More guest Speakers to be announced.
Enrico Ghizoni
- Head of Neurosurgery at the University of Campinas - Brazil
- Associate Professor at Neurosurgery of the University of Campinas - Brazil
- Visiting Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Kaiser Permanente Hospital Oakland - USA
- Pediatric Neurosurgeon at the Craniofacial Center Sobrapar - Brazil
- Pediatric Neurosurgeon at the Pediatric Oncological Center Boldrini - Brazil
LINKS
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=enrico+ghizoni&sort=date
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8684-1780
http://lattes.cnpq.br/6659638949850244
Enrico Ghizoni
- Head of Neurosurgery at the University of Campinas - Brazil
- Associate Professor at Neurosurgery of the University of Campinas - Brazil
- Visiting Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Kaiser Permanente Hospital Oakland - USA
- Pediatric Neurosurgeon at the Craniofacial Center Sobrapar - Brazil
- Pediatric Neurosurgeon at the Pediatric Oncological Center Boldrini - Brazil
LINKS
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=enrico+ghizoni&sort=date
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8684-1780
http://lattes.cnpq.br/6659638949850244
Concezio Di Rocco, M.D.
Present Position and Title
Prof Di Rocco is author/editor of 27 books. He has published 60 chapters in books and more than 400 articles in peer reviewed scientific journals.
Office Address:
INI-International Neuroscience Institute
Hannover GmbH
Rudolph Pichlmayr Strasse 4 D-30625 Hannover, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 511 27092853 Segretary: +49 (0) 511 27092570
Fax : +49 (0) 511 27092990
E.mail: dirocco@ini-hannover.de
- Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery
INI-International Neuroscience Institute-Hannover
At Otto Von Guericke University - World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies
Hydrocephalus Project Chairman (together with prof M Choux) - Member of the WFNS Foundation
- Director (together with M. Choux) of the International Master Course of Chinese Pediatric Neurosurgery, Beijing United Family Hospital and Clinics and Capital Medical University, Beijing ,China
- Director of the Postgraduate Course in Pediatric Neurosurgery, El Gaala, Family Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
- ConsultantMinistry of Health, Ibn Sina Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait
- European Union, Illinois (USA)
- Universita` Cattolica, Rome, Facolta` di Medicina e Chirurgia, 1962-1969 (Medical Graduation)
- Universita` di Genova, Facolta` di Medicina e Chirurgia, 1973 (Specialty in Neurosurgery)
- Special fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery, Northwestern University, Chicago, 1973-1974
- Universita` Cattolica, Roma, Facolta` di Medicina e Chirurgia, 1977 (Specialty in Pediatrics)
- Italy, 1970
- USA, E.C.F.M.G.,1973, (Temporary license, State of Illinois, 1973-1974; 2000)
- Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Catholic University Medical School, Rome - 1973
- Associate Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Catholic University Medical School, Rome - 1983
- Head of the Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Policlinico Gemelli, Catholic University Medical School, Rome - 1989
- Full Professorof Pediatric Neurosurgery, Catholic University Medical School, Rome - 2000-2013
- Director of the Specialty School of Neurosurgery, Catholic University Medical School, Rome - 2002-2013
- Director of Department ( Pediatrics; Pediatric Surgery and Pediatric Neurosciences), Catholic University Medical School, Rome - 2003-2007
- Director of Department (Neurosciences), Catholic University Medical School, Rome - 2008-2011
- Director of the Institute of Neurosurgery, Catholic University Medical School, Rome - 2009-2013
- Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery, INI. International Neurosciences Institute, Hannover at Otto Guerincke University - 2013-present
- Societa` Italiana di Neurochirurgia
- Societa` Italiana di Pediatria
- Associazione Italiana di Neuroncologia
- Societe'de Neurochirurgie de Langue Francaise (Membre d'Honneur) - 1997
- European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (Vice-President) - 1999-2001
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons (Section of Pediatric Neurological Surgeons)
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons (Joint Section on Tumors)
- WFNS Foundation, 2012
Serbian Society of Neurosurgery (Honorary Member) - 2015
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons (Section of Pediatric Neurological Surgeons)
- American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery
- European Society for Paediatric Neurosurgery
- Secretary Elect - 1992-1993
- Secretary - 1994-2000
- President Elect - 2000-2002
- President - 2002-2004
