Consultant physician and Head of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism at Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital and a Clinical Staff at Dasman Diabetes Institute in Kuwait. Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Endocrinology. Chair of the Examination Committee of the Kuwaiti Board of Endocrine and Diabetes Fellowship Program.

COI Declaration :
Thamer Alessa has received Advisory Board fees from Sanofi-Aventis, MSD, and Amgen, Honoraria from Sanofi-Aventis, MSD, and Amgen.