Prof. (PD) Dr. med. Mojtaba Ghods
Scientific Co-Chair – LipCanCon
Chief of Plastic Surgery, & President of Lipedema World Alliance
Germany
Dr. Kaitlin Cyr
MD
Family Physician specialized in Lipedema and Obesity Medicine; Medical Director at Lipedema Canada
Manitoba, Canada
Dr. Delphine Boury
MD
Phlebologist; Director of Clinical Education at Lipedema Canada
Quebec, Canada
Dr. Giw Mostofizadeh-Haghighi
MD
Chief Resident, Department of Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Ernst von Bergmann Hospital
Germany
Dr. Lakovos Georgiou
MD
Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeon
Cyprus
Dr. Ana Carolina de Nadai
MD
Plastic Surgeon
Brazil
Dr. med. Brigitte Habermalz
MD
Specialist in Surgery, Lymphology
Germany
Dr. Thomas Wright
M.D., F.A.C.PH., R.V.T.
Venous and Lymphatic Medicine Specialist
United States
Virginia Ziulu
Adv. DipNT mNTOI
Lipedema Nutrition Expert, and Women’s Health Advocate
Ireland
Emma Cloney
RN, BN
Women's Health Nurse; and President, Co-Founder at Lipedema Canada
Manitoba, Canada
Dr. Apostolos Siafliakis
MD
Director of the Department of plastic and reconstructive Surgery, Lipedema and post-bariatric surgery.
Greece
Dr. Norina Cornelius
MD
Senior Consultant in Anaesthesiology at Ernst von Bergmann Hospital in Bad Belzig, Germany,
Germany
Marie-Eve Letellier
PhD
Kinesiologist, and Certified Lymphedema Therapist, Researcher
Quebec, Canada
Melissa Seaton
MSN, FNP-C
Board Certified Nurse Practitioner and Lipedema Specialist
United States
Erica Sullivan
Masters of Education
Patient Keynote Speaker
British Columbia, Canada
Dr. Amier Sweis
MD
Plastic Surgery Resident
Germany
Larissa Musso de Magalhães
PT
Dermatofunctional Physical Therapist, and Internationally Certified Pilates Instructor
Brazil
Angel Anderson
CGA, CPA
Vice President, Treasurer, Co-founder at Lipedema Canada
Manitoba, Canada
Holly Hedd
BA (Hons), BJ
Co-founder and Director of Communications at Lipedema Canada
Ontario, Canada
Janelle-Marie Emond
BA
Patient Advocate
Manitoba, Canada
Cindy Campbell
OT
Occupational Therapist
Manitoba, Canada
Katie Young
OT
Occupational Therapist
Manitoba, Canada
Dr. Lusanere Cruz
MD
Professor of Endocrinology
Brazil
Laura Kerr
RSW RYT
Lipedema advocate, educator, yoga teacher, and therapist
Ontario, Canada
Raena Zapp
RPN
Registered Psychiatric Nurse, and Director at Lipedema Canada
British Columbia, Canada
Susan O'Hara
Aquafit Expert, and Author
Person with lived experience
United States
Alyssa Woodbridge
Masters Student
Writer
Ontario Canada
Diana Dimmock
BA
Accessibility & Size Inclusion Consultant
Alberta, Canada
Ashland Kearns
(they/them)
Person with lived experience
Ontario, Canada
Dr. Adrian medic Zaharie
MD
Plastic Surgeon
Germany
Dr. Archana Vijay
MD, FRCPC, ABOM
Internal Medicine; and Obesity Medicine Specialist
Alberta, Canada
Stephanie Galia
MPH
Associate Director, Special Projects at the Lipedema Foundation
United States
Katrina Njie
LPN (she/her)
Patient Advocate
Alberta, Canada
Kelsi Abbott
BMRPT, CLT
Physiotherapist - Certified Lymphatic Therapist
Manitoba, Canada
Thomas Kristof Kedra
Bioengineering student
Co-Founder, CEO and President of KCD Medical
Quebec, Canada
Evan Chow
Bioengineering Student
Co-Founder and CTO of KCD Medical
Quebec, Canada
Noah Deniaud
Bioengineering Student
Co-Founder and COO of KCD Medical
Quebec, Canada
Julie Newbry
CPT MSAPK
Certified Personal Trainer, Certified Yoga Teacher, and Intuitive Eating Counselor
United States
Katerina V. Pappas
BA (Hons)
Lived Experience Expert
Manitoba Canada
Melissa Oxlad
Clinical and Health Psychologist PhD
Associate Professor at College of Education, Behavioural and Social Sciences
Australia
Talitha Best
PhD, Clinical Psychologist, MAPS, MAICD
Professor at Central Queensland University
Australia
Amy Roberts
BPsychSci(Hons)
Lipedema Researcher
Australia
Dr. Sabrina Gohlke
PhD
Lipedema Researcher at German Institute of Human Nutrition
Germany
Dr. Katharina Morawitz
PhD
Lipedema Researcher at Institute of Molecular Medicine at the Health and Medical University
Germany
