
Dear Colleagues,
Latifa Women & Children Hospital – Dubai Health Authority (DHA) cordially invites you to the “5th Latifa Hospital International Pediatric and Neonatal Conference” (LHPNC 2019) to be held from 28th – 30th March 2019 at Mohamed bin Rashid Academic Medical Center in Dubai – UAE.
Latifa Women & Children Hospital has been a pioneer for almost 30 years for its outstanding medical services, teaching excellence and serving the community. Building on the great success of LHPNC 2018, Latifa hospital continues to unite clinicians, international and regional experts who will showcase the latest developments and studies in Pediatrics, Pediatric Surgery, and Neonatology fields.
The Conference is CME accredited by the DHA and will take place over three days covering 44 lectures and 5 workshops with a focus on various sub-specialties in Pediatrics and Neonatology. In addition, this Conference will also provide a platform and an excellent opportunity for exchanging ideas on technology trends and best practices. Dubai is located in the heart of fascinating the Middle East, where you’ll find a harmonious blend of culture, cuisine, arts and architecture along with excellent shopping opportunities.
We look forward to welcoming you to Dubai in March 2019 at what promises to be a most stimulating and enjoyable event.
Dr. Mahmoud Saleh El-Halik
Consultant Neonatologist
Head of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Dr. Mahmoud Saleh El-Halik
Conference President
Consultant Neonatologist
Head of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Dr. Muna Tahlak
Honorary President
CEO of Latifa Women
& Children Hospital

Dr. Mostafa Helmi
Vice President
Consultant Pediatrician
Latifa Women & Children Hospital
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Dr. Khaled El-Atawi
Consultant Neonatologist
Latifa Women & Children Hospital
Dubai Health Authority, U.A.E.

Dr. Manal Mustafa
Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist
Latifa Women & Children Hospital
Dubai Health Authority, U.A.E.

Dr. Maysa Mohamed
Senior Specialist Pediatrician
Latifa Women & Children Hospital
Dubai Health Authority, U.A.E.

Dr. Shafiqa Mohamed
(Chairman) Consultant Pediatrician
Latifa Women & Children Hospital
Dubai Health Authority, U.A.E.

Dr. Tushar Kulkarni
Senior Specialist Registrar-Neonatology
Latifa Women & Children Hospital
Dubai Health Authority, U.A.E.

Dr. Madiha Mohamed
Specialist Pediatrician
Latifa Women & Children Hospital
Dubai Health Authority, U.A.E.

Dr. Fatima Al Zarawani
Consultant Pediatrician
Latifa Women & Children Hospital
Dubai Health Authority, U.A.E.

Dr. Fatma Bastaki
Consultant Pediatrician
Clinical Genetics and Metabolism Pediatric Department
Latifa Women & Children Hospital
Dubai Health Authority, U.A.E

Dr. Pawan Kashyape
Consultant Pediatric Neurologist
Latifa Women & Children Hospital
Dubai Health Authority, U.A.E

Dr. Nadine Nour
Consultant Anesthetist and
Head of Anesthesia and ICU department
Latifa Women & Children Hospital
Dubai Health Authority, U.A.E.

Dr. Mamon AlMarzouqi
Consultant Pediatric Surgeon
Latifa Women & Children Hospital
Dubai Health Authority, U.A.E.

Dr. Mahmoud El-Halik
Consultant Neonatologist
Head of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Dr. Mostafa Helmi
Consultant Pediatrician
Latifa Women & Children Hospital
Dubai Health Authority, U.A.E.

Dr. Layla Abdul Raheem
Latifa Women & Children Hospital
Dubai Health Authority
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Shahraban Abdulla
Swedish Board, FRCPCH (UK)
Consultant Pediatrician / Pediatric Cardiologist
Latifa Women and Children Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Mohamed Ahmed Abdullah
FRCPCH FRCP DCH DTCH
Professor and Head of Pediatric and Endocrinology Unit Faculty of Medicine
University of Khartoum
Sudan

Dr. Diary Abdulrahman
Consultant Pediatric Surgeon
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Gururaj Aithala
Consultant Pediatric Neurologist
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Sura Al Doory
Senior Specialist Registrar
Latifa Women and Children Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Mahmoud Al Hussain
Consultant Pediatric Hematologist
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Fatma Mohammed Al Jassim
Dubai Health Authority
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Mamoun Al Marzouqi
Consultant Pediatric Surgeon
Latifa Women & Children Hospital
Dubai Health Authority
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Musaab Ali Al Ramsi
Consultant Physician
Clinical Services – Medical Affairs
Sheikh Khalifa Medical City
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Fatma Jaffar Abdulla Al Zarawani
Consultant Pediatrician
Latifa Women & Children Hospital
Dubai Health Authority
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Fatoumah Alabdulrazzaq
MD, FRCPC, FAAP, PEM(C)
Pediatric Emergency Specialist
Amiri Hospital
Kuwait

