Abdel-Hadi AL Breizat MD, PhD, FISS. Consultant General & HPB Surgeon Counselor of Jordanian Society of Surgeons FormerPresident of Jordan Society of Surgeons Former Director of Jordanian Centre of Organs Transplantation Directorate Former Chief of Surgical Specialty at M.O.H Former Chair of Higher Technical Committee/Medical & Health Liability Law

Dr. Ahmad Ebrahim AL-Raymoony Senior Consultant Pediatric Surgeon and Pediatric Urology Pediatric Laparoscopic surgeon and laparoscopic Directory of Queen Rania AL Abdullah Hospital for Children King Hussein Medical Center - Royal Medical Services Amman- Jordan. Education 1. Fellowship in Minimally Invasive and laparoscopic surgery Rocky mountain children Hospital Denver-Colorado-USA November 2010. 2. Medical university of Vienna certification of pediatric hypospadias surgery December 2009. 3. Royal Australian College of Surgeons Certificate (FRACS) April 2006. 4. Registrar in pediatric surgery, Pediatric Urology, Pediatrics Transplant at (Children Hospital at West mead) Sydney – Australia April 2005-2006. 5. Certificate of alternative protective ventilation concepts Mines University Mine – Germany19 December 2006. 6. Jordan Medical Council Certificate (Board) in pediatric urology 2022 7. Jordan Medical Council Certificate (Board) in Pediatric Surgery 2005. 8. Jordan Medical Council Certificate (Board) in general surgery 1998. 9. Join the Royal Medical Services /Jordan Armed Forces 26.9.1990. 10. Faculty of medicine /SALAH ALDEEN University / IRAQ 1983-1989. 11. General Secondary school education certificate (Tawjihi) June 1983. Scientific Societies 1. Jordanian Medical Association 1990 – present. 2. Jordanian General surgery Association 2001 – present. 3. Jordanian Pediatric Surgery Association 2005 – present. 4. Pan-Arab pediatric surgery Association 2012 – present. 5. International Pediatric surgery association 2013 - present. 6. Head of scientific committee in pediatric surgery of Jordanian medical council 2019- present 7. Head of Scientific committee of Jordanian pediatric surgical Association. 8. Board Examiner in the Jordanian medical council and member of the pediatric surgery committee (board) of pediatric surgery. From June 2014 – present. 9. Head of pediatric surgery and pediatric urology department at Queen Rania AL Abdullah Hospital for Children - King Hussein Medical Center - Royal Medical Services 2014 –2022 10. Head of the Electronic department at Royal Medical services 2021 – present 11. Chief of General surgery department from 2022–2023. Provisional Experience 1. Deliver Lectures in scientific meetings in surgical association and Pediatric surgical society and the surgical dept.KHMC. 2. Deliver lectures at the Royal Alexandra Hospital, the teaching hospital for Sydney University and University of NSW Medical School, and being member of teaching staff. 3. Laparoscopic suturing and stapling work shop at KHMC 24 July 2003. 4. Workshop of artificial lung and neonatal care at Frankfort -Germany December 2006 5. International Workshop of hypospadias surgery, December 3-4 2009. , Vienna-Austria 6. Workshop of Laparoscopic surgery and inter sex reconstruction in Jeddah Feb, 2010. 7. Deliver lectures for medical students, junior doctors and nurses at KHMC until present. 8. Pediatric Laparoscopic workshop in Anorectal malformations and HD with Prof. Steven Rothenberg at KHMC 2008. And rocky mountain children hospital at Colorado 2010. 9. Thoracoscopic Nuss procedure at KHMC, Nov.2009.and renewed September 2022 at Spain Barcelona 10. Advanced Trauma Life Support ATLS 2010-present, Renewed 2022 11. Advanced Cardiac Life Support 2010-present. Renewed 2022 12. Minimally invasive surgery in children work shop may 2016 at Jeddah Saudi Arabia 13. PEDIATRIC UROLOGY training course at Doha Qatar 2019. 14. STONE DISTRUCTION work shop at Cambridge University UK 2019. 15. The first Allergy for general pediatricians works shop 25 July 2011. 16. Bladder reconstruction, neurogenic bladder and pediatric urology work shop at Queen Rania alabdullah hospital 2012. 17. Director of Advanced course of pediatric Laparoscopic Surgery at KHMC may 2013. 18. USAID LOCAL HEALTH SUSTAINABILITY PROJECT LHSS Senior management and leadership certificate March 2022. 19 Neonatology PICC work shop may 2022. 20 Master class work shop in medical communication skills with UK team APRIL 2022. No. Of Publications: 85 ORIGINAL ARTICLES No. of International Presentation: 114 INTERNATIONAL PRESENTATION

Dr. Ahmed Nassib Arqoussi Consultant general and thoracic surgeon Secretary of the Syrian Association for General Surgery Red Cross trainer for war surgery

Dr. Ahmed Ghazal Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Aleppo Scientific Officer at the Syrian Association for General Surgery

Dr. Ahmed Ghazal Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Aleppo Scientific Officer at the Syrian Association for General Surgery

AHMAD URAIQAT MD, JBGS, FRCS (I), FRCS (Eng), FACS, MASCRS, JBCRS, PgCert (MedEd) Current Position: Consultant in General and Colorectal Surgery Chief of Colorectal Unit King Hussein Medical Center Royal Medical Services, Amman, Jordan Colonel at Jordan Armed Forces, General Surgery Jordanian board certificate exam 2003, Colorectal Surgery Jordanian board certificate exam 2015, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland, Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Member of the American Society of Colorectal Surgeons, Fellowship in colorectal surgery St Mark's hospital Harrow UK. 20 years experience in general and colorectal surgery. Extensive experience in minimal invasive colorectal surgery mainly for malignancy, pelvic exenteration procedures, pilonidal sinus disease, anal diseases (fistulas, hemorrhoids, fissures), IBD and incisional hernias.

