Brankica Vasiljevic, after completed her MD has completed clinical postgraduate education (Pediatric and after that Neonatology fellowship) and academic postgraduate education (MSc in pediatric and ultrasonography field and PhD in neonatology field) at Belgrade University School of Medicine in Belgrade, Serbia.She is Head of Maternity and Child Health Services in NMC Hospital DIP in Dubai, UAE. She has completed also Yugoslav School of Ultrasound and different courses in ultrasonography and echocardiography in Serbia and UKn Post Graduate Program in Pediatric Nutrition at Boston University School of Medicine and Visiting scholar and Internships in Greace (Alexandar Hospital, Iaso Hospital and Elena Hospital in Athens), USA (Morgan Children’s Hospital in New York) and Austria (General Hospital of Salzburg in Salzburg and Regional Hospital (LKHLandeskrankenhaus) in Graz).She has published more than 35 international publications in international indexed journals (100 citations), 5 chapters in various fields of neonatal medicine and have more than 30 presentations in international conferences.

Pediatrics & Neonatology

Horopatska Anna-Mariia completed her bachelor’s degree from Kyiv Medical City College and her post-graduation from Shupica State Medical Academy Department of Pediatric Dentistry. After Completing her graduation, she start working in International Academy of Ecology and Medicine as an associate professor. She also worked for Agapit Medical Center as a Pediatric dentist orthodontist. She is active and well recognize member of Ukrainian Dental Association & Association of Orthodontist in Ukraine.

Pediatric dentistry

Dr. Bakul Jayant Parekh, after completed his MD he starts teaching as a Professor of Pediatrics at Bakul Parekh Children Hospital and Multispecialty Center, Ghatkopar (E) . He is also the CEO of BPCH and multi-specialty center. He is also the member of Indian Academy of Pediatrics, member of IAP Mumbai, National Neonatology Forum, Athavale Research foundation. Currently he is the National Hon. Secretary General CIAP.

General Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Neonatology,Intensive care

Dr Aman Pulungan is the President of Indonesian Pediatric Society, Head of Endocrinology Division Child Health department at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital/Faculty of Medicine University of Indonesia, Committee for Medical Specialist Deployment Ministry of Health Republic of Indonesia, President-Elect of Asia Pacific Pediatric Association, Standing Committee International Pediatric Association, Past President of Asia Pacific Pediatric Endocrine Society. For the past 8 years, he has been involved in many programs for Diabetes in Indonesia and in the region, amongst others, and is the project leader for the World Diabetes Foundation DM type 1 in Indonesia, and member of the Advisory Board for the International Society for Pediatric and Adolescent Diabetes. Dr Pulungan initiated the formation of IKADAR, an organization for DM Families including patients, doctors and Educators. He took important roles in the formation of KAHAKI (Foundation for Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Families), Fosteo (Families Forum for Osteogenesis Imperfecta), TSI (Turner Society Indonesia). He is a member of organizations such as APPES, ESPE, ISPAD, International Fellow of American Academy of Pediatrics, GPED, DOHAD Society Endocrine Society, and Editorial board of International Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology. His research interests include Genetic of Pygmies Rampasasa Flores, Short stature and stunting, Congenital Hypothyroidism, Early life and metabolic syndrome and DM T2 and bone health in children.

Growth disorders, Pediatric endocrinology

Director of Pediatric Rheumatology and Pediatric Bone Health Programs Dr. Bukulmez currently sees patients at Metro Health Medical Center Main Campus and Beachwood Park East Offices. Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Rheumatology from 2017 to present.

