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It is our great pleasure to welcome you to The 6th Shoulder Course in Dubai – the pioneering event in the Middle East dedicated to shoulder surgery taking place from 23 to 25 October 2026 at Raffles Dubai, Wafi, United Arab Emirates.
This comprehensive three-day course brings together an expert faculty who will share best practices, the latest technological advancements, and cutting-edge evidence-based research in shoulder care.
The program focuses on shoulder arthroscopy, arthroplasty, fracture management, and complex shoulder conditions with advanced clinical strategies and hands-on cadaveric training sessions.
We look forward to welcoming you to The 6th Shoulder Course in Dubai.
Course Directors
Ali Al Suwaidi
Immediate Past-President of Emirates Orthopedic Society
Founder & Managing Director
Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon
Tarmeem Orthopedics & Spine Specialty Hospital
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Ali Al Suwaidi 
Ali Maqdes
Consultant Shoulder & Elbow surgeon
Orthopedic Dept.
Kuwait Oil Company Hospital & Wara Hospital
Kuwait city, Kuwait
Ali Maqdes 
Saeed Al Thani
Founding President Emirates Orthopaedic Society
President of Arab Shoulder & Elbow Association
Consultant in Orthopedic, Arthroscopy &
Sport Medicine & Joint, Reconstruction
Dubai, UAE
Saeed Al Thani
Usama H. Saleh
Assoc. Prof., University of Sharjah
Orthopedic & Trauma Consultant
Medcare Orthopedics & Spine Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Usama H. Saleh
Course Topics
- Analytical, diagnostic and treatment practice modalities specific to shoulder arthroscopy
- Arthroplasty
- Fracture Management
- Complex Shoulder Etiologies
- Prosthetic Surgery
Target Audience
Endorsed by
Speakers
Raid Abdullah Abutalib
MD, MHCM
Consultant Orthopedic surgery
Upper extremity, Sports Medicine &
Arthroplasty Surgeon
Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz National Guard Hospital
Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Raid Abdullah Abutalib
Ziyad EL-Qirem
Consultant Sport Medicine
President of Sports Medicin &
Arthroscopic Association in Jordan
Consultant Orthopedic Trauma & Sports Medicine
Amman, Jordan
Ziyad EL-Qirem
Ali Maqdes
Consultant Shoulder & Elbow surgeon
Orthopedic Dept.
Kuwait Oil Company Hospital & Wara Hospital
Kuwait city, Kuwait
Ali Maqdes
Usama H. Saleh
Assoc. Prof., University of Sharjah
Orthopedic & Trauma Consultant
Medcare Orthopedics & Spine Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Usama H. Saleh
Joseph A. Abboud
M.D., FAOA, FAAOS
Prof. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shoulder & Elbow Surgeon
Rothman Orthopaedic Institute | Thomas Jefferson University, The Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Philadelphia, USA
Joseph A. Abboud 
Fahad H. Abduljabbar
MBBS, FRCSC, MMgt
Asst. Prof.
Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery
King Abdulaziz University Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Fahad H. Abduljabbar
Raid Abdullah Abutalib
MD, MHCM
Consultant Orthopedic surgery
Upper extremity, Sports Medicine &
Arthroplasty Surgeon
Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz National Guard Hospital
Madinah, Saudi Arabia
Raid Abdullah Abutalib
Saad M. AlQahtani
MD EMBA FRCSc
Upper Extremity & Trauma Surgeon
Orthopaedic Surgery
King Fahad University Hospital
Dammam, Saudi Araba
Saad M. AlQahtani
Hussain Algawahmed
MD, FRCSC
Consultant Shoulder & Upper Extremity Surgeon
Orthopedic Surgery
Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Hussain Algawahmed
Loiy Alkhatib
Consultant Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Surgeon
Head, Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Department
Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Loiy Alkhatib
Khalid Al-Khelaifi
Sports Orthopedic Surgeon
Acting Chief of Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery Department
Aspetar Hospital
Doha, Qatar
Khalid Al-Khelaifi 
Jaber AlKhyeli
MBBS, D.E.S. & D.E.S.C. French Orthopedic
Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon
Burjeel Medical City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Jaber AlKhyeli
Mohamed Alkoheji
Consultant Orthopaedic and
Upper Limb Surgeon
Awali Hospital
Bahrain City, Bahrain
Mohamed Alkoheji 
Naser Alnusif
MD, FRCS(C)
