Scientific Committee

Dr. Khalid Saeed Balaraj

Chair of Oncology Service , Tawam Hospital | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Khalid Balaraj was initially trained in the United Kingdom. He has radiation oncology qualifications from - UK (FRCR (I), Ireland (FFR RCSI) and Canada (FRCPC). He has done 2 Clinical Fellowships from Canada, in Gynecology Brachytherapy and CNS Stereotactic Radiotherapy. He has worked as an Assistant Professor in Al Faisal University, Riyadh, as well as Consultant of Radiation Oncology, for 7 years, treating patients on the latest technology, including IMRT, IGRT, Tomotherapy, Rapid Arc and Cyber- Knife at King Faisal specialist Hospital, Riyadh. Dr. Balaraj has treated patients on international RTOG trials. He has been General Secretary of the Saudi Cancer Society and Oncology Advisor for the CME Oncology Program Middle East. Joined Tawam hospital as a chairman of Radiation oncology department on September 2011 Currently he is an assistant professor at UAE University and the chairman of Tawam hospital Oncology Services and the chair of oncology service line at SEHA.

Dr. Jawaher Ali Ansari

Acting Chief, Oncology Clinic , Tawam Hospital | United Arab Emirates

Dr Jawaher Ansari completed his Clinical Oncology specialist training in Birmingham, UK and worked as a Consultant at the Beatson Cancer Centre in Glasgow, the second largest cancer center in the UK, prior to moving to the Middle East. Dr Ansari has been a principal investigator for several international clinical trials and has authored several peer-reviewed publications and textbook chapters. He has a specialist interest in Urology, Breast and Lung cancers.

Dr. Abdulrahman Sulaiman Bin Sumaida

Chief of Radiotherapy , Tawam Hospital | United Arab Emirates

Chief of Radiotherapy - Tawam Hospital

Dr. Ernest Johan Luiten

Chief of Breast Cancer Center , Tawam Hospital | United Arab Emirates

Chief of Breast Cancer Center- Tawam Hospital

Dr. Muhammad Zafar Javed

Chief of Palliative Care Clinics , Tawam Hospital | United Arab Emirates

Chief of Palliative Care Clinics – Tawam Hospital

Dr. Muhammad Faisal Khanani

Chief of Hematology/Oncology PEDS , Tawam Hospital | United Arab Emirates

Chief of Hematology/Oncology PEDS – Tawam Hospital

Dr. Arif Raza Alam

Chief of Hematology , Tawam Hospital | United Arab Emirates

Chief of Hematology – Tawam Hospital

Mr. Mohammad Mah'D Saleh

Oncology Center Manager , Tawam Hospital | United Arab Emirates

Mr. Saleh is an Oncology Certified Nurse OCN with extensive clinical experience in oncology/hematology. After vast years of experience in nursing from a clinical educator, Nurse Manager and now being the Tawam Oncology Center Manager. He participates effectively in training and developing nursing staff. Mohammad has served as a Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Trainer since 2011 and was the first international trainer at the level of UAE. He was responsible for a variety of quality improvement initiatives and hospital quality measures such as central line associated blood stream infections (CLABSI), prevention of chemotherapy error, and improving the safe handling of hazardous drugs, and management of radiation therapy side effects based in the latest evidence based practice. Mohammad, actively participates in oncology service development and collaborate with others in setting the standards in cancer care and improve quality and cancer patient’s outcome through continuum of care, and customer services and be connected with local and international cancer centers.