- Chairman International Society for Pediatric Skull Base (Founding
member)
- Treasurer - 1991-1994
- Secretary - 1995- 1997
- International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Chairman
of the Scientific Program - 1980-1981
- Secretary - 1982-1984
- Chairman of the Education Committee - 1985-1987
- Chairman of the Annual Scientific Meeting (Rome) - 1988
- Chairman of the Liaison Committee - 1988-1989
- Chairman of the Education Committee - 1989-1992
- President Elect - 1993
- President - 1994
- Past President-Chairman of the Nominating Committee - 1995
- Member of the Nominating Committee - 1996-1997
- Committee on Pediatric Neurosurgery of the World
Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (Member) - 1997-2001
- Chairman 2001-2009
- Education Committee of the World Federation of
Neurosurgical Societies 1997-2012
- Chairman - 2013-present
- Training Committee of the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (Italian representative)
- EANS Subcommittee for Subspecialties in Neurosurgery
- Pediatric Neurosurgery Study Group (Head) of the Italian Society of Neurosurgery (1996-1999)
- Main Editor:
Child's Nervous System
Official Journal of the International Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Official Journal of the European Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery - Member of the Editorial Board of Advances and Technical Standard in
Neurosurgery
Member of the Editorial Board of: - Child's Brain - 1977-1984
- Child's
Nervous System
- Geographic Editor for Europe - 1985-1999
- Main Editor - 2000-present
- Il Pediatra - 1988-present
- Pediatric Neuroscience - 1990-1991
- Italian Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences - 1990-present
- Critical Reviews in Neurosurgery - 1991-present
- Pediatric Neurosurgery - 1991-present
- Surgical Neurology - 1994-present
- Acta Neurochirurgica - 1994-present
- Editor of "Rivista di Neuroscienze Pediatriche / Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences" - 1985-1990
- Member of the Advisory Board of / Current Treatment for Hydrocephalus (STH,Japan) - 1991-present
- Member of the International Advisory Board of the Pan Arab Journal of Neurosurgery - 1997-present
- Member of the International Advisory Board of the Pan Turkish Neurosurgery - 2000-present
- Member of the International Advisory Board of the Romanian Neurosurgery - 2001-present
- Member of the International Advisory Board of the World Neurosurgery - 2011-present
- Editor (together with A.J.Raimondi, Verona, and M.Choux, Marseille) of the book series entitled "Principles of Pediatric Neurosurgery" (Springer Verlag,Berlin)
- Director/Founder (together with M. Choux, K Hovind) of the European Postgraduate Course on Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Director/Founder (together with M. Choux) of the International Master Course of ChinesePediatric Neurosurgery, Beijing United Family Hospital and Clinics and Capital University, Beijing, China
- Director/Founder of the Postgraduate Course in Pediatric Neurosurgery, El Gaala, Faamily Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
- Consultant Ministry of Health, Ibn Sina Hospital, Kuwait City, Kuwait
- Chairman of the WFNS Education Committee
- Director of the Medical Center of the Italian Association for the Child with Hydrocephalus or Spina Bifida
- Member of the International Faculty of the WFNS Educational Courses
- Member of the Faculty of the EANS Training Course
- Member of the Faculty of the ESPN Postgraduate Course
- Pudenz Award in CSF Physiology - 1997
- Membre d'Honneur of the Société de Neurochirurgie de Langue Française - 1997
- E Bruce Hendrick Visiting Professorship - 1998
- First Prize-Royal Society of Authors Medical Book Awards (together with M.Choux, A.Hockley, M.Walker for the book: Pediatric Neurosurgery) - 1999
- Raimondi Lecture, Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago - 2001
- Jikei University Visiting Professor - WCMC-Ped NS#001 - 2001
- Pudenz Lecture, American Society Pediatric Neurosurgeons - 2002
- XXVII Conferència Ley-Tolosa - Academia de Ciencies Mediques de Catalunya - 2003
- Baghwati Oration, Indian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery - 2003
- Honorary Lecture 50 years of Georgia Neurosurgical Institute, Georgia, USA - 2005
- Gold Medallion, Life Commitment to Neurosurgery, Damman University, Saudi - 2010
- Nurhan Avman Conference - Ankara University, Turkey - 2012
- First Medallion Sociedad Espanola de Neurocirugia Pediatica - 2015
- Honorary
memberships
Serbian Society of Neurosurgery - 2015
Brazilian Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery - 2020 - WFNS Medallion - 2019
Prof Di Rocco is author/editor of 27 books. He has published 60 chapters in books and more than 400 articles in peer reviewed scientific journals.
