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USA
Colleen A. Kraft, MD, MBA, FAAP is the 2019 Immediate Past President of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Her background includes work in primary care pediatrics, pediatric education, and health care financing. Dr. Kraft’s earliest education was as a child in the Inaugural class of Head Start in 1965. She received her undergraduate degree at Virginia Tech and her M.D. from Virginia Commonwealth University, and her MBA from the University of Cincinnati. She completed her residency in Pediatrics at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Dr. Kraft led a pediatric accountable care program at Cincinnati Children’s from 2014-2017. Her financial model incorporated investments to address social determinants of health, population health data-driven quality improvement initiatives and improved payment for primary care services.
Dr. Kraft was the Founding Program Director of the Pediatric Residency at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine. She developed a Health Care Policy and Management Elective for residents during her time in Roanoke, Virginia. Dr. Kraft’s work in early childhood and population health seeks to translate the goals of health equity into medical practice.
As president of the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2018, Dr. Kraft is best known for her advocacy for humane treatment of migrant children at the US-Mexico border. Her explanation to the public regarding the harm to young children during the “Zero Tolerance” policy that included separation of children from parents at the border help to mobilize advocates across the political spectrum to end this policy. She continues to advocate for basic child rights for children at the border.
Italy
Associate Professor of Pediatric
Senior Consultant in Pediatric Gastroenterology in the Department of Pediatrics University of Bari
Responsible of the Pediatric Gastroenterology and Motility Unit.
Teacher of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition for the Resident in Pediatrics University of Bari School of Medicine
Tutor for Medical Student at University of Bari School of Medicine
Member of Committee of Nutrition ESPGHAN and eLearning Program for ESPGHAN
Cyprus
Dr Hadjipanayis is an Assistant Professor of Paediatrics. His primarily teaching areas include paediatrics, communication skills and information technology.
His research has mainly been focused on environmental hazards, human biomonitoring, use and abuse of antibiotics and vaccines. Dr. Hadjipanayis has published ninty-six peer reviewed articles in paediatric journals. He is an author and co-editor of the book “European Mastercourse in Paediatrics” and he has also published numerous books for parents.
He has been the President of the European Academy of Pediatrics since 2018 and he is the director of the paediatric department of Larnaca General Hospital.
UK
MBChB , FRCPCH UK, FRCP (London) , DCH (London), DCHRCR (Dublin)
Dr Majeed H Jawad has been a consultant Paediatrician since 1992. He is the lead for Paediatric Cardiology and safeguarding children at SASH.
He also runs respiratory and allergy clinics as part of his interest and training. Dr Jawad also is a founder member of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health and he is currently the Strategic Lead for Training and Examination for ME&NA at the RCPCH.
Dr Jawad is a founder of the South Thames Paediatric Respiratory Group which he chaired for 10 years between 1993 and 2003. Dr Jawad is a senior examiner for the MRCPCH Paediatrics and has contributed to two major textbooks in Paediatrics.
Dr Jawad received his training in Paediatrics at Cardiff, University Hospital, Bristol Children hospital, Queen Mary’s University Hospital London, Westminster Children’s Hospital , Charing Cross, North Middlesex and the Royal Brompton Hospital. The last part of his training was mainly in Cardio-respiratory at the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust.
Dr Jawad is an honorary consultant at the Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust.
Dr Jawad special interests are cardiology, respiratory and allergies.
UAE
He is an American Board Certified in both Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine.
He is currently a consultant neonatologist and the program director of the neonatal perinatal fellowship program at corniche Hospital, Abu Dhabi UAE.
Dr.Tawakol is the president of the American Board Certified Doctors for Egypt (ABCDE), a non for profit organization that is helping in improving the clinical academuc and research ares in the Middle East.
His main intrest is respiratory, infection and Nutrition.
