{"id":455,"date":"2024-06-20T11:57:54","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T11:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epbmtc.ae\/2025\/?page_id=455"},"modified":"2025-11-06T11:51:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T11:51:15","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/epbmtc.ae\/2025\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Prof. Stephan Grupp<\/h3>

Chief Cellular Therapy and Transplant Section \nProfessor of Pediatrics\nChildren\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia & \nUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Medicine\nPhiladelphia, USA<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Shahrukh Hashmi<\/h3>

Director of Research Development, \nDepartment of Health, \nAbu Dhabi, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Andrew Gennery<\/h3>

\nSir James Spence Professor of Child Health,\nProfessor\/Honorary Consultant in Paediatric\nImmunology & Haematopoeitic Stem Cell\nTransplantation, Translational, and Clinical\nResearch Institute, Great North Children\u2019s\nHospital and Newcastle University, UK<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Stephan Kadauke<\/h3>

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pathology \nand Laboratory Medicine, Associate Director\nof the Cell and Gene Therapy Laboratory \nChildren\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia &\nUniversity of Pennsylvania School of Medicine\nPhiladelphia, USA<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Kasiani Myers<\/h3>

Professor of Pediatrics\nCincinnati Children\u2019s Hospital Medical Center\nCincinnati, OH, USA<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Rabi Hanna <\/h3>

Chairman, Department of Pediatric\nhematology-oncology and BMT \nCleveland Clinic\nUnited States<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Sonali Chaudhury<\/h3>

\nDirector, Stem Cell Transplantation & Cellular Therapies\nAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago\nChicago, United States<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Paibel I. Aguayo-Hiraldo<\/h3>

\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics\nMedical Director Transplantation and Cellular \nTherapy Section, Director-Advanced Fellowship\nin Transplantation & Cellular Therapy\nCancer and Blood Disease Institute\nDivision of Hematology, Oncology\nUniversity Southern California\/USC\nChildren\u2019s Hospital Los Angeles\nLos Angeles, United States<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Kevin O. McNerney<\/h3>

\nAttending Physician, Hematology, Oncology, \nNeuro-Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation\nAnn & Robert H. Lurie Children\u2019s Hospital of \nChicago, United States<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Baheyeldin M. Salem<\/h3>

\nAssistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, \nSection of Hematology\/Oncology\nTexas Children Hospital, United States<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. J\u00falia Marsal Ricom\u00e0<\/h3>

\nHead of the Bone Marrow Transplantation Unit\nSJD Barcelona Children\u00b4s Hospital\nBarcelona, Spain<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Fulvio Porta<\/h3>

Medical Doctor Head of the Oncohaematology\nand BMT Unit, Children's Hospital, Spedali Civili,\nBrescia, Italy<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Mahmoud Hammad <\/h3>

Professor of Pediatric Oncology & \nStem Cell Transplant \nNational Cancer Institute \nEgypt, Cairo University <\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Miguel Abboud<\/h3>

Director of Pediatric BMT\u00a0program, \nLebanon<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Mohammed Faud Essa <\/h3>

Pediatric Hematologist and Oncologist \nKing Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital\nMinistry of National Guard\nRiyadh, Saudi Arabia<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Mohammad Fahed Abdullah<\/h3>

Consultant Pediatric Hematologist Oncologist,\nBurjeel\u00a0Medical\u00a0City, Abu Dhabi, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Eman Rashid Mohamed Taryam Alshamsi<\/h3>

Consultant and acting head of Pediatric\nHematology oncology\nAl Jalila children specialty hospital\nDubai, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Prof. Dr. Rupert Handgretinger<\/h3>

Conference Co-Chair, Chairman Scientific committee \nProf. emeritus, Children's University Hospital, Germany\nGeorge and Jennifer Yeo Endowed Chair for\nPediatric Hematology, National University Singapore;\nConsultant, Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center (ADSCC)\nand Yas Clinic Khalifa City (YCKC), Abu Dhabi, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Naser Al Zien <\/h3>

Head of Service and Consultant Pediatric\nHematology\/Oncology, Mediclinic-Middle east\nAdjunct Clinical Associate Professor of\nPediatric hematology\/oncology\nMediclinic-Middle east, Mohammed Bin Rashid\nUniversity of Medicine and Health Sciences\n(MBRU), Dubai, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Najam Awan<\/h3>

Consultant Pediatric Hematologist Oncologist, \nTawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Samina Afzal<\/h3>

Consultant Pediatric Hematology & \nOncologist, Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, \nAbu Dhabi, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Mehran Karimi<\/h3>

Professor Emeritus of Pediatric\nHematology and Oncology\nConsultant Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist\nAmerican Hospital Dubai, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Zainul Aabideen<\/h3>

CCT(UK),FRCPCH, Conference Chair\nChairman Organising & Scientific Committee\nConsultant and Head of Pediatric Haematology,\nOncology & BMT, \nBurjeel Medical City Abu Dhabi, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Hani Humad<\/h3>

Consultant Pediatrician\nPediatric Oncology\/ Hematology Unit\nAl Jalila Children\u2019s Hospital, Dubai, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Satya Prakash Yadav <\/h3>

Director - Pediatric Hematology Oncology &\nBMT Medanta - The Medicity, \nGurgaon, India<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Rawad Suleiman Rihani<\/h3>

Chairperson, Department of Pediatrics,\nPediatric Blood & marrow Transplantation\nand Cellular Therapy\nKing Hussein Cancer Center\nAmman- Jordan<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Mr. Khalid Al Habaiba<\/h3>

Nurse Manager,\nPediatric Hematology-Oncology Unit,\nTawam Hospital, Al Ain, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Sondus Ibrahim AlSharidah<\/h3>

Chairman of Pediatric Haematology Oncology\nDepartment, Head of SCT Unit,\nNBK specialized Children's Hospital, Kuwait<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Jeanne Jihane Toughza <\/h3>

Professor of Medicine\nHead of the Pediatric Oncology and\nHematology Department\nUniversity Hospital in Casablanca \nMorocco<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Prof. Fouzia Nambiatheyil Aboobacker<\/h3>

Co-Chair of scientific committee\nProfessor of Hematology\nConsultant Pediatric Hematology\nDepartment of Hematology,\nBurjeel Medical City, Abu Dhabi, UAE<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Intezar Mehdi<\/h3>

Director and Head of the Department, \nSenior Consultant - Paediatric Haematology \nOncology and BMT\nHCG Cancer Centre, Bangalore<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Faisal M Khan<\/h3>

Professor, Cumming School of Medicine, \nUniversity of Calgary, Canada\nCEO, OncoHelix-Colab, Abu Dhabi, UAE\nClinical Director, Hematology Translational Lab, \nUniversity of Calgary, Canada<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Dr. Charbel Khalil<\/h3>

Cell Therapy Lab Director Reviva Regenerative \nMedicine Center, Bsalim,Lebanon\nCell Therapy Lab Director Burjeel Medical City, \nAbu Dhabi, UAE, Assistant Professor Lebanese \nAmerican University of Beirut School of Medicine\nLebanon<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Speakers Prof. Stephan Grupp Chief Cellular Therapy and Transplant Section Professor of Pediatrics Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia & University of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"disabled","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"disabled","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-455","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/epbmtc.ae\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/epbmtc.ae\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/epbmtc.ae\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epbmtc.ae\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epbmtc.ae\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=455"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/epbmtc.ae\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1104,"href":"https:\/\/epbmtc.ae\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/455\/revisions\/1104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/epbmtc.ae\/2025\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}