GMU - Key Persons
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- Director of Oncology, Apollo Hospitals, India / Member
Dr. D'Cruz MS, DNB, FRCS (Hon) is Director Oncology Apollo Hospitals and Consultant surgeon at Bombay Hospital. He is well-recognised as a global leader, clinician, researcher and teacher in Head and Neck Oncology. He was Director of Tata Memorial Hospital and Chief of Head Neck Services with over 33 years' experience in the field of cancer. Dr. Dcruz is currently President (2020-2022) of the Union International for Cancer Control Geneva. UICC is the largest cancer organisation globally committed to the cause of cancer control with over 1200 member organisations across 171 countries. He is the first Indian to be elected to this position. In recognition of his professional standing in the field of surgery and oncology he was awarded the Honorary FRCS from the Royal College of Surgeons London.
Dr. Dcruz has held leadership positions & is on the board of numerous professional organisations universities, research organisations and cancer institutions across the country and abroad. He has been President of the Foundation of head neck Oncology India, President of the Asian Society of Head Neck Oncology and current President of the Indian Society of thyroid Surgeons, He is an avid researcher& his landmark contribution in management of neck in early oral cancers awarded the plenary at the American society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2015 and subsequently published in the New England journal of Medicine. This is also the first surgical head neck trial globally to be awarded an ASCO plenary and publication in the New England Journal. Findings of his trial laid to rest a long standing debate of over 5 decades and is now a benchmark and incorporated in management guidelines establishing neck treatment as standard of care in oral cancers. He worked on research in the use of curcumin and was part of a project to develop and validate molecular cytogenetic studies/Proteomics in oral cancers, results of which were filed for a patent.
Dr. D'Cruz has more than 500 peer-reviewed publications and chapters to his name and is a member of the Editorial Board of many reputed national and international journals.
He has delivered more than 1000 invited lectures and nearly a 150 named lectures, key note and orations both nationally and internationally. He has also been a special invitee to over 100 conferences nationally and internationally demonstrating head and neck surgery. Dr. Dcruz's special areas on interest are oral \ laryngeal cancers, thyroid, parathyroid, salivary glands and neck diseases.
Dr. D'Cruz is a much sought after teacher and was instrumental in initiating the super speciality training course in Head Neck Oncology for the first time in India.
In addition to his commitment to service research and education in the field of cancer. Dr. Dcruz is committed to cancer control, prevention, early detection and equity/access to cancer care. He has been active in tobacco control serving as Secretary of the Action Control on Tobacco an NGO committed to this cause. In addition as board member of the Union International for Cancer Control Geneva (UICC) he has been active in advocacy, convening and capacity building in the field of cancer across the globe for over a decade.
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- Professor, University College Cork, UK
- Professor, University College Cork, UK / Member
Professor Charbel Saade graduated from the University of Sydney in radiography, Masters in CT and MRI, and a PhD in contrast media delivery. Charbel is currently working as an Adjunct Professor of Medical Imaging Sciences at the University of College in Cork, Ireland, American University of Beirut, Lebanon and University of Canberra, Australia and head of Guerbet Asia Pacific clinical education and application. He is a frequent lecturer in international congresses like RSNA, ECR, ASOR and Arab Health. Charbel has co-authored more than 100 original papers with more than 120 abstracts presented. Charbel has a strong clinical background in the field of X-ray, CT and MRI. Charbel is also a journal reviewer in more than 10 journals and was the former editor in chief in the international journal of medical imaging and editorial board member at the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences. Charbel is the owner and convener of MDCT.com.au and has been teaching radiographers and radiologists for more than 20 years with the latest tips and tricks to reduce contrast media administration and radiation dose whilst maintaining image quality in CT and MRI. Charbel is heavily supported by industry as an independent Medical Imaging Expert who believes the truth lies in the patient by delivering quality imaging first time, every time!
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- Manager of the of Medical Education
- Manager, Medical Education and Examination / Department of Health
Dr. Hatem Faraj Al Ameri is the Manager of the of Medical Education and Examination at Department of Health Abu Dhabi, and an Associate Professor of Medicine at the United Arab Emirates University.
Through his work at the Department of Health, Dr. Al Ameri has:
Co-founded the TANSEEQ program, the first centralized Emirate-wide residency match program and the first international partnership with the NRMP-I,
Pioneered the signing of the ACGME-I/HAAD Memorandum of Understanding
Overseen the development of multiple regulatory standards in Graduate Medical Education (GME).
