2021 Faculty

.Adrienne has worked as a clinical dietitian in the UAE for over a decade and prior to this in both Ireland and New Zealand. She has completed her training as a dietitian in New Zealand in 2002 following the completion of degrees in both Nutrition and Physiology from the University of Otago. Adrienne specializes in Nutrition Support and Critical Care and is currently the dietitian for the Home Parenteral Nutrition Service at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi.

Dr. Ahmed El-Beleidy has got his M.SC. of Pediatric in May 1982, then his MD of Pediatrics 4 years later, in May 1986. Boh degrees were taken from Cairo University. In 1996, Dr. El-Beleidy was appointed as Professor of Pediatrics, he became the Head of the Pediatric ICU of Cairo University New Children’s Hospital in 2011. In August 2013 Professor El-Beleidy was elected as the Head of the Pediatric Department in Cairo University. He was Holding this title ‘til 31 July 2016 when he quitted administrative activities and focusing on education. Currently, Professor El-Beleidy is holding the post of Professor of Pediatrics, Cairo University. President of Egyptian Society for Upgrading Pediatric Medical Practices (ESUPMP) President of Heliopolis Society of Child Health (HSCH) President of ASCOPIO (Annual Scientific Conference of Department of Pediatrics, Nasr City Hospital, Health Insurance Organization) Member of the Egyptian Medical Association Member of the Pediatric Medical Association Member of the Egyptian Society of Neonatal and Preterm Care Professor El-Beleidy shared in the supervision and evaluation of more than 100 M.Sc. and MD theses, in different universities in Egypt

.Professor Alan Lucas founded the Child Nutrition research Centre at the Institute of Child Health in London, where he is now Emeritus Professor of Paediatric nutrition. He also holds an Emeritus Chair at Oxford University and has an academic appointment at Cambridge University. Professor Lucas’ work on nutrition spans the period from fetal life to adolescence though he has a particular interest in the concept of “programming” (a term he coined); he initiated the first intervention trials to test the programming effects of early nutrition on long term health and development. He has over 400 publications in the field of Paediatric Nutrition and has received a number of awards for his work, including the James Spence Medal awarded in recognition of life-time achievement in British Paediatrics and the Sam Fomon Award 2018 from the American Academy of Pediatrics for life-time contributions to nutrition.

Ali Boolani, PhD is an associate professor at Clarkson University. He received his PhD in Applied Physiology at Oklahoma State University and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Georgia in Exercise Psychology where he examined the influence of methylxanthines on feelings of energy and fatigue. Ali’s work focuses on objective and subjective measurements of energy and fatigue, the biological differences and interventions to improve these moods. His most recently published work showed that energy and fatigue are biologically two distinct moods with unique biological, psychosocial and biomechanical predictors. Ali’s work has been featured in journals such as Nutrients, BMC Nutrition, Fatigue Biomedicine, PLOS One and Preventive Medicine.

Dr. Amita has a vast University teaching experience of more than 20 years in India and the United Arab Emirates. Briefly, she worked as Regional Technical Head in an International Wellness Organization based in Dubai. Her research interests span from community nutrition focusing on nutrition assessment and education to clinical nutrition topics related to bariatric surgery, autism, and metabolic syndrome. She has published in international peer‐reviewed journals and invited as a speaker/moderator in different scientific forums. She has been a member of several national task forces and committees on nutrition with the Ministry of Health and Prevention‐ UAE and collaborated with the WHO, UNICEF, and other local organizations.

Mr. Amjad Jarrar is currently an Instructor at United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), College of Food and Agriculture, Department. His professional experience includes 21 years as an instructor in universities in M’UTAH University-Jordan and in UAE University, more than 10 years as sport nutrition consultants at Aljazeera Sports Club, Abu Dhabi –UAE. He has published 15 articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals. His research interests include sports nutrition, metabolic syndrome, Assessment of salt intakes, and glycemic index. Mr. Jarrar has a Master of Science degree in Nutrition and Food from Jordan University. He is currently enrolled as a Ph.D. student at the Faculty of Sport and Health Science, Oxford Brookes University, UK.

Dr. Arthur van Zanten is a medical intensive care specialist and Chair of the Department of Intensive Care in Gelderse Vallei Hospital in Ede, The Netherlands. He holds the position of Medical Advisor at the Hospital Executive Board and is responsible for Quality and Safety, Acute and Complex Care, and Nutrition, Sports, and Exercise.He was involved in the organizational aspects of Dutch Intensive Care for many years and served as Secretary of the Executive Board of the Netherlands Society of Intensive Care Medicine (NVIC) and Council member of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM). He chaired Fundamental Critical Care Support (FCCS) in the Netherlands for many years. He was President of the NVIC Committee on Intensive Care Quality. He also was Co-Chair of guideline programs on ICU organization in the Netherlands and lead the Surviving Sepsis Campaign in The Netherlands. He was Managing Editor of the Netherlands Journal of Critical Care for ten years. He is a reviewer for numerous journals such as Lancet, Am J Respir Crit Care Med, Crit Care, Intensive Care Med, JPEN, and Clin Nutr. He has organized over 150 medical congresses. In recent years, his interest has moved towards critical care nutrition with a particular interest in immune-modulating nutrition, protein needs and timing, mitochondrial dysfunction, and refeeding syndrome. He is a lecturer at the Wageningen University for Clinical Nutrition Research.

Graduate of Alexandria Faculty of Medicine (Nov. 1984), with honor, Master Degree in Chest Diseases with a Critical care sub-specialty 1989 MRCP (UK) November 1997 and awarded FRCP (London) 2008. European Diploma of Intensive Care Medicine 2012 Currently, Consultant ICU Dubai Hospital. Examiner for the Royal College of Physician “UK”, Professor of Medicine Dubai Medical College, Chairman of the infection Control Committee Dubai Hospital.

