MEIDAM – House of Dermatology

Scientific Committee

Dr. Seemal Desai

President, American Academy of Dermatology
Founder & Medical Director
Innovative Dermatology
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Dermatology
Univ of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
USA

View Speakers Agenda

Prof. Henry W. Lim

President, International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS)
Former Chair, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Henry Ford Health System
Associate Dean for Henry Ford Health System, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Professor, Office of the Dean, Michigan State University School of Human Medicine
Detroit, Michigan
USA

View Speakers Agenda

Prof. Menno De Rie

Treasurer of the EADV
Amsterdam UMC
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

View Speakers Agenda

Dr. Nellie Konnikov

President, The International Society of Dermatology (ISD)
Prof. of Dermatology
Chief of Dermatology
VA Boston Healthcare System
Boston, Massachusetts
USA

View Speakers Agenda

Prof. Stephen Shumack

OAM, MB BS, FACD, FAICD, IFAAD
Treasurer, International League of Dermatological Societies
Clinical Associate Professor
Northern Clinical School, The University of Sydney
Senior Staff, Royal North Shore Hospital of Sydney, New South Wales
Sydney, Australia

View Speakers Agenda

Dr. Atlal Al lafi

President,Kuwait Society of Dermatologist
Consultant Dermatologist
Chairman of Dermatology Council, Kuwait
Head of As’ad Al Hamad Dermatology Center
Kuwait

View Speakers Agenda

Dr. Maria-Angeliki Gkini

Consultant Dermatologist and Hon Senior Lecturer
Barts Health NHS Trust
London, UK

View Speakers Agenda

Dr. Iltifat Hamzawi

Hamzavi/Dermatology Specialists
Henry Ford Hospital
Department of Dermatology
Photomedicine and Photobiology unit
Clinical Associate Professor
Wayne State University SOM
Global Vitiligo Foundation-Co-founder and Past President
Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation-Past President
Detroit, Michigan
USA

View Speakers Agenda

Prof. Jorge Ocampo-Candiani

President, World Congress of Dermatology 2027
Acad. Prof. Dr. Med. Jorge Ocampo Candiani
ExPresidente del CILAD (Colegio Iberolatinoamericano de Dermatología)
Jefe del Departamento de Dermatología
Facultad de Medicina y Hospital Universitario
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey,
N. L., México

View Speakers Agenda

Prof. Aleksandra Lesiak

Professor of Dermatology, 
Laboratory of Autoinflammatory , Genetic and Rare skin Disorders
Department of Dermatology
Pediatric Dermatology and Dermatological Oncology
Medical University of Lodz
Lodz, Poland

View Speakers Agenda

Dr. Homidov Muzzafar Fayzalievich

Director of the Association of Dermatovenerologists and Cosmetologists of the Republic of Tajikistan
Dushanbe, Tajikistan

View Speakers Agenda

Asst. Prof. Saad Al Talhaab

Vice President, Saudi Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery (SSDDS)
General Director of Events, MEIDAM Association
Associate professor and Consultant Dermatologist
Riyadh, KSA

View Speakers Agenda

Dr. Sami AlSuwaidan

Senior Consultant in Dermatology and Laser Surgery
College of Medicine, King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
International Ambassador,
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
Immediate Past President,
Saudi Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery

View Speakers Agenda

Dr. Maya Muallem

M.D.
Clinical associate
Dermatology Department,
American University of Beirut Medical Center

View Speakers Agenda

Prof. Eslam Tawfik El-Baroudy

M.B.B.Ch., M.Sc. & M.D. (Pediatrics)
FRCPCH (London, UK)
Prof. / Consultant of Pediatrics, Cairo University, Egypt
Consultant Pediatrician at Sheikh Kalifa Medical City (SKMC), UAE
Head of Arab Academy of Pediatrics (ArAPs)
President of the annual International Pediatric Summit Congress (IPS)
Chairman of Virtual Pediatric Essentials Series (VIPES)

View Speakers Agenda

Dr. Zbigniew Ruszczak

MD, PhD, FAAD, FEADV, FESPD
Consultant in Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology, and Allergy
Head, Division of Dermatology, Allergy and Wound Care Clinic
Director, Arab Board Dermatology Residency Program
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

View Speakers Agenda

Dr. Fathi Al Kasah

President, Libyan Society of Dermatology and Cosmetic Laser Teraphy (LSDCL)
Libya

View Speakers Agenda

Dr. Fatimata LY

Prof. Fatimata Ly
Ancienne Interne des Hôpitaux
Dermatologue-Vénérologue
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Médecin-chef du service de Dermatologie
Presidente de la Societe Senegalaise de Dermatologie-venereologie
EPS Institut d'Hygiéne Sociale de Dakar
Dakar Fann, Senegal

