Dr. Viacheslav Kravtsov. MD, PhD, Professor Viacheslav Kravtsov is a head the Department of Biology at the Military Medical Academy, Saint-Petersburg. Dr. Kravtsov received his MD from Siberian Medical State University in Tomsk, Russia in 1989 and obtained his PhD in genetics from Institute of Animal Genetics of Russian Academy of Science in Saint-Petersburg in 1992. He has started his scientific career with studying stem cells in malignant cell population and described phenomenon of metastatic potential loss after cloning for genome instability. Since 1996 till 2014 he had been headed laboratory of Cytology at the Nikiforov Russian Center of Emergency and Radiation Medicine EMERCOM of Russia. Dr. Kravtsov discovered and described new cell markers that are induced by ionizing radiation after Chernobyl accident. His current research interests focus on the cytopathology, oncology, immunocytochemistry and local immune responce.

Graduate of the School of Medicine, University of Patras 1995:  Medical Licensure,

Medical Board of Greece 2001: Diplomate,

Subspecialty of Pulmonary Medicine  2004: Doctorate,

Subspecialty of Intensive Care Medicine 2004-Present: Senior Consultant,

2nd Department of Pulmonary Medicine University Hospital of Athens Head of Complete Pulmonary Function Tests Laboratory Head of Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing Head of General Outpatients Pulmonary Clinic Member of Pulmonary Hypertension Clinic, "Attikon" University Hospital Member of Asthma Clinic, Athens School of Medicine, Training, and education of medical students at the School of Medicine, University of Athens 

Physician graduated from São Paulo University Medical School in 1992. Post-graduation (doctorate) in Pulmonology at São Paulo University (part of the thesis was developed at Vanderbilt University and St.Thomas Hospital – Nashville Tennessee) (1999).
Has worked as Pulmonologist at São Paulo University Medical School (At the Clinics Hospital and heart institute), as well as at Pharmaceutical industry as Senior Medical Manager at Medical Affairs department (Biosintetica/Ache Laboratórios Farmacêuticos SA-Brazil). Worked providing support for Marketing, regulatory, R&D and clinical research. Also has experience with “in vitro” research, research involving animal models as well as management experience.

Currently works as Medical Director at Icon Clinical Research (based in São Paulo Office - Brazil). Also is a Pulmonology Professor and is still practicing medicine (Pulmonology) at a private office and is also a scientific referee for “Clinics medical Journal” and "Brazilian Journal Of Pulmonology".

Dr. Amado X. Freire is Professor and Chief of the Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Division at the UTHSC Department of Medicine. He is Program Director of the UT ACGME accredited Sleep Medicine Fellowship. He has a Master (MPH) from Johns Hopkins University and is Board Certified in Medicine, Pulmonary, Sleep and Neuro-Critical Care. He is a National and Internationally recognized/invited lecturer for Sleep Disorders and has a Bibliography of more than 40 peer reviewed manuscripts (PubMed).

Dr. Sikander Zulqarnain is Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at State University of New York (SUNY), Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn New York. He did his training at Columbia University Medical Center and SUNY Downstate, Health Science Center at Brooklyn, New York. He is key clinical faculty at SUNY Downstate for Medical School, Internal Medicine Residency Program and Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship Program. He also works as a Physician Specialist at New York City Health and Hospitals / Kings County, one of the busiest public system hospital, run by New York City. He has extensive clinical and research experience and has published and presented numerous articles at local, national and international levels. His research interests include Interventional Pulmonology, Advanced Airway Disease, Ultrasonography and Mechanical Ventilation.

Board certified in pulmonary medicine and sleep medicine. He holds a PhD in microbiology and immunology. He obtained his MD and PhD from the LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana. He did his internal medicine residency at New York University Downtown Hospital, where he served as Chief Medical Resident. His pulmonary and sleep fellowship was at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Dr Polos entered private practice and subsequently joined Merck and Co. as the Global Director of Scientific Affairs for the respiratory/allergy. Dr Polos then worked in the CRO industry. He then left to start his own consulting firm, Global Clinical Consulting, LLC.

