International Conference on
Chronic Diseases

Amballur D. John is currently an Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Director of Student Education, Department of Anesthesia at Johns Hopkins Bay view Medical Center, Baltimore, USA. He did his B.A. from Harvard University and his M.D. from New York Medical College, USA. He has trained in Internal Medicine Residency at Metro West Medical Center, Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine Residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital and his Fellowship in Cardiac Anesthesiology from Johns Hopkins Hospital, Cardiac Anesthesiology from Massachusetts General Hospital. Amballur John is a top Anesthesiologist in Baltimore, Maryland. Amballur John has been selected as a top doctor and is a published member of The Leading Physicians of the World, being recognized for their experience, compassion and medical contributions. For years, Amballur John has been providing Maryland patients with unsurpassed care and comprehensive treatments. With a passion for medicine and innovation, Amballur John continues to uphold the highest standards in patient care while being a vital resource to local residents and the healthcare community.

Critical Care, Anesthesiology, Pain Management, Internist, Obgyn and etc.

Shaik O. Rahaman, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food science at the University of Maryland, USA. His laboratory is interested in elucidating the molecular signaling events underlying the pathogenesis of various inflammatory diseases, specifically, atherosclerosis and fibrosis. Dr. Rahaman earned his PhD in Molecular Biology at Jadavpur University, and a BS in Human Physiology (Honors), and an MS in Biophysics and Molecular Biology from University of Calcutta. From 2000-2014, Dr. Rahaman worked at Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA, as a Postdoctoral Fellow, eventually as a Project Scientist studying signal transduction in Cell Biology and Oncology. He has received many awards and honors. Dr. Rahaman was honored with Elsa Albrecht Award by Cleveland Clinic, which is awarded for outstanding publication. During 2011-2014, Dr. Rahaman also served as an Assistant Professor at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, USA. In 2013, he was the recipient of the American Heart Association Scientist Development Grant. Dr. Rahaman is the author or co-author of 20 research papers on neurobiology, oncology, atherosclerosis, or fibrosis in high impact international peer-reviewed journals of repute including Cell Metabolism and Journal of Clinical Investigation. Dr. Rahaman has given numerous invited talks nationally and internationally, and is a reviewer/editorial board member in numerous scientific journals. Dr. Rahaman also served as a reviewer for National Institute of Health (USA).

neurobiology, oncology, atherosclerosis

Dr. Law is a board certified physician with two decades of clinical experience, and serves as the Medical Director of the Clinical and Translational Research Unit (CTRU) as well as the Ohio Musculoskeletal and Neurological Institute (OMNI) at Ohio University and the Science and Health in Artistic Performance (SHAPe) clinic. During the first decade of my career my primary focus was on military medicine and acute care. During the second decade of my career I transitioned into administration in my roles as a physician for WellPoint, Inc. (the largest managed health care company in the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association), medical director of Acute Care for the Hardin Memorial Health system (a 10-county regional hospital and health services system in Kentucky), and CEO of, and practicing physician in, Vine Grove Family Medicine, P.S.C. (primary care practice with 10,000 patients). I have transitioned into an active scientist role with a focus on clinical and translational research on treatment of musculoskeletal pain conditions, and preventative and rehabilitative medicine for older adults and patients with orthopedic and neurological disorders as they relate to fatigue and aging and injury

Sarcopenia, Dynapenia, Aging

Sergio Mejía Viana has completed his Cardiology training and Doctorate at the University Clinic of Navarre. He was an interventional Cardiologist, Angiologist and Phlebologist for 20 years. He is a Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology, has written more than 100 scientific publications including abstracts, articles and book chapters. He returned to clinical practice with high interest in prevention. Currently, he is a Consultant at the Medical Investigation Unit in St. Bernard´s Hospital in Gibraltar.

