COURSES, CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIUMS
- International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO-EC) Virtual Conference, December 11, 2020
- Bariatric Surgery for Adolescents Course: Johnson & Johnson, December 05, 2020
- Online Conference: Egyptian Society for Bariatric Surgery (ESBS), Nov. 28-29, 2020
- 36th International Bariatric Club Symposium at the 11th Frankfurter Obesity Meeting, Nov. 19-20, 2020
- International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders – Middle East North Africa Chapter (IFSO MENAC) Virtual Congress, Oct 30, 31, 2020
- Bariatric Endoscopy Global Live – 2nd BESP Bariatric Endoscopy Sao Paulo, October 02-03, 2020.
- World Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgeons, (WOFAPS), Online Meeting, Sept 28, 2020
- GI Endoscopy Workshop, Arab Health, Dubai, United Arab of Emirates, Jan. 27, 2020
- Ministry of Health – Proctorship Kuwait Hospital, Sharjah, United Arab of Emirates, Jan. 22, 2020
- 6th Annual Gulf Obesity Surgery Society Conference, Sheraton Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, Dec 05-07, 2019
- 4th International Symposium of Live Endoscopy, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, KSA, October 11-12, 2019
- 1st BESP, Bariatric Endoscopy São Paulo, Brazil, October 04 –05, 2019
- 24th World Congress of International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity & Metabolic Disorders: IFEMA Palacio Municipal, Madrid Spain, September 03 –07, 2019
- Expert Meeting: “Reflux in Bariatic Surgery”, Hilton Beirut, Habtoor Grand Hotel, June 27-29, 2019
- 22nd Spring Lebanese Congress of Surgery, Beirut, Lebanon, , June 27-29, 2019
- Association for Bariatric Endoscopy Meeting, Marriott Marquis San Diego, CA, May 17, 2019
- 1st IFSO-MENAC Meeting 3rd PASMBS Meeting, Kuwait City, Kuwait, April 11 – 13, 2019
- 1st Annual Int’l Conference of the Iraqi Society for Metabolic & Bariatric, Baghdad, Iraq, Mar 08-09, 2019
- IPEG’s 28th Annual Congress for Endosurgery in Children, Hotel Santiago, Chile, March 20-22, 2019
- The 1st Annual International Conference of the Iraqi Society for Metabolic & Bariatric, Babylon Rotana Hotel, Baghdad, Iraq, March 08-09, 2019
- 16th International Congress and Workshop of Egyptian Society of Laparoscopic Surgery (ESLS), Hilton Cairo Heliopolis Hotel, Egypt, Feb 14 – 16, 2019
- 4th Arab Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (ASPED) Conference, Oman Convention and Exhibition Center, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, Dec 06 – 08, 2018
- Saudi Arabian Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (SASMBS), Sultan bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City, Riyadh, KSA, Nov 30-Dec 02, 2018
- American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)and The Obesity Society (TOS) annual meetings Obesity Week , Nashville Music City Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, Nov. 11-15, 2018
- 14th Annual Congress of the Egyptian Society for Bariatric Surgery (ESBS) in cooperation with International Bariatric Club 26th IBC Symposium & 1st IFSO Symposium, Dusit Thani, Cairo Egypt, Nov. 06-08, 2018
- TAPS & IPEG MEC Joint Congress: 36th Annual Congress of TAPS: 22nd Annual Congress of PSNA: 3rd Annual Congress of IPEG MEC Swissotel Grand Efez, Izmir Turkey, Oct 24 – 27, 2018
- BMG and GMEA Training Center in Byblos, Beirut Lebanon, Sept 21-22, 2018
- 1st Jordanian Society for Obesity Surgery and 2nd Pan Arab Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery PASMBS” Congress, Le Royal Hotel, Amman Jordan, , June 25 to 26, 2018
- 5th Annual Gulf Obesity Surgery Society Meeting (GOSS 2017), Conrad Hotel, Dubai, UAE, Dec 06 to 09, 2017
- 15th International Congress and Workshop of Egyptian Society of Laparoscopic Surgery (ESLS), Pyramisa Hotel, Cairo Egypt, Feb 14 – 16, 2018
- Arab Health 2018: Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre Dubai, UAE Jan 29 to Feb 01, 2018.