Paschalis Steiropoulos is an Assistant Professor of Pulmonology at the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace (Alexandroupolis, Greece). He received his medical degree in 1996 and his PhD in 2007 from the Medical School of Democritus University of Thrace and carried out his postdoctoral research at Respiratory Division of Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Brussels, Belgium). He has served as a national delegate for Greece in EU COST Action B26 on Sleep Apnea Syndrome and in EU COST Action B29 on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and as a member of the European Respiratory Society Guidelines Working Group. He is a member of the Executive Committee of the Hellenic Society of Sleep Disorders and moderator of the Sleep Disorders group of the Hellenic Thoracic Society. He has also served as an editorial board member and as a reviewer for numerous international scientific journals.He has published over 81 articles in PubMed-indexed peer-reviewed journals (h-index: 17).

My name is Ronal Suàrez, a Venezuelan pediatrician with special training in pulmonary diseases, specially in children. I also work as medical translator since 20 years ago, translating many biomedical documents: articles, research, booklets, thesis, abstracts, etc., regarding  any medical specialty (Surgery,Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Medicine and all the related science).

Prof. Dr. Matiur Rahman is CPHQ (Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality) from USA, Certified Productivity and Quality Specialist from APO Japan and Lead Auditor and Trainer of ISO 9001, ISO 18000 OHSA, 5-S. He successfully completed Certificate course in Science of Safety in Healthcare from John Hopkin's University, Leadership in Quality and Safety course from George Washington University, Course on Leadership and Organizing to Improve Population Health, IHI ,USA and EMBA from SZABIST. He is Master trainer for TEAMSTEPPS, AHRQ, USA. He is Consultant Pulmonologist, Medical and management academiciaN, Arabia as Chest Consultant , Medical Director and Director Medical Education and Research and later with Shifa College of Medicine Islamabad, Professor of chest diseases and pulmonology consultant in the Department of Medicine, as well as Director Quality Management Systems and Focal Person(Team Leader) of Joint.

Pulmonary physician specialist and professor of Medicine. Member of the ATS, ERS and ALAT. Publications in the field of COPD and HIV-associated respiratory diseases.

Started career as a basic pulmonary physician, has grown as a pulmonary specialist with widespread exposure in interventional pulmonology, critical care and sleep medicine. Has done research in airway diseases, respiratory muscle strength, pneumonias.

Dr. Percival Punzal is a graduate of the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery.  He had his residency training in Internal Medicine at Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital; fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine at the Philippine Heart Center; clinical research fellowship in Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Exercise at the University of California San Diego Medical Center, USA. He is a consultant pulmonologist at the Philippine Heart Center and was the former head of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Section of the same institution. He has authored and co-authored several publications on chronic obstructive airways diseases, pulmonary rehabilitation, and exercise. He is a speaker in various post-graduate courses, roundtable discussions, national and international respiratory conferences.

CUHK Graduate 1988. Intern training in PWH, UCH & HK Nethersole. Physician training in PWH and GH. HK HSD and DH TB & Chest Services Headquarter Acting SMO since 1992. MSc in Respiratory Medicine 1994 from UK National Heart and Lung Institute Royal Brompton Hospital with Distinction. Joined HK HA as SMO July 1995 in KWC ( now KCC ). Foundation Fellow in Resp. Med 1997. Chairman, Quality Assurance Subcom. in Hospice Care, HAHO 1996-1998 co-ordinated QOL audit in 11 Hospice units in HK and 2 HA pocket guidelines on symptoms control. Joined TPH Rehab and Extended Care and served AHNH Specialty clinics since Sept. 1998. Rotation training in AHNH, NDH, TWH and accredited specialist in Rehabilitation Medicine and Advanced Internal Medicine. Senior Physician in charge of NTEC Airborne infectious disease isolation facility at TPH (TB and SARS) 1998 till 2007. Visiting Consultant and Advisor to KWH-WTSH Integrated Medical Services / Hospice Palliative Care 2000-2010. Deputizing Chief of Service experience WTSH M&EC 1995-1998 and TPH M&G 2000-2016. Program Director Rehabilitation TPH IP/ ambulatory CDRC PRP AHNH till July 2018. Leading PRP AHNH-TPH at TPH GDH and Rehab Centre since Aug 2018. HK College of Physicians New Territories Rehab Program Director till mid-2017. 7th President of Hong Kong Association of Rehabilitation Medicine. Convenor, patient safety training, NTEC T&E subcommittee. HA Crew Resource Management, Healthcare Mediation, Simulation Training, and Intern Bootcamp training Instructor. Pioneer Silicosis Rehabilitation Program in Hong Kong. Young Investigator Award on Sleep Quality in advanced cancer patients. Best Oral Paper, International Medication Safety Conference, Hong Kong Nov 2011. Trustee, HA Provident Fund Scheme 2012-2016. Six Sigma black belt 2016. NTEC-CUHK Clinical Research Ethics Committee Member 2015-2020. HA Expert Panel Member on new drugs for SMA Aug 2018 - July 2020