UAE
Professor Eslam ElBaroudy is a Consultant of Pediatrics at Sheikh Khalifa Medical
City (SKMC), managed by Cleveland Clinic,Abu Dhabi,UAE where he runs the
Feeding Clinic and attends to children and babies with feeding difficulties, failure
to thrive & nutritional behavioral disorders. Dr. El-Baroudy is a graduate of Cairo
University where he obtained his Master degree (M.Sc.) and Doctorate of Medicine
(M.D.) “Clinical Ph.D.” degree in General Pediatrics. Currently he is A.Professor
and Consultant of Pediatrics at faculty of Medicine, Cairo University , also he
obtained his Pediatric Fellowship from the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child
Health (FRCPCH), London(UK). Dr.El-Baroudy is an International Member of the
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and he is an International board certified
lactation consultant (IBCLC). Also he is an international instructor of the Pediatric
Fundamentals Critical Care Support (PFCCS) course accredited by the American
Society of Critical Care Medicine(ASCCM).In addition to his long experience
dealing with feeding and nutritional problems, he has an interest in diagnosis and
management of allergic and asthmatic patients and a special interest in renal
diseases especially of the metabolic nature and he has published in all these
aspects in reputable journals. Finally, Dr. Eslam ElBaroudy is the founder and the
President of the Annual International Pediatrics Summit Congress (IPS).
Jordan
Abdulsalam Abu-Libdeh, M.D
MBBS in medicine 1994, Tishreen University – Syria.
Pediatric residency (Makassed Islamic Hospital & Hadassah University Hospital).
Pediatric endocrinology fellowship at Hadassah University Hospital.
Current employment:
UK
Leila holds a PhD in Nutrition and is a registered nutritionist with the UK Association for Nutrition. She has more than 15 years of experience in international nutrition and she is an Assistant Professor of Nutrition at the University of Sharjah. She is leading the INTERGROWTH-21st Project at Oxford University since 2008.
She has worked as a Nutrition Scientist at the IAEA in Vienna. She also previously worked as a Nutrition Technical Officer at WHO and assisted the adoption of the WHO MGRS new growth standards.
Her interests also include the global strategy on infant and young child feeding. Leila has conducted many training workshops focusing on the new WHO MGRS growth standards, nutrition and infant feeding. She is Associate Editor of the International Journal of Food, Nutrition and Public Health.
Her current research interests are human growth across populations, maternal and child health, nutrition throughout life, anthropometry, and obesity and dietary assessment.
Iraq
Professor Khalaf Gargary
Professor of Pediatrics at the college of Medicine/
University of Duhok.
• Consultant Pediatrician at Heevi Pediatric Teaching Hospital / Directorate of
Health of Duhok.
• Representative of Foreign Affairs at the Iraqi Kurdistan Pediatric Society.
• Membership of the Arab Board of Pediatrics 2000.
• Trained Pediatrics Cardiologist 2008.
• During the last 17 years teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students in
the field of Pediatrics
•Supervision of students for High Diploma Degree of Pediatrics, Iraqi.
•Board of Pediatrics and Kurdistani Board of Pediatrics.
• Head Department of Pediatrics 2000-2007.
• Member of the scientific committee and promotion committee / College of
medicine / University of Duhok.
• Chairman of Polio Surveillance committee 2000-2009.
