STEERING COMMITTEE
Miss Naomi Wright
Principal InvestigatorMiss Naomi Wright MBChB (Hons) BSc (Hons) MRCS DCH MSc
Paediatric Surgery Registrar and PhD Fellow, King’s Centre for Global Health and Health Partnerships, King’s College London, UK.
Mr Andy Leather
Steering CommitteeMr Andy Leather
Director of King’s Centre for Global Health and Health Partnerships, King’s College London, UK.
Prof Nick Sevdalis
Steering CommitteeProf Nick Sevdalis
Professor of Implementation Science & Patient Safety, King’s College London, UK.
Prof Emmanuel Ameh
Steering CommitteeProf Emmanuel Ameh
Professor of Paediatric Surgery, National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria.
Prof Dan Poenaru
Steering CommitteeProf Dan Poenaru
Professor of Paediatric Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.
Mr Niyi Ade-Ajayi
Steering CommitteeMr Niyi Ade-Ajayi
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, King’s College Hospital, London, UK.
Prof Adesoji Ademuyiwa
Steering CommitteeProf Adesoji Ademuyiwa
Professor of Paediatric Surgery, University of Lagos and Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria.
Prof Justine Davies
Steering CommitteeProf Justine Davies
Professor of Global Health, King’s College London, UK.
Prof Kokila Lakhoo
Steering CommitteeProf Kokila Lakhoo
Professor of Paediatric Surgery, University of Oxford and John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK.
Dr Emily Smith
Steering CommitteeDr Emily Smith, PhD, MSPH
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Robbins College of Health and Human Sciences, Baylor University, Texas, USA.
ORGANISING COMMITTEE
Dr Hannah Thompson
Organising CommitteeDr Hannah Thompson
Core Surgical Trainee, Specialist Neonatal and Paediatric Surgery Department, Great Ormond Street Hospital, UK.
Dr Harmony Ubhi
Organising CommitteeDr Harmony Ubhi
Core Surgical Trainee, King’s College Hospital, UK.
Dr Melika Akhbari
Organising CommitteeDr Melika Akhbari
Academic Foundation Doctor, Clinical Academic Training Office (CATO), University of Cambridge & Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Dr Marcus Sim
Organising CommitteeDr Marcus Sim
Foundation Doctor, Stepping Hill Hospital, Stockport NHS Trust, Stockport, UK.
Sophia Hashim
Organising CommitteeSophia Hashim
4th year medical student, University College London, UK.
Isy Williams
Organising CommitteeIsy Williams
5th year medical student, University of Cambridge, UK.
Gabriella Hyman
Organising CommitteeGabriella Hyman
Final year medical student, University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Dr Godfrey Sama Philipo
Organising CommitteeDr Godfrey Sama Philipo
Medical Doctor and Clinical Research Coordinator (MUHAS-UCSF Cancer Collaboration), Board of Trustees member (InciSioN), Tanzania.
Laura Herrera
Organising CommitteeLaura Herrera
1st year medical student, The Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College, US.
Aayenah Yunus
Organising CommitteeAayenah Yunus
3rd year medical student, The GKT School of Medical Education, King’s College London, UK.
Dominique Vervoort
Organising CommitteeDominique Vervoort
Chair of InciSioN; Research Associate at Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC) at Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
Dr Osaid Alser
Organising CommitteeDr Osaid Alser
Clinical Teaching & Research Fellow, Barts & The London School of Medicine & NDORMS Scholar, University of Oxford, UK.
Yousra-Imane Benaskeur
Organising CommitteeYousra-Imane Benaskeur
1st Year Medical Student, University of Montreal, Canada.
REGIONAL & CONTINENT LEADS (in alphabetical order by region)
Prof Dr Dayang Anita Abdul Aziz
Regional Lead for ASEANProf Dr Dayang Anita Abdul Aziz
Head of Paediatric Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centrem Malaysia.
Associate Prof Sebastian King
Continent Lead for AustralasiaAssociate Prof Sebastian King
Paediatric Surgeon, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Prof Alexis P Arnaud
Regional Lead for EuropeProf Alexis P Arnaud
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, University Hospital, CHU Rennes, France.
Dr Mahmoud Elfiky
Regional Lead for the Middle EastMr Ahmed Negida
Regional Lead for North AfricaDr Maricarmen Olivos Perez
Joint Continent Lead for South AmericaDr Maricarmen Olivos Perez
Consultant Paediatric and Neonatal Surgeon, Hospital San Juan de Dios, Santiago, Chile.