Cardiovascular Diseases, Inflammatory Diseases,

Federico Licastro was born in Torre del Greco (Naples) on December 25th, 1951. Education background:1977 Degree in Medicine at the University of Bologna. 1980 Specialization in Pediatrics Positions : 1980 Assistant professor of General Pathology at the Institute of General Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bologna. 1984 Associate professor of General Pathology at the Institute of General Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bologna. 1987-2012-present Associate professor of Immunology at the Department of Experimental Pathology, School of Medicine, University of Bologna. Prof. Federico Licastro is author and co-author of 254 scientific articles (165 with impact factor and on Pub Med; total impact factor 620) and 310 abstracts of scientific meetings.

Dementia, Alzheimer's disease

Livia Valentin has completed her PhD from University of São Paulo School of Medicine- FMUSP and postdoctoral from Harvard Medical School; David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA; Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Werstern University; University of Copenhagen; Utrecht University; Max Planck Institute and Karolinska Institute as a multicenter study. She is the Principal Investigator of the RCT Evaluation of POCD through the MentalPlus® digital game. She has published papers in anesthesia and neuropsychology journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of an indexed journal and reviewer of journal about anesthesiology, neuropsychology, psychology and neuroscience.

Neuropsychology, psychology and neuroscience.

Orthopedic Traumatologist, surgery of hand pediatric traumatology, knee surgery and arthroscopy spine surgery and osteoporosis, mexican council of orthopedics and traumatology, ethics and research committees del hospital h + queretaro, aaos american academy orthopaedics surgeon, american academy of spine surgeons nass, active member of the international cartilage repair society icrs since 2016. latin american federation of societies and associations of orthopedics and traumatology slaot certified as international lecturer at the xxiii international congress slaot. august 2015 latin american federation of societies and associations of orthopedics and traumatology slaot diploma is granted as an international member. eurospine 2015 certificate as a member of continuing medical education september 2015. copenhagen, denmark. founder and general director of the center of regenerative medicine queretaro, active member igf international geriatric fracture society 2015. speaker training of forteo lilly laboratories. fix&treat to orthopedists and traumatologists. differentiation between antiresorptive and anabolic treatments, 2017 veracruz, mexico.

Orthopedics, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy

Ljudmila Stojanovich received her Ph.D. in Medicine, with the thesis “Neuropsychiatric manifestations in patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus” in 1999. She is the scientific director in the Bezhanijska Kosa, University Medical Center of Belgrade University, where she is currently a Full Research Professor. Dr. Stojanovich research focuses on Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, and Vaccination in patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic diseases. She is an author of three monographs and of about 250 articles on various aspects of Autoimmune Rheumatic disorders, published in international and domestic journals and in conference proceedings. She is in Editorial Boards (Editorial Boards LUPUS (LONDON). Reviewer in the “Current contents” or “Science citation index”, like LUPUS REWIEWER DATABAS, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, The Journal of Vaccine, The Journal of Rheumatology, Allergologia et Immunopathologia and others. She is a member of number International Project, like of “the European Forum on Antiphospholipid Antibodies”, “Multicenter studies antiphospholipid antibodies, infections and autoimmune diseases”. She is a mentor/ Supervisor ships a numbers of post-doc students. She was in Invited Speaker for many lectures in International Congresses; organizer and Chairman of many Workshops, Seminars and Symposia; member of the Steering Committee of the “(EULAR) recommendations for vaccination in patients with auto-immune inflammatory rheumatic diseases”, and EULAR Honorary Member; Chairman in the International Congress “Antiphospholipid syndrome (Hughes syndrome) importance of multidisciplinary approaches- 30 years since definition”, 2013, “GRANT 2015” of the EUROPEAN STROKE CONFERENCE” at the 24th Annual Meeting; Vienna, 2015. Co- Chairman and the lector “LUPUS ACADEMY EASTERN EUROPEAN ROADSHOW of EULAR”, Belgrade, 2016.

Autoimmune Rheumatic diseases, Neuropsychology