Dr. Majied Alariefy
Head of Pediatric Cardiology Department
King Faisal Cardiac Center, King Abdulaziz Medical
City, Jeddah
Consultant Pediatric Cardiologist and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science
Secretary General, Saudi Pediatric Cardiology Society
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Dr. Mohammed Ali Al-Sabbah
Acting Consultant Pediatrician
Pediatric Medical
Medical Affair Department
Dubai Health Authority
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Ashraf Alsahafi
Asst. Professor, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Liver Transplant, College of Medicine
King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Dr. Mahmoud Abdullatif Alsoufi
Pediatric Cardiologist
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Layla Darwish Al Romaithi
FRCPC, MBBS
Consultant Pediatrician
Latifa Women and Children Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Swarup Kumar Dash
Specialist Senior Registrar, Neonatology
NICU, Pediatrics
Latifa Women and Children Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Robert Di Blasi
RRT-NPS, FAARC
Research Manager, Respiratory Therapy
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle, Washington
United States of America

Dr. Khaled El-Atawi
Consultant Neonatologist
Latifa Women & Children Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Mahmoud Elhalik
Consultant Neonatologist
Head of Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Latifa Women and Children Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Samer Ellahham
CPHQ, EFQM, FACMQ, FACP, FACC, FAHA, FCCP
Cardiovascular Consultant, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Cleveland Clinic Care Giver
Middle East Representative of the JCI Standards Subcommittee
Regional Chair, Middle East, Patient Safety Movement Foundation
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Arif Faquih
Consultant Neonatologist
Lactation Consultant
Latifa Women & Children Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Shymaa Farouk
Senior Specialist Neonatologist
Neonatal Intensive Care, Dubai Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Paul E. Farrell
MBA
Pediatric Cardiologist, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
United States of America

Dr. Madiha Fathi Mohamed
Senior Specialist Pediatrician
Latifa Women & Children Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Javed Habibullah
Dubai Health Authority
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Mostafa Helmi
Consultant Pediatrician
Latifa Women & Children Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Avinash Hiremath
Senior Specialist Registrar
United Arab Emirates

Prof. Elham Hossny
Head of the Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Unit (Center of Excellence)
Pediatric Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo
Egypt

Dr. Ghadir Jaber
Dubai Health Authority
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Vigil James
Pediatric Emergency Physician
Children’s Emergency, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Singapore

Dr. Wasil Jastaniah
Associate Professor, Pediatrics Department
Umm AlQura University, Makkah
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Dr. Ajmal Kader
Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist
Dubai Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Pawan Kashyape
MD, FRCPCH (UK), DCH, CCT
Consultant Pediatric Neurologist
Latifa Women and Children Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr. I.P.S. Kochar
MBBS, MD, MRCPCH, MAMS
Senior Consultant Pediatric & Adolescent Endocrinologist
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi
India

Dr. Tushar Kulkarni
DM Neonatology, MD, DNB Pediatrics
Senior Specialist Registrar
NICU, Neonatology
Latifa Women and Children Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Alia Magzoub Mohamed
Senior Specialist Registrar
Latifa Women and Children Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Maysa Mohamed
Senior Specialist Pediatrician
Latifa Women & Children Hospital
Dubai Health Authority
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Shafeeka Mohammad Saleh
Consultant Pediatrician
Pediatric Medical Department
Latifa Women & Children Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Manal Mustafa
Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist
Latifa Women and Children Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Abdul Rahim Mustafawi
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Nadine Nour
Consultant Anesthetist
Head of Anesthesia and ICU Department
Latifa Women & Children Hospital
Dubai Health Authority
United Arab Emirates

Prof. Dariusz Patkowski
M.D. Ph.D.
Head of Pediatric Surgery and Urology Department
Wroclaw University of Medicine
Poland

Prof. Iyalla E. Peterside
MD, MRCP, FAAP
Neonatologist, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Intensive Care Unit
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
United States of America

Dr. Hesham Shawki Tawakol
Consultant Physician
Department of Neonatology – CMO
Corniche Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Anees Siddiqui
Consultant – Pediatric Gastroenterology
Acting Medical Director
Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Jehan Suleiman
MBBS FRACP PhD (Australia)
Senior Consultant Child Neurologist and Chief of Pediatric Neurology
Department of Pediatrics
Tawam Hospital, Al Ain
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Tajul Arifin Tajudin
MBBS, MRCPCH
Pediatric Neurologist
KPJ PUTERI Specialist Hospital, Johor
Malaysia
The nearest hotel accommodation is Hyatt Regency Dubai Creek Heights which is a 3-minute walk from MBRU (conference venue). The rooms can be booked through this link (book here) with your desired dates of accommodation.
Alternatively, you may want to try the following properties:
Movenpick Hotel & Apartments Bur Dubai
Hotel Address: 19th street, Oud Metha Area, Dubai, UAE
Tel: +971 4 336 6000
Maps & Directions
Raffles Dubai
Hotel Address: Sheikh Rashid Road, Wafi, Dubai
Toll-free: +800 1 7233537
Tel: +9714 324 8888
Maps & Directions
Grand Hyatt
Hotel Address: Sheikh Rashid Road, Wafi, Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Tel: +971 4 317 1234
Maps & Directions
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