Germany
Biosketch Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Berthold Koletzko (Oct 2019)
Bert is Professor of Paediatrics at LMU - Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Germany and heads the Div. Metabolic & Nutritional Medicine, Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital, Univ. of Munich Medical Centre. He is author of 1018 journal articles (Web of Science: Citations 23 818, H-index 79), 223 book chapters, and 39 books/monographies. Bert is President, Federation Int Soc of Paediatr Gastroenterol, Hepatol & Nutrition (fispghan.org); Past-President, Eur Soc Paediatr Gastroenterol, Hepatol & Nutrition; President-Elect, Int Soc Res Human Milk & Lactation, Treasurer Elect, United Eur Gastroenterol; Chair Tertiary Care
Council, Eur Academy Paediatr; Strategic Nutrition Advisor and Standing Committee Member, International Paediatr Assoc; Chair, Committee on Nutrition, German Society of Paediatrics & Adolescent Medicine (DGKJ); and Board Member, Biomedical Alliance in Europe. His research grant funding exceeded 20 mio.€ since the year 2000 provided by the EU Framework Programmes 5, 6, 7 & H2020, European Research Council, German Research Council, German Federal Ministry Education & Research, governments of Bavaria and Norway, US National Institutes of Health and other funding bodies. He has been acting as Co-ordinator of the EU funded projects CHOP, PIANAO, EARNEST, and EarlyNutrition and the EU Erasmus+ Projects Early Nutrition eAcademy South East Asia and Capacity Building to Improve Early Nutrition and Health in South Africa. He is member of the grant review board medicine, German Research Council and chairs their Clinical Trial grant review board. Bert is Editor in Chief of Ann Nutrition & Metabolism and of World Rev Nutrition & Dietetics, and Associate Editor of Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metabol Care and Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde. He has been acting as Scientific Advisor to the German Federal Government, the Innovation Initiative of the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, the European Commission, the European Parliament, the World Health Organisation, and other national and international governmental bodies and organisations.
USA
Brief Introductory Bio: Herschel Lessin MD
Dr. Lessin has been a practicing community Pediatrician for 38 years. He is the founder and senior partner of The Children’s Medical Group, a private practice comprising 26 Pediatric clinicians in 8 office locations over 3 counties in New York State’s Mid Hudson Valley region.
Dr. Lessin received his MD from Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto California and did his Pediatric internship and residency at Yale. Although practicing in the community, he has been active in the American Academy of Pediatrics on a national level, having written several national policy statements on such topics as Immunization Access, Cocooning infants by Immunizing parents in the pediatric office, Instrument Based Vision Screening, and most recently the newly released 2019 Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pediatric offices. He is also the co-editor of the ADHD toolkit, an online resource linked to the practice guidelines that provides practical tools and processes to evaluate and treat ADHD in the general Pediatric Office. He currently serves on the Payer Advocacy and Advisory Committee, a national committee that interfaces with American insurance payers, both commercial and governmental that assists practicing pediatricians get adequate payment for the critical services they provide to Children with as little hassle and interference as possible.
He has been faculty at the AAP’s national meetings for the past 8 years, speaking on topics related to the business of medicine, medical malpractice, practice aggregation models, Practice management, and medical mission work. He has spoken widely around the US and abroad, most recently at the Indian Academy of Pediatrics annual meeting in Mumbai in 2018.
Dr. Lessin’s goals as a Pediatrician are to provide the highest quality of medical care and concern to children and to assure that Pediatricians are able to survive the challenges of business practice as they exist today.
India
Professor Bakul Parekh M.D.pediatrics ,Mumbai university. Professor of Pediatrics
at Bakul Parekh Children Hospital and Multispecialty Center,
Ghatkopar (E)CEO of BPCH and multi-specialty centre having a Tertiary
Care NICU and PICU.
-Organizational Attachments:
Life member of Indian Academy of Pediatrics
Life member of IAP Mumbai
Life member of Intensive care chapter of IAP
Life member of NNF (National Neonatology Forum), Maharashtra
Life member of Athavale Research foundation, Mumbai
Life member of Indian Medical Association
-Teaching Experience:
Professor of Pediatrics at KBBH / BPCH teaching students for DCH for last 11
years i.e. from 2004 till today
KSA
Work Experience:
Consult neonatologist practicing physician and the director of Paediatric &NICU
Assistant Hospital Director for academic affairs and training, King Fahd Military Hospital,
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Education:
1975 High School Diploma
DAR AL-HANAN School
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1982 M.B.B.Ch
Ain Shames Medical School
Cairo, Egypt
1989 Diploma in Child Health (D. C. H)
Royal College of Physicians of London
London, England
1992 Arab Board of Paediatrics
1995 American Board of Paediatrics
1998 Perinatal -Neonatal Medicine Fellowship
Cornell Medical School,
New York - Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY
1998 Executive Master in Public Health Program and Health Services Management
Columbia University School of Public Health
New York, N.Y.
