International Faculty

Philip Peng (Canada)

(He will deliver a lecture and QnA online) Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada. Founder in Pain Medicine recognized by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. A leader, researcher, and educator, he pioneered ultrasound applications in pain medicine and developed innovative interventional procedures. He has received major educational honors, including the John J. Bonica Award and ESRA recognition.

Jin-Woo Shin (South Korea)

Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at Asan Medical Center. President of the Korean Pain Society. A leading pain physician and academic, he developed the world’s first spinal epidural balloon decompression technique and helped systematize genicular nerve radiofrequency ablation. He has also contributed to key publications in epidural balloon neuroplasty and spinal epidural decompression, with international research experience at Harvard Medical School.

Jae Chul Koh (South Korea)

Professor, Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine. International Director of the Korean Association for the Study of Pain (KASP). Head of the Pain Center at Korea University. He has established clinical and academic contributions in neuromodulation and epiduroscopy, and is also a computer scientist focusing on artificial intelligence and extended reality technologies for immersive digital twin applications in interventional pain medicine.

Chen Chee Kean (Malaysia)

President, Malaysian Society of Interventional Pain Practitioners. Interventional Pain Physician at Kuching Specialist Hospital (KPJ Kuching), Malaysia

C J Toh (Malaysia)

Past President, Malaysian Society of Interventional Pain Practitioners. Consultant Neurosurgeon & Interventional Pain Specialist (Sunway Medical Centre / Sunway Neuroscience)

Gopinathan Raju (Malaysia)

Past President & Founding Member, Malaysian Society of Interventional Pain Practitioners. Pain Specialist at Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur / Pain Management services.

Lee, Pyung Bok (South Korea)

President of the Korean spinal pain society; Past President of Korean Neuromodulation Society; Past President of the Korean Pain Society; President of World Society of Pain Clinicians; Professor, Head of pain center, Seoul National University

Tasrif Hamdi (Indonesia)

Anesthesiologist, Intensivist, and Pain Management Consultant, RS Adam Malik Medan, Indonesia. He translated “Basics of Pain Management” book by Gautam Das in Bahasa Indonesia language.

T Makuloluwa (Sri Lanka)

President of the Sri Lanka Association for the Study of Pain (SLASP); She is a Professor in Anaesthesia at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University

Other International Faculty

Name	Country
A A R A Benn	Botswana
Peter Boles Armeya	Egypt
Mathew Tung	Singapore
S R Bugwandeen	South Africa
Sura Belias Ramadhani Ngofira	Namibia
Amaka Amadi	Nigeria
Lina El Hosain	Netherlands
Kenneth Tilberg	Netherlands
John Sitepu	Indonesia
Ronnie Paul Kaddu	Kenya
Fathi Abousnina	Libya
Asma	Maldivies
Champika Sujeewani	Sri Lanka
Bouarroudj Noreddine	Algeria
Eltayeb Gadir	UAE
Ananya Abate Shiferaw	Ethiopia
Jesse Jane Paco	Philippines
Anastasia Komba	Tanzania
Consolata Kinuthia	Kenya
Joeriz Philippines	Philippines
Lasman Dissanayaka	Sri Lanka
Thiloka Perera	Sri Lanka
Shrish P Amatya	Nepal
Hari Poudel	Nepal
Niru Nepal	Nepal
Anamul H Milton	Bangladesh