Dr. Marouane Bouloudhnine
Founding Chairman of the Arab Elbow Course,
Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon
Emirates Hospital Jumeirah
Dubai, UAE
Welcome to the Third Arab Elbow Course! Following the successful launch of our first edition here in Dubai and the incredible success of our second edition in Saudi Arabia, we are thrilled to bring this pioneering event back to the UAE.
For this third edition, our main focus will be on the stiff elbow, as we delve deeply into the intricacies of this challenging pathology alongside broader elbow surgery concepts. As you know, the elbow remains a crucial yet historically “missing joint” in orthopedic education across the MENA region. This course is designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of orthopedic professionals, who frequently encounter complex injuries and stiffness. Our focus remains on the latest techniques and advancements in the field, aiming to improve patient outcomes in this demanding area of trauma care.
Through a comprehensive program, participants will gain a deep practically understanding of elbow anatomy, injury patterns, stiffness management, and surgical approaches, empowering them to deliver optimal care to their patients. Our hands-on cadaver lab will also provide the vital opportunity to practice these advanced techniques in real-time. Led by esteemed experts, this course offers a unique environment to learn from the best and exchange insights with your peers.
I would like to express my deepest gratitude to our exceptional international faculty for their dedication to this journey.
We are excited to welcome you all, and we look forward to your active participation in advancing the practice of elbow surgery.
President of SECEC,
Elbow Surgeon at Orthoca
Belgium
Prof. Dr. Roger Van Riet is a world-renowned elbow surgeon and the current President of the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow (SECEC). Based at the Orthoca group within AZ Monica and Antwerp University Hospital in Belgium, he specializes in arthroscopic surgery, ligament reconstruction, and treating complex sports injuries for Olympic and world-champion athletes. A highly published researcher with over 100 peer-reviewed papers, he completed his advanced clinical training at the Mayo Clinic and is globally recognized for pioneering new surgical techniques and elbow prostheses.
Belgium
On behalf of the Organizing Committee, it is an honor and a privilege to welcome you to the 3rd Arab Elbow Course, held from March 26 to 28, 2027, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
This comprehensive, three-day instructional course will feature the stiff elbow as its main focus, addressing what has historically been the “missing joint” in orthopedic education across the MENA region.
Held under the patronage of the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow (SECEC), and with the endorsement of the International Congress for Joint Reconstruction Middle East (ICJR-ME) and the Arab Shoulder and Elbow Association (ASEA), this event features both an instructional course and a hands-on cadaver workshop. High-profile international and regional speakers will cover a wide range of topics within elbow surgery, ensuring delegates benefit from the latest research and up-to-date information regarding all fractures around the elbow.
To help us teach everything from basic to advanced concepts, we are very grateful to welcome our special guests and world-renowned pioneers in elbow surgery: Prof. Roger van Riet, Dr. Pierre Laumonerie, and Dr. Davide Blonna.
We look forward to welcoming you to Dubai for this 3rd edition of the Arab Elbow Course in March 2027!
Founding Chairman of the Arab Elbow Course,
Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon
Emirates Hospital Jumeirah
Dubai, UAE
French Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon with 30+ years of European experience, specializing in upper limb surgeries. Founder of three Hand and Upper Limb Surgery Centres in France, performed over 11,000 surgeries, achieving excellent outcomes. Founder of the first private SOS Hand to Shoulder Center in Dubai in 2022. Recognized with the French Knight of the Legion of Honour in 2011. Former professional football player passionate about sports. Holds an MBA in Healthcare Management, emphasizing patient-centric care. Known for expertise in various surgical procedures and sports injuries across the upper limb.
United Arab Emirates
Co-chair, Arab Elbow Course, Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon, Zayed Military Hospital, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Saif Aldhuhoori is a Canadian board-certified Orthopaedic surgeon who subspecializes in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. He obtained Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from Glasgow University, Scotland, United Kingdom. He completed his residency training at the University of Alberta, Canada from 2013 to 2018. During his training, he was awarded the ‘Best Literature Review’ Award in Annual Resident Research Day in 2014. He was also awarded the UAE Minister of Interior Excellence Award in 2017: Award for the UAE Distinguished Scholars Studying Abroad.