Barbara Marriage is the Global Science Lead for Pediatric Specialty Nutrition and Senior Associate Research Fellow. In her present role she is responsible for clinical research and scientific support for the pediatric speciality products globally. Barbara received a BSc in Applied Human Nutrition from the University of Guelph, an MSc in Nutrition and a PhD in Medical Sciences from the University of Alberta. Before joining Abbott in 2002, she worked for over 20 years as a clinical research dietitian with extensive experience in pediatric nutrition and management of patients and families with inborn errors of metabolism. Her research interests include human milk oligosaccharides, early programming, maternal health, allergy and inborn errors of metabolism. Dr Marriage has published over 35 articles in peer-reviewed journals, written book chapters and newsletters, and has given many presentations on nutrition related topics.

Dr. Carlos Lifschitz is an American Board of Pediatrics certified pediatric gastroenterologist and former Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas. He currently is an Associate Physician at Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has served in the Council of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition as well as in the Editorial Board of the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. He is the author of 94 peer-reviewed publications and 2 books. He is a member of the European and Latin American Societies for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition.

Carole Ayoub Moubareck is a Pharmacist who got a Ph.D. in microbiology from Paris Descartes University then pursued post-doctoral work at the Institut Pasteur of France. She was responsible for the National Reference Center of Antibiotic Resistance in France for 3 years. Then, she worked at Saint Joseph University in Lebanon for 4 years and since 2014 she is at Zayed University in Dubai as an associate professor. An essential part of her research is human breast milk, its benefits, and its components. She published lately an observational research on milk microbiota and its relationships with human milk oligosaccharides. This project took place in Latifa Hospital and involved the direct participation of Emirati and expatriates breastfeeding mothers.

Cosette F. El Khoury is a Lecturer and Clinical Preceptor at the Lebanese American University. She is a licensed dietitian and holds an MS in Human Nutrition from the American University of Beirut and a Ph.D. in Health Services Research from Maastricht University in the Netherlands. She started her career as a therapeutic dietitian and moved into being a dietetic training program coordinator, university instructor, and consultant dietitian. She has extensive experience in delivering quality and evidence-based medical nutrition therapy to patients with various chronic diseases and critical medical conditions and managing nutrition services. She also has extensive experience in training young professionals and designing nutrition programs in line with accreditation standards. Her research focuses on identifying effective dietary care practices in chronic diseases, particularly using mHealth tools. Her publications mainly focus on mHealth in dietetics and malnutrition practices in hospital settings.

Dima Abosaleh is a clinical dietitian & a senior lecturer, who is specialized in Neonatal & Pediatric Nutrition. After graduating from King Saud University, College of Allied Medical Sciences, Dima joined King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center in 2005. Dima received a Master's degree in Sports Nutrition in 2007 from Loughborough University in Leicestershire, UK. She became the head of the Nutrition Services Department in KFSHRC in 2011, besides her teaching at Al-Faisal college of medicine. Currently, she is holding the position of an “executive Consultant, Medical Affairs” in KFSH&RC She is also a certified coach & a member of the “Kayl Association for combating obesity” Board of Directors.

.Associate Professor and Clinical Nutrition Consultant - Medical Research Institute (MRI)- Alexandria University, Egypt. Director of the Training Program (internship) for the graduates of nutrition department (Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Pharos University in Alexandria). Formerly, Head of Nutrition and dietetics dep. Faculty of Health sciences Beirut Arab University (BAU) , Beirut Lebanon , and Lecturer, Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences, Pharos University in Alexandria (PUA), Egypt).

Dr. Cereda graduated as an MD in 2002 and was awarded the specialization degree in Clinical Nutrition in 2006 and PhD in “Clinical and Experimental Nutrition” in 2009. Since 2010, he has worked as a physician and research scientist at the Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Unit of the Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico “San Matteo” (Pavia, Italy). As lead investigator in many clinical trials, his research activities are substantiated by a large number of publications in highly ranked peer-reviewed international journals and by several chapters in national and international books, mainly dealing with disease-related malnutrition and complications in hospitals and institutions, wound healing, clinical nutrition in oncology, geriatrics and neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Cereda contributed to last edition of the “ESPEN Guideline Clinical Nutrition in Neurology” and has been the chair of the Nutrition Small Working Group for the “Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers/Injuries: Clinical Practice Guideline (3rdEdition, 2019)” edited by EPUAP/NPUAP/PPPIA. He is an Associate Editor of Clinical Nutrition and serves as an active reviewer for several international peer-reviewed journals dedicated to clinical nutrition or focusing on nutritional topics.

Prof. Child Health- National Research Center Head of Feto-Maternal Clinic, Center of Excellency, National Research Center Vice President, of Society of respiratory and nutrition Researches. Board Member, of Arab Society of Clinical Pediatric Nutrition

Head, Nephrology Unit, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy, Head, Postgraduate School in Nephrology, Parma University Medical School, Head, Renal ICU, Parma University Medical School,Head, Renal ICU, Parma University Medical School. Member in different society as : Italian Society of Nephrology, Italian Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ESPEN), American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Editorial Board Membership in: Clinical Nutrition, Blood Purification, Journal of Nephrology

Dr. Entesar is a Consultant Pediatric Nephrologist in Dubai Hospital and covering DHA pediatrics nephrology services as well as northern emirates in UAE as part of nephrology team in Dubai Hospital. She had obtained her MBBS degree from Jordan University Of Science and Technology in Jordan, has then done pediatrics residency in Dalhousie University in Halifax in Canada and obtained both American and Canadian board of Pediatrics in 2008 and 2009. She then completed her training in Pediatrics Nephrology at University Of Toronto at Sick Kids Hospital, Canada and obtained Canadian board of Pediatrics Nephrology in 2010. Dr Entesar has worked as a lecturer and examiner in Medical school in Sharjah University 2010-2012 and currently holding the same position in Dubai Medical College. Dr. Entesar is currently serving as Director of Arab board residency program-DHA, Chairperson of Standing Child Protection Committee, and Chairperson of University Student and Resident Research Committee. She is a member of several pediatrics and pediatrics nephrology boards nationally and internationally.