MD with solid academic formation in Immunology, Allergy and Pediatrics, with Master Degree in Pediatrician/Allergy, Specialization in Pharmaceutical Medicine and MBA in Business Management (FGV). Professor of FGV-IDE. 13 years of experience in multi-national Pharmaceutical & Biotech companies (Switzerland, Belgian and American) as Medical Manager and Hub/Country leader. Has experience in launch and pre-launch activities and with high technology drugs as Oncologic/Hematologic, Neurosciences, Imunossupressors, Biologics and Rare Diseases Drugs. 

Professor of pulmonology at Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana since 2010 Research line at frailty and interstitial lung diseases. 

Gabriel Oscar Sifontes Rodríguez is a pediatrician, with subspecialization in Childhood Pneumology. He is a member of the Colombian Association of Pediatric Pneumology (ACNP), and the Latin American Association of Thorax (ALAT).

Pediatric residency: Chihuahua General Hospital Salvador Zubirán Anchondo and Federico Gómez, Children Hospital (second year) (HIM). Title of the thesis: Use of pentoxifylline as an adjuvant in the treatment of the neonatal systemic inflammatory response. Pediatric Pneumology residency: National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Ismael Cosí­o Villegas, Mexico City. Title of the thesis: Pulmonary function in pediatric patients after allogeneic transplantation of hematopoietic cells. Fellowship in pulmonary physiology: National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Ismael Cosí­o Villegas, Mexico City. Co-chair Latin-American Society of Pulmonary Physiology, ATS member, ERS member, ALAT member. 

I graduated with a Ph.D. in Immunology from Faculty of Medicine in Imperial College London. Upon the completion of my Ph.D., I moved to the United States and joined Dr. Prased Koka's lab in Torrey Pines Institute for Molecular Studies, investigating the role of proto-oncogene and thrombopoietin receptor in stem cell differentiation Subsequently, I joined Dr. Ong Sin Tiong's laboratory in Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School investigating on the role of drug resistance in blast crisis chronic myeloid leukaemia and then later to Singapore Immunology Network in Dr. Olaf Rotzchke's group working on cohort-based studies on genome-wide association studies and gene expression related to inflammatory and allergic diseases. Currently, I am investigating on the immunological profiles of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases and severe asthma for diagnostic and therapeutic intervention in Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine in Nanyang Technological University.

Post-Doctoral Degree in Immunology and Nephrology at the Federal University of São Paulo - Unifesp (2014 - current). Ph.D. in Rehabilitation Sciences (Pneumology and Low-Level Laser Therapy) from the University of Nove de Julho, São Paulo (2013), Master in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Vale do Paraí­ba (Pneumology and Low-Level Laser Therapy) (2010), Graduate in Physiotherapy from the University Claretiano at Batatais (2005). 

Respiratory Physician. Evaggelismos hospital, ICU department. Currently medical advisor, safety physician at CRO "Zeincro"

Dr. Minervini graduated from School of Medicine at the University of Palermo in 2006. Immediately after, he started his surgical training in Switzerland and obtained the board certification in general surgery (2015). 2015-2017 senior Thoracic surgery Fellow at the "Kantonsspital St Gallen" in Switzerland, 2018 Thoracic surgery fellow at McMaster University, Ontario, Canada, Dr. Minervini has always been interested in experimental and clinical research, therefore in 2010, after three years of experimental studies on the regeneration of cardiac tissues after stem cells transplantation, he completed a PhD program. Dr. Minervini is a member of European Society of Thoracic Surgeon (ESTS), European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (EACTS) International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) and Swiss Society of Thoracic Surgeon (SGT). 

ACADEMIC MERIT 1 .- Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery at the Universidad Autonoma Madrid (UAM). Promotion 1996. 2 .- Research Sufficiency Recognition by the Autonomous University Madrid, acquired in September 2006 after the completion of the research paper entitled "Treatment of pain after thoracotomy" with a rating of Outstanding (Score 9) and the completion of 20 credits Ph.D. courses. Department of Surgery of the UAM with the average rating of Excellent: 3 .- DOCTORAL THESIS. Doctor in Medicine and Surgery 4.- THORACIC SURGEON (from 2007)

Respiratory and Critical Care Physician Master degree Fellow pulmonary hypertension.

