Guest Speakers
Abdulsalam I. Abu-Libdeh
Palestine
• Consultant Pediatrician & Pediatric endocrinologist.
• Head of Pediatric Endocrinology unit at the Department of Pediatrics, Makassed Hospital, Jerusalem, Palestine.
• Assistant Professor of Pediatrics & Pediatric Endocrinology at the School of Medicine, Al-Quds University.
• President of Pediatric Society – Palestine.
• Member of the Pediatric Scientific Committee of the Palestine Medical Council (PMC). Participated in preparing and conducting Part I and Part II exams of the PMC.
• President of Palestinian society of Endocrinology & Diabetes.
Andrew Lux
UK
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Bristol. He trained in General (Family) Practice in Hull, and then in Paediatrics in Hull, Cardiff, and Bath, UK. He worked as a Consultant Paediatrician for 3 years in St Lucia, West Indies, and completed an MSc in Medical Statistics at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, before training in Paediatric Neurology in Bristol and in Paediatric Epilepsy and Clinical Neurophysiology at Washington University and St Louis Children's Hospital, St Louis, Missouri. He has a PhD from the University of Bath on the Epidemiology and Treatment of Infantile Spasms, major parts of which were the United Kingdom Infantile Spasms Study (UKISS) and the West Delphi consensus statement on infantile spasms. He is a member of the Trial Steering Committee for the International Collaborative Infantile Spasms Study (ICISS).
Bassam Saeed
Syria
Consultant Pediatric Nephrologist at a private clinic in Damascus since December 2018
Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) Edinburgh.
Founder and President of Farah Association for Child with Kidney Disease in Syria. Ministry of Social Affairs in Syria.
Past president of the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation (MESOT)
Representative of the Middle East Region as a Member of the ISN Continuing Medical Education (CME) Committee (2022-2024).
Member of the ISN Middle East Regional Board. (2021-2023).
Enver Hasanoğlu
Turkey
Professor of Pediatrics Gazi University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey
President of the International Pediatric Association (IPA)
Guido Oppido
Italy
Monaldi Hospital
Director of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and Congenital Unit
Napoli
Indira Narayanan
USA
Dr. Indira Narayanan is Adjunct Professor, Pediatrics/Neonatology, Georgetown University
Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA, and Independent Consultant, Global Maternal and
Newborn Health and Nutrition. She is a neonatologist who has focused on the needs of
newborns for over 45 years, addressing relevant issues ranging from grass root level
interventions to intensive care. She has been in the global newborn health arena for over 20
years. She has experience in working over 23 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America and
has worked on a number of projects for various organizations including USAID, UN
Organizations, other donors/ stakeholders and NGOs.
Jayashree Ramasethu
USA
Dr. Jayashree Ramasethu is Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Georgetown University Medical
Center and the Medical Director of the Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at MedStar
Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC. She has over 30 years of experience in
Neonatal Intensive Care. Her interests are in Neonatal Infectious Disease, Neonatal
Hematology, Quality of Care and Global Health, specifically in improving quality of care to
decrease mortality and morbidity in babies born in health care facilities in Low-and MiddleIncome Countries.
Khalaf Hussein Gargary
Iraq
MDMBChB DCH CABP FAAP
Professor of Pediatrics/ University of Duhok
Consultant Pediatrician/ Hivi Pediatric Teaching Hospital
President of Joint Iraqi-Italian Pediatric
Lama Charafeddine
Lebanon
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Neonatology at the Faculty of Medicine and Medical Center of the American University of Beirut. She is a diplomat of the American Board of Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. She is also a Master Trainer in Neonatal Resuscitation Program, and certified professional in Newborn Developmental Care Assessment Program (NIDCAP). At AUBMC, she is the director of t the Neonatal Resuscitation Education Program, the Developmental Care and
Early Intervention Program in the NICU and the Neonatology Continuity Clinic for follow up of NICU graduates. Dr. Charafeddine is a UNICEF consultant for Early Child Development and WHO technical advisor on the nurturing care framework in the MENA region.
Mohammed Kabir Abubakar
USA
Dr Abubakar is Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Georgetown University Medical Center, Chief of Neonatology MedStar Medical Group and Chief, Division of Neonatology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC. Dr Abubakar has special interest in neonatal respiratory physiology, lung development, neonatal respiratory disease, assisted ventilation of the newborn and neonatal Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). He has authored several publications and book chapters on neonatal lung diseases and respiratory support and has been involved in outreach education doing workshops and seminars in many countries including, Ecuador, Egypt and Indonesia.
