Dr. Hu graduated from Zhejiang University School of Medicine in 1984. He was an internist in China and a researcher in Canada. In 2001, after his residency training in USA, he became an anesthesiologist at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He is the founder and executive director of No Pain Labor & Delivery - Global Health Initiative and the editor-in-chief of its journal. He has published three books as the author or associate-author and five books as a chief translator or associate-chief translator. He has published 23 papers in reputable journals and serves as an editorial board member of three.

Neonatology, Pediatrics

Ann Quinlan-Colwell has completed her PhD at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She works as a Clinical Nurse Specialist and Chair of the Nurse Research Committee at New Hanover Regional Medical Center which is a regional trauma center in Wilmington, NC, USA. She has published in and reviews for reputed peer review journals, has published book chapters and a book on pain management. She is current president of the Nu Omega chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International; president-elect of the Southern Pain Society and serves on the board of the American Society for Pain Management Nurses.

Neonatology, Pediatrics

Anne-Catherine ROLLAND is the chair of child psychiatrist at the University of Reims and the head of the child psychiatry ward at the University Hospital of Reims since 2012. After her medical studies in Reims Medical School, with a specialization in psychiatry and child psychiatry, she has completed her PhD from Paris VII Descartes University in 2010. She did a research year at Melbourne University next to Jeannette Migrom and Anne Buist in 2007-2008. She is specialized in mother infant interactions, and works preferentially on all the mothers’ feelings around the pregnancy and the maternity.

maternity, Infancy

Dr. Olaya-C is pediatric pathologist and PhD from Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. She is the director of Pathology Department and associated professor at the same University and its Hospital Universitario San Ignacio. She has published more than 25 papers and has worked for fetuses’ health for 20 yerars.

Neonatology, Pathology

Terence Lao graduated MBBS from the University of Hong Kong, and obstained his MD in 2002. He received training in Obstetric Medicine at the Queen Charlotte’s Maternity Hospital, London, UK in 1983-4, and completed the fellowship programme in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Toronto in 1989-93. He is professor at the Department of Obstetrcs & Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has published 300+ papers in international journals and is a reviewer for 24 journals, and serves on the editorial board of three international journals. His major interest is in maternal medicine and high risk pregnancy.

Obstetrcs & Gynaecology

Dawn M. (Torrence) Ireland is the founder of CHERUBS – The Association of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research, Awareness and Support. Created in 1995, after the birth of Ms. Ireland’s son, who was born with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH), she wished to create a supportive, collaborative community of families of researchers. It was built upon a foundation of research, awareness and support – providing as many services and as much information as the budget and volunteer system could withstand. With the encouragement of several prominent pediatric surgeons, CHERUBS began to have a presence at medical conferences in 1996. By 2000, the CDH Research Survey Database was created. In 2017, the charity was restructured. Ms. Ireland stepped away as President of CHERUBS and into the role of President of CDH International to further the research projects that the organization is involved in. CHERUBS still exists as the family support division of CDH International. Currently, Ms. Ireland oversees CDH International which now runs the world’s largest natural history database of CDH, has 3 boards, employees, many volunteers, assists over 6300 patient families in 70 countries, presents research abstracts, and works with both the NIH and the EU. Ms. Ireland also is a founding member of the Rare Advocacy Movement and senior level patient advocate, mentors several other non-profit organizations, is a founding member of the Alliance of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Organizations, has written/edited 4 books and spends her time between the United States and Europe to continue the organization’s growth and outreach.

Congenital diaphragmatic hernia

Dr. Ghorayeb has completed his PhD jointly between Iowa State University and the University of Iowa. He is Professor of Radiology and Molecular Medicine, and Professor of Biomedical and Electrical Engineering at Hofstra University. He has published over 100 papers in reputable journals, conferences, and invited presentations and has been serving as primary reviewer at NIH, and as an editorial board member of AIUM, JTU, and IEEE.

Radiology and Molecular Medicine

Dr. Dmytro has completed his PhD at the age of 24 years from Vinnitsa national medical University and postdoctoral studies from Odessa National medical university. Now I am a chief PICU Vinnitsa national medical university and Vinnitsa regional children hospital, a chief – editor Pain Medicine Journar (http://painmedicine.org.ua). I have published more than 200 papers (Ukranian journal) in more 15 reputed journals. ESPA ACORN Member (representative ESPA member –Ukraine). Reviever US-Medical Science Journal.

Pain management in children

Omer Ahmed has joined The American Hospital, Dubai (in 2009), after 15 years as a Consultant Paediatrician in UK. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health UK. His Paediatrics training was in Sabah Hospital- Kuwait, Alder Hay Hospital-Liverpool, Great Ormond Street and The Royal Free Hospital in London before taking a Consultant post in Stevenage, Hertfordshire UK. Earlier in his career, Dr Ahmed has worked in Sudan, Libya and Kuwait. His experience covers wide areas in Child Health as a General Paediatrician. Dr Ahmed has several publications and presented/attended in several Paediatrics meetings and conferences.

Paediatrics and Child Health

Dr. Rima did her training in the USA; she completed her residency in Pediatrics in 1998 at Marshall University School of Medicine in Huntington, West Virginia, and her fellowship in neonatal perinatal medicine at University of Louisville, Koair Children Hospital in Louisville Kentucky, USA. She obtained the American Board Certifications in both pediatrics and neonatal- perinatal medicine. She started her career in USA, where she held several leading positions in the field of both pediatrics and neonatology from 1998 to 2005. Dr Rima relocated to Saudi Arabia at the end of 2005 to join Saad Specialist Hospital in Alkhobar, KSA where she was appointed as the in charge consultant neonatologist and helped to establish level 3 NICU with the introduction of iNO and high frequency ventilation. In December 2009, DR. Rima relocated to Dubai, UAE and she was appointed the Section Head of NICU and helped to establish level 3 NICU in the two reputable hospitals, DR. Sulaiman alhabib hospital then Alzahra hospital Dubai, where she is currently the head of the neonatal services. Dr Rima is able to offer the latest, optimal services to treat the majority of neonatal diseases in addition to the care of complex neonatal diseases including complex surgical and cardiac diseases using the most advanced state of art equipments ranging from high frequency ventilation, conventional mechanical ventilation and both invasive and noninvasive modalities of ventilations. Dr. Rima is a well-known speaker at international conferences in pediatrics and neonatology. Her professional memberships include the American Academy of pediatrics section of neonatal -perinatal medicine; she has been American heart association affiliated NRP instructor since year 2000 She speaks English and Arabic.

pediatrics and neonatology, neonatal diseases