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Ahmed T. ADBELMOITY Associate Chairman Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas City United States |
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Edward Sanghoon AHN Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN United States |
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Philipp R. ALDANA Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery Wolfson Children’s Hospital/University of Florida-Jacksonville United States |
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Azmi ALIAS Head , Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery/Deputy Head, Department of Neurosurgery Women And Children Hospital Kuala Lumpur/Tunku Abdul Rahman Neuroscience Institute, Hospital Kuala Lumpur Malaysia |
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Ronnie E. BATICULON Associate Professor and Pediatric Neurosurgeon University of the Philippines College of Medicine, Philippine General Hospital Philippines |
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Sandip CHATTERJEE Professor of Neurosurgery Vims and Park Clinic India |
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Robert, Hsin-Hung CHEN Attending physician of Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery The Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University United Taiwan |
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Chandrashekhar DEOPUJARI Prof. & Head, Dept. of Neurosurgery Bombay Hospital and Institute of Medical Sciences India |
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Eun Jin HA Assistant Professor, Critical Care Center Seoul National University Hospital Korea, Republic of |
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Toshiaki HAYASHI Professor Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai Japan |
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Seok Ho HONG Associate professor Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan Korea, Republic of |
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Annie HUANG Staff Physician Hospital of Sick Children Canada |
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Seung-Jae HYUN Associate Professor Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Korea, Republic of |
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Ryuji ISHIZAKI Director Shizuoka Children’s Hospital Japan |
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Dong-Joo KIM Associate Professor Department of Brain & Cognitive Engineering, Korea University Republic of Korea |
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Dong-Seok KIM Porfessor Severance Children's Hospital Korea, Republic of |
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Seung-Ki KIM Professor, Chairman Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine Korea, Republic of |
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Eun Jung KOH Clinical Assistant Professor Seoul National University Hospital Korea, Republic of |
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Meng-Fai KUO Director National Taiwan University Children’s Hospital/Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery Taiwan |
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Deok Hee LEE Professor Asan Medical Center Korea, Republic of |
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Ji Yeoun LEE Associate Professor Seoul National University Children’s Hospital / Seoul National University College of Medicine Korea, Republic of |
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Pierre MERTENS Director Child-help International Belgium |
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Uli MEZGER Director Portfolio Management Neurosurgery Brainlab Germany |
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Nobuhito MOROTA Director Kitasato University School of Medicine / Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery Japan |
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Natarajan MUTHUKUMAR Consultant Neurosurgeon Devadoss Hospital, Madurai India |
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Soo Jeong NAM Clinical Assistant Professor Asan Medical Center Korea, Republic of |
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Kenichi NISHIYAMA Chair, Department of Neurosurgery Center for Neurological diseases, Niigata Medical Center Japan |
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Young-Soo PARK Associate Professor & Clinical Professor Nara Medical University Hospital Japan |
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Ji Hoon PHI Associate Professor Seoul National University Children’s Hospital Korea, Republic of |
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Young-shin RA Professor Asan Medical Center, Univ. of Ulsan Korea, Republic of |
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Hiroaki SAKAMOTO Specially Appointed Professor Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine Japan |
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Tran Van SI Doctor National Hospital of Pediatrics Vietnam |
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Kaushik SIL Associate Professor Park Clinic India |
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Guirish SOLANKI Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon Birmingham Children’s Hospital United Kingdom |
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Tadanori TOMITA Professor and Chairman, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine United States |
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Neelam Krishnan VENKATARAMANA Director - Global Institute of Neurosciences BGS Global Hospital India |
Invited Speakers
- Ahmed T. ADBELMOITY
- Associate Chairman
- Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas City
- United States
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Education & Degrees
1995 M.D. Cairo University Medical School, Kasr El-Einy faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt 2000 Residency at Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 2002 Chief Resident- Child Neurology, Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 2003 Pediatric Resident- Texas A&M University – Driscoll Children’s Hospital, Corpus Christi, Texas 2004 Pediatric Neurology Resident- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston Texas 2005 Fellowship- Clinical Neurophysiology Fellow, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas Academic Career
2005. 7 - 2011. 7 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO 2011. 7- 2017. 7 Associate of Pediatrics, University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO Other Career
CURRENT POSITIONS:
▪ September 2017- Present
Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO
▪ September 2018- Present
Associate Chairman, Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
▪ September 2017- Present
Director, Division of Neurology, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
▪ May 2008 – Present
Director, Comprehensive Epilepsy Center (Level 4), Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
▪ May 2008 – Present
Section Chief, Epilepsy and Neurophysiology, Division of Neurology, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO
▪ August 2014 – Present
Director, Neurodiagnostic Program, Johnson County Community College Neurodiagnostic School, Overland Park, KS. 66210
Invited Speakers
- Edward Sanghoon AHN
- Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics
- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
- United States
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Education & Degrees
1992 - 1996 Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts - BA, Biology and East Asian Studies 1996 - 2000 New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York - MD 2000 - 2001 University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland - Internship, General Surgery 2001 - 2006 University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland - Resident, Neurosurgery 2006 - 2007 Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts - Fellow, Pediatric Neurosurgery Academic Career
2006. 7 - 2007. 8 Active Staff - Children’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 2007. 7 - 2007. 8 Clinical Instructor in Surgery - Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 2007. 9 - 2014. 10 Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery - The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 2014. 11 – 2018. 6 Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics - The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 2018. 8 - Present Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota
Invited Speakers
- Philipp R. ALDANA
- Chief of Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Wolfson Children’s Hospital/University of Florida-Jacksonville
- United States
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Education & Degrees
2001 ~ 2002 Pediatric Neurosurgery Fellowship University of Utah 1995 ~ 2001 University Miami/Jackson Memorial Neurological Residency 1994 ~ 1995 University Miami/Jackson Memorial-General Surgery Internship 1990 ~ 1994 St. Louis University Medical School- Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) 1987 ~ 1990 University of the Philippines College of Medicine 1983 ~ 1987 University of the Philippines-Bachelor of Science (Zoology) Academic Career
2012 ~ Associate Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville 2010 ~ Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville 2010 ~ Chief of Service, Section of Neurosurgery, Wolfson Children’s Hospital 2006 ~ 2010 Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville 2006 ~ 2010 Director of Clinical Services, Section of Neurosurgery, Wolfson Children’s Hospital Other Career
2016 ~ Chair, Section of Neurological Surgery, American Academy of Pediatrics 2013 ~ Co-Director, Stys Neuroscience Institute, Wolfson Children’s Hospital 2010 ~ Co-Founder and President, Neurosurgery Outreach Foundation
Invited Speakers
- Azmi ALIAS
- 1. Head , Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery
2. Deputy Head, Department of Neurosurgery - 1. Women And Children Hospital Kuala Lumpur
2. Tunku Abdul Rahman Neuroscience Institute, Hospital Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia
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Education & Degrees
1989-1994 MBBS 1997-2001 Master of Surgery 2003 Fellowship in Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland 2001-2004 Subspecialty Training in Neurosurgery, Ministry of Health Malaysi 2004-2005 Visiting Fellow , Department of Neurosurgery, University of Johannes Gutenberg, Mainz, Germany 2007 Visiting Fellow ( Observer) in Pediatric Neurosurgery & Craniofacial Surgery, Women & Children Hospital, & ACFU Adelaide, South Australia ( 2 months) 2016 Fellow of Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (FAMM) Academic Career
2008-present Honorary Lecturer & Post Graduate Training (Master in Neurosurgery),University Sains Malaysia 2008-present Honorary Lecturer, Post Basic Neuroscience Nursing Course, Malaysian, Ministry of Health 2008-2017 Board of Examiner, Post Basic Neuroscience Nursing Course, Ministry of Health 2012-present Board of Examiner for Master of Neurosurgery 2012-present Honorary Lecturer ( Medical Undergraduate), MAHSA University 2018-present Board of examiner – Post Basic Neuroscience for Nurses and Assistant Medical Officer, Advanced Diploma in Neuroscience Care (ADNC) Other Career
2011-present International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN)-Active Member 2008- present Honorary Lecturer, Post Basic Neuroscience Nursing Course, Malaysian, Ministry of Health 2008-2017 Board of Examiner, Post Basic Neuroscience Nursing Course, Ministry of Health 2012-present Board of Examiner for Master of Neurosurgery 2012-present Honorary Lecturer ( Medical Undergraduate), MAHSA University 2018-present Board of examiner – Post Basic Neuroscience for Nurses and Assistant Medical Officer, Advanced Diploma in Neuroscience Care (ADNC)
Invited Speakers
- Ronnie E. BATICULON
- Associate Professor and Pediatric Neurosurgeon
- University of the Philippines College of Medicine, Philippine General Hospital
- Philippines
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Education & Degrees
2001. 6 ~ 2008. 5 Doctor of Medicine, cum laude
University of the Philippines College of Medicine2010. 1 ~ 2014. 12 Residency Training in Neurosurgery
Philippine General Hospital2015. 2~ 2016. 1 Fellowship Training in Pediatric Neurosurgery
The Royal Children’s Hospital – Melbourne2016. 10 ~ 2016. 11 ETV + CPC Fellow
Cure Children’s Hospital of UgandaAcademic Career
2017 ~ Present Associate Professor and Pediatric Neurosurgeon
Department of Anatomy
University of the Philippines College of Medicine
Philippine General HospitalOther Career
Attending Neurosurgeon
Pasig City Children’s Hospital
St. Luke’s Medical Center – Bonifacio Global City
Asian Hospital and Medical Center
Perpetual Help Medical Center
Invited Speakers
- Sandip CHATTERJEE
- Professor of Neurosurgery
- Vims and Park Clinic
- India
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Education & Degrees
1980 ~ 1985 MBBS 1988 FRCSEd 1988 DNB (Surgery) 1994 FRCS (Surgical Neurology) 1994 DNB (Neurosurgery) 1995 MNAMS (Neurosurgery) Academic Career
1991 ~ 1994 Hony Lecturer, University of Manchester, UK 1995 ~ 1999 Associate Prof of Neurosurgery, VIMS, Kolkata 2000 ~ Prof of Neurosurgery, VIMS, Kolkata 2010 ~ Academic Co-coordinator, Park Clinic, Kolkata