Dr. Eslam T. El-Baroudy is a Professor and Consultant of Pediatrics at Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, currently, works at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC), managed by Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, UAE where he runs the Feeding Clinic and attends to children and babies with feeding difficulties, failure to thrive & nutritional behavioural disorders. Dr. El-Baroudy is graduate of Cairo University where he obtained his Master degree (M.S.c.) and Doctorate of Medicine (MD) "Clinical PhD" degree in General Pediatrics, also he obtained his Pediatric Fellowship from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (FRCPCH), London (UK). Dr. El-Baroudy is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Also he is an international instructor of the Pediatric Fundamentals Critical Care Support (PFCCS) course accredited by the American Society of Critical Medicine (ASCCM), In addition to his long experience dealing with feeding and nutritional problems, he has an interest in Vaccination, Infections, Antibiotics, diagnosis and management of GI functional disorders, allergic and asthmatic patients and a special interest in renal disease especially of the metabolic nature and he has published in all these aspects in reputable journals. Finally, Dr. Eslam El-Baroudy is the founder and the President of the Annual International Paediatric Summit Congress (IPS)

Dr. Farah Naja is an associate professor in Nutrition Epidemiology, at the University of Sharjah. She earned her doctoral degree from the University of Toronto, Canada. Dr Naja is leading an active research portfolio, with over 75 publications. Her research focus is to explore innovative approaches to study dietary intake, with a focus on the Mediterranean diet, its health and environmental impacts. Together with her team, she has launched the first mother and child nutrition cohort in the Middle East in Lebanon (MINA) and contributed to the launch of a similar cohort in the UAE (MISC). By researching research, Dr Naja has laid out the agenda for research in nutrition and NCD and in nutrition and breast cancer in the Arab world.

Fulvio is a pharmacologist, an immunologist and a psychotherapist. He is passionate about a new field of research he named Affective Immunology. This new area of research aims at understanding the links between emotional states and immune responses. Fulvio’s other passion is public engagement. He is the Editor in Chief of Frontiers for Young Mind – Health section.

Dr. Gillian Harris has carried out research into infant and child feeding behavior and appetite regulation at the University of Birmingham, School of Psychology, UK, for the past 38 years. She was also a Consultant Paediatric Clinical Psychologist for 30 years and led a feeding clinic at The Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK, where she worked with infants and children who were food averse. Her specific research and clinical interest is the development of food acceptance and rejection in early infancy and early childhood, and the effect of early experience on later food preferences. She has written around 100 published papers, articles and book chapters on these areas, and been awarded multiple research grants to support her research. She has also made many media appearances, both on television and radio. Her latest book, on Food Refusal and Avoidant Eating in Children, was published in 2017

Chairperson Department of Food, Food and Health, Dietetics Program Coordinator, Coordinated Program in Dietetics, Department of Nutrition and Health, United Arab Emirates University,

.Hadia Radwan earned her BSc. and MSc. from the American University of Beirut in Nutrition and Dietetics and her Ph.D. from Teesside University –UK. I am currently working as an Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Nutrition, and Dietetics at the College of Health Sciences, the University of Sharjah since 2013. I have many publications in the area of nutrition and dietetics. My areas of research include maternal and child nutrition, eating disorders, weight management, and chronic diseases. I am currently the principal investigator of two grants ( Shaikh Hamdan Grant and University of Sharjah Targeted Grant).

Dr. Haleama Al Sabbah is Associate Professor and former Chair of Health Sciences Department at Zayed University in UAE. She completed her PhD in Public Health Nutrition (PhD in Medical Sciences) in 2008 from the Faculty of Medicine, Gent University, Belgium. She awarded a doctoral scholarship from Belgian Technical Cooperation (BTC). Her PhD study was part of the National Study of the Palestinian Health Behaviors in School-aged Children (HBSC-2004). Dr. Al Sabbah was a Fulbright Senior Visiting Scholar and did Post-Doctoral studies in Public Health and Nutrition at Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Center, Tufts University, Boston, USA from 2011 to 2012. She served as the director of Public Health Department, Faculty of Medicine, An-Najah University, Palestine from 2009 to 2013. Dr. Al Sabbah has published numerous number of articles in scientific journals and served as an editorial board member and reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Al Sabbah is regularly invited to both national and international conferences, courses and research studies in all over the world, including Europe, USA, Canada, West Africa and some Arab countries.

He is a Senior Consultant Pediatrician/Gastroenterologist. Salmaniya Medical Complex Also an Assistant professor Pediatric department, Arabian Gulf University He was Clinical lecturer Pediatric department, Arabian Gulf University ,Clinical tutor Pediatric department, Arabian Gulf University, Chief Resident Salmaniya Medical Complex, Fellow in pediatric gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition. Pediatric gastroenterology department, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia. Dr Hassan is also a member in many local and Regional Societies and Organizations 1. Bahrain Medical Society from 1998. 2. Janosan Charity foundation from 2001 till now. 3. Member in the advisory board on the use of Probiotic in the management of Antibiotic Induced Diarrhea, Dubai, on 30th October 2013. 4. Member in the advisory board on Functional GI disorders, Dubai, on 30th January 2020. 5. Member in the advisory board on Early life obesity prevention, Dubai, on 23rd April 2020.

