Advisory Network and Expert Panel

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  Forensic Medicine

  Dr. Adnan Said Mohammed Ali Abbas

  Forensic Consultant, Ministry of Health, Jordan

  Forensic specialist whose work covers medico-legal examination of deaths (scene of death and autopsy), examination of living persons and determination of disabilities, and sexual offence cases. He has served as a consultant to the Qatari courts in medical responsibility cases.

  Profile and qualifications – Dr. Adnan Said Mohammed Ali Abbas

  • Jordanian Board, Forensic Specialist, Jordanian Medical Council (2001)
  • Former Director of the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, Ministry of Health, Jordan (2019–2021)
  • Former Head of Mortuary Services, Abu Dhabi Health Authority (2007–2012)
  • Former Specialist of Forensic Medicine, Ministry of Interior, Qatar (2002–2006)
  • Bachelor of Medicine, Damascus University (1989)
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  Forensic Medicine and Medical Law

  Prof. Ahmed Belhouss

  Professor of Forensic Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Casablanca, Morocco

  Professor of forensic medicine and forensic doctor at the Medicolegal Institute of Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center in Casablanca, founder of the Moroccan Society of Forensic Medicine and president of the Moroccan Society of Medical Law.

  Profile and qualifications – Prof. Ahmed Belhouss

  • Professor of Forensic Medicine, Medicolegal Institute, Ibn Rochd University Hospital Center, Casablanca, Morocco
  • Founder of the Moroccan Society of Forensic Medicine
  • President of the Moroccan Society of Medical Law
  • Chairman of the University Diploma “Medical law and expertise in medical liability”
  • Chairman of the University Diploma “Clinical forensic medicine”
  • Former Assistant at the Legal Medicine Center of Charleroi, University of Brussels, Belgium
  • Author of the book “Medical law: ethical and legal aspects of patient–doctor relationship”
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  Forensic Medicine

  Dr. Bashar Almomani

  Senior Forensic Medicine Specialist and Medico-Legal Expert; Head of Forensic Medicine Departments, Jerash and Ajloun Governorates, Jordan

  Experienced in death investigation, medico-legal autopsy, injury assessment and the preparation of forensic reports for judicial authorities, including family protection, child abuse and sexual assault cases.

  Profile and qualifications – Dr. Bashar Almomani

  • Senior Specialist of Forensic Medicine, National Institute of Forensic Medicine, Jordan (2015–present)
  • Jordan Board in Forensic Medicine (2015)
  • Residency in Forensic Medicine, Ministry of Health, Jordan (2009–2013)
  • Bachelor of Medicine, Nicolae Testemițanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Chișinău, Moldova
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  Forensic Medicine and Toxicology

  Dr. Dena Mohamed Naguib Abdel Moawed

  Associate Professor and Consultant of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology

  Her expertise includes forensic pathology, medicolegal autopsy practice, clinical and medicolegal examinations, forensic toxicology and the interpretation of forensic medical findings, together with medicolegal consultations, report writing and medical education.

  Profile and qualifications – Dr. Dena Mohamed Naguib Abdel Moawed

  • MD in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
  • Egyptian Fellowship of Forensic Medicine
  • Diploma in Health Professions Education and Master’s degree in Medical Education
  • Certified trainer, Faculty and Leadership Development Center (FLDC), Zagazig University
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  Forensic Medicine and Toxicology

  Prof. Dr. Haroon Rasheed

  Dean Academic and Professor of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology

  Forensic medicine and toxicology academic with skills in digital and live autopsy, clinical and forensic toxicology, and medical education.

  Profile and qualifications – Prof. Dr. Haroon Rasheed

  • M.D. in Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, A.P. University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, India
  • M.B.B.S., Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India
  • Former Forensic Specialist, King Fahad Hospital, Al-Hofuf, Saudi Arabia (2016–2017)
  • Former Associate Professor and Head of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, International Medical School, Management & Science University, Malaysia (2011–2014)
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  Legal and Forensic Medicine

  Dr. Matilde Danielis

  Specialist in Legal and Forensic Medicine, Department of Legal Medicine – ASUGI, Trieste, Italy

  Her work covers medical malpractice, medical claims, clinical governance, medico-legal consultancy and forensic investigations, including clinical record review, standard-of-care assessment, causation analysis and medico-legal expert reports.

