Keynote Speakers

Dr. Abdul Shaheed Fadhul is a senior consultant plastic surgeon working in Al Raneem Health Center and Al Kindi Specialized Hospital in the private sector in Manama, Bahrain. He is having long experience in both the reconstructive and the cosmetic field. He was trained by many pioneers of this specialty in France, Austria and in Germany. He was chairing the plastic surgery unit in the university hospital in Manama from 2010 till 2015.He had important role with his colleges in establishing the plastic surgery unit in Bahrain and introducing many services in this field and creating multi-disciplinary teams to treat head and neck cancer and to manage craniofacial congenital anomalies. He is interested in body contouring, breast, Rhinoplasty and cleft lip and palate surgeries. He has important contributions in the local, regional and international conferences. He has many publications. He is a member in many international societies and founder member and x president of Bahrain association of plastic surgeons.

Dr. Abeer Isa Alkobaisi is a renowned Bahraini plastic and reconstructive surgeon, known for her expertise in aesthetic and medical reconstructive procedures. With advanced training in France , she has become a leading figure in the GCC plastic surgery community.

Dr. Afschin Ghofrani is the Medical Director and owner of AESTHETICON®, with a career spanning over three decades in Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery. His journey began in 1992, with a particular focus on Aesthetic Surgery since 1997.

Dr. Ghofrani earned his medical degree from RWTH Aachen University in Germany, one of Europe's leading medical institutions, graduating among the top 2% of his class.

From 1997 to 2002, Dr. Ghofrani served as Assistant Medical Director and Consultant in Plastic and Hand Surgery at hospitals in Cologne and Dortmund.

In January 2003, Dr. Ghofrani was appointed Head Physician of the Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery at the Evangelische Hospital Giessen, where he also operated a private practice in downtown Giessen. During his tenure, he further specialized in aesthetic surgery for the face and body, alongside his other surgical expertise.

In 2010, Dr. Ghofrani relocated to Dubai to bring his vision of a premier plastic and aesthetic surgery center to life. After thorough research of Dubai’s medical landscape he launched AESTHETICON® in May 2012. Continuing to expand his global footprint, he opened a hospital branch of AESTHETICON® in Abuja, Nigeria, in 2023 with a local partner.

Dr. Ghofrani’s contributions to the field extend beyond clinical practice. He has initiated and led numerous research projects and published extensively in national and international specialist journals and medical books. His expertise is frequently sought at scientific conferences and workshops, where he is a regular speaker, sharing his knowledge with the global medical community.

Plastic surgeon. Deputy Director of the Institute of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology in Moscow.

Chairman of the International Committee of the Russian Society of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons.

Lecturer at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cosmetology and Cellular Technologies of the Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation in Moscow. Lecturer at the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kazan State Medical Academy. Lecturer at the Lancet Training Center at IPHIC.

Head of the author's school of Body Liposculpture. Head of the working group on the development of clinical guidelines for liposuction and lipofilling.

Developer of several patents on mathematical modeling, assessment and forecasting of risks of operations of varying complexity. Full member of the Expert Council of the Russian-Chinese Center for Standardization and Technology Transfer in Healthcare at Tsinghua University in Beijing.

Full member of ISAPS, American, Chinese, Kyrgyz, Uzbek, Kazakh Societies of Plastic Surgeons.

Antonio Aldo Mottura is a medical professional specializing in plastic and reconstructive surgery. In these areas, through years of academic training, professional development and various trainings, the doctor gained recognition and prestige within this field of medicine.

Dr. Antonio Aldo Mottura makes available to each patient his extensive experience when performing a wide variety of aesthetic treatments and plastic surgeries with the highest technology to improve the quality of life of his patients.

This work philosophy allows him to perform procedures such as abdominoplasty-lipectomy, liposculpture, mammoplasty, buttock lift, rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, bichectomy, along with other methods that depend on the needs that each patient manifests in the office.

Dr. Aris Sterodimas is the Head of the Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Department at Metropolitan General Hospital, in Athens, Greece. He is also the director of Regenerative Surgery Lab and he is considered as the pioneer of adipose stem cell application in the field of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Sterodimas is a Board certified plastic surgeon, member of the the ISAPS, member of the IPRAS, member of the HESPRAS, member of the ASPS, member of the ISPRES & member of the AeXPI. He holds a Master Degree in the field of Surgical Technology by the University College of London and the Imperial College of London. From 2005, he has been actively involved in research of Stem Cells application in the field of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and Regenerative Medicine. His PhD thesis is on Adipose Tissue Engineering in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery by the University of Athens. He has published 75 peer reviewed articles in the most important Plastic Surgery journals and has contributed in the writing of 42 book chapters on the field of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Dr. Sterodimas serves as Visiting Professor and honored guest lecturer at Institutions around the globe and has participated as a faculty speaker in the biggest events of Plastic Surgery in the last 10 years. He has delivered 632 lectures & performed 55 live surgeries in the last 20 years. More than 150 Plastic surgeons from 28 different countries have visited his department for training and observation of the state of the art procedures performed by him and his team. He is the Editor of 'Adipose Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine' book published by Springer Verlag, which was among the top 25% sold medical books in 2015.His book has been translated in Chinese.