- 5th Annual Gulf Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society Conference, Dec 05 – 09, 2017
- 4th International Course Madrid International Bariatric Endoscopy (MIBE), Madrid, Spain, Sept 20-22, 2017
- 22nd World Congress International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, Aug 29 – Sept 02, 2017
- Alexea 2017, July 02 – 06, 2017, Alexandria, Egypt.
- 20th Spring Lebanese Congress of Surgery, April 27-29, 2017, Beirut, Lebanon.
- SurgiAlex 2017, April 26-28, 2017, Alexandria, Egypt.
- 6th International Conference of Saudi Scientific Pediatric Surgery Association April 25 – 27, 2017, Jeddah, KSA.
- 4th Annual Congress of Pediatric Surgery in collaboration with The Egyptian Pediatric Surgical Association (EPSA), Tolip Hotel, Alexandria Hotel, April 19-21, 2017
- 11th Hot Topics in Pediatrics, King Fahad Hospital of the University, Dammam, KSA, Mar 01 – 02, 2017
- Arab Health Exhibition, Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Center, Dubai, UAE, Jan 30 – Feb 02, 2017
- The 5th Saudi Pediatric Association Conference SPAC5, International Convention & Exhibition Center, Riyadh, KSA, Feb 07-09, 2017
- Egyptian Society of Laparoscopic Surgery (ESLS), Semiramis Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, Feb 16-18, 2016
- 3rd Arab Society of Pediatric Endocrinology& Diabetes (ASPED) Conference, Intercontinental Hotel, Jeddah, KSA, Dec 07-08, 2016
- 1st IPEG ME Chapter Annual Meeting conjoined with 31st EPSA Congress, Cairo Egypt, Nov 27 to Dec 02, 2016
- The Egyptian Society for Bariatric Surgery (ESBS), Dusit Thani Lake View, Cairo Egypt. Nov 22 to 24, 2016
- World Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgeons 5TH World Congress of Pediatric Surgery, Washington, DC, October 08-11, 2016
- 21st World Congress of International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity & Metabolic Disorders, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept 28 – Oct 01, 2016
- Obesity Week, Ernest Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA, Oct 31 – Nov 04, 2016
- 4th International Pediatric Surgery Conference and 1st IPEG ME Master Class Advanced Pediatric Laporoscopy, Jeddah, KSA, September 24-26, 2016
- IPEG’s 25th Annual Congress for Endosurgery in Children, Fukuoka, Japan, May 24 – 28, 2016.
- International Conference on Controversies in Surgery, Fujairah, May 05-06, 2016
- SurgiAlex 4th Annual Conference, April 27 – 29, 2016
- 3rd World Congress on Controversies in Pediatrics, Barcelona, Spain, Mar. 31 – Apr. 02, 2016
- Challenges in Bariatric/Metabolic Surgery (CBMS) Course, Hyatt Regency Dubai, UAE, Apr.08-09, 2016
- 13th International Expert Meeting for the Surgery Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (ALPINE), Saafelden, Austria, Mar.11-12, 2016
- 3rd Khorfakkan International Conference, Khorfakkan, UAE, Feb. 26-27, 2016.
- 13th International Congress & Workshop Egyptian Society of Laparoscopic Surgery, Cairo, Feb 18-20, 2016
- 1st GEOM, Gore Expert Obesity Meeting, Milan, Italy, December 03-04, 2015
- Egyptian Society for Bariatric Surgery, Cairo, Egypt, October 14-15, 2015
- POSE Procedure Workshop: Barcelona, Spain, September 16 – 18, 2015
- IFSO 20th World Congress, Vienna, Austria, August 26 -29, 2015
- 13th Int’l Bariatric Club (IBC) Symposium IFSO 20th World Congress, Vienna, Austria, Aug 26 -29, 2015
- 1st Annual Bariatric Conference, Amman Jordan, May 16 to 17, 2015
- 1st Qatar International Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Summit, Doha, Qatar, May 01 to 02, 2015
- Health Workshop, King Saud Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, April 07, 2015.
