JOURNAL OF GLOBAL SURGERY (ONE) ADVISORY AND EDITORIAL BOARD
The role of the advisory and editorial board is to ensure the Journal of Global Surgery (ONE) maintains the highest scientific and ethical standards, whilst navigating the development of a new paradigm in medical publishing. The board aims to be diverse, fully inclusive and representative of all regions in the world.
BOARD MEMBERS
Saqib Noor / United Kingdom (Editor-In-Chief)
Saqib is a British paediatric orthopaedic surgeon, training as a surgeon in many parts of the world, including the UK, South Africa, Cambodia, Canada and Australia. He has also volunteered in disaster zones, publishing a book about his surgical experiences in austere settings, and through these life changing experiences, has committed to improving surgical care in the developing world. He has multiple research publications, a business degree and extensive experience designing, developing and successfully launching multiple innovative web based applications throughout the world. In 2018, he also launched the online platform, ONE.SURGERY (https://one.surgery) – dedicated to improving access to safe surgery worldwide through a collaborative approach.
Katayoun Madani MS MD FICS(Jr) is the founder and Executive Director of Simurgh Global Surgery Collaborative. She was the first MD Anderson Fellow in Global Surgery Policy and Advocacy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy and Department of Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine where she also served as a Global Surgery Clinical Instructor. Her focus areas in policy research include access to trauma care and equitable bidirectional academic global surgery exchanges. She was born and raised in Iran, and moved to the United States where she completed her Undergraduate and Master of Science in Tissue Engineering at Arizona State University. Katayoun attended medical school at St. George’s University School of Medicine in Grenada West Indies, where she co-founded and became the first Chair of InciSioN Grenada.
Katayoun Madani / United States (Associate Editor)
She joined the InciSioN International Team in 2017 as Director of Research and created InciSioN’s research infrastructure, including research proposal program, the scientific program of InciSioN global Surgery Symposium, and re-established the online Twitter-based Global Surgery Journal Club. Dr. Madani served as Chair of InciSioN Global from 2020-2022, guiding the organization to new heights of success during the COVID-19 pandemic. She currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of InciSioN, and as the first Vice President of Internal Affairs of the Association of Academic Global Surgery.
Dr. Kristin Long is an Associate Professor of Surgery at the University of Wisconsin (UW), where she also serves as the Vice Chair of Global Surgery, with clinical practice in Endocrine Surgery. She completed her medical degree at Texas Tech University, her general surgery training at the University of Kentucky, and her subspecialty fellowship training at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Long is passionate about global surgery, having worked on the ground in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Palestine improving access to surgical care and education over the last decade. After joining the faculty at UW, she completed her Masters in Public Health degree at the UW school of medicine and public health. She is also a fellow of the College of Surgeons of Eastern Central and Southern Africa, serves as a The College of Surgeons of East, Central and Southern Africa (COSECSA) Board Examiner, chairs the Global Affairs Committee of the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, and is the president-elect of the Association of Academic Global Surgery (AAGS)
Kristin Long / United States (Associate Editor)
Holds a doctorate degree in the social sciences. She is a practicing medical ethnographer with career experiences that include conflict and gender and sexual violence in conflict; infectious disease, specifically, HIV and the sex-trade in Eastern and Southern African slums; and, since 2020, she has been working in the global health sub-field of Global Surgery. Her passion is to support access to safe, timely, and affordable high-quality, sustainable, and resilient care on demand. This work is done through the mission of her foundation the Global Surgery Umbrella (GSU). GSU is a registered trust in the United States of America and the Netherlands. Fundamentally, Serena believes that all people, regardless of their identities and/or their social, political, and economic position in the world, must have access to safe, timely, affordable Care.