Office Address:
INI-International Neuroscience Institute
Hannover GmbH
Rudolph Pichlmayr Strasse 4 D-30625 Hannover, Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 511 27092853 Segretary: +49 (0) 511 27092570
Fax : +49 (0) 511 27092990
E.mail: dirocco@ini-hannover.de
Srinivas Dwarakanath
Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Nimhans, Bangalore
Qualifications:
Qualifications:
- M.B.B.S, (Bangalore Medical College), (Best Outgoing Student, Winner of 12 Gold medals and prizes)
- M. S (Gen Surgery) PGIMER, Chandigarh
- MCh (Neurosurgery), AIIMS, New Delhi
- IFAANS
- CNS- Sugita Fellow- Movement Disorders, Toronto Western Hospital, Canada
- Skull base and cerebrovascular – Visiting Fellow - University of Washington, Seattle
- Craniovertebral Junction and Congenital Pediatrics, Movement Disorder, Cerebrovascular and Skull Base (Microsurgical and Endoscopy),.
- >200
- EC Member and chair, Webinar Committee , Neurological society of India
- Hon Secretary, Bangalore Neurological society
- Executive Committee Member – Indian Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Hon. Treasurer: Indian Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
- Founder Member – Indian Neuromodulation society.
Hélio Rubens MACHADO. MD, PhD
Current Title & Department
- Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Chief of Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery Department of Surgery and Anatomy
Chief of Pediatric Center for Epilepsy Surgery HC Criança - Pediatric Hospital
Ribeirao Preto Medical School - University of Sao Paulo
- Ribeirão Preto Medical School University of São Paulo Year of Graduation:
1973
Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- 1974 Hospital das Clínicas de Ribeirão Preto Universidade de São Paulo
Chairman: Prof. Sylvio de Vergueiro Forjaz - 1975 Collége de Médécine de Paris (France) Hôpital de la Salpetriére (Paris, France)
Chairman: Prof. Jacques LeBeau - 1976 Hôpital Foch (Paris, France) Chairman: Prof. Gérard Guiot
- 1979 Hôpital Foch (Paris, France) Chairman:
Prof. Gérard Guiot
Pediatric Neurosurgery: Prof. Jacques Rougerie
Craniofacial surgery: Prof. Paul Tessier - 1979 Hospital for Sick Children (London, England)
Chairman: Prof. Kenneth Till - 1984 Hôpital Necker- Enfants Malades (Paris, France)
Chairman: Prof. Jean-François Hirsch - 1990 Hospital for Sick Children (Toronto, Canada) Chairman:
Prof Harold Hoffman
- 1976 Hôpital Sainte-Anne (Paris, France) Chairman: Prof.
Jean Talairach
- Epilepsy surgery in children
- Cortical dysplasia in children – gene expression, epileptogenesis and surgical treatment
- Robotics in pediatric neurosurgery
- Full papers 215
- Citations – 2736 (Scopus) H index – 29
- Books (3) Books chapters (56)
Maura Massimino, MD
Maura Massimino graduated at Milan University in 1987 with laude.