Dr. Hussein Hassan is associate professor of Food Science and Technology. He is also the associate chairperson of the Department of Natural Sciences. Dr. Hassan received his BSc and MSc in Food Technology from the American University of Beirut and his PhD in Food Process Engineering from McGill University. Dr. Hassan’s research interests revolve around the area of non-microbial food safety, food toxicology, food processing, and food waste. Dr. Hassan’s research has been published and presented so far in more than 35 international journals and scientific meetings. In addition, Dr. Hassan is a food safety expert and consultant with local and international entities, including the Lebanese Ministry of Economy, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), USAID, Save the children, Mercy Corps, among others.

Dr. El Hayek is currently an Associate Professor and the chairperson of the Department of Nursing & Health Sciences in Notre Dame University-Lebanon. Dr. El Hayek teaches multiple graduate and undergraduate courses including basic human nutrition, lifecycle nutrition as well as community nutrition. Her major research interests include vitamin D, its skeletal and extraskeletal functions, particularly those related to the prevention of chronic diseases, which has led to a long track of research papers in well-reputed journals. Recently, Dr. El Hayek has initiated international collaborations to work on research projects relevant to maternal and child nutrition.

Clinical Dietitian-Nutritionist in the General Hospital of Athens “Laiko” since 2003, with a special interest in nutrition in renal disease, nutrition in geriatrics, cancer and neuro-endocrine tumors, malnutrition and artificial nutrition, both enteral and parenteral. She worked as an Assistant Professor (Visiting faculty) in the Department of Nutrition and Health of the College of Food and Agriculture of the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), in Al Ain, covering the subjects of Medical Nutrition therapy Ι and II, Nutrition in various age stages, Meal planning and Food Service Management. She graduated from the Department of Science of Nutrition and Dietetics in Harokopio University of Athens (1999) and she attended the postgraduate programme leading to a Master of Science (Medical Science), with specialization in Clinical Nutrition in Glasgow University (1999-2000). In 2012 she fulfilled her PhD in Agricultural University of Athens, on the field of Hospital Infections and Malnutrition in the elderly.Since 2000 she works as a research and teaching assistant in Harokopio University of Athens, taking part in laboratory classes of Clinical nutrition and being a Practical Placement Demonstrator for the practical placement of final year students in Nutrition and Dietetics. Since 2003 she is taking part as an invited lecturer in the undergraduate module “Clinical Nutrition” in the Medical School of Athens and since 2012 in the module Principles of Clinical Nutrition” in the Aristotle Medical School of Thessaloniki. From 2004 until today she is taking part in the postgraduate programme of “Human Nutrition and Dietetics” of Harokopio University as an invited speaker. From 2002 until 2004 she was elected President of the Hellenic Dietetic Association and from 2003 until 2006 she was representing the Hellenic Dietetic Association to the European Federation of Associations for Dietitians. In 2010 she was re-elected vice-president of the Hellenic Dietetic Association. Since 2010 she is working as the Nutrition Consultant of the European Dialysis and Transplantation Association for Nurses (EDTNA/ERCA) and she is the editor or the booklet “Nutritional Care in Renal Disease”. In 2011 she attended the t-LLL course of ESPEN and she has taken part in many LLL courses organized by GRESPEN in Greece both as student and teacher. Moreover, she has contributed to nine books concerning Clinical Nutrition, in both Greek and English she has participated in numerous local and international congresses as a guest speaker. Since 2014 she is the dietitian member of the Educational and Clinical Practice Committee of ESPEN and a member of the board of GrESPEN.

.• MB.B.Ch., M.Sc. & PhD. Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, EGYPT • Master Healthcare Management, Royal College of Surgeon of Ireland. • A/Consultant Neonatology, NICU, Latifa Hospital • Clinical Quality Specialist, Latifa Hospital • Lecturer of Pediatrics in Dubai Medical College • Pediatric Resident Supervisor, Latifa Hospital DHA • Regional Trainer for NRP by AAP since 2014 • STABLE Course director in Latifa Hospital • Editorial Board member of the journal “Pediatric and neonatal nursing” • Editorial Board member of Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatal Care. • President of Arab Neonatal Group and Congress • International Member in American Academy in Pediatrics. • Board member of Pediatric Arab Union. • Member in the Scientific Board of the International Academy of Neonatology. • Field of interest Neonatal Ventilation, Neonatal Nutrition, Brain injury and protection. • Working with team on quality improvement projects with positive results especially on reducing incidence of severe IVH and ROP as well.

Dr. Lara Nasreddine is an Associate Professor of Human Nutrition at the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences at the American University of Beirut (AUB). She earned her PhD degree in Nutrition and Food Toxicology from the “Université de Bretagne Occidentale” in France. Since joining AUB in 2007, she has been heavily involved in teaching, research and community service. She served as chairperson of the Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences at AUB, between May 2014 and August 2016, and as coordinator of the Nutrition program between 2009 and 2014. Dr. Nasreddine’s main research interests focus on two priorities in nutritional sciences, namely 1) obesity, with a focus on the pediatric population and 2) dietary assessment and the investigation of diet-disease relationships. Besides the publication of scholarly work, she has endeavored to build on her research findings to affect public policy and recommendations. She has more than 80 publications in international peer-reviewed journals and won the Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Arab Researchers under the section on Health and Medical Sciences in 2014.

