APCP 2026

Prof. Asiri Abeygunawardena

Professor of Paediatrics - University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Prof. Anthony Okely

Professor - University of Wollongong Australia and Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Australia

Dr. Aimee Donald

Academic Clinical Lecturer - Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Dr. Aman Pulungan

Past President - Asia Pacific Paediatric Association, Indonesia

Prof. Andrew Bush

Professor of Paediatrics and Paediatric Respirology - Imperial Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health, Imperial College, London

Dr. Bakul Parekh

Treasurer - International Paediatric Association, India

Dr. Buvana Dwarakanathan

Consultant Paediatric Intensivist - St George's University Hospital, London, UK

Prof. Brett J. Manley

Professor - Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology, and Newborn Health, University of Melbourne, Australia

Dr. Channa De Silva

Consultant Paediatric Pulmonologist - Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, Sri Lanka

Dr. Chandima Thevarapperuma

Consultant Haematologist - Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, Sri Lanka

Associate Prof. Derrick Chan

Consultant in Paediatric Neurology - KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore

Dr. Digant D Shastri

Consultant Paediatrician & Past President - Indian Paediatric Association, India

Dr. Dilhara Senani Gamage

Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist,
Sri Lanka

Prof. Detlef Bockenhauer

Professor in Renal Medicine - University of Leuven, Belgium

Dr. Enoka Wickramasinghe

Consultant Community Physician - Health Promotion Bureau, Sri Lanka

Dr. Girish Gupte

Consultant Paediatric Hepatologist - Birmingham Children's Hospital, UK

Dr. Greg Kelly

Consultant Paediatric Intensivist - the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Australia

Dr. GV Baswaraja

Consultant Paediatrician & Past President - Indian Paediatric Association, Bengaluru, India

Dr. Horia Stanescu

Senior Lecturer in Renal Medicine University College, London, UK

Dr. HT Wickremasinghe

Consultant Paediatrician, Sri Lanka

Prof. Habib Bhurawala

Associate Professor - University of Notre Dame, Sydney, Australia

Prof. Iqubal Memon

Past President - Asia Pacific Paediatric Association, Pakistan

Dr. Imalke Kankananarachchi

Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics - University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka

Dr. James Rice

Consultant Paediatrician and Executive Director of Medical Services and Clinical Governance Women's and Children's Health - Network, South Australia

Prof. Jayashree Muralidharan

Professor and Consultant Paediatric Intensivist - Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India

Prof. Joselyn A Eusebio

President - Asia Pacific Paediatric Association, Philippines

Prof. Joseph Haddad

President - International Paediatric Association, Lebanon

Dr. Katsuhiro Arai

Chairperson - International Affairs Committee of Japan Paediatric Association, Japan

Prof. Kyaw Myo

Vice President - Myanmar Paediatric Society, Myanmar

Prof. K P Vinayan

Professor in Paediatric Neurology - Amrita Hospital, Kochi, India

Dr. Mallory Downie

Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist - Mcgill University, Montreal, Canada

Dr. Manjula Hewageegana

Consultant Paediatric Intensivist - Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, Sri Lanka

Prof. Muhammad Ashraf Sultan

Editor in Chief - Asia Pacific Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health, Pakistan

Prof. Meranthi Fernando

Professor in Paediatrics - University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

Prof. Mohamad Ikram Ilias

President - Malaysian Paediatric Association, Malaysia

Prof. Mureo Kasahara

Consultant Hepatobiliary Surgeon - National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan

Dr. Neelam Mohan

President - Indian Paediatric Association, India

Dr. Nalin Kitulwatte

Consultant Paediatric Intensivist - Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, Sri Lanka

Dr. Niroshini Kennedy

President - Paediatrics and Child Health Division of Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Australia

Dr. Nalin Gammathige

Consultant Neonatologist - De Soyza Hospital for Women, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Prof. Neelika Malavige

Professor of Immunology - University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

Prof. Nikhil Thapar

Director of the Gastroenterology and Hepatology and Liver Transplant - Queensland Children's Hospital, Brisbane, Australia

Prof. Nithiwat Vatanavicharn

Associate Professor - Division of Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Dr. Pyara Ratnayake

Consultant Paediatric Neurologist - Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, Sri Lanka

Dr. Pavithra Godamunne

Psychologist - Ayathi Center for Childhood Disabilities, University of Kelaniya,
Sri Lanka

Dr. Prasad Chathurangana

Senior Lecturer in Paediatrics - University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Dr. Priya Pais

Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist - St John's Medical College & National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru, India

Dr. Priyanka Bandara

Medical Researcher & Educator, Australia

Prof. Rajeshwar Dayal

Consultant Paediatrician - SN Medical College Agra, India

Prof. Rudiwilai Samakoses

President - Paediatric Society of Thailand, Thailand

Prof. Rupesh Raina

Professor of Medicine and Paediatrics - Akron Children’s Hospital, Ohio, USA

Dr. Selva Kumar Sivapunniam

Treasurer - Asia Pacific Paediatric Association, Malaysia

Dr. Shiraz Badurdeen

Consultant Neonatologist - Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Australia

Dr. Shubha Srinivasan

Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist - the Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Australia

Dr. Sidharth Kumar Sethi

Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist and Director Paediatric Nephrology - Cloudnine Hospital, Gurgaon, New Delhi, India

Dr. Sowmya Nagarajan

Consultant in Paediatrics, Allergy and Immunology - Sanjeevini Specialist Clinic and Mallige Hospitals, Bengaluru, India

Dr. Stephane Paulus

Consultant in Paediatric Infectious Diseases - Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Prof. Sant- Ryan Pasricha

Consultant Haematologist and Head Melbourne School of Population and Global Health - University of Melbourne, Australia

Prof. Santosh Soans

Consultant Paediatrician & Past President -Indian Paediatric Association, India

Prof. Shaman Rajindrajith

Professor of Paediatrics - University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Prof. SK Kabra

Consultant Paediatric Pulmonologist - Apollo Hospitals Indraprastha, Delhi, India

Prof. Stephen Marks

Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist - Great Ormond Street Hospital, UK

Prof. Steve Turner

President - Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, UK

Prof. Suradej Hongeng

Professor of Paediatric Haemat-Oncology - Department of Paediatrics, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

Prof. Syed Faisal Ahmed

Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist - Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, UK

Dr. Thisanayagam Umasunthar

Consultant Paediatrician - Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, UK

Prof. Ujjal Poddar

Professor and Head of the Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology - Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India

Dr. Vindya Gunasekera

Consultant Paediatric Nephrologist - Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, Sri Lanka

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