View Speakers Agenda

Dr. Hangrae CHO

View Speakers Agenda

Dr. Shaden Abdelhadi

Consultant Pediatric Dermatologist, SKMC
Dermatology Residency Program Director, SKMC
Abu Dhabi, UAE

View Speakers Agenda

Dr. Shimelis Nigusse Doni

President, Ethiopian Dermatology and Venereology Society (EDVS)
Vice President Elect, African Society of Dermatology and VenereologyConsultant Dermatovenereologist
ALERT Comprehensive Specialized Hospital
Ethiopia

View Speakers Agenda

Assoc. Prof. Henry Foong Boon Bee

Associate Professor (Dermatology), Quest International  University, Ipoh
Chairman, Joint Task Force on Dermatology as a Specialty in Malaysia
Co-chair, Dermatology Chapter, College of Physicians, Academy of Medicine
Dermatology Consultant
Foong Skin Specialist Clinic
Ipoh, Malaysia

View Speakers Agenda

Dr. Tahir T Mohammed

Chief Consultant Physician and Dermatovenereologist.
Dermatology Unit, Department of Medicine
Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika-Zaria
Kaduna State, Nigeria

View Speakers Agenda

Assoc. Prof. Thamer Fahad Al Mubki

Associate professor of Dermatology
Dermatology
Imam Mohammed Ibn Saud Islamic university
Riyadh, KSA

View Speakers Agenda

Dr. Adil Hamid Hassan Bashir

MD University of Juba.
MBChB, University of Alexandria.
Dermatologist, Venereologist and Andrologist.
Institute of endemic Diseases –Research Member, U of K.
Lecturer, supervisor and internal examiner, Head research committee- Specialized Medical Sudanese Board (SMSB) - Dermatology council.
Head of research committee SMSB – Dermatology Council.
Technische Universität München | TUM -Abteilung für Dermato-Histologie.

View Speakers Agenda

Dr. Akhmed Rakhimov

Plastic surgeon,
Deputy CEO of the Institute of Plastic Surgery in Moscow,
Chairman of the International Committee of Russian Society of plastic reconstructive and aesthetic surgeons.

View Speakers Agenda

Dr. Zaidoon Mohamed Hussein Abdelhadi

Dermatology & Venereology Consultant
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC)
Abu Dhabi, UAE

View Speakers Agenda

Dr. Hangrae Cho

President, Association of Korean Dermatology (AKD)
Dermatology, M.D., Ph.D.
Chairman of Ohkims Dermatology & Hair Restoration Center
Seoul, South Korea

View Speakers Agenda

Dr. Dana Alessa

Assistant Professor Consultant Dermatologist King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS) Riyadh, KSA

Dr. Dana Alessa

Assistant Professor Consultant Dermatologist King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS) Riyadh, KSA

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Dr. Seemal Desai

President, American Academy of Dermatology
Founder & Medical Director
Innovative Dermatology
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Dermatology
Univ of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas
USA

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Prof. Henry W. Lim

President, International League of Dermatological Societies (ILDS)
Former Chair, Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, Henry Ford Health System
Associate Dean for Henry Ford Health System, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Professor, Office of the Dean, Michigan State University School of Human Medicine
Detroit, Michigan
USA

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Prof. Menno De Rie

 MD, PhD, IFAAD
Treasurer of the EADV
Amsterdam UMC
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Prof. Nellie Konnikov

MD, FAAD
President, The International Society of Dermatology (ISD)
Clinical Prof. of Dermatology
FormervChief of Dermatology and Director of Tele dermatology
VA Boston Healthcare System
Boston, Massachusetts
USA

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Dr. Stephen Shumack

OAM, MB BS, FACD, FAICD, IFAAD
Treasurer, International League of Dermatological Societies
Clinical Associate Professor
Northern Clinical School, The University of Sydney
Senior Staff, Royal North Shore Hospital of Sydney, New South Wales
Sydney, Australia

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Dr. Atlal Al lafi

President,Kuwait Society of Dermatologist
Consultant Dermatologist
Chairman of Dermatology Council, Kuwait
Head of As’ad Al Hamad Dermatology Center
Kuwait

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Dr. Maria-Angeliki Gkini

Consultant Dermatologist and Hon Senior Lecturer
Barts Health NHS Trust
London, UK

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Dr. Iltifat Hamzawi

Hamzavi/Dermatology Specialists
Henry Ford Hospital
Department of Dermatology
Photomedicine and Photobiology unit
Clinical Associate Professor
Wayne State University SOM
Global Vitiligo Foundation-Co-founder and Past President
Hidradenitis Suppurativa Foundation-Past President
Detroit, Michigan
USA

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Dr. Shaden Abdelhadi

Consultant Pediatric Dermatologist, SKMC
Dermatology Residency Program Director, SKMC
Abu Dhabi, UAE

