
Academia · Syria 2025
- Sheraton Damascus · 20 to 21 November 2025
- Damascus, Syria
The second edition filled the Sheraton Damascus with subspecialty panels and hands-on workshops, held under the patronage of the Ministries of Higher Education and Health.
Held under the patronage of
The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and The Ministry of Health
In collaboration with
Press Coverage
Academia Syria 2025 opened under ministerial patronage and was covered by the Syrian Arab News Agency across three formats.
“The first conference after the liberation.”
المؤتمر هو الأول بعد التحرير.
- SANAArticleARNov 20, 2025
Academia Syria 2025: a Sinjab Academy scientific conference on ophthalmology in Damascus
Syrian Arab News Agency report on the opening day, attended by the Ministers of Higher Education and Health.
- SANAVideoARNov 20, 2025
Academia Syria 2025: a scientific ophthalmology conference in Damascus
SANA broadcast segment from the opening day at the Sheraton Damascus.
- SANATranslationENNov 21, 2025
Syria hosts "ACADEMIA Conference – 2025" on the latest updates in ophthalmology
English-language wire summarising the conference focus on cataract, cornea, keratoconus, refractive surgery and glaucoma.
The Second Edition
A two-day forum that brought together residents, fellows, and senior consultants from across Syria and the wider region.
2
Days
65+
Faculty speakers
850+
Delegates
8
Wet-lab stations
Mohammed Iyad Al-Shatti
Syrian health professions education leadership
Professor Mohammed Iyad Al-Shatti has been a central figure in shaping medical education in Syria for decades, championing quality standards, transparency, and effective financing across the health professions. He has long argued for a systems-wide approach that connects the Ministries of Health and Higher Education, and brings that long perspective on academic rigour to his keynote on the role of molecular genetics in modern ophthalmic practice.
- AffiliationSyrian health professions education leadership
- Keynote LectureThe Era Of Molecular Genetics, Ophthalmic Applications

Head of the Scientific Committee
Scientific Committee

Abdul Aziz Badla

Ahmad Muneer Otri
Professor, Qatar University; Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, The View Hospital
Consultant in Ophthalmology, The View Hospital, Doha

Buraa Kubaisi
MD, CABO, FICO, CertLRS (London)

Marwan Ghabra
MD
Clinical Director, The Harley Street Eye Centre, London

Roua Abd Alrahman
MD

Yousra Haddah
MD
International Speakers

Ioannis Pallikaris
MD, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology, University of Crete, Heraklion

Khalid Alarfaj
Assistant Professor & Chair of Ophthalmology, University of Dammam
Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam

Ma'an AlBarry
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Taibah University, Medina

Miguel Rechichi
Centro Polispecialistico Mediterraneo, Sellia Marina

Safwan Al Bayati
FRCS (Glasg), FICMS, FACS
Medical Director, New Vision Eye Center, Dubai

Tarek Sharaawy
MD
Faculty

Abdul Aziz Badla

Abdulrazzaq kilani

Ahmad Muneer Otri
Professor, Qatar University; Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon, The View Hospital
Consultant in Ophthalmology, The View Hospital, Doha

Ammar Kayyali
MD

Arwa Azmeh
MD
Faculty of Medicine, Damascus University (Al Mouwasat University Hospital), Damascus

Basel Alfaouri
MD

Buraa Kubaisi
MD, CABO, FICO, CertLRS (London)

Farid Tayfour
MD

Ghazwan Al-Murree
MD

Hasan Mahfouz
MD

Ioannis Pallikaris
MD, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Ophthalmology, University of Crete, Heraklion

Iyad Al-Shatti
MD

Iyad Shaddoud
MD

Khalid Alarfaj
Assistant Professor & Chair of Ophthalmology, University of Dammam
Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam

Marwan Ghabra
MD
Clinical Director, The Harley Street Eye Centre, London

Ma'an AlBarry
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology, Taibah University, Medina

Miguel Rechichi
Centro Polispecialistico Mediterraneo, Sellia Marina

Moaataz Saad al deen
MD

Mohammad Shabllot
MD

Noha Lotfi Alfayoumi
MD
General Director, Eye Surgical Hospital and Eye Bank, Damascus

Ramez Bitar
MD

Ramez Tawashi
MD

Roua Abd Alrahman
MD

Safwan Al Bayati
FRCS (Glasg), FICMS, FACS
Medical Director, New Vision Eye Center, Dubai

Sameh Issa
MD

Samer Hamada
MD
Founder and Medical Director, Eye Clinic London, London

Talal Mahsoun
MD

Tarek Sharaawy
MD

Yaser Habrawi
MD

Yousra Haddah
MD

Zein Elhousseini
MD, MSc, FRCOphth

Ziad Oyoun
MD
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Participants
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