MOHAMED A. EL-GUINDI
Egypt
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THE RECIPIENT of THE UNIVERSITY
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FORMER VICE DEAN NATIONAL LIVER INSTITUTE, MENOUFIYA UNIVERSITY, EGYPT
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PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS (NUTRITION, GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY)
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PRESIDENT EGYPTIAN SOCIETY of PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEPATOLOGY and NUTRITION (EGSPGHAN)
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SECRETARY GENERAL of THE ARAB SOCIETIES of PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEPATOLOGY and NUTRITION (PASPGHAN)
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EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBER of FEDERATION of INTERNTIONAL SOCIETIES of PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY, HEPATOLOGY and NUTRITION (FISPGHAN)
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HEAD of ETHICS COMMITTEE of NATIONAL LIVER INSTITUTE, MENOUFIYA UNIVERSITY, EGYPT
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MEMBER of NATIONAL COMMITTEE of NUTRITION, ACADEMY of SCIENCE, EGYPT
Ömer ERDEVE
Turkey
Professor of Pediatrics and Neonatology
Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Ankara University School of Medicine
Vice-Head of Ankara University Rare Diseases Center
Turkish Neonatal Society Executive Board Member
Associate Editor, Turkish Archives of Pediatrics
Associate Editor, Frontiers in Pediatrics
Sahar Idelbi
Syria
Secretary-General of the Syrian Pediatric Society (SPS)
Consultant in Nutrition, Pediatric Endocrinology
Tawfeg Ben Omran
Qatar
FRCPC, MBCHB
Division Chief - Genetic and Genomic Medicine
Pathology Genetics
Sidra Medicine
Abdullah Shamsah
Kuwait
FRCSP, FPEM
Consultant pediatric,
Consultant emergency pediatric,
Head of Kuwait pediatric association
MUBARAK HOSPITAL
Ahmed El-Said Younes
Egypt
President of The Egyptian Pediatric Association
Darrell Penn
USA
Darrell serves as the Global Commercial Lead for the MMR-V Franchise (Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella containing vaccines). He most recently served as a Director in Corporate Development exploring disruptive approaches to healthcare that will improve the discovery, development, and commercialization of products.
Darrell's healthcare related experience prior to MSD includes serving as a Director for a Foundation focused on glaucoma prevention, supporting the health policy needs as an Aide for a US Member of Congress and working as a consultant for a boutique firm where his projects focused on large healthcare delivery systems such as Kaiser Permanente and manufacturers such as Johnson & Johnson.
Farman Zandi
Kurdistan/Iraq
President of Kurdistan Pediatric Society
Hassan Faraj
UAE
consultant of Paediatrics / Paediatric ER
Associate program director of pediatric ER fellowship at SKMC ,Abu Dhabi
Chair of organizing committee of first Emarites pediatric ER conference
Graduated from Trakia University, Bulgaria 1990
He finished his Paediatric residency program and board certified by Jordanian Medical Council,
Has interest in teaching and research
Isselmou Khalifa
Mauritanie
Professeur de Pédiatrie à la Faculté de Médecine, Université Al Assrya de Nouakchott
Pédiatre Praticien
Compétence et expérience en santé publique et en gestion des institutions et systèmes de santé
Chargé de mission au Ministère de la Santé
Johnny Mahlangu
South Africa
Faculty of the Health Sciences - University of the Witwatersrand and National Health Laboratory Service
Johannesburg, South Africa
Khaled Menif
Tunisia
President of the Tunisian Association of Pediatrics
Head of the PICU at Béchir Hamza Chidren's Hospital of Tunis
Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of Tunis - Tunisia
Pediatrician Intensivist
Marcello Maddalone
Italy
M.D.University of Milan
Specialty in Dentistry University of Milan
House Officer Dentistry University of Milan
Specialty in Orthodontics University of Milan
Chief Orthodontic San Gerardo Hospital Monza
Research Fellow University of Milan-Bicocca
Mohannad Mannaa
USA
Professor of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology & Pulmonary Medicine
Pediatric Sleep Medicine Medical Director
Washington University in St. Louis
School of Medicine
Naveenkumar Hariram Thacker
India
MD (Ped); FIAP
Director of Deep Children Hospital & Research Centre at Gandhidham-Kutch, Gujarat, India
Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics at Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad Anand, Gujarat, India
President-Elect of the International Pediatric Association (IPA) for the year 2021-2023
Secretary of Child Health Foundation.
He is currently member of Covid-19 Vaccine Immunization Task Force Member, Gujarat Government and India
Expert Advisory Group on Measles and Rubella. of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India
Othman Hamdan
Syria
Associate Prof of Pediatric Hematology Oncology at Damascus University Faculty of Medicine
Head Department of Hematology Oncology Children Hospital
Head Of Syrian Pediatric Doctors Association
Salvatore Vendemmia
Italy
Chief Department of Pediatrics
Founder, President and Emeritus President of SIPO and GNNNP
President Italian Arabic Pediatric Society (IAPS)
President Italian Romanian Pediatric Society
Italian Delegate UMEMPS
Manager JPNIM Relationships with the Scientific Societies
Tevfik Karagoz
Turkey
Head, Pediatric Cardiology Division,
Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine
Aman Pulungan
Indonesia
M.D., PhD, FAAP, FRCPI(Hon.)