Dr Alliance Niyukuri
Regional Lead for West AfricaDr Alliance Niyukuri
General Surgeon, Kibuye Hope Hospital, Hope Africa University, Burundi.
COUNTRY LEADS (in alphabetical order by region)
Prof Souhem Touabti
Senior Country Lead for AlgeriaProf Souhem Touabti
Chef de Service de Chirurgie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Mère-Enfant EHS EL EULMA Setif, Algeria.
Miss Nadia Hamidi
Junior Country Lead for AlgeriaDr Rossana Chipalavela
Country Lead for AngolaDr Rossana Chipalavela
Paediatric Surgery Registrar, Hospital Pioneiro Zeca, Lubango, Angola.
Dr Pablo Lobos
Country Lead for ArgentinaAssociate Prof Sebastian King
Senior Country Lead for AustraliaAssociate Prof Sebastian King
Paediatric Surgeon, The Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Dr Brendan Jones
Co-Country Lead for Australia/New ZealandDr Brendan Jones
Paediatric Surgery Registrar, Children’s Health Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Dr Damir Ljuhar
Co-Country Lead for Australia/New ZealandDr Damir Ljuhar
Paediatric Surgical Registrar, Monash Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
Dr Samiul Hasan
Country Lead for BangladeshDr Samiul Hasan
Assistant Professor of Paediatric Surgery, Dhaka Shishu (Children) Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Dominique Vervoort
Country Lead for BelgiumDominique Vervoort
Chair of InciSioN; Research Associate at Program in Global Surgery and Social Change (PGSSC) at Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.
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Dra. Lorena Jauregui Paravicini
Country Lead for BoliviaDra. Lorena Jauregui Paravicini
Miss Janice Wong
Country Lead for BruneiMiss Janice Wong
Dr Alliance Niyukuri
Country Lead for BurundiDr Alliance Niyukuri
General Surgeon, Kibuye Hope Hospital, Hope Africa University, Burundi.
Dr Etienne St-Louis
Country Lead for CanadaDr Etienne St-Louis
Surgical Registrar, The Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, Canada.
Dr Maricarmen Olivos Perez
Country Lead for ChileDr Maricarmen Olivos Perez
Consultant Paediatric and Neonatal Surgeon, Hospital San Juan de Dios, Santiago, Chile.
Paediatric Surgery Unit Lead, Clinica Redsalud Vitacura, Santiago, Chile.
Dr Catalina Correa
Country Lead for ColombiaDr Catalina Correa
Attending Paediatric Surgeon, Hospital Militar Central, Bogotá, Colombia.
Dr Luis Enrique Zea-Salazar
Country Lead for EcuadorDr Luis Enrique Zea-Salazar
Past President of the Ecuadorian Paediatric Surgery Association, Attending Paediatric Surgeon, Omni Hospital and Hospital Clinica Kennedy Alborada, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Dr Mahmoud Elfiky
Country Lead for EgyptDr Mahmoud Elfiky
Assistant Professor of Paediatric Surgery, Cairo University, Egypt.
Prof Stephen Tabiri
Country Lead for GhanaProf Stephen Tabiri
Professor of General Surgery. Vice Dean, University for Development Studies-School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Head of Department of Surgery, University for Development Studies-School of Medicine and Health Sciences and Tamale Teaching Hospital. Consultant Surgeon and Endoscopist at Tamale Teaching Hospital, Tamale, Ghana.
Dr Judith Lindert
Country Lead for GermanyDr Maria-Lorena Aguilera-Arévalo
Country Lead for GuatemalaDr Maria-Lorena Aguilera-Arévalo
Endocrine Surgeon, Francisco Marroquín University, Guatemala City, Guatemala.
Dr Dhruv Ghosh
Country Lead for IndiaDr Dhruv Ghosh
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Dr Cathline Freya Adhiwidjaja
Country Lead for IndonesiaDr Cathline Freya Adhiwidjaja
Paediatric Surgeon, Harapan Kita Mother and Child Hospital Jakarta (Rumah Sakit Anak dan Bunda Harapan Kita Jakarta), Indonesia.
Dr Haidar Muhssein
Country Lead for IraqDr Haidar Muhssein
Paediatric Surgeon, Medical Education Unit, Kufa University, College Of Medicine, Iraq.