  Profile and qualifications – Dr. Matilde Danielis

  • Specialist in Legal and Forensic Medicine, University of Trieste, Italy (2025)
  • Doctor of Medicine (MD), University of Udine, Italy (2020)
  • Medical licence, Italy (Order of Physicians of Udine)
  • Technical Consultant for the Public Prosecutors’ Offices of Udine and Gorizia, Italy
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  Forensic Medicine and Toxicology

  Dr. Mohamed Limame Cheikh Malaïnine

  Head of the Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, National Hospital Center, Nouakchott, Mauritania

  Senior forensic medicine specialist with more than fifteen years of experience, including medico-legal investigations, forensic examinations, disaster victim management and the legal assessment of bodily injuries.

  Profile and qualifications – Dr. Mohamed Limame Cheikh Malaïnine

  • Judicial Expert, Courts of Mauritania (since 2014)
  • Contractual Assistant Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Nouakchott (since 2016)
  • Master’s Degree in Management of Human Remains in Emergency Situations, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis (2022)
  • Specialized Diploma (CES) in Forensic Medicine and Legal Compensation for Bodily Injury, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar (2014)
  • Member of the African Society of Forensic Medicine (since 2014)
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  Forensic Pathology

  Dr. Muthana A. Jabar Al-Dulaimi

  Consultant Forensic Pathologist, Iraqi Medical Legal Institute, Baghdad, Iraq

  Forensic pathologist with experience in autopsy practice, crime-scene pathology, clinical forensic medicine and the identification of human remains from mass graves, who has frequently given expert witness testimony in court.

  Profile and qualifications – Dr. Muthana A. Jabar Al-Dulaimi

  • Fellowship of the Iraqi Board of Medical Specialisation in Pathology (Forensic Medicine), Iraqi Council of Pathology (2002–2006)
  • Former Forensic Pathologist and Deputy Chief Medical Examiner (Crime Scene Pathologist), Abu Dhabi Police, UAE (2011–2018)
  • Former Head of the Mass Graves Department, Iraqi Medical Legal Institute (2010–2011)
  • Affiliate Member of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine, UK
  • Member of the British Association of Forensic Medicine (BAFM)
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  Forensic Medicine and Toxicology

  Prof. Shereen Ahmed Mahmoud El Khateeb

  Professor of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University

  Professor of forensic medicine and toxicology at Zagazig University, who serves as medico-legal expert and forgery expert in the Forensic Medicine Consultations Unit of the Faculty of Medicine.

  Profile and qualifications – Prof. Shereen Ahmed Mahmoud El Khateeb

  • Senior Consultant in Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
  • Medico-legal expert, Forensic Medicine Consultations Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University
  • Forgery expert, Forensic Medicine Consultations Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University
  • Master’s degree thesis: Studying the Effects of Senility on Arabic Handwriting Features of the Right-handed Egyptian Persons
  • Member of the Arab Union of Forensics and Toxicology (AUFT), a branch of the Arab Medical Union
  • Member of the Egyptian Society of Clinical Toxicology
  • Co-Editor-in-Chief, Zagazig Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
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  Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology

  Dr. Zahraa Khalifa Sobh

  Associate Professor of Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University

  Her specialist areas include human rights and forensic medicine, professionalism and medical ethics, and clinical toxicology. She has 46 Scopus-indexed international publications and runs workshops on medicolegal reporting and medical liability for doctors and lawyers.

  Profile and qualifications – Dr. Zahraa Khalifa Sobh

  • Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology, Alexandria University (2017)
  • Master’s Degree in Forensic Medicine & Clinical Toxicology, Alexandria University (2013)
  • Member of the Arab Union of Forensics and Toxicology (AUFT)
  • Member of the Arab Society for Forensic Sciences and Forensic Medicine (ASFSFM)
  • Associate Editor, Zagazig Journal of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology
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  Forensic Medicine

  Dr. Ziyad Khalid Burhan Saifaddin

  Senior Registrar in Forensic Medicine

  Forensic medicine senior registrar who completed residency training at the Ministry of Health, Jeddah, skilled in autopsy procedures, toxicological analysis and medico-legal reporting.

