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2026

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📅 16–17 October 2026
📍 InterContinental Dubai Festival City by IHG
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WELCOME NOTE

Dr. Tarik El Hadd
GAED President

Senior Consultant Endocrinologist, HMC, Qatar

 

On behalf of the Gulf Association of Endocrinology & Diabetes (GAED) Board of Directors, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the GAED Congress 2026.

Following the remarkable success of last year’s conference, this year marks the 6th edition of the GAED Congress, fully organized under the Gulf Association of Endocrinology & Diabetes (GAED), the officially recognized regional body representing leaders in endocrinology and diabetes, previously active under the name AACE Gulf Chapter.

It is our privilege to continue our collaboration with your esteemed companies to advance scientific knowledge and updates across the Gulf region. The congress will feature an exceptional lineup of regional and international experts in endocrinology and diabetes, delivering the latest insights and innovations in the field.

The GAED Congress 2026 aims to bring together thousands of adult and pediatric endocrinologists, internists, pediatricians, family medicine physicians, cardiologists, and other specialists with an interest in diabetes and endocrinology. Participants can expect a comprehensive program, including plenary sessions, specialized parallel sessions, and state-of-the-art lectures.

We are excited to work hand in hand with you and our regional Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) to create a unique and impactful congress that delivers the latest scientific updates and fosters meaningful collaborations. This year, the congress will be held physically in Dubai in October 2026, providing an excellent opportunity for participants from across the GCC, MENA region, and globally to attend.

We look forward to your continued support and partnership in making GAED Congress 2026 a resounding success.

With warm regards,

Dr. Tarik ElHadd

GAED President

Board Officers

BOARD MEMBERS

Dr. Mohammed Bashir

Senior Endocrine Consultant , Hamad Medical Corporation. Director of The National Diabetes Centre, Women Wellness and Research Centre

Dr. Ali AlReesi

Senior Consultant Endocrinologist, Head of Endocrinology and Diabetes unit, Head of Internal Medicine Department, Senior Clinical lecturer at CMHS (National University of Science and Technology), Suhar Hospital -Oman

Dr. Raya Almazrouei

Consultant endocrinologist at Tawam Hospital, Assistant professor in the College of Medicine and Health Sciences at UAEU, UAE

Dr. Salwa Aidarous

Assistant Professor of Medicine & Endocrinology KSAU-HS-Jeddah, Consultant Endocrinologist, Director of Endocrine fellowship program at KAMC, Certified Clinical Densitometrist, General secretary of SOS

Dr. Saud AlSifri

Hornary Clinical Professor of Medicine, Consultant Endocrinologist & Diabetes, Director of Postgraduate Training Department, Supervisor of Diabetes & Endocrine Specialist Center,PMH Chairman of Endocrinology & Diabetes Department Al Hada & Taif Armed Forces Hospitals, TAIF President of Saudi Society for Study of Obesity

Dr. Hasan Frookh Jamal

Consultant in Endocrinology and Diabetes Salmaniya Medical Complex Government Hospital Kingdom of Bahrain

AGENDA

CHAIRPERSONS

Dr. Naji Aljohani

Consultant Endocrinology and Thyroid Oncology, King Fahad Medical City, Saudi Arabia Professor, College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Bachar Afandi

Consultant Endocrinologist, Tawam Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE Clinical Professor, Faculty Of Medicine & Health Services, The United Arab Emirates University, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Thamer Alessa

Clinical Staff, Dasman Diabetes Institute Vice President - Kuwait Osteoporosis Society Chair of the Kuwait Endocrine & Diabetes Board Examination Committee Chief, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait

Dr. Tarik ElHadd

President, Gulf Association of Endocrinoloy & Diabetes (GAED) Senior Consultant Endocrinologist, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar

Dr. Juma AlKaabi

Vice Dean and Acting Dean, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Professor of Medicine, Consultant Internist and Endocrinologist, The United Arab Emirates University, Abu Dhabi, UA

Dr. Fatheya AlAwadi

President Of Emirates Diabetes Society. Chairperson of Diabetes Combat and Control Committee, Dubai Health Authority. Consultant Endocrinologist, The Head Of The Endocrine Department, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Ali Alreesi

Senior Clinical lecturer, National University of Science and Technology, Oman Senior Consultant Endocrinologist, Head of Endocrinology and Diabetes unit, Head of Internal Medicine Department, Sohar Hospital, Sohar, Oman

