SESSION 1: Upper GI
Tracks
Plenary Hall
| Friday, February 6, 2026 |
| 9:30 AM - 10:35 AM |
Speaker
Dr. Mohammed Al Abri
Consultant Bariatric Surgeon
The Royal Hospital
Refractory GERD: Nissen Fundoplication vs Endoscopic Therapy?
9:37 AM - 9:44 AMBiography
Dr. Khaled Bamakhrama
Consultant Physician & Gastroenterologist
Rashid Hospital
Approach to Subepthelial Lesions in the GI Tract
9:45 AM - 10:00 AMBiography
Dr. Bamakhrama graduated from the College of Medicine, Sanaa University, and earned the MRCP (UK) and Arab Board in Internal Medicine in 2006. He completed his Specialty Certificate in Gastroenterology (UK) in 2010 and the Jordanian Board in Gastroenterology and Hepatology in 2012. He pursued a fellowship in Advanced Endoscopy at Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen University, Denmark, in 2013. Dr. Bamakhrama was awarded FRCP (Edinburgh) in 2016 and FASGE in 2017. He is Associate Professor of Medicine at Dubai Medical College and Consultant Gastroenterologist at Rashid Hospital, Dubai, and a member of multiple national and international gastroenterology societies.
Dr. Fathiya Al Harthy
Pediatric Gastroenterology Consultant
The Royal Hospital
The Dual Lens - EoE 2026: A Pediatric-Adult Dialogue on Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges
10:00 AM - 10:07 AMBiography
Dr. Fathiya Al Harthy is a pediatric gastroenterology consultant at The Royal Hospital, Muscat, Oman. She completed her gastroenterology fellowship at McMaster Children’s Hospital, Canada, and her pediatric residency at Oman Medical Speciality Board. Dr. Al Harthy speciality is in gastrointestinal , hepatology and nutrition. She is the head of subspecialities in the child health department at the Royal Hospital. She chairs the Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition Committee. Additionally, she is the vice president of the Oman Transplant Society, with research interests in NAFLD and liver transplantation. She is committed to mentoring and training residents and medical students through her academic contributions and clinical leadership.
Dr. Ikram Nasr
Consultant Gastroenterologist and Endoscopist
Khoula Hospital
The Dual Lens - EoE 2026: A Pediatric-Adult Dialogue on Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenges
10:07 AM - 10:14 AMBiography
Dr. Majid Almadi
Professor of Medicine, Consultant Gastroenterologist
College of Medicine, King Saud University
Emerging GI Cancers in Young Adults
10:15 AM - 10:30 AMBiography
Dr. Majid Almadi is a Senior Healthcare Executive and Strategic Leader with over 20 years of experience in healthcare system transformation, academic medicine, and international healthcare management. He currently serves as Chief Academic Officer at King Saud University Medical City and is a Full Professor of Medicine with dual appointments at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, and McGill University, Canada, contributing to leadership, medical education, and healthcare advancement globally.