Serena Cruz / Netherlands (Associate Editor)
Professor Emmanuel Makasa is a trauma and orthopaedic surgeon turned global health diplomat. He served as Deputy Director responsible for Emergency Health Services at the Ministry of Health, Zambia and as Secretary General of the Zambia Medical Association (ZMA) and the Surgical Society of Zambia (SSZ) before his current assignment as a global health diplomat. He is a Fellow of the College of Surgeons of East Sectral & Southern Africa (COSECSA) and serves on the boards of the Doctors Outreach care International (DOC-i) and Africa Directions (AD). He is a honorary Lecturer at the University of Zambia, School of Medicine (UNZA-SoM), and a Trustee at the Lusaka Orthopaedics Research & Education Trust (LORET). He is the past coordinator (2014) of Health Attachés’ from the African Region at the UN in Geneva. He proposed, chaired and led the global intergovernmental negotiations that resulted in the adoption of the first ever resolution on surgery and anaesthesia at the World Health Organisation’s 68th World Health Assembly.
Emmanuel Makasa / Zambia
Gnanaraj is an accomplished Urologist and Laparoscopic Surgeon, trained in one of the premier medical colleges in India, Christian Medical College Vellore of Madras University. He has been working in rural and very remote areas of India for three decades, has performed or been directly involved in helping others perform thousands of surgical procedures in rural areas, and has helped more than 61 hospitals start minimally invasive surgery capabilities. Dr Gnanaraj is currently President of the Association of Rural Surgeons of India (ARSI) and the Secretary for the International Federation of Rural Surgeons (IFRS). He has received numerous awards and published many works in a range of surgical topics. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Electronics and Instrumentation department of Karunya University
Gnanaraj Jesudian / India
Dr. Mamta Swaroop is a dynamic, collaborative, and visionary academic global trauma surgery leader. She has been an invited national and international visiting professor and keynote speaker, authored over 65 peer-reviewed research articles and book chapters, chaired numerous symposiums, and mentored over 100 rising leaders around the world. For the past 11 years, Dr. Swaroop excelled as a Trauma, Acute Care, and Critical Care Surgeon, researcher, and mentor at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. She served as an Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Trauma and Critical Care, the Director for the Center for Global Surgery, and the Global Surgery Fellowship Program Director in the Feinberg School of Medicine. Her lab, the Sadanah Trauma, and Surgical Initiative, as well as her 501c3 non-profit organization, The Sadanah Foundation, both aim to build sustainable access to surgical care and healthcare through education and research in low resource settings, conducting community-directed research and programmatic development in Southeast Asia, South America, and North America. She was recognized as one of Oprah’s Health Heroes, received the 39th annual Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award from Northwestern Memorial Hospital, presented the keynote address at the Royal College of Surgeons Global Frontiers Conference in London, and received the Inaugural Mahler Global Mentorship Award from the InciSioN Network. As a Board Certified physician, she completed her Bachelor of Science in Microbiology at Texas A&M University, Medical Doctorate at the University of Texas at Houston Health Science Center, General Surgery Residency at the University of South Florida, and Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at Northwestern University.
Mamta Swaroop / United States
Dr. Ruben Ayala, M.D., MSC, is a public health physician from Panama with more than 30 years of experience in advocacy and humanitarian assistance. During his career with Operation Smile, he has planned, executed and overseen surgical programs in more than 40 countries. Dr. Ayala also oversaw the establishment of Operation Smile foundations in low- and middle-income countries that offer year-round health services to patients and families affected by cleft conditions. Throughout the years, Dr. Ayala has fostered collaboration between governments, nongovernmental organizations, industries, communities, universities and other members of civil society. He served as Operation Smile’s Chief Medical Officer, focusing on the review of surgical outcomes and the evolution of standards of surgical care for patients with cleft lip and cleft palate. He joined the official delegation of the government of Vietnam to the World Health Assembly in 2015 and 2017, helping align the country’s support for global surgery and anesthesia. Dr. Ayala currently serves as Operation Smile’s Chief Policy and Advocacy Officer. He is also board member and Immediate Past-President of the Permanent Council of the Global Alliance for Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma and Anesthesia Care, represents Operation Smile at the World Health Organization’s Acute Care Network, as well as the Global Initiative for Children’s Surgery, the Global Health Council, and the United Nation’s Economic and Social Council. He leads Operation Smile’s global health policy efforts promoting access to safe, timely and effective surgical care to underserved communities around the world.
