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Aju Pazhenkottil

Senior Consultant in Cardiac Imaging | Switzerland

University Hospital of Zürich, Switzerland

Dr. Aju Pazhenkottil, MD FESC is a Senior Consultant in Cardiac Imaging working at the University Hospital of Zürich, Switzerland with almost 15 years of experience in the field of Cardiac Computed Tomography, Nuclear Cardiology, Echocardiography, and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Dr. Pazhenkottil graduated from the University of Zurich and was trained in Cardiology/Cardiac Imaging at the University Hospital of Zurich, Switzerland. In addition, he completed a fellowship in Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging at the Charité University in Berlin, Germany.

Cristina M Vasilica

Associate Professor (Reader) in Digital Health, Head of Digital Engagement, UoS | United Kingdom

School of Health and Society, University of Salford

Cristina is a Reader in Digital Health, and Head of Digital Engagement, the School of Health & Society, UoS. She worked in the industry in digital business development before joining Academia. Cristina has a sustained record of high impact research, for which she received prestigious awards. Her work is organised into intertwined workstreams – digital engagement, digital methods, and digital divide/literacy - spanning across disciplines to make more effective use of resources, strengthen impact and long-term sustainability in digital health. Relevant projects include implementing, evaluating, and expanding the Kidney Information Network, an online community for renal patients, for which she received an innovation award (2015) and the Big Chip Digital Awards (2018).

Madan Rehani

Director | USA

Global Outreach for Radiation Protection at the Massachusetts General Hospital

Dr. Madan Rehani is Director, Global Outreach for Radiation Protection at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston. He was President, IOMP (2018- 2022) and is currently President IUPESM. He is a retired Professor of Medical Physics and also retired from the IAEA where he worked for 11 years. He was Head of the WHO Collaborating Center on Imaging Technology and Radiation Protection in India. Dr. Rehani is an Emeritus Member, International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), having been active member for 24 years. He is author of 9 Annals of ICRP, 4 of which as Chair and lead author. He is the Senior editor British J Radiology and Assoc Editor, Eur J Medical Physics. He has more than 180 publications, has written 40 chapters in Books and edited 5 books. Besides medical physics & radiology journals, he has published papers in clinical journals e.g. JAMA Intern Med, Br Med J, Eur Heart J, Cardiovascular Imaging, Am J Gastroenterol, Circulation J, The Lancet.

Danoob Dalili

Consultant Musculoskeletal Interventional Radiologist | United Kingdom

SouthWest London Elective Orthopaedic Centre, London, UK

Dr. Dalili is a triple fellowship-trained Consultant Musculoskeletal radiologist with expertise in all aspects of diagnostic and image-guided treatments for orthopaedic, sports, rheumatological, and spine conditions. He graduated from St Bartholomew’s Hospital, University of London in 2010, initially training in plastic surgery. Thereafter he undertook specialist clinical radiology training which he completed at Imperial College London, including St Marys, Charing cross, Hammersmith, Royal Brompton, Great Ormond Street, Royal National Orthopaedic, Chelsea and Westminster Hospitals and Oxford University Hospitals at the John Radcliffe, Churchill and the Nuffield Orthopaedic centre. His subsequent clinical and research experience has spanned Europe, including France and Switzerland and the United States, including a prestigious scholarship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Ahmed El Sarafi

Professor of Radiology | Egypt

Sharjah University, Gulf Medical University, Suez Canal University, UAE

He is the Professor of Radiology, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt. He is also Professor of Radiology, Sharjah University and Gulf Medical. Dr. Ahmed also serves as the University Member of Advisory Board Sharjah University and Gulf Medical University. He was also the CEO International Radiology Center and Meridian Healthcare. He has keen interest in Cross sectional Imaging, Imaging Informatics, Artificial Intelligence. Dr Ahmed is also the Author of AI Chapter in Healthcare in UAE book.

John J Totman

Associate Professor and Head of Radiography and Medical Imaging | United Arab Emirates

Fatima College of Health Science, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain Campuses, UAE

Registered practicing radiographer with 33 years of clinical and research imaging and teaching experience. Having 8 years general radiography experience covering trauma, pediatrics, angiography, mobiles theatres etc. He also holds 24 years MRI experience across multiple vendor systems from 0.2 to 7 Tesla both clinical and research & 8 years PET experience on both PET/CT and PET/MRI with Prof. Paul Marsden’s on one of the world’s first PET/MRI insert systems and 7 years working with Prof. David Townsend co-inventor of PET/CT.

Katy Szczepura

Associate Professor in Medical Imaging Physics | Ireland

University of Salford, Ireland

Katy is an Associate Professor in Medical Imaging Physics, she has been at the University of Salford since 2007. She is the co-research lead for the Digital Skill and Medical Imaging research group, She is co-chair of the research ethics committee for the School of Health and Society. Her research interests are in medical image analysis and optimization, utilization of medical imaging technology to improve health outcomes, developing novel acquisition and analysis techniques of medical imaging data in a variety of clinical applications.

Balamurugan Rathinavelu

MBBS, MRCP, FRCP, Consultant Radiologist | United Arab Emirates

Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City Mayo Clinic (SSMC) , UAE

With almost three decades of extensive experience across the UK and UAE, Dr. Rathinavelu is highly trained in the field of radiology, including body imaging, non-vascular interventions and cancer imaging. Developing a focus on radiology after his post-graduate general medical training, he obtained his Membership of the Royal Colleges of Physicians (MRCP) qualification from the UK.

Salah El Rai

Senior Consultant Radiologist MD, MSc and PhD | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center, UAE

Dr. Salah is a highly experienced and respected radiologist with over 18 years of professional and academic experience. He is currently a Senior Consultant Radiologist at Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center in Dubai, where he provides a wide range of diagnostic and interventional radiology services. Dr. Salah is a reviewer for the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) and is an active member of several radiology societies, including the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the European Society of Radiology (ESR), the French Society of Radiology (SFR), the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE). Dr. Salah has a wealth of experience in a variety of subspecialties, including neuroradiology, neurovascular imaging, vascular imaging, fetal and perinatal imaging, gynecological and breast imaging, and cardiac imaging. He is also a specialist in imaging quality improvement and artificial intelligence (AI) for radiology

Rahul P Kotian

Dr Rahul P Kotian (PhD - MRI) Professor - Medical Imaging Radiology Manager - Department of Radiology | United Arab Emirates

Burjeel Medical City, UAE

He is effectively utilizing the technically enriched experience and further leveraging it to higher-level cadres thereby being a productive and profitable resource to the Organisation where he work with and to be a unique player with the right blend of the technical and clinical experience to meet the ongoing advances in technological trends as per the requirements of India and the country at large, with a pleasant personality. Dr. Rahul is also looking at administrative options given to his successful experiences in past organizations.