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Organizing Committee

Dr. Husam Alhabib

Conference Chairman
Consultant Adult and Pediatric
Complex Spine Surgery

Dr. SulaimanAlhabib Hospital, Khobar

  Prof. Abdulrahman Alanazi

Professor & Chairman,
Department of Neuro-Surgery,

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam

  Prof. Abdullah Alothman

Spine & Orthopedic Surgeon

King Fahd Hospital of the University, Alkhobar

  Dr. Abdullah A Alghamdi

Consultant Anesthesiologist and
Pain specialist

Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare, Dhahran

   Dr. Anwar Aldhamen
KFUNS
Consultant Neurosurgery & Spine
Dammam Medical Complex, Dammam
  Dr. Dakheel Al Dakheel

MD, Consultant Orthopedics and
Spine Surgeon
King Fahd Hospital of the University
Iman Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University,Dammam

   Dr. Fahad Abduljabbar

MBBS, FRCSC, MMgt
Assistant Professor
Chairman of Orthopedic Surgery Department
King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah

  Dr. Ibrahim H Alahmed

Consultant of Pediatric neurosurgery
Neurosurgery Program Director
Head of Operating Room
King Fahad Hospital, Alahsa, Hofuf

   Dr. Khalid Batterjee

Senior Spine Consultant
Orthopedic Consultant
Saudi German Hospital Group

  Dr. Khaled Al-Assiri

Consultant Orthopedics &
Spine Surgeon, Head of Surgery
Al Imam Abdulrahman bin Faisal Hospital
National Guard Health Affairs, Dammam

   Dr. Khalid Siddiqui

American Board and FRCSC
Consultant Neurosurgeon
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare,
Dhahran

   Dr. Mohammed Khashab

Consultant and Assistant
Professor of Orthopedics & Spine Surgery
King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University
For Health Sciences, Jeddah

  Dr. Nabeel S. Alshafai

MD FRCSC EBNS
Consultant Neuro and spine surgeon
Chairman, The Royal Commission Hospital,
Jubail Industrial City

   Dr.Nabeel Alnaghmoosh

SSC-Nerosug, WUF-Spine
Consultant Neurosurgeon & Spine Surgeon
Program Director of Neurosurgery Training
Department of Neurosurgery
Dammam Medical Complex, Dammam

   Dr. Reem F. Bunyan

Consultant Neurologist &
Clinical Neurophysiologist
Model of Care Lead, E1 Cluster
King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam

   Dr. Saud Alhamad

Senior Registrar, Orthopedic surgery.
King Fahad Specialist Hospital,
Dammam

   Dr. Sami Aleissa

Consultant Orthopedics and Spine Surgery
King Abdulaziz Medical City- Health Affairs
National Guard, Riyadh

   Dr. Sohail Bajammal 

Assistant Professor,
Department of Orthopedics
Faculty of Medicine
Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca

Scientific Committee

 

  Dr. Ibrahim Assiri

Chairman, Scientific Committee

  Dr. Nabeel Alnaghmoosh
Co-Chairman, Scientific Committee
SSC-Nerosug, WUF-Spine
Consultant Neurosurgeon & Spine Surgeon
Program Director of Neurosurgery Training
Department of Neurosurgery,
Dammam Medical Complex, Dammam
Dr.Ahmed Alturkistany

MBBS, FRCSC,MMgt
Orthopaedic and Spine consultant
King Faisal Specialist Hospital
& Research Center, Jeddah
Clinical Assistant Professor,
University of Jeddah

  Dr. Amro Alhabib 

MD, FRCSC, MPH Consultant Neurosurgeon &
Spine Surgeon.
Associate Professor
Head, Neurosurgery Division
Department of Surgery,
College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh

 Dr. Fahad Abduljabbar 

MBBS, FRCSC, MMgt
Assistant Professor
Chairman of Orthopedic Surgery Department
King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah

   Dr. Hana Alsobayel

Consultant & Associate Professor
of Physical Therapy King Saud University, Riyadh

   Dr. Sami Al-Eissa

Consultant Orthopedics & Spine Surgery
King Abdulaziz Medical City,
Health Affairs National Guard, Riyadh

   Dr. Sohail Bajammal 

Assistant Professor,
Department of Orthopedics
Faculty of Medicine
Umm Al-Qura University, Mecca

 Dr. Yahya Alqahtani

Orthopedic & Spine Consultant
Security Forces Hospital, Riyadh

International Speakers

Dr. William J. Sullivan, M.D.