Ruben Ayala / United States
An internationally accredited and passionate hand surgeon, medical educator, and instructional designer with four decades of clinical practice, teaching, and faculty development. Key player through leadership to develop public and health professional education while enabling and empowering learners and teachers through technology. An active researcher in clinical and educational domain and mentoring teams in authentic and real-world action research. A committed humanitarian and activist with extensive experience in clinical and health professional education across borders. An advocate for democratising learners with a blended approach enhanced with open access platform and educational technology. A lifelong learner with effective communication and collaboration assets through extensive networks globally.
Vaikunthan Rajaratnam / Singapore
Dr Mumba Chalwe is a Consultant Urological-Surgeon with a clinical practice that spans over the last 15 years. She is currently The Chairperson for the Women in Surgery Africa (WiSA) board under The College of Surgeons of east, Central and Southern Africa. Dr Chalwe is also a member of the Editorial board for The Annals of African Surgery as an Associate Editor and has a keen interest in clinical and translational research . Dr Chalwe boasts of several awards and recognition from various organizations worldwide. In 2018 she was awarded the PUSH women’s award in recognition of her status as Zambia’s first Female Urologist. She is a fellow of the College of Surgeons of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa, and was awarded the Gold medalist status by the same college for academic excellence in 2018. Additionally, she is an Associate Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and was the inaugural William Crain Global Surgical Fellow at Stanford University in the Stanford Urology Department for 2019 with focus in Uro-oncology.
Mumba Chalwe / Zambia
Dr Lovenish Bains is Professor of Surgery at Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India and Academic Consultant (Global Surgery) with WHO Collaborating Center for Research in Surgical Care Delivery in LMICs (Mumbai, India). He is an avid researcher and mentor to young budding surgeons. He is passionate about Safe Surgery, Patient Safety, Quality improvement, Surgery in Low resource settings, clinical training, mentorship. He is on the Editorial Board for PLOS ONE. BMC Surgery; Frontiers in Surgery (Visceral Surgery), Frontiers in Medicine (Gastroenterology), European Journal of Medical Research, Journal of Medical Case Reports (BioMed Central, Part of Springer Nature); Clinical Case Reports (Wiley Online Library) and World Journal of Clinical Cases. He is a peer reviewer for more than 40 international PubMed indexed journals. Apart from being an accomplished author, he is a part of various multinational collaborative projects. He has numerous accolades to his credit and was awarded for exemplary work in Covid pandemic in 2021. He is member of AAGS, The World Association of Medical Editors (WAME), Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and Member- WHO Global Patient Safety Network.
Lovenish Bains / India
Dr. Chris Dodgion, MD, MSPH, MBA, FCS (ECSA), FACS is the Director of Global Surgery at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Secretary of the International Federation of Surgical Colleges and Societies. He leads global initiatives to strengthen trauma systems, expand quality improvement in low-resource settings, and address the surgical workforce shortage through educational innovation. Dr. Dodgion serves as President of the Association of Academic Global Surgery, co-leads the ACS H.O.P.E. Education Subcommittee, and has been a driving force in the ACS/COSECSA–Hawassa University collaboration since its inception.