Invited Speakers
- Robert, Hsin-Hung CHEN
- Attending physician of Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
- The Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, National Yang-Ming University
- Taiwan
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Education & Degrees
1992 ~ 1999 Medical Degree of National Yang-Ming University Academic Career
2001 ~ 2007 Resident Training in the Department of Neurosurgery in Taiepi Veterans General Hospital 2008 ~ Attending Physician of the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, the Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital 2009. 7. 1 ~ 2009. 10. 31 Visiting Scholarship in Neurosurgical Department, Primary Children's Medical Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A 2009. 11. 1 ~ 2010. 6. 15 Visiting Scholar in Neurosurgical Department, Necker's Hospital, Paris, France 2010. 6. 16 ~ 2010. 7. 31 Visiting Scholar in Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Policlinico Gemelli and Catholic University Medical School, Rome, Italy
Invited Speakers
- Chandrashekhar DEOPUJARI
- Prof. & Head, Dept. of Neurosurgery
- Bombay Hospital and Institute of Medical Sciences
- India
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Education & Degrees
1976 MMBS from Government Medical College, Nagpur 1981 MS (Surgery) from Government Medical College, Nagpur 1983 MCh (Neurosurgery) from Grant Medical College, Mumbai 1989 MSc (Neurosurgery) from New Castle University, New Castle Upon Tyne (U.K.) Academic Career
1976 ~ 1980 General Surgery Residency at GMCH, Nagpur 1981 ~ 1983 Neurosurgery Residency at Grant Medical College and J.J. Hospital, Bombay 1984 Senior Clinical Assistant in Neurosurgery at Bombay Hospital 1985 ~ 1987 Registrar and Senior Registrar at Regional Neurological Centre, Newcastle 1987 ~ 1988 Microneurosurgery Fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, USA 1988 Hon. Neurosurgeon & Asst. Prof of Neurosurgery, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences 1993 Visiting Fellowship to Fujita, Nagoya, Shinsu and Jutendo Universities 1995 Visiting Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery at Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Aug 1995 1995 Visiting Fellowship in Epilepsy surgery at Montreal Neurological Institute, Canada Sept 1995 1996 Gamma Knife Surgery training at Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 1996 1997 Visiting Fellowship Surgery at Miami Children’s Hospital, USA 1999 Neuroendoscopy & Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery visiting Fellowship at University of Mainz, Germany Other Career
Past President Neurological Society of India (2012-2013)
International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN) 2014-2015
Neuro Endoscopy Society (India) 2013-2014President Asian Australasian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2017-2019)
Indian Society for Cerebro Vascular Surgery (2017-2018)
Chairman, WFNS Neuroendoscopy & Neuroendocrine Committee
Invited Speakers
- Eun Jin HA
- Assistant Professor, Critical Care Center
- Seoul National University Hospital
- Korea, Republic of
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Education & Degrees
2005 ~ 2009 M.D., College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea Academic Career
2009 ~ 2010 Internship, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea 2010 ~ 2014 Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea 2015 ~ 2017 Fellowship, Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea 2017 ~ 2018 Fellowship, Critical Care Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea 2017 ~ Clinical Assistant Professor, Critical Care Center, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea
Invited Speakers
- Ryuji ISHIZAKI
- Director
- Shizuoka Children’s Hospital
- Japan
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Education & Degrees
1994 M.D. KYOTO University, Kyoto, Japan 1994 ~ 1995 Department of Neurosurgery, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan 1995 ~ 1997 Department of Neurosurgery, Kokura Memorial Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan 1997 ~ 2001 1997 ~ 2001 Ph.D., Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan 2001 ~ 2006 Department of Neurosurgery, Shiga Prefectural General Hospital, Shiga, Japan 2006 ~ 2006 ~ Department of Neurosurgery, Shizuoka Children’s Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
Invited Speakers
- Dong-Joo KIM
- Associate Professor
- Department of Brain & Cognitive Engineering, Korea University
- Republic of Korea
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Education & Degrees
2005 ~ 2010 PhD – Engineering, University of Cambridge (St Catharine), UK 2004 ~ 2005 MEng Medical Engineering, University of London (QM), UK 2001 ~ 2004 BEng Medical Engineering, University of London (QM), UK Academic Career
2017 ~ now Associate Professor, Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Engineering, Korea University, Korea 2015 ~ now PhD Team manager, Medical Device Innovation Center, Korea University Medical Center, Korea 2012 ~ 2017 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Engineering, Korea University, Korea 2010 ~ 2012 Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, Neuroscience and Mental Health Program & Critical Care Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, University of Toronto, Canada 2006 ~ 2010 Research Assistant, Neurosurgical Unit, Addenbrooke‘s Hospital, University of Cambridge, UK 2006 ~ 2010 Research Assistant, Dept. of Oncology, Cancer Research Centre, University of Cambridge, UK 2004 ~ 2005 Joint Research Assistant, University of London, UK and Johnson & Johnson PLC (Depuy Dept.), UK Other Career
2017 ~ now Special Director of the Korean Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, Korea 2014 ~ now International Director of the Brain Engineering Society of Korea, Korea 2013 ~ now Member of Korean Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, Korea 2013 ~ 2014 Finance Director of the Korean Society for Cognitive Science, Korea
Invited Speakers
- Dong-Seok KIM
- Porfessor
- Severance Children's Hospital
- Republic of Korea
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Education & Degrees
1980-1986 Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; M.D. 1994-1996 Yonsei University, Graduate School, Seoul, Korea; M.S 1997-2000 Inha University, Graduate School, Incheon, Korea; PhD Postdoctoral Training
