Meet our Faculty

Conference President

Dr. Sarah Alenezi

Pediatric Neurologist with Special Interest in Epilepsy and EEG, Head of Pediatric Neurology Unit, Adan Hospital, Kuwait

Head of the Scientific Committee

Dr. Asma Altawari

Head & Consultant of Pediatric Neurology Unit, Pediatric Department, Al Sabah Hospital, Kuwait

Committee Members

Dr. Jameela Alansari

Consultant Pediatric Neurologist, Pediatric Department, Al Sabah Hospital, MOH

Dr. Jameela Alansari

Pediatric Neurologist and Neuroimmunologist, Department of Pediatrics, Neurology Unit, Farwaniya Hospital

Dr. Sarah Alenezi

Pediatric Neurologist with Special Interest in Epilepsy and EEG, Head of Pediatric Neurology Unit, Adan Hospital

Dr. Radwa Badawy

Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist and Epileptologist, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Adan Hospital

Speakers and Moderators

Dr. Abeer Alobaidan

Neurology Senior Specialist, Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait

Dr. Abeer Altajalli

Head of Physical Therapy Department, Ibn Sina Hospital; General Secretary of Kuwait Physical Therapy Association, Kuwait

Dr. Ahmad Jaafar

Pediatrician and Pediatric Complex and Palliative Care Specialist, Jahra Hospital and Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospice; Head of Pediatric Complex Care Unit and Pediatric Palliative Care Unit at Jahra Hospital, Kuwait

Dr. Ahmad Fawaz

Consultant in Neurology and Epilepsy, Neurology Department, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, IbnSina Hospital, Kuwait

Dr. Ahmed Ibrahim

Consultant, Pediatric Neurology, Al Jahra Hospital, Kuwait

Dr. Ahmed Naguy

MBBch, MSc, MRCPsych (UK), Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist, Almanara CAP Centre, Kuwait Centre for Mental Health, Kuwait

Neurology Senior Specialist, Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait

Head of Physical Therapy Department, Ibn Sina Hospital; General Secretary of Kuwait Physical Therapy Association, Kuwait

Pediatrician and Pediatric Complex and Palliative Care Specialist, Jahra Hospital and Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospice; Head of Pediatric Complex Care Unit and Pediatric Palliative Care Unit at Jahra Hospital, Kuwait

Consultant in Neurology and Epilepsy, Neurology Department, Epilepsy Monitoring Unit, IbnSina Hospital, Kuwait

Consultant, Pediatric Neurology, Al Jahra Hospital, Kuwait

MBBch, MSc, MRCPsych (UK), Child/Adolescent Psychiatrist, Almanara CAP Centre, Kuwait Centre for Mental Health, Kuwait

Dr. Ali Alwadei

Consultant Pediatric Neurologist & Epileptologist, Chairman of Pediatric Neurology Department, King Fahad Medical City, KSA

Dr. Amaar Marefi

Pediatric Neurologist and Neuroimmunologist, Department of Pediatrics, Neurology Unit, Farwaniya Hospital

Dr. Amna Alfutaisi

Professor of Pediatric Neurology, Head of Child Health Department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

Dr. Asma Altawari

Head & Consultant of Pediatric Neurology Unit, Pediatric Department, Al Sabah Hospital, Kuwait

Dr. Dana Marafi

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait

Dr. Eiman Alboloushi

Consultant Psychiatrist, Child and Adolescents, Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait

Consultant Pediatric Neurologist & Epileptologist, Chairman of Pediatric Neurology Department, King Fahad Medical City, KSA

Pediatric Neurologist and Neuroimmunologist, Department of Pediatrics, Neurology Unit, Farwaniya Hospital

Professor of Pediatric Neurology, Head of Child Health Department, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

Head & Consultant of Pediatric Neurology Unit, Pediatric Department, Al Sabah Hospital, Kuwait

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait

Consultant Psychiatrist, Child and Adolescents, Amiri Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait

Prof. Fahad Al Bashiri

Professor and Consultant, Pediatric Neurologist and Epileptologist, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University; President, Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society, Riyadh, KSA

Dr. Fatemah Bukhalaf

Adolescent Medicine Senior Specialist, Al Adan Hospital, Kuwait

Dr. Fatima Dashti

Consultant Pediatric Neuroradiologist, Ibn Sina Hospital, Kuwait

Dr. Hanof Alkhdher

Pediatric Rheumatologist, Al Adan Hospital, Kuwait

Dr. Hind Alsharhan

Clinical and Biochemical Geneticists, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait

Dr. Jameela Alansari

Consultant Pediatric Neurologist, Pediatric Department, Al Sabah Hospital, MOH, Kuwait