Dr. Al Ameri completed his Pulmonary Medicine fellowship training and Internal Medicine residency training in Canada from McGill University in 2002 and 2000 respectively. He has received several academic awards and has authored multiple publications in the field of pulmonary medicine and exercise physiology.
Dr. Al Ameri was the previous Chairman of the Department of Academic Affairs, at Mafraq Hospital, Abu Dhabi between 2007 and 2009 where he oversaw all residency-training programs at this tertiary care center.
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- Founder & President, IVPN - Network, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Founder & President, IVPN - Network, Abu Dhabi, UAE / Member
Osama Tabbara has joined the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi (CCAD) in 2010; He is now the Executive Director of Pharmacy. Prior to joining CCAD, Osama served as Director of Pharmacy Services Administration at King Fahad Medical City for 4 years.
Osama also served at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh for 11 years as Clinical Pharmacist and Supervisor of the TPN Team and IV Room; he also served as Director of Pharmacies in Abu Dhabi Middle Region hospitals for 3 years. Osama Tabbara is a graduate of King Saud University in 1984, completed his EMBA in 2014 and is Board Certified in Nutrition Support in 1997. He was a guest speaker at more than 100 symposia & seminars in topics related to Clinical Nutrition, IV Therapy, IT, and Quality Management.
Osama had given more than 1000 presentations and has many publications in the field of TPN, Leadership and Quality Management.
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- Founder President, Board of Trustees
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- Director
- Director, Medical Education and Research Department, Dubai Health Authority, UAE
- Director, Medical Education and Research Department, Dubai Health Authority, UAE / Member
Dr. Wadeia Mohammad Sharief has been the Director of Medical Education and Research Department in DHA since 2018. She is providing an effective leadership and efficiency in developing competent future individuals in the field of Medical Education. Apart from being a Consultant Family Physician, she is also the President of Emirates Family Medicine Society and President of Family Medicine Scientific Council, Arab Board of Health Specialization and Chairperson for MRCGP Royal College, UK. Subsequently, continuous learning is highly significant for her, which is why she has extensive academic experiences and currently an Assistant Professor in Medical College and Sharjah University. Her broad role also includes her being the Editor in Chief of Dubai Medical Journal in DHA.
Prior to her journey, Dr. Wadeia Sharief had been a Family Medicine Resident, DOHMS-Dubai on 2002-2006 and she is the first Family Medicine graduate who passed MRCGP-International, Family Medicine Specialty in Dubai Health Authority. She has been a Head of Abu-Hail Centre from 2006-2010 in Medical Affairs Department, PHC, DOHMS, Dubai. She is also the Local Supervisor for the Arab Board Exam from 2010 till date.
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- Member of the Board of Trustees / Al Maktoum Foundation
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- Member of the Board of Trustees / Al Maktoum Foundation
Mirza Al Sayegh was born in Dubai, UAE, attended private tuition at his father's school in the early days and in 1957 he attended the first UAE Government School in Dubai for his primary education years.
After completing his secondary education at Dubai Secondary School, in 1967 Mirza was enrolled in the University of Jordan, and graduated with a BA in Business Administration in 1971.
In 1971, Mirza joined a diplomatic course in preparation for the Federal announcement, as candidate for the UAE overseas diplomatic corps. He was then appointed as Third Secretary and Head of Information and Translation Section, Political Dept. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abu Dhabi in February 1972.
In January 1973, Mirza was elected as Third Secretary, and subsequently First Secretary, at the UAE Embassy in New Delhi, India. In 1974 he became Head of UAE Consular Mission in Bombay, India, as a Counsellor.
During his stay in India, Mirza was enrolled at the University of Delhi to study a Masters Degree in Political Science.
In 1976, Mirza was appointed as Counsellor and Minister Plenipotentiary (Charge d'affairs) UAE Embassy, London. In 1979 he represented the UAE on the Political Committee of the United National General Assembly session.
In 1980, he spent two years studying for a Masters Degree in International Relations at the University of Southern California (UK Programme) London.
In December 1983, Mirza took charge of investment affairs of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Government of Dubai. He has been appointed to the Board, as Chairman or Deputy Chairman, of numerous companies both in UAE and overseas. These companies under his charge cover a wide spectrum of banks, commercial, charitable, educational and civil society organisations.
