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Dr. Amna Kashgari

Assistant Professor of Radiology | Saudi Arabia

Assistant professor of Radiology.KSAU-HS Pediatric Radiology and Pediatric Neuroradiology consultant KAMC-NGHA, Riyadh. Brief Bio: I'm Board certified by the Saudi Board of Radiology. I graduate with honour degree. I continue my training at IWK health center, Dalhousie university, Halifax Canada in Paediatric radiology and Paediatric Neuroradiology. I have been in practice at KAMC, Riyadh since completing fellowship in July 2012. I have special interest in advance MRI neuroimaging in Paediatric and metabolic brain disorders. I have established my interest and goals to work for all paediatric patient’s safety including tailoring radiology examination for individual patient to decrease radiation. Recently, I was the Chairman of the academic community in the Medical imaging department at KAMC,Riyadh and the director for the residency training program from 2016-2019. I have several local and international presentation in pediatric radiology.

Prof. Edward Y. Lee

Associate Professor of Radiology | USA

Dr. Edward Lee is an associate professor of radiology at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. He received his A.B. and M.D. from the University of Chicago (Phi Beta Kappa and Swift Scholar) and his M.P.H. from Harvard University (Student Marshal), followed by an internship at Harvard Medical Center (BIDM / BWH / DFCI) and a radiology residency at Mallincrodt Institute of Radiology / Washington University Medical Center. After completing a pediatric radiology fellowship as a chief fellow at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in 2005, he joined the Departments of Radiology and Medicine, Division of Pulmonary Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Since Dr. Lee was appointed as the Chief of Thoracic Imaging Division in 2010 and Director of MRI from 2012 - 2014, he has provided integrated image performance and interpretation across modalities for congenital and acquired pediatric disorders at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Lee has been an author on more than 200 peer-reviewed journal articles, 100 review articles or book chapters, and three books related to pediatric imaging including Pediatric Radiology: Practical Imaging Evaluation of Infants and Children. He was the recipient of GERRAF (GE Radiology Research Academic Fellowship) in 2006 and RSNA Eyler Editorial Fellowship in 2010. He is the winner of the prestigious Caffey’s Awards from SPR in both Best Clinical Scientific Research and Best Educational Exhibit Presentation categories. As a chair of the pediatric section of the American Board of Radiology (ABR), he has been instrumental in establishing pediatric radiology education and qualification in radiology residency training in the United States. Additionally, as an editor of the pediatric section of the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR); editorial board member of nine journals; and reviewer of 25 journals; Dr. Lee has also helped guide and establish the educational and scientific direction and growth in his academic specialty – pediatric imaging – at academic and medical institutions around the world. He is the past President of the New England Roentgen Ray Society (NERRS) and current President of the International Society of Pediatric Thoracic Imaging (ISPTI) and Medical Staff Organization at Boston Children’s Hospital. Recently, Dr. Lee has been also elected as the President of the Medical Staff Organization (MSO) at Boston Children’s Hospital. Dr. Lee is currently one of the most sought-after internationally known radiology educators and experts in the field of pediatric imaging. He has served either as a visiting professor, an invited speaker, or radiology oral board examiner on various topics related to pediatric imaging education in more than 40 different countries in the Americas, Europe, Middle East, Australia, Africa, and Asia.

Prof. Jay P. Heiken

Professor | USA

Jay P. Heiken, MD, FACR, is Professor of Radiology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. Prior to that he was on the faculty of the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at the Washington University School of Medicine for 35 years. He served as Director of Abdominal Imaging at Washington University for 15 years and as Co-director of Body Computed Tomography for 24 years. Dr. Heiken is past President of the International Cancer Imaging Society (ICIS), the Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance (SCBT/MR) and the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists (SGR), and has served as Chair of the Gastrointestinal Subcommittee of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) Scientific Program Committee. He currently is a member of the American College of Radiology LI-RADS Steering Committee. He is a fellow of the American College of Radiology, and for 22 years served as an examiner for the American Board of Radiology. He has served on the editorial board of Radiology and currently is a member of the editorial board of Abdominal Imaging, the Korean Journal of Radiology and Applied Cancer Research. He has been awarded Honorary Fellowship in the Asian Society of Abdominal Radiology (ASAR) and Membership in the Radiological Society of South Africa (RSSA). Dr. Heiken has co-authored 138 peer-reviewed articles, 43 book chapters and invited publications, and has edited and co-authored 6 books. He has presented scientific papers at conferences across the United States, lectured as a visiting professor in more than 60 national and international universities, and has taught more than 240 courses and symposia. Dr. Heiken has received the Gold Medal of both the Society of Abdominal Radiology and the International Cancer Imaging Society. He has received the Resident’s Distinguished Teaching Award from the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology and the Visiting Professor Award from the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists.

Prof. Pia C. Maly Sundgren

Head of the Department of Radiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University | Sweden

Professor Pia Maly Sundgren is the head of the Department of Radiology, Clinical Sciences/Lund, Lund University in Sweden, Co-Director for Lund University BioImaging Center, and senior consultant in neuroradiology at Skåne University hospital, LU, Lund. Her research focuses on advanced MR imaging and conducts imaging research focused on monitoring treatment response and effects of radiation in brain tumors, advanced imaging in autoimmune diseases with special focus on SLE as well as in pain conditions. Her research is conducted both at 3T and 7T. For advanced brain MRI she is an opinion leader and internationally recognized. She is a frequent invited faculty and her topics a broad inkl. Lectures on spine, infections, brain tumors and advanced imaging tecniques among others. She is, and vice-President of ESNR and chair of the ESNR neuropediatric committee, past president of the ISMRM, General Secretary of WFNRS among others. She is active member of several research councils of various organizations in Sweden and Europe and of many international scientific and executive program committees and faculties. Prof. Sundgren have published over 180 papers and reviews, over 215 scientific abstracts, three books and several book chapters and have given over 340 international invited lectures and workshops worldwide. She was elected Senior Fellow of ISMRM in May 2021, received the Nelson Mandela Gold Medal by the RSSA in 2018, and she has been award the MICHR Michigan Clinical and Translational Research Distinguished Mentor Award 2014, the ISMRM Outstanding Teachers Award 2016, and the Lund University Minerva Award for Academic Leadership 2018. She gave the 2021 Manfield Lecture at ISMRM.

