Under the patronage and in the presence of His Excellency, Minister of Health
Dr. Ahmad Abdulwahab Al-Awadhi

تحت رعاية وحضور معالي وزير الصحة
د. أحمد عبدالوهاب العوضي

You are invited to our

1st Kuwait Endocrine Surgery Symposium 2025

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Dr. Ali Alsayed, MD, FACS

Consultant Surgeon, President of Kuwait Society of Endocrine Surgery
Symposium Chairperson - 1st Kuwait Endocrine Surgery Symposium 2025

On behalf of the Kuwait Association of Surgeons and Kuwait Society of Endocrine Surgery, it gives us great pleasure to invite you to the 1st Kuwait Endocrine Surgery Symposium 2025, taking place on the 5th and 6th of December 2025 at Salwa Sabah Al-Ahmad Hall, Kuwait.

This pioneering event, held under the theme “Shaping the Future of Endocrine Surgery - Together,” will bring together Leading endocrine surgeons & related medical professionals, researchers, and key stakeholders from Kuwait and the wider region. The symposium aims to highlight the latest advances, innovations, and multidisciplinary approaches in endocrine surgery and related fields.

Best Regards,

Target Audience

General Surgeons
Endocrine Surgeons
Nephrologists
Surgical Oncologists
Nuclear Physicians
Endocrinologists
Urologists
Radiologists
Radiation Oncologists
Otolaryngologists
Pathologists
Speech Therapists
Medical Students
Surgical Residents

Meet The

Symposium Speakers

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Dr. Shakir Bahzad

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Dr. Ahmad Alkandari

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Dr. Hassan Aziz

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Dr. Ahmed Alhashemi

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Dr. Ahmad Bushehri

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Dr. Aysha M. Al Fahad

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Dr. Nawal Alotaibi

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Dr. Alya’a Mohammad Sadeq

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Dr. Mohamed Almomen

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Dr. Abdullatif Al-Terki

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Dr. Shaimaa A. Dashti

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Dr. Salman Alsafran

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Dr. Mustafa Dashti

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Dr. Ramla Joma

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Dr. Ali Al-Sayed

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Prof. Ki-Wook Chung

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Prof. Tae-Yon Sung

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Prof. Saif Al Sobhi

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Dr. Hussam Mohammed Binyousef

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Dr. Yahya Nasser Al Badaai

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Dr. Yaser Ebrahim AlDerazi

Meet The

Event Committees

Prof. Abdullah Behbehani

Dr. Ali Alsayed

Dr. Shaimaa Dashti

Dr. Mustafa Dashti

Dr. Salman Alsafran

Dr. Abdullah AlAbdalrahman

Dr. Roa'a Alkandari

Dr. Fajer Hassan

Dr. Ahmed Abayyati

Dr. Sarah Murad

Dr. Sabeeka Alwazzan

Dr. Ghezlan Aldawas

Dr. Nourah Alghurair

Dr. Muneera Alfouzan

Symposium

Schedule

Pre-symposium 3 days surgical workshop from 2 nd to 4 th of December2025; TBA online

Starting time: 01:40 pm
Ending time: 06:50 pm
01:40PM - 01:50PM
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Wecome Note By Dr. Ali AlSayed

Session 1 (from 01:50 pm - 03:35 pm)
Thyroid

Moderators: Dr. Fatimah Khajah, AbdulRitha Abbas
01:50PM - 02:05PM
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Papillary MIC management, any updates?

Prof. Ki-Wook Chung

02:05PM - 02:20PM
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Role of Molecular Study in undetermined FNAC-Thyroid

Dr. Shakir Bahzad

02:20PM - 02:35PM
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Molecular imaging in thyroid cancer ... Beyond RAI

Dr. Alya’a Mohammad Sadeq

02:35PM - 02:50PM
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CND in T1-T2 N0 PTC, is it still controversial?

Dr. Yaser AlDerazi

02:50PM - 03:05PM
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Role of pre-thyroidectomy Lugol solution in graves’ disease & true risk of thyroid storm

Dr. Nawal Alotaibi

03:05PM - 03:20PM
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Efficacy & future of RFA in Thyroid nodules

Dr. Ahmad Alkandari

03:20PM - 03:35PM
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Discussion

03:35PM - 03:50PM
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Coffee Break

Session 2 (from 03:50 pm 05:20 pm)
Parathyroid

Moderators: Dr. Mohammad Morsi, Dr. Reema Mohammad Abushawareb
03:50PM - 04:05PM
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Day case Parathyroidectomy, is it a valid option?

Dr. Yaser AlDerazi

04:05PM - 04:20PM
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How to optimize pre-parathyroidectomy localization?