1986-1987 Internship, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea 1987-1991 Resident, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea 1994-1997 Fellow, Neurosurgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea 1995-1995 Research Fellow, Tokai University Brain Research Center, Japan 2001-2003 Research Fellow, University of Toronto, Brain Tumor research Center, Toronto, Canada Appointment
1997-2003 Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea 2003-2008 Associate Professor, Neurosurgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea 2008 Professor, Neurosurgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine Other Career
CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE
1991 Korean Board of Neurosurgery (#727)
1986 Korean National Board of Medical Examiners (#30692)
ACADEMIC INTREST
Brain tumor (exp, invasion of glioma)
Hydrocephalus, Neuroendoscopy
Epilepsy, craniosynostosis, and Moyamoya disease.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
The Korean Neurosurgery Society
The Korean Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
The Korean Society for Pediatric Neuro-Oncology
The Korean Society for epilepsy
The Korean Spina bifida Society
The Canadian Society for Neurosurgery Society
The Japanese Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery
The Korean Society for Neuro-oncology
American Association for Cancer Research
Society for Neuro-Oncology
Invited Speakers
- Seung-Ki KIM
- Professor, Chairman
- Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine
- Korea, Republic of
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Education & Degrees
1984-1986 Seoul National University College of Liberal Arts and Science 1986-1990 Seoul National University College of Medicine 1999-2001 Postgraduate School of Seoul National University, Ph.D degree 1991-1992 Internship, Seoul National University Hospital 1992-1995 Residence, Seoul National University Hospital 1998-2001 Fellowship, Seoul National University Hospital 2004-2006 Post-doctoral research fellow, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School Academic Career
2001-2006 Assistant professor, Seoul National University College of Medicine 2006-2011 Associate professor, Seoul National University College of Medicine 2006-2016 Neurosurgeon-in-Chief, Seoul National University Children’s Hospital 2013-2016 Executive director, Pediatric Clinical Neuroscience Center, Seoul National University Children’s Hospital 2016 ~ Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital 2017 ~ Head, Department of Research and Experiments, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital 2018 ~ Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine
Invited Speakers
- Eun Jung KOH
- Clinical Assistant Professor
- Seoul National University Hospital
- Korea, Republic of
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Education & Degrees
2000 ~ 2004 BS, Department of Industrial Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea 2005 ~ 2009 MD, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea 2013 ~ 2017 MS, Department of Medicine, Seoul National University Graduate School, Korea Academic Career
2009 ~ 2010 Intern, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea 2010 ~ 2014 Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea 2014 ~ 2015 Fellowship, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children’s Hospital, Korea 2015 ~ 2016 Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Korea 2016~ 2018 Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Dongguk University/Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Korea 2018 ~ present Clinical Assistant Professor, Regional Emergency Medical Center, Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea License and Certification
License of Medical Doctor, Korea (2009)
Neurosurgical Board, Korea (2014)
Invited Speakers
- Meng-Fai KUO
- Director
- National Taiwan University Children’s Hospital/Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Taiwan
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Education & Degrees
1978 ~ 1985 Taipei Medical University (M.D.) 1993 ~ 2000 Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan UniversityCollege of Medicine (Ph.D.) 2004 ~ 2007 College of Management, National Taiwan University (EMBA) Academic Career
1984 ~ 1985 Internship, National Taiwan University Hospital 1985 ~ 1986 Resident in Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei 1986 ~ 1991 Resident in Surgery (Neurosurgery), National Taiwan University Hospital 1991 ~ 1992 Chief Resident in Neurosurgery, National Taiwan University Hospital 1992 ~ 1993 Attending Staff, Department of Surgery, Municipal Ho-Ping Hospital, Taipei 1993 ~ present Attending Staff, Division of (Pediatric) Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital 1995 Observer in Chicago Children’s Hospital, U.S.A.
Observer in Pittsburgh Children’s Hospital, U.S.A.
Observer in Children Hospital of Philadelphia, U.S.A.1996 ~ 1998 Research Scientist in Department of Physiology and Pediatrics, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
Observer in St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, U.S.A.
Observer in Department of Pediatric Neurosciences, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, U.S.A.2005 Clinical Associate Professor, National Taiwan University Hospital 2011 Director, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, National Taiwan University Children’s Hospital Other Career
2006 Secretary, 34th Annual Meeting of ISPN, Taipei 2005 ~ 2006 Committee Member, Taiwan Neurosurgical Society (TNSS) 2011 ~ 2012 Director, Taiwan Society for Neuro-oncology 2010 ~ 2013 Director, Taiwan Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery 2012 ~ 2014 President, Taiwan Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery 2015 Congress president, AASPN, Taipei 2015 ~ Alternate delegate of TNSS of WFNS 2017 Supervisor, TNSS 2017 Chair, Ways and Means Committee, AASPN 2018/2019 Co-chair, Ways and Means Committee, ISPN
Invited Speakers
- Deok Hee LEE
- Professor
- Asan Medical Center
- Korea, Republic of
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Education & Degrees
1983 ~ 1990 M.D. Busan National University College of Medicine 1993 ~1996 M.Sc. University of Ulsan College of Medicine 2002 ~ 2005 Ph.D. Chungbuk National University College of MedicineAcademic Career
2014 ~ Professor, Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine
Invited Speakers
- Ji Yeoun LEE
- Associate Professor
- Seoul National University Children’s Hospital / Seoul National University College of Medicine
- Republic of Korea
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Education & Degrees
1998. 3 ~ 2004. 2 Seoul National University College of Medicine M.D. 2007. 3 ~ 2009. 2 Seoul National University Graduate School M.S.
Department of Neuroscience2011.3 ~ 2014.2 Seoul National University Graduate School Ph.D.
