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Event Date: 24/1/2026


The Regency Hotel

Chairman's Message

Prof. Jasem Al-Hashel

resident of Kuwait Neurology Society, Consultant at Neurology Department, Ibn Sina Hospital, MOH, Kuwait

Welcome to the 3rd Kuwait Headache Day

It gives me an immense pleasure to invite you all to our third Kuwait Headache Day Conference to be held on 24th January 2026 at Four-season Hotel Kuwait. Kuwait Headache Day is a comprehensive CME-accredited event aiming to discuss the most up-to-date scientific discoveries & practices in the field of Headaches and Migraines. Kuwait Headache Day will bring together regional senior medical professionals, distinguished scholars, government, and private sector medical professionals from the State of Kuwait, the Gulf Co-operation Council region, and the Arabian countries who are involved in the field of Headache Management.

We request all of you to participate in this conference and make it a great success We look forward to welcoming you all again to the KHD Conference.

Please mark your calendar for above dates and I wish you all a very successful Conference.
Yours Sincerely,

Our Speakers

Welcome to the 3rd Kuwait Headache Day

Prof. Jasem Al-Hashel Consultant Neurologist and Headache Specialist Professor of Neurology at Kuwait University, Faculty of Medicine in Kuwait Board certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCPC) and had also American fellowship in Headache Medicine (FAHS) and a Canadian fellowship in Headache Medicine from McGill University Chair of the faculty of Neurology in Kuwait and the President of the Kuwait Neurological Society and the Vice President of the Pan Arab Union of Neuroscience (PAUNS) Has more than 70 publications in the field of Neurology and author of a chapter on chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in an International Neurology book, Second edition.

Prof. Jasem Al-Hashel

Professor Patricia Pozo-Rosich

Professor Patricia Pozo-Rosich

Professor Patricia Pozo-Rosich MD PhD, is a specialist in Neurology. •⁠ ⁠Head of Section of the Neurology Department, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital •⁠ ⁠Director of the Migraine Adaptive Brain Center, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital •⁠ ⁠Group Leader of the Headache Research Laboratory at the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR), which belongs to the Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona(UAB) •⁠ ⁠Coordinator of the eCORE “Brain, Mind & Behaviour”, VHIR •⁠ ⁠Vicepresident of the Internal Scientific Committee, VHIR •⁠ ⁠Associate Professor at Department of Medicine, University of Vic •⁠ ⁠Associate Clinical Professor at Department of Medicine, University Autonoma of Barcelona •⁠ ⁠Honorary Secretary of the International Headache Society

Dr. Doaa youssry

Dr. Doaa youssry Dr. Doaa is an Ass. Prof of Neurology Cairo University She is a consultant Neurology, Ibn Sina Hospital, Kuwait Dr. Doaa has extensive clinical and academic experience in headache and migraine management. She has a strong research background and multiple publications in headache disorders. She is actively involved in advancing evidence-based migraine care in daily clinical practice.

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Dr. Doaa youssry

Dr. Khalifa Al-Shaiji


Dr Khalifah Al Shayeji

Senior specialist at Jaber Al Ahmad hospital

Kuwaiti board of neurology

Canadian headache fellowship

Dr. Saja Abualbanat

Dr. Saja Abualbanat Senior Neurologist at Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital.
Clinical tutor of adult neurology and internal medicine, KIMS.
Doctor of medicine (MD), Kuwait University.
Kuwaiti board of Neurology, KNB. MRCP Neurology.

Dr. Saja Abualbanat

Dr Sarah Alyatama

Neurology Specialist at Jaber Al-Ahmed Hospital in Kuwait

Assistant program director of the Kuwait Board of Neurology

Running Botox clinics for: migraine and spasticity in JAH

Dr Sarah Alyatama

Dr. Taraf

Dr. Taraf


Dr. Taraf

Graduate of the college of Medicine, Kuwait University
Third year neurology resident in the Kuwait Neurology Board (KNB)



Dr. Maha Al-Ajmi

Kuwaiti neurology board PGY 3

KGraduated from Qatar university

Chief resident

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Dr. Maha Al-Ajmi



Dr. Ohood AlMutairi

Neurology PGY4 at Kuwait Board of Neurology

Graduate of the college of Medicine, Kuwait University

Third year neurology resident in the Kuwait Neurology Board (KNB)

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Dr. Ohood AlMutairi

Scientific Program

Saturday, 24 th Jan 2026

#1 Opening

  • 12:00PM - 12:05PM

#2 Update on Migraine Management

  • 12:05PM - 12:25PM

  • Prof. Patrichia Pozo

#3 Cluster Headache Management

  • 12:25PM- 12:45PM

  • Prof. Jasem Al Hashel kuwait-flag

#4 Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

  • 12:45PM - 01:05PM

  • Dr. Khalifa Al Shaiji kuwait-flag

#5 Symposium

  • 01:05PM - 01:25PM

  • Sponsor

#6 Panel Discussion

  • 01:25PM - 01:40PM

Lunch Break & Booths Tour

60 minutes

#7 Migraine in pregnancy

  • 02:40PM - 03:00PM

  • Prof. Patrichia Pozo

#8 Medication overuse Headache, What can we do?

  • 03:00PM - 03:20PM

  • Dr. Saja

#9 Migraine and Stroke

  • 03:20PM - 03:40PM

  • Dr. Sarah Alyatama

#10 Symposium

  • 03:40PM - 04:00PM

  • Sponsor

#11 Panel Discussion

  • 04:00PM - 04:15PM

Break & Booths Tour

15 minutes

#12 What is in the pipeline?

  • 04:30PM - 04:50PM

  • Prof. Patrichia Pozo

#13 Symposium

  • 04:50PM - 05:10PM

  • Sponsor

#14Unusual Headache cases

  • 05:10PM - 05:50PM

  • Student Residents

#15 Panel Discussion

  • 05:50PM - 06:00PM

Closing

15 minutes

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