Professor and Vice-Chair of Education
Residency Program Director
Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center Tennessee, USA

  Prof. Lorin M. Benneker, MD

Head of Spine Unit
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Inselspital, University of Bern ,Switzerland

  Prof. Jörg Franke

Head and Chairman Department of orthopaedics,
Klinikum Magdeburg gGmbH Magdeburg, Germany

   Dr. John B. Pracyk
KFUNS
Worldwide Integrated Leader | Medical Affairs, Pre-Clinical & Clinical Research DePuy Synthes – Spine | Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies
  Prof. Eeric Truumees

Professor Of Orthopedics
CEO, Seton Brain and Spine Institute
Austin, Texas, USA.

   Dr. Edward J. Dohring

Orthopedic Surgeon
Spine Institute of Arizona
Scottsdale, AZ

  Prof. Dr. med. Zdenek Klezl, PhD/strong>

Consultant Orthopaedic ans Spine Surgeon
University Hospitals Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Derby, United Kingdom

Regional Guest Society
Egyptian Spine Association

Prof. Yasser ElBanna
Professor Yasser El Banna
Head of Department of Neurosurgery
Alexandria university
Egypt
  Prof. Dr. Mohamed E-Meshtawy

Professor of Orthopedic Surgery
Assiut Medical school, Assiut university
Assiut, Egypt

  Prof. Mohammad El-Sharkawi, MD

Professor of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery.
Vice Dean for Research and Postgraduate Studies,
Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt

  Prof. Ali Abou-Madawi

Chair & Prof. Neurosurgery department, Suez Canal University. AOSPINE Eg Chair. Suez, Egypt

   Dr. Basem I. Awad, MD, M.Sc, PhD 
Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery
Mansoura University School of Medicine Mansoura, Egypt

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Dammam is the regional capital of the eastern region of Saudi Arabia. This is home to a vast sea, beautiful beaches and excellent fishing spots. It is one of the favorite destinations for tourists from different parts of the Kingdom.
Dammam is a major administrative center for the Saudi oil industry. Dammam and has an estimated population of 768,602. Dammam is the fastest growing city in Saudi Arabia at an exceptionally fast rate of 12% a year. As of 2016 Greater Dammam is the 4th largest area in both size and population in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).

Climate:
The winter temperatures in Dammam range from mild to warm, but regularly drop to as low as around 8 °C (46 °F) some days. Summer temperatures are extremely hot, typical to most of west Asiaand usually exceed 40 °C (104 °F) for about five months.

Entertainment Destinations:
Marjan Island
Man-made Island. Where the breeze drifts off the sea, children play on the white sandy beach, and fishermen dip their lines into the waters of the Gulf to see what they can catch for their evening barbecue.
King Fahad Park
King Fahad Park is home to hundreds of trees, bushes and other plants, and offers visitors a place to relax with the entire family. The park is a haven of greenery where visitors will find man-made lagoons, pools, artificial lakes, fountains and waterfalls spread across the expanse of the beautiful park.
King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture
Also known as Ithra, in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, developed by Saudi Aramco and inaugurated by King Salman bin Abdulaziz on 1 December 2017.The Center incorporates a museum, children museum, library, cinema, theater, and exhibition halls.
KhobarCity, 15 KM South, with multiple lifestyle centers and shopping malls, the city also has the Corniche which is lined with several international and local chain restaurants, coffee shops and boutiques of all kinds. You could reach Bahrain through King Fahad causeway which is 20 KM long.
– Qatif City, 10 KM North, one of the oldest settlements in Eastern Arabia, its history going back to 5000 BC.

  • Qatif is known for its traditional markets (suqs) such as the weekly Thursday Market “SuqAlkhamees” and “Suq Waqif” and the largest fish market in the gulf countries.
  • Esplanade along its shore
  • Tarout castle in Tarout Island
  • Qal’atal-Qatif; ancient castle ruins
  • Abu Loza’s Bath, old Turkish bath
  • It is also known for its massive agricultural areas that are rich in various types of vegetation and palm trees.

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