Mirza Al Sayegh travelled extensively around the world in pursuance of the vision of the Late Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum in promoting education by building secondary schools in Africa, cultural centres in Ireland, UK, The Netherlands, China, Australia and the United States.
Mirza holds membership on the following boards of notable Universities in UAE such as British University in Dubai, American University in U.A.E, Abu Dhabi University, Fujairah University, Gulf Medical University and abroad at Al Maktoum College of Higher Education in Scotland and member of cultural centre at Australia National University, Canberra.
Mirza's hobbies include horse racing, swimming, reading and hunting. He is married and is the father of five children and grandfather of three boys and one girl!
Job Titles:
- Vice President - Healthcare Division
- Vice President of Healthcare Division at Thumbay Group
Akbar Moideen Thumbay is the Vice President of Healthcare Division at Thumbay Group with responsibility of managing the division which includes Thumbay Hospitals & Day Cares, Thumbay Clinics, Thumbay Pharmacy, Thumbay Labs and Thumbay Medical Tourism. The Healthcare Division deals with the operations of all its units across Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah and Dubai. Under the banner of the retail division, he handles the brands of Zo & Mo Opticals, Thumbay Pharmacy and Flower Shoppe, located across the UAE.
Akbar completed his graduation in Mechanical Engineering from American University of Sharjah (AUS). Later his passion in healthcare took him to the renowned SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan, Italy where he continued his postgraduate studies in Hospital Management. Akbar was inducted to the 2017 Alumni Wall of Fame of the American University of Sharjah (AUS), in recognition of his merit and professional accomplishments. He was also honored with the prestigious ‘Champion of Change' Award at 7th Annual MENA HR Excellence Awards 2015 in recognition of his leadership, strategic thinking and key management decisions that benefited the organization. He was also featured in the twentyfive young Business Leaders in UAE, profiled in a coffee table book GEN NEXT INDIANS. He was also instrumental in Thumbay Hospitals achieving Dubai Quality and Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Awards. He also received the award for the Thumbay Hospital being featured as the Best Medical Tourism Hospital in the Middle East by the New Economy in 2013 by a leading newspaper in the UK.
Thumbay Hospital, over the years has become one of the largest healthcare providers in the private healthcare sector offering quality and affordable care to all sections of society in the U.A.E. Today, the healthcare division operates over 7 hospitals, 10 clinics, 50 pharmacies, 10 labs and a medical tourism company, all certified with highest quality standards. Under his leadership, all Thumbay Hospitals in the UAE have achieved JCI Accreditation, Dubai Quality Appreciation Award as well as Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Awards. He was instrumental in Thumbay Labs having achieved CAP accreditation.
His biggest aim in life is to establish Thumbay hospitals as the largest academic hospital network in the Middle East. The group is now focusing on plans to start more Thumbay Healthcare facilities across the UAE, while venturing into other GCC countries & India. A renowned speaker and panelist, Akbar has interacted in numerous healthcare conferences and business seminars.
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- Director, IFFCO Group of Companies, UAE
- Director, IFFCO Group of Companies, UAE / Member
Feroz Allana is from the city of Mumbai, India, and has been a businessman based in the United Arab Emirates since 1975. He is one of the founders and a Member of the Supervisory Board of IFFCO Group, a United Arab Emirates based business house which manufactures and markets a well-integrated range of mass market consumer products.
Feroz Allana is one of the best known entrepreneurs of FMCG Products in the Middle East. Under Feroz Allana's able guidance, today IFFCO operates businesses with 80 manufacturing operations in in 37 countries and with a global turnover in excess of USD 9.5 billion and a workforce of over 12,500 employees.
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- Consultant Admissions & Registrations
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- Head of Planning Sector / Expert, Nursing / Department
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- Chairman at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy
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- Secretary
- Professor of Pulmonary Medicine, Cairo University / Former Minister of Health and Population / Chairman of the Health Committee of the Egyptian Parliament, Egypt
Professor Ashraf Hatem was the Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Universities in Egypt (SCU) from 2012 to 2017. During his role as a Secretary General for the SCU, Professor Hatem led a reform team that worked with other regulatory bodies and universities to upgrade and reform the higher education system via initiating an independent body for its financing and regulation in the name of HERFA (The Higher Education Regulatory and Funding Agency). He was a member of the Supreme Council of PreUniversity Education, which initiated the reform plan for Egypt's new system of school education.
Professor Hatem is a member of the Higher Committee on Viruses at the Supreme Council of University Hospitals and the Higher Committee on Grievances at the National Authority for Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Education. He is also a member of the Board of the Trustees at Children's Cancer Hospital Egypt 57357 and the University of Hertfordshire in Egypt.