Dr. ALI ALOUN MD,
PhD LIVER TRANSPLANTATION SURGERY (ON-GOING), HPB SURGEON, ROYAL MEDICAL SERVICES JORDAN, LIVER TRANSPLANTAT SURGEON, INONU UNIVERSITY, MEMBERSHIPS: JORDAN GENERAL SURGERY BOARD TURKISH GENERAL SURGERY BOARD TURKISH SURGICAL SOCIETY TURKISH HPB ASSOSIATION INTERNATIONAL LIVER TRANSPLANTAION SOCIETY

Amit Agrawal, Cambridge, UK
Dr Amit Agrawal MBBS, MS, FRCSEd, DM, FRCS graduated from Calcutta, India, followed by Academic Surgical training and breast cancer research in Nottingham, UK. Subsequently, he transformed Cambridge University Hospitals’ breast Unit into an internationally recognised Oncoplastic Unit by introducing breast-surgeon-led Oncoplastic Surgery. He is the founder-director of the Cambridge International chest wall perforator flap and implant dissection course. He is a member of several societies, including the UK Association of Breast Surgery Academic and Research Committee and the European Society of Surgical Oncology. He is the Research module lead for MSc and MS degrees in Breast Surgery at the University of East Anglia, UK, and an Expert Reviewer for the UK National Institute for Health & Care Excellence (NICE). Dr Agrawal lectures worldwide and has 120+ publications and presentations in both the science of breast oncology and breast surgical techniques. He has performed laboratory-based research in endocrine therapy in breast cancer (focussing on resistance mechanisms and bone health during Fulvestrant therapy). Besides being a co-investigator in multiple previous or clinical trials, including practice-changing trials such as ATAC, Poetic, etc., he is leading the ‘BreCon’ research collaborative and is an investigator in several multicentre clinical trials, laboratory and innovation projects as a named applicant/co-applicant. In addition, he is an editorial board member and reviewer for journals such as Gland Surgery, Clinical Breast Cancer, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment etc. His current research aims to improve outcomes following breast surgery through surgical instrumentation innovations, exploring interface aspects such as radiotherapy, understanding the immune mechanism in axillary metastasis and resistance to endocrine therapy.

Anas M. Aburumman MD , FEBS . Royal medical services /oncology center Senior specialist Oncoplastic Breast surgeon Jordanian board of general surgery European board of breast surgery Membership of SENATURK senolgy academy Istanbul/turkey . Membership of ISS /BSI

Dr. Ayman Tarifi is a consultant in General Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery and Bariatric Surgery. He is currently the Head of General and Laparoscopic Surgery Department at Al-Istishari Arab Hospital besides being an assistant professor in Al-Quds University Faculty of Medicine. Prior to joining Al-Istishari Arab Hospital in Ramallah, Dr. Tarifi worked at Wolfson Hospital – Tel Aviv in the department of General Surgery. Dr. Tarifi graduated from the Faculty of Medicine from DNMUMG University – Ukraine. He continued his specialized training in General Surgery and Laparoscopic Surgery at Wolfson Hospital -Tel Aviv and completed his specialization in Bariatric Surgery at Wolfson Hospital -Tel Aviv. Medical Career 1997 – 2004, Medical School. Faculty of Medicine – DNMUMG, Ukraine, Medical Doctor 2004 – 2016, Internship and Residency 2004 – 2005, Intern Physician, Ramallah Governmental Hospital 2006 – 2008, Resident Physician, department of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery (Ramallah Governmental Hospital – Ramallah) 2009 – 2014, Resident Physician, General Surgery and Laparoscopic Surgery, Wolfson Hospital – Tel Aviv 2014 – 2016, Sub-specialty, Bariatric Surgery, Wolfson Hospital – Tel Aviv Achievements Licensed Physician, Palestinian Board, General Surgery. Member, Israeli Bariatric Surgery Society Holds several advanced courses in Endoscopy Surgery from Tel Aviv University. Holds an advanced course in Endoscopy Surgery and Bariatric Surgery from Sharjah University – Sharjah, Dubai. Holds several advanced courses in Colorectal and Rectal Surgery from the Israeli Colon Surgeons Society of Tel Aviv University. Work Experience 2016 – Current Al-Istishari Arab Hospital – Ramallah Consultant in General Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery and Bariatric Surgery Head of General and Laparoscopic Surgery Department Assistant professor in Al-Quds University Faculty of Medicine.

Bakhtiyar Kazymov, surgeon and researcher of the Liver Transplantation Center, Sklifosovsky Research of Emegrency Medicine, assistant of the Department of Surgical Diseases, Moscow Medical University "Reaviz

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BASEM HASAN ALSHAREEF Fellow of Royal College of Surgeons of Canada American Board Of Surgery Fellowship In Trauma and Acute Care Surgery , university of Toronto, Canada CONSULTANT OF GENERAL SURGERY, TRAUMA SURGERY AND ACUTE CARE SURGERY ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE, UMM AL-QURA UNIVERSITY, KSA GENERAL SUPERVISOR OF HOSPITAL AFFAIRS UNIT HEAD OF REGIONAL TRAINING COMMITTEE OF GENERAL SURGERY TRAINING PROGRAM, SECTOR II , SCFHS BOARD MEMBER OF THE SAUDI GENERAL SURGERY SOCIETY,KSA

Boris Yaremin, Surgeon, Associate Professor, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Scientific Secretary of the Board of Transplantologists Society (Russia), Scientific Editor of the "Transplantology" journal, Executive Secretary of the Editorial Board of the "Bulletin of Reaviz Medical Institute" journal, Vice-Rector and Head of the Department of Surgical Diseases of Reaviz Medical University

Dr. Enver Özkurt; Began his specialization training in 2007 as a research assistant in the Department of General Surgery at Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. He completed his general surgery residency in 2012. From June 2014 to September 2017, he worked as a specialist/research assistant in the Department of General Surgery, Breast Diseases and Surgery Clinic at Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. In September 2017, he was accepted into Harvard Medical School and worked as a research fellow on breast cancer and diseases at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute / Brigham & Women's Hospital for two years. During this time, he was awarded a scholarship from TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye). Dr. Enver Özkurt participated in numerous studies at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. His research, conducted through a national database, was selected as one of the top 10 studies out of more than 300 surgical research projects conducted within Harvard Medical School and he was rewarded as “Excellence in Surgery Research” by Harvard Medical School. In September 2019, Dr. Enver Özkurt returned to Türkiye. In September 2019, Dr. Özkurt passed the written and oral exams and received the Breast Surgery Diploma (FEBS) from the European Board of Surgery Qualifications in Breast Surgery. In March 2022, he became an Associate Professor of General Surgery, and since October 2022, he has been working at the İstanbul Florence Nightingale Hospital, in the Breast Health Centre and in the General Surgery department. Since March 2023, he has been working as a faculty member at Demiroğlu Bilim University Department of General Surgery. Dr. Enver Özkurt's international and national professional memberships:  American Society of Breast Surgeons  European Association for Endoscopic Surgery  Breast Health Working Group International  Istanbul Breast Association  Breast Health Association  Istanbul Surgical Oncology Association  Turkish Medical Association  Turkish Surgical Association

I am a general surgeon with an Arab Board certificate and MRCS London and I work at Imam Sadiq Teaching Hospital