Dr. Dmitry Melnikov is а plastic and reconstructive surgeon with а passion for microsurgery. Не has pioneered microsurgical flaps across the CIS countries and dedicated his life to making reconstructive microsurgery accessiЫe for breast cancer survivors. Dr. Melnikov is the chief of а plastic and reconstructive surgery department at IPS&C. Не also currently works in Dubai at Valiant Hospital City Walk. Не is an associate professor at Sechenov University in Moscow and is the vice National Secretary for ISAPS.

Gianluca Campiglio concluded his residency in Plastic Surgery at the University of Milan where subsequently he also obtained his residency in Microsurgery and his PhD in Plastic Reconstructive Surgery with a thesis on growth factors and stem cells. He has been senior register at the Division of Plastic Surgery of Niguarda Hospital (Milan) and consultant in various private and public hospitals. Since 2006 he is only in private practice and dedicates full time to Aesthetic Surgery.

During his career he has been author of more than 200 scientific papers in Italian and international journals or books. He is in the advisory board and section editor of the Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Journal. He is invited Professor at the Medical School of the most prestigious Universities in Italy (such as Milan, Palermo and Padova) and abroad (University of Liege-Belgium) where he teaches surgical anatomy and aesthetic surgery. He is Visiting Professor of ISAPS and completed professorships in Hungary, Ukraine, Argentina and other countries. He has been for 10 years in the Board of Directors of the International Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) (2010-2020) and 2nd Vice President of the Society (2018-2020) and Chair of the Global Survey Committee (2022-2024). He has been in the Board of Directors of the European Association of Societies of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (EASAPS) and Chair of the External Relationship Committee (2017-2019) He is founding member and board member of the Italian Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (AICPE) (2011-2015), board member of the Italian Society of Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (SICPRE) (2024-2026), international member of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS) and of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). He is also honorary member of many national societies of Plastic Surgery. He has been consultant for Aesthetic Surgery for the Italian Health Minister and currently he maintains this position for the Medical Council of Milan.

His excellent teaching skills, based on a solid experience in all the field of Aesthetic Surgery are worldwide appreciated at congresses, courses and other educational meetings.

Dr. Hassan Attai is a Consultant plastic surgeon, President of the Iraqi Society of Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons(ISRAS). He is a supervisor and examiner in the Iraqi Board of Medical Specialties / Scientific Council for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. He supervises many postgraduate students’ research. He is currently retired and work in the private sector as a plastic surgeon.

• President - Arab Association of Surgical and Medical Aesthetics (AASMA).
• General Secretary – Emirates Plastic Surgery Society (EPSS).
• Past President - American College of Surgeons (ACS- KSA Chapter).
• International Visiting Professor - American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).
• Graduated with honors from King Faisal University.
• Triple board-certified plastic surgeon (USA, Canada, UK), practicing in both Dubai and Saudi Arabia.
• Received top-tier training in Canada, refined advanced techniques in the USA, and expanded expertise in the UK.
• Honored with several medals from the Governments of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
• Consultant Plastic Surgeon in Dubai and Saudi Arabia.
• Guinness World Record holder.
• Ambassador for the Dubai Business Event (DBE) Program.

Dr. Jennifer Walden is a board-certified plastic surgeon, innovator, and thought leader in the field of aesthetics who is fellowship-trained in aesthetic plastic surgery at The Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital where she previously served as its program director. Dr. Walden notably was the first female president of The American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (The Aesthetic Society) in the organization's 56-year history, and is consistently ranked one of Newsweek's top facelift surgeons each year. Dr. Walden practices in her hometown of Austin, Texas where she owns and operates her own accredited office surgical center and is the medical director of multiple medical spas in the Central Texas area. Dr. Walden holds the academic titles of Adjunct Assistant Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Texas Southwestern and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine. Dr. Walden has a special interest in facial aesthetic surgery, minimally invasive aesthetics and sexual wellness, and she lectures internationally on these topics.

