FOUNDATION LEADERSHIP

President
Mahesh K. Shetty M.D; FRCR; FACR
Clinical Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
Chief Physician, Woman's Place for
Breast Care
The Woman's Hospital of Texas,
Houston, Texas

Patron
Dr Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw
Chairman & Managing Director
Biocon Limited
Bangalore, India

Trustees
Ron Somers
President
US-India Business Council
Washington D.C.

Linda Russell
CEO
The Woman's Hospital of Texas
Houston, Texas

Mrs. Janelle Freilich
Accounting Manager
BMC Software, Inc

Jennifer Garza
COO
St Joseph Medical Center

Mrs. Mona Parikh PHR, MBA
Sr. Human Resources Business
Partner

Mr Andrew Novarini
Senior Vice President
Bank of Houston

Kelli Cohen MD
General and Pediatric Radiologist


PROGRAM ADVISOR

Loretta A. Hanser
Director of Imaging Services
Mammography, CHP Radiology
Harris County Hospital District

Regional Directors
Mrs. Trishna Dey [Asia]
Ms. Esther Biira [Africa]
Dr Adhmer Longatto [S.America]
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MEDICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

Chair
Mahesh Shetty MD; FRCR;FACR
Clinical Professor of Radiology
Baylor College of Medicine

Members
Dr. Steve Sener
Former President
American Cancer Society

R. Sankaranarayanan
Chief of Cancer Screening Group
International Agency for Research on Cancer,
WHO
Lyon, France

Saraswati Sukumar MD
Barbara B.Rubenstein Professor of Oncology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Britt-Marie Ljung, MD
Professor of Clinical Pathology,
Director of Cytopathology
UCSF, California

Dr Usha Menon MD; FRCOG
Professor and Director
Gynecological Cancer Research Center
UCL Elizabeth Garrett Institute of Women's Health
University College London

Dr Edmundo Mauad
Director
Barretos Cancer Hospital,
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Peter Dempsey MD; FACR
Professor of Radiology
MD Anderson Cancer Center

Terri Pustilnik MD
Gynecology Oncology of Houston

Dr Shalini Kulasingam
Assistant Professor
University of Minnesota School of Public Health

Dr Diljeet K. Singh, MD, DrPH
Co Chair of MAC

Dr Wei Yang, M.B.B.S., F.R.C.R.
Associate Professor
Deputy Chairman, Department of Diagnostic Radiology
The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Co-Chair and Director of Clinical Research

Dr Neerja Bhatla MD, FICOG
A/Professor, Dept of Ob-Gyn, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India,
Vice President, AOGIN,
Inaugural President, AOGIN-India,
Organising Chairperson, AOGIN 2010

Dr Jill Donnelly
Consultant Breast Surgeon
Herford Hospital, UK

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PUBLIC AWARENESS COUNCIL

Mrs. Susan Rafte
Chair of the PAC

Mrs. Sathya Saran
Co-chair,
Editor DNA,
Former Editor, Femina,
Mumbai, India

Ms. Lucy Noland
Co-chair,
News anchor,
KHOU-TV,
Houston

Sanaz (Sunny) A. Jansen
Mouse Cancer Genetics Program
Center for Cancer Research
National Cancer Institute
Frederick, Maryland

 



Esther Alice Biira Ba (Ed) Rdms/Rvt
High Risk & General Sonographers
 
ESTHER ALICE BIIRA BA (ED) RDMS/RVT
(HIGH RISK & GENERAL SONOGRAPHER) SINCE 1995.
P.O.BOX. 3876. Kampala, Uganda
TEL 0782527892
E-MAIL biiraea@yahoo.com
 
WORK EXPERIENCE
 
OCT.2004 - PRESENT
SAS Clinics Inc. Kampala, Uganda.
P.O BOX.3876 Kampala Uganda
TITLE: High Risk Ultrasonogapher
WORK DESCRIPTION
Perform, interprete and make recommendations for high risk ultrasound, mostly obstetrics and gynaecology for at risk patients using 4D ultrasound equipment
 
FEB.1998 - JUL.2004
The Woman’s Hospital Texas
7600 Fannin Houston, Texas 77054. (713.791.7115)
TITLE: Ultrasonographer
WORK DESCRIPTION
Perform:
  • Level 1, II and III Obstetrics Ultrasounds
  • Neurosonography
  • Venous and carotids Doppler
  • General ultrasound
  • Infertility work ups
  • Operating room duties for ultrasound guidance
  • Portable ultrasound in the intensive care units
  • Paediatric ultrasound
  • On call emergency ultrasound
MAY 1997 - DEC.1997
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton, Massachusetts
TITLE: Ultrasonographer
WORK DECRIPTION:
Perform ultrasound studies in:
  • Obstetrics and gynaecology
  • Venous Doppler and carotid Doppler
  • Small parts and general imaging
  • Paediatric ultrasound
  • Operating room ultrasound duties
MAY 1995 - MAY 1997
Brigham and Womens Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts
WORK DESCRIPTION:
Clinical internship in ultrasound
Areas of speciality:
  • Obstetrics and gynaecology
  • High-risk obstetric ultrasound
  • Paediatric ultrasound
  • General ultrasound
  • Small parts imaging
  • Infertility and related imaging modalities
  • Patient care and associated imaging modalities.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
  • 1988-1990
    Institute of Teacher Education, Kyambogo
    Major: Education, French Language
    Degree Awarded: Bachelors Degree in Education, Makerere University

  • 1990-1991
    Universite De Franche compte Besancon, France
    Degree awarded: Advanced diploma in teaching

  • 1994-1997
    Middlesex Community College,
    Bedford Massachusetts
    Major: Diagnostic Medical Sonography
    Degree Awarded: Associate Degree in Allied Health Science
ACHIEVEMENTS:
  • Member of the Phi-Theta –Kappa society
  • Registered in Obstetrics, Abdomen since 1997
  • Registered in Vascular technology since 2001
 
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