Giovanni Dapri is Head of Minimally Invasive General & Oncologic Surgery Center at Humanitas Gavazzeni University Hospital of Bergamo (Italy). He is Professor of General Surgery for the Italian Minister of University & Research. He is Professor of Human Anatomy at University of Mons (Belgium) and Professor of Digestive Surgery at University of Brussels (Belgium). He is Founder and Director of the International School Reduced Scar Laparoscopy. He is Course Chair of the different Laparoscopic Courses (Single-Incision, Bariatric Surgery, Colorectal Surgery and Abdominal Wall Surgery). In his academic career, he has edited 5 surgical books, published more than 180 scientific publications and more than 80 book chapters. During International and National Congresses, he has performed more than 100 laparoscopic procedures in front of the audience in foreign countries and presented more than 480 oral presentations. He invented in 2008 an instrument set to operate in Single-Incision Laparoscopy, and in 2013 an instrument set to perform the TransAnal Minimally Invasive Surgery. He operated more than 5000 laparoscopic procedures (more than 1800 by single-incision laparoscopy) and consulted more than 15000 patients. He is member of the Editorial Board of 57 Scientific Journals; member of Executive Committee of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), member of Scientific Committees of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), and member of Scientific Committees of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (ASCRS). He is Governor of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Belgian Chapter. He is Faculty Member of the Courses held at IRCAD (France, Taiwan, Brazil), at LapSurg Insitut (Sao Paulo, Brasil), at MISC-ASIA (Singapore) and at Cuschieri Skills Centre (Dundee, Scotland). He is Fellow American College of Surgeons (FACS), Fellow American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (FASMBS), Fellow American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons (FASCRS), Honorary Fellow Philippine Association of Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Surgeons (HonFPALES), Honorary Member Sociedade Portoguese de Cirurgia Minimamente Invasiva (HonSPCMIN), Honorary Member Bulgarian Society of Surgery (HonBSS), Honorary Member Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva (HonCBCD), Honorary Member Colégio Brasileiro Cirurgiões (HonCBC), Honorary Member Turkish Association for Endoscopic Laparoscopic Surgery (HonELCD), and regular member of other 9 Surgical Societies

Haitham Suleiman Eid Rbeihat born in the 1st of August 1977 in Amman-Jordan. Education: Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from medical college in Jordan University in Amman/Jordan since July 2001. LICENSURE: *Licensed as general practitioner in Amman since 2001. *Jordanian board of Surgery February 2008. *Member of Basic Surgical Skills committee in cooperation with the Royal College of Surgeons of England for training surgical residents in our institutions since 2012. *Fellowship of American College of Surgeons (FACS) 2014. *Membership of European Wound Management Association (EWMA) 2017. *Italian Fellowship in Colorectal surgery 2020. *Jordanian board of Colorectal Surgery February 2021. * Current position: Colonel Consultant of General Surgery and Colorectal surgery in Jordanian Royal Medical Services, KHMC.

Hasan Karanlik, MD, FEBS, FACS, MsC Hasan Karanlik is a surgical oncologist specializing in the treatment of breast cancer. He graduated from Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Istanbul University and completed his general surgery residency at the same university. Dr Karanlik then completed a Surgical Oncology fellowship and master degree for Cancer Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the Institute of Oncology Istanbul University. Dr. Karanlik has focused his career exclusively on the treatment of breast cancer since 2004. He has more than 100 national and international original articles, more than 200 presented abstracts, awards for young researcher, and 8 best study awards in congresses. He completed all requirements of European Union of Medical Specialists, passed all exams of European Board of Surgery in Liverpool and received degree of Fellowship European Board of Surgery (FEBS). He is an active member of the Turkish Surgical Society, Breast Society of Istanbul, and Society of Surgical Oncology. He visited many institutions as an observer and/or researcher such as European Institute of Oncology in Milan, Italy, AC Camargo Hospital Do Cancer in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Newyork, USA, MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, USA, Netherland Cancer Institute in Amsterdam, Netherland, and European Academy of Senology in Dusseldorf, Germany between 2009 and 2013. He is a member of the Oncoplastic Breast Consortium (OPBC) in Basel, Switzerland. He is director of the Surgical Oncology Unit Institute of Oncology Istanbul University which is a member of the Breast Centers Network and also works as an active surgeon and clinical researher in the American Hospital which is affiliated with MD Anderson Cancer Center. Dr. Karanlik has a special interest in breast conservation, oncoplastic surgical techniques and research studies with multidisciplinary and multi-institutional manner.

Horacio Asbun, M.D., is a surgical oncologist specializing in the treating liver cancer, gallbladder cancer, biliary system cancer and pancreatic cancer and diseases. He is chief of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery at Baptist Health Miami Cancer Institute. Prior to this role, he served as director of the Hepatobiliary and Pancreas program and chairman of General Surgery at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla. He is fluent in English and Spanish. Dr. Asbun is actively involved in clinical research to improve treatment efficacy and patient outcomes. He has published more than 150 peer-reviewed scientific articles, 110 peer-reviewed surgical videos and 35 book chapters. He also serves as editor-in-chief of the American College of Surgeons Multimedia Atlas of Surgery and reviewer for numerous scientific journals. He directs and teaches national courses on surgery and speaks frequently at scientific conferences around the world, with more than 410 presentations to date. He also serves on the boards and committees of several national and international professional societies. He is a member of the American Surgical Association, American College of Surgeons, Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association and more. At a 2022 American College of Surgeons meeting in Bolivia, he was awarded a Doctor Honoris Causa of UDABOL.

Dr Huda .J khraisat General surgery specialist in royal medical services Fellow in bariatric surgery

Dr. Ibrahim Daradkeh, is the Senior Consultant of Pediatric Surgery. The doctor offers many treatments and performs many surgeries, including congenital malformations of the urinary and reproductive systems, and gastrointestinal surgeries such as reflux esophageal surgeries and pediatric surgeries, including head and neck surgery, chest and lung surgery, reflux surgeries, bladder exstrophy, and other treatments. He holds the Jordanian Board of General and Pediatric Surgery, the Greek Board of General Surgery, a member of the Jordanian Medical Council and the Greek Medical Council, a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, a member of the Jordanian Pediatric Surgeons Association, and an examiner for the Jordanian Board of General and Pediatric Surgery (in the Royal Medical Services and the Council Jordanian Medical Center), where he was the head of pediatric surgery at Al-Hussein Medical City and the head of the pediatric surgery department at Queen Rania Al Abdullah Hospital, in addition to his work in many hospitals and clinics such as the University of Michigan Hospital - Ann Arbor / USA (urology and genitourinary surgery and restoration) and the Center Children's Hospital of Cincinnati - Ohio (colorectal surgery), and Lausanne Hospital - Switzerland (bronchoconstriction).

ISSA A MAIAS Endocrine, Head and Neck team. General Surgery department. Royal Medical Services. Jordanian Board in surgery 2001.