Upper Extremity &
Sport Orthopaedic Surgeon
Senior Specialist Orthopaedic Surgeon
Program director of
Kuwait Orthopaedic Residency
AlRazi Hospital
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Naser Alnusif
Tjarco D Alta
MD, PhD
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Shoulder & Elbow Specialist
At Spaarne Gasthuis
Haarlem/Hoofddorp, Netherlands
Tjarco D Alta 
Hasan Baydoun
FAAOS, Chief, Orthopedic Surgery
Mubadala Healthpoint
Sheikh Zayed Sports City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Hasan Baydoun
Kerem Bilsel
Prof. of Orthopaedics & Traumatology
Shoulder & Elbow Surgery
Acıbadem University
Acıbadem Healthcare Group
Istanbul, Turkey
Kerem Bilsel 
Stig Brorson
Professor, DMSc, PhD, Consultant
Consultant Shoulder Surgeon
Centre for Evidence-Based Orthopaedics, Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shoulder & Elbow Unit
Zealand University Hospital & University of Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Stig Brorson 
Amr Elmaraghy
MD, FRCSC
Upper Extremity Orthopaedic Surgeon
Assoc. Prof., Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
Dept. of Surgery, University of Toronto
St. Joseph’s Health Centre, Unity Health Toronto
Investigator, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute
Toronto, Canada
Amr Elmaraghy 
Ziyad EL-Qirem
Consultant Sport Medicine
President of Sports Medicin &
Arthroscopic Association in Jordan
Consultant Orthopedic Trauma & Sports Medicine
Amman, Jordan
Ziyad EL-Qirem
Guido Fierro
Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon
Head, Shoulder and Elbow Section
Fundación Santa Fe de Bogota
Bogota, Colombia
Guido Fierro 
Hatem G. Said
Vice-President of Arab Shoulder & Elbow Association
Consultant Sports Medicine & Trauma Surgery
Head of Arthroscopy Unit,
Assiut University
Assiut, Egypt
Hatem G. Said 
Stefano Gumina
Full Professor Orthopaedics and Traumatology. Sapienza, University of Rome. Italy
Past President Italian Society for the Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Founder & Chairman of the annual “Rome International Shoulder Course”
Rome, Italy
Stefano Gumina 
Abdulilah Hachem
Head Shoulder Unit &
Assoc. Prof. Orthopedic Surgery
Orthopedic & Traumatology
Bellvitge University Hospital &
University of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain
Abdulilah Hachem 
Alexandre Hardy
MD, PHD
Clinique du Sport Paris France
Paris, France
Alexandre Hardy 
Ahmed Maher Ibrahim
MD,MRCS
Consultant, Orthopaedic
Prime Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Ahmed Maher Ibrahim
Ahmed Kandil
Assoc. Prof., MD. PhD – Orthopedic Surgery
Faculty of Medicine,
University of Alexandria
Alexandria, Egypt
Ahmed Kandil
Ahmad Hany Khater
Professor of Orthopedic surgery
Consultant of Arthroscopy, Shoulder & Knee surgery
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt
Ahmad Hany Khater
Samundeeswari Saseendar
MBBS, MS (Ortho), MBA (HHSM), Fellowship in Shoulder & Knee Arthroscopy (Oman & Singapore)
Consultant – Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine
Chennai, India”
Samundeeswari Saseendar 
Karthikraj Kuberakani
MBBS, MS.Ortho, DNB.Ortho, MCH Trauma and Orthopaedics (Edinburgh),
SICOT Diploma (Canada), Dip. in Sports Medicine (UK), FRSM (UK),
Shoulder & Arthroscopy Fellowship (Australia & Japan)
Dubai,UAE
Karthikraj Kuberakani
Raúl Barco Laakso
Specialist Physician in
Orthopedic Surgery & Traumatology
Madrid, Spain
Raúl Barco Laakso
Thibault Lafosse
Chairman of the Alps Surgey Institute
Shoulder Surgeon at the Clinique Generale d’annecy
Hand, upper limb and Peripheral Nerve Surgeon
At Clinique Generale d’annecy
Annecy, France
Thibault Lafosse
Christian Lozano
MD/ MBA/ FAANA
Head of Upper Limb Service
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Clinica Anglo Americana / SANNA Clinica El Golf
Lima, Peru
Christian Lozano 
Bhuvan Machani
MBBS, MRCS, FRCS (Trauma & Orth, UK),
MCH (Trauma & Orth, UK)
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
King’s College Hospital UAE
Dubai, UAE
Bhuvan Machani
Philipp Moroder
Prof. Dr.med.univ.
Head of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery
Orthopedics and Traumatology
Zurich, Switzerland
Philipp Moroder 
Ayyappan Nair
Senior Consultant and Shoulder Surgeon
Orthopaedics
Manipal Hospital, Whitefield
Bangalore, India
Ayyappan Nair
Fares Noor Uddin
Maj. (Dr.)