Pediatric Rheumatology

He is a seasoned physician and university professor with 13+ years of pediatric care, digital health and hospital leadership in the medical sector, as well as an MBA candidate at Raymond J Harbert College of Business. Recognized for demonstrating a natural aptitude for leading project workflows, EMR integration, medical care, and quality review, as well as for utilizing extensive experience with pediatric telemedicine, He also has a history of contributing directly to organizational advancement throughout my career. Professional focal points include education, pediatric critical care, pulmonary ventilation, surgery/transplant/burns, ECMO, tropical medicine, Plasmapheresis, scuba diving medicine, traumatic brain injuries, project workflows, EMR integration, general pediatric medicine, patient care, strategic innovations, evidence-based medicine, and technology solutions. Delivering superior administration on the latter areas of expertise requires utilization of effective communication skills, as well as business acumen, and resource management to support efficiency and maximum returns. Currently, He is working as Associate Professor of Pediatric medicine at UCF, and a practicing pediatric physician with Nemours Children’s Health System.

pediatric critical care, pulmonary ventilation, surgery/transplant/burns, ECMO, tropical medicine, Plasmapheresis, scuba diving medicine, traumatic brain injuries, project workflows, EMR integration, general pediatric medicine, patient care, strategic innovations, evidence-based medicine, and technology solutions

Dr Anjali Patwardhan is a pediatric rheumatologist at the University Children's Hospital and associate professor at University of Missouri, school of medicine in Columbia Missouri, USA. She is a Professor of Pediatrics, a clinician investigator and an experienced quality improvement advisor in healthcare-policies. She has worked in multinational and multi-cultural settings throughout her career. She is trained in and worked as a physician in four countries within the three continents across the globe and has presented her work numerous times in a number of countries, as a physician, educationist and researcher. She has a strong educational background and experience ranging from Master of Science (MSc) focused in Health Policy and Quality in Health Care from The University of Birmingham UK, and Masters of Business Administration from (MBA) Wales University UK. She is also trained as the Improvement Adviser from IHI (Harvard, USA). She is a member of several academic organizations in research networks and led the ‘use of biologics in myositis’ project in the CARRA auto-inflammatory research working group.

Her research interests include autoimmune inflammatory myositis, juvenile arthritis-remissions and relapses, genetic syndromes with pulmonary hemorrhages.

James Heubi, M.D. is Associate Dean for Clinical and Translational Research, Professor of Pediatrics at the University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine. He is the Director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training which is the vehicle by which the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and the Veterans Administration Medical Center administer the NIH-funded, Clinical Translational Science Award. He has been an active clinical investigator with over 200 peer reviewed publications and was the long term program director for the NIH funded General Clinical Research Center. He is the principal investigator and co investigator on NIH grants and participates is a local principal or co-investigator on 2 rare disease networks supported by the NIH. His research interests include cholestatic liver disease in childhood and its complications, inborn errors of bile acid metabolism, bone disease in gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary disorders, fat absorption, and cholesterol absorption and metabolism.

Pediatrics

Dr. Donna Mendez is a board certified Pediatrician and Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician. She completed her pediatric residency at University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC) in San Antonio, and a fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas. She is currently an attending at McGovern Medical School in Houston. She is the director of the pediatric emergency fellowship established in 2014. She has received her Doctorate in Professional Leadership with an Emphasis in Health Science Education from The University of Houston in 2016. She has published more than 20 papers in journals and online resources.

Pediatrics Critical Care and Emergency Medicine

Prof. Dafina Kuzmanovska has held the position of nephrologists at University Children’s’ Hospital in Skopje, since achieving her subspecialisation in paediatric nephrology in 1986. In 1997 she became Professor in Paediatrics at the Faculty of Medicine and in 2002 full professor in Paediatrics. She has been on a position of head of Cathedra of Pediatrics in the period 2009-2013 and since September 2014 she is emeritus professor. During her career she has written more than 100 research and professional papers published in recognised international journals and on major conferences and co-authored some textbooks.

Pediatrics Nephrology and Urology

Sasigarn Bowden, MD, is a pediatric endocrinologist at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital, and an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. Dr. Bowden is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP) and Sub-Board of Pediatric Endocrinology. Her clinical and research interests include metabolic bone disorders, pediatric osteoporosis, and diabetes. Dr. Bowden is the associate program director for the fellowship program and a pediatric bone expert for the Metabolic Bone Clinic at Nationwide children’s Hospital. She is the Chief Editor for eMedicine and has published more than 60 articles and abstracts in reputed journals.

Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes

Eduardo Antonio Lara Perez is a renowned pediatrician and a member of Pneumology and Thorax surgery of Veracruz State Society and a founder of Hospital de Gineco-Pediatría. He published more than 30 articles. He is honoured with International Conference Officer Zipan award. As he is an Ex- Investigator in the pediatric department and well known as an investigator under the title “BREATHE”. His research interest includes neonatology, primary care of child, pediatrics, Adolescent medicine, Child abuse pediatrics, Hospice & palliative care etc.,

Clinical Pediatrics, Neonatology

Dr. Rabi F. Sulayman, born and brought up in Lebanon and earned his medical degree from the American University of Beirut. Then completed his Pediatric residency at Boston’s Children’s Hospital in Boston at the same he was appointed as an instructor at Harvard Medical School. He finished the Pediatric Cardiology fellowship in 1975 from the University of Chicago and in 1979 joined the Department of Pediatrics at Advocate Christ Medical Center and Rush Medical School. Currently, he is the Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Advocate Hope Children’s Hospital on the campus of Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, IL. Dr. Sulayman is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics as well as a member of the Chicago Medical Society, Illinois Medical Society and American College of Physicians Executives.

Clinical Pediatrics, Pediatric Cardiology

Dr. Daley graduated from Boston University School of Medicine and completed her pediatric residency at the Naval Regional Medical Center Portsmouth, VA. She is a board-certified pediatrician and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. After serving as a medical officer in the United States Navy, she entered private practice. She is currently a pediatrician at Cape Cod Healthcare and former chief of Pediatrics for Cape Cod Hospital in Massachusetts.

Clinical Pediatrics, General Pediatrics

Maria Albina, a Pediatrician with a subspecialty in neonatology at the Hospital de Braga is also a collaborator at the University of Minho in medical education and research. Alongside her research, is accountable for many international and nationally acknowledged papers

Neonatology

Dawn M. (Torrence) Ireland is the founder of CHERUBS – The Association of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research, Awareness and Support. Created in 1995, after the birth of Ms. Ireland’s son, who was born with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH), she wished to create a supportive, collaborative community of families of researchers. It was built upon a foundation of research, awareness and support – providing as many services and as much information as the budget and volunteer system could withstand. With the encouragement of several prominent pediatric surgeons, CHERUBS began to have a presence at medical conferences in 1996. By 2000, the CDH Research Survey Database was created. In 2017, the charity was restructured. Ms. Ireland stepped away as President of CHERUBS and into the role of President of CDH International to further the research projects that the organization is involved in. CHERUBS still exists as the family support division of CDH International. Currently, Ms. Ireland oversees CDH International which now runs the world’s largest natural history database of CDH, has 3 boards, employees, many volunteers, assists over 6300 patient families in 70 countries, presents research abstracts, and works with both the NIH and the EU. Ms. Ireland also is a founding member of the Rare Advocacy Movement and senior level patient advocate, mentors several other non-profit organizations, is a founding member of the Alliance of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Organizations, has written/edited 4 books and spends her time between the United States and Europe to continue the organization’s growth and outreach.

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Dr. Ghorayeb has completed his PhD jointly between Iowa State University and the University of Iowa. He is Professor of Radiology and Molecular Medicine, and Professor of Biomedical and Electrical Engineering at Hofstra University. He has published over 100 papers in reputable journals, conferences, and invited presentations and has been serving as primary reviewer at NIH, and as an editorial board member of AIUM, JTU, and IEEE.

Radiology and Molecular Medicine

Dr. Dmytro has completed his PhD at the age of 24 years from Vinnitsa national medical University and postdoctoral studies from Odessa National medical university. Now I am a chief PICU Vinnitsa national medical university and Vinnitsa regional children hospital, a chief – editor Pain Medicine Journar (http://painmedicine.org.ua). I have published more than 200 papers (Ukranian journal) in more 15 reputed journals. ESPA ACORN Member (representative ESPA member –Ukraine). Reviever US-Medical Science Journal.