Dr. Prasad Hanagandi

Consultant Pediatric Neuroradiologist | Saudi Arabia

Dr. Prasad Hanagandi is a Consultant Neuroradiologist at King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Saudi Arabia. He has completed pediatric neuroradiology clinical fellowship training at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. In addition he has diagnostic adult neuroradiology fellowship training from McGill University, Montreal and The University of Ottawa, Canada. Dr.Prasad has European Diploma certifications in Pediatric and Adult Neuroradiology. He has also worked as a visiting guest researcher at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden and pursues a keen interest in malformations, toxic-metabolic disorders, brain tumors, and infectious diseases. Along with his friends he is an active organizer and one of the founding members of Seminars in Pediatric Neuroimaging (SPIN, https://www.spin-academics.com/) , a global pediatric neuroradiology teaching platform delivering most updated clinico-radiological educational courses.

Prof. Stacy E. Smith

Chief and Distinguished Weissman Chair | USA

Dr. Stacy E. Smith is the Chief and Distinguished Barbara N. Weissman Chair, Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging and Intervention, Department of Radiology, and Imaging Director of the STRATUS Center for Simulation in Medical Education at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA. Dr. Smith has over 100 publications related to Musculoskeletal imaging and Medical Education. She is a former ARRS AJR Figley Fellow and Associate Editor, American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), & is the current MSK Editor for Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology and Cancer Imaging. Dr Smith is the current Director for the RSNA MSK Case Based Review Course and lectures nationally and internationally.

Dr. Christina Malamateniou

Director of Postgraduate and Doctorate Programme of Radiography | United Kingdom

Dr Christina Malamateniou (PhD SFHEA MA MAcadMEd DIC Bsc Hons) is the director of the postgraduate programme and doctorate programme of Radiography at City, University of London. She has worked in many different Universities in Europe over the last two decades and has published extensively. She has held many leadership positions within the Greek Society of Radiographers, the EFRS, the Society and College of Radiographers and the European Society of Radiology. In 2016 she was the chair of the radiographers scientific programme subcommittee at the European Congress of Radiology. Christina has published more than 40 papers in peer reviewed journals in different fields of medical imaging and clinical education, has attracted research funding of more than £2.5 million and Co-I and PI and has authored/coauthored more than 100 conference research abstracts. She has been the recipient of the Greek state scholarships foundation from Greece, the British Institute of Radiology Clinical MRI prize and Leonard Levine memorial prize and the Biomedical Research Centre fellowship for her work in neonatal and fetal mri research, respectively. Her current research interests are MRI, AI implementation in radiography , research mentoring and patient centred care in medical imaging.

Dr. Daniele Aurelio Giuffrida

Expert, Radiation Protection | United Arab Emirates

Daniele Giuffrida is the Radiation Protection Expert at the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), and a Member of Committee 4 of the International Commission for Radiological Protection (ICRP). A Polytechnical Institute of Milano Nuclear Engineering graduate, he obtained the three levels of specialization as a Qualified Expert in Radiation Protection in Italy. He started his career in the French nuclear industry, then joined the European Commission as a civil servant in 2012 and was appointed Head of the Radiation Protection Sector and Qualified Expert of the JRC-Ispra Site, where he served for 12 years. Since joining FANR in 2014, he was involved in several projects and activities related to the development of the Radiation Protection infrastructure in the UAE, including education and training, UAE-IAEA cooperation, dosimetry and Occupational Radiation Protection.

Mr. Philippe Gerson

ISRRT Treasurer | France

Philippe gerson qualified as a radiographer in 1981 at the hospital Hotel Dieu ,.he became Chief Radiographer in 1990. he was the coordinator of all the paramedical staff ( radiographers , nurses ...)of his hospital until 2019 . Then from 2019 to 2021 he was chief of 3 radiology department in 2 hospitals ( one pediatric and adult at Necker hospital and one of the Hotel Dieu Hospital ) and now retired since February 2021 but still involved for his profession. he has been very involved in Africa and Asia organizing several workshops and conferences . He has been appointed by the French Red Cross as an expert to set up Radiology Departments in Health Day Care Centres for AIDS in Africa Since the last ISRRT world congress ( Trinitad ) he has been nominated as ISRRT treasurer . Philippe gerson is vice president of the French Society of Radiographers (AFPPE)

Dr. Wael Shabana

Associate Professor of Radiology | Canada

My journey started in Egypt after I finished medical school, then moved to Europe, in particular Brussels, where I was able to join the medical school at the Free University of Brussels (The Flemish part) to obtain a license in the EU. I finished Radiology training combined with Ph.D. from the same university. In 2006, I did a fellowship in abdominal imaging at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor (top-ranked 10 medical hospitals in the world) and joined as a junior staff for few months before joining the department of radiology at the Ottawa University in 2007 as an assistant professor. In 2016, I obtained an Executive MBA from the University of Ottawa. I'm section head of abdominal imaging at the University of Ottawa.