Department of NeuroscienceAcademic Career
2004. 3 ~ 2009. 2 Intern, Resident
Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital,2009. 3 ~ 2011.3 Clinical Fellow
Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Seoul National University Children’s Hospital2011.3 ~ 2012.5 Research Fellow
Pediatric Neuroscience Lab, Biomedical Research Institute,
Seoul National University Hospital2012.6 ~ 2014.8 Assistant Research Professor
Pediatric Neuroscience Lab, Biomedical Research Institute,
Seoul National University Hospital2014.9 ~ Current Assistant Professor
Department of Anatomy, Seoul National University College of Medicine
Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children’s Hospital
Invited Speakers
- Wirginia MAIXNER
- Director of Neurosurgery
- Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne
- Australia
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Education & Degrees
1981 ~ 1985 Bachelor of Medicine Bachelor of Surgery( Hons), University of Sydney 1991 Clinical Research Fellow in Neurosurgery, Royal Alexandria Hospital for Children Sydney 1992 ~ 1996 Fellowship of Royal Australasian College of Surgeons ( Neurosurgery) 1997 Clinical Fellowship in Epilepsy, University of Western Ontario Canada 1997 ~ 1998 Resident Etrangère in Paediatric Neurosurgery, Collège de Médecine des Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades Academic Career
1998 ~ 2001 Lecturer University of Melbourne 2001 ~ Supervisor of surgical training RACS 2004 ~ Organiser and Lecturer Asian Australasian Advanced Course in Paediatric Neurosurgery 2005 ~ 2011 Lecturer Latin American Course in Pediatric Neurosurgery 2006 ~ 2007 AMS Supervisor University of Melbourne 2010 ~ 2015 PhD Supervisor University of Melbourne Other Career
1998 ~ 2009 Consultant Neurosurgeon Royal Melbourne Hospital 2010 Honorary Neurosurgeon Royal Melbourne Hospital 1998 Consultant Neurosurgeon Royal Children's Hospital 2001 ~ Director, Department of Neurosurgery, Royal Children’s Hospital 2013 ~ Chairman Education Committee,
Asian Australasian Society of Paediatric Neurosurgeons
Invited Speakers
- Nobuhito MOROTA
- Director
- Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Kitasato University School of Medicine
- Japan
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Education & Degrees
1970-1973 The Affiliated High School of Tokyo Kyoiku (Tsukuba) University 1974-1981 Shinshu University School of Medicine Post-Doctoral Training 1981-1983 Internship, General surgery, Cardiology, Rehabilitation Medicine Yamanashi Kinrosha Medical Association Residency 1983-1989 Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine(Director: Prof. K.Sugita and Prof. S.Kobayashi) Fellowships & Clinical Positions 1986-1987 Pediatric Neurosurgery, Clinical fellow, Kobe Children's Hospital (Director: Keizo Sakamoto, M.D.) 1989-1991 Neurosurgery, Clinical instructor Shinshu University School of Medicine (Director: Prof. S.Kobayashi) 1991-1992 Visiting surgeon, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery New York University Medical Center(Director: Prof. F.J.Epstein) 1992-1994 Assistant professor, Anesthesiology (Intraoperative neurophysiology), New York University Medical Center(Director: Associate Prof. V.Deletis) 1994-1995 Clinical fellow, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery New York University Medical Center (Director: Prof. F.J.Epstein) 1995-1996 Assistant head, Department of Neurosurgery Kameda Medical Center 1996-1999 Assistant professor, Department of Neurological Surgery Aichi Medical University 1999-2002 Assistant head, Epilepsy & Functional Neurosurgery National Nishi-Niigata Central Hospital 2002-2014 Head, Division of Neurosurgery, National Medical Center for Children and Mothers, National Center for Child Health and Development 2014-2018 Director, Division of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center 2018 Assistant Professor, Director, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine 2019 ~ Associate Professor, Director, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Kitasato University School of Medicine Educational Position 2001 Visiting Professor, Department of Surgical Neurology, Aichi Medical University 2002-2014 Visiting Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine 2002-2008 Visiting Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo University School of Medicine 2009-2014 Visiting Professor, Department of Surgical Neurology, Aichi Medical University 2009 ~ Visiting Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Tokyo Woman's Medical University Other Career
Field of Specialty
• Pediatric Neurosurgery (BT, hydrocephalus)
• Functional Neurosurgery (Spasticity and Epilepsy)
• Brainstem and spinal surgery (including CVJ)
• Intraoperative Neurophysiology
Licensure & Certification
June 1981 Medical Doctor in Japan (#262103)
July 1989 Board certified neurosurgeon in Japan (#2786)
July 1991 Foreign Medical Graduates Examination for Medical Science (FMGEMS) #323-470-5
September 1992 Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) #0-323-470-5
May 1998 Doctor of Medical Science "Functional anatomic relationship between brain stem tumors and cranial motor nuclei" (Shinshu Univ. School of Medicine #805)
August 2005 Board recognized spinal surgeon in Japan (#154)
November 2006 Technical board certified neuroendoscopic surgeon in Japan (#06-NE-040)
October 2010 Board certified spinal surgeon in Japan (#53)
October 2011 Board certified epilepsy physician in Japan (#424)
July 2012 International Diploma in Mountain Medicine in Japan (#11)
March 2017 Board recognized pediatric neurosurgeon (17004)
April 2017 Board certified sports doctor for handicapped (D492)
October 2018 Board certified spine and spinal surgeons (001-070)
Academic & Social Activity
Executive board member
• Japanese Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery (JSPN)
• Japanese Society of Pediatric Nurology
• Japanese Society of Spinal Surgery
• Japanese Society of Spina Bifida
• Asia Austlasian Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery
• Noguchi Medical Research Institute
Board member
• Japanese Society of Skullbase Surgery
• Japanese Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
• Japanese Society of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
• Japanese Society of Mountain Medicine
Editorial Board
• Nervous System in Children (JSPN official journal)
• Child’s Nervous System (ISPN official journal)
English paper: 71
English book chapter: 9
Invited Speakers
- Natarajan MUTHUKUMARA
- Consultant Neurosurgeon
- Devadoss Hospital, Madurai
- India
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Education & Degrees
1976- 1983 M.B.B.S. 1983- 1988 M.Ch. ( Neurosurgery) Academic Career
1989 – 1996 Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Madurai Medical College, Madurai, India 1996- 2012 Professor of Neurosurgery, Madurai Medical College, Madurai, India 2012-2017 Head of Department & Prof. of Neurosurgery, Madurai Medical College, Madurai, India Other Career
2017 till date Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon, Devadoss Hospital, Madurai, India
Invited Speakers
- Soo Jeong NAM
- Clinical Assistant Professor
- Asan Medical Center
- Korea, Republic of