Pain management in children

Omer Ahmed has joined The American Hospital, Dubai (in 2009), after 15 years as a Consultant Paediatrician in UK. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health UK. His Paediatrics training was in Sabah Hospital- Kuwait, Alder Hay Hospital-Liverpool, Great Ormond Street and The Royal Free Hospital in London before taking a Consultant post in Stevenage, Hertfordshire UK. Earlier in his career, Dr Ahmed has worked in Sudan, Libya and Kuwait. His experience covers wide areas in Child Health as a General Paediatrician. Dr Ahmed has several publications and presented/attended in several Paediatrics meetings and conferences.

Paediatrics and Child Health

Andrew W. Gottschalk, M.D. trained in sports medicine at both Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic. His extensive experience includes treating athletes of all levels of competition, including those in the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NCAA Division I. As the Ochsner Health System’s Director of Primary Care Sports Medicine, Dr. Gottschalk serves as Head Medical Team Physician for the NBA New Orleans Pelicans. Dr. Gottschalk is also an avid writer, his multiple publication projects include his regular newspaper column, “The Sports Medicine Doctor.” Dr. Gottschalk is the current Musculoskeletal Health Editor for the medical journal Evidence-Based Practice.

Sports medicine

Giovanni Cannavò is a Medical Legal Expert with 30 years’ successful professional career. Degree in Medicine, Specialisation in Surgery and in Insurance & Legal Medicine. Ceo of Medical Insurance Consulting stp Cannavò & Partners srl and Medexpert srl, he is President of the Scientific Society Melchiorre Gioia and General Secretary of Ceredoc (Confédération Européenne d'Experts en Evaluation et Réparation du Dommage Corporel). In 2000 he was Component of the European Parliament Member Rothley's Team for drafting the European Barème. 2002- 2003 Member of the Ministry of Health's Commission to create a Medical Table System for assessing Personal Injuries from 1 to 9 points, according to Law 57, 5 March 2001. 2004-2005 Member of the Ministry of Health’s Commission to create a Medical Table System for assessing Personal Injuries from 10 to 100 points, according to Law 273, 12 December 2002. 2004 Contributor to drafting the first example of Electronic Medical Report, developed by Medexpert and patent registered in Italy.

Legal Medicine

Awatif Juma Al Bahar is Medical Director, Senior Consultant, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology at the Dubai Gynecology & Fertility Center, DUBAI HEALTH AUTHORITY. After completing her graduation, she specialized in Obstetrics & Gynaecology from the German Board, Koln and has a membership in Endocrine and Infertility from Academic University in Bonn. Awatif had been selected in 2002 in Dubai Excellency Programme. Her name is mentioned in the U.A.E Book of Special Personalities of All Fields (i.e. Medicine, Politics, Art etc.). She has been awarded by his highness Amro Mosa in 2004 as to be the leader in medicine and social services. She was awarded as hero of health care in 2012 by his highness ruler of Ajman. She has held multiple posts in various capacities in the OBS/GYN and is currently the director of the IVF Board of the Ministry of Health of UAE. She is the Chairperson of the Emirates Obs/Gyne & Fertility Forum (EOFF) and a regular speaker on U.A.E activities in mother and child health via media – television, radio, ladies association, universities etc. She has many publications on poly cystic ovaries and infertility.

Reproductive Endocrinology

Clive Tobutt is a Registered Nurse (Adult & Mental Health Nursing and Practice Educator). He completed a Post-graduate Diploma in Addiction Studies at the Institute of Psychaitry, London University and an MSc in Sociology (Health & Illness) from London South Bank University. He is currently a PhD student at the Univertsity of Winchester. He is a teaching Fellow (Mental Health Nursing) at Surrey University and a Senior Lecture at the University of Winchester. He has published 8 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an Editorial Board Member of the Advances of Dual Diagnosis Journal.