John H. Armstrong, MD, FACS, FCCP, MAMSE, is a trauma surgeon, surgical educator, and U.S. health leader. He is Professor of Surgery and Distinguished Educator at the University of South Florida (USF) Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida; Adjunct Professor of Surgery at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland; Advocacy Pillar Chair and Executive Committee member of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Committee on Trauma; member of the ACS Academy of Master Surgeon Educators; and member of the American Medical Association Board of Trustees. He has led local, regional, and statewide trauma systems and served as Florida’s Surgeon General and Secretary of Health; Chief Medical Officer of the USF Health Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS); and Trauma Medical Director at the University of Florida, Gainesville (covering 1.1 million people). He has created multiple mass casualty response courses as Co-Editor of the ACS Disaster Management and Emergency Preparedness Course (DMEP); Editor-in-Chief of Advanced Disaster Life Support (v3.0); and principal member of the electronic DMEP Planning Committee. He is a graduate of Princeton University, the University of Virginia School of Medicine, and the US Army Command and General Staff College. He performed his surgical residency at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii; his trauma/surgical critical care fellowship at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital; and his Master Educators in Medical Education Fellowship at the University of Florida. He is a preferred speaker and faculty instructor, having given over 230 invited lectures and taught over 80 trauma surgical skills courses globally, nationally, and regionally. He believes that education and training are essential drivers of change.

Karl Miller, MD, FACS Karl Miller is Professor of Surgery. With over 30 years of experience he is one of the pioneers of laparoscopic bariatric and metabolic surgery, where he was a founding member of the Austrian Society for Obesity and Metabolic Disorders which he presided over from 2000 till 2015. Pr. Miller also served as president of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) 2010 -2011 and presided over the IFSO World Congress that he organized in 2015. Pr. Miller is a passionate teacher and active trainer and serves as faculty surgeon of several world renowned medical training centers, such as IRCAD Strassbourg, France, the European Surgical Institute , Hamburg and the Sharjah Surgical Institute UAE. Prof. Miller is also an active clinical researcher and has authored over 110 clinical research publications and 21 books. He is editorial board member of several medical journals such as Obesity Surgery, Surgery of Obesity and Related Diseases, World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, Videosurgery and Miniinvasive Techniques and Archives of Obesity. He is practicing mainly bariatric/metabolic Surgery in Salzburg, Austria, Dubai, UAE and Munich, Germany.

Dr Minas Karaminassian ,consultant general and laparoscopic surgeon ,member of the administrative board and president of scientific activities of the Lebanese Society for General Surgery,is currently the head of the Department for visceral surgery at Haroun Hospital and instructor at the Faculty of Medical Science in Lebanese University since 2016

Kyamran Alekperov, Surgeon of Liver Transplantation Center, Sklifosovsky Institute For Emergency Medicine.

Leonardo Lenisa, M.D., Ph.D., E.B.S.Q. in Coloproctology, was born in Caracas, Venezuela in April 4 th 1968 from an italian family. He lived in Caracas, Venezuela until the age of 13 when he moved to Milan Italy. Languages spoken are Italian (motherlanguage), Spanish (motherlanguage), English (good written and spoken), French and Portuguese (basics). Medical degree obtained at the School of Medicine of the University of Milan in October 1993 with the score of 110/110 cum laude. Registered at the Board of Medical Doctors of the Province of Milan since February 14, 1994 with the number 33027. Specialization in Surgery obtained at the School of Medicine of the University of Milan in November 1998 with the score of 70/70 cum laude Doctorate (PhD) in Experimental Surgery and Microsurgery obtained at the School of Medicine of the University of Pavia in June 2012. European Board of Surgeons Qualification in Coloproctology obtained in Septembre 2009. Competences Surgical activity mainly devoted to Colo-Rectal Surgery, Pelvic Floor Surgery and Surgery of Melanoma. Mastership in the treatment of anal fistulas with a long-standing surgical experience. The earliest experience in Italy and Europe (since 2005) in Prosthetic Anal Fistula Surgery “Surgisis Anal Fistula plug and Permacol” Mastership in Stapled Transanal Procedures for the treatment of anorectal prolapse with over a 20- years experience and over 1500 cases personally performed. Proficiency in the treatment of Pelvic Organ Prolapse both transanal and laparoscopic. Principal Investigator in a number of International Trials. Author of scientific paper in the field of Melanoma and Colo-rectal Surgery. Faculty of the annual meetings of the main domestic surgical societies (SIC, ACOI, SIUCP, ..), European (ESCP) and overseas (American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, Asociaciòn Latino Americana de Coloproctologìa, ..) Experience as Principal Investigator in Clinical Trials. Membership in various Surgical Societies: Associazione Chirurghi Ospedalieri Italiani (ACOI), Società Italiana di Chirurgia (SIC), Società Italiana Unitaria di Colon-Proctologia (SIUCP), European Society of Colo-Proctology (ESCP), Società Italiana Chirurgia Ospedalità Privata (SICOP) Member of the Executive Board of Società Italiana Unitaria di Colon-Proctologia (SIUCP) since 2015 and previous Vice-President. Present Position Humanitas San Pio X Hospital in Milan, Italy. Consultant, Staff Surgeon at General Surgery Dept. Coordinator Pelvic Floor Unit Address correspondence to: Dr. Leonardo Lenisa Seconda Strada, 8 20090 San Felice, Segrate (MI) Italy Ph: +39 3358176181 (Mobile) Ph: +39 0269517463 (Hospital) e-mail: [email protected] Milan, July 09th, 2023

Dr. Liqaa A. Raffee professor of emergency medicine at Faculty of Medicine - Jordan University of science and technology. Dr.Liqaa graduated From the Faculty of Medicine at Kufa University 2001, she completed her residency program in Emergency Medicine from Jordan University of Science and Technology / King Abdullah University Hospital at 2007, she is a Jordanian board - certified in Emergency Medicine . Subsequently she received advanced clinical training in Trauma care for Adult and pediatric at Carl Gustav Carus University Hospital/Dresden University of Technology /Germany. From 2012 she started to work as faculty member in the Department of Accident And Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) till now, at same time working as Emergency /Trauma care consultant at king Abdullah University Hospital .In addition Dr. Liqaa was appointed as chairperson of the Accident and Emergency Medicine Department since 1st September 2018. # President of the scientific committe of Jordanian Emergency Medicine Society (JEMS) # President of the scientific committee for the board exam. at Jordan Medical council # Program Director of the emergency medicine residency program / Faculty of Medicine /JUST # Chairperson, Department of Accident and Emergency, King Abdullah University Hospital