He was formerly a Consultant to the Minister of Higher Education for Universities Hospitals. Professor Hatem was also a Consultant to the Minister of Health in the area of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis. He has been chairing the Board of the Binational Fulbright Commission in Egypt since 2013.
Professor Hatem was the Director General of Cairo University Hospitals (2005-2011). He was the Director of the Mubarak-Kohl Institute of Nursing. He is a member of numerous professional societies and is a Fellow of the American College of Chest Physicians and the Royal Society of Medicine. Professor Ashraf Hatem acts as a reviewer for Chest in the official journal of the American College of Chest Physicians.
He is a Professor of Pulmonary Medicine at Kasr Al Aini Faculty of Medicine in Cairo University and is a holder of MD degree in Chest Diseases, M. Sc. in CHEST and MB, Bch from Cairo University Egypt and earned his E.C.F.M.G. from the USA.
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- Chairman
- Chancellor
- Professor of Surgery
Prof. Hossam Hamdy is Professor of Surgery and Medical Education. An internationally known medical educator and active Pediatric Surgeon. A scholar, professional, and leader in higher education in the Middle East and renowned internationally. He has established, contributed, and led several Medical Colleges, Suez Canal University, Egypt, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain, and Gulf Medical University, UAE. He has served in different senior academic and administrative positions as Chancellor, Gulf Medical University, Vice Chancellor Medical & Health Science Colleges, Sharjah University, Director of the Institute of Leadership in Higher Education, Sharjah University, Advisor to the President of Medical Education, Qatar University and Dean College of Medicine, Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain. He has served as WHO Temporary Advisor ‘Consultant' in Medical Education.
He is active in medical education research and has published many studies in medical education and surgery and has introduced several innovations and best practices in Medical Education. He is a member of several editorial Board Journals in Medical Education (Medical Teacher, Medical Educator, Korean Journal of Medical Education, etc.) He is a member of the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) Assessors team.
His work and contribution to Medicine and Medical Education over more than 40 years has been acknowledged and has won him many awards: The Sheikh Khalifa Award for Higher Education for "Distinguished Professor in Teaching", led the College of Medicine, Arabian Gulf University to win the "Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award" for Best Medical College in the Arab world, "Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England "By Election", and "Fellow of the Royal College of Physician of England". He was awarded the honorary Fellow of Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) in 2021.
Prof. Hossam Hamdy was decorated by the Republic of France with the prestigious decoration as "Chevalier Dans L'ordre Des Palmes Academiques" / "Knight of the Order of Academic Palms" in 2011 and was awarded the Health Workers Recognition Award: Health Professionals Education by the WHO Regional Office for Eastern Mediterranean in 2021 for his achievements in Medical Education.
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- MCW 's President and CEO
- Member of the Board of Directors of the United Way of Greater Milwaukee
John R. Raymond, Sr., MD, the Medical College of Wisconsin's (MCW) President and CEO, assumed the position as MCW's sixth President on July 1, 2010. He was previously Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC).
As MCW's President and CEO, Dr. Raymond leads Wisconsin's only private medical school with an operating budget of more than $1.2 billion. More than one half of Wisconsin physicians is an alumnus of MCW. With approximately 6,700 faculty and staff members, MCW is the seventh largest private employer in Metro Milwaukee.
Dr. Raymond is a member of the Board of Directors of the United Way of Greater Milwaukee and Waukesha County and was co-chair of the 2020 United Way Campaign. He also serves on the Board of Versiti Blood Center of Wisconsin's Blood Research Institute. He is the Past President of the Board of the American Heart Association of Metro Milwaukee and served as Chair of the American Heart Association's 2011 Milwaukee Heart Walk.
Dr. Raymond has served on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Physiology - Renal Physiology, the Journal of Biological Chemistry and Assay Drug Development Technology. He was selected for membership in the Association of American Physicians, the American Clinical and Climatological Association and the American Society for Clinical Investigation. Among Dr. Raymond's many honors are awards for excellence in leadership, research, mentorship, service, diversity, teaching, and clinical care.
Dr. Joseph T. DiPiro is Dean, Professor and Archie. O. McCalley Chair at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Pharmacy, Richmond, Virginia, USA. He received his BS in pharmacy (Honors College) from the University of Connecticut and Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Kentucky. He served a residency at the University of Kentucky Medical Center and a fellowship in Clinical Immunology at Johns Hopkins University.
