Neonatology, Perinatal Research

Buddington completed his Bachelor of Science at the University of California, Riverside in 1976, followed by a Master of Science at the Arizona State University, Tempe. He completed his PhD at University of California, Davis and Postdoctoral training at UCLA before initiating an academic career spanning 30 years and a research program dedicated to developmental and integrative physiology with an emphasis on improving healthcare.

Medical Education, Neurotrauma

Donna Mendez is a board certified Pediatrician as well as Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician. She completed her pediatric residency at the 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 the Director of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship. Her research focus is on head injury and medical education. Dr. Mendez is currently investigating Fast MRI for ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction.

Marcos Roberto Tovani Palone completed his MSc from the Hospital for Rehabilitation of Craniofacial Anomalies, University of São Paulo, Brazil, and his PhD in Experimental Pathology from Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Brazil. He is DDS, and specialist in pediatric dentistry, syndromes and craniofacial anomalies, and health management. His main research interests are pediatric pathology, orofacial clefts, dentistry, general medicine, and public health. He has published more than 80 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of BMC Public Health, Biomolecules, and Electronic Journal of General Medicine.

Pediatrics, Immunology

Ledia Qatipi has completed her Medical School in 1999 from University of Medicine, Tirana, Albania and postgraduate studies in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics from Staten Island University Hospital, New York, USA. Currently she works as Senior MD at ABC Health Center, part of ABC Heath Foundation, a non profit organization Tirana, Albania, that gives affordable medical care to the urban and rural communities and underserved children. She also served for 10 years as a Quality Improvement Committee Board member of BCCHC (Beacon Christian Community Health Center, Staten Island, New York). She has published more than 10 papers in reputed journals in USA and Europe.

Pediatrics & Nutrition

Dr. A.P. Dubey is working as Professor of Pediatrics at ESI PGIMSR, New Delhi. His career in Pediatrics spans over 35 years. He has been a thesis supervisor and examiner in Pediatrics for UG, PG and PhD Examinations at various universities. He served as Honorary Lecturer in Pediatrics at University of Sheffield, U.K. for one year. He was awarded “Commonwealth Medical Fellowship” in Pediatric Hemato-oncology at the Children’s Hospital, Sheffield (U.K) and also “Trainee Fellowship of Indian Academy of Pediatrics”. For his outstanding services, Delhi Govt. has awarded him “State Doctors Award” for the year 2010-11. He has been Executive Editor of Indian Pediatrics (official medical journal of IAP), Convener and Chairperson of immunization committee, Secretary and Chairperson of subspecialty chapter of Nutrition. He has over 90 publications in National and International journals and many chapters in text books. He has attended many National and International conferences and presented papers.

Biochemistry, Genetic, Autoimmune diseases, Cancer Biomarkers and gastrointestinal tract issues.

Dr. Menicagli Roberto has degree, at the age of 26 years in Milan University, ,and the PhD with postdoctoral studies in biochemistry and molecular genetics. Subsequently is been assigned as University Reader ,with many lecture in those fields at the faculty of Biology at Milan University. After , has the role, as “ Senior Research”, in ENIRESEARCH GROUP, the most important Italian research group in the field of Chemistry and Biochemistry. with the task ,and the responsibility of many projects for the Environment. and Public Health, in the scientific committee ,of ENEA-CNR. Now ,after these institutional role in above scientific Institutes ,and for by age legal limits, is retired from public work , but took the charge of the director of Roma Biomed Research Lab a Private Medical Service Organization, where is a principal specialist in the study of metabolic diseases, with particular target to the rule of the mucins in protective layer , in human biological districts, as the neck ,head ,and gastrointestinal tract. In this field , has published more than 20 papers, in reputed medical magazines , also with impact factor ,and an E- book .

Asthma, Cystic fibrosis, Chronic cough and paediatric sleep medicine

Prof Elnazir is a Consultant in Paediatric Respiratory Medicine with strong academic background. He obtained his PhD from the university of Birmingham UK and completed his clinical training in the UK and Ireland. He has held many key leadership positions during his career with the Asthma Society of Ireland, Cystic Fibrosis Ireland, Make a wish Ireland and Internationally with Arab Paediatric Pulmonology association & as a co-founder of Middle East Cystic Fibrosis Association. He also served as a National Specialty Director in Paediatrics at the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland. He decided to expand his horizons by taking a 3 years sabbatical period and joined Al Jalila Children's specialty Hospital in Dubai in 2015 to set up a Paediatric Pulmonology Service.

Interventional pediatric cardiology

Dr. Howard S. Weber is presently working as professor of pediatrics at the Penn State Hershey. He completed his fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology at Yale New Haven Hospital in 1989 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.