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Biography Dr. Mehdi Afrit is a Medical Oncologist who practices at Burjeel Specialty Hospital in Sharjah. He has over 11 years of experience caring for and managing cancer patients. He has extensive experience providing chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy to patients. He earned a Certificate of Medical Oncology from the Gustave Roussy Institute in Paris, France, where he received training in antitumor chemotherapy and cancer medical treatment. Additionally, he holds an international certificate in breast diseases. He also has a certificate in Good Clinical Practice from Trans Celerate Biopharma Inc. and a certificate in Clinical Trial Management: Good Clinical Practice from the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians. He previously worked for over five years as an Assistant Professor of Medical Oncology at Tunis’s Faculty of Medicine. He later practiced as a Consultant, Medical Oncologist for six years at Arianna’s hospital in Tunisia. He later worked for two years as a Specialist Medical Oncologist at Zulekha Hospital. He was also an investigator in three international clinical trials and holds clinical trial auditing and CRO certifications and a GCP Training Certificate from 2016. He is a member in good standing of the Emirates Oncology Society (EOS), the European Society of Medical Oncology (ESMO), and the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). His clinical expertise includes but is not limited to the following: Oncology care and treatment for chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, immune therapy, and target therapy Breast cancer Solid tumor diagnosis Digestive cancer Gynecological cancer Lung cancer Genitourinary cancer Sarcoma Awards & Achievements Award from Himaya Foundations and University of Sharjah Research & Publications Clinicopathological Features of Gastric Cancer in a Cohort of Gulf Council Countries' Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study of 96 Cases. Journal of Oncology Research Reviews & Reports Volume 2(2): 1-3. The Burden of Gynecologic Cancers in the UAE. Journal of Oncology Research Reviews & Reports Volume 2(4): 1-6. The Emirates Oncology Task Force Clinical Practice Guideline on Screening for SARS-CoV-2 in Asymptomatic Adult Cancer Patients Before Anti-Cancer Therapy. Journal of Oncology Research Reviews & Reports Volume 2(4): 1-6. The State of Cancer Care in the United Arab Emirates in 2020: Challenges and Recommendations, A report by the United Arab Emirates Oncology Task Force. Humaid Al-Shamsi, Humaa Darr, Ibrahim Abu-Gheida , Jawaher Ansari, Martine, Mehdi Afrit, Mohamad H Masri, Mohamed Abuhaleeqa. Gulf J Oncology 2020 Jan;1(32):71-87. Primary Bone Lymphoma: Tunisian Multicentric Retrospective Study About 32 Cases. Ben Ayed C, Laabidi S, Said N, Afrit M, Ben Ahmed S, Boussen H. Tunis Med. 2018 May;96(5):269-272. First Site of Recurrence After Breast Cancer Adjuvant Treatment in the Era of Multimodality Therapy: Which Imaging for Which Patient During Follow-up? Nesrine M, Mehdi B, Houda EB, Soumaya L, Mehdi A, Bechir Z, Hamouda B. Breast Dis. 2017 Nov 21

r. Chetan Prakash MBBS, D-Ortho, DNB (Ortho) Specialist Orthopedic Surgeon Work Experience   Dr. Chetan Prakash has worked with many prestigious hospitals abroad as an orthopaedic surgeon. He underwent advanced training in hip and knee replacements, revision surgery & hip resurfacing from the prestigious Cleveland Clinic & Euclid Clinic in USA. He has also completed a Fellowship in Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Traumatology from Kanto Hospital Bruderholz in Basel, Switzerland. Dr Prakash performed extensive internal fixation in trauma deformity correction in poliomyelitis, limb lengthening, Ilizarov fixation, interlocking nails and various hip prosthesis. He completed his MBBS from LLRM Medical College in Meerut, India. Later on, he did his D.Ortho from Kasturba Medical College in Manipal and DNB (Ortho) from St. Stephens Hospital in New Delhi. Languages Spoken English Arabic Hindi Special Interests Sports injuries including Knee – Key hole Surgeries. Ilizarov external fixator in poliomyelitis, limb lengthening and trauma. Correction of deformities in poliomyelitis, limb lengthening and ambulation. Interlocking nails for femur, tibia and humerus. Hip and knee arthroplasty, revision surgeries, hip resurfacing etc. Research / Publications Dr. Chetan did his research thesis during his DNB Orthopaedic training - "Evaluation of limb lengthening in patients of post polio residual paralysis by Ilizarov external ring fixator". Publications in all international journals with wide appreciations.

Dr. Saurabh Singh is an Ophthalmologist with 11+ years of experience and expertise in Comprehensive Eye Checkup, Computerized Eye Testing, Lasik, Blade-Free Lasik, Phakic IOLs for thin corneas, Cataract Surgery, Microincision Surgery with IOL, Cornea Transplant, Management of Dry Eyes, Ocular Surface Reconstruction, Keratoprosthesis, Keratoconus Management, Glaucoma Management. He has both national and international publications under his credit and is actively invited as a guest speaker in scientific meetings, CDE's to talk Cataract Surgery. 11+ years of experience MS in Ophthalmology from the University of Delhi Member of the All India Ophthalmological Society, Delhi Ophthalmological Society (DOS), American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS), European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS). Expertise in Comprehensive Eye Checkup, Computerized Eye Testing, Lasik, Blade-Free Lasik, Phakic IOLs for thin corneas, Cataract Surgery, Microincision Surgery with IOL, Cornea Transplant, Management of Dry Eyes, Ocular Surface Reconstruction, Keratoprosthesis, Keratoconus Management, Glaucoma Management. National and international publications Actively invited as a guest speaker in scientific meetings, CDE's to talk Cataract Surgery.