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Education & Degrees
2002-2006 Youngnam University, College of Medicine, Korea 2011-2013 Master in Pathology, Seoul National University, Postgraduate School of Medicine, Korea 2013-2015 Ph.D. in Pathology, Seoul National University, Postgraduate School of Medicine, Korea Academic Career
2008 – 2009 Medical Internship, Youngnam University Hospital, Korea 2009 – 2013 Residency in Pathology, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea 2013 – 2014 Fellowship, Dept. of Pathology, Seoul National University Hospital, Korea 2014 – 2015 Fellowship, Dept. of Pathology, National Cancer Center, Korea 2015 – 2016 Fellowship, Dept. of Pathology, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea 2016 – 2018 Clinical instructor, Dept. of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, Korea 2018 – Present Clinical assistant professor, Dept. of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, Korea
Invited Speakers
- Kenichi NISHIYAMA
- Chair, Department of Neurosurgery
- Center for Neurological diseases, Niigata Medical Center
- Japan
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Education & Degrees
1990 M.D. Fukui medical university 1990 ~ 1992 Resident, University of Niigata 1998 ~ 2001 Clinical and research fellow, University of Niigata 2005 Ph.D. University of Niigata 2008 Clinical research fellow, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Germany Professional Affiliations
2006 ~ 2015 Brain Research institute, University of Niigata 2016 ~ Niigata Medical Center Other Career
Membership -World Federation of Neurosurgery (Committee of neuroendoscopy section) -International federation of neuroendoscopy (Executive Board, Treasurer) -Internatinal society for pediatric neurosurgery (Liaison committee) -European society for pediatric neurosurgery -Asian-Australasian Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery -International Society for Hydrocephalus and Cerebrospinal Fluid Disorders -International Hydrocephalus Imaging Working Group -Japan Neurosurgical Society -Japanese Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (Liaison committee) -Japanese Society for Hydrocephalus and CSF disorders (President of 7th annual meeting) -Japanese Society for Neuroendoscopy Editor -World Neurosurgery (Section of Hydrocephalus and CSF disorders) Academic interests -Pediatric neurosurgery, Neuroendoscopic surgery, Hydrocephalus and CSF physiology
Invited Speakers
- Young-Soo PARK
- Associate Professor & Clinical Professor
- Nara Medical University Hospital
- Japan
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Education & Degrees
1990 M.D., Faculty of Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan 2006 Ph.D., Graduate School of Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan 1990 ~ 2002 Resident in Department of Neurosurgery, Nara Medical University Hospital and the Affiliated Hospitals 2003 Assistant Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan 2006 ~ 2007 Rome Catholic University, A Gemelli Hospital, Rome, Italy (Professor C. Di ROCCO) 2008 Lecturer, Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan 2012 ~ Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan 2016 ~ Clinical Professor, Division of Children’s Medical Center, Nara Medical University Hospital, Nara, Japan Main Field of Interest
Pediatric Neurosurgery, Neuroendoscopy, Neurotrauma, Spinal Surgery
Invited Speakers
- Ji Hoon PHI
- Associate Professor
- Seoul National University Children’s Hospital
- Korea, Republic of
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Education & Degrees
2000 Graduated from College of Medicine, Seoul National University 2006 M.S., Graduate School, Seoul National University 2014 Thesis: Overcoming chemoresistance of pediatric ependymoma by inhibition of STAT3 signaling Academic Career
2001 - 2005 Residency, Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital 2005 - 2008 Public Health Doctor 2008 - 2010 Clinical Fellow, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children’s Hospital 2010 - present Professor, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Children’s Hospital 2016.12 - 2017.12 Research Fellow, Dept. Genetics and Genomics, Boston Children’s Hospital Other Career
Awards 2005 Best Resident of the Year, Dept. Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital 2005 Academic Award, Korean Medical Association 2006 Young Scientist Award, Korean Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery 2007 Scientific Article Prize, Korean Neurosurgical Society 2010 Professor Choi Award, Korean Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery 2010 Young Scientist Award, Seoul Medical Association 2011 Ah-Hae Prize for Best Article, Korean Society for Pediatric Neuro-Oncology 2015 李柱傑 Award, Korean Neurosurgical Society
Invited Speakers
- Young-shin RA
- Professor
- Asan Medical Center, Univ. of Ulsan
- Korea, Republic of
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Education & Degrees
1978 ~ 1984 Bachelor, Yonsei University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea 1985 ~ 1987 Master, Yonsei University, Graduate School, Seoul, Korea 1987 ~ 1999 Ph. D., Yonsei University, Graduate School, Seoul, Korea 2006 ~ 2007 Post Doc., Labatt Brain Tumor Research Institute, Univ. of Toronto, Canada Academic Career
1984 ~ 1985 Intern, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea 1985 ~ 1989 Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University 1989 ~ 1992 Captain, Neurosurgeon, Korean Army 1992 ~ 1994 Fellow, Neurosurgery, Asan Medical Center, Seoul Korea 1994 ~ 1995 Fellow, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada 1996 ~ 1999 Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery, Asan Medical Center, Univ. of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea 2000 ~ 2008 Associate Professor, Neurosurgery, Asan Medical Center, Univ. of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea 2009 ~ Professor, Neurosurgery, Asan Medical Center, Univ. of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea 2009 ~ Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital
Invited Speakers
- Hiroaki SAKAMOTO
- Specially Appointed Professor
- Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine
- Japan
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Education & Degrees
1977 M.D. Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan 1977-1979 Residency, Shirokita Municipal Hospital, Osaka, Japan 1979-1983 Ph.D. Osaka City University Postgraduate School, Osaka, Japan 1983-1985 Research Fellow, Department of Neurosurgery, Medical College of Virginia, VA, USA 1985-1992 Research Associate, Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan 1993-1994 Lecturer, Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka City University Medical School 1993 Clinical Visitor, Department of Neurosurgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada 1994-2014 Director, Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Osaka City General Hospital Academic Career
2008-2009 Chair, the 37th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (JSPN) 2014 ~ 1) Specially Appointed Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
