ICBD 2020 Committees
ICBD Sustaining Advisory Committee
Members:
Dr. Kelle Moley
Sr. VP and Chief Scientific Officer, March of Dimes, USA
Dr. Salimah Walani
Vice President Global Programs, March of Dimes, USA
Dr. Cynthia Moore
Division of Congenital and Developmental Disorders, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, USA
Dr. Neena Raina
World Health Organization, South East Asia Regional Office, India
Dr. Pablo Duran
Pan American Health Organization- World Health Organization, Regional Office for the Americas, Uruguay
Dr. Carmencita Padilla
University of Philippines, Manila. Chair, 2013 ICBD in Philippines
Dr. Ignacio Zarante
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ), Colombia. Chair, 2017 ICBD in Colombia
Dr. Kapila Jayaratne
Sri Lanka Medical Association. Chair, 2020 ICBD in Sri Lanka
Mr. Federico Nuñez Perea
National Network for Prevention of Disability, Mexico. Chair, 2021 ICBD in Mexico
ICBD 2020 Conference Committees
Conference Chair

Dr Kapila Jayaratne
Secretary - Sri Lanka Medical Association
Sri Lanka
Conference Co-Chairs

Dr Salimah Walani
Vice President of Global Programs, March of Dimes
USA
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Dr Anula Wijesundere
President - Sri Lanka Medical Association
Sri Lanka
Scientific Committee
Chair

Prof Vajira Dissanayake
Chair Professor of Anatomy & Director of Human Genetics
Sri Lanka
Co-Chair

Dr Salimah Walani
Vice President of Global Programs, March of Dimes
USA

Dr Navoda Attapattu
Consultant Endocrinologist
Sri Lanka

Dr Hannah Blencowe
Assistant Professor
UK

Dr Manjula Danansuriya
Consultant Community Physician
Sri Lanka

Dr Ernawati Darmawan
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division, Universitas Airlangga
Indonesia

Ms Lasanthi Daskon
Attorney-at-Law, International Foundation for Electoral Systems
Sri Lanka

Dr Ruwangi Dissanayake
Senior Lecturer and Honourary Consultant Paediatrician
Sri Lanka

Dr Boris Groisman
Member of the Executive Committee, International Center for Birth Defects, Surveillance and Research
Argentina

Dr Paula Hurtado
Medical Geneticist, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana - Cali
Colombia

Dr Kapila Jayaratne
Secretary - Sri Lanka Medical Association
Sri Lanka

Dr Madhulika Kabra
Additional Professor, Genetics Unit, Department of Pediatrics
India

Dr Vijaya Kancherla
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health
USA

Prof Dhavendra Kumar
Chair, Indo UK Genetic Education Forum, Cardiff University
UK

Dr Ornella Lincetto
Medical Officer (Newborn Health)
Switzerland

Dr Nishani Lucus
Senior Lecturer and Consultant Neonatologist, De Soysa Hospital for Women
Sri Lanka

Dr Saqib Mahmood
Associate Professor, University of Health Sciences
Pakistan

Dr Cara Mai
Health Scientist, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
USA

Dr Rajesh Metha
Regional Adviser, World Health Organization, South East Asia Regional Office
India

Dr Anuruddha Padeniya
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Sri Lanka

Dr Lahiru Prabodha
Senior Lecturer and Clinical Geneticist, University of Ruhuna
Sri Lanka

Dr Ratna Dua Puri
Clinical Geneticist, Sir Gangaram Hospital
India

Prof Raj Ramesar
Professor and Head, Division of Human Genetics, University of Cape Town
South Africa

Dr Pyara Rathnayake
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist
Sri Lanka

Dr Nathalie Roos
Technical Officer (Epidemiology Monitoring and Evaluation)
Switzerland

Dr Nirmala Sirisena
Senior Lecturer and Clinical Geneticist, Human Genetics Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
Sri Lanka

Dr Samanmali Sumanasena
Consultant Paediatrician & Senir Lectuer, Department of Dissability Studies, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya
Sri Lanka

Dr Nilam Thakur
Clinical Geneticist, Medical Genetics Unit, National Academy of Medical Sciences
Nepal

Dr Sarah Verbiest
Director, Jordan Institute for Families, School of Social Work University of North Carolina
USA

Dr Saraji Wijesekara
Senir Lecturer and Consultant Paediatric Neurologist, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenapura
Sri Lanka
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