Professor of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia
Senior Consultant in Pediatric Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia
Executive Director International Pediatric Association
Past President of Asia Pacific Pediatric Association
NCD Child Governing Council
Past-President of Indonesian Pediatric Society
Past-President of Asia Pacific Paediatric Endocrine Society
Angelo Ravelli
Italy
Scientific Director, Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy
Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Neurosciences, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics and Maternal-Infantile Sciences (DiNOGMI), University of Genoa, Italy
President, Pediatric Rheumatology European Society (PReS)
Honorary Member, European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology (EULAR)
Interim President, Italian Society of Pediatric Rheumatology (ReumaPed)
Doina Anca Plesca
Romania
Professor of Pediatrics, Director of Pediatric Department at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", Faculty of Medicine and Head of the Pediatric Department of the “Victor Gomoiu” Children's Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.
Primary pediatrician, primary pediatric neurologist and pediatric pulmonologist.
Vice Dean, Dean of Faculty of Medicine, Hospital Manager
Director of Pediatric Department, Medicine Faculty, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”
President of the Romanian Pediatric Society
President of UMEMPS
Co-President of Italo-Romanian Pediatric Society
Gamal Samy Aly
Egypt
Professor of Pediatrics & Neonatology
Dean of Faculty of Post Graduate Childhood Studies
Vice president of Ain Shams university
President of the Egyptian Society for Neonatal &Preterm Care
President of the Union of Mediterranean Neonatal Societies
Editor in chief of the Egyptian journal of Neonatology
Associate Editor of the Egyptian Journal of Pediatric Allergy& Immunology
Member of the American Academy of Pediatrics (Since 2000)
Governor of Fayoum (2016-2018)
President of October 6 University (2019 till now)
Ibrahim Shatat
Qatar
Senior Attending Physician – Nephrology and Hypertension
Medical Director at Sidra Medical and Research Center
Jalal M Abu-Shaweesh
USA
MD, MBA
Chairman of Pediatrics, Fairview Hospital
Medical Director, Global Pediatrics, Cleveland Clinic Children’s
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, CCLCM, CWRU
Joseph HADDAD
Lebanon
Professor of Pediatrics
Saint George University Hospital,
Faculty of Medicine, Balamand University Beirut Lebanon
President of the Union of Arab Pediatric Societies UMEMPS
International Pediatric Association IPA Executive Committee
Former Vice President of Association des Pediatres de langue Francaise APLF
Former President of the Lebanese Pediatric Society
Kholoud Wishah
USA
Director of the Division of Allergy & Immunology.
Department of Pediatrics MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio.
Residency in Pediatrics & Fellowship in Allergy & Immunology from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation
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Marianne Majdalani
Lebanon
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Director of the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
The American University of Beirut, AUB
Mohamad Miqdady
UAE
Dr Abubakar is Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Georgetown University Medical Center, Chief of Neonatology MedStar Medical Group and Chief, Division of Neonatology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC. Dr Abubakar has special interest in neonatal respiratory physiology, lung development, neonatal respiratory disease, assisted ventilation of the newborn and neonatal Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO). He has authored several publications and book chapters on neonatal lung diseases and respiratory support and has been involved in outreach education doing workshops and seminars in many countries including, Ecuador, Egypt and Indonesia.
Nesreen Faqih
Qatar
Senior Attending Physician at Sidra Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Critical Care, Doha / Qatar
Residency in pediatrics and a fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care in the United States/ Baylor College of Medicine
Graduated from the University of Jordan / Faculty of medicine
Her interests include Medical Education, and has served as Pediatric Residency Program Director at KHCC 2003-2009, and Pediatric Residency Critical Care Medicine Lead at Sidra Medicine from 2019- currently, and has received several awards in excellence in education
Rand K. Arnaout
Saudi Arabia
Consultant and Section Head of Allergy and Immunology at the Department of Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre,
Associate Professor at the College of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh
Stefano Cianfarani
Italy
Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome ‘Tor Vergata'
Chief of Diabetology & Growth Disorders Unit, 'Bambino Gesù ' Children's Hospital, Rome.
Visiting Professor, Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm.
Editor in Chief of Hormone Research in Pediatrics.
President of European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology
Yazan Samih Said
Saudi Arabia
Consultant, Allergy/ Clinical Immunology and Pediatric Pulmonology
King Fahad Specialist Hospital-Dammam