Dr. Mahmoud M. Odat, M.D, FACS Senior Consultant Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon (Pediatric Interest) Fellow of the American Colleague of Surgeon Chair, COT ACS-Jordan Chapter Chair, ATLS Jordan Chapter CEO, OMTEC-JO (Medical Teaching and Training Center-Jordan) Examiner and Member, Jordanian Orthopedic Board (Jordan Medical Council) Member, RETT (MENA Regional Education Training Team) Previous Posts Chief of the Pediatric Orthopedic Service RMS (Royal Medical Service) Chief of the Orthopedic Specialities RMS Chief of the Orthopedic Department RMS President of the Jordanian Orthopedic Association President of the PanArab Orthopedic Association Director of the Academy of the RMS Brigadier General -Jordanian Armed Forces Chair, Jordanian Orthopedic Board (Jordan Medical Council) Member, Board of Directors of JAMCO (Jordan Advanced Machining Company) KDDB Chairman of Education AOTrauma Middle East & Africa Overall Chair, of the Regional AOTrauma Principle Courses 2010-2017 Member, Global AOT Education Commission Member, Global ORP (Operative Room Personnel) ETF (Educational Task Force) Chair, AOTrauma Basic Principles Davos Courses 2012-2013 Memberships AOTraunma, Gold Member AAOS International Affiliate Member ACS International Member PIA Ponseti International Association (Iowa University) AOTrauma International Faculty Gold Member (Switzerland) SICOT International Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology EFORT European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology Girdlestone Orthopedic Association (Oxford University) Jordanian Orthopedic Association Work Address: Odat Orthopedics Odat Mahmoud Medical Center OMC Amman-Jordan Tel. 00962 6 592 8181 Fax. 00962 6 592 8185 Mobile 00962 799 018 833 Private +962 798 929 727 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Education: MD ( Ptychio Iatrikes ) Faculty of Medicine Aristotalio University / Thessaloniki Greece. Residency in General Surgery KHMC Fellow in Orhopaedic Surgery KHMC Registrar in Orhopaedics / Nuffield Orthopaedics Center University of Oxford U.K. Visiting Physician / Children’s Hospital University of Cincinnati Ohio USA AO International Fellowship Karlsruhe-Germany Certified: Jordanian Board of General Surgery Jordanian Board of Orthopaedic Surgery Fellow of the American Colleague of Surgeon Professional interest: Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Trauma Surgery Courses: As participants, then as faculty and chair for more than 70 courses at national, regional (MENA) and international level. Presentations: More than 100 presentations in different conferences, congreses and meetings of trauma and orthopedics at all levels; national, regional (MENA) and international level. Publications Around 30 publications in the field of orthopedics and trauma in different national, regional and international journal. Author of the The Chapter of Patellar fracture (specific fractures), AO Principles of Fracture Management book, third edition 2018.

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Dr. Mohammed Kamil Mohammed Al Hamawendi.... CABS Consultant Surgeon / Private Sector Former Professor /General Surgery/ Al Mustanseriah College of Medicine Supervisor and Examiner /Arab and Iraqi Board of General Surgery Head of the Scintefic Committe /SIS

Mohamed Abdel Wahab Ali has 45 years of experience (M.B.B.CH. ,M.Sc. General Surgery M.D. General Surgery from Mansoura University of Medicine, Diploma in Advanced laparo- Endoscopic surgery from Yal University of Medicine , Dipiloma International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists In Microsurgery Bucharest - Romania . Professor of Surgery and Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine 1996, Gastroenterology Center, University of Mansoura., Visitor professor: international school of surgical oncology stras pourg university Franc 1998 , President of Egyptian group of hepatobiliary and pancreatic 2007 , Chairman of Surgery department Mansoura University 2007 , Director of Gastro enterology Center Mansoura University 2008 , Chairman of liver transplantation Mansoura University 2008, Member of the standing scientific committee to upgrade professors 2010 , Member of the standing scientific committee to upgrade professors 2013 , Member of the Medical Sector Committee Decision of the promotion committee, professors, assistants in surgery 2020 . Attending more than 45 international conferences and participating in the work of 140 papers published in international journals. Obtained 21 awards at international conferences & awarded by the Council of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology in Egypt as the winner of Pioneer Scientific Research of the Year 2022 & Editorial Boards in international journals & Scientific literature (2 book)

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Nabil Shehadeh M.D General and Laparoscopic surgeon. Treasurer of the Lebanese society of general surgery. Fellow of the European board of surgery (FEBS).

Born in Cobram, Victoria, Paddy Dewan lived in Wangaratta, in the North East of Victoria, until he ventured off to University in Melbourne. Dux of his school, he has gone on to complete MB BS, BMedSc, MS, MMedSc, MD, PhD, FRACS, and is a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, the Australian Institute of company Directors and the College of Medication Administrators. His training in Medicine, Surgery and Paediatric Urology have seen him employed in Melbourne, Dunedin, Dublin, London and the USA. Returning to Australia, he initially took up a position in Adelaide, both as a clinician and researcher in Paediatric Urology. His has renamed congenital urethral obstruction (COPUM), developed new approaches to the management of anorectal anomalies, especially the megarectum(Rectal Ectasia), and has written a number of landmark papers on the use of plastics in medicine and bladder enlargement without the bowel lining (Augmentation). In developing countries, he has assisted with the surgical care of thousands of children, particularly those with anorectal anomalies (Anal Deformity) and bladder exstrophy (Exstrophy), lessons that have facilitated improved care in other countries. Professor Dewan has published over 200 paper in scientific and other journals and books (Publications). Paddy has a particular interest in valid reflection on clinical care, rather than just an audit process.

CURRICULUM VITAE Personal data Last Name: Ambe First Name: Peter Che Nationality: German Date of Birth: 05.06.1977 Adress: Helene-Weber-Weg 2, 50354 Hürth, Germany Acamedic Qualification 2000- 2006 Faculty of Medicine, Cologne University, Germany 2003 USMLE 1 2005 USMLE 2 Clinical Knowledge 05/2007 Doctorate Thesis “Local recurrence following breast preserving surgery for breast cancer“ 06/2008 Board Licence 2010 University of Minnesota, Colorectal Associates, USA 2010 USMLE 2 Clinical Skills 07/2013 German Board Certification „ Visceral Surgery“ 03/2013 Board Certification „Emergency Medicine“ 05/2016 Board Certification „ Coloproctology“ 10/2016 Habilitation and Venia Legendi, PhD. 09/2017 Master of Health Business Management (MBA) University of Nürnberg- Erlangen, Germany 10/2017 Qualification Genetic Conseling 09/2019 German Board Certification „Special Viszeral Surgery“ 03/2021 Fellow of European Board of Surgeons (FEBS) Coloproctology 02/ 2023 Professor of Surgery, Witten / Herdecke University 2 Professional Experience Since 07 / 2020 Deputy Head of Department Department of Surgery, GFO Hospital Rhein Berg Head of Coloproctology Vinzenz-Pallotti-Hospital Bensberg 01/2020 – 30.06.2020 Senior Consultant, Head of Colorectal Unit, University Hospital Münster 01/ 2018 – 12/2019 Senior Consultant Head of IBD-Unit Department of Viszeral, minimally invasive and oncologic Surgery Marien Hospital Düsseldorf 2013- 2017 Consultant, Department of Surgery Helios University Hospital Wuppertal 2007- 2013 Surgical Resident International experience 08/2010 - 10/2010 University of Minnesota, Department of Surgery, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Dr. Robert D. Madoff Fairview Southdale Hospital, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Dr. Stanley M. Goldberg Pelvic Floor Center, Colon and Rectal Surgery Associates Ltd., Minneapolis, Dr. Anders F. Mellgren. Areas of Research Oncologic Surgery Colorectal Cancer Hereditary gastrointestinal tumors Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Coloproctology Minimally invasive surgery 3 Expert Reviewer for International Journal of Surgery Digestive Diseases Techniques in Coloproctology Diagnostic Pathology Journal of Investigative Surgery Digestive Disease and Science BMC Surgery Langenbeck´s achieves of Surgery BMC Gastroenterology European Journal of Surgical Research World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery BMC Emergency Surgery Canadian Journal of Surgery British Journal of Surgery Journal of Surgical Research Colorectal Disease World Journal of Surgical Oncology Society Membership German Society of General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV) Association of German Surgeons (BDC) Association of Coloproctologist in Rhein and Ruhr. (VKRR) European Society of Coloproctology (ESCP) Association of Academic Surgeons (AAS) European Crohn and Colitis Organisation (ECCO) European Hereditary Tumor Group (EHTG) German Society of Coloproctology (DGK) Surgerical working group for minimally invasive Surgery (CAMIC) Lecturing / Teaching Professor of Surgery, Witten / Herdecke University, Germany Clinical Expertise Oncologic Surgery Colorectal Cancer Hereditary gastrointestinal tumors Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Coloproctology Minimally invasive surgery Emergency Surgery 4 Publications > 115 peer-reviewed Publications > 50 Poster and Podium presentation > 20 book chapters Supervision of doctoral and PhD Thesis Editorial activities Section Editor Colorectal Surgery: Journal of Medical Insight Associate Editor Visceral Surgery, Frontiers in Surgery Prof. Dr. med. Peter C. Ambe, MD. MBA, FEBS, ESSO

