Dr. Madi is among the most experienced robotic surgeons in the USA. He has performed more than 2000 robotic surgeries and has more than 50 peer-reviewed publications and 120 presentations in national and international meetings. He has pioneered new techniques and approaches in urologic oncology and robotic surgery.

Urologist
Mediclinic Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr Rana Irfan Mahmood is a British trained oncologist with more than 20 years of clinical experience. He moved to Dubai from the NHS, UK where he was working as Consultant Oncologist, leading cancer services across Colchester and Ipswich hospitals as Clinical Director. He also worked in King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre Riyadh as consultant oncologist while setting up advanced brachytherapy and Intra-operative radiotherapy services there in addition to enhancing the quality of cancer care as Quality Medical Director. He is well known for developing advanced forms of Image Guided Radiotherapy and Brachytherapy in several centers. Moreover, he is expert in managing patients with Immunotherapy for several types of cancers. Dr Rana Mahmood has extensively published his clinical experience and research work in peer reviewed journals. He has trained several oncologists and teaches at the Royal College courses. He has been awarded Fellowship of both Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Radiologists in UK. He led several international trials, for advanced radiotherapy, Immunotherapy and other biological/molecular agents. He is member of American Society of Oncology and European Society of Therapeutic Radiation Oncology.
His special expertise includes Stereotactic Radiotherapy (SABR/SBRT), MRI guided High Dose Rate (HDR) Brachytherapy for Cervix/Prostate cancer, LDR Brachytherapy for Prostate cancer, molecular radiotherapy, Biological targeted therapies and Immunotherapy.

Scientific Co chair
Society International De Urology
India

Dr. Rajeev T. P. is a well-experienced consultant Urologist in North East India, associated with Guwahati's reputed hospitals. He is expertise in Laser Urology, Laparoscopic Urology, and Endo-Urology & Onco- Urology. Dr. Rajeev has over 13 years of experience in treating urology cases. Expertise in Advanced Laparoscopic Urology including Urologic oncology, Renal Transplantation with Laparoscopic Donor Nephrectomy, Kidney Cancer Kidney stones Kidney Transplant Prostrate Disease Lithotripsy, etc.

Specialist Urologist Fakih IVF
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Hussein Kandil, urologist specialized in male reproductive and sexual medicine, he currently runs the male reproductive unit at Fakih IF Fertility Center in Abu Dhabi (UAE) and is the andrology section coordinator at the Arab School of Urology. He graduated from the division of urology at St. George Hospital University Medical Center (Lebanon). This was followed by Fellowship in Andrology at the University of Illinois at Chicago (USA), with clinical training in male reproductive medical and microsurgical treatments. Further, he earned the Fellowship of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). Later, he graduated with Distinction earning a master's degree in business administration (MBA) from the University of Strathclyde, UK. Dr. Hussein Kandil is author of The Male: Pearls of Hope in Male Infertility' and has co-authored several book chapters and published several scientific papers in the field of male infertility. His interest resides in the microsurgical techniques in andrology e.g. micro-dissection TESE and microsurgical varicocele ligation, in addition to the managment of male reproductive endocrine disorders.

Consultant in Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Urogynaecology Subspecialist & Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer
St Mary's Hospital, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Academic Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
United Kingdom

Professor Alex Digesu is a Consultant Obstetrician, Gynaecologist & Urogynaecology Subspecialist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London as well as Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Imperial College, London.
Professor Digesu completed his specialist training in Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine in Italy at the University of Bari in 2002. In 2005 he achieved a PhD in Oncological, Gynaecological and Geriatric Surgery from the same university. His clinical and academic experience also includes a five years fellowship in Urogynaecology in London at King’s College Hospital and St. Mary’s Hospital and two years subspecialty training in Urogynaecology & Reconstructive pelvic floor surgery at Imperial College of London.
Since 2010 Professor Digesu has been accredited by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists as a Specialist in Urogynaecology/Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery.
Professor Digesu published extensively in this field and he is author of more than 200 articles in peer review journals with I10-index of 73 and HIndex of 32 as well as several textbook chapters in the field of female urology, urinary incontinence and urogynaecology.
In view of his expertise and research he covers important academic duties both nationally & internationally and he is a well-known invited speaker worldwide in national and international conferences.
Professor Digesu has been the chair and has been a member of many international executive committees such as the Chair of the International Urogynaecology Association (IUGA) Academy, Co-chair of the International Consultation of Urogynaecology Steering Committee, member of the Board of Trustee of the International Continence Society (ICS) and member of other several committees of international medical societies including ICS scientific committee, ICS education committee, ICS urodynamic committee, IUGA publication committee. Professor Digesu is also an Associate Editor of the International Urogynecology Journal and Associate Editor of the Neurourology and Urodynamics Journal.
On the light of his clinical and academic achievements Professor Digesu has been awarded Associate Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology by the Italian Ministry of Health and Visiting Professor at the University of Naples.