Dr. med. Joachim Graf von Finckenstein was born in Bonn, Germany, and he grew up in Paris France during his childhood. IB was performed in Bonn before he began his studies in Medicine in the universities of Kiel, Heidelberg and Munich (Germany). He graduated from University Klinikum rechts der Isar in Munich in 1984. During his military service from 1983 to 1985 he worked as anaesthesiologist, where he organised the installation of an intensive care unit of the military hospitals in Bujumbura (Burundi / Africa) and in Sanaa (Jemen).

Since 1985 he was trained in general and plastic surgery in the “Ludwig Maximilian University” in Munich / Klinikum Großhadern”, where he got his postgraduate degree in general surgery 1990 and in plastic and reconstructive surgery 1993.1994 he opened a section of plastic and reconstructive surgery in the Klinikum Starnberg, teaching hospital of the Ludwig Maximilian University 20 km south of Munich, where he works until now.He became member of the board of the German society of plastic reconstructive and aesthetic surgery (DGPRÄC) in 2003 for 3 years.From that time he is ISAPS member and also corresponding member of the French society, the SOFCEP and the American society ASAPS.

He organised the biggest congress of plastic surgery in Europe in Munich 2005 for the German and Austrian societies of plastic surgery.From 2007 to 2011 he was the president of the German society of aesthetic surgery (DGÄPC).From 2014-2016, he was assistant national secretary of ISAPS for Germany.In April 2016 he inaugures the German Brazilian Aesthetic Meeting (GBAM) in Munich together with his Brazilian colleagues and friends Carlos Uebel and Fabio Nahas. Since then every 2 years GBAM is a congress in the international schedule of plastic aesthetic surgery meetings. The next will take place in Buzios near Rio de Janeiro April 3rd to 5th, 2026 it will be held during Octoberfest in Munich.

He published more than 50 scientific papers and focussed on body contouring after weightlos and breast surgery with the new technique of Micrograft transplantation. In 1998 he was the first surgeon to introduce the Bodylift operation in Germany.

He developed the method of the “Chest Lifting”, which is a reconstruction of the chest wall in postbariatric male patients or gynecomastia Simon grade 3/4 and of “Neck Lifting”, where a complete platysmectomy is performed from a direct approach of the submandibular zone.Both operation methods were published in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.Together with Dr. Ueberreiter he is one of the pioneers of Waterjet assisted fat micro grafting for breast reconstruction / augmentation and body modelling since 2007.

Dr. Jordi Mir has a degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Navarra (1997), and is a specialist in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery from the Universitary Hospital of Navarra (2007). In 2001 he completed his Doctorate and Research Sufficiency courses at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. From 2001 to 2007 he was Clinical Associate Professor in Plastic Surgery at the University of Navarra.

In April 2004 he joined the Plastic Surgery Department at the Hospital 12 de Octubre in Madrid and in September of the same year he continued his training at the Burn Unit of the Plastic Surgery Department of the Hospital Vall d'Hebron in Barcelona.

In April 2006 he joined the Microsurgery and Hand Surgery Unit at the General Yagüe Hospital in Burgos. In 2007 and until March 2008 he joined the Plastic Surgery Service of the Centro Medico Teknon with Dr. Vicente Paloma in Barcelona. In June 2007 he visited Dr. Al Aly in Iowa (USA), the world's leading exponent of Body Contouring.

From 2008 to 2013 he was Head of the Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Unit at the Hospital de Mataró.

During 2017 and 2018 he attended the Totaldefiner Grandmaster courses with Dr. Alfredo Hoyos (Bogotá, Colombia) at the Total Definer School, obtaining a super specialization in high definition ultrasonic liposuction.

Since 2011 Dr. Mir has been working as a private plastic surgeon. In January 2022 Dr. Jordi Mir founded CLINICA JORDI MIR in Paseo de Gracia in Barcelona.

During 2023 he attended the LipoUltra HD UGRAFT technique course with DR. Mauricio Viaro in Sao Paulo (Brasil), being the first European surgeon to attend the course.

In 2023 he has been invited as faculty in 25 different meetings around the world.

He is President of SETGRA (Spanish Society of Fat Transplantation), member of SECPRE (Spanish Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery), member of the Executive Committee of AECEP (Spanish Association of Aesthetic and Plastic surgery ) and SCCPRE (Catalan Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery), and member of the ISAPS (International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery).

He is part of the Medical Advisory Board of the Apyx Medical, based in Florida (USA), owner of Renuvion technology.

Dr. Mir is International Key Opinion Leader for Vaser- Solta Medical, based in Washington (USA). Being continuing education an essential aspect of Dr. Mir's professional life, he has dedicated a very important part of his time to the training of other surgeons. In the last 10 years he has trained more than 500 plastic surgeons, both in Spain and in other parts of the world.