- IPEG’s 24th Annual Congress for Endosurgery in Children held in conjunction with the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), Nashville, Tennesse, USA, April 14 – 18, 2015.
- 3rd International KFAFH Pediatric Surgery Conference “Management of Morbid Obesity in Adolescents”, Intercontinental Hotel, Jeddah, KSA, April 04 – 06, 2015.
- 12th Egyptian Society of Laparoscopic Surgery, Ramses Hilton Hotel, Cairo, Egypt, February 26-28, 2015
- 2nd Annual GOSS Meeting organized by Emirates Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Interest Group including 22nd Annual Meeting of EOMSIG: 6th SKMC Cleveland Clinic Obesity Symposium; 3rd Kuwait Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery Conference; 22nd Annual Meeting of the Saudi Arabian Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Raffles Hotel, Dubai, UAE, December 10 to 13, 2014.
- POSE Procedure Workshop, Raffles Hotel, Dubai, UAE, December 10 and 14, 2014.
- Invitation to Setting Process for Implementing Training Guidelines for Bariatric Surgery in Saudi Arabia, Fairmont Hotel, Dubai, UAE, December 11, 2014.
- The X1th Makassed Medical Congress, Hilton Habtour Grand Hotel– Sin El Fil, Beirut Lebanon, Nov 27-29,2014.
- 10th Bienniel Conference of Pan African Pediatric Surgical Association (PAPSA) in collaboration with 29th Annual Meeting of the Egyptian Pediatric Surgical Association (EPSA): Semiramis Intercontinental, Cairo, Egypt, November 12-14, 2014.
- Symposium on Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, November 11 – 13, 2014.
- Obesity Week 2014: American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Boston Massachusetts, November 02-07, 2014.
- 42nd Jordanian International Conference of Jordanian Surgical Society; 2nd Scientific Day of the Surgical Specialty “Ministry of Health”; 22nd Annual Congress of Pan Arab Association of Surgeons in collaboration with International Surgical Society, Amman Jordan, Oct. 16–18, 2014.
- American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition: San Diego Convention Center, California, USA, October 11 – 14, 2014.
- IFSO XIX World Congress, Montreal, Canada, August 26 – 30, 2014
- IPEG’s 23rd Annual Congress for Endosurgery in Children held in conjunction with BAPS 61st Annual Meeting, Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) Edinburgh, Scotland, July 22-26, 2014.
- Workshop on Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery “General Surgery”, Alexandria, Egypt, June 01 – 05, 2014.
- SurgiAlex Annual International Conference of Surgery, Alexandria, Egypt, May 29-30 2014.
- First Annual Alexandria Pediatric Surgery Conference, Alexandria, Egypt, May 29-30 2014.
- 13th Annual Surgery Research Day, KKUH Department of Surgery College of Medicine, Riyadh, KSA, May 11, 2014.
- IFSO EC 2014 –6th Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders, European Chapter, Brussels Belgium, April 30 – May 03, 2014.
- MOH Forum for Medical Assistant Services: Gen. Directorate of Nutrition, Marriot Hotel, Riyadh, Apr 29, 2014.
- Bariatric Course, European Surgical Institute, Hamburg – Norderstedt, Germany, April 23-25, 2014.
- SAGES 2014: Scientific Session and Postgraduate Courses, “Putting the Patient First: Promoting Innovation and Safety in the OR and Beyond – Salt Lake City, Utah, April 02-05, 2014.
- 3rd International Congress on Obesity Management & 2nd SASMBS Meeting, Khobar, February 15-16, 2014.
- IRCAD Bariatric Master Class, Strasbourg France, January 16-17, 2014
- Obesity Week, Atlanta United States, November 11-16, 2013.
- Obesity and Diabetes Mellitus Conference, Yanbu, November 04-05, 2013.
- ACMOMS VI – Controversies in Batriatric Surgery, Hydebabad, India, July 05-06, 2013.
- Saudi Health – Cardiology Conference, Riyadh – K.S.A. May 12-13, 2013.