He obtained a clinical fellowship in Upper Extremity Surgery: Shoulder & Elbow from the University of Ottawa – Canada in 2019. He also obtained a second clinical fellowship in Orthopaedic Sports Injuries from the University of Toronto in 2020. He currently serves as an Orthopedic Surgery Consultant/Shoulder & Elbow in Abu Dhabi – UAE.
United Arab Emirates
President of SECEC,
Elbow Surgeon at Orthoca
Belgium
Prof. Dr. Roger Van Riet is a world-renowned elbow surgeon and the current President of the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow (SECEC). Based at the Orthoca group within AZ Monica and Antwerp University Hospital in Belgium, he specializes in arthroscopic surgery, ligament reconstruction, and treating complex sports injuries for Olympic and world-champion athletes. A highly published researcher with over 100 peer-reviewed papers, he completed his advanced clinical training at the Mayo Clinic and is globally recognized for pioneering new surgical techniques and elbow prostheses.
Belgium
Elbow surgeon,
Paris, France.
Dr. Pierre Laumonerie, MD, MSc, is a highly specialized orthopedic surgeon based in Paris, France, dedicated exclusively to the treatment of elbow pathologies. Having completed his clinical training and advanced fellowships at world-renowned centers like the Mayo Clinic and AZ Monica Hospital, his practice focuses on complex elbow arthroscopy, tendon repair, and joint reconstructions. He operates across leading centers in Paris, including the Clinique Jouvenet and Clinique du Sport, and actively contributes to international orthopedic education as a board member of the SECEC Education Committee.
France
Orthopedic and Traumatology department, Ospedale Mauriziano "Umberto I" University of Turin Medical School, Italy.
Dr. Davide Blonna is a consultant orthopedic surgeon specializing in upper limb surgery at the Mauriziano "Umberto I" Hospital and the University of Turin Medical School in Italy. Trained internationally at institutions like the Mayo Clinic and the Reading Shoulder Clinic, his practice focuses on advanced arthroscopy, joint replacement, and complex post-traumatic reconstruction of the shoulder and elbow. He is an active researcher and board member of the Italian Society of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery (SICSeG), recognized globally with multiple scientific awards for his contributions to surgical education.
Italy
Co-chair, Arab Elbow Course, Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon, Zayed Military Hospital, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Saif Aldhuhoori is a Canadian board-certified Orthopaedic surgeon who subspecializes in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. He obtained Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from Glasgow University, Scotland, United Kingdom. He completed his residency training at the University of Alberta, Canada from 2013 to 2018. During his training, he was awarded the ‘Best Literature Review’ Award in Annual Resident Research Day in 2014. He was also awarded the UAE Minister of Interior Excellence Award in 2017: Award for the UAE Distinguished Scholars Studying Abroad.
He obtained a clinical fellowship in Upper Extremity Surgery: Shoulder & Elbow from the University of Ottawa – Canada in 2019. He also obtained a second clinical fellowship in Orthopaedic Sports Injuries from the University of Toronto in 2020. He currently serves as an Orthopedic Surgery Consultant/Shoulder & Elbow in Abu Dhabi – UAE.
Co-Chair & Cadaver Lab Director Program
Consultant Elbow Orthopedic Surgeon, Mubadala Health, United Arab Emirates
Dr Seif Sawalha is a consultant orthopedic surgeon at Healthpoint Hospital in Abu Dhabi and Mubadala Health Dubai. His practice is devoted to elbow and forearm surgery. Prior to relocating to the UAE in 2022, he practiced as a consultant trauma and upper limb orthopaedic surgeon with special interest in elbow disorders in the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK. He was admitted to the UK specialist register in 2017 after completing a national training programme on the Liverpool rotation. He completed an elbow surgery fellowship at Wrightington Hospital with Professor Adam Watts. He is a tutor for the elbow module in the University of Edinburgh ChM degree and reviewer for Bone and Joint Journal (BJJ) elbow section.