Adult & Mental Health Nursing

Yoshiko Hasebe has been working at Nayoro City University School of Health Science. She is a professor of Adult Nursing, and has her expertise in evaluation and passion in improving the nursing practice. She has published many textbooks and DVDs about nursing arts in Japan.

Nursing Practice

Silverio Di Rocca has completed his Graduation in Dentistry, Post-graduate degree in Functional Orthopaedics both from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has also done a degree in Dentistry and Prosthetic at the University of Turin, Italy and a Doctorate in Dentistry and Prosthetic at University of Turin, Italy. He is the Director of the M P R International School, Vice President International representative and Founder of API Swiss (International Association of Posturology Switzerland). He is also a Professor in Amocoac Diplomate in Mexico and COMEI, College of Dentistry in Mexico, Associate Professor in I.C.O.M (International College of Osteopathic Medicine) Milan, Italy and an International Honorary member of AMOCOAC

Physiotherapy

Dr. Alata moved to the USA where he completed his High School, and higher education at the University of Michigan. He graduated with High Distinction; majoring in Psychology and a minor in Philosophy. After his graduation he earned his Doctor of Medicine; M.D. degree from Ross University School of Medicine. His career focus was on medical education and training. He held the position of Medical Programs Director at a private institution for over 4 years. Dr. Alata then held other positions including Medical Practice Manager for a chain of successful primary care outpatient urgent care centers in Michigan, USA. Dr. Alata’s acculturation in the UAE dates back to early 2015. He first held the position of Business Manager for Aster Grace Nursing and Physiotherapy, located in Abu Dhabi. Currently, Dr. Alata holds the position of the Medical Director for Via Medica International Healthcare.

Medical education and training

Osman is a Family Medicine Consultant, Head of Family Medicine Department at Al Zahra Hospital Dubai & Ex co-director of family medicine residency program at Dubai Health Authority (DHA). He has graduated from the American University Hospital, Beirut, Lebanon in June 1985 and holder of Fellowship of Royal College of General Practitioners (FRCGP) in U.K. & Arab Board in Family Medicine specialty. He is lecturer, clinical trainer, public speaker and medical conferences organizer who believes in the great potentials of family physician role in community. His expertise ranges from academic, administrative to clinical experience with main contributions in his career including empowering the concept of prevention in family practice through creating practical wellness packages, travel & adult immunization clinics for patients and updating medical knowledge of family physicians through organizing medical conferences & workshops in addition to enhancing patient health education processes resulting in gaining a lots of colleagues' & patients' love & appreciation over years.

Family Medicine

Dr. Muhammad Ajmal Zahid of Professor of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University. He obtained his basic medical degree from the King Edward Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan in 1975 and membership from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, UK in 1985. His areas of interest include psychosocial correlates of severe mental illness, workplace violence among the health care professionals, and psychiatric morbidity in general hospital medical outpatient and primary health care settings. In addition he has been involved in development of the undergraduate psychiatric curriculum. His achievements include development of (A) a somatic inventory to identify psychiatric morbidity in the physically ill patienets and (B) a violence scale to estimate the prevalence and the degree of violence among the medical health professionals. He has authored 35 publications and is recipient of numerous research and academic awards.

Psychiatry

Shawky Z A Badawy was appointed to the OB/GYN Department at Upstate Medical University in June 1972. He is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Subspecialty Certified in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. His clinical interests include endometriosis, infertility management, menstrual dysfunction, laparoscopic and hysteroscopic surgery, and microsurgery.

Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pathology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Michael N Liebman is an Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology at Drexel College of Medicine and Adjunct Professor of Drug Discovery, First Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University. Previously, he was the Director of Computational Biology and Biomedical Informatics, University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center 2000-2003. He has served as Global Head of Computational Genomics, Roche Pharmaceuticals and Director, Bioinformatics and Pharmacogenomics, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Director of Genomics for Vysis, Inc. He is a Co-Founder of Prosanos, Inc., (now United BioSource) (2000). He was an Associate Professor of Pharmacology and of Physiology/Biophysics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He is on the Board of Directors of the Nathaniel Adamczyk Foundation in Pediatric ARDS, the Chair of the Informatics Program and also Chair of Translational Medicine and Therapeutics for the PhRMA Foundation and a Member of their Scientific Advisory Board.