She achieved Hematology Board in 1991 and Pediatrics Board in 1995 at Milan University.
From 1987 onwards she worked at the Pediatric Oncology Unit of Istituto Nazionale Tumori (at present Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori) of Milan, first as resident until 1989, afterwards as permanent staff member, from May 2009 as Deputy Director and since July 2010 as full Director.
From 2000 she was responsible of a Functional Unit for pediatric neurooncology activities Her clinical research is particularly voted to childhood brain tumors, lymphomas and thyroid cancer.
She is also involved in late effects evaluation and quality of life for survivors.
She is the author of more than 300 published full papers, more than 500 meeting communications, several book chapters. She was PI or co-PI or participants in several peer-reviewed grants. She coordinates the brain tumor group in AIEOP (Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology) and national PI for trials on medulloblastoma, ependymoma and DIPG
She qualified for associated and full professor in Pediatrics in Italian University in April 2017 and April 2018, respectively.
She is married, mother of two children.
She likes swimming and running, reading a lot.
February 2 2023, Milano
She achieved Hematology Board in 1991 and Pediatrics Board in 1995 at Milan University.
From 1987 onwards she worked at the Pediatric Oncology Unit of Istituto Nazionale Tumori (at present Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori) of Milan, first as resident until 1989, afterwards as permanent staff member, from May 2009 as Deputy Director and since July 2010 as full Director.
From 2000 she was responsible of a Functional Unit for pediatric neurooncology activities Her clinical research is particularly voted to childhood brain tumors, lymphomas and thyroid cancer.
She is also involved in late effects evaluation and quality of life for survivors.
She is the author of more than 300 published full papers, more than 500 meeting communications, several book chapters. She was PI or co-PI or participants in several peer-reviewed grants. She coordinates the brain tumor group in AIEOP (Italian Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology) and national PI for trials on medulloblastoma, ependymoma and DIPG
She qualified for associated and full professor in Pediatrics in Italian University in April 2017 and April 2018, respectively.
She is married, mother of two children.
She likes swimming and running, reading a lot.
February 2 2023, Milano
Irene Margreet Jacqueline Mathijssen
- December 2018 - Full professor
- December 2016 - Head of the dept. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Erasmus MC
- June 2014-2016 - MBA-health, ECZ
- December 2011 - Extraordinary professor in craniofacial malformations
- March 2005 - Plastic surgeon
- January 2005-April 2005 - Craniofacial Fellowship Hopital Necker, Paris
- October 2000 - Doctorate "Craniosynostosis Clinical and fundamental aspects"
- Research focuses on congenital craniofacial anomalies
- Promotor of 12 completed PhDs, co-promotor of 2 PhDs
- Research group of 11 PhD students
- Coordinator of European Reference Network on Rare Craniofacial Anomalies (2016-present)
- Secretary-Treasurer International Society of Craniofacial Surgery (2013-present)
- Chair of the committee for development of national guideline on craniosynostosis (2010 and revision in 2019)
- Member committee for development of ERN guideline on craniofacial microsomia (2019)
- Member committee for development of ERN guideline on Robin sequence (2021)
- President of Dutch Society for Plastic Surgery (2006 – 2012)
- 200 international peer-reviewed articles
- 4 book chapters on craniofacial anomalies
- The Skoog visiting professor 2019, University of Uppsala, Sweden
- Co-promoter of the year 2008, Promerus
- Best clinical paper Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery – ASMS 2016
- Best paper Journal Craniofacial Surgery of 2010
Marcelo Volpon Santos, MD, PhD
Consultant Pediatric Neurosurgeon
Center for Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery in Children (CIREP)
Senior Lecturer
Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Ribeirão Preto Medical School
University of São Paulo
Brazil
Center for Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery in Children (CIREP)
Senior Lecturer
Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Ribeirão Preto Medical School
University of São Paulo
Brazil
Sandi Lam, MD, MBA
Division Chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Ann and Robert H Lurie Children’s HospitalProfessor and Vice Chair, Department of Neurosurgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago IL
Dr. Lam's clinical focus encompasses pediatric epilepsy surgery and cerebrovascular surgery with expertise in surgical innovation, neuroendoscopy, minimally invasive surgical techniques, and development of multidisciplinary patient-centered clinical programs. At Lurie Children's Hospital and Northwestern, she champions a destination comprehensive pediatric epilepsy program and interdisciplinary pediatric neurovascular clinic. She enables Phase 1/2 clinical trials, extending hope for epilepsy, gene therapy, pediatric brain tumors, and more.