Professor of Urology
United Arab Emirates University
United Arab Emirates

Fayez Hammad currently works as a Professor of Urology at the United Arab Emirates University. Prof Hammad is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians of Glasgow and Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. He obtained his PhD from the University of Otago (New Zealand). During his career, he obtained several prizes such as John Hubbard Memorial Prize from the Physiological Society of New Zealand and Abu Dhabi Medical Distinction Award. He has published in several high-impact peer-review journals and he was the founding Program Director for the first Urology Residency Training Program in the UAE (Tawam/United Arab Emirates University- 2008). Prof Hammad is an examiner for the MRCS (Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons) for London and Glasgow colleges. He is also an examiner for the FRCS (Urology) (Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons in Urology). He practices as a consultant Urologist mainly at Tawam Hospital/Johns Hopkins international with a main interest in endourology and laparoscopy.

Professor of Urology
Urology Centre, Mansoura University
Consultant and Head of Urology and Men's Health
Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital
United Arab Emirates

German board certified, Dr. Mohsen Elmekresh is a professor of urology and kidney transplantation in the renowned Urology Centre, Mansoura University, Egypt. He was also an associate professor of urology at Mainz University, Germany between 1997 and 2003. He moved to Abu Dhabi in 2008 and joined Mafraq Hospital where he established a state-of-the-art referral urology centre and held the post of Chief of Urology ,Chair of Surgery and Chair of SEHA Urology Council between September 2008 and October 2018.
He is currently a consultant and head of urology and men's health at Mediclinic Airport Road Hospital.
He is an author of numerous peer reviewed publications and is a reviewer and member of many international scientific committees and urological associations.

FECSM, FEBU, FICMS
Consultant Urologist – Head of Department of Urology at Burjeel Hospital- Abu Dhabi / UAE
Fellow of European Committee of Sexual Medicine
Fellow of European Board of Urology
Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor in Urology – Khalifa University / CMHS)l
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Manaf has more than twenty years of experience in most of urology conditions with special interest in endoscopic, minimally invasive surgeries and andrology. In addition, he is a pioneer in sexual medicine certification and an expert in the treatment of sexual dysfunction, male menopause, male infertility (using micro- dissection testicular sperms extraction and microscopic varicocelectomy). He has intensive experience in the management of female urology diseases like incontinence (using the minimally invasive procedures like TOT, TVT slings, bulking agents, and urodynamic tests). He is expert in using the minimally invasive procedures for the prostate disease (LASER, REZUM, Urolift, and plasma vaporization) and stone diseases (PCNL and endoscopic).
He is active member of scientific committees of Emirates urology conferences, men health committee of Emirates urology society, Arab school committee of andrology and Global andrology Forum. He is speaker in many national and international urology conferences and reviewer of international conferences and journals.

Chief Urologist, Institute of Urology Dhule
Chairman & Head, Tejnaksh TM Healthcare
India

Dr Ashish Rawandale-Patil (MBBS, MS, MCh,DNB Urology)

• 42 innovations.
• 18 patents.
• Publications >150, Books – 3, Book chapters- 3, Exhibits – 20, Videotapes - 31.
• Guinness World Record Holder (2 current records).
• Featured in “Ripley’s believe it or not.
• Limca Book Record Holder.
• World Record Academy Holder.
• World Amateur Record Holder.
• India book of Records (3 current records).
• Asia book of records (3 current records).
• Recipient: American Urology Association fellowship 2013.
  1. Singapore Urology Association fellowship 2001.
  2. 2013 “Antia-Finseth” Award for innovation.
  3. Innovation prize by the Urology Society India- 4 times 2019, 2017, 2013, 2012.
• Best paper prizes: Urological Society of India-West Zone 2011.
  1. Mumbai Urology society in May 2001.
  2. Urological Society of India-West Zone 1999, Engineering and Urology Soc 2013.
• “Me Maharashtra”,“Kunbi Samaj Puraskar”,“Samaj Bhushan Award”.
• Hosted 10 conferences.
• Faculty for various urology conferences.

Positions Held

• Chairman Innovation cell-Urological Society of India and Indian Medical association.
• Vice Chairman - Innovation cell- Indian Medical association.
• International Board Member:
  1. International Urology Association.
  2. European Surgical Academy (NESA).
• Elected Treasurer of Urology Society of India WZ.
• Recognized teacher for the Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, National Board of Examinations.
• Member Superspeciality selection committee: Goa university.
• Editorial board for : American Urology, British Urology; Urology, Nephrology and Andrology International, Indian Journal of Urology.
• Treasurer – Urology Society of India – WZ.

Department Chair of Urology
Subspecialties Institute, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Waleed A. Hassen, MD, is the Department Chair of Urology in the Surgical Subspecialties Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, as well as an Associate Professor of Surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine.
Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Hassen was a faculty member at the James Buchanan Brady Urological Institute of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, US. He also previously served as the Director of Urologic Oncology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, US.
Dr. Hassen is originally from New York, US and received his medical degree from Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia, US. He completed his residency in Urology at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, US. He then completed his fellowship in Urologic Oncology and Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, US.
He has authored numerous research articles in leading peer-reviewed journals, as well as book chapters and videos. He is an editorial reviewer for numerous scientific journals and a member of several urological and oncologic societies, including the Society of Urologic Oncologists, the European Association of Urology and Alpha Omega Alpha. He is currently the Chairperson of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network's (NCCN) Middle East and North Africa Panel for the Modification of Prostate Cancer Guidelines. Dr. Hassen has lectured in and chaired numerous scientific meetings and also serves as an international faculty member for the American Urological Association.
He specializes in Urologic Oncology and Minimally Invasive and Robotic Surgery. Dr. Hassen is one of a handful of Urologists worldwide who is formally trained in both urologic oncology and minimally invasive surgery.