Pharmacology and Physiology

Ajay Desai is a Consultant in paediatric intensive care medicine at Royal Brompton Hospital in London, United Kingdom. He is the Lead for the paediatric extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) programme, with a special interest in extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (ECPR).

Paediatric Intensive Care medicine

Abiodun A Oyebola has completed his Medical degree in Nigeria. He has obtained his Master’s degree in Public Health (Child and Maternal Health) in USA shortly after leaving medical school. He did his Pediatric Training at the John H Stroger Hosptial of Cook Country in Chicago. He is Board Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics. With over 15 years of experience and wealth of wisdom in the care of children, he is a passionate Advocate for kids and this shows in his expert administration of care to his ever growing patient family. He has become one of the top rated Paediatricians in the Greater Hamilton Area

Child and Maternal Health

Dani Yardeni has completed his MD in 1989 at the Faculty of health scince Ben Gurion University in Israel and did his residency in Pediatrics Surgery at Afula hospital. In the year 1998 worked at the Red Cross children hospital in Cape Town, S.A. Did fellowship in Ann Arbor Michigan in 2001-2002. In the year 2006 was sent by the Israeli Goverment to work in Ron hospital in Nauru. Since 2016 workes as a Pediatric Surgeon in Haddasa medical center in Jeerusalem.

Pediatric

Robert P. Foglia, M.D. is Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics, Chief of Pediatric Surgery at the University of Southwestern Medical Center and Surgeon-in-Chief at Children’s Medical Center Dallas. He is co-editor of a major textbook of pediatric surgery and has 30+ years of experience in Perioperative Management and Performance Improvement. Dr. Foglia is responsible for the clinical growth of surgical programs at Children’s and leads process improvement initiatives in the areas of quality, service, and stewardship

Surgery and Pediatrics

Robert E. Cilley, MD completed General and Pediatric Surgery training at the University of Michigan. He is currently Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics and Ballantine Professor of Surgery at Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA. He is the Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery and Surgeon-in-Chief at Penn State Children’s Hospital, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. He was previously the medical director of the Pediatric Trauma Program. He has published over 80 peer-reviewed articles and more than 30 book chapters. His areas of scholarly and professional interest include pediatric trauma, ECMO, lung development, surgical quality and safety.

pediatric trauma, ECMO, lung development, surgical quality and safety.

Bradley A. Kuch MHA, RRT-NPS, FAARC is a graduate from Ohio University with a Master in Health Care Administration and Services and Transport Team at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. His past roles included Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Therapist and ECMO Coordinator/Researcher in the Dept. of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery. Current research interests include Pediatric Acute Lung Injury and Neonatal/Pediatric Severity of illness modeling during ECMO. His team’s work “First 24-h SNAP-II score and Highest PaCO2 predicts the need for ECMO in Congenital Diaphragmatic hernia” was published in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery.

Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Alejandro González, MD, is anesthetist who performed a Fellow in Pediatric Anesthesia in Melbourne, Australia, in 1999. Since then, he has been working in pediatric and outpatient anesthesia. He was Director of an Ambulatory Surgery Center for five years (2001-2005), and he also was President of The Chilean Society of Anesthesiologists (2007-2009). He has published several papers about outpatient anesthesia and pediatric anesthesia.

Outpatient anesthesia and pediatric anesthesia.

Dr. David Partrick completed his Docorate of Medicine from the University of Washington School of Medicine, and completed clinical surgical and pediatric surgical training at the University of Colorado. He is the Director of Surgical Endoscopy and Surgical Director of the Digestive Health Institute at Children’s Hospital Colorado, and Professor of Surgery at the University of Colorado. He has published more than 100 papers in reputed journals and is active in many professional societies.

