Pediatric and Nutritional Research

Dr. Kunio Yui is now visiting researcher, Department of Cognitive-Behavioral Medicine, Tokyo University Graduate School of Medicine , where he has been since October, 2016. He was a sometime Professor of the Research Institute of Developmental Disorders at Ashiya University Graduate Sdchool of Education, where he has been since 2006. He graduated From Juntendo University , Fasculty of Medicine (Tokyo, Japan). He received a PhD. from the University of Hirosaki in 1988. From 1989 to 2005 he worked and reseached in the field of neurosciences in mental disorderes and developmental disorders in the Depatment of Pdychiatry, Jichi Medical School (Tochigi, Japan) as an assistant (1989-1995) and associate professor (1995-2005).

My research interests span both bilogical psychiatry andneuroscience. I published many english papers on five topics; 1) clomiphene treatment in bipolar depression related to menstration in female adolescents: 2) the role of noreadrenergic hyperactivity in spintaneous ecurrence of meth mphetasmine psychosis; 3) stress maeker in molar as predisposition of development of schizophrenia; 4) therapeutic effects of arachidonic acid suntherapeutic potential of antitumor drug everolimus in improving autism pplementation in autism and 5) therapeutic potential of antitumordrug everolimus in autism symptoms in tuberous screlosis. These dfindings are completely new and important in the medical treatmentn of mental disorders. I was given numerous invited talks and tutorials, and is a founder of and consultant to companies involved in Neuropsychopharmacology

Prof. Eman Ahmed Zaky is a Professor of General Pediatrics, Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics, and Clinical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt. She is the Co-founder and current Head of Child Psychiatry Clinic, Children's Hospital, Ain Shams University. She had her MS, MD, and PhD degrees in Pediatrics in 1988, 1993, and 2002 respectively and DPP, United Medical and Dental Schools of London & Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine in 1998. She has special interest and experience in Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics & Clinical Genetics. She is a member of many national & international specialized Societies and Associations in her fields of interest and expertise as ISPG, AAP, SODBD of AAP, and EPA.

Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Child Psychiatry, Clinical Genetics, Autism, and ADHD.

Dr.Carlo Pruneti is currently working as Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Parma, Italy. He is the Head of the Clinical Psychology Unit, Dpt of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Parma.

Cognitive psychology, Behavioral Psychotherapy, Clinical Psychology

Giuseppe Lanza was born in Catania (Italy) in 1982. He is currently working as a Consultant Neurologist and Clinical Researcher at the Department of Neurology I.C. of the “Oasi” Institute for Research on Mental Retardation and Brain Aging (I.R.C.C.S.) in Troina (Italy), which is a Collaborating Center of the World Health Organization (WHO) for Research and Training in Neuroscience. After graduation with honours in Medicine in 2007, he is trained at the School of Neurology of the University of Catania, and got the international PhD in “Basic and Applied Biomedical Sciences” at the same Institution. Lanza is specialized in cerebrovascular diseases and Neurosonology at the “Stroke Unit” based on the “Sant’Andrea Civic Hospital” in La Spezia (Italy). As visiting clinical research Fellow, he is further trained at the Department of Clinical Neurophysiology of the “Royal Victoria Infirmary” and at the Department of Neuroscience, Newcastle University (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK).

- Cerebrovascular diseases - Cognitive decline and dementia - Neuropsychiatric disorders - Sleep disorders - Gluten-related neuropathology - Clinical Neurophysiology - Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation - Neurosonology - Neuroplasticity

Presently, Steliana Rizeanu is working as a Dean and Professor PhD at Hyperion University of Bucharest, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, where she teach the subjects Psychotherapy and Psychology of addiction. She is also certified psychotherapist in cognitive-behavioral therapy, clinician psychologist and supervisor. She has completed her PhD in Psychology from University of Bucharest, with the thesis: Pathological Gambling; Model of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy. She will also supervise master degree dissertations and a member of Scientific Board of the Romanian Journal of Experimental Applied Psychology and Romanian Journal of Psychological Studies. Over the past years, she has been involved with theoretical and practical research in pathological gambling field and since 2010, she coordinates the “Gamble responsible” project in Romania. She is a member of Gavin Journal of Addiction Research and Therapy editorial team, member of editorial board of ARJAR –American Research Journal of Addiction and Rehabilitation, member of Cresco Online Publishing editorial board and member of American Research Journal of Geriatrics and Aging editorial board.

Pathological Gambling, Personality Disorders, Psychological Profile of the Young Psychologists

Dr. John Belcher is currently working as a Professor at the University of Maryland, School of Social Work. He has been on the faculty since 1998.

Children, Youth, and Families; Community, Poverty, and Social Justice; Crime/Criminal Justice/Delinquency; Health; Homelessness; Housing; Management; Mental Health; Policy; Religion; Substance Abuse, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs; Violence

Dr. Stefan Bittmann, born in 1968, is a German pediatrician. He is the father of two children. He graduated from the Gymnasium Paulinum in Münster. He studied medicine from 1989 to 1996 at the Universities of Münster, at the Rudolphina in Vienna during a year of study abroad, and at the Ludwig-Maximilian University left of the Isar in Munich. Student internships during medical studies several times in Switzerland as well as in the USA. He completed his medical studies in 1996 with the 3rd state examination in Munich. He received his doctorate with the topic of biliary atresia in childhood at the Pediatric Surgical Clinic of the Hauner Children's Hospital of the LMU Munich under Professor Dr. Kellnar. He received his full medical license at the University of Munich in 1998 and his doctorate in medicine in 1999. Initially, Bittmann worked as an intern at the Pediatric Surgery Clinic of the Hauner Children's Hospital in Munich. He received his first research assistant position in 1999 in the Pediatric Surgery Department of the Clinic for Surgery I under the then head of the clinic, Professor Margreiter, and Professor Menardi for the area of pediatric surgery. Later further pediatric surgical training in Oberhausen under Professor Pieper. Following this further training phase, he moved to Switzerland to further his own development at the University Children's Hospital of the University of Zurich, initially under Professor Urs Stauffer, and later under Professor Martin Meuli, who had succeeded Professor Stauffer. Here he became scientifically involved in the laboratory for tissue engineering of Prof. Reichmann, first animal experimental studies as well as the center for severe burn injuries of the Children's Hospital Zurich under Professor Schiestl. Subsequently, he received further training in pediatrics at the Children's Hospital Ahlen under Professor Krüger and completed further training in pediatrics under Professor Längler at the University of Witten-Herdecke. Bittmann completed his residency in pediatrics under Professor E. Harms. He took over the pediatric practice in Gronau (Westf.) in April 2009 and founded the Ped Mind Institute, a research group in the field of clinical research in pediatrics, in 2010. He completed a part-time master's degree program in complementary medicine at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder) and graduated in 2013 with the master's thesis on HPV vaccinations and the master's examination in Bad Honnef and received the academic degree of Master of Arts (M.A.). In the further course, set up one of the largest pediatric practices in Westmünsterland and continued clinical research in the Ped Mind Institute. In addition to receiving regular continuing education diplomas from the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians, completion of a university degree in sleep medicine and sleep culture at the Apollon University of Applied Sciences in Bremen in 2019. In his professional career, Bittmann has published approximately 170 scientific publications and books in the field of pediatrics and pediatric surgery (as of 1/23). He was appointed as Visiting Professor in Pediatrics in September 2022 by the Dean of School of Medicine, Shangluo Vocational and Technical College, University of Shangluo, China, where he holds a teaching position.

the treatment of disabled children with diseases such as cerebral palsy, Down syndrome and congenital syndromes.