10th MENA-SINO Conference 2025 | Jeddah Hilton, Saudi Arabia

10th MENA-SINO Conference 2025 in Jeddah Hilton, Saudi Arabia

Bridging Disciplines, Elevating Stroke and Neurointerventional Therapies

📅 December 11-13, 2025
📍 Jeddah Hilton, Saudi Arabia
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About the Conference

Advancing neurointervention and stroke care across the MENA region through collaboration, innovation, and excellence

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

It is with great pleasure and excitement that we extend a warm and heartfelt welcome to the 10th MENA-SINO Congress — the pinnacle gathering for neurointervention specialists across our region and beyond.

This year’s theme, “Bridging Disciplines, Elevating Stroke and Neurointerventional Therapies,” captures the essence of our mission: to foster collaboration between neurologists, neurointerventionists, neurosurgeons, and neuroradiologists, while advancing the field of stroke and neurointerventional care across the MENA region.

We’ve meticulously curated a program that brings together leading experts, pioneering research, and cutting-edge technologies. From plenary sessions and focused workshops to thought-provoking panel discussions, every aspect of this congress is designed to spark innovation, deepen expertise, and inspire new approaches to stroke and neurovascular care.

Beyond the scientific program, this Congress serves as a vibrant platform to strengthen professional networks, exchange experiences, and build collaborations that will shape the future of neurointervention and stroke care in our region and around the world.

We are deeply grateful for your participation and look forward to welcoming you to Jeddah — a city known for its rich culture, deep history, and dynamic spirit. Together, let us continue to push the boundaries of knowledge and patient care.

Warm regards,

Chairman Portrait
Dr. Ossama Mansour
President MENA-SINO
Chairman Portrait
Dr. Abdulrahman Alshamy
Chairman – 10th MENA-SINO Congress
Co-Chair Portrait
Dr. Faisal Alghamdi
Co-Chair – 10th MENA-SINO Congress

Conference Program

MENA SINO 2025 – Complete Conference Schedule

Workshop Agenda

MENA-SINO Conference 2025

11-13 December 2025
Madinah (40-45)

Mechanical Thrombectomy essentials: abbreviated World Stroke Organization (WSO) training workshop

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Speakers:
Ossama Mansour, Marc Ribo, Atilla Ozcan Ozdemir
Target Audience:
Doctors — Residents and Fellows (Neurologist, Neurosurgeon, Radiologist, Neurointerventionalist)
In Collaboration with Medtronic
Riyadh (30-35)

Penumbra Stroke Workshop for Nurses and Technologists

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Speakers:
Ghouth Waggass, Adnan Altayeb
Target Audience:
Angio nurses, technologists & Medical Students
Madinah (40-45)

Medtronic Hemorrhagic Workshop: Aneurysm Coiling & Pipeline Flow Diverter

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Speakers:
Mohammed Rawas, Mubarak Alqhatani, Medtronic: Mohammed Kamal
Target Audience:
Doctors — Residents and Fellows (Neurologist, Neurosurgeon, Radiologist, Neurointerventionalist)
Riyadh (30-35)

Penumbra Stroke Workshop: Penumbra Solutions for Stroke Thrombectomy

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Speakers:
Ghouth Waggass, Adnan Altayeb
Target Audience:
Doctors — Residents and Fellows (Neurologist, Neurosurgeon, Radiologist, Neurointerventionalist)
Dahran (30-35)

Siemens Transcranial Doppler (TCD) Workshop Interactive with Hands-On Training

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Speakers:
Maher Saqqur, Muzaffar Siddiqui
Target Audience:
Doctors — Residents and Fellows (Neurologist, Neurosurgeon, Radiologist, Neurointerventionalist, Intensivists)
Madinah (40-45)

Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN) Mission Thrombectomy Workshop

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Speakers:
Fawaz Al-mufti, Kaiz Asif, Faisal Alghamdi
Target Audience:
Doctors — Residents and Fellows (Neurologist, Neurosurgeon, Radiologist, Neurointerventionalist)
In Collaboration with Medtronic
Madinah (40-45)

Medtronic Stroke Workshop: Stroke Thrombectomy: From Basic to Advanced

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Speakers:
Mohammed Rawas, Mubarak Alqhatani, Medtronic: Mohammed Kamal
Target Audience:
Doctors — Residents and Fellows (Neurologist, Neurosurgeon, Radiologist, Neurointerventionalist)
Riyadh (30-35)

Medtronic MMA Embolisation Workshop: Middle Meningeal Artery Embolisation

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Speakers:
Mohammed Aref, Medtronic: Mohammed Kamal
Target Audience:
Doctors — Residents and Fellows (Neurologist, Neurosurgeon, Radiologist, Neurointerventionalist)
Dahran (30-35)