Dr. Budoor Alemadi

Consultant Endocrinologist, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, UAE Founder, Young Leader Forum, Emirates Diabetes and Endocrine Society, Endocrine Fellowship Trainer and Research Contributor, Dubai Hospital, Dubai, UAE

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Dr. Saud AlSifri

President of Saudi Society for Study of Obesity Hornary Clinical Professor of Medicine, Consultant Endocrinologist & Diabetes, Director of Postgraduate Training Department, Supervisor of Diabetes & Endocrine Specialist Center, PMH Chairman of Endocrinology & Diabetes Department Al Hada & Taif Armed Forces Hospitals, TAIF, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Reem Alamoudi

Consultant Endocrinologist & Metabolism, Director of Diabetes Fellowship Program King Abdulaziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Sara Suliman

Consultant Endocrinologist, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE Honorary Senior Lecturer, Imperial College London, Lead, Bariatric Service, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE Lead, Genetic Endocrinology Service, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Ali Saif Al-Mamari

Senior Consultant Endocrinologist, NMC Specialty Hospital, Al Ghubra, Oman Consultant Endocrinologist, Oman International Hospital, Muscat, Oman Head, Endocrine Unit, Department of Medicine, Sultan Qaboos Hospital, Muscat, Oman.

Dr. Mohammed Almehthel

Consultant Endocrinologist, King Fahad Medical City, Saudi Arabia Chairperson, Diabetes Department, Diabetes Fellowship Program Director, Head, Insulin Pump Section, Obesity, Endocrine and Metabolism Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Aly B. Khalil

Consultant Endocrinologist, Reem Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE Adjunct Associate Professor, United Arab Emirates University, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Ahmed Hassoun

Clinical Professor of Medicine, Dubai Medical University, Dubai, UAE Senior Consultant Endocrinologist, Fakeeh University Hospital, Dubai, UAE

Dr. Raya Almazrouei

Consultant Endocrinologist, STMC & Tawam Hospital, Abu Dhabi,UAE Adjunct Assistant Professor, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, The United Arab Emirates University, Abu Dhabi, UAE Division of Diabetes & Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tawam Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Nasser Aljohani

Consultant Internist & Endocrinologist, East Jeddah Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Head of Endocrine Section, East Jeddah Hospital (MOH), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Head of Medical Department, East Jeddah Hospital (MOH), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Elamin Abdelgadir

Endocrinologist , Dubai Hospital Dubai health authority
Fellow of American College of Endocrinology,
Fellow of American college of physician, licensed Thyroid and neck sonographer from the American College of Endocrinology
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Hasan Jamal

Consultant in Endocrinology and Diabetes,
Salmaniya Medical Complex, Government Hospital, Bahrain

Dr. Moeber Mahrazi

Assistant Consultant, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Professor & Endocrinologist, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Awad Alsharani

Consultant Endocrinologist, Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Assistant Professor of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Nada Bin Hareez

Consultant Endocrinologist, Tawam Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE Adjunct Faculty Member, Department of Medicine, The United Arab Emirates University, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Nadia Alali

Director, HOPE Program (PHCPs Champions in Osteoporosis Management), Kuwait. President, Kuwait Osteoporosis Society, Kuwait. President, Pan Arab Osteoporosis Society, Arab Region. Consultant Endocrinologist & Head of Endocrinology & Metabolism Unit, Amiri Hospital, Ministry of Health, Kuwait City, Kuwait.

Dr. Salwa Aidarous

Assistant Professor of Medicine & Endocrinology, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Consultant Endocrinologist, Director of Endocrine Fellowship Program, King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Salem Beshyah

Consultant Endocrinologist, Department of Medicine, Bareen International Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE, Professor of Medicine, Dubai Medical College, Dubai, UAE

SPEAKERS

Prof. Ramzi Ajjan

Professor of Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, Unitd Kingdom Honorary Consultant in Diabetes and Endocrinology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom Head, Clinical Population and Sciences Department, University of Leeds, Leeds, Unitd Kingdom

Dr. Assim Alfadda

Professor of Medicine, Endocrinology & Metabolism, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Founder & Director, Obesity Research Center, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Director, Strategic Center for Diabetes Research, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Vice Dean for Postgraduate Studies & Research, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Prof. Khalid Al-Rasadi