1998 AAP Instructor NRP
2004 Healthcare Quality Certification Board
2011 Certification as Instructor in Evidence Based Medicine
2018 Certification Patient Experience
2019 Certification as Instructor in TeamSTEPP
Training and Positions
1982-1983 Internship Rotation.
Ain Shames Medical School and Hospital
Cairo, Egypt
1983-1986 Resident in Paediatrics
King Fahd Military Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
1987-1988 Clinical Fellowship in Paediatrics
Institute of Child Heath and Hospital for Sick Children
Great Ormand Street, London, UK.
1989-1992 Arab Board Program in Paediatrics
King Fahd Military Hospital, Jeddah, S A
1992-1993 Clinical and Research Training in Neonatology
New York Medical College, Westchester Medical Center
Valhalla, N.Y.
1994-1995 Third Year Resident in Paediatrics
New York Medical College.
New York, N.Y.
1995-1998 Fellowship Neonatal Perinatal Medicine
New York –Presbyterian Hospital -Perinatology Center
Cornell University Medical College, New York, N.Y.
1996-1998 Executive Master in Public Health Program
and Health Services Management
Columbia University School of Public Health
New York, N.Y.
1998-1999 Consultant Neonatologist
Paediatric QM Representative, M & M Coordinator
King Khalid National Guard Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2001-till now Consultant Neonatologist
King Fahd Military Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2004 Member of the MSD committee for NICU guidelines
2006-till now Head of NICU
King Fahd Military Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2006 Neonatal Services Advisory Consultant
Medical Services for Defense Aviation
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2006-2009 Member of the MSD High Medical Consultant advisory committee
Medical Services for Defense Aviation
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2009 Chairperson of MSD committee for Paediatric Age group limit
2007-2017 Team Leader of Evidence Based Medicine
King Fahd Military Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2008-till now Director of Paediatric / Head of NICU
King Fahd Military Hospital
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2013-2016 Director of Continuous Quality Improvement & patient Safety
King Fahd Military Hospital
1st JCI accreditation for KFAFH in 2015
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
2014 Honorary Associate Professor of Paediatric
King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah
2017-till now Assistant Hospital Director for academic affairs and training,
King Fahd Military Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Professional Memberships & Activities
1st International Neonatal Conference commenced in 2005 and has been going on every year
The 14th Hot Topics in Neonatal Medicine was in 12-14/2/2019
The 15th Hot Topics in Neonatal Medicine is 18-20/2/2020
1st workshop:
King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, 13 September 2006
2nd workshop:
King Fahd Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, October 2018
3rd workshop:
Ritz Hotel, Jeddah, 17 February 2020
3 days workshop 1st workshop started in 2007
4-9/12/2010, Jeddah
7-12/12/2013, Jeddah
Kuwait
Assistant undersecretary for Medical Services at
Ministry of Health in Kuwait Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist and
Head of pediatric GI Unit Al Adan Hospital.
Former Head of Pediatrics Department, Al- Adan Hospital (2014-2018)
Former Head of Pediatrics Council, Ministry of Health,Kuwait (2016-2018)
Former Program Director of Pediatrics Residency Program (KIMS)(2012-2018)
Dr. Fawaz finished medical school at Faculty of Medicine ,Kuwait University
(MBBS) then went to Canada to obtain residency in Pediatrics at Dalhousie
University, Nova Scotia,Canada,then Pediatric Gastroenterology,
Hepatology and nutrition fellowship at University of Alberta,Canada.
Dr. AlRefaee he is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons
of Canada (RCPSC) and the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP).
