Hesham Fathi Marei MSc, PhD, FDS, DDS

Prof. Hesham Marei is a Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He graduated from Cairo University in 1997 and then received his Master's and Doctoral Degrees in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery from Suez Canal University, Egypt. Dr. Marei has completed his clinical oral and maxillofacial surgery training at Cardiff Dental School, UK, and obtained his Fellowship in Dental Surgery in 2006 from the Royal College of Surgeons in London.

Moreover, Dr. Marei has a passion for medical education. Such passion led him to obtain another Master’s Degree in Medical Education in 2012 and a PhD in Health Professions Education in 2018 at Maastricht University, the Netherlands. Dr. Marei's Ph.D. thesis is about the use of computer simulation in dental education.

Before moving to UAE, Dr. Marei took different academic and clinical positions in the UK, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. Dr. Marei's last position was Associate Professor and Consultant of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, where he was awarded the best medical teacher for his academic excellence. Dr. Marei has also been involved as a subject matter expert in building different E-learning platforms that serve both the dental students and the profession. Moreover, he has provided consultation services to private and governmental dental colleges seeking national and international accreditation.

In research, Dr. Marei has over 35 publications in internationally recognized journals and his research focus is on the applications of 3D printing technology in dentistry, the effect of chemotherapy on bone healing, osseointegration of dental implants, the use of virtual patients in dental education, and medical professionalism. Dr. Marei has actively contributed with presentations, workshops, and courses in both specialties at several national and international events in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Pakistan, the Netherlands, the UK, and the USA.