Surgery

Born in Urbino (PU), Italy, in 1955, is married with Maria Chiara and, has one daughter, Ginevra. Degree in Medicine and Surgery, University of Modena, 1980, board on Radiology, University of Modena in 1984, board on Neurology, University of Siena in 1994. He Patented the device, “Axial Loader” and development of neuroradiological imaging techniques known as” Axial Loaded - Computed Tomography - AL-CT “ and “ Axial Loaded Magnetic Resonance - AL-MR “for the in vivo biomechanical study of the spine in 1992. At present is Senior Radiologist at the Radiology Service, Ospedale S. Giovanni – EOC Bellinzona, Switzerland. He has published as Author and co-author many scientifi c publications, abstracts and reports in national and international journals. He also collaborated on several chapters on international treaties of Neuroradiology. Main interests are “Diagnostic and Spinal non-vascular Interventional Neuroradiology, with special reference to CT and MRI, “ Biomedical applications of Virtual Reality,” Biomechanics of the spine and joints. “ He is Ordinary Member of the Italian Association of Neuroradiology – AINR,- Full Member of theEuropean Society of Neuroradiology – ESNR

Spinal non-vascular Interventional Neuroradiology, CT,MRI

Prof. Dr. Radu Mutihac is Chair of Medical Physics Section, University of Bucharest, and works in Neuroscience, Signal Processing, Microelectronics, and Artificial Intelligence. As postdoc/research associate/visiting professor/full professor he run his research at the University of Bucharest, International Centre for Theoretical Physics (Italy), Ecole Polytechnique (France), Institut Henri Poincare (France), KU Leuven (Belgium). Data mining and exploratory analysis of neuroimaging time series were addressed during two Fulbright Grants in Neuroscience (Yale University and University of New Mexico). His research in fused biomedical imaging modalities was carried out at the Johns Hopkins University, National Institutes of Health, and Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, MD, USA. Prof. R. Mutihac is member of the ISMRM, ESMRMB, OHBM, Romanian US Alumni Association, and fellow of Signal Processing and Neural Networks Society IEEE, as well as referee for several journals of the Institute of Physics (London, UK), Neural Networks (Elsevier), IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, and evaluator/expert for the ISMRM, OHBM, ARACIS, CNCSIS, UEFISCDI, The Romanian – U.S. Fulbright Commission. and the European Commission (FP7, H2020). He published over 100 scientific papers, 12 monographs, and contributed with chapters in other 10 text books. He contributed to more than 150 scientific meetings with posters and oral presentations, seminars, invited and plenary lectures, as well as acting as organizer, chairman, and keynote speaker.

Dr. Radu Mutihac's main research fields have been Neuroscience, Signal Processing, Microelectronics, and Artificial Intelligence.

Yacov Rofé is a professor of psychology and former chair of the Interdisciplinary Department of Social Sciences at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, Israel. He taught for the Department of Psychology at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and was a visiting professor at Rutgers Medical School in New Jersey.In recent years, Rofé’s scientific work has focused on the development of a new theory of psychopathology, which challenges the validity of traditional theories of behavioral disorders. Rofé wrote a book entitled The Rationality of Psychological Disorders, published by Kluwer in 2000. He has since published four subsequent articles supporting his Rational-Choice Theory of Neurosis (RCTN). 2016). Rofé has completed a new book, entitled Schizophrenia, Criminal Insanity and Neurosis: The Intuitive Rational-Choice Theory of Madness, which demonstrates that medical models reached their esteemed scientific level because of the weaknesses of psychological theories, primarily psychoanalysis, rather than because of the strength of their data. It shows that the new theory can explain the development and treatment of all above behavioral disorders, including schizophrenia, better than rival theories. Distinguished researchers, including Professor Robert Aumann, Nobel Prize Winner in economics, acknowledged the merits of this book. In his letter to the editors, Aumann noted, "Rofé's theory, revolutionary as it is, fits well into the framework of economics, game theory and evaluation."

