Speakers

Dr. Joseph English Buwembo is a neurosurgeon at the Regina General Hospital, Regina, and an Associate Professor, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

He graduated with MB, ChB; Makerere University, Uganda, then pursued Neurosurgery Residency at the University of Cape Town, South Africa and obtained a degree of Master of Medicine in Neurosurgery ( MMed ) and also became a Fellow of the College of Surgeons (FCS ) of South Africa. He is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC)with Neurosurgery.

Besides general neurosurgery, he has a special interest in Neuromodulation for Chronic pain and Movement Disorders.

He is the current president of UNAMS.

Dr. Agnes Nambiro-Kasolo is a Board-Certified Internal Medicine physician specializing in hospital and intensive care medicine at Tanner Medical Center in Carrollton, Villa Rica, and Bremmen, Georgia, as well as at Piedmont Regional Medical Center in Columbus, Georgia. She is an Associate Physician Advisor for Tanner Health Systems and an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at Mercer School of Medicine.

Born in Kampala, Uganda, Dr. Kasolo completed her O-level education at Uganda Martyrs’ Senior Secondary School and A-levels at the Red Cross Nordic United World College in Norway. She later moved to the USA, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry with Special Honors in Humanities from Hunter College, New York. Dr. Kasolo graduated with an MD from the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, with recognition in research.

In her free time, Dr. Kasolo enjoys hosting friends, listening to music, and biking with her family. She lives in Georgia with her husband and two children.

Dr. Vanessa Cranford was born and raised in St. John’s, NL, Canada where she attended medical school and residency in General Surgery.

She then completed fellowships in Surgical Critical Care and Trauma Surgery at University of Florida and University of Ottawa.  She is currently a trauma and acute care surgeon in Regina, SK.  

She started her passion for Global Surgery in 2023, having already worked in Central and South America and Africa with numerous NGO’s with plans to continue providing care to underprivileged and underserviced populations for years to come.

Dr. Annie Lasway is the founder and CEO of DECODER Health, an organization focused on supporting children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in the United States and Tanzania.

Through advocacy, partnerships with behavioral health institutions, and the provision of behavioral health services, DECODER Health works to address autism as a global issue. The organization aims to raise awareness, challenge stigmas, and reduce discrimination associated with autism.

Dr. Lasway has contributed to the field through several publications on autism awareness and best practices. She holds an MPH and a PhD in Health Informatics, which inform her approach to public health and the use of technology in healthcare.