Scientific Committee Director
President of SECEC,
Elbow Surgeon at Orthoca
Belgium
Prof. Dr. Roger Van Riet is a world-renowned elbow surgeon and the current President of the European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow (SECEC). Based at the Orthoca group within AZ Monica and Antwerp University Hospital in Belgium, he specializes in arthroscopic surgery, ligament reconstruction, and treating complex sports injuries for Olympic and world-champion athletes. A highly published researcher with over 100 peer-reviewed papers, he completed his advanced clinical training at the Mayo Clinic and is globally recognized for pioneering new surgical techniques and elbow prostheses.
Belgium
Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon, Mediclinic Parkview, Dubai, UAE
Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor at MBRU, Dubai, UAE.
Dr Bernard Lallemand is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon with over 25 years experience in orthopaedic surgery, of which over 19 years have been devoted to hand and upper limb surgery, nerve reconstruction and microsurgery.
After completing his residency in Orthopaedics and Traumatology at the University Hospital of Liège in Belgium in 2005, he joined the European Hand Institute in Luxembourg, where he developed an activity focused on the upper extremity (shoulder, elbow and wrist) and the hand. He was responsible for the organisation of the FESUM-accredited SOS Main Luxembourg, a service offering 24/7 support to patients suffering from hand and upper limb trauma. He was also an active faculty member at the Medical Training Centre, teaching and training many surgeons from around the world in hand and wrist surgery. In 2015, after two years as a visiting surgeon, he decided to move permanently to Aspetar, the orthopaedic and sports medicine hospital accredited as a Federation Internationale de Football Association™ (FIFA) Medical Centre of Excellence by F-MARC® and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Research Centre for Injury Prevention and Athlete Health Protection, where he is helping to develop a hand unit that is the benchmark in the region for the treatment of sports injuries to the wrist and hand. He has also been appointed Assistant Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine. Prior to joining Mediclinic, Dr Bernard Lallemand moved to the United Arab Emirates at the end of 2019 to join the DxBone centre of excellence.
He is also an active member of many international societies, including the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand and the International Wrist Arthroscopy Society. Dr Bernard Lallemand has authored or co-authored over 50 journal articles and book chapters and has presented over 200 courses, conferences, workshops and training courses worldwide. He was also Associate Editor of Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Surgery & Research (OTSR), the official journal of the Société française de chirurgie orthopédique et traumatologique (SoFCOT), and reviewer for international journals.
United Arab Emirates
Consultant Elbow Orthopedic Surgeon, Mubadala Health, United Arab Emirates
Dr Seif Sawalha is a consultant orthopedic surgeon at Healthpoint Hospital in Abu Dhabi and Mubadala Health Dubai. His practice is devoted to elbow and forearm surgery. Prior to relocating to the UAE in 2022, he practiced as a consultant trauma and upper limb orthopaedic surgeon with special interest in elbow disorders in the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK. He was admitted to the UK specialist register in 2017 after completing a national training programme on the Liverpool rotation. He completed an elbow surgery fellowship at Wrightington Hospital with Professor Adam Watts. He is a tutor for the elbow module in the University of Edinburgh ChM degree and reviewer for Bone and Joint Journal (BJJ) elbow section.
United Arab Emirates
Assistant professor - IAU, Orthopedic trauma and upper extremity surgeon - kFUH, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
MBBS.DES.DESC (Fr)
Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon,
Burjeel medical city,
Abu Dhabi, UAE
United Arab Emirates
Orthopaedic Surgeon,
AlRazi Hospital,
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Completed his Orthopaedic Surgery residency at McGill University, Canada. Fellowship training in Upper Extremity (Shoulder/Elbow) Surgery in London, Canada.
Completed a Sports Medicine Fellowship at the New England Baptist Hospital affiliated with Tufts University, Boston, USA.
Currently the Program Director of Kuwait Orthopaedic Residency Program and An active board member of the Kuwait Association of Surgeons.
Kuwait
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