Consultant Urologist and Minimal Invasive Surgery (Robotic)
United Arab Emirates

Consultant Urologist and minimal invasive surgery (Robotic), Head of Communications in Emirates Urology Society, Director of urology residency program (DHA, Arab board) and Member of Arab board of Urology (UAE representative).
Highly qualified UAE national urologist.
Trained in Strasbourg, mainly experienced in Robotic Surgery, with outstanding knowledge in the latest updates on the techniques and technologies in the field.
Committed to ensure best outcome in patient care, by providing a State-of Art clinical management nevertheless considering their needs and comfort.
Outstanding professionalism, with excellent interpersonal relationship among, colleagues, medical students, and higher management.

Professor of Urology
Consultant Endo-Urology & Minimally invasive Surgery
Sheikh Khalifa Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Yasser Farahat currently serves as Professor of Urology at Tanta University, Egypt, a Clinical Tutor at Edinburg University, UK, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, UK. He is a Consultant Urologist at the Ministry of Health and Prevention UAE and a Fellow of the European Board of Urology (FEBU). He is acting as a Senior Consultant of Urology at Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital (SKGH-UAQ), UAE.
His special interests & research include minimally invasive surgery, Endo-urology, Robotic Assisted FURS, Reconstructive Urology, and Andrology. He completed his MD in 2004 at Tanta University, Egypt. He had been awarded several prizes including the Best Research and Presentation at The First Eastern Mediterranean Meeting of European Association of Urology in 2007 and The Best Research Poster Presentation at the 25th annual EAU Congress in 2010.
He is one of the worldwide initiators of using the robotic-assisted RIRS since the invention of the Roboflex and improving the utilization of flexible ureteroscopy in renal calculi management.
He is also, a reviewer of several international journals. He has published over 35 international and local publications and has presented at 90 conferences worldwide.
Dr. Farahat is an active member of many international urological associations and societies including, The European Association of Urology (EAU), Société InternationaleD'Urologie (SIU), Endourological Society and he is currently the head of the scientific committee of Emirates Urological Society (EUS), Cochair of the scientific committee of Urological Association of Asia (UAA), Secretary-General of Arab Association of Urology (AAU) and Chairman of Arab School of Urology.

Clinical Professor of Urology
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Zaki Almallah, MD, is a Staff Physician in the Surgical Subspecialties Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi as a Consultant Urologist, who joined in March 2017.
Dr. Almallah was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK and attained his medical degree from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK then moved to Birmingham, England, UK for higher surgical specialist training in Urology. He was then appointed Consultant Urologist at the University Hospital of Birmingham, UK in 2003
In 2006, he founded the Birmingham Bladder Clinic as one of the first specialized comprehensive clinics to treat a wide range of bladder, prostate and voiding dysfunction. He helped patients from all across the UK with his unique holistic and patient-centered approach. Patients traveled from further afield, like Germany and Ireland to seek his advice and expertise.
Dr. Almallah is one of the internationally renowned experts in the treatment of patients with urinary problems following prostate cancer treatment. He has been published widely, with a long list of scientific studies and book chapters attached to his name. Dr. Almallah has vast experience in the management of post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence. He has lectured regularly in international conferences, including the British Association of Urological Surgeons and the American Urological Annual Scientific conferences.
His passion in helping patients was recognized by his regular appearances on national television, including the British Channel 4 prime time popular program 'Live from the Clinic', where he performed surgery and the US channel CBS, as well as other media outlets.

Assistant Professor
Department of Surgery / Division of Urology
The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
United States

Paediatric Urologist Medcare Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Foroozan Khezri is a specialist in adult and paediatric urology. After graduating as a doctor from Belgrade University in Yugoslavia, Dr. Khezri went on to receive a PhD from Sheraz University of Medical Sciences in Iran, and pursued a Urodynamics Course at the Cleveland Clinic, USA. Her rich clinical and teaching experience make her a leading expert in her specialisation. She has been a faculty member at Azad Medical University, and worked as a Head of Urology Division at Zeinabiel University Hospital and Aliasghar Paediatric Surgery Centre. Dr. Khezri attended a training on the subject of Urodynamic & Female Urology Diagnosis from Cleveland Clinic, USA. Dr. Khezri is an active member of a number of world-wide urology professional associations. These include the American Urology Association (AUA), the European Urology Association (EAU), Society International of Urology (SIU), Emirates Medical Associations (EMA), Iranian Urology Association, Iranian Endo-urology and Laparoscopy Association and Emirates Urology Association.
She is an eminent specialist for the treatment of a variety of adult and paediatric conditions related to the urinary tract, urinary stones, male and female sexual functions, scrotal disease and prostate gland disorders. She is particularly well qualified in the diagnosis, treatment or surgery for congenital anomalies of urinary tract, from new-born to later. These may include hydronephrosis, reflux of urine, uretero-pelvic stenosis and scars, hypospadias, posterior urethral valve and so on. She provides treatments for urinary tract stones treatments by medical, minimal invasive, laser or shockwave therapy. She provides treatment for urinary incontinency problems in adults and paediatrics, and non-invasive treatment of stress and urge incontinency.
Dr. Khezri is well experienced in the treatment of female, paediatric and male urine control, leakage problems and voiding dysfunctions. She conducts the diagnosis and treatment of bloody urine, chronic pelvic pain, and painful and frequent urination. She treats urinary tract tumours and cysts. She takes care of the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of recurrent urinary tract infection, as well as treatment of urinary tract problems during pregnancy.
Dr. Khezri also works in the area of male and female sexual dysfunction or fertility problems. She provides diagnosis and treatment of scrotal disease and pain, torsion, varicocele, hydrocele, cysts and infections. She has particular experience in conducting urodynamic study and reports. She is also an expert at diagnosis and treatment of prostate infection and enlargement, and diagnosis and treatment of night bed wetting.
Dr. Khezri enjoys reading and travelling, and can speak Arabic, English, Khodmouni, Persian and Serbian.