Professor and Consultant, Pediatric Neurologist and Epileptologist, Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, King Saud University; President, Saudi Pediatric Neurology Society, Riyadh, KSA

Adolescent Medicine Senior Specialist, Al Adan Hospital, Kuwait

Consultant Pediatric Neuroradiologist, Ibn Sina Hospital, Kuwait

Pediatric Rheumatologist, Al Adan Hospital, Kuwait

Clinical and Biochemical Geneticists, Assistant Professor, Pediatric Department, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait

Consultant Pediatric Neurologist, Pediatric Department, Al Sabah Hospital, MOH, Kuwait

Dr. Meshal Aljassar

Neurosurgeon, Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery, Neuroscientist, Ibn Sina Hospital, Kuwait

Dr. Mohamed Zakkariah

Consultant Pediatric Neurologist, Al-Adan Hospital, MOH, Kuwait

Dr. Mohammad Abdulrida

Pediatric Pulmonologist and Long-term Ventilation Specialist, Al-Adan Hospital, Kuwait

Dr. Radwa Badawy

Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist and Epileptologist, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Adan Hospital, Kuwait

Dr. Rasha Alsafi

Consultant, Clinical Genetics and Metabolic Disorders, Adan Hospital, Kuwait

Dr. Reem Alyoubi

Associate Professor of Pediatric Neurology/Epilepsy & Clinical Neurophysiology, King Abdulaziz University and Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Jeddah, KSA

Neurosurgeon, Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery, Neuroscientist, Ibn Sina Hospital, Kuwait

Consultant Pediatric Neurologist, Al-Adan Hospital, MOH, Kuwait

Pediatric Pulmonologist and Long-term Ventilation Specialist, Al-Adan Hospital, Kuwait

Consultant Clinical Neurophysiologist and Epileptologist, Department of Pediatric Neurology, Adan Hospital, Kuwait

Consultant, Clinical Genetics and Metabolic Disorders, Adan Hospital, Kuwait

Associate Professor of Pediatric Neurology/Epilepsy & Clinical Neurophysiology, King Abdulaziz University and Dr. Soliman Fakeeh Hospital, Jeddah, KSA

Dr. Reem Elshafie

Clinical Geneticist, Kuwait Medical Genetic Center, Kuwait

Dr. Saadoun Bin Hasan

Director, Pediatric Sleep Medicine, Pediatric Respirology and Sleep Medicine, Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait

Dr. Sahar Farhat

Neurologist and Epileptologist, Ibn Sina Hospital, Kuwait

Dr. Salman Al Twala

Head of the Pediatrics Department, Al-Adan Hospital, Kuwait

Dr. Sarah Al Tamimi

Pediatric Critical Care Physician, Head of PICU, Amiri Hospital, Kuwait

Ms. Sarah Aldhafiri

PICU Clinical Dietitian, Dietary Unit, Ahmadi Hospital, Kuwait

Clinical Geneticist, Kuwait Medical Genetic Center, Kuwait

Director, Pediatric Sleep Medicine, Pediatric Respirology and Sleep Medicine, Farwaniya Hospital, Kuwait

Neurologist and Epileptologist, Ibn Sina Hospital, Kuwait

Head of the Pediatrics Department, Al-Adan Hospital, Kuwait

Pediatric Critical Care Physician, Head of PICU, Amiri Hospital, Kuwait

PICU Clinical Dietitian, Dietary Unit, Ahmadi Hospital, Kuwait

Dr. Sarah Alenezi

Pediatric Neurologist with Special Interest in Epilepsy and EEG, Head of Pediatric Neurology Unit, Adan Hospital, Kuwait

Dr. Shakir Bahzad

Clinical & Molecular Genetics, Kuwait Medical Genetics Center, Kuwait Cancer Control Center, Kuwait

Dr. Tasneem Jarkhi

Developmental Pediatrics and Pediatric Spasticity, Senior Specialist, Developmental Pediatrics Unit, Al-Sabah Hospital, Kuwait

Dr. Yousif Habeeb

Consultant, Head of Neurology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Mubarak Al‐Kabeer Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait

Pediatric Neurologist with Special Interest in Epilepsy and EEG, Head of Pediatric Neurology Unit, Adan Hospital, Kuwait

Clinical & Molecular Genetics, Kuwait Medical Genetics Center, Kuwait Cancer Control Center, Kuwait

Developmental Pediatrics and Pediatric Spasticity, Senior Specialist, Developmental Pediatrics Unit, Al-Sabah Hospital, Kuwait

Consultant, Head of Neurology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Mubarak Al‐Kabeer Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait

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