Past Conference Report
15th Emirates Pathology Digital Pathology & Cancer Conference
📍 Novotel Al Barsha, Dubai, UAE
📅 September 02–04, 2025
The Emirates Pathology Digital Pathology & Cancer Conference 2025 was successfully held from September 02–04, 2025 at Novotel Al Barsha, Dubai, UAE. The three-day international conference brought together leading pathologists, oncologists, laboratory professionals, researchers, academicians, healthcare innovators, and industry experts from across the globe.
DAY 1 – In-Person Sessions
Dr. Neha Kanble
Affiliation: Dr. DY Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Pune, India
Title: Diagnostic Conundrums of Myelodysplastic Neoplasms in a Digital Era
Dr. Bidesh Chandra Das
Affiliation: Sir Sunkaradeva Nethralaya, Guwahati, India
Title: Ten Case Reports on Ophthalmic Pathology – Histopathology with Immunohistochemistry
Dr. Rohin Mehta
Affiliation: Associate Professor, Upstate Medical University & Assistant Director of Residency Program, USA
Title: Utilization of Savi Scout Radar versus Wire-Guided Localization in Neoplastic Breast Lesions
Mr. Victor F. Debbas
Affiliation: MESLO Ltd., Regional Leader in Life Sciences & Biobanking Solutions, UAE
Title: Best Practices in Sample Storage and Tracking
Dr. Khalid Al-Baimani
Affiliation: Medical Oncologist, Oman
Title: Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Early Cancer Detection and Screening
Mr. Omar Ali (Keynote Speaker)
Affiliation: Visiting Lecturer & Former Government Advisor to NICE, UK
Title: Innovative Contracting with New Medicines
Dr. Ariya S (Poster)
Affiliation: Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
Title: Classic Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Transformation to DLBCL
Mrs. Lintu Vimish (Poster)
Affiliation: Qatar Airways Group Health Services, Qatar
Title: Atypical Pneumonia: A Cold Clue Under the Microscope
Dr. Advait Ajit Karmarkar
Affiliation: First-Year Resident, Dept. of Pathology, Dr. DY Patil Medical College, India
Title: Genetic Guardianship: TP53 and its Impact on Plasma Cell Disorders
Mr. Kadhem Alkhenazi
Affiliation: Founder & Managing Director, EXPRESSMED Diagnostics and Research
Title: Digital Pathology Survey in the GCC: Reality vs Practicality
Dr. Karthik Maddireddy
Affiliation: Second-Year Resident, Dept. of Pathology, Dr. DY Patil Medical College, India
Title: Morphological and Molecular Diversity in Myelodysplastic Neoplasms
Dr. Madina Jakhongirova
Affiliation: LLC Ipsum Pathology, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Title: Molecular and Clinicopathological Analysis of Undifferentiated Carcinoma of the Pancreas
Dr. Eshraq Elmasry (Poster)
Affiliation: Suez Canal University Hospitals, Egypt
Title: Assessment of Radiation Dermatitis Risk in Breast Cancer Patients
Dr. Mehrdad Mohammadi
Affiliation: Chief Executive Officer, Gene Fanavaran Teb Azma Company, Iran
Title: AI-Based Software Technologies in Clinical Bacteriology
Dr. Nada Shamina (Poster)
Affiliation: Chemical Pathologist, UK
Title: AI Applications in Histopathology – A Decade Review
Miss Aditi P Shankar
Affiliation: Manipal University College, Malaysia
Title: Digital Pathology & AI in Predicting Tumor-Associated Thrombosis
Dr. Corina Cotoi
Affiliation: Pathology Team Lead, AstraZeneca
Title: Digital Tools for Biomarker Discovery
Dr. Fatima Altayeb
Affiliation: Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital, UK
Title: Hospital Stay Beyond 3 Days After VATS Lobectomy
Dr. Mohammed Alharthi
Affiliation: Consultant Ophthalmologist, Saudi Arabia
Title: Extra Ocular Tumors
Dr. Debaditya Haldar
Affiliation: Chief of Lab, Dr. Lal Path Labs (Post MD)
Title: Immunohistochemical Profile of PTEN & PPAR-γ in Renal Cell Carcinoma
Dr. Sathakthulla Almas Zareen (Poster)
Affiliation: Tagore Medical College & Hospital, Chennai, India