Pediatric Surgical Endoscopy

Dr Bolduc has completed his urology residency at Université Laval and completed a fellowship in pediatric urology at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. He is chief of pediatric urology and the director of Regenerative Medicine of CHU de Québec Research Center. He has published more than 70 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as section editor of pediatric urology of CUAJ.

He is chief of pediatric urology and the director of Regenerative Medicine of CHU de Québec Research Center

Dr. Rivard received her Ph.D. from Université de Sherbrooke in 1994 and completed a 3.5-year postdoctorate at the Centre de Biochimie-CNRS, Université de Nice, in France with Dr. J. Pouysségur in 1997. Then, she accepted a faculty position in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences de la santé de l’Université de Sherbrooke. Since 2008, she is the Chair of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology and Chair of the Cancer Axis at Université de Sherbrooke. Dr. Rivard’s research focuses on the analysis of signalling pathways that control proliferation, differentiation, tumorigenesis and inflammatory response of intestinal epithelial cells. She has published more than 80 papers in reputed journals. She is the recipient of 2013 Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Research Excellence Award and holds a Canada Research Chair.

Dr. Rivard’s research focuses on the analysis of signalling pathways that control proliferation, differentiation, tumorigenesis and inflammatory response of intestinal epithelial cells

Hong Chun as a Paediatric surgeon he’s graduated from Guangdong Women and Children Hospital and Health Institute. He is currently working in Women and Children Hospital Affiliated to Guangzhou Medical College as a pediatric surgeon

Pediatric Surgery

Professor Mehmet Emre Atabek has completed his PhD at the age of 37 years from Erciyes University and postdoctoral studies from Selcuk University School of Meram Medicine. He is the director of Pediatric Endocrinology, a premier pediatric endocrinolgy and diabetology service organization. He has published more than 120 papers in reputed journals. He has been interested in searching metabolic problems of obese children in most of his articles. His articles have been cited more than 1100 citations so far

He has been interested in searching metabolic problems of obese children in most of his articles. His articles have been cited more than 1100 citations so far.

Andreas FETTE is a consultant pediatric surgeon. He has just completed university studies in “risk management & patient safety” at the Alpe-Adria University in Klagenfurt/Austria. He has published more than 80 original papers, contributed to 18 book chapters and has been serving as an editorial board member of repute.

Pediatric Surgery

Dr. Dolly Mehta is a neonatologist in Houston, Texas and is affiliated with Texas Children's Hospital. She received her medical degree from Madras Medical College and has been in practice for 43 years. She is one of 43 doctors at Texas Children's Hospital who specialize in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.

Pediatrics Neonatology

Sunita Dodani, MBBS (MD), MSc, PhD, FAHA is a physician and a cardiovascular disease (CVD) epidemiologist. She is an Associate Professor of Medicine and epidemiology at the University of Florida as well as Consultant at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Dodani is an NIH funded experienced researcher and have received several grants related to obesity, diabetes, hypertension and heart diseases in racial/ethnic minorities. Her expertise lies in developing, implementing and disseminating community-based participatory research (CBPR) programs related in African Americans and South Asians. She is an outcome researcher, using faith based and CBPR approaches to develop effective program.

Cardiovascular Disease, Pediatric diseases

Fiona Brooke-Vincent is a staff nurse currently studying towards her postgraduate certificate in Dimensions in Healthcare – Neonatal pathway. She works at the pioneering, purpose built Dyson Centre for Neonatal Care in Bath, UK. Fiona has a broad range of experience in a variety of settings, and has lived and worked in Cyprus, China and Italy. Her experience includes Practice nursing, expedition medic for Raleigh International, Deputy Sister in an Emergency Department, Midwifery and now neonatal care.

