Dr. A..V, Srinivasan: President- Indian Academy of Neurology, Emeritus Professor of The Tamilnadu DR.M.G.R.Medical University, FORMER Adjunct Professor– I.I.T (Madras), Visiting Professor -Clevland – Ohio – USA., Hershe Medical College- USA. Education: MBBS – Madras Medical College (1975), MD (Gen Med) – Madras Medical College (1978), DM (Neuro) Madras Medical College (1984), Phd (Neuro) – Madras Medical College (2002), DSc(Hons) –The Tamilnadu DRMGR Medical university (2011) Present Position : Emeritus Prof. – The Tamil Nadu Dr.M.G.R. Medical University CHAIRMAN- BOARD OF RESEARCH –THE TAMILNADU DR MGR MEDICAL UNIVERSITY

Neurology

Guy H Fontaine has made 17 original contributions in the design and the use of the first cardiac pace makers in the early 60s. He has serendipitously identified ARVD during his contributions to antiarrhythmic surgery in the early 70s. He has developed the technique of Fulguration to replace surgery in the early 80s (technique used during 30 years in Paris). He has been one of the 216 individuals who have made a significant contribution to the study of cardiovascular disease since the 14th century, one of the 500 greatest geniuses of the 21th Century (USA Books), one of the 100 Life Time Achievement (UK Book). He has more than 900 publications including 201 chapters in text books. He is the reviewer of 26 scientific journals both in basic and clinical science. He served as a member of the Editorial Board of Circulation for 5 years, after reviewing articles for this journal during decades. He has given 11 master lectures of 90 minutes each in inland China in 2014. He has recently developed new techniques of hypothermia for brain protection in OHCA and Stroke. This technique has been fortuitously used after resuscitation of his wife at home in June 2011 with absolutely no neurologic deficit despite 6 minutes of no flow. He has also invented a high-tech device which can be considered the ultimate in palliative care by preventing unexpectedly awaking after ordinary sleep. This device was mostly designed for major neurologic disorders. To know more about him introduce his full name on Google “Guy Hugues Fontaine”. His main lectures for the year 2016 have been in Cardiology and Neurology in: London, Dubai, Berlin, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, Tucson, Miami and Dubai again.

Parkinson Disease

Jean has over 12 years of experience in the Clinical Operations and Regulatory Affairs area of Clinical Research. She is a knowledgeable clinical research professional and her career path has given her well-rounded experience in Drug, Device and Biologic research, in addition to overseeing and performing clinical operations. Her credentials include a BS in Business, MS in Clinical Research Administration, proficiencies in generally accepted research practices (GCP, ICH and FDA Code of Federal Regulations) as well as management and leadership skill sets. During her career, Jean has worked on trials in the United States (US), Japan, China, Europe and South America. Her extensive experience includes the Clinical Research Organization (CRO) and Pharmaceutical side of research as well as the Regulatory Affairs side including Investigational New Drug (IND) Submissions and meetings with Federal Drug Administration (FDA).

Clinical Trials

Junxia Xie is Taishan scholar distinguished professor. She is currently the director of Shandong Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders. She is also the vice president of Qingdao University, the vice president of Chinese Association of Physiological Sciences as well as Chinese Neuroscience Society. Her research mainly focuses on the pathogenesis and therapeutic strategies for neurodegenerative diseases, especially the role of iron imbalance and its contributions to nigral dopaminergic neurons degeneration in Parkinson’s disease. She has published 150 articles up to now, including Nature Communications, Neurology, Cell Research etc.

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Dr. A.V. Srinivasan is the President of Indian Academy of Neurology and also he is the emeritus Professor of The Tamilnadu DR.M.G.R.Medical University. • Dr A V Srinivasan, driven by his quest for excellence and the latest discoveries on human brain related disorders, joined Madras Medical College (MMC) and received MD(General Medicine) in 1978.Later he pursued and received DM in Neurology from his alma mater.He is First Neuro physician of his state Tamil Nadu in India in government service to be conferred, the Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (FRCP) in London in 2012, fellowship of the Indian Academy of Neurology 2004 and fellowship by the American Academy of Neurology, in 2003.He Is the First Indian to receive American Indian Neurology Award (AINA) in USA in 2001, for the best paper presentation IN STROKE during annual American Academy of Neurology meeting in 2001 in PHILADELPHIA. ByTheTamil Nadu DR. MGR Medical University. Currently serving as a Member –in the ACADEMIC COUNCIL of National institute of Mental health and Neurosciences, Deemed University, Bangalore.

Neurology

Dr. Rajendra D. Badgaiyan, MD, is a psychiatrist and cognitive neuroscientist. He is Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Richmond University Medical Center, and Professor of Psychiatry at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York. He received formal training in psychiatry, psychology, cognitive neuroscience, molecular imaging and neuroimaging. He was awarded the prestigious BK Anand National Research Prize in India and Solomon Award of Harvard Medical School. His research is focused on the study of neural and neurochemical mechanisms that control human brain functions. He developed the single scan dynamic molecular imaging technique (SDMIT) to detect, map, and measure neurotransmitters released acutely in the human brain during task performance. This technique is now used in laboratories all over the world. Using this technique, he studies dopaminergic control of human cognition and behavior. He is also interested in learning the nature of dysregulated dopamine neurotransmission in psychiatric and neuropsychiatric conditions. His research is funded by NIMH, NINDS, VA, and various foundations. Previously he served in the faculty of Harvard Medical School, SUNY Buffalo and University of Minnesota. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals.

Psychiatry, Cognitive Neuroscience

John M Baumann inspires and helps real people to live their lives to the fullest, and even embrace their life-changing event, with the goal of uncovering their life’s purpose. He is an internationally-recognized inspiring success speaker. In 2002, working as the top attorney for a public company, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. From 2005 until 2014, he taught law at the College of Business at the University of Louisville to over 1,000 undergraduates. He was selected the Most Inspiring Professor. He wrote a book entitled, “Decide Success - You Dead Yet”. He earned his Juris Doctorate degree from Cornell Law School after graduating Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts, School of Management. As an attorney, he has passed the bar and practiced law in Texas, Louisiana and New Jersey before becoming General Counsel of a NASDAQ listed corporation headquartered in Kentucky.

Parkinson disease

Dr. Ben Weinstock has over 30 years of experience in the rehabilitation of patients suffering from complex medical and neurological conditions. He has presented previously at international conferences. In 2015 he wrote and published the only book about the prevention of PD. In 2017 he began to present his course, Exercise Prescription, Individualized Care for PD (EPIC-PD™) to Doctors of Physical Therapy. EPIC-PD is the only methodology that takes motor and non-motor factors into account to develop an individualized exercise and lifestyle prescription for a person with PD.

Disease prevention Geriatrics Neurological rehabilitation, especially Parkinson's Disease Autonomic dysfunction