Researcher and Aggregate Professor
Sapienza University of Rome
Italy

Researcher and Aggregate Professor at the Sapienza University of Rome. For more than 10 years he has been the urologist who successfully implanted the largest number of hydraulic penile prostheses in Italy. It is the first and only in Europe to carry out the minimally invasive technique of a three-component hydraulic penile prosthesis implanted by the American colleague Dr. Paul Perito with whom he has a continuous collaboration in the United States of America. First Surgeon in the World and the only one authorized by the Government to carry out and teach the Penis Prosthesis implant in Cuba where he created a center of sexual medicine of reference for all of South America. Member of the International Board of the 20 leading world experts in penile prosthetic implantology.

Consultant Obstetrician Gynaecologist
& Urogynaecology Subspecialist
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Honorary Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London
UK

Alex Digesu MD, PhD is a Consultant Obstetrician, Gynaecologist & Urogynaecology Subspecialist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Imperial College, London.
He completed his specialist training in Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine in Italy at the University of Bari in 2002. In 2005 he achieved his PhD in Oncological, Gynaecological and Geriatric Surgery from the same university. His clinical and academic experience also includes a five years fellowship in Urogynaecology in London at King’s College Hospital and St. Mary’s Hospital and two years subspecialty training in Urogynaecology & reconstructive pelvic floor surgery at Imperial College of London.
Since he completed his training, he worked as Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Consultant in several University teaching Hospitals in Italy, Switzerland and UK. In all he has more than 15 years experience in Obstetrics & Gynaecology.
Dr Digesu has been accredited by the Royal College of Obstericians and Gynaecologists as a Specialist in Urogynaecology (specialised in treating patients with bladder & bowel problems such as incontinence and uterovaginal prolapse).
He has published extensively in this field and he is author of several book chapters as well as more than 80 articles in peer review journals. In view of his expertise and research he covers important academic duties both nationally & internationally and he is a well-known invited speaker worldwide in national and international conferences.
He is the Chairman of the International Urogynaecology Association (IUGA) Academy, member of the Board of Trustee of the International Continence Society (ICS) and member of several committees of international medical societies such as International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) (pelvic floor medicine and reconstructive surgery committee); International Continence Society (ICS) (educational committee, scientific committee and urodynamics committee), International Urogynaecology Association (urogenital pain special interest group and neurourogynaecology special interest group); International Continence Society (ICS) & International Urogynaecology Association(IUGA) (Standardization Committee); member of the Infection Prevention Committee and the New Interventional Procedures Committee of the Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
Dr Digesu is the programme director of the London masterclass in female pelvic anatomy, urogynaecology & reconstructive pelvic surgery and he is a tutor & mentor at several basic and advanced training courses in Europe using cadavers, video demonstrations, live surgery, animal models, simulators as well as pelvic mannequins for clinicians and surgeons who are keen to improve their surgical skills in all areas of urogynaecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery. He also conducts national and international workshops to teach the doctors and midwives how to identify and repair perineal tears after childbirth.
Dr Digesu in view of his expertise in female pelvic floor surgery as well as the assessment and management of female pelvic floor dysfunctions acts as an expert witness and consultant for medical legal cases involving postoperative complications related to malpractice and use of meshes for vaginal surgery and urinary incontinence. He is also the reconstructive pelvic floor surgeon member of the major trauma team of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust in London.
On the light of his clinical and scientific achievements in January 2014 Dr Digesu has been awarded Associate Professor in Obstetrics and Gynaecology by the Italian Ministry of Health.
Dr Digesu carries on his obstetrics & gynaecology private practice in Milan, Lugano and London. He is Italian, married with a French wife and has two children.

Professor of Urology
Ain Shams University
Egypt

Professor of Urology AinShams university, member of the AUA and EAU societies.

Jordan

Dr. Ayman is an associate professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Jordan. He is an active member of the American Aesthetic Association ( AAA). He completed his fellowship training in urogynecology from Mater and Royal womens’ hospitals, Brisbane, Australia. Dr. Qatawneh is the vice president of the Obstetrics and Gynecology society in Jordan. He is an examiner in the Arab Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. He runs different educational activity for postgraduate medical students in the field of Gynecology at the University of Jordan and other private Hospitals in Jordan. He is an active member of the IUGA and ICS, international societies in incontinence and prolapse.