He is having special interest in celiac disease,nutrition,functional GI
diseases, and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Dr. AlRefaee is a member of many national and international societies like
north American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and
Nutrition( NASPGHAN),Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS) and others.
Jordan
Biography
Mr. Amjad Jarrar is currently Instructor at United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), College of Food and Agriculture, Department of Food, Nutrition and Health.
His professional experience includes 21 years as an instructor in universities in M’UTAH University-Jordan and in UAE University, more than 10 years as sport nutrition consultants at Aljazeera Sport Club, Abu Dhabi –UAE.
He has published 15 articles in Peer Reviewed Journals. His research interests include sport nutrition, metabolic syndrome, Assessment of salt intakes and glycemic index.
Mr. Jarrar, has a Master of Science degrees in Nutrition and Food from Jordan University. He is, currently enrolled as a Ph.D. student at Faculty of Sport and Health Science, Department of Sport and Health Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, UK.
Oman
Professor and the Head of the Pediatric Haematology Unit,
Child Health Department in Sultan Qaboos University Hospital and the program
director of the Pediatric Education Committee in Oman Medical Specialty Board
(OMSB) responsible for training of Omani Pediatricians throughout Oman.
• Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University in 1984 with
Honours. He was trained in Alexandria Children’s University Hospital and cleared
his Masters and Doctorate Degrees in Paediatrics (MM and MD of Paediatrics)
from the same university in 1994.
• He gained his Membership of the Royal College of Physicians (MRCP)
certification in 1998 and was elected as a Fellow of the Royal College of
Paediatrics and Child Health (FRCPCH) in 2005.
• He has a special interest in
Pediatric Haematology and Oncology and his clinical services extend to all the
Arabian Gulf area in his field.
• He is actively involved as a trainer and examiner for the MD, Diploma of Child
Health (DCH) (Glasgow), MRCPCH (UK) and examinations in the Gulf region and
is highly committed towards the improvement and
development of Pediatric Undergraduate and Post Graduate teaching and
training programs.
UAE
Professor Wafaa Ayesh is Director of Clinical Nutrition Department for Dubai
Health Authority-Dubai.
She has completed her B.Sc in Public Health/Nutrition from medical Allied
Sciences Yarmouk University, Jordan in 1985 and thereafter done her Masters in
Food Science and Nutrition from Clayton University –USA in 2003
She has The European ESPEN Diploma from European Society for Clinical
Nutrition and Metabolism - France on 8th September 2010 She also has the
Diploma in Therapeutic Nutrition Modules (Nutritional Management of
Obesity – Nutritional Care in ICU & CCU, Nutrition in Cardiovascular Diseases,
Hypertension and Hyperlipidemia from National Nutrition Institute WHO
Collaborating Centre Training & Development Unit – Egypt from 13 Dec 2003 – 8
Jan 2004 and obtained Long Learning Programme on Clinical Nutrition &
Metabolism Teach The Teacher - Tlll Course in Clinical Nutrition on 10.09.2017
Dr. Wafaa has set the Accredited Curriculum in the Faculty of Allied Health
Sciences, University of Sharjah (Clinical Nutrition Department). Also is Adjunct and
Advisory Board Member for Clinical Nutrition Department in University of Sharjah
and Part-time lecturer from 2006 till date.
Poland
Hania Szajewska, MD, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Paediatrics at the Medical University of Warsaw.
Until June 2019, she served as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. Previously, Prof. Szajewska served as a member of the Council and then as the General Secretary of the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN). She also served as the Secretary of the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition. Most recently (January 2019), she joined the Board of Directors of the International Scientitic Association for Probiotics and Prebiotics.
Prof. Szajewska has broad interests in paediatric nutrition but her research focuses on the effects of early dietary interventions on later outcomes, the gut microbiota modifications such as with probiotics and/or prebiotics, and diarrhoeal diseases. She is or has been actively involved in several European Union-funded research projects.