- 2nd International Conference of Jordanian Association of Paediatric Surgeons &
the 13th Congress of Pan Arab Association of Paediatric Surgeons, Amman – Jordan, May 9-11, 2013. - International Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery Meeting , Dubai, UAE , March 19-21, 2013
- 6th Annual International Pediatric Conference, AL Ain , UAE . March 21-23, 2013
- 4th Saudi Pediatric Endocrinology Group Conference & 1st Diabetes Educators Conference, KSA, Jeddah, February 12-13, 2013.
- Excellence in Pediatric Specialty Care Symposium, USA, Colorado, Denver, January 24-26, 2013.
- 1st Qatar International Pediatric Surgery Congress and 12th Pan Arab Pediatric surgery Association Congress,
- Qatar, December 17-18, 2012.
- 4th Annual Obesity Symposium. , UAE, Dubai, December 11-13, 2012.
- 11th Asia Congress of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgery (Bariatric Surgery and Adolescents), KSA, Riyadh,
- December 11-13, 2012.
- International Sleeve Consensus Summit for Sleeve Gastrectomy (ICSSG) (Sleeve Gastrectomy in Children and Adolescents), USA, New York, December 6-8, 2012.
- 1st state of the Art Pediatric International Conference (SAPIC), KSA, Riyadh, King Fahad Cultural Centre, December 1-5, 2012.
- First Annual Kuwait Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Conference, Kuwait, November 25-29, 2012.
- 4th SKMC- Cleveland Clinic Obesity and Digestive Disease Symposium, UAE, Al Ain, October 11-13, 2012.
- Building Bridges Workshop, KSA, Riyadh, Liver Disease Research Center, King Saud University, Oct. 7, 2012.
- A Comparative Study – IFSO 2012, India, New Delhi, September 11-15, 2012.
- First Asian Metabolic Surgery Task Force Meeting, July 6-7, 2012.
- 2nd EUPSA-BAPS Joint Congress, Italy, Rome, June 13-16, 2012.
- SAGE’s annual meeting (Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons), USA, San Diego, March 7-10, 2012.
- 21st Annual Congress for Endosurgery in Children, USA, San Diego, Marh 6-12, 2012.
- Training session for Ministry of health, KSA, Riyadh, March 05, 2012.
- Training Sessions for primary care centers physicians, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, KSA, March 05, 2012.
- Advanced Pediatric Laparoscopy Meeting, Egypt, Alexandria, January 7-9, 2012.
- Obesity symposium, KSA, Jeddah, December 13-15, 2011.
- 29th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Obesity Society 2011, USA, Florida, Orlando, October 01-05, 2011.
- 20th Annual Congress for Endosurgery in Children, Czech Republic, Prague, May 3-7, 2011.
- Second International Pediatric Surgery Conference, Armed Forces Hospital, KSA, Jeddah, April 9-13, 2011.
- The Saudi Conference for Sport Medicine, KSA, Riyadh, February 21-23, 2011.
- 3rd World Congress of Pediatric Surgery, India, New Delhi: October 21-25, 2010.
- Obesity prevention and Management workshop, Bahrain: October 12-14, 2010.
- 7th Congress of Mediterranean Association of Pediatric Surgery, Cyprus, October 8-10, 2010.
- Guest Visit to Aker University Oslo Department of Obesity, Norway, Oslo: September 22-24, 2010.
- International Pediatric Endo surgery Group 19th IPEG Meeting, Hawaii, June 8-12, 2010.
- 11th Conference of Arab society of pediatric surgery, Tunisia, March 4–6, 2010.
- Fifth Conference of Food and Nutrition, KSA, Riyadh, February 9-12, 2010.
- Third conference of the gulf group for the Study of diabetes, KSA, Jeddah, February 9-11, 2010.
- Third Arab conference on obesity and physical activity, Bahrain, Manama, January 19-2, 2010.
- The First Scientific conference for post graduate students, KSA, Riyadh: December 9-10, 2009.
- 3rd Arab – ISPCAN Regional Conference on Child Protection, Riyadh, March 01, 2009.
- 4th International Surgery Conference, UAE, March 12, 2009.
