Our diverse lineup of expert speakers features researchers, practitioners, patients and advocates from around the globe, all united in their commitment to ending rheumatic heart disease.
Meet the Experts
Poonam Pal
Ministry of Health and Medical Services of Fiji
Fiji
Oyoo Charles Akiya
Ministry of Health
Uganda
Dawn Casey
National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation
Australia
Hicham El-Berri
WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
Egypt
Jagat Narula
World Heart Federation
Switzerland
Mohammad Abdelghani
Al-Azhar University
Egypt
Sulafa Ali
University of Khartoum
Sudan
Abdullah Al Shafi Majumder
Bangladesh Specialized Hospital
Bangladesh
Lorraine Anderson
Kimberley Aboriginal Medical Services
Australia
Edwin Armitage
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
The Gambia
Katie Attwell
University of Western Australia
Australia
Michael Baker
University of Otago
USA
Juliet Balderas
Philippine Foundation for the Prevention and Control of Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease
Philippines
Arun Bandyopadhyay
Gujarat Biotechnology University
India
Anshu Banerjee
World Health Organization
Switzerland
Flavia Baturine Kamalembo
Uganda Heart Institute
Uganda
Andrea Beaton
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
United States
Rajesh Beniwal
Calendula Healthcare Ltd
Mauritius
Ivor Benjamin
American Heart Association & Medical College of Wisconsin
USA
Julie Bennett
University of Otago
New Zealand
Asha Bowen
Perth Children Hospital
Australia
Kelsey Brown
Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C
USA
Georgina Byron
Snow Foundation
Australia
Gene Bukhman
Harvard University
USA
Fatoumata Camara
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
The Gambia
Jeffrey Cannon
Telethon Kids Institute
Australia
Jonathan Carapetis
Telethon Kids Institute
Australia
Thomas Cherian
MMGH Consulting
Switzerland
Joanna Chikwe
Cedars Sinai Medican Center
USA
Julie Cooper
University of Otago
New Zealand
Madeleine Cunningham
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
United States
Mark Davies
University of Melbourne
Australia
Maria Do Carmo Pereira Nunes
Federal University of Minas Gerais
Brazil
Helge Dorfmueller
University of Dundee
Scotland
Jean-Luc Eiselé
World Heart Federation
Switzerland
Mark Engel
South African Medical Research Council
South Africa
Stephanie Enkel
University of Western Australia
Australia
Alma Fulurija
University of Western Australia
Australia
Elizabeth Gatumia
Kenya-Heart
Kenya
Anu Gomanju
NCDI Poverty Network
Nepal
Michael Good
Griffith University
Australia
Luiza Guilherme
Univeristy of São Paulo
Brazil
Asmus Hammerich
WHO EMRO
Egypt
Hilary Hardefeldt
Starship Children's Hospital
New Zealand
Geu-Ru Hong
Yonsei University
Republic of Korea
Keila Jamal
Mozambique Institute for Health Education and Research
Mozambique
Joseph Kado
Telethon Kids Institute
Australia
Ganesan Karthikeyan
All India Institute of Medical Sciences
India
Natkunam Ketheesan
University of New England
Australia
Sajidah Khan
University of Kwazulu-Natal
South Africa
Jerome Kim
International Vaccines Institute
South Korea
Bhagawan Koirala
Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Center
Nepal
R. Krishna Kumar
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
India
Najma Latif
Imperial College London
UK
Greg Lim
Nature Reviews Cardiology
UK
Krishtika Mala
University of Otago
New Zealand
Jyotishna Mani
Cure Kids
Fiji
Laurens Manning
University of Western Australia
Australia
Mary Masterson
National Institutes of Health
United States
Kenya McAdam
Northern Territory Government of Australia
Australia
Reuben McGregor
University of Auckland
New Zealand
Tracy McRae
University of Western Australia
Australia
David Milan
Leducq
USA
Ana Mocumbi
Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
Mozambique
Nikki Moreland
University of Auckland
New Zealand
Elizabeth Morgan-Brett
Aboriginal Investment Group
Australia
Aliou Alassane Ngaide
Cheikh Anta DIOP University of Dakar
Senegal
Anna Norrby-Teglund
Karolinska Institutet
Sweden
Mpiko Ntsekhe
University of Cape Town
South Africa
Emmy Okello
Uganda Heart Institute
Uganda
Oyere Onuma
Massachusetts General Hospital
United States
Josh Osowicki
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Australia
Manisha Pandey
University of Griffith
Australia
Tom Parks
Imperial College London
United Kingdom
Anna Ralph
Menzies School of Health Research
Australia
Bo Remenyi
Menzies School of Health Research
Australia
Tania Rivera-Hernandez
Cátedras Conacyt
Mexico
Joselyn Rwebembera
Uganda Heart Institute
Uganda
Craig Sable
Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C.
United States
Amy Sanyahumbi
Texas Children's Hospital
USA
Anita Saxena
Pt. BD Sharma University of Health Sciences
India
Nikki Schulick
Team Heart
Rwanda
Shahryar Sheikh
Doctors Hospital Lahore
Pakistan
Maylene Shung King
University of Cape Town
South Africa
Pierre Smeesters
Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola
Belgium
Le Smith
Heart Foundation of Australia
Australia
Shiranee Sriskandan
Imperial College London
United Kingdom
Andrew Steer
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Australia
Henok Tadele
Addis Ababa University
Ethiopia
Henrique Thomas
Champions4Change
Australia
Erini Tokarua
Cure Kids
Fiji
Daniel Tortorice
College of the Holy Cross
USA
Nina van Sorge
Amsterdam UMC
Netherlands
Dominique Vervoort
University of Toronto
Canada
Vicki Wade
Menzies School of Health Research
Australia
Don Walkinshaw
Shift Health
David Watkins
University of Washington
USA
Rachel Webb
University of Auckland
New Zealand
Gillian Whalley
University of Otago
New Zealand
Gavin Wheaton
Women's and Children's Hospital Adelaide
Australia
Nigel Wilson
Starship Children's Hospital
New Zealand
Bernadette Wong
Telethon Kids Institute
Australia
Rosemary Wyber
Telethon Kids Institute
Australia
Liesl Zühlke
University of Cape Town
South Africa