I am currently working as a pulmonologist at Peninsula Regional Medical Center (PRMC) in Salisbury, MD. This is a not for profit hospital catering to the medically needy population of the country.  Apart from providing the full spectrum of pulmonary and sleep medicine consultative services, I have been able to bring advanced bronchoscopic procedures and pulmonary hypertension services to this hospital. This has led to the development of a large referral base with the provision of highly specialized pulmonary therapies to the rural areas of the country.  Patients have been pleased to find these tertiary care services closer to home.  I am also working in the outreach clinics in rural communities to both provide general pulmonary medicine services as well as spread the knowledge about pulmonary hypertension. Over the last two years, have strived to establish a team of specialists including the cardiologist, rheumatologists, pulmonary rehabilitation, RNs etc. to provide a comprehensive pulmonary hypertension services in the area. With advanced bronchoscopic and pleural procedures, I am supporting the implementation of lung cancer screening and working of the thoracic oncology program. In addition, I am working in the ICU attached to the regions only level three-trauma center. I have been actively improving the multidisciplinary ICU by the formulation of treatment protocols based on current guidelines. I am the physician representative from PRMC for organ procurement organization of Maryland. I had similar work experience in India where I was involved in building a team to implement directly observed therapy program to tuberculosis-afflicted population. I also worked for three years in the general respiratory clinic and medical ICU in New Delhi, India.

Dr. Keith J. Robinson is board certified in Pulmonary/ Critical Care Medicine practicing with Pulmonary Physicians of South Florida, LLC, a member of the Baptist Health Quality Network, and is an Associate Clinical Professor at Florida International University, Wertheim College of Medicine in Miami, Florida. He is the Medical Director of Fusion Health: Pulmonary Rehabilitation Center (Oakland Park, FL) where he conducts clinical research in obstructive lung diseases and pulmonary rehabilitation. Dr. Robinson is an active board member of the American Lung Association, the Clinical Advisory Committee (CAC) to the COPD Foundation (Miami, FL), and serves on the COPD advisory boards for Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, and Abbott Nutrition.

Born in Tehran, Iran. Studied Medicine at Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, practiced medicine for about 20 years so far. 

Research in Asthma and Allergic Diseases

Dr Milos Arsenijevic, MD, PhD is thoracic surgeon working in Kragujevac Clinical Centre. He received his MD from Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade in 2008. His PhD in oncology he received from Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac in 2014. He is currently assistant - professor at the Department of Surgery.

Resident physician in Pulmonology, University of Genoa, Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy; currently working at the Humanitas Research Hospital (Milan); Member of the following scientific societies: Junior Member SIAAIC ( Societa' Italiana di Allergologia, ASMA ed Immunologia Clinica); Junior Member EAACI (European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology).

Fernando Guedes is a medical doctor, specialist in Pulmonology and Intensive Care Medicine. He works in CHP/Hospital Geral de S. Antonio, a General Hospital in Oporto, Portugal, as coordinator of Bronchology Unit. Since 2013, he works as well as Phd researcher in regenerative Medicine.In 2013, he funded the Pediatric Bronchoscopy. Since 2010 he is Instructor of Bronchology of European Society of Intensive Care Medicine. His clinical activity also relies on Sleep Apnea, invasive and non invasive ventilation and COPD. In his academic activity, he works as invited professor of Pulmonology and Pathology in Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas Abel Salazar Medical School of Oporto University. Since 2011 he works as a scientific reviewer of British Medical Journal. He is author of more than 40 presentations and publications in scientific reviews and congress books in both national and international congresses.He won several prizes for his work in bronchology.

Dr. Fotios Sampsonas is a Consultant Respiratory Medicine in University Hospital of Patras, Greece. He has training in internal and pulmonary medicine, and completed clinical research fellowships both at MD Anderson Cancer Center and another in Interventional Pulmonary Fellowship in flexible interventional bronchoscopy techniques (TBNA, EBUS/TBNA etc) & medical thoracoscopy. Previously he held a position as a Lecturer of Respiratory Medicine with a special interest in Interventional Pulmonology and CF in Galway University Hospitals.