Professor, Director
Urology Unit Gynecologic
Regional Reference Center
Italy

Gynecologist and Oncologist Surgeon
Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire
France

Dr Bruno DEVAL, MD, is a French Gynecologist and a postgraduate-trained Surgeon with a real interest in surgical technologies and techniques. He co-chairs the SIG in Laparoscopy of the International Urogynecologic Association (IUGA). Well-known for innovative work in gynecologic surgery, he found interest in reconstructive pelvic surgery while networking at professional meetings within their large following of colleagues nationally and worldwide. Dr. DEVAL has published less than one hundred scientific articles (PubMed) and delivered presentations and live-surgery cases on Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery throughout Europe, North-Africa, South America and Asia. Key opinion leader in female PELVIC FLOOR DISORDERS and LAPAROSCOPIC Surgery with a large global network, he is consulted frequently by major specialty societies, surgical technology development teams and the media for his insights and experience.

President
Turkish Continence Society (TCS)
Turkey

To be updated soon...

Consultant Urogynaecologist
Kings College Hospital
UK

Dudley Robinson trained at the Royal London Hospital qualifying in Medicine with MBBS in 1991. Throughout his training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology he has worked in and around London prior to undertaking a 3-year research fellowship with Professor Linda Cardozo in the Department of Urogynaecology at Kings College Hospital, London.
He has published widely in the field of urogynaecology and research interests include the effect of hormones and drugs on the lower urinary tract. His MD thesis at the University of London is entitled ‘Anti-diuresis in the management of daytime urinary incontinence’ and investigated the use of desmopressin nasal spray as a ‘designer drug’ for women with daytime urinary incontinence.
Subsequently he completed a two-year sub-specialty training programme in Urogynaecology at Kings and was appointed as a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with a subspecialty interest in Urogynaecology at Kings College Hospital in July 2005.
He continues to publish widely in the field of Urogynaecology and interests include patient outcome measures in addition to the influence of drugs and hormones on the lower urinary tract. He continues to have an active role in research in lower urinary tract dysfunction within the department and supervises two subspecialty trainees and two research fellows.
Currently he is Research and Development Lead in Women’s Services at Kings College Hospital.
In addition, he has an active role teaching both undergraduates and postgraduates.
He regularly gives invited lectures both nationally and internationally and is on the editorial board on the International Urogynaecology Journal.
He has published over 40 peer review papers, 70 published abstracts, 55 review articles and 37 book chapters. In addition, he has co-authored two books on urinary incontinence.
He was appointed as honorary senior lecturer at Kings College London in 2009 and as a fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in 2010. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine and a member of the council for the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Section.
He is also a member of the International Continence Society (ICS), British Society of Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (BSCCP), UK Continence Society (UKCS), British Society of Urogynaecology (BSUG) and International Urogynecology Association (IUGA) and European Urogynecology Association.

Urology Professor
Hacettepe University
Turkey

He was born in Antioch (Antakya), one of the oldest and historic cities in the world. He graduated from Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine in 2001. Same year, he started urology residency in Ankara Training and Research Hospital at urology clinic. During the residency, he was elected as ESRU (European Society of Resident in Urology) and established the resident organization in Turkey, with the name of Turkey ESRU. He became a urologist in 2005. He became an observer fellow in Vienna University, Department of Urology with scholarship program of European Urology Association. In 2006, he started to work as academic urologist in Ankara Training and Research Hospital. He assumed the title of Associate Professor in 2011. He was assigned as a lecturer within the academic staff in 2013 at the same hospital. He has been assigned as Associate Professor to Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Urology in 2013 and He is still working at the same university. He started to PhD program at Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy in 2008. After passing the competency of doctorate, he assumed the title of MD-PhD. He is the first urologist who completed PhD in anatomy in Turkey. He organized more than 100 cadaveric hands-on training course for 10 years. In the meantime, he made academic studies on technologic developments in the area of surgery of prostate, bladder, pelvic floor and kidney. He was founder president of International Young Urological Associatıon (IYUA). At the period of 2016-2018, he appointed as project coordinator in a European Union Project MedTRain3DModsim which was accepted by Turkish National Agency. He worked as Director of the Hacettepe University, Advanced Health Technologies Training and Research Center between the years of 2014-2017. He is the president of Association of Surgical Anatomy and Technologies, Director of International Continence Society (ICS) Institute School of Modern Technology (since 2018). Huri is an internationally well-known opinion-leader in education with using cadaveric and 3D medical printed/VR and AR models, 3D organ modeling and adaption of technologic developments in the urology curriculum. His recent studies are on the topic of virtual urological surgery models, 3D medical printing, surgical planning with virtual and augmented reality and health technologies. His main sub-specialty is female, functional urologic surgeries, neurourology, surgical anatomy and surgical education.