She has co-authored more than 300 publications and 25 book chapters.
Citations over 14,000; Hirsh index 63 (Scopus, March 2020).
Belgium
Department of Paediatrics, KidZ Health Castle, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussels, Brussel, Belgium
Yvan Vandenplas did his medical studies at the ”Vrije Universiteit Brussel”. He became Head of the Unit for Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition in 1987 and Head of the Pediatric Hospital, the "KidZ Health Castle", at the University Hospital Brussels (UZ Brussel) and has the Chair of Pediatrics since 1994. He defended his Ph.D. thesis on "Esophageal pH monitoring for Gastro-Esophageal Reflux in Infants and Children" in April 1991. He has over 400 publications listed in PubMed and presented over 800 talks at diverse international meetings. His main interests are functional gastro-intestinal disorders such as gastro-esophageal reflux and constipation, infant nutrition, focusing on probiotics, prebiotics and cow's milk protein allergy.
USA
Mobeen H. Rathore, MD is Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Pediatrics and Founding Director of University of Florida Center for HIV/AIDS Research, Education and Service (UF CARES).
He is also Chief of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Wolfson Children's Hospital and Co-Director of Community Engagement Program of the University Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UF CTSI).
Dr. Rathore graduated from King Edwards Medical College in Lahore, Pakistan. He completed his Residency at Children's Hospital and Medical Center of Akron and Fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Diseases ant St. Louis University and Washington University.
He is a tenured Professor and has been a faculty at University of Florida since 1991. He has been continuously funded by the NIH since 1994 and has received over $70 million in extramural funding. He has over 425 scholarly communications and over 320 invited presentations all over the world. His focus has been on HIV and hospital epidemiology.
He has mentored many students and trainees. Dr. Rathore serves on the Sub-board of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. He is the former member of the Committee on Infectious Diseases of the American Academy of Pediatrics and on the Editorial board of Red Book. Dr. Rathore has several AAP in several capacities, including Editorial Board of AAP Grand Rounds and several Task Forces and is the Founding Executive Committee member of the Section of International Medical Graduates.
He has previously served on the boards of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, Wolfson Children’s Hospital and HIVMA. Dr. Rathore is the former President of the Florida Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Duval County Medical Society, Muslim America Social Services (MASS) Inc. and Leadership Jacksonville. He currently sits on the Boards of Florida Medical Association, Islamic Center of Northeast Florida, and OneJax (A human Rights Organization) and is District X Vice-Chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Rathore has received many teaching, community service and research awards.
UAE
Dr. Khaled El-Atawi is a Consultant Neonatologist in NICU Pediatric department, Clinical Quality Specialist, Latifa Women and Children Hospital, and Lecturer of Pediatrics in Dubai Medical College.
Dr. El-Atawi was graduated from faculty of medicine, Ain Shams University, EGYPT in 1989 then had his Master in Pediatrics from faculty of medicine, Ain Shams University, EGYPT in 1994.
In 2009 he achieved his Master in Healthcare Management from Royal College of Surgeon of Ireland and in 2014 he had his PhD from Ain Shams University, EGYPT with honor. And he is also Fellow of the Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health of LONDON since 2017 and in 2019 had his Hospital Management Professional Diploma by the American Board for Quality, Science and Technology with a grade of Excellence.
His fields of interest are; Neonatal Ventilation, Neonatal Nutrition, Brain injury and protection. He also works with team on quality improvement projects with positive results especially on reducing incidence of severe IVH and ROP as well.
He is a Regional Trainer for NRP by AAP since 2014, He is an international Member in American Academy in Pediatrics and, he is a member in many international neonatal societies. Also he is Senior Editorial Board member of journal Pediatric and neonatal nursing, Journal of Pediatrics & Neonatal Care.
He is a speaker in many regional and international conferences, having many publications in the field of neonatology.