Chris Dodgion / United States
Dr. Godfrey Sama Philipo (M.D., MPH., MGSC) is a Research and Patients Outcomes Coordinator for the RCSI/COSECSA Collaboration Programme, under the ECSA Health Community (ECSA-HC). He is also a Deputy Editor for the East and Central African Journal of Surgery (ECAJS). Dr Philipo completed his Doctor of Medicine training at Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS) in Tanzania, a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the Southern Medical University (SMU) in China, a Master of Global Surgical Care (MGSC) from the University of British Columbia (UBC), and a Global Surgery Fellowship from the Center for Health Equity in Surgery and Anesthesia (CHESA) at UCSF. He is an Adjunct Lecture at the Branch for Global Surgical Care (BGSC), UBC and for the Oxford University Global Surgery Group (OUGSG). He is a co-founder of the InciSioN—International Students Surgical Network. He has done research in Children Surgery, Cancer and Surgical Oncology in collaboration with various local and international institutions. He is interested in global surgery research, training and education. He is part of the team working to develop strategies to prevent injuries among children, incorporating Implementation Science in Tanzania.
Godfrey Sama Philipo / Tanzania
Joffre Guzman Laguna is an M.D. from Universidad El Bosque in Bogotá, Colombia. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, he moved to San Antonio, TX, where he attended Douglas MacArthur High School and was an honors graduate at 15 years of age. Since early on in his career, he has been involved in several contributions to the medical literature as both an author and illustrator, starting in the Neurosciences Institute at Universidad El Bosque. His more recent projects have been developed with the Innovation Research Group at the Central Military Hospital of Bogotá, where he’s worked closely with biomedical engineers and physical therapists to develop medical devices, which are now close to starting clinical trials. Joffre carried out his medical internship at the Central Military Hospital of Bogotá, embarking on special rotations in Clinical Research and Surgical Oncology, and, at its end, being awarded the Certificate to the Best Intern of the year 2020. Joffre also took on the role of co-chair of InciSioN Colombia during 2020 and was a major player in the organization of IGSS 2020. Joffre hopes to one day become a thoracic surgeon and continue to apply the concepts of global surgery, held to a greater standard of social responsibility.
Joffre Guzman Laguna / Colombia
Dr. Pratyush is currently a medical intern at Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Medical College and Hospital, Delhi, India and serving as the Chair of International Student Surgical Network (InciSioN Global). InciSioN Global is the largest student and trainee led organization in Global Surgery with a network of National Working Groups spanning 50 countries and all regions of the World Health Organization. InciSioN’s mission is to improve access to safe, timely and affordable surgical healthcare for all, through advocacy, education and research. Dr Pratyush has previously also served various leadership roles in Global Health at international bodies. He has completed short term research fellowships from Spain in Neuroscience and is the founder of various International Research Collaborations for medical students. Raised and working in a Low Middle Income country, Pratyush has closely witnessed the gap and disparities in healthcare, for which he actively advocates.
Pratyush Kumar / India
John Nieri is the president of General Protocols, an organization building products using Bitcoin Cash. He has been working to build a more inclusive global currency for over 6 years.
John Nieri / Japan
Dr. Angela Mei Seiler Torres, MD, MBA, MSc (Cand.) is the current Chair of the International Student Surgical Network (InciSioN Global), where she leads strategic planning, action-based advocacy, and digital campaigns that amplify the voice of youth in global surgery. She previously served as Vice President of Finance on the InciSioN Executive Board for two consecutive years. Her work focuses on advancing SOTA (Surgical, Obstetric, Trauma, and Anesthesia) care through grassroots mobilization, policy engagement, and youth-led initiatives.
Angela Mei Seiler Torres / Switzerland
Born in Hunan, China and raised in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., she later returned to Spain to pursue medical studies at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, near her maternal family. In addition to her clinical training, she is currently pursuing dual master’s degrees in Biomedical Engineering and Business Administration, with particular interests in neuroengineering, marketing, and the intersection of health and technology.
Angela is a seasoned entrepreneur with a strong record of success in startup competitions and pitch deck development, having earned multiple awards for innovation. She has represented InciSioN in delegations to the World Health Assembly, contributing to global health dialogues on surgical equity.
As a lecturer and content creator in global surgery and SOTA-related topics, she is deeply engaged in digital advocacy and knowledge dissemination. Her broader interests include neuromarketing, as well as creative pursuits such as graphic design, interior design, photography, and film production, which she integrates into her advocacy and educational work.
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