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Dr. Nawaf Fahad Dehrab is a highly experienced emergency medicine specialist with a distinguished career spanning 19 years. He currently serves as the Head of the Emergency Department at Al-Adan Hospital and has a robust background in critical care, anesthesia, and emergency medicine.
Dr. Dehrab’s academic credentials include an MB BCh BAO from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hațieganu” Cluj-Napoca in Romania, and he is currently pursuing an MSc in Expedition & Wilderness Medicine from the University of South Wales and the University of Buckingham. As a regional course director and instructor in Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS), Dr. Dehrab is deeply involved in wilderness medicine, sharing his expertise and knowledge with healthcare professionals to prepare them for medical challenges in extreme environments.
His contributions to the medical community are extensive, including his role as a site coordinator and clinical tutor at the Kuwait Institute for Medical Specializations (KIMS), and his involvement in numerous medical conferences and workshops. Dr. Dehrab is also a member of the Wilderness Medical Society, reflecting his commitment to advancing the field of wilderness medicine.
Dr. Dehrab’s dedication to patient care and medical education is complemented by his passion for sports and outdoor activities, including football, swimming, hiking, and diving. His leadership and expertise make him a vital asset to both the medical community and the broader field of wilderness medicine.
Ali Hani Ashkanani, a 2020 graduate from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, currently serves as a Year 2 resident in the Kuwait Board of Emergency Medicine. Beyond the medical realm, Ali is an avid hiking and mountaineering enthusiast, having conquered summits like Kilimanjaro and various mountains across Europe and Latin America. His adventurous spirit led him to camp in the Amazon for a week. Additionally, he is an Advanced Wilderness Medicine instructor, blending his medical expertise with his passion for the outdoors. With this unique combination, Ali aspires to contribute significantly to the field of wilderness medicine in his future career.
Banan A. AL Saleh, a 2017 graduate from Malta university, currently works as a 4th year resident in the Kuwait Board of Emergency Medicine. Due to her interest in plant exposures, animal bites, & stings, she did many outside rotations around the gulf area to dig more in her passion in nature. Moreover, she combines her love of the outdoors and her medical background as an Advanced Wilderness Medicine instructor. In the future, Banan hopes to exploit this special combination to make a major contribution to the field of wilderness medicine.
Amit – Dr. Padaki is an emergency physician with fellowship training in extreme environmental medicine. His interests include wilderness and austere medicine, remote medical command, decision-making under
uncertainty, and cognitive and performance psychology. He is currently an associate professor at the Baylor College of Medicine and is both core faculty and the research director for the Baylor Space
Medicine Fellowship. He additionally serves as a consultant for Physician HealthLine, a service that provides online medical control for fishing boats, other maritime vessels, and some corporate
warehouses and installations.
His current research involves technology readiness and the validation of medical devices for use in spaceflight and other austere medical settings. He recently completed a trial on the use of a non-
invasive optical troponin sensor and is currently beginning another on the use of cameras to non-invasively acquire vital signs
Dr. Abdulla Alhmoudi, a Consultant emergency physician at Zayed Military Hospital and Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in Abu Dhabi. He completed his residency training in Emergency Medicine at George Washington University in the United States, followed by a fellowship in Extreme Environmental Medicine. Dr. Alhmoudi has special interest in military medicine, mountain medicine and diving medicine. He is an author of few book chapters related to wilderness medicine and ran many workshops and outdoor activities related to wilderness medical skills.
Dr. Lara Phillips is a clinical Associate Professor at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital where she works as an emergency medicine physician. She is the faculty advisor of the Wilderness and Disaster Medicine Interest Group at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at TJU. She completed a fellowship in Wilderness Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. During this fellowship, she worked at Health Aid Posts in the Annapurna Mountains through the Himalayan Rescue Association and continued to volunteer with relief efforts in Kathmandu after the Nepal earthquake in spring 2015. Currently, she is one of the directors for the Breckenridge Wilderness and Environmental Medicine Elective for senior medical students. Her experiences have also led her to help with numerous covid initiatives, serving as part of the Regional Congregate Care Assistance Teams during the pandemic. She continues to pursue an academic career by combining patient care and teaching in traditional and non-traditional emergency medicine settings.
