Research Committee
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The committee is expected to plan, advise and oversee all issues related to paediatric endocrine research and clinical guidelines within the society.
Meet the Committee
Prof. Ibrahim Alwan
Chair
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Bio
Ibrahim is Professor of Pediatrics and Assistant Vice President at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health science (KSAU-HS), Riyadh. He obtained MRCP (UK) in 1995, American Board of Pediatrics,1996 and Canadian FRCPC in 1997. In 2001, he was duly certified in Pediatric Endocrinology by American Academy of Pediatrics and the Canadian RCP.
Prof Al-Alwan led a number of research projects and secured grants from multiple sources. Currently he is a principle investigator in a number of ongoing studies. He lectured in various countries and published in different aspects of pediatric endocrinology and medical education. At Administrative level, He is the President of Association of Medical Education in the Eastern Mediterranean Region and an Executive Council Member, World Federation for Medical Education. At national level, he chairs various committees, established the Saudi Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship program in 2004 and served as Dean of College of Medicine, KSAU-HS between 2010-2014.
Prof. Amir Babiker
Deputy Chair
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Prof. Babiker is a Professor of Pediatric Endocrinology at King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, National Guard Health Affairs Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Prof Babiker was graduated from Sudan (1998) and completed his basic and specialist training in the UK (2002-2011). He was a Consultant Pediatrician and lead of Endocrine service at Diana, Princess of Wales hospital, Grimsby, UK. He is currently a Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist, clinical lead of Pediatric Endocrine/Oncology service at King Abdullah Specialist Children’s Hospital (KASCH) and Prof. Babiker is the head of scientific board of the research committee in the department of Pediatrics at KASCH. He is also the deputy chair of Endocrine Research committee of the Arab Society of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (ASPED) since 2019. His research interests include: Diabetes, Endocrine/oncology and Neuroendocrinology especially growth and water and Na homeostasis and that is well reflected in his many publications in international peer review journals including chapters in standard Textbooks from Springer Nature and Tylor and Francis publishers.
Dr. Hussain Alsaffar
Secretary
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Dr Alsaffar had his foundation medical training in Wales and subsequently paediatric training in Mersey – Northwest of England. During his training in the UK, he won the RCPCH training achievement award 2017 as a “trainee of the year”.
He was an honorary tutor at the University of Liverpool between 2016 and 2018, and an honorary lecturer at The University of Manchester between 2018 and 2021, honorary associate professor at University of Wasit until Dec 2023.
He is currently a consultant in paediatric endocrinology at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital.
Dr. Afaf AlSagheir
Member
Dr. Afaf Al Sagheir Consultant in Pediatric Endocrinology/Diabetes, Chairman of the Paediatrics Research Unit at KFSHRC, and an Associate Professor at Al Faisal University. Chairman of pediatric Endocrinology fellowship program at Saudi Council of Health Specialties (SCHS)
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Dr. Haya AlKhayyat
Member
Prof Alkhayyat is a senior Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist and Head of Paediatric Department at Bahrain Defence Force- Royal Medical Services. She is a Clinical Professor at the Royal College of Surgeon of Ireland- Medical University of Bahrain.
– Fellow of the Royal College of Paediatrics & Child Health (UK).
– Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland.
– Member in the European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology, the International Society for Pediatrics and adolescent diabetes & the American Endocrine Society.
– Board Member and Bahrain’s representative at the Arab Society for Paediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes.
– The founder of the Insulin Pump program at the BDF Hospital & started the 1st Insulin Pump Clinic in Bahrain at the BDF Hospital in 2013.
– Participated as a member of the National Committee in writing up the draft of the “Child Protection Law” in Bahrain.
– Participated in the draft amendments to the Medical Practice & Dentistry Law of 1989 in association with Bahrain Medical Society.
– Organized and participated in local & International conferences.
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Dr. Hessah Alkandari
Member
Dr. Reem AlKhaliefah
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Dr. Saif Al Yarubi
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Dr. Salwa Abdelbagi
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Dr Salwa Abdelbagi Elhassan Musa, MBBS, MD, MRCPCH, MSC
- Salwa is a Consultant Pediatric Endocrinologist at The Medical City (MCMSS), Muscat, Sultanate of Oman & Assistant professor of Pediatrics at AL-Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan.
- She is the Head of the Sudan Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program (SPEFP) training committee, General Secretary of the Sudan Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and DM (SSPED), Sudan Childhood DM Association (SCDA) Pediatric DM Clinics’ Manager and Life for A Child (LFAC) program coordinator in Sudan.
- Regionally, Dr. Salwa is the Deputy chair of the Education Committee in the Arab Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (ASPED) and a member of ASPED research committee. She also leads the DSD/ CAH focus group in the African Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Endocrinology (ASPAE).
- Salwa has a special interest in pediatric Adrenal disorders and enhancing diabetes care in resource-limited countries with research, publications, and active contributions in this field.
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