She is dedicated to education and mentorship, with interest in addressing gaps in traditional surgical training curricula.
Dr. Lam contributes to building sustainable global pediatric neurosurgery services and clinical training collaborations in Africa (Egypt, Kenya and Uganda) along with other international neurosurgery efforts in Asia.
She is on the executive committee of the Joint Section on Pediatric Neurosurgery of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurosurgeons, the executive committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics - Section on Neurosurgery, as well as the executive board of the International Federation of Neuroendoscopy. She serves on the editorial board of Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics.
She is dedicated to education and mentorship, with interest in addressing gaps in traditional surgical training curricula.
Dr. Lam contributes to building sustainable global pediatric neurosurgery services and clinical training collaborations in Africa (Egypt, Kenya and Uganda) along with other international neurosurgery efforts in Asia.
She is on the executive committee of the Joint Section on Pediatric Neurosurgery of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurosurgeons, the executive committee of the American Academy of Pediatrics - Section on Neurosurgery, as well as the executive board of the International Federation of Neuroendoscopy. She serves on the editorial board of Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics.
Dr. Dattatraya Muzumdar
Professor of Neurosurgery and Unit II incharge , Seth GS Medical College and KEM hospital, MumbaiQualifications: M.S.; F.C.P.S. (General Surgery) M.Ch.,DNB (Neurosurgery), MNAMS, FICS (USA), FACS (USA), FRCS Ed, FRCS (Ireland)
Teaching experience 23 years
Editorial experience
• Publications in national and international indexed peer reviewed journals : 175
• Editor, Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences –Official Journal of Indian Society for Pe-diatric Neurosurgery
• Editorial board member of Child 's Nervous system
• Editor, International Journal of Neuroncology - Official Journal of Indian Society of Neurooncology
Special interest
• Pediatric Neurosurgery
• Neurooncology
• Epilepsy surgery
Editorial experience
• Publications in national and international indexed peer reviewed journals : 175
• Editor, Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences –Official Journal of Indian Society for Pe-diatric Neurosurgery
• Editorial board member of Child 's Nervous system
• Editor, International Journal of Neuroncology - Official Journal of Indian Society of Neurooncology
Special interest
• Pediatric Neurosurgery
• Neurooncology
• Epilepsy surgery
Giuseppe Cinalli MD, IFAANS, FACS
Doctor in Medicine and Surgery cum laude in 5 years ½ at the University "Federico II" of Naples, Italy on July 1986.
Neurosurgery Resident at University "Federico II" of Naples, Italy and at the Pediatric Neurosurgery department of Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades of Paris, Francedirected by Prof. Jean-François Hirsch as resident-Winner of a Grant of the French Government and a Grant of the Italian Government,.
1993: Travelling fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery at the 'New York University Medical Center directed by Fred Epstein and from June 1993 through October 1993 in the Pediatric Neurosurgery of the Utah University directed by Marion Walker
1993 - 1998: Consultant Neurosurgeon in the Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades of Paris, France,
1999-Today: Neurosurgeon at the 'Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital' of Naples, Italy.
Since April 1st, 2007 Head of Pediatric Neurosurgery and since July 1st, 2016 Head, Department of Neuroscience of the 'Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital' of Naples, Italy
Assistant Professor in Pediatric Neurosurgery at Federico II University in Naples, Italy.