He is Immediate Past President of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy and Past Chair of the Council of Deans. He has served as President of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy. He is a Fellow of the College and has served on the Research Institute Board of Trustees. He has served on the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Commission on Therapeutics and the Task Force on Science. Dr. DiPiro is an editor for Pharmacotherapy: A Pathophysiologic Approach, now in its 10th edition. He is also the author of Concepts in Clinical Pharmacokinetics and Editor of the Encyclopedia of Clinical Pharmacy.
Josse ROUSSEL is full-professor at Paris School of Business and head of the DBA program. He got his Ph.D in finance and management from the Université Paris-Dauphine and his certification to supervise dotoral research (H.D.R) from the Université Paris-II Panthéon Assas. His research are focusing on finance and monetary policies, human capital and the digitization of management. He published research articles in peer-reviewed journals such as The Journal of Developing Areas, International Journal of Emerging Markets, International Journal of Business and Social Science, Human Resource Planning, The Journal of European and Industrial Training, E-Journal of Digital Enterprise, Entreprise et Humanisme, Management & Avenir, Confluences Méditéranée, Vie & Sciences de l'Entreprise et La Revue d'Economie Financière.
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- Vice Chancellor Academics / Dean, College of Medicine / Clinical Professor of Surgery
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- Vice President, the First Affiliated Hospital
Prof. Ming Kuang is a distinguished international academician and medical professional associated with several prestigious international institutions and professional bodies. Presently, he serves the Sun Yat-Sen University (SYSU), China in various administrative capacities such as the Vice President of the First Affiliated Hospital (FAH), SYSU; Executive Vice Dean of Zhongshan School of Medicine, SYSU; Chief of the Cancer Center, FAH-SYSU and Director of the Medical Education Committee, FAH-SYSU.
As a doctor, Prof. Kuang majors in minimally invasive treatments for liver cancer, biliary tract cancer and pancreatic cancer, such as laparoscopic surgery, robotic surgery, and image-guided tumor ablation. His professional interests includes the mechanism, prevention and treatment of liver cancer recurrence and metastases, and precision cancer research including immunotherapy.
Prof. Kuang has published more than 100 original articles on Ann Oncol, Nat Commun, Hepatology, Radiology, and Clin Cancer Res in recent years. He has achieved 10 major grants from the government, including National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China in 2018, the most important grant for Chinese physicians.
Today, Prof. Kuang is one of the leading experts in the field of tumor ablation in China. He was recently honored with1st prize at the 2019 Guangdong Province Medical Science Awards, for his contribution in precise ablation against liver cancer metastasis and recurrence. He is faculty of ECIO and APCIO since 2009, and chairman or vice chairman of many medical associations in China. Prof. Kuang was awarded "Distinguished Achievement Award" in Asian Conference on Tumor Ablation (ACTA) 2017.
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- Founder
- Member of the Board
- President of ANQAHE / Advisory Board Member of CIQG & NARIC - TNE / Board Member of the Planning Committee, Medical Sector
At the International level; Prof. Badrawi is a Board Member of: The Advisory Council of the CHEA International Quality Group (CIQG), the Ecctis/TNE QB advisory board and the Global Paediatrics Education Consortium (GPEC) and she served two terms in the board of INQAAHE. She also serves as member of the assessor recognition team for the WFME.
At the Regional level; Prof. Badrawi is the main founder and currently the president of the Arab Network for Quality Assurance in Higher Education (ANQAHE). She disseminated the culture of Quality Assurance in Higher Education at Regional and National levels.
At the National level; Prof. Badrawi is chairing the reform of Medical education committee for undergraduate and foundation years at the Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities, a member of the board of trustees of the Al-Alamein international University, she is also a board member of Medical Sector Committee for Planning and Development. Dr. Badrawi is the founder of the Egyptian Association of Neonatology and currently, she is the president of this society.
She was one of the main founders to establish and develop the National Quality Assurance Authority in Education in Egypt. Prof. Badrawi was the chairperson of the Paediatrics Department Cairo University, and she served as the chair of the board of director of Nile Badrawi hospital for many years.
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- Vice Chancellor Research / Gulf Medical University / Member
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- Vice Chancellor for Quality & Global Engagement / Gulf Medical University / Member
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- President, the First Affiliated Hospital / Executive Vice President, Sun Yat - Sen University, China / Member