The Child Neurology Society Bernard D’Souza International Fellowship Award is awarded annually to a child neurologist who a) trained in a developing country, b) currently practices child neurology in an academic environment in a developing country, and c) is willing to present a paper in English at the CNS Annual Meeting. Preference will be given to applicants under 45 years of age. The awardee will be assigned to visit one of two pre-determined training programs in Ohio or Canada (no substitutions are allowed) directly following the Annual Meeting.
2026
Areeba Wasim, MBBS, FCPS Pediatrics, FCPS Pediatric Neurology, MRCPCH(UK), Pediatric Neurologist
Muscat, Oman
2026
Daniela Muñoz Chesta, MD, MSc
Santiago, Chile
2025
Javeria Raza Alvi, MBBS, FCPS (Pediatrics), FCPS (Pediatric Neurology)
Lahore, Pakistan
2025
Dr. Muhammad Athar Khalily, MBBS, FCPS (Pediatrics), FCPS (Pediatric Neurology), MRCPCH (UK), MRCP (Ireland), MRCPS (Glasgow), DCH (UK)
Pakistan, Ecuador
2024
Bolivar Quito-Betancourt, MD,Pediatric Neurologist
Cuenca, Ecuador