Jenan Majed Salmeen, a wilderness medicine enthusiast! After graduating from the Arabian Gulf University in Bahrain in 2011, Jenan embarked on a thrilling journey as a Year 4 resident in the Kuwait Board of Emergency Medicine. But her adventures don’t end there – she’s also a major in the Ministry of Interior, adding a unique twist to her medical expertise. With a passion for toxicology and wilderness medicine, Jenan not only treats patients but also teaches others as an advanced wilderness medicine instructor, sharing her knowledge in the great outdoors.
Josh is volunteer educational faculty at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Jefferson University. He works clinically as an emergency medicine physician at a critical access hospital in New Hampshire, where he has also served as the Medical Director of Emergency Services, the Vice President of the Medical Staff, and recently as Interim co-chief Medical Officer. Josh’s adventures in medicine have their source in a decade-long career in outdoor education as a wilderness trip leader, program director, whitewater kayak instructor, raft guide, and on-again/off-again ski bum. After medical school in Maine and residency training at Thomas Jefferson, Josh stayed on to complete a fellowship in wilderness medicine education. His academic interests include leadership and performance, judgment, and resource-limited medicine. Any remaining time is happily spent with his family outside. Josh believes passionately in the power of shared outdoor experiences.
Dr. Kerry Kreidel graduated medical school in 2007 from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine, interned at Yale-New Haven Hospital of Saint Raphael, and completed anesthesiology residency at the University of Arizona in 2011, where she served as Chief Resident in her final year. She spent five years on faculty at the University of Arizona, obtained board certification in Pediatric Anesthesiology, and served three years as Associate Residency Program Director. With her husband and three children, she transitioned into private practice anesthesiology when her family moved from Arizona to Texas, to start a family-run business called Armadillo Boulders, which highlights the sport of bouldering in the gym setting. She earned a Fellowship in the Academy of WIlderness Medicine (FAWM) in 2021. and has used her background in academia to be involved in wilderness medicine teaching, while continuing to work in anesthesiology. She has a deep appreciation for the world’s wild places, and the arts that its people anthologize across the globe. She is honored and humbled to accept the invitation to teach, learn, and visit among you.
Dr. Linda Sanders is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician at rural community hospitals in Colorado and New Mexico. She graduated from Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine in Scranton, Pennsylvania and then completed her Emergency Medicine residency at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. She went on to complete a Wilderness Medicine fellowship at the Medical College of Georgia. She continues to practice Wilderness Medicine and has finished her Diploma in Mountain Medicine (DiMM), Fellowship in the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM), level I and II Swift water rescue certifications, AIARE Avalanche Rescue I and II, Search and rescue, and been medical staff for both domestic and international multi-stage ultra-marathons. She teaches Wilderness First Aid courses with the University of Colorado. And she continues to teach Wilderness Medicine to students through the Wilderness Medical Society’s Breckwild student elective and lectures at national conferences. She has led a Backcountry Ski and Ice Climbing trip through the Wilderness Medical Society as well. She has recent publications addressing the safety of participating in mountain sports during pregnancy, guidelines for tickborne illnesses, and has a study regarding the prevention of acute mountain sickness. She is a current reviewer for the Journal of Wilderness and Environmental and Medicine. In her free time Linda loves to rock climb, ice climb, ski, mountain bike, trail run and spend time outside with her daughter and husband.
Dr Mann is a Virginia native and has spent much of his life playing in the Southern Appalachians. The son of an outdoor enthusiast and mountaineering guide, he learned hiking, camping, and backwoodsmanship from an early age. He pursued his interest in medicine by attending the Medical College of Virginia followed by a four-year residency in emergency medicine, where he fell in love with providing care in more austere settings outside the walls of a hospital. This interest allowed him opportunities to serve as a flight medic, a SWAT team physician, and as a physician internationally. He focused his expertise by completing a two-year fellowship in wilderness medicine through Harvard University and the Massachusetts General Hospital. His fellowship curriculum ranged from altitude illness to zebrafish envenomation, and just about everything in between. As a fellow, he spent time in the Nepali Himalaya where he cared for climbers and locals alike.
His life in and out of medicine has taken him across North America and around the world. He has practiced medicine on every continent except for Antarctica and has lived in nearly every region of the United States and several foreign countries, but he is proud to call the Upstate of South Carolina his home. He currently practices emergency medicine at Greenville and Oconee Memorial Hospitals, in addition to holding roles in resident education and a clinical professorship at the USC School of Medicine Greenville. He is a member of Oconee County’s dive rescue and special rescue teams, and the regional EMS advisor for South Carolina’s Sumter and Francis Marion national forests. In his free time, he enjoys developing and climbing new rock routes, finding obscure singletrack bike trails, or hiking in the woods looking for rare plants and birds.
