12th Gastro Abu Dhabi International GI Conference 2026
Chairpersons: Dr. Anand Vadivel · Dr. Ayyappan G Pillai · Dr. Makki Fayyad · Dr. Zeshan Riaz
Rome V in Practice - What’s New, What’s Changed, and What Matters Most
Dr. Arun Korah
How to Diagnose and Manage Celiac Disease: What’s the Latest?
Dr. Ibrahim Al Hosani
Chronic Diarrhea: A Practical and Efficient Diagnostic Strategy
Dr. Mahesh Verma
Demystifying Abdominal Bloating and Distention
Dr. VeeraRaghavan Krishnamurthy
Chairpersons: Dr. Rami Moucari · Dr. Atul Chawla · Dr. Abdulla Alnakshabandi · Dr. Sreehari Pillai
Colonoscope Insertion Tips and Tricks
Dr. Hisham Abdullah Al Dhahab
Polypectomy and EMR: indications and limits
Dr. Ahmed Sultan
Undersaline Endoscopy and Resections
Dr. Ammar Kheir
Break
Welcome Ceremony- NMC Management & Invited Dignitaries
Chairpersons: Dr. Nabil Quraishi · Dr. Zaheer Koutubi · Dr. Hanan Ismail Abubaker El Mileik
Positioning advanced therapies in management of Ulcerative Colitis
Dr. Rupa Banerjee
Challenging IBD cases
Dr. Yogesh M Shastri
Breaking the paradigm in Perianal Fistulizing Crohn’s Disease
Dr. Mohammed Badre Alam
Chairperson: Dr. Majidah Bukhari
Power of Choice in IBD
Dr. Linette Justo
Prayers & Lunch Break
Chairpersons: Dr. Ali Choukair · Dr. Mounier Alwaw
GLP-1s, Dual Agonists, and What’s Next: What Every GI Provider Needs to Know
Dr. Shamsheer Kote
Future Trends in Bariatric Endoscopy
Dr. Rakesh Kalapala
Chairpersons: Dr. Gaurav Muktesh · Dr. Emad Fayyad · Dr. Jamil Mahmoud El Chayeb · Dr. Mohammed Aldashan · Dr. Thomas Cherukara
Role of Functional luminal imaging in GI Motility disorders
Dr. Eyad Alakrad
E-POEM - Tips and Tricks for Success
Dr. Pankaj Desai
G-POEM, will it work or fail: how to select your patients?
Dr. Ahmad Madkour
Sub-epithelial lesions: when to consider third space endoscopy?
Dr. Noor Mohammed
Preventing and Managing Adverse Events during third space endoscopy
Dr. Mohan Ramchandani
Coffee Break & Networking
Chairpersons: Dr. MP Katrak · Dr. Ranjit Rao · Dr. Abid Zargar · Dr. Sathish Mogan · Dr. Amer Al Khatib
Endoscopic Approaches to Non-Variceal Upper GI Bleeding
Dr. Mazen Taha
A Practical Approach to Acute Pancreatitis
Dr. Khaled Bamakhrama
Surgical Management of Pancreatic Cystic Lesions
Dr. Vikas Gupta
EUS-Guided Anastomoses
Dr. Abed AlLehibi
Post Colonoscopy Colorectal Cancer
Dr. Jenan Ghaith
Chairpersons: Dr. Xavier Garcia Aguilera · Dr. Salem Awadh · Dr. Fatma Al shamsi · Dr. Ashik Sainu
Emerging therapies for Cholestatic Liver Diseases
Dr. Nisha Kapoor
Should I Order a Liver Biopsy? Challenges for the Gastroenterologist
Dr. Saeed Husain Almarzooqi
Decompensated Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension in 2026: Changing Paradigms, Recent Advances & Emerging Concepts
Dr. Shiva Kumar
Endoscopic Management of Ectopic and Gastric Varices
Dr. Rajesh Puri
Coffee Break
Chairpersons: Dr. Samer Al Awadhi · Dr. Abdulla Alhassani · Dr. Mohammed Banama · Dr. Saeed Salem Shaikh
Magnet assisted Anastomoses in Gastroenterolgy
Dr. Sanjay Rajput
Endoscopic management of leaks and fistula
Dr. Amol Bapaye
Image enhanced endoscopy for upper GI tract
Dr. Noriya Uedo
"The Wisdom of Restraint in Therapeutic Endoscopy - "Can we do it?" versus "Should we do it?""
Dr. Nageshwar Reddy
Clinical Cases-Panel Discussion
Dr. Yogesh M Shastri
Chairperson: Dr. Abdulaziz Al Nuaimi
New Era in Comprehensive Disease Management of IBD
Dr. Ahmed Khalifa Almradi
Chairperson: Dr Yaser El Gazzaar
Shaping the IBD journey with Ustekinumab: The evolving role of Biosimilars
Dr. Filippos Georgopoulos
Part 1 Chairpersons: Dr. Suvadip Chatterjee · Dr. Sandeep Nair · Dr. Mukunda Madhavan · Dr. Matthew Vadukoot
Part 2 Chairpersons: Dr. Abhilash Haridas · Dr Kuldeep Singh · Dr. Nitin Joshi · Dr. Mridul Das
Live Endoscopic Transmission
Live Transmission of Endoscopy cases from Asian Institute of Gastroenterology, Hyderabad, India under the leadership of Dr. Nageshwar Reddy
Lunch Break
Chairpersons: Dr. Azzam Kayyaseh · Dr. Wagdhy Mikhail · Dr. Mohammed Shareef Tholoor · Dr. Nikhil Gupta
Dimunitive Colonic Polyps-Biopsy or Snare
Dr. Abdulaziz Al Nuaimi
AI Beyond Polyp Detection
Dr. Mohammed Thoufeeq
How Digital and AI Tools Can make you more efficient in Your GI Practice
Dr. Nigel Beejay
The Patient with Obscure Bleeding - What to Do?
Dr. Rajneesh Rajan