2 MASTERS IN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT, 7 scientific Societies,
181 indexed Publications, 31 Book chapters, >300 Invited Lectures, editor of 4 books
Editor "Techniques in Neurosurgery", Springer Nature
Vice President, Italian Society of Neurosurgery
Past President, International Federation of Neuroendoscopy (IFNE)
Neurosurgery Resident at University "Federico II" of Naples, Italy and at the Pediatric Neurosurgery department of Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades of Paris, Francedirected by Prof. Jean-François Hirsch as resident-Winner of a Grant of the French Government and a Grant of the Italian Government,.
1993: Travelling fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery at the 'New York University Medical Center directed by Fred Epstein and from June 1993 through October 1993 in the Pediatric Neurosurgery of the Utah University directed by Marion Walker
1993 - 1998: Consultant Neurosurgeon in the Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades of Paris, France,
1999-Today: Neurosurgeon at the 'Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital' of Naples, Italy.
Since April 1st, 2007 Head of Pediatric Neurosurgery and since July 1st, 2016 Head, Department of Neuroscience of the 'Santobono-Pausilipon Children's Hospital' of Naples, Italy
Assistant Professor in Pediatric Neurosurgery at Federico II University in Naples, Italy.
2 MASTERS IN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT, 7 scientific Societies,
181 indexed Publications, 31 Book chapters, >300 Invited Lectures, editor of 4 books
Editor "Techniques in Neurosurgery", Springer Nature
Vice President, Italian Society of Neurosurgery
Past President, International Federation of Neuroendoscopy (IFNE)
Dr. Dattatraya Muzumdar
Professor of Neurosurgery and Unit II incharge , Seth GS Medical College and KEM hospital, Mumbai
Qualifications: M.S.; F.C.P.S. (General Surgery) M.Ch.,DNB (Neurosurgery), MNAMS, FICS (USA), FACS (USA), FRCS Ed, FRCS (Ireland)
Teaching experience 23 years
Editorial experience
• Publications in national and international indexed peer reviewed journals : 175
• Editor, Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences –Official Journal of Indian Society for Pe-diatric Neurosurgery
• Editorial board member of Child 's Nervous system
• Editor, International Journal of Neuroncology - Official Journal of Indian Society of Neurooncology
Special interest
• Pediatric Neurosurgery
• Neurooncology
• Epilepsy surgery
Qualifications: M.S.; F.C.P.S. (General Surgery) M.Ch.,DNB (Neurosurgery), MNAMS, FICS (USA), FACS (USA), FRCS Ed, FRCS (Ireland)
Teaching experience 23 years
Editorial experience
• Publications in national and international indexed peer reviewed journals : 175
• Editor, Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences –Official Journal of Indian Society for Pe-diatric Neurosurgery
• Editorial board member of Child 's Nervous system
• Editor, International Journal of Neuroncology - Official Journal of Indian Society of Neurooncology
Special interest
• Pediatric Neurosurgery
• Neurooncology
• Epilepsy surgery
Mehran Moazen
Mehran Moazen graduated as a Mechanical Engineer in 2005 and completed his PhD in Medical Engineering at the University of Hull, UK, in 2008. In June 2009, he moved to the University of Leeds, UK, as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. In June 2012, he received a prestigious five-year research fellowship from the Royal Academy of Engineering to investigate the biomechanics of craniosynostosis. He joined Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University College London in July 2015, where he currently works as a Professor of Biomedical Engineering. His research is focused on the biomechanics of musculoskeletal system to understand its underlying mechanisms of growth, adaptation and repair, through the use of computational and experimental techniques. He currently holds an EPSRC Open Fellowship (2022-27) investigating the mechanobiology of craniosynostosis. His research has been funded by a number of funding bodies including: RAEng, EPSRC, HFSP, Rosetrees Trust and has led to 77 publications to date and presented in over 100 inter/national conferences. He is a member of a number of professional bodies (e.g. IMechE, ESB), a fellow of HEA, trustee of Headlines Craniofacial Charity and acts as a reviewer for a number of journals and funding bodies.
