Speakers

More than 50 Ohio State University professors and many India academic and industry experts will present on a myriad of health science topics over four days.

Speakers include:

Nobel Laureate Professor Luc Montagnier, discoverer of HIV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medicine/Clinical

 Anil K. Agarwal MD FACP, FASN, FNKF

Professor of Medicine

Section Chief of Nephrology, University Hospital East

Director, Interventional Nephrology

Professor-Clinical, Nephrology

Physician, FGP-Nephrology

The Ohio State University

 

Ragavendra R Baliga, MD, MBA, FACP, FRCP, FACC

Associate Director

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Professor of Internal Medicine

Wexner Medical Center

The Ohio State University

 

Aashish Bhatt, M.D.

Assistant professor

Department of Radiation Oncology

OSU Medical Center and the James

The Ohio State University

 

Sergio D. Bergese M.D.

Associate Professor
Director of Neurosurgical Anesthesia

Director of Neuroanesthesia Fellowship

Director of Clinical and Neurological Research
Departments of Anesthesiology

Neurological Surgery

The Ohio State University
 

Gail E. Besner, M.D.

Chief, Department of Pediatric Surgery

Principal Investigator, Center for Perinatal Research

Director, Pediatric Surgery Training Program

CRMCBT

The Ohio State University

Nationwide Children’s Hospital

 

Christopher Breuer, M.D.

Deputy Vice Chair, Research

Director, Tissue Engineering Program

CRMCBT

The Ohio State University

Co-Director, Tissue Engineering Program

Nationwide Children’s Hospital

 

Quinn Caspers, M.D.

Associate Dean for Admissions

College of Medicine

Physician

FGP-Cardiovascular Medicine

Office of Health Sciences FGP

Davis Heart&Lung Research Inst

The Ohio State University

 

Elliott Crouser, M.D.

Associate Professor

Pulm,Allergy,Crit Care & Sleep

College of Medicine

Physician, FGP-Pulm-Allrgy-CritCare-Sleep

The College of Health Sciences FGP

201 Davis Heart&Lung Research Inst

The Ohio State University

 

Payal Desai, M.D.

Assistant Professor

Director of Sickle Cell Research

Division of Hematology

The Ohio State University

 

David Dean, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Plastic Surgery

The Ohio State University

Gayle Gordillo, M.D., FACS

Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery

CRMCBT

The Ohio State University

 

Karol A Gutowski, M.D., FACS                           

Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery

Chief, Aesthetic & General Plastic Surgery

Department of Plastic Surgery

Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

 

Sonu Jain, MD

Assistant Professor

Clinical of Plastic Surgery,

College of Medicine

FGP- Physician,

Health Sciences FGP

The Ohio State University

College of Medicine

 

Rami Kahwash, M.D.

Academic Office

OSU Wexner Medical Center – DHLRI

Assistant Professor-Clinical

Cardiovascular Medicine

College of Medicine

Physician, FGP-Cardiovascular Medicine

The College of Health Sciences FGP

The Ohio State University

 

Michael Miller, M.D.

Professor of Plastic Surgery

Chair, Department of Plastic Surgery

College of Medicine

CRMCBT

The Ohio State University

 

Rajmony Pannu, MD

Vascular Medicine & Endovascular Interventions

Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine

Wexner Medical Center

The Ohio State University

 

Bhuvaneswari Ramaswamy M.D., MRCP

Assistant Professor

Internal Medicine

Breast Cancer Fellowship Program Director

Medical Director of Clinical Trials Office for Solid Tumors

Division of Medical Oncology

The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center

The Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center

 

Brad H. Rovin, MD, FACP, FASN

Professor of Medicine, Pathology, FGP-Nephrology

Vice Chairman of Research for Internal Medicine

Director, Division of Nephrology

The Ohio State University College of Medicine

 

Sashwati Roy, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Surgery

Director, Laser Capture Molecular Core

CRMCBT

The Ohio State University

 

Daniel D. Sedmak, M.D.

Director, Office of Global Health

College of Medicine

Director, Health Sciences Center for Global Health

Senior Associate Vice President,

Office of Health Sciences

The Ohio State University

 

Abhay R Satoskar MBBS, MD, PhD

Professor & Vice Chair for Research

Departments of Pathology and Microbiology

Wexner Medical Center

The Ohio State University

 

Richard Goldberg, M.D.

Physician-in-Chief

Ohio State’s Comprehensive Cancer Center – James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute

Associate Director for Outreach

Professor

Department of Internal Medicine

Division of Medical Oncology

Member and former chair of the National Cancer Institute Colorectal Task

The Ohio State University

 

Thomas E. Terndrup, MD..

Professor and Chair of Emergency Medicine

College of Medicine

The Ohio State University

 

Rual Weiss, M.D.

Professor-Clinical

Cardiovascular Medicine

College of Medicine

Physician FPG-Electro Physiology

College of Health Sciences

The Ohio State University

 

Pharmacy

 

Rene Anand,Ph.D.

Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs

Department of Pharmacology

The Ohio State University College of Medicine

 

Milap C. Nahata, PharmD, MS, FCCP, FAPhA, FASHP

Director, Institute of Therapeutic Innovations and Outcomes

Professor Emeritus, Pharmacy, Pediatrics and Internal Medicine

The Ohio State University

Editor-in-Chief, Annals of Pharmacotherapy

 

Engineering

 

L. James Lee, Ph.D.

Professor, Helen C. Kurtz Chair
Chemical & Biomolecular Eng
College of Engineering
The Ohio State University Associate Burn Director

College of Medicine

 

Vish Subramaniam, Ph.D.

Professor

Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

College of Medicine

The Ohio State University
Vishnu-Baba Sundaresan, PhD

Assistant Professor,

Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering,

The Ohio State University

 

Gireesh Rajashekara, DVM, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Food Animal Health Research Program

Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center

The Ohio State University

 

Debanuj DasGupta

Doctoral Candidate

The Department of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies

The Ohio State University

Board Member

Association of American Geographers

Disability Studies Specialty Group

 

Veterinary Medicine

 

Alicia L. Bertone, DVM, Ph.D.

Diplomate ACVS

Equine Orthopedic Surgeon and Trueman Family Endowed Chair and Professor

Veterinary Clinical Sciences

CRMCBT

The Ohio State University

 

Public Health

 

William J. Martin II, M.D.
Dean and Professor
The Ohio State University
College of Public Health

Nursing

 

Usha Menon Ph.D., RN, FAAN

Vice Dean and Professor

College of Nursing

 The Ohio State University

 

Jennifer Kue, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

College of Nursing

The Ohio State University

 

“Whatever Houses I May Visit, I will come for the Benefit of the Sick”: Improving Medical Practice with Cultural Awareness

Sponsor: Mershon Center for International Security Studies

 Ila Nagar, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures   

The Ohio State University

 Allen Tuazon

Graduate Teaching Associate

Near Eastern Languages & Cult

College of Arts and Sciences

The Ohio State University

 

Social Work

 

Shantha Balaswamy, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

College of Social Work

The Ohio State University