laparoscopic Hepatobiliary Pancreatic and liver transplant Surgery consultant . Jordanian board of general surgery. Jordanian board of Hepatobiliary-Pancreatic and Minimally Invasive Surgery. fellow of the royal college surgeons - Ireland. Laparoscopic hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery- royal college of surgeons of Edinburgh. Working for Royal medical services/ Jordanian army.

Im 1st specialist in bariatric and upper GI surgery , RMS Jordanian board 2014 fellowship in austria, vienna 2018 FACS, 2017

René Horsleben Petersen MD PHD Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Chief Thoracic Surgeon at the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet. He holds a PhD degree in the field of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS) as well as a bachelor’s degree in Health Care Administration. His primary research focus is minimally invasive lung surgery, education and simulation in VATS and ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery). He is also conducting research in the fields of lung cancer screening and video-assisted thymectomy. Professor Petersen teaches regularly at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, and has experience supervising medical students for their master’s degree as well as PhD students. For more than a decade Petersen has led clinical immersions at his centre with participation from clinics around the world and has proctored many thoracic surgeons around the world in VATS Lobectomy by a Standardized Anterior Approach. He has given numerous lectures and educational seminars on VATS Lobectomy, performed live surgery and presented at numerous international conferences. He has more than 135 publications in international peer-reviewed journals within the topics: VATS Lobectomy, VATS Segmentectomy, VATS Thymectomy, VATS Education and Simulation, Enhanced Recovery and Lung Cancer Screening. He is the ESTS chair of the newly published guidelines on surgical management of GGO lesions. He acts as a Director of Annual Meeting for the European Society of Thoracic Surgery (ESTS). Additionally, he is on the editorial board and reviewer for several scientific journals.

Riad ZAGHLOUL, MD, FLBS, FEBS (Honorary) General Surgeon – Beirut – LEBANON Secretary General of the Lebanese Society for General Surgery Member of the “Association Française de Chirurgie”- AFC AFS & AFSA in visceral and digestive surgery – Montpellier – FRANCE Oncology surgery certificate – Montpellier – FRANCE Digestive, Laparoscopic and Liver transplant surgery certificate – Montpellier – FRANCEital, Jerusalem.

My name is Rita Batta and I am a 3rd year general surgery resident at Al-Makassed hospital, Jerusalem.

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Saud Al Turki, MD, FRCS, ODTS-FACA Consultant Vascular Surgery Chief Executive Officer, Academy of Sciences Chairman of National Office - ATLS Trauma Program Saudi Arabia Chapter Dr. Saud Al Turki is the Chief Executive Officer of Academy of Sciences in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He is the current Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Chairman of Saudi Arabian Chapter. He did the proliferation of ATLS Program for doctors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Riyadh, Abha, Al Qassim, Dhahran, Jeddah, Medina, Taif, Hafer Al Batin, Gizan, Makkah, Al Baha, Tabuk, Qunfudah, Al Baha, Al Khobar, Hofuf, Wadi Al Dawasir, Najran), and in the Gulf States (Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait). The ATLS Program is now established in more than 30 sites within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States. ATLS program is now a mandatory course for all surgeons, emergency physicians, residents, and interns. He is an active Medical Director for Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) Program, and Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) Program. The course was initiated in Riyadh and has been spread out in at least 6 cities in the Kingdom. PHTLS program is now a mandatory training program for all paramedics, EMTs, and technicians. While, ATCN Program is a trauma course designed for Nurses. The course was initiated in Riyadh and had introduced to different cities in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, and Kuwait. So far, these programs are actively running in the Middle East. A Regional Director and Principal Investigator for the Advanced Operative Management Course (ATOM) which has been designed for surgeons. He assisted Qatar and UAE at establishing the course in the country. The Regional Director is responsible for the quality assurance and content of the course in the region. Currently he is the Chair, ACS-COT, International Injury Care Committee – The I2C2 Chair position is an executive committee appointment that would run for an initial 2-year term, concluding in 2021. Its major focus is in the strategic planning to the tremendous growth of the educational programs as well as, opportunities to support trauma system. A dynamic member of American College of Surgeons, Committee On Trauma - the mission of the Committee On Trauma is to improve all phases of the management of the injured patient including pre-hospital care and transportation, hospital care, and rehabilitation; to prevent injuries in the home, in industry, on the highway, and during participation in sports; to establish and implement institutional and systems standards for care of the injured; to provide education to improve trauma care; and to cooperate with other national organizational with similar objectives. As a Former Region Chief XVII (MENA), his passion for dissemination of trauma programs resonates as he participates in all related trauma courses activities accredited by the American College of Surgeons such as in-charge of the site visits, promulgation and initiation process until a center becomes fully independent. Has helped Middle East countries i.e. Lebanon, Iran, Syria, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Nigeria, Oman, in establishing trauma programs in their countries. Act as representative of the American College of Surgeons, Committee on Trauma; to represent their office to manage all trauma activities within the MENA Region.

