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Prof. Dr. Michael Stark specialises in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. His main interests are High Risk Pregnancies and gynaecological oncology. He initiated the International Oncology Advisory Board as well as the VIEZION project which combines targeted chemotherapy, PIF, immunology, and stem-cell therapy for improving post-surgical oncological treatment. He modified operations like the vaginal and abdominal hysterectomy and the evidence-based Cesarean Section and developed the concept of single-entry natural orifice surgery. He conducted surgical workshops in several countries such as Kazakhstan, Kirghistan, Vietnam, Laos, Armenia, Hungary, Ukraine, Russia,China, India, Senegal, Kenya, Burkina Faso. Croatia Serbia, Bosnia Herzegovina, etc. In the years 1982 and 2000 he was the medical director and head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the MisgavLadach hospital in Jerusalem. Between 2001-2010 he was the chairman of the gynaecological departments of the HELIOS hospital group in Germany and Austria. In the years 2011-2013 he was the scientific advisor of the USP hospital in Mallorca, Spain. Between 2012-2015 he was the scientific director of the new European surgical robotic system (TELELAP) in Milan, Italy. Between 2016-2020 he was the scientific consultant of the ELSAN hospitals in France Since 2004 he is the President of the New European Surgical Academy (NESA), the international inter-disciplinary surgical organisation with members in 59 countries. From 2017 he is a scientist at the university hospital “Charite” in Berlin, and since 2018 the vice president of the Chinese Perinatology association. In 2011 he was nominated as the Medico Del Anno (Doctor of the Year) in Italy, and is an Honorary Member of the French, Polish, Russian, Serbian-Austrian and Italian Gynaecological Associations,professor for robotics at the university of Adana, Turkey,and honorary Professor at the University of Chisinau.He published 214 scientific works. He was visiting Professor at the Universities of Toronto, Moscow, Beijing, Milan, Adana, Uppsala, and the Weill-Cornell University hospital in New York.

Dr. DIOGO AYRES-DE-CAMPOS, MD, PhD is a FullProfessor and Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical School, University of Lisbon, Portugal. He is also Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Santa Maria University Hospital, Lisbon. His main scientific areas of interest are intrapartum fetal monitoring and obstetric simulation. He is a co-inventor of the “Omniview-SisPorto®” program for computer analysis of fetal monitoring signals (Speculum, Lisbon, Portugal, 2006), the clinical record database Obscare (Virtualcare, Porto, Portugal, 2002), and was the medical consultant for the development of the “Lucina®” obstetric simulator (CAE Healthcare, Montreal, Canada, 2014). With an h-index of 35, he has published 151 papers in international Medline-indexed journals, edited 2 international books, and has given 273 invited lectures at international scientific meetings. He was Editor-in-chief of the “Acta Obstetrica e Ginecologica Portuguesa” 2006-2010, and Associate Editor of “ISRN Obstetrics and Gynecology” 2012-2014. He is the President of the “European Association of Perinatal Medicine - EAPM”,Executive Committe Member of the “European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynecology - EBCOG”, and co-ordinator of the EBCOG Part 2 Fellowship Exam. Between 2010 and 2018 he integrated the “Safe Motherhood and Newborn Health committee” at the “International Federation of Obstetrics and Gynecology - FIGO”, where he co-ordinated the 2015 revision of the “FIGO guidelines on intrapartum fetal monitoring”. He participated in the World Health Organisation consensus panels for “Recommendations on antenatal care” and “Intrapartum care and reduction of unnecessary caesarean section”. He is the President of the “Federation of Portuguese Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology - FSPOG”, a Board member of the Subespeciality in Maternal-Fetal Medicine of the Portuguese General Medical Council, and presided over the “National Commission for Reduction of Cesarean Section rates”, nominated by the Portuguese Ministery of Health.

Dr. Mohammed Takroni is a Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Consultant, who Had Fellowship in Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation at Duke University and Medical (DUMC), North Carolina, USA. Master's degree in Physical Therapy from King Saud University, Master's degree in Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), UK. Ph.D. in Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK. Fellow and active Member of the American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation (AACVPR), member of the Irish Association of cardiopulmonary rehabilitation (IACR), member of the British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (BACPR), member of Saudi Heart Association (SHA). Certified by the International Olympic Committee (CIOC).Associated Clinical Professor, KSU. One of the pioneers in the Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation speciality in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has several publications in the field.

Dr Sangeeta Muglikar is Professor & Head in Periodontology at M A Rangoonwala College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Pune, India. She has done her BDS & MDS from Premier institutes of India, GDC Aurangabad & St.George’s GDC, Mumbai respectively. She has received training in Implantology from Dentsply. She is a Founder President of Indian Society of Periodontology, Pune Study Group. She is a Member of Board of Studies of Maharashtra University of Health Sciences, Nashik. She is also member of Board of studies on D Y Patil Deemed University, Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University. She teaches undergraduates & postgraduates trainees in Periodontology in addition to her routine surgical practice. She was a Regional Supervisor & co- author of book published by Dental Council of India & World Health Organization. She has 40 National & International publications & 2 book chapters to her credit. She was a Scientific Chairperson of 45th Indian Society of Periodontology National Conference, Pune. Her major work is in Surgical Periodontology.

Dr. Bharati Pandya is Additional Professor in General Surgery at AIIMS Bhopal, India. She has done her MBBS and MS General Surgery from premier Institutes of India, MGIMS, Sevagram and PGIMER, Chandigarh, India, respectively. After her basic training in General Surgery she has done her Fellowships in FIAGES, FMAS, FALS in Colorectal Surgery and an Advanced Colo-rectal Fellowship from Milan, Italy. She has also been associated with Karolinska Institute in Sweden where she did her training in Liver Transplantation. At present she is working in AIIMS Bhopal which is an Institute of National Importance, in India where she teaches both undergraduates and post-graduate trainees in General Surgery in addition to her routine surgical work. She has about 34 National and International Publications and has 2 book chapters to her credit. Her major work is in the field of Colo-proctology.