Dr. Leila Itani is an Assistant professor at the Nutrition and Dietetics Department at Beirut Arab University, holds a Ph.D. in Education from the Lebanese University focusing on Nutrition Education, an MSc. Degree in Nutrition and a B.Sc degree in Environmental Public Health from the American University of Beirut. She has been actively involved in nutrition-related research since 2009. Her research activities have focused on obesity concentrating on its determinants and outcomes namely dietary intake patterns as well as health outcomes including quality of life, cardiovascular outcomes as well as sarcopenic obesity and measures of obesity indicators. She serves as an associate editor in the Journal “Current Rheumatology Reviews” and an Editorial Board Member in the “Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology”.

Leila holds a Ph.D. in Nutrition and is a registered nutritionist with the UK, Association for Nutrition. She has more than 15 years of experience in international nutrition and she is an Assistant Professor of Nutrition at the University of Sharjah. She is leading the INTERGROWTH-21st Project at Oxford University since 2008. She has worked as a Nutrition Scientist at the IAEA in Vienna. She also previously worked as a Nutrition Technical Officer at WHO and assisted the adoption of the WHO MGRS new growth standards. Her interests also include the global strategy on infant and young child feeding. Leila has conducted many training workshops focusing on the new WHO MGRS growth standards, nutrition, and infant feeding. She is an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Food, Nutrition and Public Health.

Lily Stojanovska is a Professor at the Department of Food, Nutrition and Health at the United Arab Emirates University. She is also an Emeritus Professor at Victoria University in Australia and honorary Professor at several universities in Asia, Europe and USA. For over 27 years she has been involved in medical research, teaching and supervising undergraduate and graduate students in the areas of women's health, well-being and nutrition. She has published over 120 refereed papers in international journals as well as several book chapters. She is a co-Autor or 4 books related to nutrition, wellness and women’s health. Professor Lily has presented her research findings at national and international conferences and seminars often as an invited speaker. Professor Stojanovska is a founder and Chair of the Women’s Wellness at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia and her achievements have been listed annually in Who’s Who of Australian Women since 2006 and in Who is Who Internationally since 2010. She is a recipient of many awards including the Australian Honour Roll of Women as an international educator in women’s health and Victoria University Vice Chancellor’s Peak Award for community engagements in the Women’s Health and Wellness. Professor Stojanovska is a founder and Chair of the Women’s Wellness at Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia and her achievements have been listed annually in Who’s Who of Australian Women since 2006 and in Who is Who Internationally since 2010. She is a recipient of many awards including the Australian Honour Roll of Women as an international educator in women’s health and Victoria University Vice Chancellor’s Peak Award for community engagements in the Women’s Health and Wellness.

Dr. Eid completed Pediatric Residency and Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship programs from the United States of America. He is certified from the American Board of Pediatrics and the American Board of Pediatric Nephrology. At present, he is working in pediatric nephrology department at Dubai Hospital as Division Chief and Consultant Pediatric Nephrologist. Additionally, he is working as part time consultant at different private hospitals in Dubai & Sharjah. He is serving as Adjunct Associate Professor at Dubai Medical College & Mohamed Bin Rashid University since 2014. He is chairing the Emirates Pediatric Nephrology Society since 2017. He has published articles in well-known international journals. He has participated in several national and international conferences with presentations. He is actively involved in clinical researches nationally and internationally.

Dr. Maha is a professor of psychiatry, faculty of medicine, Beni suef university. She is the Head of the Psychiatry Department since August 2016.Dr. Maha has a broad range of child and adolescent mental health experience, She worked in several projects with national and international organizations. Currently, she is working with UNICEF in creating a national program for positive discipline. She is the General Secretary of the Egyptian Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Association (ECAPA) and the Head of the scientific committee of the ECAPA annual conference. • Head of training committee of the Egyptian Fellowship of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry • Head of Child & Adolescent Task Force in the national initiative for psychosocial support during COVID19

Consultant Neonatologist.Head of Pediatric Department & Neonatology Unit / Latifa Women and Children Hospital (LWCH) Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Instructor / Mentor. International Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).Over 20 years of experience in Perinatal-Neonatal medicine. Many Publications & members of editorial boards of many Pediatrics & Neonatal Journals.Project Initiator and Director of Dubai Neonatal Network “DNN”.

Dr. Maya Bassil - PHD- is an associate professor of nutrition and coordinator of the Nutrition Program at the Lebanese American University. Her principal line of research is nutrition in obesity and its comorbidities, mainly Type2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM). Using both animal models and human subjects, Dr. Bassil has conducted various studies with clinical implications for nutritionists, dietitians, and other health professionals, and which set the stage for promising dietary and interdisciplinary management of obesity and T2DM. Dr. Bassil is also a licensed dietitian in Lebanon and an active member of the American Society for Nutrition (ASN), the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the Canadian Obesity Network (CON). In addition, she is an executive member of the Lebanese Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics (LAND) since 2014.

Dr. Mike Poßner has studied medicine in St. Peterburg and has worked at a pediatric University. He is the head of the Scientific Department of Nestlé Nutrition and since 2006 he is the Regional Medical Director of the Nestlé Nutrition Institute for Europe. Mike wrote his thesis about: Effects of Bifidobacterium lactis Bb12 supplementation on intestinal microbiota of preterm infants: a double-blind placebo-controlled randomized study He supports clinical study or is personally involved in them. He is cooperating with several universities in Germany and research centers in Europe He is a recognized expert in the field of infant nutrition. Mike is also the president of the German dietetic manufacturing association.