Dr. Abdulaziz S. M. Sultan is a highly skilled and dedicated emergency medicine specialist known for his extensive experience and commitment to patient care. Currently an Assistant Registrar in the Emergency Department at Amiri Hospital, Dr. Sultan has played a crucial role in managing the resuscitation room, minor OT, and COVID-19 observation rooms.
Dr. Sultan’s academic journey began with an MB BCh BAO degree from Misr University for Science and Technology. His diverse medical background includes roles in radiology, orthopedics, and general surgery across various hospitals in Kuwait.
In addition to his clinical roles, Dr. Sultan has developed a strong expertise in emergency procedures, airway management, and ultrasound. His commitment to continuous learning is evident through his participation in numerous courses and workshops, including Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS). Notably, he is an instructor for Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS) and holds an instructor potential certificate for ACLS.
Dr. Sultan has actively contributed to the medical community through his involvement in multiple conferences such as the 1st Toxicology Review Conference and the Pearls in Emergency Radiology Conference. His research on severe methanol toxicity during COVID-19, supervised by Dr. Abdullatif Aloumi, highlights his dedication to advancing medical knowledge.
Volunteering is a significant aspect of Dr. Abdulaziz’s career. He worked at the Mishref Field Hospital during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, providing essential care and support. His passion for teaching and mentoring is reflected in his efforts to develop teaching methodologies and research opportunities within the field of emergency medicine.
Outside of his professional life, Dr. Sultan enjoys football, traveling, and continuing his volunteer work. His involvement as a key organizer and speaker at the Wilderness Medicine Conference in Kuwait showcases his dedication to improving medical practices in extreme environments, making him a vital asset to both the medical and broader communities.
Dalal Talal AlSaeed, a dynamic 2022 graduate from Hashemite University’s medical school, currently makes her mark at AlAdan Hospital’s Emergency Department. Beyond her medical prowess, Dalal’s passion for service shines through her extensive volunteer work with organizations like Tarhum, Bait Abdullah, and Tekyat Um Ali, both in Kuwait and abroad. Her knack for creativity isn’t confined to medicine; she enjoys indulging in crafts and puzzle-solving, seamlessly intertwining these skills with her clinical expertise, making her a formidable problem solver and critical thinker. Dalal’s thirst for adventure is evident in her pursuit of new challenges, culminating in her role as an Advanced Wilderness Medicine Instructor. With a blend of adventurous spirit, compassionate nature, and clinical experience, Dalal is poised to champion the cause of wilderness medicine in Kuwait and beyond, leaving an indelible mark on the field.
Dr. Mohammad Sulaiman Esmaeil is a dynamic and dedicated medical professional renowned for his expertise in emergency medicine and his passion for wilderness medicine. Currently serving as a Registrar at the Kuwait Board of Emergency Medicine, under the Kuwait Institute for Medical Specializations, Dr. Esmaeil’s career is marked by both clinical excellence and a commitment to education.
A graduate of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dr. Esmaeil holds numerous advanced medical certifications, including Advanced Wilderness Life Support, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, and Advanced Trauma Life Support. Notably, he is also an instructor in Advanced Wilderness Life Support, sharing his knowledge and skills with fellow healthcare professionals to better prepare them for medical challenges in extreme environments.
Dr. Esmaeil’s dedication extends beyond the hospital walls. He has been a key figure in various courses and conferences, such as the 1st Kuwait Emergency Medicine Assembly and the Trauma Symposium in Kuwait, where his presentations on topics like Methemoglobinemia and anticonvulsant toxicity have been highly regarded.
His humanitarian spirit shone brightly during his recent mission to Gaza, where he volunteered in field hospitals as part of a team from Kuwait, providing critical medical care in dire conditions. This experience underscores his commitment to global health and disaster relief.
In addition to his professional and humanitarian efforts, Dr. Esmaeil is actively involved in community service, participating in initiatives like the Hand in Hand Campaign and first aid awareness programs for high school students in Kuwait. Fluent in both Arabic and English, he possesses a unique blend of skills in team dynamics, situational awareness, and performance under pressure.
Dr. Esmaeil’s involvement as a speaker and organizing committee member for the Wilderness Medicine Conference in Kuwait highlights his ongoing dedication to advancing medical knowledge and practice in wilderness and extreme environments, making him an invaluable asset to both the medical community and the broader society.