President, Oman Society for Lipid & Atherosclerosis (OSLA) Professor of Biochemistry, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman Consultant Lipidologist, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Seeb, Oman Director, Oman Genome Program, Director, Medical Research Center, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman

Prof. Salah Abusnana

Director of University of Sharjah Center for Diabetes, Sharjah, UAE Director of Diabetes and Endocrine Center, University Hospital Sharjah Program Director-MSc in Diabetes Management, University of Sharjah Deputy Chair-Clinical Science Department, University of Sharjah, UAE

Dr. Nader Lessan

Consultant Endocrinologist and Diabetologist, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Abu Dhabi, UAE Clinical Lead for Research, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Abu DHabi, UAE Managing Director, HealthExcel Medical Center, Dubai, UAE

Prof. Elizabeth N. Pearce

Endocrine Fellowship Program Director, Boston Medical Center, Massachusetts, USA Professor of Medicine, Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, USA

Dr. Jamal Alkoteesh

Chief of Interventional Radiology & Medical Director, SEHA Radiology, Abu Dhabi, UAE Adjunct Professor of Interventional Radiology, The United Arab Emirates University, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Omar Alhuzaim

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Prof. Richard Quinton

Specialist in Reproductive Endocrinology, Puberty Disorders & Calcium/Bone Metabolism Consultant Endocrinologist, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne & Wear NHS Trust, UK Reader in Reproductive Endocrinology, Imperial College London, United Kingdom

Dr. Barbara McGowan

Consultant Endocrinologist, Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, UK Professor of Endocrinology and Diabetes, King’s College London, UK Lead, Medical Obesity Service, King’s College London, UK Lead, Obesity, Diabetes & Endocrinology Service, Cleveland Clinic London, UK

Dr. Nasreen Alfaris

Consultant Endocrinologist, Diabetes, Metabolism & Obesity Medicine, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Obesity Medicine Specialist, Obesity, Endocrine & Metabolism Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Yasir Elhassan

Staff Physician, Endocrinology Department, Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Sareea S. Al Remeithi

Division Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE Director, Pediatric Residency Program, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Prof. Dalia Abdulrazzaq

Professor of Pediatrics, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist, Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait

Dr. Samer El-Kaissi

Division Chair, Endocrinology Department, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE Consultant Endocrinologist, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE

Dr. Dipesh Patel

Consultant Physician in Diabetes & Endocrinology, Royal Free Hospital, London, United Kingdom. Consultant Endocrinologist, Cleveland Clinic London, London, United Kingdom. Clinical Associate Professor, University College London (UCL), London, United Kingdom. Senior Adviser & Director, Roczen Digital Weight Management Service,London, United Kingdom. Chair, Obesity Management Collaborative (OMC) UK, United Kingdom

Dr. Mussa Almalki

Consultant Endocrinologist & Neuropituitary Specialist, Endocrinology Consultant, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Adjunct Assistant Professor, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Mohammed Bashir

Senior Endocrine Consultant, Director of National Diabetes Centre, Women's Wellness and Research Center (WWRC), Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar

Dr. Dalal Alromaihi

Consultant Endocrinologist, Awali Hospital, Awali, Bahrain Associate Professor of Internal Medicine & Endocrinology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI),Busaiteen, Bahrain

Prof. Rosario Pivonello

Full Professor, Department of Endocrinology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy Consultant Endocrinologis, Private Practice, Naples, Italy

Dr. Khaled Al Dahmani

Consultant Endocrinologist, Chairman of Academic Affairs, Tawam Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE

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Prof. Maciej Banach

President, International Lipid Expert Panel (ILEP) Adjunct Professor, Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Baltimore, USA Vice-Rector for Collegium Medicum, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL), Lublin, Poland Head of Department of Preventive Cardiology and Lipidology, Medical University of Lodz (MUL), Lodz, Poland

Dr. Manal Al Kindi

Senior Consultant Chemical Pathologist & Clinical Lipidologist, Director of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Department, Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oma

Dr. Yousef Saleh

Professor of Medicine & Endocrinology, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Head, Diabetes & Obesity Center, Dr. Mohammad AlFagih Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Mohammed Almohaya

Consultant Endocrinologist & Metabolic Bone Disease Specialist, Obesity, Endocrine & Metabolism Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Chairman of Adult Endocrinology, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Ali Alzahrani

Professor of Medicine & Endocrinology, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Consultant Endocrinologist, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre (KFSH&RC), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Executive Director, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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