Dr Mark Scher, Emeritus Professor Pediatrics and Neurology Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital MacDonald Hospital for Women Fetal/Neonatal Neurology Program Division of Pediatric Neurology Dr. Scher's training in fetal/neonatal neurology (FNN) began as an undergraduate at the University of Rochester (1968-72), medical school at SUNY/Downstate (1972-76), pediatric residency training at Cornell/New York Hospital (1976-78), neurology/pediatric neurology and clinical neurophysiology fellowship training at the University of Minnesota (1978-81), and a neonatal neurology research fellowship at Stanford University (1981-83)....

Dr Hadi Helali PGY 5 Paediatric Neurology Resident Dr Hadi Helali is currently in his final (fifth) year of training in pediatric neurology at Al Jalila Children’s Speciality Hospital, Dubai, UAE. He obtained his MBBS degree from Batterjee Medical College in Saudi Arabia and has a postgraduate certificate in medical education from the University of Central Lancashire, UK. He is a recipient of the 2025 EPNS Research Fellowship. His key areas of interest include neurometabolic diseases, genetic epilepsies and neuroimmunological diseases.  

Dr Samir Khalid Munir Consultant Paediatric Metabolic Medicine Dr Samir Munir has over 20 years of experience as a committed and skilled paediatrician, and has consistently provided exceptional medical care to infants, children, and adolescents. His achievements/contributions include: Orchestrating complex patient transfers for specialised care, including coordinating air ambulance transfers for those residing in remote Scottish islands, displaying unwavering dedication to patient well-being, successfully completed CCT in Paediatric Inherited Metabolic Medicine, showcasing expertise gained through rigorous training in London, and demonstrated unwavering commitment by delivering exceptional out-of-hours care and on-call coverage, swiftly responding to...

Dr. Sukanya Vrushabendra Senior Specialist Registrar in Paediatric Neurology Dr Sukanya Vrushabendra completed her training in Paediatrics, followed by a Fellowship in Paediatric Neurology at the Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, India. She is currently working as a Senior Specialist Registrar in Pediatric Neurology at Al Jalila Children’s Speciality Hospital, Dubai, UAE. Her key areas of interest include movement disorders, epilepsy, and neurometabolic disorders.  

Dr Dave Lysecki, MD, FRCPC Division Head, Pediatric Palliative Medicine, McMaster University Medical Director, Canada’s Pediatric Palliative Care Alliance Dave Lysecki, MD, is certified by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, and Palliative Medicine. He is the founder of the Quality of Life & Advanced Care program at McMaster Children's Hospital; the Division Head of Pediatric Palliative Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics at McMaster University; the Medical Director of the future Keaton's House - Paul Paletta Children's Hospice; the Medical Director for Canada's Pediatric Palliative Care Alliance;...

Dr. Ann Agnes Mathew Consultant Paediatric Neurologist & Neuromuscular Specialist MBBS (First rank, St. John’s Medical College Hospital) MRCPCH (UK), FRCPCH (UK) Fellow in Paediatric Neurology (Great Ormond Street Hospital, London) Fellow in Paediatric Epilepsy (Evelina, Kings & St. Thomas’s, London) Fellow in Paediatric Stroke (Great Ormond Street Hospital) Fellow in Paediatric Neuromuscular Disorders (Dubowitz Neuromuscular Centre, GOSH, London) Multiple international and national invited talks, national and international articles, as well as chapters in textbooks. National Lead for the BPNA-run Paediatric Epilepsy Training (PET) Head of Paediatric Neuromuscular Services at Bangalore Baptist...

Dr. Tawfeg Ben-Omran Senior Consultant and Division Chief, Genetic and Genomic Medicine Sidra Medicine and Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar Dr. Ben-Omran is a senior consultant and Division Chief of Genetic and Genomic Medicine at Sidra Medicine and Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar. He is a Professor at Weill Cornell Medical College, Qatar and New York, USA. He also serves as a Distinguished Visiting Scientist at Boston Children’s Hospital, USA.

Dr. Ramesh Konanki Consultant Pediatric Neurologist Rainbow Hospital for Women and Children, Hyderabad Dr. Ramesh Konanki completed his MBBS from Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, followed by an MD in Pediatrics and DM in Pediatric Neurology from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. He has authored 50 publications in international indexed journals and contributed 10 book chapters. His areas of interest include neonatal neurology, stroke, neuromuscular disorders, and electrophysiology.

Dr Prashant Jauhari, [MD, DM] Professor (Additional) of Child Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India Dr. Prashant Jauhari, MD, DM, is Professor (Additional) of Child Neurology in the Department of Pediatrics at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India. He is a faculty member for the 3-year residency program in Child Neurology and serves as Treasurer and Executive Committee member of the Association of Child Neurology, India. He has published 115 papers in indexed journals and contributed to more...

Snehal Shah Paediatric Neurology consaltant Perth Children Hospital Western Australia. Dr. Snehal Shah is a Paediatric Neurology Consultant at Perth Children’s Hospital, Perth, Western Australia. She completed her paediatric training in Mumbai, India, followed by paediatric neurology training at Monash Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, and Perth Children’s Hospital, as well as a research fellowship at SickKids, Toronto, Canada. Her special interest lies in epilepsy, with expertise in complex epilepsy care including work-up for epilepsy surgery and neuromodulation, mainly VNS. She works at a tertiary care hospital in Western Australia, where she also...