M. Karavetian is an Associate Professor in the college of natural health sciences, Zayed University, Dubai. She has earned her PhD in “Health Promotion” from Maastricht University, Netherlands; and her dietetics degree from American University of Beirut, Lebanon. She has extensive experience in nutrition management of the chronically and critically ill patients; she shares her experience in conferences and workshops locally and regionally in the aim of training health care professionals for better health care. Her research focuses on identifying effective strategies to change dietary behavior in chronically ill patients. Her publications focus on malnutrition assessment & dietary management of chronically ill patients and finding the optimal dietitian-to-patient ratio in the Arab world for optimal clinical outcomes.

Dr. “Mo’ez Al-Islam” Faris got his three higher university degrees from the University of Jordan in the field of human nutrition and dietetics. Dr. Faris had completed Harvard Medical School/ Global Clinical Scholar Research Training (GCSRT) Program in 2015. Currently works as an associate professor at the Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics/the University of Sharjah, with eighteen years’ experience in the academic field in four Arabian universities. Dr. Faris published about 100 original research and review articles in scientific peer-reviewed journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings and abstracts, with dozens of public articles in popular magazines in different Arab countries. Dr. Faris is an author and co-author in a list of scientific and academic refereed books, participated in editing and reviewing several important books in nutrition, and reviewer and member in the editorial board of many international journals. Recently, he had published his refereed scientific books on "Nutrition and Cancer", and "Foods of the Holy Quran from Modern Nutritional perspective". Dr. Faris holds the State Award for the Excellent Ph.D. student from Jordan 2010, The Best Ph.D. Dissertation Award at the University of Jordan in 2009. Dr. Faris presented in more than thirty local, regional and international conferences and workshops in the areas of human nutrition and dietetics, in addition to providing dozens of lectures in cultural and scientific societies, as well as attending different mass media. Dr. Faris is a member and a founder of a number of professional associations and societies and specialized committees in nutrition and dietetics.

Associate Professor of Pediatric Pediatric Consultant Gastroenterologist Head-section of Pediatric Gastroenterology Department King Abdulaziz Medical City. Pediatric Gastroenterology department, National Guard Hospital- Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. HAS Bachelor degree of Medicine and Surgery at King Saud University, - Certificate of Arab Board of Medical Specialization in Pediatrics- - Certificate of Pediatric Residency at University of British Colombia, Canada, - Certificate of Pediatric Gastrointestinal Fellowship at the University of British Colombia, Children Hospital, Canada.- Certificates of Appreciation for Residency Training Program Director from 2009-2012, yearly. - Appreciate award to THE TUTOR OF the YEAR 2008, - Appreciate award to THE BEST TUTOR OF the YEAR 2018- Member Board of Saudi Commission for Health Specialties. Member of the Board Directors of (SASPGHAN) , Coordinator in Gastroenterology Block for a medical student in King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Member board of college council, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah from January 2017 until now

Dr. Natalia Wagemans is the Global Head of the Nestlé Nutrition Institute with Head Quarter in Vevey, Switzerland. She joined Nestlé Nutrition in 2002 working in different areas of infant nutrition in Russia and CIS, India, Bangladesh, and Sri-Lanka. From 2011 she has joined the Nestle Nutrition Institute (NNI) in Switzerland and was appointed as the Global Head of the NNI in 2014. Under her leadership, Institute became one of the credible educational platforms in the area of nutrition with a global on-line membership of 400’000 health professionals from 191 countries. Dr. Wagemans graduated in pediatrics with postgraduate training in Neonatology in 1991. Before joining Nestle she had a position of associated professor in State Medical University in Russia. Her Ph.D. scientific research (2000) was in the field of iodine deficiency and cardiovascular system in children. Her current scientific interests are on the role of nutrition in the prevention and management of NCD, with a special focus on maternal and infant nutrition.

Dr. Nick Bellissimo is an Associate Professor and Director of the Nutrition Discovery Labs in the School of Nutrition at Ryerson University. He received his B.Sc. and B.Ed. at York University and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Toronto. Following postdoctoral training, at the University of Toronto and The Pennsylvania State University, he returned to Canada and established a research program dedicated to advancing our understanding of human ingestive behavior, with a particular emphasis on elucidating the determinants of food intake control in children. Through his interdisciplinary research program, he has examined the associations among macronutrient composition, exercise, hormonal and environmental factors with the goal of informing the development of evidence-based guidelines for promoting healthier body weights. He has significant leadership in the design of experimental trials related to diet and exercise, and in the design and testing of novel food ingredients, food formulations on satiety, and on biomarkers related to health and disease. Since 2009, he has received continuous external research support (totaling over $10M as PI, Co-PI or Co-Investigator) from government and industry sources. Dr. Bellissimo’s work has led to 100+ publications, training of 75+ highly qualified personnel, and 100+ abstracts and conference proceedings. He is also recipient of several competitive awards including Ryerson’s Dean’s Teaching Award (2014), the Sue Williams Excellence Teaching Award (2016), the Dean's Scholarly, Research and Creative Activity Award (2017), and the Canadian Nutrition Society Volunteer Leadership Award (2019). He is a member of several journal editorial boards and provides scientific advising to government agencies, institutes, and the food industry.