Vice Dean of The Faculty of Medicine of Porto & Consultant Of Urology
Faculty of Medicine of Porto & Hospital S João
Portugal

Francisco Cruz was graduated in Medicine by the Faculty of Medicine of Porto in 1979. In 1990 he obtained the title of Specialist in Urology In 1993 achieved the PhD degree. In 2002 he was appointed Vice-chairman and in 2004 Professor and Chairman of the Department of Urology of the Hospital S João and Faculty of Medicine of Porto, positions hold now. He is member of the EAU Guidelines panel for urinary incontinence since 2010 and consultant of the EAU International Relations Office since 2012. He is the elected Chair of ESFFU (European Section of Functional and Female Urology). He is member of several international societies including the European Association of Urology and the International Continence Society. He is also member of ICIUD on male LUTS. He is member of the Editorial Board of European Urology, BJU International and Neurourology and Urodynamics and is a frequent reviewer to prestigious journals in the area of Functional Urology. Between 2004 and 2012 he served as member of the Scientific Committee of the European Association of Urology.
He authored numerous papers and chapter books and oriented several PhD thesis in the area of Functional Urology. Francisco Cruz has been primary investigators in several national and International Research projects and including one EU consortium on urinary incontinence.

Head of Neuro-Urology at the University Hospital Innsbruck
Private Practice, Private Hospital Hochrum
Austria

He is now Head of Neuro-Urology, Medical University Innsbruck and Private Practice at the Private Hospital Hochrum near Innsbruck.
Helmut Madersbacher was born and raised in Innsbruck, Austria. He received his medical degree from the University of Innsbruck. He obtained the Austrian specialist degree in Urology in 1969, completed his PhD in 1975 and was appointed Associate Professor of Urology at the Innsbruck University Hospital in the same year.
His interest already at that time was lower urinary tract dysfunction. In 1969 he visited the Institute of Urology in London and the Spinal Cord Injury Centre in Stoke Mandeville, in 1970 the Karolinska Hospital in Stockholm, in 1973 he was working with Prof. Brantley Scott at the Baylor College in Houston, USA.
His main interest became neuro-urology. Between 1973 and 1993 he was consultant urologist in a nearby Spinal Cord Injury Centre, he set up a neuro-urology service there and started the neuro-urological care of children with myelomeningocele at the University Hospital of Innsbruck. In 1995 he became head of a newly founded Neuro-Urology Unit at the Innsbruck University Hospital.
He retired from this position only recently due to Austrian state regulations; but he still works in a private practice in a private hospital in Innsbruck as urologist.
He is a founding member of the working group on Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction and Female Urology of the German Urological Association, in 1996/97 he became Council Member of the International Medical Society of Paraplegia.
He founded the Austrian Continence Society in 1989, was President of the Austrian Urological Society 1993/95 and became a Board Member of the International Consultation of Incontinence, in 1998 and 2001 as Chairman, in 2004 as Vice-Chairman of the committee on the conservative management of neurogenic urinary incontinence. He was President of the European Board of Urology between 2000/2002 and Board Member of the European Urologic Association as chairman of the European Urology – Accredited Continuous Medical Education (EU-ACME) Office/Program, which he initiated in 2004. He is member of the International Continence Society (ICS), was trustee from 2005 to 2011 and chairman of its Neuro-Urology Promotion Committee from 2013-2014. In August 2015 he founded the International Neuro-Urology Society (INUS) and is currently its president. Furthermore, he is co-editor of the e-book entitled “Neuro-Urology: Theory and Practice”, edited by Springer. He is honorary member of several international societies (including European Association of Urology) and published more than 300 papers in scientific journals including several contributions to textbooks and handbooks, mainly dealing with lower urinary tract dysfunction and neuro-urology.

Egypt

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Brasil

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Principal Investigator
Radboud University Medical Center
Netherlands

John Heesakkers studied Medicine at the Radboud University of Nijmegen. He started his training in Urology in 1993 at the University Hospital Maastricht. In 1997 he successfully defended his thesis titled: ‘Dynamic Urinary Graciloplasty’ at the University of Maastricht. Since 2000 he is a full-time staff urologist at the Department of Urology of the Radboud UMC and consultant at the Rehabilitation Clinic St Maarten in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. He is heading the Unit of Functional Urology and Neurourology. He chairs the Society of Functional and Reconstructive Urology, a body of the Dutch Association of Urology. John Heesakkers is an active member of the AUA, EAU, ICS, INUS and SUFU. He is a faculty member of the European School of Urology and of the Scientific Congres Organization of the EAU. Since 2019 he is the treasurer of the ICS. Since 2008 he is a principal investigator for the Nijmegen Centre for Molecular Life Sciences. He is reviewer of several major Urologic Scientific journals. He is the author of more than 150 peer-reviewed papers and more than 10 book-chapters and books on urological topics.

