Dr. Ayman Al Sibaie
PAIRS Standing Committee
Head of Scientific Meeting Committee
Head & Consultant Interventional Radiology
Rashid Hospital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Dr. Ayman Al-Sibaie is the Head of Radiology in Rashid Hospital and Head of Radiology at Sharjah Medical Center, UAE.
Dr. Al-Sibaie graduated from medical school at the Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany, and obtained the Facharzt in Radiology in 1997. Prior to coming to Dubai in 2004, he was the Head of Interventional Radiology at Wald Klinikum in Gera, one of Germany’s largest hospitals.
His main interest is minimally invasive interventional techniques for treating vascular, other diseases and pain management.
Dr. Karim Abd El Tawab
Vice President, PAIRS
Head of Media and Webpage Committee
Consultant Interventional Radiologist
Ain Shams University Hospitals
Cairo, Egypt
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Karim Abd El Tawab is currently holding the position ofInterventional Radiology Consultant; Interventional Radiology Unit, Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt; which is one of largest Interventional Radiology Institutes in Egypt and the Arab world providing him with 13 years of experience in various Vascular and Non Vascular Interventional Radiology procedures especially Interventional Oncology and HCC management, GIT and Biliary interventions as well as Uterine Artery Embolization for fibroids. He started the first team in Egypt and the Middle East to perform prostatic artery embolization in 2012, he is the first in Egypt and the Middle East to do Hemorrhoidal embolization in 2015 and also the first in Egypt to perform Bariatric embolization in 2016. It is worth mentioning that Dr. Abd El Tawab is also one of the pioneers in Egypt in emergency embolization procedures “a 24/7 service in Ain Shams University Hospitals”. He is a board member in the Pan Arab Interventional Radiology Society and the head of the Marketing and Media committee, Head of #IAM_PAIRS Interventional Radiology awareness program, founding and board member of the Egyptian Society of the Interventional Radiology. He is also a member of SIR and CIRSE. He has given more than 140 talks and lectures in various international and local conferences.
Dr. Mohammed Almoaiqel
Secretary, PAIRS
Head of Membership Applications Committee
Consultant Vascular and Interventional Radiologist
King Abdulaziz Medical City
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Mohammad Al Moaiqel joined the Vascular and Interventional Radiology Section at the King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard, Riyadh, KSA in 2003 where he served as the Head Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology as well as the Deputy Chairman of Medical Imaging Department. From 2004 to 2008 he was appointed as Director of the Residency Training Program in the Medical Imaging department. In 2010 he was recruited at the King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences where he was appointed an Assistant Professor in College of Medicine and recently as the Director of Vascular and Interventional Radiology Fellowship Program.
Dr. Moaiqel graduated from King Saud University in Riyadh, KSA and completed his radiology residency at mcGill University in 2001. He successively received advanced fellowship training in both abdominal imaging and non-vascular intervention at McGill University in 2002 and vascular and interventional radiology at University of Toronto with the award of excellent performance in 2003.
His clinical interests includes the disease management, treatment of adult and pediatric vascular diseases and minimally invasive, image-guided therapeutic and non-interventions. Dr. Moaiqel performed minimally-invasive image guided procedures such as chest tube placements, percutaneous drainages abscesses, biliary drainages and feeding tube insertion. His focus is also venous access for dialysis and chemotherapy patients, angioplasties for renal access and peripheral arterial disease and embolization procedures for active bleeding, tumors and fibroids, RFA ablation for liver tumor.
Besides his interest in clinical service and research, he is passionate about resident and fellow teaching. He has recruited and trained several vascular interventional radiology fellows and has won several “excellence in teaching” awards.
Dr. Moaiqel is actively involved in vascular and interventional radiology research and he has published in prestigious journals as well as presented his work at national and international radiology meetings. He is a frequently invited speaker and moderator at national and international conferences.
Dr. Moaiqel is a senior member of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Society, American College of Radiology, American College Roentgen Ray Society, Society of Interventional Radiology, Radiological Society of Saudi Arabia and American College of Phlebology.
Dr. Aghiad Al-Kutoubi
Head of Fellows Affair Committee
Professor at American University of Beirut
Beirut, Labanon
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Dr. Al Kutoubi is the president of the Arab Board of Radiology & Medical Imaging, Editor, Middle East of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology CVIR. Dr. Al Kutoubi holds an MD from the Damascus University Faculty of Medicine 1975, DMRD Royal Colleges of Medicine & Surgery, London, UK 1980, and FRCR Royal College of Radiologists, London, UK 1982.
Dr. Al Kutoubi was a Consultant Radiologist and Senior Lecturer at the Imperial College, London University as well as a Senior Examiner at The Royal College of Radiologists.
His major interest is promoting medicine and radiology education and standards as well as the subspecialty of Interventional Radiology. He is the author of over 120 peer-reviewed publications and 7 book chapters.