Consultant Orthopedic Sports & Upper Limb Surgeon
Orthopedic Surgery
Royal Guards / Royal Medical Services
Riffa, Bahrain
Fares Noor Uddin
Matthew T. Provencher
MD MBA
Professor of Surgery & Orthopaedics, USUHS
The Steadman Clinic, Vail, CO
Steadman Philippon Research Institute
Vail, CO. USA
Matthew T. Provencher
Senthilvelan Rajagoapalan
Director. Shoulder Elbow Wrist Surgery
Dept of Shoulder Upper limb surgery
Miot International
Chennai, India
Senthilvelan Rajagoapalan
Samundeeswari Saseedar
Samundeeswari Saseedar
Markus Scheibel
Prof. Dr. med.
Head of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery
Schulthess Klinik Zurich &
University Hospital Berlin
Berlin, Germany
Markus Scheibel 
Bradley S. Schoch
Professor
Dept. of Orthopedic Surgery
Mayo Clinic Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Bradley S. Schoch
Khaled Shohayeb
Prof. of Orthopaedic surgery
Sports injuries unit
Kasr Al Aini School of medicine
Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt
Khaled Shohayeb
Mohamed Sobhy
Professor of Orthopedics
Shoulder, Knee, and Sports Medicine Unity
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt
Mohamed Sobhy
Philippe Teissier
MD – Sport & Shoulder Surgeon
Orthosud Shoulder Unit
Clinique Saint Jean Sud de France
Montpellier, France
Philippe Teissier
Diego Valdez
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon (Shoulder & Knee)
Orthopaedic Surgery / Sports Medicine
International Knee & Joint Centre (IKJC)
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Diego Valdez
Olivier Verborgt
Prof, Dr.
Shoulder Surgeon
Orthopaedic Center Orthoca
AZ Monica and University Hospital of Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium
Olivier Verborgt 
Roshan Wade
Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Orthopaedics
M.S. (Ortho,(Mumbai), D Orth.,
F.C.P.S (Ortho), D.N.B.(Ortho)
Sports Medicine specialist &
Arthroscopy Surgeon
Seth G S M C & KEM Hospital
Parel – Mumbai, India
Roshan Wade
Jon J.P. Warner
Shoulder | Sports Medicine
Shoulder Orthopaedic Surgeon
Chief, MGH Shoulder Service
Prof. of Orthopaedic Surgery
Harvard Medical School
Director, Boston Shoulder Institute
Boston, USA
Jon J.P. Warner
Jean David Werthel
PhD
Asst. Prof.
Orthopedic surgery
Hôpital Ambroise Paré
Boulogne-Billancourt
Paris, France
Jean David Werthel
Karl Wieser
Prof. Dr. Med.
Head of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery
Senior Consultant
Zurich, Switzerland
Karl Wieser
Abdulaziz F Ahmed
Abdulaziz F Ahmed
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Abdulaziz F Ahmed
Haytham Elkhatib
Orthopaedic Surgeon Specialist
Orthopaedic and Sports Injuries Surgeon & Interventional Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Specialist
Emirates Specialty Hospital – Healthcare City
Emirates Hospital Clinic – Dubai Marina
Dubai, UAE
Haytham Elkhatib
Fawaz Al-Fahad
Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon
Shoulder Specialist
Al-Razi Orthopedic Hospital
Ministry of Health, Kuwait
Fawaz Al-Fahad
Ahmed Azmy Abdalla
Orthopedic, Trauma & Sports Injuries Surgeon
Orthopedics & Trauma
Medcare Hospital
Sharjah, UAE
Ahmed Azmy Abdalla
Hani Eltair
Hani Eltair
Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon
Orthopedics Surgery
HMS Group
Dubai, UAE
Hani Eltair
Ashraf Hantouly
Orthopedic Surgeon
Department of Surgery, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery
Fowler Kennedy Sport Medicine Clinic, Western University
London, Ontario, Canada
Ashraf Hantouly
Ahmad Issa
Consultant orthopaedic surgeon
Adam Vital Hospital
Dubai,UAE
Ahmad Issa
Azzam Fayad
Azzam Fayad
Saseendar Shanmugasundaram
MBBS, MS (Ortho), DNB (Ortho),
Fellow – Arthroscopy & Sports Surgery (Singapore),
Cartilage Reconstruction Fellow (UK), APKASS-SLARD Travelling Fellow (South America).
