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Dr Amol Bapaye is an interventional GI endoscopist and specializes in advanced biliary and pancreatic ERCP, diagnostic and interventional EUS, advanced endoscopic surgical procedures like ESD, POEM, STER and EFTR. He is amongst the best known ERCP & EUS experts in India. He specializes in GI interventions for esophageal obstructions including cancers, non surgical management of stomach and intestinal bleeds, removal of polyps, stenting of bile and pancreatic leaks and cancerous obstructions, removal of simple and difficult CBD and pancreatic stones. He is credited with introduction of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection(ESD), a new endoscopic surgical technique. For patients with any problem related to gastroenterology and liver diseases, Dr Amol is a beacon of hope in Pune and Maharashtra, having established a center of excellence at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital for diagnosis and treatment of ailments of the digestive tract and minimally invasive surgeriesof the GI tract. In a career spanning almost two decades, Dr Amol has been and continues to be associated withmost of the reputed tertiary care hospitals in Pune. He is a consultant and advisor to well known healthcare/ medical devices companies. Dr Bapaye is a member of Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopists of India (SGEI) since 2000 and has served on its governing council. 12th Edition of Gastro Abu Dhabi International GI Conference 2026 ABOUT THE FACULTY SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE BIOGRAPHY Dr. Amol Bapaye Chief- Department of Digestive Diseases & Endoscopy Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital & Research Center Pune, India Dr. Khaled Bamakhrama Associate Professor of Medicine Dubai Medical College Dr. Mohammed Badre Alam Staff Physician, Gastroenterology Digestive Disease Institute Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, UAE Dr. Khaled Bamakhrama is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Dubai Medical College and Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist at Rashid Hospital in Dubai. Medical graduate from Sanaa University, and is MRCP from the Royal Colleges of Physicians, UK, & Arab Board in Internal Medicine. Dr. Khaled further specialized in advanced endoscopy with fellowship training at Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen University, Denmark, in 2013. He was awarded Fellowship of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh-FRCP in 2016 and in 2017 as a Fellow of the American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy-FASGE. He is an active member of Emirates Society of Gastroenterology, European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Dr. Mohammad Badre Alam, MD, is a Staff Physician within the Gastroenterology Department of Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s Digestive Disease Institute. Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Alam was a Consultant Gastroenterologist at Burjeel Hospital and Mafraq Hospital, both in Abu Dhabi. Dr. Alam received his medical degree from Kolkata University, India. He completed his Internal Medicine residency at Liverpool Hospital, New South Wales, Australia. He also completed his Gastroenterology and Hepatology fellowship at Westmead Hospital, New South Wales, Australia.