Siemens Transcranial Doppler (TCD) Workshop Interactive with Hands-On Training

1:30 PM – 4:00 PM
Speakers:
Maher Saqqur, Muzaffar Siddiqui
Target Audience:
Doctors — Residents and Fellows (Neurologist, Neurosurgeon, Radiologist, Neurointerventionalist, Intensivists)
Madinah (40-45)

Minimally Invasive Spine Workshop and Lectures

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Speakers:
Basem Henry, Tamer Hassan, Sameh Fathy, Abdulmuhsen Alsahhaf, Mohammed Ghazi Abdoh, Mohammed Ali, Abdulaziz Saud Bin Shebreen, Umair Rashid
Target Audience:
Spine surgeons, Pain management specialists, IR & INR physicians
Riyadh (30-35)

Medtronic Stroke Workshop for Nurses and Technologists

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Speakers:
Abdulrahman Abuaqil, Yassir Alzahrani, Medtronic: Mohammed Kamal
Target Audience:
Angio nurses, technologists & Medical Students
Dahran (30-35)

Interactive Acute Stroke Imaging Workshop

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Speakers:
Ziana Brinji
Target Audience:
Doctors — Residents and Fellows (Neurologist, Neurosurgeon, Radiologist, Neurointerventionalist)
Riyadh (30-35)

Medtronic Hemorrhagic Workshop for Nurses and Technologists

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Speakers:
Fahad Althobaiti, Abid Mohammed, Medtronic: Mohammed Kamal
Target Audience:
Angio nurses, technologists & Medical Students
Dahran (30-35)

Interactive NIHSS Workshop: Hands-On Assessment & Scoring

1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Speakers:
Ziad Aljoundi
Target Audience:
Doctors — Residents and Fellows (Neurologist, Neurosurgeon, Radiologist, Neurointerventionalist)

Abstract Submission

Submit your original research for presentation at the 10th MENA-SINO Conference. Selected abstracts will be featured in oral or poster sessions.

Submission Guidelines

  • Deadline: October 31, 2025
  • Topics: Stroke prevention, acute stroke management, neurointerventional techniques, neuroimaging, neurorehabilitation, and related fields.
  • Format: Maximum 300 words, including title, authors, affiliations, introduction, methods, results, and conclusions.
  • Submission Limit: Up to 3 abstracts per author.
  • Review Process: Abstracts will be peer-reviewed; notifications sent by November 15, 2025.
  • Requirements: All presenters must register for the conference.