Prof. Saif Sobhie

04:20PM - 04:35PM
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Role of NIRAF in neck endocrine surgery

Dr. Ali Alsayed

04:35PM - 04:50PM
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Intra-operative maneuvers to avoid parathyroid devascularization & role of reimplantation

Prof. Saif Sobhie

04:50PM - 05:05PM
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Parathyroidectomy in ESKD ... Nephrologist view & recommendations

Dr. Mohammad Almoamen

05:05PM - 05:20PM
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Discussion

05:20PM - 05:35PM
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Coffee Break

Session 3 (from 05:35 pm - 06:50 pm)
Adrenal

Moderators: Prof. Ki-Wook Chung, Dr. Sundos Alduaij
05:35PM - 05:50PM
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Adrenal incidentaloma; Work up & recent guidelines for surgical therapy

Dr. Aysha Alfahad

05:50PM - 06:05PM
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Non-Functioning Incidentalomas; to stay or to go?

Dr. Abdullatif Al-Terki

06:05PM - 06:20PM
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Robotic vs Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy … any privileges of each?

Prof. Tae-Yan Sung

06:20PM - 06:35PM
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Lymphadenectomy in adrenal cancer surgery .. any specific groups?

Dr. Shaima Dashti

06:35PM - 06:50PM
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Discussion

Starting time: 08:30 am
Ending time: 06:30 pm

Session 4 (from 08:30 am - 09:50 am)
How I do it? Video Session

Moderators: Prof. Mousa Khursheed, Dr. Mohammad Alzanki
08:30AM - 08:40AM
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Robotic Thyroidectomy

Prof. Tae-Yan Sung

08:40AM - 08:50AM
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Laparoscopic transperitoneal Adrenalectomy

Dr. Abdullatif Al-Terki

08:50AM - 09:00PM
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Laparoscopic retroperitoneal Adrenalectomy

Dr. Shaima Dashti

09:00AM - 09:10AM
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Robotic Retroperitoneal Subtotal Adrenalectomy

Prof. Tae-Yan Sung

09:10AM - 09:20AM
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TOETVA

Dr. Salman Alsafran

09:20AM - 09:30AM
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Total parathyroidectomy with auto-transplantation

Dr. Ali Asayed

09:30AM - 09:40AM
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Lateral Neck Dissection

Prof. Ki-Wook Chung

09:40AM - 10:00AM
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Discussion

10:00AM - 10:15AM
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Coffee Break

Session 5 (from 10:05 am – 11:35 am)
Aggressive Thyroid

Moderators: Prof. Saif Sobhie, Dr. Maha Aljilani
10:15AM - 10:30AM
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Predictors for prophylactic lateral neck dissection in MTC

Dr. Husam Binyousef

10:30AM - 10:45AM
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Deescalating surgical management in DTC

Dr. Salman Alsafran

10:45AM - 11:00AM
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Anaplastic thyroid cancer ... best approach

Dr. Ahmad Bushehri

11:00AM - 11:15AM
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IONM absolute indication

Dr. Husam Binyousef

11:15AM - 11:30AM
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Revision Surgery for thyroid cancer

Dr. Yahya Al-Badaai

11:30AM - 11:45AM
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Discussion

11:45AM - 02:00PM
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Prayer & Lunch Break

Session 6(from 02:00 pm – 03:30 pm)
Post Thyroidectomy

Moderators: Prof. Tae-Yan Sung, Dr. Khalid Alkhaldi
02:00PM - 02:15PM
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Dilemma of difficult Thyroidectomy

Dr. Mustafa Dashti

02:15PM - 02:30PM
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Management of post thyroidectomy hypocalcemia

Dr. Ahmed Alhashemi

02:30PM - 02:45PM
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Management of post thyroidectomy voice change

Dr. Ramla Joma

02:45PM - 03:00PM
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Perioperative voice assessment in thyroid surgery

Dr. Yahya Al-Badaai

03:00PM - 03:15PM
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Optimizing cosmetic wound results in thyroidectomy scar

Dr. Hasan Aziz

03:15PM - 03:30PM
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Discussion

03:30PM - 03:45PM
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Coffee Break

Session 7 - MDT-Pannel

Case Presentations: Hardness & Challenges in Endocrine Surgery

Moderators: Dr. Ali AlSayed, Dr. Fahad AlGhareeb

Panelists: Prof. Ki-Wook Chung, Prof. Tae-Yan Sung, Prof. Saif Sobhie, Dr. Husam Binyousef, Dr. Yahya Al-Badaai, Dr. Yaser AlDerazi, Dr. Ahmad Bushehri

03:45PM - 04:15PM
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CASE 1

04:15PM - 04:45PM
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CASE 2

04:45PM - 05:15PM
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CASE 3

05:15PM - 05:45PM
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Discussion

05:45PM - 06:15PM
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Coffee Break

06:15PM - 06:45PM
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Opening Ceremony

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