Sandip Chatterjee
Sandip Chatterjee is Prof and Head of Neurosurgery at Park Clinic and VIMS at Kolkata. Former President of Indian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, Past President of Indian Society for NeuroOncology, and Past Education Chair of AO Spine (India), Past Associate Editor of British Journal of Neurosurgery, is on the editorial board of 6 journals. Also past Chair of Education of ISPN, and currently Co Chair of Education of Asia Australasian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, member of the Global Alliance for Folate Fortification of the WHO. Currently treasurer of the ISPN and EB member, author of 180 articles and 28 book chapters and editor of 5 books. Winner of Mother Teresa International Award amongst others, and also an avid photographer and wildlife enthusiast.
Wan Tew Seow
Wan Tew Seow is Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon at the National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) Singapore and Clinical Associate Professor with the Duke-NUS Medical School. He is an active pediatric neurosurgeon and was Head of the Pediatric Neurosurgery Service at the KK Women’s & Children’s Hospital from 1997-2015 and he also previously headed the Department of Neurosurgery, NNI (2015-2019).
He is a Past President of the Asian Australasian Society of Neurological Surgery and is the current President of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery. He is interested in neurosurgical education and has taught in many courses run by the ISPN, ESPN, AASPN, LACPN and IFNE. He is also interested in medico-legal issues and teach on these subjects in courses run by the Singapore Medical Association, Academy of Medicine, Singapore and the Medical Protection Society.
He is a Past President of the Asian Australasian Society of Neurological Surgery and is the current President of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery. He is interested in neurosurgical education and has taught in many courses run by the ISPN, ESPN, AASPN, LACPN and IFNE. He is also interested in medico-legal issues and teach on these subjects in courses run by the Singapore Medical Association, Academy of Medicine, Singapore and the Medical Protection Society.
Ulrich-W. Thomale
Head of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, since 12/2014. Professor Dr. med., specialized in pediatric brain tumors, neuroendoscopy, hydrocephalus and CNS congenital malformations. Certified Neurosurgeon since 2004 graduated from Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Universitaetsmedizin, Berlin, Germany.
Medical education completed 1998, attending medical schools in Tübingen, Vienna and Berlin with internships at Cornell Medical School (New York Hospital and Sloan Kattering Cancer Center), New York and Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, USA. Venia legendi in 2007. Research fellowship and clinical observership in 2007 at Pediatric Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, USA.
Lead of the Pediatric Neurosurgical Panel of the German pediatric brain tumor network (HIT). Pediatric Neurosurgery Section Co-Chair of the German Neurosurgical Society (DGNC). Executive Board member of the ISPN, ESPN and IFNE. Editorial board member of Child’s Nervous System and Pediatric Neurosurgery. Former Neurosurgical Co-Chair of the eSIOP brain tumor group 2018-2022. Former Representative of the Section “Endoscopic Neurosurgery, Neuronavigation and Intraoperative Imaging” of the DGNC, 2011-2018.
Published more than 178 PubMed listed papers and additional book chapters. Co-Founder of the Association of Neuroesthetics. Invited Speaker and organizer at numerous international conferences and neurosurgical courses.
Medical education completed 1998, attending medical schools in Tübingen, Vienna and Berlin with internships at Cornell Medical School (New York Hospital and Sloan Kattering Cancer Center), New York and Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, USA. Venia legendi in 2007. Research fellowship and clinical observership in 2007 at Pediatric Neurosurgery, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, USA.
Lead of the Pediatric Neurosurgical Panel of the German pediatric brain tumor network (HIT). Pediatric Neurosurgery Section Co-Chair of the German Neurosurgical Society (DGNC). Executive Board member of the ISPN, ESPN and IFNE. Editorial board member of Child’s Nervous System and Pediatric Neurosurgery. Former Neurosurgical Co-Chair of the eSIOP brain tumor group 2018-2022. Former Representative of the Section “Endoscopic Neurosurgery, Neuronavigation and Intraoperative Imaging” of the DGNC, 2011-2018.