  Profile and qualifications – Dr. Ziyad Khalid Burhan Saifaddin

  • Classified by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties as Senior Registrar in Forensic Medicine (2025)
  • Residency training in Forensic Medicine, Forensic Medicine Center, Ministry of Health, Jeddah (2021–2025)
  • M.B.B.S., King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah (2020)
  • Affiliate member of the Saudi Society of Forensic Medicine

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  Haematology and Regenerative Medicine

  Dr. Abdul Majeed Alwan Hammadi

  Consultant Hematologist and Regenerative Medicine, Ibn Sina Teaching Hospital, Iraq

  Member of the first team to perform a bone marrow transplant in Iraq (2003) and former head of the Bone Marrow Transplant Center in Baghdad.

  Profile and qualifications – Dr. Abdul Majeed Alwan Hammadi

  • FRCP, London (2010)
  • Board in Internal Medicine, Baghdad (1992)
  • Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery, Baghdad Medical College (1981)
  • Former Head of the Bone Marrow Transplant Center, Baghdad (2007–2011)
  • Former Head of the Medicine Department, Al Yarmouk Hospital (2014–2022)
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  Histopathology

  Dr. Ali Raheem Handhal Al-Hamil

  Consultant in Histopathology, Imam Husain Medical City, Karbala, Iraq

  Works in the histopathology unit of Imam Husain Medical City, the main referral pathology centre in Kerbala, since 2009.

  Profile and qualifications – Dr. Ali Raheem Handhal Al-Hamil

  • F.I.C.M.S. Pathology, Iraqi Commission for Medical Specializations (2009)
  • M.B.Ch.B., College of Medicine, Almustansirya University (1993)
  • Trainer and supervisor in anatomical pathology for postgraduate board students (Iraqi and Arabic boards)
  • Chairman of the histopathology consultant committee, Al-Hussain Medical City
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  Ophthalmology

  Dr. Aseel Hamoud Bedan

  Consultant Ophthalmologist, Medical Retina & Cataract, Western Eye Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, UK

  Clinical background and training in diabetic and medical retina and complicated cataract surgery.

  Profile and qualifications – Dr. Aseel Hamoud Bedan

  • FRCS, Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow
  • EBO, European Council of Ophthalmology (2013)
  • ICO, International Council of Ophthalmology (2009)
  • CABOphth, The Arab Board of Medical Specializations, Ophthalmology (2004)
  • MB ChB, Baghdad University College of Medicine (1993)
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  Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

  Dr. Awad Omran Ashekhi

  Assistant Professor and Senior Consultant, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Ajman University, UAE

  More than thirty-five years’ experience as an oral and maxillofacial aesthetic surgeon, implantologist and laser therapist. Since 2018 he has assessed dental and maxillofacial malpractice cases as a Liability Officer for the UAE Ministry of Health.

  Profile and qualifications – Dr. Awad Omran Ashekhi

  • Ph.D. in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Manchester University, England (1991)
  • M.Sc. in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Manchester University, England (1986)
  • Diploma Member of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (MOMS), Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow (2007)
  • Liability Officer, Ministry of Health (MOH), UAE: assessing malpractice in dental and maxillofacial cases (since 2018)
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  Paediatrics

  Dr. Ayser Abdulla Abd Aljabar

  Consultant Paediatrician, Al Yarmouk Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq

  Consultant paediatrician at Al Yarmouk Teaching Hospital, with ten years as a specialist in its neonatal intensive care unit and experience training paediatric specialists for the Iraqi and Arab boards.

  Profile and qualifications – Dr. Ayser Abdulla Abd Aljabar

  • Fellowship of the Arab and Iraqi Board of Medical Specialisation in Paediatrics
  • M.B.Ch.B., College of Medicine, University of Baghdad
  • Former Specialist, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Al Yarmouk Teaching Hospital (2008–2018)
  • Trainer of clinical paediatrics for the Iraqi and Arab medical specialization programmes
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  Dental Surgery and Implantology

  Dr. Ghaleb Radwan

  Dental Surgeon – Implantologist, Holistic Dental Center, Abu Dhabi

  Wide experience in implant dentistry using digital diagnosis for surgical guide preparation and bone augmentation.