Critique of psychopathology theories and developing alternative models,Critique of fear theories and new conditioning models,Development of an integrative theory of therapeutic intervention,Affiliation in stressful situations,Repressive and unconscious processes

He is presently an Associate professor at the Chair of Neurosurgery of State Medical and Pharmaceutical University “Nicolae Testemitanu”, Chisinau, Moldova. He has done International fellow in neurosurgery, brain vascular microanastomosis and EC-IC bypass training at Stroke and Brain Center of Aizawa Hospital, Prof. Shigeiaki Kobayashi, Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University Hospital, Prof. Kazuhiro Hongo, Matsumoto, Japan on June 09- July 10, 2009 .Since 2003, he is a Member of World Federation of Neurosurgeons. He has around 25 List of publications and congress reports. On April 04- June 30, 2012, he did AANS International Visiting Fellowship under Dr. Robert F. Spetzler's observation, Department of Neurological Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

• Cranial base microsurgery. Minimal invasive "keyhole" surgery. • Microsurgical treatment of cerebral aneurysms and cerebral cerebral malformations. • Microsurgery of pituitary tumors by transphenoidal approach • Cranial base microsurgery, microsurgery of cerebral and spinal cord tumors.

He has completed M.B.B.CH in Medicine and General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Sharkia, Egypt in October 2006 with Excellent Grade with honor. He has completed Masters and Doctorate in Neurosurgery (PhD), Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Sharkia, Egypt. In 2017, he was a first part of European Board of Neurosurgery (EANS Diploma). He is a member of several international society which includes Middle East Spine Society, EANS (European Association of Neurosurgical Societies), ASIT "Association of Surgeons in Training", NASS "North American Spine Society".

Endoscopic Supraorbital approach,skull base surgery

He Studied M.B.B.S at R G Kar Medical College, Calcutta, India, Studied MCh Neurosurgery at SCTIMST, Studied Neurosurgery at National Board Certification He is working as Senior Consultant and Head of department of Neurosurgery at Al Qassimi Hospital, Sharjah Former Senior Consultant Neurosurgeon at SUT hospital pattom Former Doctor at R G Kar Medical College and Hospital Former Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at Trivandrum Former Senior Consultant and Head of Neuroscience at SUT Hospital , Pattom Former Assistant Professor at Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology

Neurosurgery

Joanne Azulay is Clinical Director of the Brain Injury and Stroke Assistance Program of New York. She is recognized in the field of brain injury rehabilitation for her innovative treatment interventions. She is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School/ Rutgers University and Neuroscience at Seton Hall University. Dr. Azulay has been lecturing, publishing and teaching nationally and internationally on brain injury rehabilitation. Currently She continues her love for research while working as a Neuropsychologist and Research Scientist at JFK Medical Center in the field of neurologic disorders with a specialty in cognitive disorders of concussion

Neurophysiology, Neurocognitive disorders, brain injury, neurorehabilitation.

Walter Bini has completed his diploma from Westminster School, Simsbury Conn. U.S.A. and got postgraduate degree from Universidad de Zaragoza, Facultad de Medicina, Zaragoza-Spain. He was Co-director of the Global Spine Unit, Seligenstadt- Germany from 2003-2009. In 2014 he was the Middle East Chairman of ISLASS. He was Head of Neurosurgery, Sheikh Khalifa General Hospital , UAQ-UAE from 2014-2016.Currently he is Consultant Neurosurgeon, Orthopedic Department, spine section of Lanzo Hospital COF, Lanzo d’Intelvi in Italy and also Visiting Consultant Neurosurgeon, Orthopedic Department of Health point Hospital in Abu Dhabi - UAE. His ongoing project includes Composite for Bio-gradable coating on transpedicular intraosseous fixation devices, MRI Spectroscopy in the Grading and Therapy Monitoring of Gliomas, Active Participant in the GLIADEL Trial (closed).

Micro-neurosurgery, Neuro-oncology including streotaxy, radiosurgery, spine surgery including less invasive techniques and neuroradiology.

Dr. Alaa Abd-Elsayed joined the faculty of the Anesthesiology Department at the University of Wisconsin in 2014 to provide Chronic Pain Medicine Services as part of the Interventional Pain Program. He received his medical training at Assiut University Medical School in Egypt, completed a master’s degree in Public Health, research fellowship at Cleveland Clinic, and residency in anesthesiology and pain management fellowship at University of Cincinnati. As part of the Interventional Pain Program, Dr. Abd-Elsayed evaluates patients at the Pain Clinic, and when an interventional pain treatment is appropriate, performs procedures at the Madison Surgery Center. He was the winner of the first place research award, OSA, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Presently he is he the Leading physicians of the world, America’s Best Physicians, Research featured in MED PAGE TODAY ,Third place at the MARC (senior author), Chicago, IL, USA.

Current studies include the use of opioids, genetic variations leading to different individual response to opioids, and the use of neuromodulation and peripheral nerve stimulators for the management of neuropathic pain. He also has research interests in fibromyalgia, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and headaches.