Published more than 178 PubMed listed papers and additional book chapters. Co-Founder of the Association of Neuroesthetics. Invited Speaker and organizer at numerous international conferences and neurosurgical courses.
Alain Verloes
Professor Alain Verloes, MD, PhD was trained as MD at Brussels Free University, specialized in Pediatrics at Liège University (Belgium). Since 2001, he is a clinical geneticist, Professor of Genetics at the Paris Cité University and head of the Department of Genetics, at the Robert Debré University Hospital. He is the European Coordinator of the European Reference Network ERN-ITHACA, a network of 71 University Hospitals across 26 EU countries. ITHACA is dedicated to anomalies development (single and multiple congenital anomalies) and of neurodevelopment (intellectual disability and Autism Spectrum Disorder), whatever their origin: genomic or monogenic, environmental or multifactorial. His main research interests focus on RASopathies and genetic forms of intellectual disability. He is author or co-author of more than 460 peer-reviewed articles and of several chapters in genetic textbooks.
ITHACA includes a WG dedicated to spinal dysraphism and host a taskforce targeting fetal surgery of spina bifida and related disorders.
ITHACA includes a WG dedicated to spinal dysraphism and host a taskforce targeting fetal surgery of spina bifida and related disorders.
Martin Mynarek
Dr Mynarek is a paediatrician trained in Hannover and Hamburg, Germany, and is currently working as a senior physician in the Department for Paediatric Haematology and Oncology in the University Medical Centre Hamburg-Eppendorf. His main clinical and scientific interests are paediatric brain tumours and how to optimize therapy for them in order to increase survival and reduce long-term sequelae. He has a long-standing experience in the design and conduct of multicentre clinical trials in paediatric brain tumours, especially medulloblastoma. He has been nominated by the Brain Tumour Group of the European Society for Paediatric Oncology (SIOPE-BTG) to lead the European Trial SIOP-MB6 on standard-risk medulloblastoma, which for the first time will also include a randomized question on the optimal surgical approach to medulloblastoma. Dr Mynarek has published 27 pubmed-listed articles on medulloblastoma, focussing on clinical trials outcomes and strategies to improve risk-stratification based on biological tumour criteria.
Dr Nicola Specchio, MD, PhD
Department of Neuroscience, Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Institute for Research and Health Care (IRCCS), Rome, Italy
Nicola Specchio is Head of the Epilepsy Unit in the Department of Neuroscience at Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy. Within his role, he is responsible for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with pediatric epilepsy.
Dr Specchio’s main interest lies with seizure semiology and the classification of epileptic seizures and syndromes, drug resistant epilepsies, developmental and epileptic encephalopathies. He has published more than 200 papers in many international journals. He is also a principal investigator on different clinical trials in patients with rare and complex epilepsies.
He is recipient of the Young Investigator Award from the Commission of European Affair of the International League Against Epilepsy (2016) and of the “John Stobo Pritchard Award” from the International Child Neurology Association (ICNA) (2020).
He is current Chair of the ILAE Task force on Nosology and Classification, and since 2020 member of the Global Advocacy Council of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE).
Dr Specchio is a representative of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Europe, of the International Child Neurology Association (ICNA), and of the Italian Chapter of the ILAE.
Dr Specchio’s main interest lies with seizure semiology and the classification of epileptic seizures and syndromes, drug resistant epilepsies, developmental and epileptic encephalopathies. He has published more than 200 papers in many international journals. He is also a principal investigator on different clinical trials in patients with rare and complex epilepsies.
He is recipient of the Young Investigator Award from the Commission of European Affair of the International League Against Epilepsy (2016) and of the “John Stobo Pritchard Award” from the International Child Neurology Association (ICNA) (2020).
He is current Chair of the ILAE Task force on Nosology and Classification, and since 2020 member of the Global Advocacy Council of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE).
Dr Specchio is a representative of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) Europe, of the International Child Neurology Association (ICNA), and of the Italian Chapter of the ILAE.