MD PhD, FACS, Professor of Urology, University Department Chair Adjunct Professor, Department of Urology
Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University Vienna
Vienna General Hospital, Vienna,
Austria

Professor Karl-Dietrich Sievert serves as Section Director in Neuro-urology and Reconstructive Surgery at the Klinikum Lippe in Detmold Germany. Previously he was the Vice Chair of Urology for more than 10 years at the University Hospital of Tübingen. In his career he has initiated four interdisciplinary pelvic floor continence centers that he considers a key element of standard patient care (Urology, OBGYN, Neurology, General Surgery, Geriatric, Physiotherapy).
KD Sievert received his medical degree from the Ruprecht-Karls-University Medical School in Heidelberg and the University Clinic of Mannheim in Germany where he wrote his doctoral dissertation “Selective Sacral Root Stimulation by using sinusoidal signal and specific organ frequency for the physiological bladder evacuation” under the direction of Professor Peter Alken. He completed fellowships at the University of California’s Urology Department with Professors Emil Tanagho and Tom Lue and at the Urology and Nephrology Center in Mansoura, Egypt with Professors Mohamed Ghoneim and Hassan Abol-Enein. KD Sievert has been highly recognized for his surgical expertise by both the American (FACS) and Royal College of Surgeons (FRCS). In addition to his leading knowledge in the field of reconstructive, functional and oncological urology, he built his expertise as a highly skilled laparoscopic surgeon as well as a certified DaVinci Console Surgeon.
KD Sievert has participated in numerous visiting professorships and international training courses, published in the fields of oncology, neuro-urology, incontinence, and reconstructive surgery and is a board member of urological and reconstructive surgery organizations. He has received funding and awards for his teaching and research and is a recurring meeting contributor for both his clinical and basic research work to the local and international community, such as the German, European, American Urology Associations, and International Continence Society, including State-of-the-Art presentations in oncology, incontinence, tissue engineering and stem cell treatments. After hosting the ESFFU-ERGURS meeting 2011 and 2013 and the 2012 AuF, Germany’s Urology Research meeting, he served Co-Chairman of the Global Congress on Lower Urinary Tracy Dysfunction meeting in Vienna, Austria 2016. Since 2007, Professor Sievert has been a Medical State Examiner (Part 2 and 3) for the German Medical licensing authorities. He is also a European School of Urology (ESU) faculty member, where he is an opinion leader, lecturer and surgical trainer. At the European Association of Urology, he is a Master Class and European Urology Residents Program Faculty Member.
Professor Sievert’s clinical and basic research interests include oncology (investigation of advanced detection tools and reduced invasiveness for improved functional outcome using anatomical and clinical findings), neuro-urology (diagnosis and treatment of urological nerve disorders), incontinence (pathophysiology), reconstructive surgery (medical devices, tissue engineering and stem cell treatments), pharmacotherapy and progressive and innovative treatment of spinal cord injured patients, such as early SNM implantation, which he won a 2010 Klee Innovation Prize award which resulted in several patents. He has initiated novel clinical trials. In recent years he became one of the few urologic experts in the stem cell and tissue-engineering field who has focused on the real-time processes of bringing research initiatives from the laboratory to clinic.

Professor Of Urology/ Consultant Urology
King Fahd Specialist Hospital-Dammam
Saudi Arabia

Mohamed Gomha is a professor of urology in Mansoura university since 2005 till now. Currently he is also a consultant urologist in King Fahd Specialist Hospital in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. He completed his medical school in the faculty of medicine in Mansoura university , Egypt in November 1983. He completed 5 years of urology residency program in urology and nephrology center, Mansorua university, Egypt from June 1986 to May 1991 and obtained master degree in urology in May 1995. He obtained the medical doctorate degree in urology in May 1995 from Mansoura university, Egypt. He did fellowship in female urology, neurourology, urodynamics and reconstructive surgery in university of Texas and Baylor college of medicine in 1999. He achieved professorship in urology in 2005. He is highly experienced surgeon. He has many publications in international journals and he is a member of several national and international urologic societies including EUA (Egyptian urological association) , SUA (Saudi urological association), ICS (international continence society), PACS (panarab continence society), AUA (American urological association) and EAU (European association of urology).

General Secretary of PACS
King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam
Saudi Arabia

• Consultant Neuro-urologist- Section Head, Neuro-Urology and Voiding Dysfunction, Urology Department, KFSHD.
• CEO- Qatif Health Network.
• Pan Arab Continence Society (PACS) Secretary General.
• Saudi and European board of urology , NeuroUrology fellowship from University of Toronto.
• Master Degree in Executive Health Administration (EMSHA) December 2016 ➢Active Member of many prestigious National, Regional and international societies and participated as guest speaker in many national and international meetings.
• Published more than 25 publications including 9 chapters in major textbook in the field of urology and functional urology ( most important are the Campbell urology textbook which is the holy text of urology as the first one from Saudi and the gulf region to participate in this textbook, Neurology theory and practice ,Neurourology clinical Manuel book , lower urinary tract symptoms in adults, Neuro-urology textbook, urological management of the spinal cord injury patients ) in addition to more than 100 abstracts and presentations as a guest speaker in national and international conferences. - Finally , honored to lead a team to write the curriculum of Neurourology program that was approved by the Saudi health specialties to be the first Neurourology program in Saudi Arabia and Middle East.

