Organizing Committee
Each member of the Organizing Committee brings unique skills and perspectives to the table, contributing to a well-rounded and meticulously organized congress. Their tireless efforts have been instrumental in securing our distinguished speakers, curating our diverse program, and managing the countless logistical details that make ME-AHFT 2024 possible.
![Hussam Ghalib](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66543eaaa306b14314c202e5/66a77bd020c542e9eb935183_66696e3a94019cb553418ded_Hussam%2520Ghalib.jpeg)
Hussam Ghalib
Consultant Cardiologist
Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
UAE
![Nadya Almatrooshi](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66543eaaa306b14314c202e5/66a77bd0138ccf91003f7a4f_66696e2ce5ff43ce97b9e80d_Nadya%2520Almatrooshi.jpeg)
Nadya Almatrooshi
Consultant Cardiologist
Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
UAE
![Vivek Kakar](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66543eaaa306b14314c202e5/66c87369977a0ea39a408fce_66c499a41a0d373cac62f37b_image%2520(6).jpeg)
Vivek Kakar
Consultant Intensivist
Critical Care Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
UAE
Scientific Committee
![Bassam Atallah](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66543eaaa306b14314c202e5/66c8736bd079e67b9471ecf8_66acd2d31f5a84b0528dacad_Bassam_Atallah.jpeg)
Bassam Atallah
Senior Pharmacotherapy Specialist
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
UAE
![Feras Bader](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66543eaaa306b14314c202e5/66a77bcf9431d770e6b26203_665d6be22c891cf04e5ae218_FERAS-BADER.jpeg)
Feras Bader
Founder and Chairman, Middle East Heart Academy Chairman
Clinical Professor of Medicine
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University
Director- Heart Failure and Transplantation
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
UAE
![Hussam Ghalib](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66543eaaa306b14314c202e5/66a77bd020c542e9eb935183_66696e3a94019cb553418ded_Hussam%2520Ghalib.jpeg)
Hussam Ghalib
Consultant Cardiologist
Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
UAE
![Mitesh Badiwala](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66543eaaa306b14314c202e5/66c8736795f2831438a43bd5_66b618a29341e44901decd6b_2%25201.jpeg)
Mitesh Badiwala
Consultant Cardiac Surgeon
Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
UAE
![Nadya Almatrooshi](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66543eaaa306b14314c202e5/66a77bd0138ccf91003f7a4f_66696e2ce5ff43ce97b9e80d_Nadya%2520Almatrooshi.jpeg)
Nadya Almatrooshi
Consultant Cardiologist
Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
UAE
![Richard Ferrer](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66543eaaa306b14314c202e5/66c87368299a633cfc409ad2_66b611585b1e60b620853813_Richard-Ferrer.jpeg)
Richard Ferrer
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Nurse Coordinator
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
UAE
![Sandra El Hajj](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66543eaaa306b14314c202e5/66c8736a2d02b98ea64f13b2_66acd2c02d605e7b216c2df5_Sandra-El-Hajj.jpeg)
Sandra El Hajj
Solid Organ Transplant Pharmacotherapy Specialist
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
UAE
![Usman Ahmad](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66543eaaa306b14314c202e5/66c873673f2deb79d582e59c_66c499bc31c5f76b7a37453e_image%2520(7).jpeg)
Usman Ahmad
Department Chair, Thoracic Surgery
Heart, Vascular & Thoracic Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
UAE
![Vivek Kakar](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66543eaaa306b14314c202e5/66c87369977a0ea39a408fce_66c499a41a0d373cac62f37b_image%2520(6).jpeg)
Vivek Kakar
Consultant Intensivist
Critical Care Institute
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
UAE
![Yosef Manla](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66543eaaa306b14314c202e5/66c873672dc77d8f4c7c642b_66b618a748c9b8fa2a74b580_1%25205.jpeg)
Yosef Manla
Research Fellow
Smidt Heart Institute
USA