Osama Hamdy, MD, PhD is a world expert and recognized thought leader in area obesity and nutrtion in diabetes. Dr. Hamdy is a senior endocrinologist and Medical Director of the Joslin Obesity Clinical Programd and Director of the Inpatient Diabetes Program at Joslin Diabetes Center. He is also Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Plus his 34 years of extensive clinical experience, he is very active in nutrtion and obesity clinical research. His lab led to many innovations and discoveries that changed how we currently mange obesity in patients with either type 2 or type 1 diabetes. Dr. Hamdy research led to the first discovery that 7% weight loss in obese patients with and without diabetes significantly improve vascular endothelial function, insulin sensitivity and markers of inflammation. This improvement may eventually prevent progression to coronary artery disease. Dr. Hamdy was a co-investigator in two landmark studies; the “Diabetes Prevention Program” and “the Look AHEAD Study”. In 2005, Dr. Hamdy founded the “Weight Achievement and Intensive Treatment (Why WAIT) program, which is currently implemented nationally and internationally with great sucess. His program reduces total healthcare cost by an estimated 27% and diabetes-related cost by 44% and helps patients with diabetes to be less dependent on diabetes medications. Dr. Hamdy co-chaired the task force that developed the global transcultured Diabetes Nutrition Alogorithm (tDNA). His research led to several changes in the stadarads of diabetes care and lifestyle management by the American Diabetes Association and American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists. Dr. Hamdy joined Joslin Diabetes Center in 1998, where he shared in developing the clinical research unit and foounded the obesity clinical program and the restructured the inpatient diabetes program. At the inpatient side, he developed an Advanced Quality Improvement model for inpatient diabetes service that reduced 30-day readmission rate by 30% and also developed the EVADE program for management of diabetic ketacidosis (DKA) in emergenecy department that reduced ICU admission for DKA by 25%. Dr. Hamdy won the 2015 Michaela Modan Award of the American Diabetes Association for his research on long-term diabetes weight management. He was given the Compassionate Caregiver Award of the Kenneth Scwartz Center. Dr. Hamdy has more than 150 peer-reviewed original articles, reviews and book chapters. He is also the author of the Haravard Health Publication “The Diabetes Breakthrough”, which outlines his strategy for long-term diabetes weight management. He is on the editorial review board of many medical journals including Lancet, JAMA, British Medical Journal, Diabetes Care and 2 times section editor of the Current Diabetes Report.

Dr. Rizk earned her Doctoral degree (PhD) in Health Technology Assessment from Maastricht University, The Netherlands in 2017. She earned her Master of Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology and Biostatistics from the Lebanese University, Lebanon in 2016, her Master of Science (MS) in Clinical Nutrition from the Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK), Lebanon in 2013 and her Bachelor of Science (BS) in Human Nutrition and Dietetics from the same university in 2009. Dr. Rizk is a clinical dietitian since 2009. She is also a lecturer in Public Health and Health Economics at the Lebanese University, and lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics at the American University of Technology in Lebanon. She is also a researcher at the Institut National de Santé Publique, d’Épidémiologie Clinique et de Toxicologie – Liban (INSPECT-LB), with a focus on economic evaluations of health interventions, public health policy, dietetic practices and renal nutrition. Dr. Rizk is a member of the Lebanese Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcome Research (LSPOR) since 2017, and the Lebanese Academy for Nutrition and Dietetics since 2015. She is the author of numerous peer-reviewed articles in international journals and speaker at various national and regional conferences.

Dr. Robert Huston received his fellowship training in Neonatology at Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, where he was mentored by Drs. S. Gorham Babson, Gerda Benda, and John Reynolds with an emphasis on neonatal nutrition. He is one of five founding members Northwest Newborn Specialists, PC in Portland, Oregon, who currently provide medical directors for and staff the neonatal intensive care units at Randall Children’s Hospital at Legacy Emanuel, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, and Providence Portland Medical Center in Portland Oregon, as well as, Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington. Dr. Huston is board-certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics. He is Chair of the Neonatal Nutrition and Pharmacy Multisite Committee for Northwest Newborn Specialists. Research publications include studies of parenteral trace metals, parenteral calcium and phosphate compatibility, nutrient balance studies, and human milk fortification.

Dr. Zaghloul, Professor of Nutrition, National Nutrition Institute, and Vice President of National Nutrition Committee, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology , IUNS adhering body. She is a pediatrician with Ph.D. in Nutritional Sciences from University of Arizona, USA and postdoctoral fellowship in Epidemiology from PENN State University. She is a professor in community nutrition with 37 years extensive experience in community nutrition research, 19 years of teaching and training experiences in universities and research centers; more than 48 papers published in peer reviewed international journals, and many research and capacity building reports and projects. She taught graduate and undergraduate courses with an emphasis on maternal and child nutrition, introductory and advanced nutrition courses as well as courses on nutrition assessment, community nutrition and policies. She ensured that her students could contribute to the research process and whole-heartedly supported them in their work. She advised and trained many master and doctoral students and provided technical assistance and capacity-building workshops across the Middle East (UAE, Kuwait, KSA). She held many academic positions in many countries the USA, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, and conducted international national quantitative and qualitative nutrition research in Egypt, UAE, USA, Sudan, Kuwait, and capacity building in Iraq. Dr. Zaghloul consults regularly on nutrition for various international agencies and national governments, USAID, UNICEF, WHO, and FAO. Her vision is to improve health through food and nutrition policies mainly agriculture, subsidy, and health policies to promote healthy dietary practices and breastfeeding. In 2004 she became more interested in micronutrients calcium, iron, sodium, iodine, vitamin D were in the last five years she completed a study to assess sodium intake using 24-hour urinary sodium, worked as a consultant to UNICEF to document the salt iodization program in Egypt, coauthored a paper investigating micronutrient deficiencies in the MENA region and initiated a research project assessing the role of vitamin D in combating obesity. Dr. Zaghloul is a member of the American Society for Clinical Nutrition Society, American Society for Nutrition, Medical Nutrition Council, and the Society for International Nutrition Research. In addition, she has been a member of the Egyptian Nutrition Society and serves on the editorial board of many journals Journal of Hospital Administration, Egyptian Journal of Nutrition and Health, and Bulletin of Nutrition.

