Savvas Andronikou (MBBCh, FCRad, FRCR, PhD UCT, PhD Wits) is a paediatric radiologist and paediatric neuroradiologist, and is faculty of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, with a special interest in imaging infections. He has work experience in South Africa, Australia, in Europe and the USA. He has published over 400 peer reviewed papers many of which focus on imaging of Tuberculosis in children.

R. Paul Guillerman is a Professor of Radiology in the Department of Radiology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. The imaging of childhood lung disease has been a focus of his 25-year career as a pediatric radiologist. He has presented over 120 international invited lectures, published over 100 medical journal articles, and co-edited the latest edition of the Springer textbook Pediatric Chest Imaging. He is the recipient of the Master Clinician Award for Excellence in Patient Care from Baylor College of Medicine, the Thomas L. Slovis Award for Best Basic Science Paper in Pediatric Radiology, and Caffey Awards for Best Basic Science Paper and Best Clinical Paper by the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR). He served as co-director of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutic Development Network Imaging Core from 2011-2020, and as a member of the Children’s Interstitial Lung Disease (ChILD) Research Network, Image Gently Steering Committee, SPR Board of Directors, and SPR CT and Thoracic Imaging Committees. Dr. Guillerman directed the postgraduate radiology course for the annual International Congress of Pediatric Pulmonology from 2019-2022 and is continuing in this role for the International Society of Pediatric Respiratory Diseases (INSPiRED).

Ioana Ciuca is pediatric pulmonologist, Professor in Pediatrics at “Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timisoara, Romania, coordinator of the Pediatric Pneumology Training programme and Head of Pediatric Pulmonology Unit at Clinical County Hospital Timisoara. After completed the Pediatrics training, she specialized in Pulmonology, being afterwards certified in Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Ultrasonography with PhD in Pediatrics. She is vicepresident of the Romanian National Cystic Fibrosis Society and Pediatric Pulmonology Section of Romanian Respiratory Society. She participated in cystic fibrosis projects, including European Centers of Reference for Cystic Fibrosis (ECORN-CF), attended training programs and courses under European Respiratory Society aegis and training at Evelina Children’s Hospital in London. Her special interests are lung ultrasound in pediatric respiratory diseases, children pneumonia, cystic fibrosis, chronic cough and preschool wheeze. She wrote papers on pediatrics respiratory field, with focus on lung ultrasound scoring development in pneumonia and cystic fibrosis and textbooks for residents doctors in pediatric pulmonology, lung ultrasound and general pediatrics . She is actively involved in the development of Pediatric Pulmonology Training program in Romania.

Dr. Pierluigi Ciet’s passion for cardiothoracic imaging began during his residency at the CF center in Treviso, Italy, a satellite of the largest European CF center in Verona. Under Dr. Giovanni Morana’s mentorship, he explored thoracic MRI as a radiation-free alternative to CT. This led to a 12-month research fellowship at the CF center in Rotterdam, where he collaborated with Prof. Harm Tiddens. Upon completing his residency, Prof. Tiddens offered Dr. Ciet a Ph.D. position focused on thoracic MRI in pediatric and adult patients. Dr. Ciet further honed his expertise through a clinical fellowship in Cardiothoracic Imaging at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Boston Children’s Hospital, under Profs. Alexander Bankier, Philip Boiselle, and Edward Lee. This training provided him with a comprehensive understanding of lung diseases and highlighted MRI's potential as a diagnostic and monitoring tool. Since returning to Erasmus MC in 2014, Dr. Ciet has developed MRI protocols for various indications, assessing lung structure and function. His contributions include protocols for structural changes and inflammation in CF, dynamic airway and diaphragmatic assessments, and participation in the Generation R study to define new asthma determinants. He also led a multicenter study to develop VIPS-MRI for CF patients and researched bronchopulmonary dysplasia, congenital lung malformations, and ILD. Currently, Dr. Ciet is a Pediatric and Thoracic Radiologist at Erasmus MC – Sophia Children’s Hospital and an Associate Professor at the University of Cagliari, Italy. He supervises seven Ph.D. students, continuing to advance thoracic imaging and its clinical applications.

Dr. Jason C. Woods is the Luther Foundation Research Chair and Professor of Pediatrics (Pulmonary Medicine) and Radiology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the University of Cincinnati. He is the Director of Research in Pulmonary Medicine, Director of the Center for Pulmonary Imaging Research and Co-Director of the Cincinnati Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Center. Dr Woods received his Ph.D. in physics from Washington University, and after a Fellowship in Radiology and Pulmonary Medicine, his early career was split between faculty and university administration at Washington University before moving to Cincinnati in 2013. His research career has been focused on translational imaging with CT and hyperpolarized-gas MRI, outcomes improvement, and clinical trials in both obstructive and restrictive lung diseases in pediatrics and adults, with emphasis on multidisciplinarity, interventions, and imaging in neonatal populations like those born prematurely. Dr Woods has a longstanding interest in rapid clinical translation of research, particularly as it relates to early neonatal disease detection, obstructive pathophysiology, and testing of new therapeutics.

Savvas Andronikou (MBBCh, FCRad, FRCR, PhD UCT, PhD Wits) is a paediatric radiologist and paediatric neuroradiologist, and is faculty of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, with a special interest in imaging infections. He has work experience in South Africa, Australia, in Europe and the USA. He has published over 400 peer reviewed papers many of which focus on imaging of Tuberculosis in children.

R. Paul Guillerman is a Professor of Radiology in the Department of Radiology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. The imaging of childhood lung disease has been a focus of his 25-year career as a pediatric radiologist. He has presented over 120 international invited lectures, published over 100 medical journal articles, and co-edited the latest edition of the Springer textbook Pediatric Chest Imaging. He is the recipient of the Master Clinician Award for Excellence in Patient Care from Baylor College of Medicine, the Thomas L. Slovis Award for Best Basic Science Paper in Pediatric Radiology, and Caffey Awards for Best Basic Science Paper and Best Clinical Paper by the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR). He served as co-director of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutic Development Network Imaging Core from 2011-2020, and as a member of the Children’s Interstitial Lung Disease (ChILD) Research Network, Image Gently Steering Committee, SPR Board of Directors, and SPR CT and Thoracic Imaging Committees. Dr. Guillerman directed the postgraduate radiology course for the annual International Congress of Pediatric Pulmonology from 2019-2022 and is continuing in this role for the International Society of Pediatric Respiratory Diseases (INSPiRED).