Title: Granulomatous and Histiocytic Disorders
Dr. Shahla Masood (Keynote Speaker)
Affiliation: University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, USA
Title: Rethinking Low-Grade Ductal Carcinoma in Situ Terminology
DAY 2 – In-Person Sessions
Dr. Rohin Mehta (Keynote Speaker)
Affiliation: Upstate Medical University, USA
Title: The Doctor’s Role in Pathologist Consultation
Dr. Ibrahim Mansoor (Keynote Speaker)
Affiliation: Director of Laboratory Services, King’s College London, Jeddah
Title: Digital Pathology 360° – Scanners, Standards, Software & Strategy
Dr. Ekparna Hazarika (Poster)
Affiliation: State Cancer Institute, Assam, India
Title: Metaplastic Carcinoma of Breast – Diagnostic Challenges
Dr. Sukhrob Tashmatov (Poster)
Affiliation: National Children’s Medical Center, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Title: Molecular & Immunohistochemical Profiling of Pediatric Brain Tumors
Dr. Voropaeva Yana (Poster)
Affiliation: Moscow Clinical Scientific Center, Moscow, Russia
Title: Cytological Diagnosis of Follicular Thyroid Lesions
Dr. Maria Putova (Poster)
Affiliation: Moscow Clinical Scientific Center, Moscow, Russia
Title: Prevalence of HPV Infection in Women with Normal Cytology
Dr. Abdulaziz Alomiery (Poster)
Affiliation: King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Title: Neurovascular Mapping of the Acetabular Labrum
Dr. Ahmed Yehia Sharab
Affiliation: Co-Founder & CEO, HCMA AI
Presentation: AI Applications in Healthcare Innovation
Asst. Prof. Nadia Hameed (Keynote Speaker)
Affiliation: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
Title: Diagnostic Challenges of Emerging and Common High-Grade Adenocarcinomas
DAY 3 – Online Sessions
Dr. Shraddha Krupa (Poster)
Affiliation: Pathology Resident, India
Title: Core Needle Biopsy vs Open Biopsy in Soft Tissue Tumors
Dr. Garima Anandani
Affiliation: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Rajkot, India
Title: Cytomorphological Spectrum of Head and Neck Lesions
Dr. Utso Guha Roy
Affiliation: Consultant Pathologist with 7+ Years Clinical Experience
Title: Generative and Non-Generative AI Applications in Diagnostic Practice
Dr. Alka Rani (Poster)
Affiliation: Aga Khan University Hospital
Title: Hyalinizing Trabecular Tumor – A Case Report
Dr. Heba Elakabawy (Poster)
Affiliation: NHS Derby & Derbyshire Integrated Care Board, UK
Title: Histopathology in Confirming Endometriosis
Dr. Suhasini Krishnan (Poster)
Affiliation: Gulf Medical University
Title: Generalized Pustular Psoriasis – A Rare Case
Dr. Marina George Fahmy Asaad
Affiliation: Cairo University Hospitals, Egypt
Title: Prognostic Factors in Low Rectal Cancer
Dr. Silky Rai
Affiliation: Mahamana Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya Cancer Centre, India
Title: Clinicopathologic Features of Metaplastic Breast Carcinoma
Dr. Ashwini Malla
Affiliation: P.S.G College of Arts and Science, India
Title: Anti-PD-L1 Antibody Enhancing Anoikis Sensitivity
Dr. Atul Tiwari
Affiliation: Government Medical College, Chitrakoot, India
Title: Pediatric Tumour Pathology with Generative Language Models
Dr. Ankurita Kuppasada (Poster)
Affiliation: Wycombe Hospital, Buckinghamshire NHS Trust, UK
Title: Rare Primary Hepatic Malignancy Case Report
Dr. Sonali Pidale
Affiliation: MD Pathology, Fellow GI & Liver Pathology
Title: Peripheral Smear Diagnosis of Disseminated Histoplasmosis
Dr. Iskander Chaudhry
Affiliation: Pathologist, UK
Title: AI in Histopathology
Dr. Fatma Mohammed Gouda El Sayed Shahin (Poster)
Affiliation: Lewisham & Greenwich NHS Trust, UK
Title: Unusual Presentation of Bone Lesions in Prostate Cancer
Dr. Saumya Pandey (Poster)
Affiliation: Heritage Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi, India
Title: Mandibular Fibrosarcoma – A Rare Case