Andres Obeso, MD, is a Thoracic Surgeon in the Heart & Vascular Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Dr. Obeso holds extensive clinical expertise in Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery. In November 2014, Dr. Obeso performed the world's first nonintubated uniportal thoracoscopic sympathectomy in the context of a fast-track program. Dr. Obeso frequently contributes as a reviewer on more than 10 international peer-reviewed journals and has authored important articles and book chapters. Among his greatest achievements, Dr. Obeso discovered and described a new radiological sign "Earth-Heart Sign", which was published in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet. In 2015, The European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery published his description about a new surgical technique for pulmonary artery reconstruction. Dr. Obeso is interested in surgical innovation and development of new minimally invasive techniques and hybrid procedures, especially, in the management of Lung Cancer.

Dr. Sukhant Bagdia has over 4.5 years of experience as a Consultant Pulmonologist. With a vast experience, he is able to offer latest and optimal services to majority of Respiratory diseases and with a high experience in the various respiratory procedures. Dr. Sukhant Bagdia is an avid attender of conferences & workshops, and he had conducted research clinical trials as principal investigator, and sub investigator.

Medicine Doctor (MD) specialist in Respiratory Medicine at University of Naples. II level Universitary Master Degree in Respiratory Intensive Care Medicine at University of Bologna. Post graduate fellowship as Specialist Registar in Critical Care Medicine at King's College of London. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Clinical and Experimental Medicine at University of Milan. Advanced Trainee in Bronchial Endoscopy at Catholic University of Rome. Actually working in Respiratory Physiophatology and Pulmonary Critical Care Unit at Regional University Hospital "San Carlo" in Potenza. Experienced in diagnosys and treatment of pulmonary diseases, including thoracic oncology, critical care medicine, use of invasive & non invasive ventilation, extracorporeal carbon dioxide remotion techniques and respiratory rehabilitation.

Consultant Pulmonary Medicine at Salmaniya Medical Complex, Bahrain

I am a qualified Practitioner in Pulmonology now working as Epidemiologist at State TB Training And Demonstration Center. I had been involved in many Trainings in National Programs.

Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of Tunis (doctorate in medicine in June 2012 and specialty degree in pulmonology in November 2012), I had the chance to have a professional experience in university hospitals of Bordeaux (2013-2014) and Toulouse (2015), France. Then I returned to Tunisia to practice medicine in the private sector.

I am assistant professor medicine, consultant Pulmonary and critical care medicine.

I am a young and dynamic pulmonologist with a special interest in interventional pulmonology.

MBBS,MD paediatric, practice in Allergy, immunology, respiratory, pulmonologist since 21 yes, National faculty in Allergy, asthma, immunology in Indian academy of allergy, asthma, immunology; Indian academy of paediatric respiratory chapter, allergy and applied immunology chapter, National faculty in Handling office paediatric emergency as respiratory, anaphylaxis, asthma.

Experienced Pulmonologist with a demonstrated history of working in the top rated hospital & health care industry. Skilled in Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Diseases, and Interventional Pulmonology. Strong healthcare services professional with excellent academic credentials, a European Diploma In Respiratory Medicine (EDRM) from The European Respiratory Society, Indian Diploma in Critical Care Medicine (IDCCM) focused in Critical Care from Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine to add to MD in Pulmonary Medicine from the Prestigious King George's Medical University, Lucknow.

Delfim Vicente Mendes, born on December 26th, 1981 in Guinea-Bissau, Bambadinca. I graduated as a Medical Doctor on December 17th, 2011. I started working as a physician since April 2012 at the lung diseases reference hospital.

Pulmonary and critical care physician specialist in interventional bronchoscopy.

Dr. Tinku Joseph has numerous national and international publications.

board certified pulmonologist with more than 16 years of experience

Ahmed Fayed is pulmonologist (registrar) at King Abdul-Aziz specialized hospital in Taif, KSA with a Master degree in pulmonary medicine, RICU diploma, SCE in respiratory medicine (UK) and European diploma in adult respiratory medicine (Hermes). He actively participates in many international journals as an author, editor or reviewer.

Dr. Anand Agrawal is a Professor & Head of the Department of Respiratory Medicine at BPSGMC(W) KK Sonepat, PBDS University of health sciences Rohtak, Haryana (India). He has completed his medical graduation from GSVM Medical college CSJMU Kanpur, and post-graduation through MLN Medical College, University of Allahabad.