Planning Committee

Meet our distinguished organizing committee members

Ossama Mansour

Ossama Mansour

President MENA-SINO

Abdulrahman Alshamy

Abdulrahman Alshamy

Chairman – 10th MENA-SINO Congress

Faisal Alghamdi

Faisal Alghamdi

Co-Chair MENA-SINO

Fahad Alajlan

Hosam Al-jehani

Saudi Arabia

Fahad Alajlan

Ibrahim Alnaami

Saudi Arabia

Fahad Alajlan

Fahmi Al-Senani

Saudi Arabia

Scientific Program Committee

Leading experts guiding the stroke and neurointervention program

🧠 Stroke Scientific Subcommittee

Maher Saqqur

Maher Saqqur

Canada / Syria

Ashfaq Shuaib

Ashfaq Shuaib

Canada / Qatar

Fahad Alajlan

Fahmi Alsinani

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Fahad Alajlan

Ossama Mansour

Egypt

🧬 Neurointervention Scientific Subcommittee

Fahad Alajlan

Ossama Mansour

Egypt

Fahad Alajlan

AbdulRahman Alshamy

Saudi Arabia

Fahad Alajlan

Faisal Alghamdi

Saudi Arabia

Fahad Alajlan

Hosam Aljehani

Saudi Arabia

Fahad Alajlan

Ibrahim Alnaami

Saudi Arabia

Farid Aladham

Farid Aladham

Jordan

Atilla Ozcan Ozdemir

Atilla Ozcan Ozdemir

Turkey

Syed Irteza Hussain

Syed Irteza Hussain

United Arab Emirates

Seby John

Seby John

United Arab Emirates

Farouk Hassan

Farouk Hassan

Egypt

Tamer Hassan

Tamer Hassan

Egypt

Amina Elkhamlichi

Amina Elkhamlichi

Morocco

Nadia Hamammai

Nadia Hamammai

Tunisia

MG

Mohamed Ghorbani

Bahrain

Conference Faculty

International experts in stroke and interventional neurotherapies

🌍 International Faculty

Marc Ribo

Marc Ribo

Spain

Seon Kyu Lee

Seon Kyu Lee

USA

Santiago Ortega-Gutiérrez

Santiago Ortega-Gutiérrez

USA

Adnan Qureshi

Adnan Qureshi

USA

Shazam Hussain

Shazam Hussain

USA

Ali Alaraj

USA

Adnan Siddiqui

Adnan Siddiqui

USA

Tudor Jovin

Tudor Jovin

USA

Sam Zaidat

Sam Zaidat

USA

Fawaz Al-Mufti

Fawaz Al-mufti

USA

Omer Eker

Omer Eker

France

Rene Chapot

Rene Chapot

Germany

Marlise Dos Santos

Marlise Dos Santos

Canada

Nader Sourour

Nader Sourour

UAE

Jeyaraj Pandian

Jeyaraj Pandian

India

Demetrius Lopes

USA

Senta Frol

Slovenia

Michel E. Mawad

Lebanon

Mohammad Almikhlafi

Mohammad Almikhlafi

Canada

Monis Majaz

Monis Majaz

USA

Muzaffar Siddiqui

Muzaffar Siddiqui

Canada

May Nour

May Nour

USA

Muhammad Jumaa

Muhammad Jumaa

USA

Muhammad Jumaa

Rabab Alshahrani

Canada

SG

Sadiq Ghrooda

Canada

Muhammad Jumaa

Owais Alsrouji

USA

Mohammad Al-Hatou

Qatar

🌍 Regional Faculty

Farid Aladham

Farid Aladham

Jordan

Mohammed Wasay

Mohammed Wasay

Pakistan

Amina Elkhamlichi

Morocco

Atilla Ozcan Ozdemir

Atilla Ozcan Ozdemir

Turkey

Abbas Kharal

Umair Rashid

Pakistan

Fahad Alajlan

Hani Humaidani

Bahrain

Fahad Alajlan

Yehia Imam

Qatar

Anchalee Churojana

Thailand

Ahmad-Muda

Ahmed Sobri Muda

Malaysia

ES

Ehab Shawky

Egypt

Farouk Hassan

Farouk Hassan

Egypt

Farouk Hassan

Tamer Hassan

Egypt

Nadia Hamammai

Nadia Hamammai

Tunisia

MM

Mostafa Mahmoud

Qatar

Erdem Gurkas

Turkey

Farouk Hassan

Amr Mahmoud

Egypt

Farouk Hassan

Mohamed Alaa

Egypt

Muzaffar Siddiqui

Achmad Sani

Indonesia

AS

Abdulmoneem Said

Lybia

Maher Saqqur

Maher Saqqur

Canada / Syria

Ashfaq Shuaib

Ashfaq Shuaib

Canada / Qatar

Nadia Hamammai

Amal Al Hashimi

Oman

MG

Mohamed Ghorbani

Bahrain

KS

Khaled Sobhi

Egypt

AA

Ayman Alsbaiy

UAE

MM

Mohammed Almarzooqi

UAE

Fahad Alajlan

Fahmi Alsinani

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

ZA

Ziad Aljundi

Saudi Arabia

FA

Fawaz Alhusain

Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Wasay

Waleed Khoja

Saudi Arabia

Fahad Alajlan

Anas Alrohimi

Saudi Arabia

SA

Saeed Alzahrani

Saudi Arabia

Fahad Alajlan

Saeed Alghamdi

Saudi Arabia

YA

Yasser Aladdin

Saudi Arabia

Fahad Alajlan

Fahad Alajlan

Saudi Arabia

Hosam Al-jehani

Hosam Al-jehani

Saudi Arabia

Ibrahim Alnaami

Ibrahim Alnaami

Saudi Arabia

Riyad Alokaili

Saudi Arabia

Fahad Alajlan

Sultan Alghatani

Saudi Arabia

Bassem Sheikh

Bassem Sheikh

Saudi Arabia

Abdullah Alawad

Abdullah Alawad

Saudi Arabia

Fahad Alajlan

Ahmed Mohammed Andeejani

Saudi Arabia

Nadia Hamammai

Khalil Kurdi

Saudi Arabia

MR

Mohammed Rawas

Saudi Arabia

AA

Ahmed Alshanbari

Saudi Arabia

ZA

Zyiad Aloraini

Saudi Arabia

GW

Ghouth Waggass

Saudi Arabia

Mohammed Aref

Mohammed Aref

Saudi Arabia

AT

Abdullah Tawakel

Saudi Arabia

AA

Abdullah Alsuwailem

Saudi Arabia

AE

Ahmed Ejaz

Saudi Arabia

Mubarak Alqhatani

Mubarak Alqhatani

Saudi Arabia

MA

Majed Alghamdi

Saudi Arabia

AT

Adnan Altayeb

Saudi Arabia