Dr. Masashi Ogasawara, MD, PhD Child Neurologist (Neuromuscular Disorders) | Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UCL (UK) Dr. Masashi Ogasawara, MD, PhD, Child Neurologist specializing in neuromuscular disorders. Completed medical training in pediatrics and child neurology in Japan. Subsequently conducted research on congenital myopathy at the National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Japan, and obtained a PhD. Currently serves as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at University College London, working on congenital myopathy and excitation–contraction coupling disorders. He also provides pediatric neurology consultation in Egypt as part of an international clinical collaboration.    ...

Dr. Tohru Okanishi, MD, PhD Associate Professor of Child Neurology, Tottori University (Japan) | Pediatric Epilepsy Specialist Dr. Tohru Okanishi, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Child Neurology at Tottori University, Japan. He specializes in pediatric epilepsy, drug-resistant epilepsy, EEG analysis, and tuberous sclerosis complex. He serves on the Executive Board of the Japan Epilepsy Society and is the Editor-in-Chief of Epilepsy & Seizure, the official journal of the Japan Epilepsy Society. He is also an Executive Board Member of the Japanese Society of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex.  ...

Dr. Daisuke Sawada, MD, PhD Pediatrician & Child Neurologist | Chiba University Hospital, Japan | FLICNA Executive Board Dr. Daisuke Sawada, MD, PhD, Pediatrician and Child Neurologist. Graduated from Chiba University School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan, and trained in General Pediatrics and Child Neurology at affiliated hospitals in Chiba Prefecture. Obtained a PhD for research on Werner syndrome, which is a genetic premature aging disorder. Currently working at Department of Pediatrics, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan. Member of the Executive Board of the FLICNA.  

Dr. Yuto Arai, MD, PhD Child Neurologist & Epileptologist | Research Fellow, Bethel Epilepsy Center (Germany) | FLICNA Executive Board Dr. Yuto Arai, MD, PhD, Child Neurologist and Epileptologist. Completed a medical residency in Pediatrics at Teine Keijinkai Hospital, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Subsequently completed medical residency training in Child Neurology and Pediatric Epilepsy at Tottori University Hospital, Yonago, Tottori, Japan, and obtained a PhD. Currently serves as a Research Fellow at the Bethel Epilepsy Center, Germany. Councilor of the Japanese Society of Child Neurology (JSCN), serving on the Internationalization Promotion Committee. Member of the Executive...

Dr. Serini Murugasen Early-Career Child Neurologist, Cape Town, South Africa Paediatric Neurologist, Tertiary Public & Private Hospitals Senior Lecturer, University of Cape Town Dr. Serini Murugasen is an early-career child neurologist based in Cape Town, South Africa. She holds multiple positions within the province and nationally, including paediatric neurologist at tertiary public and private hospitals, specialist paediatrician at a district hospital and senior lecturer at the University of Cape Town. In addition, she is involved in research and education projects in child neurology nationally, with a special interest in genetic epilepsies. Dr Murugasen has a...

Claire Nolan Head of Engagement, International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) UK Claire joined the health charity sector in the UK in 2011, where she worked on building a bowel cancer community awareness initiative, a research network for people affected by Parkinson’s disease, and a national Patient and Public Involvement (PPI) programme in research. She later worked as a freelancer with several UK and European patient organisations, the Charities Research Involvement Group (CRIG) in the UK, and a patient-centred research company, MediPaCe, developing expertise in supporting collaboration between pharmaceutical companies, patient organisations, and people living with...

Dr George Ibrahim, MD, PhD Abe Bresver Chair in Functional Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto Associate Professor, University of Toronto Dr. George Ibrahim is a pediatric neurosurgeon and the Abe Bresver Chair in Functional Neurosurgery at the Hospital for Sick Children. He is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, the Institute of Medical Sciences and the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto. He is also a Senior Scientist in the Neurosciences and Mental Health program at the SickKids Research Institute and Co-leads the Posluns Centre for...

Dr. Aniruddha K. Purohit, MS, MCh Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon, Aster Prime Hospital, Hyderabad Former Professor & Head of Neurosurgery, NIMS, Hyderabad Dr Aniruddha K Purohit a Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon at Aster Prime Hospital, Hyderabad, and Former Professor & Head of the Department of Neurosurgery at Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences (NIMS), Hyderabad, where he served with distinction from 1988 to 2017. He completed his undergraduate and postgraduate medical education at RNT Medical College, Udaipur, Rajasthan (1974–1983), and pursued super-specialty training in Neurosurgery at SCTIMST, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, in 1988. With more than five decades of academic,...

Prof. Maria Roberta Cilio, MD, PhD Professor of Pediatric Neurology, University of Louvain School of Medicine, Brussels, Belgium Maria Roberta Cilio, MD, PhD, is a Professor of Pediatric Neurology at University of Louvain School of Medicine, Brussels, Belgium. She serves a neonatal and pediatric epileptologist at Saint-Luc University Hospital in Brussels, Belgium. She is the former director of Pediatric Epilepsy Research and director of Neonatal Neuromonitoring at the Benioff Children’s Hospital, University of California San Francisco, where she received the Presidential Chair award in 2011. Before joining UCSF, she was the Director of...

Mahesh Kale MS: Mahesh Kale is an Indian American classical vocalist and playback singer renowned for his specialization in Indian Classical (Hindustani), Semi-Classical, Devotional music including Natya Sangeet. Mahesh Kale won India's 63rd National Film Award as the Best Playback Singer, from the President of India. He is a disciple of Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki a prominent singer from Agra Gharana. He has played a key role in bringing Hindustani Classical Music into the mainstream with a touch of modern glamor and is one of the most prominent Indian Classical musicians of the new generation.  ...