Faculty

Dr. Sameh Abolfotouh, is an orthopaedic surgeon & consultant in spine surgery at the prestigious Medcare Orthopaedic & Spine Hospital, Dubai. Having completed his MB BCh from the University of Alexandria in Egypt, he went on to do his MD from USA. He is also certified from the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), USA. Dr. Abolfotouh’s impressive credentials include American Fellowships in spine surgery from University of Missouri & Center of Spine & Orthopedics, both in the USA. He is a Board certified orthopaedics & spine surgeon & has done orthopaedics residency from the well-known HMC/Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar. .. Read less

Dr. Harry Shufflebarger remains the pre-eminent pediatric spinal deformity surgeon in Florida. His expertise is based on over 30 years of practice in pediatric spinal deformity. He has been a teacher or mentor to many of those involved in pediatric deformity across the United States. Dr. Shufflebarger is the only practicing past-president of the Scoliosis Research Society in Florida. Likewise, he is the only recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Scoliosis Research Society living in Florida. Dr. Shufflebarger developed, beginning in 1997, one of the largest and most productive pediatric spinal deformity services in Florida and the United States. Dr. Shufflebarger became known throughout the world for clinical practice and teaching methods. He now joins the prestigious Paley Orthopedic and Spinal Institute in West Palm Beach. .. Read less

Dr. Saeed Althani, has extensive expertise in Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine and Joint Reconstruction. His knowledge ranges from early cartilage injury to the need for a full joint replacement. Dr.Thani received his MBBS from the College of Medicine and Medical Science, at Dammam University (King Faisal University) in Saudi Arabia, in 1993. He completed Orthopedic residency program at the University of Toronto, Canada. He later completed fellowships in Hand, Sport medicine/ Arthroscopy and joint reconstruction in Toronto, Canada. He also give lectures in national and international forums, and through his basic science and clinical research has mastered several innovative techniques for the treatment of shoulder, elbow and knee conditions. .. Read less

Chairman, Department of Spine Surgery at King Fahad Specialist Hospital Dammam .. Read less

Dr. Bassel El-Osta is a Trauma & Orthopaedic Consultant Surgeon and a Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon based in Tripoli, Lebanon. He holds multiple qualifications including an MSc, MRCS (Eng), SICOT (Diploma), and CCT (Tr & O). He was born on October 24th, 1975. He is an experienced professional with expertise in trauma and orthopaedic surgery, particularly in paediatric orthopaedics. Dr. El-Osta has a diverse educational background, including training at various medical institutions. He is affiliated with several medical councils and organizations, including the Lebanese Medical Council and the Royal Society of Medicine – Orthopaedics Section (701089). He has been involved in research, audits, publications, and presentations related to orthopaedic topics, including knee replacement, fracture management, and fluid prescribing. Furthermore, he has been actively engaged in teaching medical students and participating in various orthopaedic courses and conferences. Dr. El-Osta's career highlights include being the SICOT National Delegate of Lebanon, receiving awards for his contributions to orthopaedic education, and serving as a consultant in private-owned clinics in Tripoli. .. Read less

Dr. Tony Tannoury is the founding president of the IMS and the chief of Orthopedic Spine service & Fellowship program at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. Upon completing his residency training at Georgetown University in Washington, DC he headed to Charlottesville, Virginia for a spine surgery fellowship at the University of Virginia. Dr. Tannoury is a pioneer in spine surgery, specifically through minimally invasive procedures where he patented many award winning technologies and techniques such as Viper system, Lateral Cougar, Anterior to the Psoas approach, rotating operating room bed, disc clearance technology among others. Through his vision, skill, and expertise Dr. Tannoury makes minimally invasive spinal surgery possible and he is constantly working to create simpler more effective means to treat patients. .. Read less

Head of Orthopaedics Department “GVM Care and Research” Maria Cecilia Hospital (S. Pier Damiano Hospital) – Faenza (RA) I (Tel 0546/671111) Professor of Orthopaedics at Ludes HEI Malta - University Campus Lugano ( Switzerland) .. Read less

Dr. Chadi Tannoury was born in Lebanon and earned his medical training at the Lebanese University of Beirut, and completed his Orthopaedic residency at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia and his fellowship training in Spine surgery at RUSH university medical center in Chicago. Dr. Tannoury is trained to treat a wide spectrum of spinal pathologies including but not limited to minimally invasive spine surgery, spinal surgery for degenerative conditions, reconstructive spinal surgery for deformative conditions, and surgery for spinal trauma. .. Read less

Dr. Alnori is an Spine consultant at Hamad General Hospital in Doha Qatar and he is certified by the Arab Board in Orthopedic surgery. Dr. Alnori completed a clinical spine surgery fellowship at Boston University and completed his AO spine fellowship in Degenerative and Spine Oncology from the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute in Italy. Dr. Alnori clinical practice focuses on degenerative spine, adult pediatric deformities and cervical and thoracolumbar trauma. .. Read less

Professor Youssry Elhawary was trained in Spinal surgery in U.K since 1983. He has excelled in his field and is a pioneer in modern spinal surgery. He has introduced the state of art of spine management in Egypt and the Middle East. He has trained generations of spine surgeons in U.K, Egypt and the Arab world. He established the first Spinal unit at Nasser Institute, Cairo, Egypt in which he launched the recent trends in spinal surgery which then propagated to rest of Egypt and Middle East. .. Read less