KSA
Dr Ali Almehaidib is a consultant within the section of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, King Faisal Specialist Hospital AND Research Center (KFSH&RC) ,Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
He is the founder of the Saudi Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship training program.
He is currently the Chairman of the Saudi Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Examination Committee at the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
He is a regular speaker at various conferences and delivers lectures on issues related to nutrition and diseases in pediatrics. He has over40 publications.
Dr Almehaidib obtained his MBBS from King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and his residency at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center ,Riyadh. He completed his fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition at the Montreal Children Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
KSA
Dr. Jubara Alallah is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Consultant Neonatologist at King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU_HS), King Abdulaziz Medical city- Jeddah
Ministry of National guard .She is also the Director Of Perinatal-Neonatal Fellowship Program and Saudi Perinatal-Neonatal Fellowship Program Coordinator (WR, SR and NR ).
She obtained her medical college degree from King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah; she then obtained her neonatal perinatal fellowship sub specialist at university of Manitoba, Canada. Dr. Alallah also is A broad member of the Saudi neonatology society involved in a lot of scientific activities across the country . She published several papers and she is an editorial board of journal of clinical neonatology .
She is the Director of Saudi Neonatal Resuscitation Program which focuses on basic and advanced resuscitation skills for newly born infants. She has developed the standard of national neonatal resuscitation program and many train the trainer and simulation courses in neonatal resuscitation across the country.
KSA
Dr. Wajeeh Aldekhail is a Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist, Department of Pediatrics at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (KFSH&RC)
He is an Associate Professor at the College of Medicine, Al-Faisal University.
Dr. Aldekhail did his fellowship training in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
He established the Pediatric Liver Transplant program at KFSH&RC back in 2009.
He is heavily involved in Research and Education and currently is the Director of the Pediatric Research Unit at KFSH&RC. In addition to directing the Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship Program.
UK
Professor Alan Lucas Founded the Child Nutrition research Centre at the Institute of Child Health in London, where he is now Emeritus Professor of Paediatric nutrition.
He also holds an Emeritus Chair at Oxford University and has an academic appointment at Cambridge University. Professor Lucas’ work on nutrition spans the period from fetal life to adolescence though he has a particular interest in the concept of “programming” (a term he coined); he initiated the first intervention trials to test the programming effects of early nutrition on long term health and development.
He has over 400 publications in the field of Paediatric Nutrition and has received a number of awards for his work, including the James Spence medal awarded in recognition of life-time achievement in British Paediatrics and the Sam Fomon Award 2018 from the American Academy of Pediatrics for life-time contributions to Nutrition.
Portugal
Jorge Amil Dias, Portuguese, born in 1954, in Porto, Portugal. Graduated in Medicine in 1977 at Medical School of Porto. Paediatrician and Paediatric Gastroenterologist.
Department of Paediatrics – Centro Hospitalar S. João
4402-451 PORTO
PORTUGAL
jorge.amil@outlook.pt
Present positions:
Head of the Unit of Paediatric Gastroenterology.
Member of the Working Groups on IBD, on Eosinophilic GI Diseases and on Endoscopy of ESPGHAN.
President of the Portuguese College of Paediatrics
General Secretary of ESPGHAN
Consulting Editor for Journal of Food Allergy
Associate Editor of Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases and Frontiers in Pediatric Gastroenterology
Member of Editorial Board of Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Associate Editor of JPGN
Associate Editor of Frontier in Pediatrics
Previous scientific and organizational positions:
2015-2018 Member of the Ethics Committee of ESPGHAN
2010-2013 Member of the Committee of Pediatrics of ECCO (PECCO).