MBBS, FRCSEd, FRCS(Urol), MD(Res)
Associate Professor, University College London
Consultant Urologist, King’s College Hospital London
Dubai,
UAE

Rizwan Hamid is an Associate Professor at University College London and Consultant Urologist at King’s College Hospital London, Dubai. He previously was a Consultant Urological Surgeon at the University College London Hospitals and London Spinal Injuries Unit, Stanmore, UK.
He specialises in Functional & Neuro-Urology and provides a tertiary care practice in reconstruction of the lower urinary tract. His research involved fertility issues in spinal cord injury men.
He specialises in conservative and surgical management of bladder dysfunction in both male and females. He has particular interest in managing overactive bladder and urinary incontinence in both females and males. He is an acknowledged expert in the management of bladder dysfunction after neurological diseases.
He is the Chair of the Neurourology Promotion Committee of International Continence Society. He sits on the Board of Female and Functional sections of EAU.
He has been a principal investigator for a number of clinical trials and has been involved in a number of guidelines initiatives including co-chair for terminology in Neuro-Urology and male surgical procedures. He is also a member of neuro-urology guidelines panel of EAU.
He is heavily involved in teaching and is regularly invited to lecture and chair at major international meetings. He is regularly invited to review articles for a number of urology journals. He is on the Editorial Boards of Neurourology & Urodynamics and Turkish urology journal.
He has published more than 100 peer reviewed articles and has been invited to contribute a number of review articles and guidelines initiatives. He has authored more than 15 book chapters.

Egypt

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Professor of Urology, Ain Shams University - Abbassia- Cairo - Egypt
Head of Voiding Dysfunction Unit
Chairman of Katameya Clinic for Medical Services (KCH) - New Cairo - Egypt
Chair ICS Committee for Developing World
Egypt

Dr. Sherif Mourad obtained his MD thesis at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. With special interest in Lower Urinary Tract Disease, Overactive Bladder, Female Urology, and Neurostimulation.
Head of the Unit of Voiding Dysfunction and Director of Post-Graduate Training in Urology Department, Ain Shams University. He is the founder and director of a number of health care projects and hospitals and heavily involved in master plans, total solution hospital management including financial and medical supervision. Professor Mourad is the Chairman of Board of Katameya Clinic for Medical Services and Katameya Clinic Hospitals.
Professor Mourad just finished his term as the General Secretary of the International Continence Society (ICS) based in Bristol – United Kingdom, and he is currently the Chair of the ICS Developing World Committee and on the Global Philanthropic Committee for the support of Developing World.

• He is Founder and President of the Pan Arab Continence Society and African Fistula and Continence Society.
• He is Director and Tutor for the Bristol Urological Institute’s Middle East Courses.
• Professor Mourad is on the Steering Committee of eLUTS 2019 and 2020.
• Professor Mourad is on the Steering Committee of eLUTS 2019 and 2020.
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the World Congress of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms of the Societe International de Urologie (SIU), Marrakesh 2010.
• On the scientific committee of the Societe International de Urologie (SIU) 2017 – 2018 – 2019.
• Member the Taskforce of pelvic Floor Reconstruction of the FIGO (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics).
• On the Editorial Board of Neurourology and Urodynamics Journal, The Chief Editor of Arab Journal of Voiding Dysfunction and is a reviewer for the British Journal of Urology, International Urogynecology Journal, Neurourology and Urodynamics Journal, Advances in Urology, Urologia Internationalis, and several regional journals.
• Conducting a well-established training course of Urogynecology in Egypt and receiving trainees of urologists and gynecologists from many countries.
• A Guest Speaker, Chairman and Moderator in many regional (Arab) and international events including Asian, European and American scientific meetings.
• Active Member of the AUA, EAU, ICS, ICI, SIU, IUGA, FIGO, ICUD, AFFCS, ISOFS ISSM, EUA, AAU and others.

Obstetrician – Gynecologist
Ospedale San Raffaele
Italy

He is Associate Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Head of the Urogynecology Unit at the San Raffaele Hospital in Milan, Italy.
He is Vice-President of the European Association of Urogynecology and chairman of the Standardization Committee for Terminology of the Task Force on Pelvic Floor Disfunction of FIGO. He was trained at the King’s College Hospital by Prof Linda Cardozo and then at the San Gerardo Hospital in Monza by Prof Rodolfo Milani.
He is author and co-author of more than 150 indexed publications and of more than 15 book chapters on urogynecology.

MD, PhD
Professor of Urology Marmara University School of Medicine
Visiting Professor of Urology Koç University School of Medicine Istanbul,
Turkey

Tufan Tarcan, MD, PhD is Professor of Urology at Marmara University School of Medicine and Visiting Professor of Urology at Koç University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. After finishing his medical education at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine and urology residency at Marmara University he completed his fellowships in Adult and Pediatric Neurourology in the United States (Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Children’s Hospital at Harvard Medical School, respectively). He holds a PhD degree at “Histology and Embryology” and his main area of interest is “Functional and Female Urology” and “Paediatric Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction”. He is a member of the “Urodynamics Committee” and the “School of Neurourology” at the International Continence Society (ICS), member of ICI Research Society and board member of EAU Section of Functional and Female Urology (ESFFU). Dr. Tarcan is currently the president of the Turkish Continence Society and associate editor to Neurourology & Urodynamics, the official journal of ICS.

Associate Professor of Urology, Urogynecology, Female Urology & Functional Urology Unit, Alexandria University, Egypt

Associate Member of European Section of Female and Functional Urology (ESSFU)
Associate Secretary of Section of Female Urology and Voiding Dysfunction of Egyptian Urological Association (EUA)
Board Member of the Arab Section of Female and Functional Urology of Arab School of Urology (ASU)
Fellow of McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Fellow of Perugia University, Italy
Fellow of KU Leuven, Belgium