Senior Consultant – Arthroscopy & Sports Medicine
Saseendar Shanmugasundaram
Khalid Al-Khelaifi
Sports Orthopedic Surgeon
Acting Chief of Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery Department
Aspetar Hospital
Doha, Qatar
Khalid Al-Khelaifi
Hasan Baydoun
FAAOS, Chief, Orthopedic Surgery
Mubadala Healthpoint
Sheikh Zayed Sports City
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Hasan Baydoun
Isa Ali Es’haqi
Isa Ali Es’haqi
Philippe Landreau
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
Knee, Shoulder and Sports Surgery
ISAKOS Publications Committee Deputy Chair
and Sports Medicine Committee Member
Orthocure & Mediclinic
Dubai, UAE
Philippe Landreau
Marco Macri
Biologist, Nutritionist and Kinesiologist.
Head of Clinical & Sports Nutrition and Exercise Sciences
Fisio Point Group
Rome, Italy
Marco Macri
Philipp Moroder
Prof. Dr.med.univ.
Head of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery
Orthopedics and Traumatology
Zurich, Switzerland
Philipp Moroder
Omar Moustafa
Omar Moustafa
Fares Noor Uddin
Maj. (Dr.)
Consultant Orthopedic Sports & Upper Limb Surgeon
Orthopedic Surgery
Royal Guards / Royal Medical Services
Riffa, Bahrain
Fares Noor Uddin
Filippo Parisi
Physiotherapist – Kinesiologist
CEO Fisio Point Group – Shoulder Academy
Fisio Point
Rome, Italy
Filippo Parisi
Matthew T. Provencher
MD MBA
Professor of Surgery & Orthopaedics, USUHS
The Steadman Clinic, Vail, CO
Steadman Philippon Research Institute
Vail, CO. USA
Matthew T. Provencher
Matthew Paul Rees
Matthew Paul Rees
Usama H. Saleh
Assoc. Prof., University of Sharjah
Orthopedic & Trauma Consultant
Medcare Orthopedics & Spine Hospital
Dubai, UAE
Usama H. Saleh
Elena Silvestri
Physiotherapist, Educational Manager
Shoulder Academy – Fisio Point Group
Upper Limb, Fisio Point Group
Rome, Italy
Elena Silvestri
Scientific Program
Course Agenda
View the complete course schedule and program details.
REHAB SHOULDER Agenda
View the complete REHAB SHOULDER course schedule.
Registration Fees
The 6th Shoulder Course
| Registration Categories | Regular Rate 15 Oct 2026 | Onsite Rate 16 Oct 2026 onwards |
|---|---|---|
| Physicians |
660
/
2,420
|
825
/
3,025
|
| Non-Physicians / Residents |
360
/
1,320
|
450
/
1,650
|
| Students |
165
/
605
|
200
/
770
|
| Physiotherapy Course |
250
/
900
|
315
/
1,150
|
Course Venue
The 6th Shoulder Course in Dubai will take place at the prestigious Raffles Dubai, one of the city’s leading luxury conference and medical event destinations.
Located in the heart of Dubai at Wafi, the venue combines world-class hospitality with advanced conference facilities, offering an ideal setting for international faculty, orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine specialists, physiotherapists, and healthcare professionals.
The course venue features:
- Modern conference and meeting facilities
- State-of-the-art audiovisual technology
- Elegant ballroom and breakout rooms
- Luxury accommodation and dining experiences
- Convenient access to Dubai International Airport and Dubai Healthcare City
Adjacent to Wafi Mall and within minutes of Dubai International Airport and Dubai World Trade Centre, the venue provides exceptional accessibility for local and international delegates.
Sponsors & Exhibitors
Diamond Plus Sponsors
Gold Sponsors
Support Sponsor
Exhibitors
In Compliance with
Media Partners
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Sponsorship of The 6th Shoulder Course in Dubai provides an excellent opportunity for companies operating within this exciting field to explore the market and interact to build lasting relationships with current and prospective clients at all levels and segments – corporate and government departments.
- Meeting your target audience face-to-face
- Direct selling to serious buyers in an active buying mode
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- Generating high-quality sales leads
- Building relationships with existing customers
- Demonstrating products / services
- Generating media exposure
- Building brand awareness
- Launching new products/ services
- Positioning your company as a market leader
- Targeting, testing and developing new markets
- Conducting market research
- Identifying and recruiting new distributors or partners
- Networking with industry peers
Exhibiting at The 6th Shoulder Course in Dubai presents multiple benefits to your company, including providing a comprehensive platform for targeted promotion and brand exposure where leading members of the Orthopaedic Surgery and related medicine fields interact to encourage networking and educational opportunities, and develop its future. Showcase your products to leading experts and professionals from both corporate and governmental departments as well as allied health specialists practicing Orthopaedic Surgery related medicine.
Booking is on a first-come-first-served basis. A trade exhibition covering pharmaceutical products, diagnostics and lab tests, lab ware, medical equipment, and instruments, will be organized during the conference at the same venue.
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