Alexey Nikolaevich Severtsev (Russian: Алексей Николаевич Северцев) (born October 4, 1961, Moscow) – a Russian doctor of medicine sciences, Professor and Chairman in the hospital surgery department of the medical faculty in Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University. 1984 – Graduation with honors from I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University; 1989 – Candidate of Medical Sciences (surgery), PhD; 1991-1992 – Visiting Professor in the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); 1993 – Surgeon in the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia); 1998-2002 – The head of the surgical department in the Clinical Hospital №1 of the Medical Centre UD of the President of the Russian Federation; 2001 – Becoming a doctor of Medical Sciences (surgery); 2002-2010 – The chief surgeon of the hospital and the head of department of hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery in the Central Clinical Hospital №1 of JSC “Russian Railways”; 2003-until now – A professor of hospital surgery department of medical faculty in Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University; Professional interests transplantation of pancreatic islets in severe forms of diabetes (tissue transplantation); acute pancreatitis and pancreatonecrosis; severe surgical sepsis; various forms of hepatitis, including infectious; pancreatic cancer; pancreatic-duodenal resection; liver cancer; international clinical trials in surgery, oncology, gastroenterology, infectious diseases; cancer and precancerous lesions of the esophagus; rare and tumor diseases of biliary (including extrahepatic) ways: Klatzkin tumor, strictures of the biliary tract, etc; total pancreatectomy; sclerotherapy of the varicose veins of the lower limb; peritoneovenous shunting performed with diuretics-resistant ascites; portocaval anastomoses; parenteral nutrition; ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery). Scientific and teaching activities Alexey Nikolaevich Severtsev is a member of some international surgical associations. He is also an honorary member of the WALA – the World Academy of Laser Applications as well as a certified specialist in surgery and oncology. He has more than 250 publications; speeches made in different surgical congresses and training lectures. Achievements plasma flows (1997); first liver autotransplantation (“Pihlmayer’s operation”) in Russia (1999); first stump extirpation of the pancreas with recurrent pancreatic cancer after previously performed pancreatic-duodenal resection in Russia (2008); first modified Appleby operation (II) in Russia (2011).

Sezai Yilmaz, M.D. Inonu University School of Medicine, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, Liver Transplantation Institute Malatya, Turkey. Tel: +904223410660 GSM: +905321202376 [email protected] EDUCATION/TRAINING School of Medicine, 1979-1985 Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey (graduated with a first degree) General Surgery Residency, 1988-1993 Ankara Numune Teaching and Research Hospital, Ankara Gastrointestinal Surgery Fellowship, 1993-1998 Turkey Advanced Specialization Hospital, Ankara Liver Transplantation Fellowship, 1999-2000 University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Living Donor Liver Transplantation, 2006, Bilim University, Florence Nightingale Hospi-tal, Istanbul Living Donor Liver Transplantation, 2008 Ulsan University, Asan Medical Center, South Korea PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE General Physician, MD, 1985 Assistant Professor, 1998, Inonu University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey Associate Professor, 2000, Inonu University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey Professor, 2006, Inonu University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey Dean of School of Medicine, 2007-2008, Inonu University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey Chairman, General Surgery Department, 2009-2021 Inonu University School of Medicine, Malatya, Turkey Director of Liver Transplantation Institute, 2011-2022 Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey MEMBERSHIPS ILTS (International Liver Transplantation Society) IASGO (International Association Surgeons Gastroenterologists and Oncologists) Euro Asia Liver Transplantation Society Turkish Liver Transplantation Society (Chair) Turkish Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery Society Turkish Surgery Society Turkish Gastroenterology Society Turkish Association for the Study of the Liver IMPORTANT NOTES Prof Dr Sezai Yilmaz was born on September 28, 1962 in Arguvan district of Malatya. He completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Malatya. Following his specialization in General Surgery and Gastrointestinal Surgery, he received training in liver transplantation since 1998. In 2002, he started a deceased donor liver transplant program in Malatya İnönü University Faculty of Medicine Turgut Özal Medical Center. Due to a lack of deceased donor donation in Turkey, he has started the live donor liver transplant pro-gram at the same center in 2005. In Turkey and Europe since 2008 Inonu University Liver Transplantation Institute is center performing most liver transplants. He founded the Liver Transplantation Institute in 2011 and is still the director of this institution. This institute is the world's largest organ-specific transplantation center. He trained surgeons from many countries of the world (Germany, Poland, Russia, Great Britain, Belgium, Jordan, Azerbai-jan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Kenya, and etc.) on live donor liver transplantation. Annually, 300 liver transplantations are performed in the institute and more than 3200 liver transplantations have been performed since the beginning of the transplant program in 2002. More than % 90 of these transplantations are live donor liver transplantations. In July 2018, he and his team performed 3 simultaneous LDLTs on the same day. In order for a liver transplant center to achieve these, it must have enough, highly experienced surgical and anesthesia teams, technical equipments, physical conditions including the operating room and intensive care units. Inonu University Liver Transplantation Institute physically includes 12 operating theatres, 3 intensive care units (each with a capacity of 12 patients) and 116 patient beds and research laboratories. In this institute, there are 25 surgeons, 8 anesthe-siologists, 4 intensive care specialists, 3 radiologists, 3 hepatologists and 3 infectious dis-ease specialists who are specialized in liver transplantation. These experiences and possi-bilities showed that the team could do 5 simultaneous LDLTs. In June 2019, they per-formed 5 simultaneous LDLTs including one pediatric and 4 adult patients. All operations started at 8 a.m an ended at 6:30 p.m. Donors and recipients were discharged without any problem on the 20 th postoperative day at the latest. Prof Yilmaz achieved a historic suc-cess with these operations. Professor Yılmaz has 292 scientific articles published in SCI-INDEX journals and has an H index of 24. Prof Yilmaz is currently running the world's largest liver transplant program with a 25-collaques transplant surgery group and 20 faculty mem-bers from other related branches. Finally, he started biggest multiway liver pair exchange program in world. PUBLISHED ARTICLES (Last 10 articles belongs 2023) 1. Yilmaz S, Sönmez T, Utku Ünver M, Ince V, Akbulut S, Isik B, Emre S. The First 4-Way Liver Paired Exchange from an Interdisciplinary Collaboration between Healthcare Professionals and Design Economists. Am J Transplant. 2023 Jul 5:S1600-6135(23)00547-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajt.2023.06.016. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37419452. 2. Karakas S, Yilmaz S, Ince V, Akbulut S, Dalda Y, Akatli AN, Kahraman AS, Kutlu R, Carr BI. Comparison of liver resection and living donor liver transplantation in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma within Milan criteria and well-preserved liver function. Hepatol Forum. 2023 Mar 27;4(2):47-52. doi: 10.14744/hf.2023.2023.0005. PMID: 37250925; PMCID: PMC10209977. 3. Akbulut S, Kucukakcali Z, Saritas H, Bozkir C, Tamer M, Akyuz M, Bagci N, Unsal S, Akbulut MS, Sahin TT, Colak C, Yilmaz S. Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Psychological Health of Patients Who Underwent Liver Transplantation Due to Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Diagnostics (Basel). 2023 Apr 13;13(8):1410. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics13081410. PMID: 37189511; PMCID: PMC10137599. 4. Yilmaz S, Kizilay A, Bayramov N, Tekin A, Emre S. Multiple Swaps Tested: Rehearsal for Triple and Five-Liver Paired Exchanges. Transplant Proc. 2023 Mar 11:S0041-1345(23)00026-X. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.02.009. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 36914439. 5. Satilmis B, Akbulut S, Sahin TT, Dalda Y, Tuncer A, Kucukakcali Z, Ogut Z, Yilmaz S. Assessment of Liver Regeneration in Patients Who Have Undergone Living Donor Hepatectomy for Living Donor Liver Transplantation. Vaccines (Basel). 2023 Jan 21;11(2):244. doi: 10.3390/vaccines11020244. PMID: 36851123; PMCID: PMC9962137. 6. Aloun A, Akbulut S, Garzali IU, Gonultas F, Baskiran A, Hargura AS, Colak C, Yilmaz S. Effect of ursodeoxycholic acid on liver regeneration capacity after living donor hepatectomy: a prospective, randomized, double-blind clinical trial. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2023 Feb;27(3):999-1006. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202302_31194. PMID: 36808345. 7. Gonultas F, Akbulut S, Sarici KB, Toprak S, Kilci B, Bilgic Y, Kose A, Yakupogullari Y, Garzali IU, Yilmaz S. Management of wet ascitic type of peritoneal tuberculosis: single center experience. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2023 Feb;27(3):980-987. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202302_31192. PMID: 36808343. 8. Akbulut S, Tamer M, Kucukakcali Z, Akyuz M, Saritas H, Bagci N, Ciftci F, Akbulut MS, Karabulut E, Yilmaz S. Factors affecting anxiety, depression, and stress among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma during COVID-19 pandemic. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2023 Jan;27(2):704-712. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202301_31073. PMID: 36734727. 9. Akbulut S, Barut B, Garzali IU, Sarici KB, Tamer M, Unsal S, Karabulut E, Baskiran A, Bayindir Y, Yilmaz S. Effect of Pre-Transplant Covid-19 Exposure on Post-Liver Transplant Clinical Outcomes. Transplant Proc. 2023 Jun;55(5):1176-1181. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.01.024. Epub 2023 Feb 27. PMID: 36973149; PMCID: PMC9968604. 10. Koc C, Akbulut S, Sarici KB, Uremis MM, Dogan UG, Kucukakcali Z, Garzali IU, Karabulut E, Turkoz Y, Yilmaz S. Measurement of Heavy Metal and Antioxidant-Oxidant Levels in Tissues Obtained From Three Different Localizations of Explant Hepatectomy of Patients With Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Transplant Proc. 2023 Jun;55(5):1262-1266. doi: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2022.11.013. Epub 2023 Jan 4. PMID: 36604253.