Dr. Al Kutoubi is also a Founding Member of the British Arab Medical Association in UK; a Founding President of the Pan Arab Interventional Radiology Society; a Fellow of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Society in Europe. He is also a Member of several universities, National & Regional committees in the UK and most recently in Lebanon.
Dr. Mohamed Ali Almarzooqi
Treasurer, PAIRS
Head of Finance Committee
Vascular & Neuro Interventional Radiologist
Burjeel Hospital
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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Mohamed-Karji Almarzooqi is Vascular & Neuro Interventional Radiologist working as Medical Director of Burjeel Hospital, Abu Dhabi, UAE. He is a French board holder (DES) in diagnostic imaging from the Descartes University in Paris. He moved to Montreal and did 1 year fellowship in Vascular and interventional radiology in the Montreal University – Canada. Then he went back to France and did another fellowship in Interventional neuroradiology for 2 years.
Dr. Marzooqi is currently the Treasurer of PAIRS.
Dr. Refaat Salman
Board Member, PAIRS
Head of Educational Committee
Consultant Vascular and Interventional Radiologist
King Abdulaziz Medical City
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Refaat Salman is a Consultant Vascular and Interventional Radiologist at King Abdulaziz Medical City- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He obtained his medical degree (Dr. med. univ.) from Karl-Franzens University, Graz, Austria and completed his training in diagnostic and interventional radiology in well-known clinical institutes in Switzerland and Germany. He obtained the German Board (Facharzt) in Radiology. He held the position of diagnostic and interventional radiology consultant at the Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology in Ingolstadt Hospital, Germany.
Academically, Dr. Salman has a Master Degree in Health Business Administration from Friedrich-Alexander University, Nuremberg, Germany. Additionally, he obtained the European Board in Interventional Radiology (EBIR).
Dr. Salman participated actively in many international radiology conferences. His main interest and expertise is in the field of peripheral vascular diseases and related interventions.
Dr. Noha Guzaiz
Head of Women in IR Committee
Consultant Interventional Radiologist
Chief of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
King Abdullah Medical City
Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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Noha Husain Guzaiz is a Consultant Interventional Radiologist and the Chief of Vascular and Interventional Radiology at King Abdullah Medical City, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Noha Guzaiz had her radiology residency training at King Abdulaziz Medical City National Guard, Jeddah (KAMC-NGHA-J). Afterward, she has completed her clinical fellowship training in Endovascular and Interventional Radiology at King Abdulaziz Medical City National Guard (KAMC-NGHA-R) and King Faisal Speciality Hospital and Research Center (KFSH-RC), Riyadh.
Dr. Guzaiz is a member of multiple professional societies. She participated and presented in multiple local, national and international radiologic conferences and obtained some awards for her interventional radiology work.
Dr. Rana Khafagy
Head of Residents Fellows and Students (RFS) Committee
Assistant lecturer and Interventional Radiology Consultant
Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
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Assistant lecturer and Interventional Radiology Consultant at Ain Shams University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt.
Active participant in the Interventional Radiology Team at Ain Shams Hospitals since January 2015, assisted in and performed +2000 different interventional ultrasound guided and advanced Fluoroscopic Catheter guided procedures.
Regional Leader of #IAM_PAIRS Program in Egypt.
Main Author and Co-author in several peer reviewed publications.
Dr. Jamal Alkoteesh
Head of Industry Relations Committee
Head of Industry Relation Committee
Chairman of Clinical Imaging in Al Ain Region SEHA/Pure Health
Abu Dhabi, UAE
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Dr. Jamal Alkoteesh, Chief of Interventional Radiology and Consultant, serves as the Regional Chairman of the Clinical Imaging Department for Tawam and Alain Hospitals, appointed by SEHA. He leads the integration of radiology services in the Eastern region of Abu Dhabi Emirates.
With specialist training in Radiology at the University Hospital of Wales in 1997, Dr. Alkoteesh has worked in prestigious international hospitals, including Prince Philip Hospital in Wales, Cork University Hospital in Ireland, KAMC in Riyadh, and various UAE hospitals.
A fellow of the Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR) since 1999, Dr. Alkoteesh established and managed the Radiology Residency Program at SKMC and Tawam Hospital. He is a DOH Examiner, a member of CIRSE, and holds the European Board in Interventional Radiology (EBIR).
Dr. Alkoteesh specializes in diverse interventional radiology procedures, conducting over 10,000 procedures in the UAE in the last seven years. His expertise spans vascular intervention, hepatobiliary procedures, tumor ablation, and more. He established Abu Dhabi’s first Radiology residency program in 2010, holds an adjunct Associate professor role, and actively contributes to the Arab Health/Total Radiology conference since 2010.
Dr. Alkoteesh currently is the only Full Professor of interventional radiology in the UAE at the first established UAE University and highest-ranking college of medicine in the UAE.