Professor Doctor Zlatko Ercegovic is a Distinguished Fellow of New Westminster College. He is a neurosurgeon, Professor and Head of the Department of Spinal Neurosurgery at the University Clinical Center in Tuzla. He is a member of the Neurosurgical Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatian Neurosurgical Society, and AO Spine, EANS. Professor Doctor Ercegović graduated from the Tuzla University School of Medicine and completed his residency training in neurosurgery at the University Clinical Center in Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina. He obtained his six-month residency training in neurosurgery at the State University of New York at Buffalo and two years at the Clinical Hospital Dubrava, University Zagreb in Croatia. Professor Doctor Ercegović received the Visiting Surgeons Fellowship from the Department of Neurosurgery of State University of New York at Buffalo and finished his three-month fellowship training in spinal neurosurgery at the Department of Spinal Neurosurgery at Kaleida Health’s Millard Filmore Hospital in Buffalo, New York. Professor Doctor Ercegović is board certified neurosurgeon by the Federal Ministry of Health of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Spinal Neurosurgery, Minimally-invasive, Neurosurgical Techniques – Endoscopic Surgery and Stereotaxy (Framed and Frameless), Cerebro-vascular Surgery Neuro-oncology Pediatric Neurosurgery Peripheral Nerve Surgery

Born in Egypt on March 24, 1953, graduated from the Medical School in 1977. Started my Neurosurgery training program in Karolinska Institute, Stockholm Sweden in 1979. Then Moved to Japan, Shinshu University to obtain the Doctorate in Neurosurgery in 1984. Fellowship, Dept of neurosurgery Pittsburgh University , USA, 1989. Fully involvement in busy neurosurgical service, operated till more than 6000 neurosurgical patients. Special interest for pediatric neurosurgery Dedicated educator shared in writing 3 fellowship training programs in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Gulf States, involved in teaching, supervising training medical students, neurosurgical residents, and neurological science trainees. Wrote first head Trauma Protocol for MOH, SA 2013 Published over 100 manuscripts in International journals Published chapters in 7 books Editor of ”Ethics in Neurosurgery Practice” book published by Springer ( September 2014) Editor of “ Hydrocephalus- what we know and what we still don’t know” by Springer 2017 Presented over 500 talks in national and international scientific meetings. He described and named special neurological and neurosurgical condition in children which was published in Journal of Neurosurgery Described two neurosurgical procedures, for the first time. Awards 1. Life time achievement in Medicine/ Neurosurgery Award, Venous International Foundation, 2016 2. Walter Dandy Neurosurgical international Society Award, 2015 3. Saudi Neurosurgical Society Medal of appreciation 2014 4. Saud neuroscience Society Appreciation Award 2009

The long outcome of mild head trauma (in progress) The long outcome of hydrocephalus. (Finished) Wide Genome for Epilepsy (in Progress)

Abbas Alnaji had his Board degree of Neurosurgery from University of Baghdad and the consultant from Iraqi ministry of health 2015. In 2016 he became the member of editorial board for the journal of Neurology and Experimental Neural Science, by GAVIN publishers. He is also an Associate editor for Global Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities (GJIDD).Recently he has befit the editorial board member for SciFed Orthopedics & Rheumatology Research journal and Ocular Biology journal.

He is interested in research work and has eleven papers published in the field of surgical pathology causation.Interested in the biological bases of medic-surgical pathologies in his field.

He is the Director & Chief Consultant. He is also Neuro-Science & Sports Medicine Rehabilitation Specialist & Lifestyle Consultant. Beside this, he is also a member of age screening committee & medical committee & fine instructor on medical subjects to coaches.

Neuroscience

Dr. Rajendra D. Badgaiyan, MD, is a psychiatrist and cognitive neuroscientist. He is Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Richmond University Medical Center, and Professor of Psychiatry at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. He received formal training in psychiatry, psychology, cognitive neuroscience, molecular imaging and neuroimaging. He was awarded the prestigious BK Anand National Research Prize in India and Solomon Award of Harvard Medical School. His research is focused on the study of neural and neurochemical mechanisms that control human brain functions. He developed the single scan dynamic molecular imaging technique (SDMIT) to detect, map, and measure neurotransmitters released acutely in the human brain during task performance. This technique is now used in laboratories all over the world. Using this technique, he studies dopaminergic control of human cognition and behavior. He is also interested in learning the nature of dysregulated dopamine neurotransmission in psychiatric and neuropsychiatric conditions. His research is funded by NIMH, NINDS, VA, and various foundations. Previously he served in the faculty of Harvard Medical School, SUNY Buffalo and University of Minnesota. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals.

The study of neural and neurochemical mechanisms that control human brain functions