2) Education Adviser, Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children’s Medical Center, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan.2015 ~ President of the Japanese Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (JSPN)
Invited Speakers
- Tran Van SI
- Doctor
- National Hospital of Pediatrics
- Vietnam
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Education & Degrees
2005. 2-7 Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Hanoi (Upper intermediate English course) 2006. 4 -7 Neurosurgical and Microsurgical Department, Cho Ray Hospital, Hochiminh City, Viet Nam 2006. 10- 12 Training on jobs on Neurosurgical and Microsurgical DepartmentCho Ray Hospital, South, Viet Nam (Cho Ray Hospital of Vietnam is the largest centre of Neurosurgery in Viet Nam) 2007. 5 Training on jobs on liver transplantations via participated in three operations for liver transplantation, Hanoi 2007. 6-7 Pediatric Neurosurgery, Veteran General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan 2007. 10- 11 International Advanced course on Peadiatric Laparoscope and thoracoscopic life support course, Hanoi 2007. 12 – 2008. 1 Department of Surgery, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia 2009. 3-5 Neuronavigation practicum course for visiting Scholar at Nagala Park, Kolhapur, 416002, Maharashtra, India 2011. 9-2011. 11 Neurosurgery training course for visiting Scholar at Yonsei University College of Medicine in Seoul, Korea 2017. 3. 1 – 4. 30 Neuro flexible scope training in hydrocephalus Mbale, Cure hospital of Uganda Academic Career
1990-1996 Thai Nguyen Medical University, Vietnam (Medical doctor) 1999-2002 Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam (Master of Surgery) 2018-2020 Hanoi Medical University (Specialist- equal to Doctor degree)
Invited Speakers
- Kaushik SIL
- Associate Professor
- Park Clinic
- India
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Education & Degrees
1988 ~ 1993 MBBS 1997 ~ 2000 MS 2000 ~ 200 DNB (Neurosurgery) 2007 ~ Fellowship Pediatric Neurosurgery Academic Career
2010 ~ 2015 Assistant Professor 2015 ~ Associate Professor 2015 ~ Faculty AACPN Course 2015 ~ Faculty DNB course Other Career
- MBA – Hospital Administration, Quality Control & Audit Team in Charge
Invited Speakers
- Guirish SOLANKI
- Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon
- Birmingham Children’s Hospital
- United Kingdom
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Mr. Guirish Solanki is a Consultant Paediatric Neurosurgeon at the Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, affiliated to the School of Clinical & Experimental Medicine, University of Birmingham. Mr Solanki is a keen educator and is Director for Birmingham Children’s Hospital Neurosurgery Training Programme over the past 14 years. He is also actively involved in Regional Training and is the Neurosurgery Training Programme Director and the Chair of the West Midlands Speciality Training Committee for Neurosurgery.
Mr Solanki is also faculty for the Courses by the European Society of Paediatric Neurosurgery (ESPN), International Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN) and the World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (WFNS) Paediatric neurosurgery section. He also developed and implemented the Combined Paediatric Neuro-oncology Training and Education for the SIOP-Europe Bain Tumour Group including the harmonization of a European wide curriculum.
Mr Solanki’s international commitment includes service to several societies keen on training, education and research activities for paediatric neurosurgeons. He is the past neurosurgery co-chair of SIOP-Europe Brain Tumour Group (BTG) a position he held between2010-2014. He is currently the chair of SIOP-Europe BTG’s Training & Education Group (TEG) since its formation in 2012, Chair of the Liaison Committee of the ISPN since 2014, member of the ISPN Education Committee, past chair (2010-2014) and current member of the Liaison Committee of the ESPN and member of the WFNS Paediatric Neurosurgery Committee since 2009 and Chair of the organising Committee of the 47th ISPN Annual Meeting in Birmingham in 2019.
Besides education, his main clinical and research interests include Neuro-oncology, Craniofacial surgery, Complex Spine Surgery including cranio-vertebral junction, Hydrocephalus, Moya-Moya, Inborn errors of metabolism and Congenital conditions including Dysraphism.
Invited Speakers
- Tadanori TOMITA
- Professor and Chairman, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- United States
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Education & Degrees
1966-1970 Kobe University Medical School, Kobe Japan (MD) 1972-1974 Kobe University Hospital, PhD candidate, Kobe, Japan 1974-1980 Northwestern University McGaw Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois USA 1980-1981 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY (Cancer Fellow) Academic Career
1981-1987 Associate of Surgery (Neurosurgery), Northwestern University 1987-1988 Assistant Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery), Northwestern University 1988-1996 Associate Professor of Surgery (Neurosurgery), Northwestern University September 1996 - present Professor of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern University Other Career
- Publications:
244 articles in referred journal; 44 books and chapters
- Committee Membership:
ISPN President 2011-2012; ISPN Education Committee Chair 2006-2010
ISPN Historian 2015-present
ASPN Executive committee 1998-2002
- Editorial Appointments
Editor –in-Chief: Journal of Neurosurgery Imaging and Techniques
Editor-in-Chief: Neuroscience Discovery
Associate Editor: Child’s Nervous System
Invited Speakers
- Toshiaki HAYASHI
- Professor
- Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University, Sendai
- Japan
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Education & Degrees
~ 1994 M.D. Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan 1994 ~ 1996 Resident, Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine 1996 ~ 1998 Research Fellow, Department of Neurosurgery, Research Institute of Brain and Blood vessels, Akita 1999~ 2003 Staff, Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University School of Medicine 2001 Ph.D. Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine 2001 Board Certified Neurosurgeon, Japan Neurosurgical Society Academic Career
2003 ~ Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine 2004 ~ Lecturer, Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine 2018~ Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University
Invited Speakers
- Associate professor
- Professor
- Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan
- Korea, Republic of
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Education & Degrees
1988 - 1995 College of Medicine, Seoul National University, MD 1999 - 2005 College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Master 2006 - 2014 Graduate School, Seoul National University, PhD Academic Career
1996 - 2000 Resident in Neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital 2001 - 2002 Research fellow, Brain Disease Research Center, Ajou University 2002 - 2004 Therapeutics, College of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada 2004 - 2005 Clinical fellow in Neurosurgery, Pediatric neurosurgery, Seoul National University Hospital 2005 - 2006 Clinical fellow in Neurosurgery, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, Asan Medical Center 2006 - present Associate professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan
Invited Speakers
- Annie HUANG
- Staff Physician
- Hospital of Sick Children
- Canada
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Education & Degrees
1991 – 1995 M.D., University of Toronto, Toronto, ON 1987 – 1993 PhD., Medical and Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON. Laboratory of Dr. Bryan Williams (Supervisor) Academic Career
Apr 2001 – Jun 2002 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada Jan 2000 – Dec 2000 Chief Clinical Fellow, Hematology / Oncology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada Jan 1999 – Dec 2000 Clinical Fellow, Hematology / Oncology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada 1996 – 1998 Resident, Pediatrics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada 1995 – 1996 Resident, Medical Genetics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada
Invited Speakers
- Pierre MERTENS
- Director
- Child-help International
- Belgium
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“The fight for and with children with disabilities confronts us with the most fundamental values in life”
Personal information
Address: Marialei 27, B2900 Schoten, Belgium
Place and Date of Birth: Antwerp, 19 January 1953
Pierre Mertens is psychotherapist and artist. In both functions he concentrates on social aspects of minorities. As psychotherapist he focuses on patients with chronicle pain and youth with severe psychiatric deficits. As artists he developed art projects with patients with Alzheimer diseases, on the German T4 program, on and with homeless people, with disadvantage Children, immigrant women, children with disabilities, etc…
Liesje, Pierre Mertens’ first child, was born with Spina Bifida and hydrocephalus in 1978. Confronted with the lack of information for parents, he started the Belgian Association for Spina Bifida the following year. He and his wife got two more children and fostered a 4th child. Pierre Mertens joined the board of ‘IF’ the worldwide umbrella organization for Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus in 1987 (www.ifglobal.org). When Liesje died unexpectedly at the age of 11 after a medical error in judgment, he continued his work internationally. He and his wife fostered more children in their family, two with Down syndrome. The second one is now 27 years old and still living with them.
In 2001 he decided to share her story with the world and wrote “Liesje’, searching for words for the birth and death of a special child”. This book is now available in 8 languages. In 1995, IF elected him as President of the International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. Pierre Mertens started a program for International Solidarity between persons with a disability in the Global North with their peers in the Global South. This program provided neurosurgical interventions and follow-up care to more than 50 000 children with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus in East Africa. In 2004 he started the division IF-Child-Help to answer he increasing demands of children in developing countries. In 2006 Child-Help became a separate organization with chapters in Belgium, Germany, France, Italy and The Netherlands. In 2009 het wrote ‘daddy what is a handicap’ to explain to children and adults all aspects of disability and inclusion. Pierre Mertens collaborates with all partners, local and international that wants to join his efforts. In his last years of president he lobbied to the Chinese government to create a working group on Spina Bifida with CDPF, the Chinese Disability organization. He and his board created PUSH ‘people united for spina bifida and hydrocephalus. In 2012 he gave over presidency of IF. IF nominated him as Global Ambassador of IF.
As director of Child-Help International he now focuses only on children with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus in developing countries and primary prevention. In 2016 the different Child-Help countries created Child-Help International to bring all efforts together to answer as much as possible the needs of the more than 500 000 newborns with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus worldwide.
Child-Help is now active in all parts of the world, providing training and care at all levels, and facilitating parent support groups connected to all programs.
- Founder of the Belgian Association for Spina Bifida (1979); of the PHOS Platform Handicap en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking (1994; disability and development cooperation), 'Art and Society'
- President of the International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (1995- June 2013)
- Psychotherapist, Andante Antwerp since 1980
- European Ambassador for the Environment (2002)
- Board member European Disability Forum (EDF) 2006 - 2012
- Founder Child-Help 2006 (NGO for Spina Bifida & Hydrocephalus in developing countries)
- President of the Bo Hjelt Foundation (a foundation which focuses on financing primary fundamental research in the field of Spina Bifida)
- President ‘Art and Society’ (art with social aspects)
Author of Books on Disability
- Tulips in November; Book about an artist, a woman with Alzheimer disease, and her husband; Editor: DEDALUS (1991).
- Het Lelijke Eendje, Kunst; about art and mental disability; Editor: Art&Society (1994).
- Liesje; Editor: The house of Books (2001). Translated in Norwegian, French, Slovak (2007), Italian (2007) and English (2008) Polish (2012) and Turkish (2013).
- Papa, wat is een handicap? (Daddy, what is a disability?); Book on society and disability (2007).
- Invited paper Journal of Medicine and The Person, June 2008, vol.6, number 2: 69-73 69 The Echternach procession in the ethical field
- Journal of Medicine and The Person: Interdisciplinary care for children with spina bifida in East Africa J Med Per DOI 10.1007/s12682-012-0126-X
- ‘Uitgeprocedeerd’ in Pijn (Possible Procedures Exhausted in Pain) • “In tPeP, 04/2016 page 240-249.
Invited Speakers
- Neelam Krishnan VENKATARAMANA
- Director - Global Institute of Neurosciences
- BGS Global Hospital
- India
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- Founder Chairman & Chief Neurosurgeon – BRAINS, Bangalore
- Editor & Chief – Brainvoice News Magazine
- Chairman – Cell space Research Foundation
- President Elect – Cerebro Vascular Society of India
- Past President – Indian Society of Paediatric Neurosurgery
- Past President – Neuroendoscopy Society of India
- Past President – Indiana Society for Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery
- Treasurer – AASPN
- EB Member – ISPN
- EC Member – IFNE
- Publications – More than 100 in National & International Journals
- Presentations – More than 500 in Various Scientific Forums
- Editorial Board – for 7 National & International journals
- Awards : Received Many prestigious awards both at State & National levels
- Contributions : Microdialysis
Neuro endoscopic holder
3DR Stereotactic Frame - Golden Hour: A social initiative for Trauma & Emergency care for Bangalore city