2009-2011 Chair of the general Assembly of the Portuguese Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
2006-2009 Member of the Council of the Portuguese College of Pediatric Gastroenterology
2005-2008 President of the Portuguese Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
2003-2006 Membership Secretary of ESPGHAN
2001-2006 President of the Portuguese College of Pediatrics
2005-2012 Treasurer of ESPGHAN
2005-2012 Member of the Committee of Gastroenterology of ESPGHAN
2012-2018 President of the Portuguese College of Paediatric Gastroenterology
Past Chair of the Working Group on Eosinophilic GI Disorders of ESPGHAN
Present research interests:
Acute Diarrhea and rehydration
Inflammatory bowel disease
Eosinophilic oesophagitis
Coeliac disease.
India
Professor Digant Shastri is a President of Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP),
( M.D) Ped., FIAP, PGDHHM ; Consultant Pediatrician and Neonatologist,
Surat.
National President Elect 2018, Indian Academy of Pediatrics.
Managing Editor, Asia Pacific Journal of Pediatrics and Child Health.
Chairperson Infectious Diseases chapter 2013, Indian Academy Of
Pediatrics.
Executive board member central IAP 2007,2008,2010,2013,2017.
Secretary Indian Medical Association, Surat 2012-2013.
President Surat Perinatology Forum 2006-2007.
President Gujarat state Indian Academy of Pediatrics 2007.
He is Advance training in neonatology at University hospital, Trondheim,
Norway {Norwegian university of technology & Medicine –NTNU}.
B.J.Medicalcollege,Ahmedabad,India,MBBSB.J.MedicalCollege,
Ahmedabad ,India Co-Chairman , IAP-Advisory Committee on Vaccines &
Immunization Practices(ACVIP) Chairman, IAP Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Fellowship Governing Council Chairman , IAP Finance Committee.
KSA
Dr. Wajeeh Aldekhail is a Consultant Pediatric Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist, Department of Pediatrics at King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (KFSH&RC)
He is an Associate Professor at the College of Medicine, Al-Faisal University.
Dr. Aldekhail did his fellowship training in Pediatric Gastroenterology and Transplant Hepatology at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
He established the Pediatric Liver Transplant program at KFSH&RC back in 2009.
He is heavily involved in Research and Education and currently is the Director of the Pediatric Research Unit at KFSH&RC. In addition to directing the Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship Program.
UAE
currently the Vice Dean for the College of Food
and Agriculture at the United Arab Emirates University.
Dr. Al Dhaheri is also the Coordinator for MEFOODS and GULFOODS for
FAO-Rome.
Dr. Al Dhaheri also served as the Chairperson for the Nutrition and Health
Department at UAEU from 2012-2017 and served as the Head of the World
Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Centre in Nutrition from 2012-2015,
where she worked to promote greater awareness in the prevention and
treatment of nutrition related diseases.
Dr. Al Dhaheri has conducted significant research in nutrition and has
experience as a consultant in major research/projects in her field with
national and international agencies such as MOH, HAAD, WHO, FAO, ICCIDD.
As well as, she has been recognized by the World Health
Organization as a Regional Facilitator for the introduction and
dissemination of the WHO growth curves since February 2007.
Dr. Ayesha is currently involved in supervising PhD students in the Nutritional
Sciences PhD Program and Master Degree students from UAE University and
other international universities.
Bahrain
Professor of Pediatrics & Pediatric Cardiology, Tanta University, Egypt; and Consultant Pediatrician, University Medical Center, King Abdulla Medical City, Kingdom of Bahrain. I am a pediatrician for about 26 Years, since 1993, expert in different aspects of pediatrics especially cardiology, neurology and pulmonology. I have long term experience in Clinical Teaching in Field of Pediatrics since 1998 when I became a Tutor, a Lecturer, Associate professor and Full Professor in pediatrics Department Tanta University. I am also teaching in the Arabian Gulf University, Bahrain for 3 years. I am a Peer reviewer in many international Pediatric scientific journals and Editor in 8 international Pediatric scientific journals.
KSA
26th Abdel hameed Abdel wahab st.
Emtedad Makram Ebeed st. Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt
Name: Miss. Sherihan Mekawy
Phone: +2-01011130834