Dr. Ghaddar is a clinical nurse supervisor at Landmark Health Care. She has more than 22 years of experience in the fields of renal and clinical dietetics. Dr. Ghaddar taught at 2 private universities for more than 15 years and mentored several masters and PhD students on their research studies. She has served on the Anemia KDOQI Guideline committee and recently on the Nutrition KDOQI Guideline committee. She has several publications in peer-reviewed journals, has served as a member of the editorial board, and is a reviewer for several peer-reviewed journals, including Journal of Renal Nutrition and Archives of Clinical Nephrology. Dr Ghaddar is an author of a chapter of the textbook entitled Nutrition in Kidney Disease, 3rd ed She has been an invited speaker at numerous national and international professional meetings and conferences. Dr. Ghaddar has a special interest in nutrition and metabolism in CKD and in cognitive behavioral counseling to improve patient outcomes.

University professor, clinician and researcher in the field of Pediatric nutrition with more than 30 years of exceptional record, experience and contributions in teaching nutrition knowledge and skills to medical students and health care professionals as well as applying such expertise for the welfare of patients. Awarded Ain Shams University award for distinguished papers published in international journals in the year 2008 Founder and Head of the Nutrition Rehabilitation Unit Children’s Hospital, 1997 till 2010, and Collaboration with various specialized clinics in the children’s hospital Ain Shams University to provide specific nutritional rehabilitation protocols.Teaching nutrition and clinical nutrition courses diploma and master degree in pediatric department faculty of medicine and Institute of childhood studies Ain Shams University. Supervision of more than 300 master degree and PHD thesis in Pediatrics; mainly in the field of clinical nutrition and nutritional disorders, with 25 international publications. Instructor of medical nutrition therapy diploma in AUC. Founder of clinical nutrition rehabilitation unit , EL GALAA Military Hospital. Board member in Middle East allergy guidelines. Board member in Egyptian complementary feeding guidelines. Project in collaboration with 57357 hospitals, NAMRU-3

International Diabetes Federation (IDF), Belgium approved a grant to attend the 19th World Diabetes Congress, held at Cape Town, South Africa, December 2006. Invited participant to the 10th Cambridge Diabetes Seminar July 2008 United Kingdom. International Diabetes Epidemiology Group approved a grant to attend the 11th Official Academic Satellite symposia of the 20th World Diabetes Congress, October 2009, Quebec Canada. Attended and presented research papers in various ADA, IDF, EASD conferences Authored and co-authored more than 25 research paper publications in various peer-reviewed and Index journals

Dr. Suzan Haidar is currently an assistant professor and internship coordinator at the Lebanese International University. Her academic journey started in Canada at the University of Western Ontario where she graduated with double degrees in both Biology (medical sciences) and Nutrition and Dietetics. She later pursued a master’s degree in human nutrition from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon and then a PhD in Health Promotion from Maastricht University, Netherlands. Dr. Haidar is a licensed dietitian who has gained extensive clinical experience from working in several hospitals in Lebanon. Her research interests focus mainly on lifestyle habits of university students and general cardiometabolic risk. Dr. Haidar has also worked on several projects for regional food shows and made numerous television and radio appearances. Dr. Haidar is a member of the Lebanese Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (LAND) and the European Society for Enteral and Parenteral nutrition. She is also actively contributing towards unifying the dietetic colloquium exam that is run by the Ministry of Higher Education in Lebanon.

Dr. Wael A. Bahbah, A.Professor and Consultant of Pediatrics and Pediatric Clinical Nutrition at faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University,Egypt. He runs the Feeding Clinic and attends to children and babies with feeding difficulties, failure to thrive & nutritional behavioral disorders. Prof. Bahbah is a graduate of Menoufia University where he obtained his Master degree (M.Sc.) and Doctorate of Medicine (M.D.). Prof. Bahbah is an International Member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)& European Society of Pediatric Gastroentrology, Hepatology &Nutrition ( ESPGHAN).In addition to his long experience dealing with feeding and nutritional problems, he has an interest in diagnosis and management of allergic and asthmatic patients and a special interest in GIT diseases and he has published in all these aspects in reputable journals. Finally, Prof. Wael Bahbah is the founder and the President of the Annual International Conference of Pediatrics ( PEDIA EGYPT CONFERENCE) organized by the Egyptian Scientific Society of Pediatrics & Neonatology (ESSPN), also founder and president of the Egyptian Academy of Pediatrics ( EAP).

Doctor Yasmin Gamal is an associate professor of Pediatrics and Clinical Nutrition at Ain shams university currently the director of children’s hospital Ain shams university, she has 16 years of experience in Pediatric clinical nutrition acting as a Member of the Nutrition Rehabilitation Unit Children’s Hospital, Ain Shams University 2004- till present Dr. Yasmin a Board Member Of Clinical Nutrition Master Degree Ain Shams University, pediatric nutrition consultant and instructor in AUC in Cairo, National Nutrition Institute, and the Ministry of health she is a Speaker in various international nutrition workshops and conferences related to the field of clinical nutrition in pediatrics, She is also Clinical nutrition researcher with local and international publications, she Supervised more than 30 master degree and Ph.D. thesis in Pediatrics related to the field of clinical nutrition and nutritional disorders Besides her MD in pediatrics, she has a European diploma in clinical nutrition(ESPEN),post-graduate studies in pediatric clinical nutrition Boston university, certified international Lactation consultant, and a JCI diploma in health care quality