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Vahit Özmen, M.D., F.A.C.S. Professor of Surgery Director Istanbul Florence Nightingale Breast Center President Senologic International Society (SIS) Editor-in-Chief European Journal of Breast Health [email protected] [email protected] www.vahitozmen.com After graduating from Istanbul Faculty of Medicine Istanbul University with a first degree, Dr Ozmen completed his residency and chief residency in the Department of Surgery at the Istanbul Medical Faculty, followed by a fellowship in the Department of Surgery at the Tulane University of New Orleans from 1989 to 1991. He worked for short periods as a visiting professor at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Mayo Clinics, USA, and Tokai University, Japan. He has an honorary diploma and medal from the Bulgarian Surgical Society for his efforts to promote breast health care in Bulgaria. He is a member and founder of several other international and national professional organizations, committees, and expert panels. Dr. Ozmen is Editor-in-Chief of The European Journal of Breast Health and Surgical Science and reviewer and board member of numerous journals, including The Lancet Oncology, The Breast, The Journal of American College of Surgeons, European Journal of Surgical Oncology, British Journal of Cancer, International Journal of Surgical Oncology, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, and The World Journal of Surgical Oncology. He has published over 200 papers in English and Turkish on breast cancer and is the editor of the newly published Textbook on Breast Diseases and Breast Cancer in Turkey. He also received many prizes for his research and studies. Dr.Ozmen was Principal Investigators granted by The Breast Health Global Initiatives (Survey on a mammographic screening program in Istanbul, Turkey), The Genomic Health (Impact of Oncotype DX Recurrence Score on Treatment Decisions: Results of a Prospective Multicenter Study in Turkey), Roche Oncology [Bahcesehir Mammography Screening Project – (2018 – 2018)], Novartis Oncology (Breast Cancer in Turkey-Analysis of 20.000 Breast Cancer Patients), and UNITAR (United Nations Institute for Training and Research). The results of all these studies were published in different journals.

Vechorko Valeriy, 01.08.1973
Chief Doctor of the City Clinical Hospital 15 named after O.M. Filatov of the city of Moscow. Doctor of the highest qualification category on specialty «public health». Doctor of Medical Sciences. Head of the Department of Emergency Aid «Russian National Research Medical University named after N.I. Pirogov» (Moscow). He is a member of the editorial board of several medical journals. Winner of the State Prize of the Russian Federation. Vechorko V.I. has more than 170 published scientific works. As an expert, he participated in the preparation of a rehabilitation system for patients suffering from coronavirus infection. Under the guidance of Vechorko V.I. a number of monographs about the features of treatment COVID-19 have been published.

Dr. Ajlouny is a health and economist leader with a passion for improving the EMS (Emergency Medical Services) system and overall health in his community. He has been working in the medical and emergency health field in Jordan and the region for the past 15 years. Dr. Ajlouny has established various initiatives and programs and worked on the design and implementation of different emergency health projects in Syria, Libya, Gaza, Soudan. He is the president and founder of the Jordan Paramedic Society (JPS). carried the master degree in economist and international relation He has implemented several emergency projects related to the Syrian crisis, targeting refugees and vulnerable Jordanians, including the civilian war wounds project, with funding from UN agencies and other donors. Prior to his current role, he worked as a senior health advisor for various NGOs, including Islamic Relief International, the International Medical Corps, and Jordan Health Aid Society. Dr. Ajlouny has been involved in voluntary initiatives, leading medical teams to Support Gaza during the 2014 war and Libya in 2010. During the Covid-19 pandemic, he activated EMT Jordan, which supported the Ministry of Health with 150 volunteer doctors and managed the "hafiz national project" with 312 employees for the last eight months. He is a member of the national committee in the high medical council for CPD (Continuing Professional Development) improvement. ITLS Jordan chapter coordinator, JPS-AHA training centre team leader Additionally, he is a member of the local Consultant committee for the World Bank in Jordan and the national committee for the 1st prehospital national medical protocol. Dr. Ajlouny is involved in organizing many charity initiatives, including charity campaigns and days.

Zainab Nasser Al Balushi
Deputy Director General for Clinical Affairs Head of Pediatric Surgery Senior Consultant, Pediatric Surgery Sultan Qaboos University Hospital Muscat, Sultanate of Oman