Dr Hetal Gohil
Co-country Lead for KenyaProf Dr Dayang Anita Abdul Aziz
Country Lead for MalaysiaProf Dr Dayang Anita Abdul Aziz
Head of Paediatric Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Malaysia.
MD Alehandro Peñarrieta Daher
Country Lead for MexicoMD Alehandro Peñarrieta Daher
Paediatric Surgeon, Hospital Juarez de Mexico Departamento de Cirugía Pediatra, Mexico
Dr Sushil Dhungel
Country Lead for NepalDr Sushil Dhungel
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Annapurna Children & Women’s Hospital, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal.
Dr Taiwo Lawal
Country Lead for NigeriaDr Taiwo Lawal
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, University College Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria.
Prof Muhammad Arshad
Co-Country Lead for PakistanProf Muhammad Arshad
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, Pakistan.
Prof Muhammad Amjad Chaudhry
Co-Country Lead for PakistanProf Muhammad Amjad Chaudhry
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Children’s Hospital, SZAB Medical University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Dr Nathan Novotny
Senior Country Lead for PalestineDr Nathan Novotny
Paediatric Surgeon, Beaumont Hospital, USA.
Visiting Paediatric Surgeon, al-Makassad Hospital, Jerusalem & Palestinian Medical Complex ( PMC), Ramallah, Palestine.
Dr Osaid Alser
Junior Country Lead for PalestineDr Osaid Alser
Clinical Teaching & Research Fellow, Barts & The London School of Medicine and NDORMS Scholar, University of Oxford, UK.
Mr Sadi Abukhalaf
Junior Country Lead for PalestineMr Sadi Abukhalaf
Medical Student, Al-Makassed Islamic Charitable Society Hospital and Palestine Medical Complex, Ramallah, Palestine.
Mrs Lily J. Saldaña Gallo
Country Lead for PeruMrs Lily J. Saldaña Gallo
Paediatric Surgeon, Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño, Peru.
Dr Eugene Tuyishime
Co-Country Lead for RwandaMr Isaac Ndayishimiye
Co-Country Lead for RwandaMr Isaac Ndayishimiye
Medical Student and Coordinator at InciSioN Rwanda, The University of Rwanda, Rwanda.
Dr Shireen Nah
Country Lead for SingaporeDr Shireen Nah
Paediatric Surgeon, Paediatric Surgery, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Singapore
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Prof Milind Chitnis
Country Lead for South AfricaProf Milind Chitnis
Paediatric Surgeon, Department of Paediatric Surgery, Frere Hospital affiliated to Walter Sisulu University, South Africa.
Gabriella Hyman
Co-Country Lead for South AfricaGabriella Hyman
Final year medical student, University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Dr Luis García-Aparicio
Country Lead for SpainDr Luis García-Aparicio
Head of Paediatric Urology Division, Paediatric Surgery Department & Director of the Paediatric Urology Fellowship Program, Hospital Sant Joan De Deu, Barcelona Children’s Hospital, University of Barcelona, Spain.
Dr Enas Musa Ismail
Senior Country Lead for SudanMs Sawazen Malik
Junior Country Lead for SudanMs Sawazen Malik
4th year medical student, University of Khartoum, Sudan.
Associate Prof Lars Hagander
Country Lead for SwedenAssociate Prof Lars Hagander
Consultant Paediatric Surgeon, Lund University Children’s Hospital, Sweden.
Dr Godfrey Sama Philipo
Country Lead for TanzaniaDr Godfrey Sama Philipo
Medical Doctor and Clinical Research Coordinator (MUHAS-UCSF Cancer Collaboration), Board of Trustees member (InciSioN), Tanzania.
Dr Ampaipan Boonthai
Country Lead for ThailandDr Ampaipan Boonthai
Paediatric Surgery Consultant, Depatment of Surgery, Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
Dr Ben Saad Manel
Country Lead for TunisiaDr Ben Saad Manel
Paediatric Surgeon, Center of Traumatology and Burns of Ben Arous, Tunisia.
Dr Emrah Aydin
Country Lead for TurkeyMr Nigel Hall
Country Lead for the United KingdomProf Makhmud Aliev
Country Lead for UzbekistanProf Makhmud Aliev
Paediatric Surgeon, Chair of the Paediatric Surgery Department, Tashkent Paediatric Medical Institute, Uzbekistan.
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