Editor Profiles

Dr. Cristiano de Lima is a Associate Professor and currently Neurosurgeon, Department of Neurosurgery, Marche Polytechnic University, Umberto I General Hospital, Ancona, Italy. Research Activities Include: Decompressive Craniectomy for Brain traumatic injury, Intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring for brain and spinal surgery, Surgery of cranio-cervical junction, Spinal trauma and infections

Ashwin Malhotra is currently working a Medical Doctor in Department of Neurology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. He got M.D from Stony Brook University Hospital, New York, NY, USA.

Dr. Andrew J Kobets is a Associate Professor and currently works at the Leo M. Davidoff Department of Neurological Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Andrew does clinical research at Montefiore Medical Center and conducts basic science research at the Brain Tumor Biotech Center at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Northwell Health.

Dr Agung Budi Sutiono is neurosurgeon who interested in skull base surgery, neurospine, neurotrauma and neocritical care. He completed his MD degree at Padjadjaran University Bandung Indonesia. Continued his PhD in skull base surgery from Keio University Tokyo Japan as well as other PhD degree in medical social informatics from The University of Electro Communications Tokyo Japan. He published many academic paper in international journal and has been invited as speaker on the neurosurgical societies and medical informatics in the world. He received a scholarships from Japan Ministry of Education and post-doctoral fellow from JSPS (Japan Society for The Promotion of Science). He also experienced joint research with Japan, New Zealand, Europe, USA.

Dr Agung Budi Sutiono is neurosurgeon who interested in skull base surgery, neurospine, neurotrauma and neocritical care. He completed his MD degree at Padjadjaran University Bandung Indonesia. Continued his PhD in skull base surgery from Keio University Tokyo Japan as well as other PhD degree in medical social informatics from The University of Electro Communications Tokyo Japan. He published many academic paper in international journal and has been invited as speaker on the neurosurgical societies and medical informatics in the world. He received a scholarships from Japan Ministry of Education and post-doctoral fellow from JSPS (Japan Society for The Promotion of Science). He also experienced joint research with Japan, New Zealand, Europe, USA.

Doctor Alexandre received his Degree in Medicine cum Laude at the Campus Bio-Medico University of Rome in 2008. He spent three months as medical elective student in the department of neurosurgery at the West London Neurosciences Centre, Hammersmith Hospital – Imperial College, and in the department of neurosurgery at the Royal London Hospital, The Barts and the London. He became specialist in radiology cum Laude at the Catholic University of Rome in 2014. He did a two-years fellowship in interventional neuroradiology at the NEURI, Brain Vascular Center, Beaujon Hospital – Bicêtre Hospital, in Paris. Since the end of 2015 he works as a neuroradiologist and interventional neuroradiologist in the department of radiology and neuroradiology at the Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A.Gemelli, in Rome. He currently serves as reviewer for the journals: Neurosurgery, World Neurosurgery, Annals of Neurodegenerative Disorders and he is part of the Editorial Board member for EC Neurology journal.

Carlo A. Pruneti currently works at the Department of Medicine and Surgery, Clinical Psychology Unit, Università di Parma. Carlo does research in Abnormal Psychology, Behavioural Science and Psychosomatic Medicine. Their current project is '3rd generation of cognitive behavioral psychotherapy applied to stress related physical disorders'.

Daniel Filipe Borges is currently Adjunct Professor of Clinical Physiology, as chair of Neurophysiology and Electroencephalography curricular units at Coimbra Health School and also Scientific Coordinator of the first Portuguese Post Graduated Course in Electroencephalography (EEG). As clinical (neuro)physiologist, he is internship supervisor and coordinator of the Neurophysiology Laboratory and Long-Term Epilepsy Video-EEG Monitoring Unit in the Neurology Department at Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos, Portugal, and additionally a member of its Advisory Board. The department has a wide range of technology in the neurophysiology field, allowing the execution of EEG in all ages including in wards, ICU/NICU, 24-hour ambulatory EEG, prolonged EEG studies aiming epilepsy surgery, semiological seizure classification and differential diagnosis, as well as electromyography, multimodal evoked potentials and sleep medicine diagnostic procedures. Professionally, he collaborated with the Paediatric Neurology Department in Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central - Hospital Dona Estefânia and the Refractory Epilepsy Reference Center at Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental. Academically, he obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Neurophysiology, followed by a postgraduate programme in Clinical Neuropsychology, which expedite him to start the faculty practice at age 23. Recently he obtained the specialist title in Neurophysiology and presently is a PhD candidate in Neuroscience - Clinical Neurosciences, Neuropsychiatry and Mental Health at Faculty of Medicine – Porto University. He is Member of the Portuguese Society of Neurology, Portuguese League Against Epilepsy and Portuguese Society of Clinical Neurophysiology and Sleep Medicine.

Dr. Calixto Machado graduated as MD in 1976. He continued his medical training to become Specialist in Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, First Degree in 1980, and Second Degree in 1984. In 1994 he became PhD, and in 2002 he was the youngest Dr. in Sciences (PhD - Second Degree) in his country. Dr. Machado received clinical training in specialized neurology centers in Sweden, Denmark, Canada, Italy, Austria, and the US. During the last 30 years he has run many research protocols, such as: brain death, coma, persistent vegetative states and other disorders of consciousness, stroke, autism, etc. He has published more than 450 peer reviewed articles, book chapters, and 7 books. His Book “Brain Death: A Reappraisal” has been recognized with great enthusiasm among neurologist, neurosurgeons, intensivists, and physicians specialized in transplants.

Christophe Ribelayga, Associate Professor (with tenure), Bernice Weingarten Chair in Ophthalmology, Head of the Laboratory of Circadian Signaling in the Retina, Co-Director of the Neuroscience Graduate Program, and Chair I.A.C.U.C., The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. B.S. in Animal Biology (1993), University Henri Poincare, France, M.S. (1995) and Ph.D. in Neuroscience (2000), University Louis Pasteur, France. Doctoral work with Valerie Simonneaux and Paul Pevet – circadian and photoperiodic regulation of melatonin synthesis in the rodent pineal gland. Postdoctoral work, Neurobiology/Visual Science, University of Alabama at Birmingham with Stuart C. Mangel – circadian clock control of the light responses of retinal cells (1999-2005). Joined the faculty of The Ohio State University in 2005 (research tract) and moved to The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in 2009 (tenure track). Work has since focused on two areas of research: 1) role of circadian clocks in the development, maintenance, and function of retinal cells, and 2) the functional architecture of the network of coupled photoreceptors and its impact on signal processing in downstream retinal circuits and visual perception.

Aliza Tzilah Brown is currently working a Associate Professor, in Department of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 West Markham Street, Little Rock, USA. She got PhD in Physiology, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR.

Dia R. Halalmeh, MD, is a researcher working alongside the Neurosurgery team of Detroit Medical Center. He is originally from Amman, Jordan and he graduated from the University of Jordan - School of Medicine in 2018. Dr. Halalmeh completed two sub-internship in Neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School- Massachusetts General Hospital and Wayne State University- Detroit Medical Center. He has contributed to 7 book chapters and has authored over 13 articles and abstracts in such noted Journals. His passion is to investigate how to change and improve the field of Neurosurgery for the future patients so they can receive the best possible care and be assured that the latest research and newest technologies will be made available to them.

Aqeela Al-Hashim is currently working a Mediacl Doctor in National Neuroscience Institute, King Fahad Medical City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He got MD. in King Faisal University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.