Journal of Pediatric Neurology and Neuroscience

Dr. Kenneth C. Sassower is a neurologist in Boston, Massachusetts and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Massachusetts General Hospital and Newton-Wellesley Hospital. He received his medical degree from Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara and has been in practice for more than 20 years. In 2008, He received the Partners Pediatric Neurology Teacher of the Year Award. He has spent the past 20+ years dedicating my professional life to the care and management of children and adults with sleep disorders and epilepsy, including significant teaching responsibilities (especially pediatric, neonatal and adult EEG and sleep study interpretation) and conducting research in the area of clinical neurophysiology.

Dr. Hassaan Tohid is Professor in California Institute of Behavioral Neurosciences & Psychology. Dr. Tohid is a neuroscientist, public speaker, medical professional, researcher, book editor and a published author. He served as a member of American Neuropsychiatric Association and is currently also a Leadership Council member for American Cancer Society. After graduating from Sindh Medical College, Karachi (Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan) as a medical doctor. He then moved to the US and started his career as a researcher in neurology & psychiatry. He had been affiliated with prestigious institutions like Napa State Hospital, UCLA & the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) and still serves as a visiting neuroscientist at the Center of Mind & Brain (UC Davis). He is also involved in various research projects nationally and internationally in the countries like Australia and England.

Dr. Jacques P. Tremblay is a Professor at Laval University since 1976 and a full professor since 1985. He was the chairman of the department of Anatomy from 1987 to 1997.He completed a B.A. at college Ste Marie in 1967 and a B.Sc. in Honours Biochemistry at Mc Gill University in 1970. He obtained in 1974 a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of California in San Diego (UCSD). Dr. Tremblay has published 183 articles in peer reviewed journals and presented 304 communications in congress. He has presented 75 invited conferences in international congress.

Dr. Trevor Archer is a Professor is a Department of Psychology at University of Gothenburg. He obtained an Honour's degree (Psychology and Physiology) at Newcastle-upon-Tyne University (1974), and a PhD, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden (1979). From 1978 (Aug) to 1988 (Dec), he was employed by Astra Lakemedel AB with the position of Head of CNS Drugs when he left to take up his appointment as Professor and Chair of Biological Psychology. He have the position of Guest or Visiting Professor at: University of Hawaii at Manoa, Orebro University, Karlstad University, Kalmar University, Madrid University and received an Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award from St. Joseph's College, North Point (2010); Honorary Doctorship; Professorship and Membership Awards from the Polish Academy of Science Pharmacological Society (may, 2013); and the Sansone Award (April, 2014): School of Medicine, Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.

Dr. Carlo Valerio Bellieni is a Pediatrics Associate Medical Director in The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of The University Hospital Of Siena (Italy). Dr. Carlo Bellieni is an Italian medical doctor, and a Pediatrician with a 20-year experience in general pediatrics, neonatal intensive care, infant care and neonatal electroencephalography. He practiced as general family pediatrician His clinical experience covers several fields among which: neonatal resuscitation, intubation, infection therapy and pain management. He has a relevant story of teaching in pain treatment and pediatrics, since 2004. He has obtained the licensure as Associated Professor of Pediatrics by the Italian Ministry of Instruction (2014).He has written more than 200 scientific papers with a high total impact factor and Hirsh score, mainly in the field of pediatric analgesic treatment. He also wrote several books, chapters of books and encyclopedias.

Dr. Maria Piccione is Director of Clinical Genetics Service at University of Palermo (Italy).Research activities dealing with chromosomal and genetic syndromes. Teaching activities: integrated course of Paediatrics for the degree course in medicine since the academic year 1999-2000; 2001-2002 "Obstetric Pathology, prenatal and paediatric medicine and social preventive medicine" for the Diploma in Obstetrics at Palermo University; Genetic Medicine for the Diploma in Nursing Sciences and in the following courses: "Techniques of Psychiatric rehabilitation", Preventive techniques in the environment and work-places" at Palermo University; "Obstetrics" at Palermo University and at Trapani. 1999-2000 "Pathology of Malformations", Medical Genetics and Metabolic disease (School of Paediatric Specialization, Palermo University), since 2003-2004 General Genetics (School of Paediatric Surgery), Medical Genetics (School of Specialization in infantile neuropsychiatry and in Psychiatry Palermo University) and Master University of Palermo in "Evaluation and treatment of disability", Master in "Paediatric Psycololy", and Master of Bioethics. Publications: more than 250 scientific works (complete and abstracts) in national and international reviews.

Dr. Abdul Qayyum Rana is currently the Director of Parkinsons Clinic of Eastern Toronto and Movement Disorders Centre in Toronto, Canada. Dr. Rana is a Canadian neurologist who specializes in Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders. Dr. Rana is the founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of Parkinsonism and Restless Legs Syndrome. Dr. Rana is founder of the World Parkinson’s Program. He has written several books and published extensively in the field of Neurology, Parkinson’s disease and Movement disorders. Dr. Rana has been an invited speaker on Parkinson’s disease and has conducted seminars on Parkinson’s disease at international levels. Dr. Rana has been honoured with the Wayne Hening Award for his research on association on Parkinson’s disease and RLS. Beside his BSc, MD, and FRCPC from the Royal College of Physicians of Canada, Dr. Rana has also been awarded an honorary FRCP of the Royal College of Physicians of UK.

Dr. Falsaperla Raffaele is a Professor in the Department of Preventing and Social Paediatrics, University of Catania, Italy. Dr. Raffaele received his Ph.D. in Pediatric Sciences from University of Catania in 1999, his masters in Multidisciplinary diagnostics in Neuromuscular Diseases from University of Messina in 1997. His research interests include Epilepsy, degenerative diseases snc, inflammatory myopathies, muscular dystrophies, neurogenic dysphagia, hypotonia.

Dr. Baltazar Gomez-Mancilla is a Executive Director, Translation Medicine Neuroscience Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Switzerland and Adjunct Professor, Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery, McGill University, Canada. He was head of Neuroscience, Biomarker Development, Exploratory Development, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland. He was a Co-Chairman of the Clinical Innovation Board at Translational Science. Assign Funds to selected exploratory projects in clinical research (external collaborations) aimed at fostering innovation in exploratory development (2008-2011).

Dr. Eloisa Gitto is Professor of Pediatrics at University of Messina, Italy. Dr. Eloisa is the Director of the Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of the University Hospital of Messina, Italy. She received her medical degree at the University of Messina, Italy and her research training's at the UT Health Science Center of San Antonio, Texas, and at the University of Chicago, USA. In addition to research, Dr. Eloisa teaches Pediatrics and Intensive Care Medicine to medical students and postgraduate pediatric fellows. Dr. Eloisa research interests includes in area of oxidative stress, mainly in studying the effects of antioxidant melatonin in many neonatal diseases, in the area of neonatal and pediatric intensive care, with particular interest to ventilation strategies.