Critical Care Neonatal care

Howard S. Weber completed his fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology at Yale New Haven Hospital in 1989 and immediately began his career as an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Penn State Hershey Childrens Hospital and also director of the catheterization lab. He has published more than 50 articles in various national and international peer reviewed cardiology journals and serves on numerous editorial boards of these same journals. He has been an invited lecturer at numerous interventional pediatric cardiology meetings both nationally and internationally.

Interventional catheterization in newborns, children and adults with structural heart disease. Several clinical trials in progress and completed related to therapeutic cardiac catheterization procedures.

Dr. Taosheng Huang is a physician-scientist. Currently he is a professor with tenure in Human Genetics, Director, Program of Mitochondrial Medicine, Associate Director of the Molecular Diagnostic laboratory at Cincinnati Children\'s Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC). Dr. Huang graduated from Fujian Medical University in 1983 and received his Ph.D. study at Mount Sinai Medical School in 1991. Dr. Huang completed his pediatrics residency at Georgetown University Hospital in 1996 and his clinical genetics and clinical molecular genetics fellowship at Harvard Medical School in 1999. Dr. Huang was a faculty member at the Children’s Hospital, Harvard from 1999-2001. In 2001, Dr. Huang moved to the University of California, Irvine as an independent investigator to study the molecular basis of genetic syndromes. Clinically, Dr. Huang is interested in mitochondrial disorders, genetic syndromes with congenital cardiac defects. He has been actively engaged in many programs in China. Dr. Huang is an honorable professor of Peking Union Medical School, a member of the special committee for Yusheng Yuyou of People’s Republic of China, advisory board member to Chinese Ministry of Health for targeted therapy and a principal investigator for birth defect control program of Chinese Ministry of Health.

Mitochondrial disorders, genetic syndromes with congenital cardiac defects.

Samir K Ballas received his MD with distinction from the American University of Beirut-Lebanon in 1967. He completed his training in Hematology at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology, Blood Banking, Pain Medicine and Pain Management. He is currently Emeritus Professor of medicine and Pediatrics at Thomas Jefferson University and honorary staff member of HEMORIO, the Hematology Institute in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He has authored or co-authored over 800 articles, book chapters and abstracts. He also published two editions of a Book on sickle cell pain in 1998 and 2014 respectively.

Hematology Clinical Hematology Red Blood Cells Pharmacology Blood Hemoglobinopathies Immunohematology Iron Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Apheresis Serology Muscle Mitochondria Skeletal Muscle Haemoglobinopathies Stigma Blood Transfusion Rabies Virus Cross Matching

Prof., Ph.D., M.D., Head of Department and Clinic of Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Poland. Specializations in pediatrics and rehabilitation. Member of scientific bodies: Bioethics Commission and Program Council of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Senate Ethics Commission, Experts Team at the Ministry of Health for developing a Posture problems prevention program for children and adolescents in the educational environment, National Examination Committee in the field of Medical Rehabilitation and Medical Experts Team of National Accreditation Commission. Polish Annals of Medicine Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Elementology (ISI Master Journal List Impact Factor – 0,643) Editor/Scientific Committee member, The Journal of Spine Surgery Scientific Council member, Polish Journal of Rehabilitation Research Consultants Team member, National Report for Disabled Scientific Consultant. Director of 4 Research Projects founded by Scientific Research Committee and Ministry of Science and Higher Education, 3 European Union’s Projects member, author of 312 scientific articles and 3 academic textbooks. Awarded the Silver Cross of Merit for achievements in research, teaching and social activities, posted in Who is Who in Poland, Verlag fur Personenezyklopedien, Schweiz and Who's Who in the World, 21st Edition, NJ, USA. Chairman for 8 terms of Warmia and Mazury Department and General Board of the Polish Rehabilitation Society member, as well as member in other numerous scientific organizations: International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Baltic & North Sea Forum on Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine – Board and Scientific Committee, Society on Scoliosis Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Treatment, Society on Scoliosis Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Treatment – founder of the Polish Group, Section of Spondyloorthopedics of the Polish Society of Orthopedics and Traumathology and Polish Society of Spinal Surgery.

Pediatrics and Rehabilitation