In 2023 was born MirAcademy, an entity oriented to the training in body contouring by the hand of Dr. Mir. Since that same year the course “360º HD liposuction” is held annually in Barcelona.

With a rich background in the operational and business aspects of healthcare operations; Mahran is a leading business consultant in the Gulf and Middle East and North Africa (MENA). He launched the first 5-star surgery center in the region: Glamour Care Clinics, and as the founder of M.A Healthcare Consultancy, he is sought by healthcare businesses across the world to achieve business expansion. He is a world-wide speaker on business management in the medical and aesthetics field.

Ms Nora Nugent FRCSI (Plast) is the President of both the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) and the European Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ESAPS). She is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon based at Purity Bridge, Tunbridge Wells, UK. Ms Nugent is in full-time private practice with a focus on aesthetic surgery particularly of the face and breast. She is a member of the International Editorial Board of Aesthetic Surgery Journal and a Section Editor for Aesthetic Surgery Journal Open Forum. Nora is a past Chair of BAAPS Support and Past President of the Plastic Surgery Section, Royal Society of Medicine. She also has an active interest in aesthetic plastic surgery education and practice management.

After obtaining his degree in Medicine from the University of Milan, Italy, Dr Roberto Viel completed his studies in Aesthetic Plastic Surgery in Utrecht, The Netherlands. A practising plastic surgeon on Harley Street, London since 1990, he opened his first UAE-based practice, located in Dubai Health Care City in 2008.

With global recognition as one of the most renowned plastic surgeons and beauty specialists, Dr Roberto frequently speaks at international aesthetic congresses and is co-author of the highly sought-after book “The Viel’s Beauty Bible”, which quickly sold out. For over 30 years Dr Roberto Viel has been a trailblazer in the field of plastic surgery pioneering procedures such as penoplasty and ultrasound liposuction, which he introduced to the UK in 1991.

For the past 10 years Dr Viel has had a particular interest in mesenchymal stem cells for aesthetic plastic surgery applications.

Currently based in Dubai, Dr Roberto Viel also maintains regular practices in London, Dublin and Abu Dhabi.

Dr. Saed Kaldari is the co-owner and CEO of Surgi-Art Hospital and Senior Consultant Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon in Qatar.

Dr. Kaldari obtained his bachelor’s degree from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (1997) and a Swedish Board Certification in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (2005). He is member of renowned health-advisory organisations in the field of plastic surgery including the Swedish Plastic Surgery Association, the International Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Association, the Pan-Arab Plastic Surgery Association and the GCC Plastic Surgery Association. And also an active member of International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS).

Dr Kaldari has been recognised as one of the top 20 plastic surgeons in the world to perform a rare outer ear reconstruction surgery (2011).

Some of his career engagements in the past years are:

• Former Consultant Plastic surgeon at Malmo University Hospital SWEDEN & The Scandinavian Outer Ear Reconstruction Centre until March 2006.
• Former Consultant Plastic & Reconstructive Surgeon at Rumailah Hospital of Hamad Medical Corporation in QATAR
• Consultant & Medical Director of Dr.Kaldari Surgi-Art Centre (Private Practice)
• Clinical lead in Outer Ear Rib Cartilage Reconstruction in cases of microtia

He is considered as one of the top Plastic Surgeons in the region with over a thousand of satisfied clients. His expertise is in facial reconstructive surgery and his most commonly performed procedures are cosmetic as well as corrective Rhinoplasty (nasal surgery for breathing and deformity), blepharoplasty (eyelid surgery), abdominoplasty (tummy tuck), brachioplasty (arm lift), otoplasty (ear correction surgery) and general body contouring procedures. He also performs Fillers for facial rejuvenation and contouring (hyaluronic acid and radiesse) with the use of exceptional techniques which maximizes its benefits.

Over the years of extensive experience with great dedication, commitment to excellence, continuous practice and career development, Dr. Kaldari makes an excellent plastic and reconstructive surgeon in this field of cosmetic surgery with technological development.

• Fellow Flinders medical centre (Adelaide Australia)
• Head of craniofacial and cleft unit in Oman
• Director of plastic surgery–Burjeel Hospital Muscat
• Head of plastic surgery Apollo Hospital Oman
• President–Omani society of plastic reconstructive and aesthetic surgery (OSPRAS)
• President Omani craniofacial and cleft society (OCCS)
• President &founding member of Gulf craniofacial and cleft society
• Founding member Indogulf craniofacial society
• Founding member Arab association of medical and surgical aesthetics (AASMA)
• President Pan Arab plastic and burn surgery

Field of Expertise: Liposculpture President - Emirates Plastic Surgery Society (EPSS)

Chair of Surgery Department Assistant Professor of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery UAE University United Arab Emirates