Session 1: The Heart-Kidney Connection
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Plenary Hall
| Sunday, September 20, 2026 |
| 8:40 AM - 9:45 AM |
Speaker
Dr. Bahaa El-Din Moustafa
Consultant of Internal Medicine and Nephrology / Professor of Internal Medicine and Nephrology
Fujairah Hospital /Qasr –El-Aini Hospital / King Fahd Nephro-urology Unit, Cairo University
Early Detection: Using Biomarkers to Predict Renal Decline in HF Patients
8:40 AM - 8:55 AMBiography
Dr. Bahaa El Din is Professor of Internal Medicine and Nephrology at Kasr El-Aini Hospital, Cairo University, and Consultant at Al-Fujairah Hospital. He received the APMA execution award in CRM (2018), the ESN Young Investigator Award (2003), and ERA-EDTA Travel Grant (2012). He is an active member of multiple societies, including ISN, ASN, ERA-EDTA, Egyptian Societies of Nephrology, Hypertension, Internal Medicine, and the American College of Physicians.
Dr. Thair Fadhel
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
Head of Cardiology Department - Fujairah Hospital
Foundational Therapy of CRM, Exploring the Boundaries of GLP1 & GIP,SGLT2is
8:55 AM - 9:10 AMBiography
Dr. Khuziem graduated from Mosul Medical College with an M.B.Ch.B, completed internal medicine fellowship, and earned both Arab and Jordanian Boards in 2011. He then pursued cardiology and interventional training at Jordan University Hospital, attaining dual board certifications. Since 2017, he has served at Fujairah Hospital, UAE, as an interventional cardiologist and now Head of Cardiology. His expertise includes invasive coronary and peripheral interventions, alongside non-invasive cardiac procedures.
Dr. Pierfrancesco Corvo
Deputy Chair of Cardiovascular Center
Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital
Management of Resistant Hypertension: A New Hope
9:10 AM - 9:25 AMBiography
Dr. Hosam Zaky
Clinical Assistant Professor
Dubai Hospital
Targeting Inflammation: The Next Frontier in Atherosclerosis Prevention
9:25 AM - 9:40 AMBiography
Dr. Hosam Zaky is a clinical assistant professor at Dubai Hospital, Dubai Health Authority. A graduate of Ain Shams University, Egypt, he holds a Master’s and Doctorate in Cardiovascular Medicine and MRCP (UK). He is board-accredited in echocardiography and cardiac device therapy, and a Fellow of the ACC, ASE, and Gulf Heart Association. He has extensive publications and was appointed Clinical Associate Professor at Mohammed Bin Rashid University in 2024.
Session Chair
Mahmoud Korashy
Consultant Interventional Cardiologist
Sheikh Khalifa Hospital Fujairah
Walid Saleh
Consultant in Internal Medicine and Endocrinologist
Kalba Hospital
Dawlet Hussein Sany
Consultant Internal Medicine & Nephrology
Kalba Hospital