"con·stel·la·tion (kon'stel-ā'shŭn),
» In medicine, all the factors that determine a particular action."
Piaget said that "childhood is the time of greatest creativity in the life of a human being." However, there are children who have a different way to fly through their dreams. What is special about them? Join us to discover the multidimensionality inherent in Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics!
Dr. Vasco Manuel Aranha da Conceição, a guest professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon and PhD researcher at the João Lobo Antunes Institute of Molecular Medicine. He is working on a project that studies the impact of environmental factors on neuropsychiatric symptoms and disorders, with a focus on Tourette Syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Aside from his academic pursuits, Dr. Vasco is also the Vice President of the Portuguese Association of Tourette Syndrome and a member of its Scientific Council (APST), apart from many other accomplishments.
Dr. Yoram Sandhaus, MD-MHA from Ben-Gurion University in Israel. He currently runs and operates a large private neuropediatric clinic for children. He is the founder of three child development centers and is currently in the process of establishing another one for underprivileged populations. He is also a member of the Founding Committee for Child Development in the neuropediatric subspecialty in Israel. Additionally, he is part of a group of scientists and business leaders who plan innovations for child health and development.
Frederico Duque, MD at Centro Hospitalar da Universidade de Coimbra. With a degree in Medicine at Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, he is a Neurodevelopmental Paediatrician and assistant professor at Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra.