Faculty

Dr. Madeline Chadehumbe, MD, is a board-certified pediatric neurologist and the Chief Medical Officer at NeurAbilities Healthcare in the United States. She earned her medical degree from the University of Zimbabwe and completed her pediatric residency at Michigan State University, followed by a child neurology fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Chadehumbe holds triple board certifications in Pediatrics, Child Neurology, and Headache Medicine. Her clinical interests include treating self-injurious behaviors in autism, epilepsy, headaches, and 22q11.2 deletion syndrome. She previously served as an Associate Professor and Director of Diversity and Inclusion at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Chadehumbe is also a member of the Child Neurology Foundation Board and the Medical Advisory Board of the International 22q11.2 Foundation. She resides in New Jersey with her family.

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.

Dr. Suresh Kotagal is a distinguished pediatric neurologist and sleep specialist at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. He completed his medical education and neurology training in India, followed by pediatric residencies at Children’s Hospital of Michigan and a child neurology fellowship at St. Louis University. At Mayo Clinic, he has held leadership roles, including Chair of the Division of Child and Adolescent Neurology. Dr. Kotagal is renowned for his research on sleep disorders in children, particularly those with autism, cerebral palsy, and narcolepsy. He has authored over 75 peer-reviewed articles and contributed to numerous book chapters. His work has significantly influenced clinical practices in pediatric sleep medicine. Dr. Kotagal has received multiple accolades, including the Excellence in Education Award from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and the Pediatric Clinician of the Year award from Mayo Clinic.

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.

Prof Raman Sankar, MD, PhD, FAAN, FAES is the Professor of Neurology and Pediatrics, Emeritus and Emeritus Chief of Pediatric Neurology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, and the UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital. Dr. Sankar obtained his PhD in Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Washington, Seattle, WA and his MD from Tulane Medical School, New Orleans, LA. He has lectured on the topic of epilepsy worldwide. He has served an extended term on the Commission on Neurobiology of the ILAE and has been a co-organizer of the Workshop on the Neurobiology of Epilepsy. He received the Founders Award of the American Epilepsy Society, in recognition of outstanding lifetime achievement in the field of epilepsy, in December of 2018.

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.