  Profile and qualifications – Dr. Ghaleb Radwan

  • Doctor of Dental Sciences, Lviv Medical Institute, Ukraine (1985)
  • Certificate in Implant Dentistry, Straumann ITI – University of Bern, Switzerland, and the Ministry of Health Abu Dhabi (2005)
  • Guided implant surgery using R2 Gate technology
  • Member of the Lebanese Dental Association since 1987
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  Anaesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Management

  Dr. Khaleel Jummah Kareem

  Consultant in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, and Pain Consultant

  Anaesthesia and intensive care specialist at Al Yarmouk Teaching Hospital, with further training in ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia, interventional pain management and regenerative medicine.

  Profile and qualifications – Dr. Khaleel Jummah Kareem

  • Fellowship of the Iraqi Board of Medical Specialization in Anaesthesia (2005)
  • Diploma in Regional Anaesthesia and Analgesia (2016/2017)
  • Interventional Integrated Pain Management (IASP), Gulf Pain School (2021)
  • M.B.Ch.B., University of Al-Mostanseriah (1993)
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  Immunology and Microbiology

  Dr. Mohammed Salih Mahdi Alkurdi

  Director of the Laboratory Section, Kerbala Health Directorate, Iraq

  Clinical immunology specialist who heads the immunology unit at Al-Hussain Teaching Hospital and directs the laboratory section of the Kerbala Health Directorate, with experience in ELISA, IFAT, RIA, nephelometry and chemiluminescence immunoassays.

  Profile and qualifications – Dr. Mohammed Salih Mahdi Alkurdi

  • Consultant in Immunology and Microbiology (since 11-2-2015)
  • Clinical immunology specialist (Head of the Immunology Unit), Al-Hussain Teaching Hospital
  • F.I.B.M.S. Clinical Pathology (Microbiology and Immunology), Iraqi Board for Medical Specializations (2005)
  • M.B.Ch.B. in Medicine and General Surgery, Almustansirya Medical College (1993)
  • Member of the consultation committee for clinical immunology, Ministry of Health, Iraq
  • Member of the British Society for Immunology
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  Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology

  Dr. Asmaa Fady Sharif

  Associate Professor of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology; Vice Dean of Quality and Female Affairs, College of Medicine, Dar Al Uloom University, Riyadh,

  Associate Professor and Vice Dean with extensive expertise in forensic medicine, clinical toxicology, academic leadership, and quality assurance. Winner of the Prince Faisal Bin Bandar Award for Creativity and Excellence (2025) and the Golden Medal of Forensic Sciences and Toxicology Innovation (2025). Author of over 60 peer-reviewed scientific papers in indexed databases.

  Profile and qualifications – Dr. Asmaa Fady Sharif

  • PhD in Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Tanta University, Faculty of Medicine, Egypt (2017)
  • Joint Master's in Health Professions Education (JMHPE), Maastricht University, Netherlands, and Suez Canal University, Egypt (2021)
  • Master's Degree in Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Tanta University, Faculty of Medicine, Egypt (2011)
  • Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, Tanta University, Faculty of Medicine, Egypt (2007)

Fields

• Forensic and chemical toxicology
• DNA profiling
• Firearms and ballistics
• Digital evidence, forgery and counterfeiting

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  Questioned Documents and Forgery Examination

  Dr. Mohamed Awadallah

  Consultant in Document and Signature Examination and Forgery Detection

  Technical consultancy in examining forgery and counterfeiting in documents, handwriting, signatures, fingerprints and trademarks, and in preparing accredited technical advisory reports.

  Profile and qualifications – Dr. Mohamed Awadallah

  • Chief Executive Officer, CTS Technical Consultancy
  • Consultant and lecturer in identity and travel document examination, International Organization for Migration / United Nations
  • International lecturer in the security and examination of documents, signatures and currencies, and in detecting counterfeiting and forgery
  • Former Director General of Counterfeiting and Forgery Research, Forensic Medicine Sector, Ministry of Justice, Egypt
  • Former Head of the Counterfeiting and Forgery Examination Section, Criminal Laboratory, Ras Al Khaimah Police, UAE