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Prof. Aleksandra Lesiak

Professor of Dermatology,
Laboratory of Autoinflammatory , Genetic and Rare skin Disorders
Department of Dermatology
Pediatric Dermatology and Dermatological Oncology
Medical University of Lodz
Lodz, Poland

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Dr. Homidov Muzzafar Fayzalievich

Director of the Association of Dermatovenerologists and Cosmetologists of the Republic of Tajikistan
Dushanbe, Tajikistan

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Asst. Prof. Saad Al Talhaab

Vice President, Saudi Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery (SSDDS)
General Director of Events, MEIDAM Association
Associate professor and Consultant Dermatologist
Riyadh, KSA

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Dr. Sami AlSuwaidan

Senior Consultant in Dermatology and Laser Surgery
College of Medicine, King Saud University
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
International Ambassador,
American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery
Immediate Past President,
Saudi Society of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Dr. Maya Muallem

M.D.
Clinical associate
Dermatology Department,
American University of Beirut Medical Center

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Prof. Eslam Tawfik El-Baroudy

M.B.B.Ch., M.Sc. & M.D. (Pediatrics)
FRCPCH (London, UK)
Prof. / Consultant of Pediatrics, Cairo University, Egypt
Consultant Pediatrician at Sheikh Kalifa Medical City (SKMC), UAE
Head of Arab Academy of Pediatrics (ArAPs)
President of the annual International Pediatric Summit Congress (IPS)
Chairman of Virtual Pediatric Essentials Series (VIPES)

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Dr. Zbigniew Ruszczak

MD, PhD, FAAD, FEADV, FESPD
Consultant in Dermatology, Pediatric Dermatology, and Allergy
Head, Division of Dermatology, Allergy and Wound Care Clinic
Director, Arab Board Dermatology Residency Program
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Dr. Fathi Al Kasah

President, Libyan Society of Dermatology and Cosmetic Laser Teraphy (LSDCL)
Dermatology Consultant
Head of Dermatology Department
IBN Sena Hospital
Tripoli, Libya

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Dr. Fatimata LY

Ancienne Interne des Hôpitaux
Dermatologue-Vénérologue
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Médecin-chef du service de Dermatologie
Presidente de la Societe Senegalaise de Dermatologie-venereologie
EPS Institut d'Hygiéne Sociale de Dakar
Dakar Fann, Senegal

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Dr. Hangrae CHO

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Dr. Shimelis Nigusse Doni

President, Ethiopian Dermatology and Venereology Society (EDVS)
Vice President Elect, African Society of Dermatology and VenereologyConsultant Dermatovenereologist
ALERT Comprehensive Specialized Hospital
Ethiopia

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Assoc. Prof. Henry Foong Boon Bee

Associate Professor (Dermatology), Quest International  University, Ipoh
Chairman, Joint Task Force on Dermatology as a Specialty in Malaysia
Co-chair, Dermatology Chapter, College of Physicians, Academy of Medicine
Dermatology Consultant
Foong Skin Specialist Clinic
Ipoh, Malaysia

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Dr. Tahir T Mohammed

Chief Consultant Physician and Dermatovenereologist.
Dermatology Unit, Department of Medicine
Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika-Zaria
Kaduna State, Nigeria

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Assoc. Prof. Thamer Fahad Al Mubki

Associate professor of Dermatology
Dermatology
Imam Mohammed Ibn Saud Islamic university
Riyadh, KSA

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Dr. Adil Hamid Hassan Bashir

MD University of Juba.
MBChB, University of Alexandria.
Dermatologist, Venereologist and Andrologist.
Institute of endemic Diseases –Research Member, U of K.
Lecturer, supervisor and internal examiner, Head research committee- Specialized Medical Sudanese Board (SMSB) - Dermatology council.
Head of research committee SMSB – Dermatology Council.
Technische Universität München | TUM -Abteilung für Dermato-Histologie.

MD.
Consultant dermatologist

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Dr. Akhmed Rakhimov

Plastic surgeon,
Deputy CEO of the Institute of Plastic Surgery in Moscow,
Chairman of the International Committee of Russian Society of plastic reconstructive and aesthetic surgeons.

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Dr. Zaidoon Mohamed Hussein Abdelhadi

Dermatology & Venereology Consultant
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC)
Abu Dhabi, UAE

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

Dr. Hangrae Cho

President, Association of Korean Dermatology (AKD)
Dermatology, M.D., Ph.D.
Chairman of Ohkims Dermatology & Hair Restoration Center
Seoul, South Korea

15th Nov | Session 1

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist

16th Nov | Session 2

Sheikh Rashid Hall A
11:00 12:00
Consultant Dermatologist