Prof. Refiloe Masekela
Society President & Congress President-PATS
Prof. Refiloe Masekela is the Academic Head of Paediatrics at University of KwaZulu-Natal…
Dr. Charl Verwey
Congress Co-Chair | PATS Incoming Treasurer
Dr. Charl Verwey founded paediatric pulmonology at CHBAH…
Prof. Diane Gray
Congress Co-Chair – PATS
Dr. Gray is a clinical researcher and expert in pediatric lung function…
Dr. Ivan Schewitz
Head of Scientific Committee – Thoracic surgery track-PATS
Dr Ivan Schewitz is a Cardiothoracic Surgeon with a special interest in minimally invasive Thoracic Surgeon. He introduced Thorascopic Surgery into South Africa in 1991 and the Nuss procedure for Pectus Excavatum in 2008. He is the director of Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery wet-labs at the South African Thoracic Society Meetings since 2014.
He is also:
Honouree consultant, University of Pretoria.
Executive member of the South African Thoracic Society.
Executive and founder member of the Chest Wall International Group.
Involved in research in pectus deformities.
Honouree consultant, University of Cape Town.
Founder member and President African Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Prof. Ashraf Madkour
Congress President – ESSB
Prof. Madkour is Professor of Pulmonary Medicine at Ain Shams University…
Prof. Mohamed Hantira
Congress President – ESSB
Prof. Hantira is a professor at Tanta University with expertise in Interventional Bronchology…
Prof. Adel Khattab
Congress Honorary President_ESSB
Prof. Khattab is a leading pulmonary medicine expert…
Prof. Ashraf Hatem
Congress Honorary President_ESSB
Biography goes here…
Prof. Essam Gouda
Congress Honorary President_ESSB
Biography goes here…
Prof. Nader Fasseeh
Head of Scientific Committee – Pediatric track
Biography goes here…
Ahmed Gharib
Congress General secretary
Hussein El Khayat
Congress Coordinator
Congress Committee
| Title | ESSB | PATS |
|---|---|---|
| Head of Scientific Committee – Adult track | Mohamed Hantira | Uju Ozoh Wanjiku Kagima |
| Head of Scientific Committee – Pediatric track | Nader Fasseeh | Diane Gray |
| Head of Scientific Committee – Thoracic surgery track | Hussein El Khayat | Ivan Schewitz |
| Members of Scientific Committee | Ragia Sharshar Dalia Shaarawy Ahmed Gharieb Mohamed Tourky |
Diane Gray Refiloe Masekela Charl Verwey |
| Head of Workshops Committee | Ashraf Madkour | Charl Verwey |
| Workshops Coordinator | Yasmin Hamdy | Charl Verwey |
| Chest Ultrasound (Adult & Pediatric) | Gamal ElAgmy | Wanjiku Kagima |
| Interventional Bronchoscopy | Emad Korraa | Andrew Owuor |
| EBUS Mastery | Mohamed Hantira Nehad Osman |
Lamya |
| Sleep Disorders (Adult & Pediatric) | Ahmed Gharib | Refica Ersu |
| Lung Functions | Hossam Essawy | Lindsay Zurba Diane Gray |
| VATS | Hussein El Khayat | Ivan Schweitz |
| CF | Marco Zampoli | |
| Financial Affairs Revisor | Mohamed Hantira | Refiloe Masekela Charl Verwey |
| Member of Organizing Committee | Wael Emam Eman Khater Esraa Hamza |
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