- Kuwait International Congress Updates in Pediatric Surgery, Kuwait, November 25-27, 2008.
- Egyptian Pediatric Surgical Association EPSA 2008 Conference, Egypt, Cairo, November 19-22, 2008.
- 21st Congress of the Asian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Thailand, November 16-19, 2008.
- 7th Congress of the Mediterranean Association of Pediatric Surgery & 7th Congress of the Maghrebine Federation of Pediatric Surgery, 7th Annual Meeting of the Tunisian Association of Pediatric Surgery, Tunisia, Tunis, 9-11/10/2008.
- 1st UAE International Pediatric Surgery Congress of the Emirates Pediatric Surgery Society and the 10th Arab ,Association of Pediatric Surgeons Congress, Workshop and Course, UAE, March 6-10, 2008.
- Alexia Conference, Training Center, Egypt, May 11, 2008
- First training minimally invasive surgery workshop in pediatric, Syria 2007.
- Egyptian Society of Surgeon, Egypt, Alein Alsokhnah, April 11, 2007.
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Workshop, Abu Dhabi, May 12, 2007
- 1st Middle East pectus excavatum workshop, Riyadh, May 01, 2007
- International Surgical Congress, Abu Dhabi, March 01-04, 2007.
- Robotic Pediatric Surgery Workshop, Dallas, Texas April 15, 2006
- Lecturing and Training in the Egyptian Minimally Invasive Center (ALEXIA), Egypt, Alexandria, August 2007.
- French & Syrian 2nd conference in Pediatric surgery, Aleppo, 27-29/04/2005.
- Saudi Pediatric Surgical Symposium, KSA, Riyadh 8-9/03/2005.
- Neonatal symposium, KSA, Riyadh, Security force hospital, 27-8/02/2005.
- 1ST Laparoscopic Arab Association meeting, Kuwait, 27-28/01/2005.
- Egyptian association of pediatric surgery, Egypt, Cairo, 11/12/2004.
- “Surgery of the 21st century”, KSA, Riyadh, KFSH, 20-22/09/2004.
- Improving the standards of resident training, Saudi Council, Riyadh, Feb 2005.
- Clinical skill training workshop, KSU, Riyadh, 28 Feb 2005.
- Workshop on Problem based learning (PBL), Gulf University, Bahrain, 22-24 March, 2005.
- Operative Laparoscopy & Hysteroscopy Workshop, Military Hospital, Riyadh, March 5-9, 2005
- Egyptian Association of Pediatric Surgery: Minimally Invasive Surgery Workshop, Cairo, Dec. 11, 2004.
- Computer in Higher Education (Web CT and On Line learning), KSU, Oct 2004
- Surgery of the 21st Century, KSA, Riyadh, KFSH, September 20-22, 2004.
- Mini-Invasive Surgery Symposium, RKH-Military Hospital Riyadh, April 2004
- The 1st scientific conference on the march of medical education in Saudi Arabia March 24, 2004.
- Basic Course in Surgical Principle for Resident: KSU, College of Medicine, February, 2004
- Workshop on statistic in medical research, KSU, Riyadh, January 08, 2004.
- 3rd international symposium on Laparoscopic surgery, KSU, Oct 2003
- Skills of instructional methods, KSU, College of medicine, 5th Oct, 2003.
- 1st Laparoscopic Symposium in Saudi German Hospital, Abha, May 2003
- 4th Saudi Pediatric Endocrinology Group Conference & 1st Diabetes Educators Conference, Jed, 12-13/02/13
- 2nd KSU Workshop on Medical Education, March 1-3, 2005
- IPEG annual meeting 2002, Italy.
- IPEG annual mseeting 2001, Australia
- Osler course of American college of surgery 2001.
- Strasbourg pediatric surgery advanced laparoscopic course 2001.
- MacMaster university course in pediatric Laparoscopy 2000.
- Royal college of Canada meeting, Toronto 1998.
- Royal College of Canada meeting Montreal 1997.
- MacMaster university course in pediatric Laparoscopy 1997.
- Annual meetings of the Canadian association of pediatric surgery since 1997.
- American College of surgeon 1996: GI post-graduate course