Consultant Otologist
Kuwait Hospital Dubai
Associate Clinical Professor – Sharjah University
Vice President – UAE ENT Society
CEO – Dubai Advance Hearing and Balance Center
Dr. Ahmad Alamadi is a Consultant Otologist , Neurotologist and Cochlear Implant Surgeon at Kuwait Hospital Dubai. He is also a Clinical Associate Professor at Sharjah University, Vice President of UAE ENT Society and CEO of Dubai Advance Hearing and Balance Center.
Dr. Alamadi graduated from Glasgow Medical School in Scotland in 1993 and completed his training in Scotland by obtaining his Fellowship of Royal College of Surgeons of Glasgow in 1998. He followed his higher surgical training in Toronto by joining a neurotology fellowship program under mentorship of Professor John Rutka.
Dr Alamadi’s expertise lies in otological surgeries, cochlear implantation and management of dizzy patients.
ENT Surgeon
Sophiahemmet Hospital
After graduating from Karolinska Institutet Medical School, Dr. Georgios Papatziamos, M.D., Ph.D., completed his ENT training at the Karolinska University Hospital in Stockholm, Sweden’s capital. He has worked there for 32 years and his areas of expertise include besides ear surgery paediatric ENT, mainly pediatric head and neck and airway surgery.
For the past four years, he has performed ear surgery at the Sophiahemmet, Sweden’s largest private hospital.
When not in the operating room, he tends to his garden in Greece where his olive trees tolerate his attention and even reward him with an olive oil he insists is excellent.
Consultant ENT
Sheikh Khalifa Hospital, Fujairah
Dr. Maryam Ali AlQaydi is a Consultant in Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (SB-ORL) with fellowship training in laryngology. She’s also been an active member of the ACGME International Review Committee for surgical specialties since 2021. In addition to her clinical expertise, Dr. Maryam is deeply involved in academia, serving as an Adjunct Associate Professor at UAE University since 2022, and more recently at Ajman College of Medicine since 2025.
She also plays a pivotal role in shaping the healthcare system in the UAE through her contributions to the National Institute for Health Specialties, where she serves across accreditation, review, and surveyor committees.
Consultant Neurotologist
Auditory Implant & Skullbase Surgeon
Cochlear Implant Director
STMC & Tawam University Hospitals
Al Ain, UAE
Dr. Noweed Ahmad is Cochlear Implant Programme Director and Superspecialist in Otology, Neurotology and Skullbase Surgery in STMC, Al Ain. With over 2 decades of UK training and working experience, including fellowships in the USA, Canada and Australia, he has a rare dual qualification (Masters) in Audiology. He has performed hundreds of auditory implants, regularly lecturing on CI.
In 2022, he broke the world record for a CI procedure in a 103-year old (and the first-ever subtotal petrousectomy under LA). He is Founding-Director of the world’s largest charity CI programme and Chairman of the GCC Expert Panel on Adult Cochlear Implantation.
Laryngologist & Chief
Bombay Hospital & Medical Research Center
Dr. Nupur Kapoor Nerurkar is an ENT surgeon, who graduated from KEM Hospital with a first rank. Following her laryngology training in 2003, she is practicing exclusively as a laryngologist and is currently heading the Bombay Hospital Voice & Swallowing Center. She is the ENT DNB Coordinator and Director of the Laryngology Fellowship program. She is Course Director of the Annual Workshops on Phonosurgery for 19 years.
She is a past President of the Association of Phonosurgeons of India, fellow of the ALA, ABEA, Voice Foundation, Founder and Board member of the IATVS and Executive Committee member of the IAP.
Specialist Neurologist
Unicare Medical Center, Dubai
Dr. Vishal Pawar is a specialist neurologist based in Dubai with over 12 years of clinical experience in neurology. He has established a successful Vertigo Clinic since 2019, where he has treated more than 4,000 patients with vestibular disorders. Dr. Pawar is proficient in advanced vestibular diagnostics, including video-nystagmography, video head impulse testing, and posturography, and is highly experienced in vestibular rehabilitation therapy and canalith repositioning procedures.
Academically, he has delivered more than 150 educational sessions, including 126 keynote lectures, and has authored 38 publications in peer-reviewed journals. He has also contributed to book chapters and international research collaborations. His achievements include the Best Medical Researcher Award (2022), Clinical and Academic Excellence Award (2023), and multiple recognitions for clinical and academic contributions.
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