Faculty

Professor Russell Dale is Professor of Paediatric Neurology from the University of Sydney Australia. His interests include neuroimmunology, biomarkers and novel neurotherapeutics. He has made significant contributions to the diagnosis and treatment of CNS demyelination, autoimmune encephalitis, autoimmune movement disorders, autoinflammation and the emerging role of epigenetics in neuroimmunology. He has published 375 peer reviewed publications and his work has been cited 33,000 times with an H factor of 94 (Google scholar). He is a paediatric neurologist and Head of the academic clinical school in child and adolescent health.

Sanjeev V. Kothare, MD, FAES, FAAN, FAASM
Director, Division of Pediatric Neurology Senior Epileptologist
Co-Director (Neurology), Pediatric Sleep Program Cohen Children’s Medical Center, NY

Professor, Department of Neurology & Pediatrics Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra / Northwell

Chair, Childhood Sleep Disorders & Development Section American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2011-13

Chair, Outcomes of Pediatric OSA as part of the Task Force on Outcome Measures of Sleep Disorders American Academy of Sleep Medicine, 2013-14

Editor of three books:
Sleep in Childhood Neurological Disorders
Parasomnias
Sleep Disorders in Adolescents: a clinical casebook

Associate Editor: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine Section Editor, Pediatric Neurology

over 200 peer reviewed publications

over 50 review articles over 50 book chapters

Recipient of the Harvard Catalyst, and several R21 NIH grants in the past.

Jonathan W. Mink, MD PhD is Chief Science Officer for the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation and an Independent Consultant in Pittsford, NY USA. He is the former Frederick A. Horner, MD Distinguished Professor in Pediatric Neurology and Chief of Child Neurology at the University of Rochester. He is former President of the Child Neurology Society. Dr. Mink is a former Associate Editor of Neurology. He is currently a member of the International Child Neurology Association Executive Board. His research and clinical careers have focused on movement disorders in children, physiology of motor control, Batten Disease, and neurology / neuroscience education.

Professor Jo Wilmshurst is Head of Paediatric Neurology at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, University of Cape Town, in South Africa. She is past-President of the International Child Neurology Association (2018-2022). She is a member of various Commissions and Task Forces for the International League Against Epilepsy as well as Chair of the African Region (2021-2025) and recently Secretary General for ILAE (2025-2029). She is a member of the executive board of the Paediatric Neurology and Development Association of Southern Africa and the African Child Neurology Association. She is director of the African Paediatric Fellowship Program – a training program under the auspices of the University of Cape which aims at developing skills in paediatric disciplines of doctors from across Africa. She is an associate editor for Epilepsia, chief editor for the Paediatric Neurology sub-section of Frontiers in Neurology, and an editorial board member for JICNA, Epileptic Disorders, and Seizure. She has over 200 peer reviewed publications. She has interests in rare neurological disorders, such as neuromuscular diseases and neurocutaneous syndromes, and common high impact diseases, such as epilepsy and neuroinfections.