My name is Rukset Attar. I am an M.D, PhD. I have graduated from Istanbul University Istanbul Medical School in Turkiye. I did my residency at Zeynep Kamil Women and Childrens’ Traniee and Research Hospital. I did my PhD in Moleculer Medicine at Moleculer Medicine Department of DETAE at Istanbul University. I also have a master’s degree in Heathcare Management. I also have international certificates to practice as a Neuro Linguistic Programming Practitioner, Neuro Linguistic Programming Master Practitioner and Neuro Linguistic Programming Trainer. I am also certified to practice Mindfullnes, Coaching, Education and Student Coaching, and Executive and Team Coaching. I am studying Functional Medicine at Functional Medicine University in USA.

I worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at Yale University Medical School in New Haven, Connecticut, USA.

I have been working as a faculty at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and also at the Department of Moleculer medicine at Yeditepe University Medical School in Istanbul, Turkiye since 2007. I have been training residents and teaching students at the Medical school for the last 20 years. I also teach PhD students. I am specialized in pelvic pain and endometriosis along with infertility. I have been treating pelvic pain and endometriosis, and infertility patients since 2004.

I am a Board Member of IPPS, Pelvic Pain and Endometriosis Society in Turkiye and a member of AAGL I am a dedicated member of IPPS for almost 20 years. I am a member of Research Committee, International Liason Committee and Medical Education Committee of IPPS.

Rukset Attar, M.D. PhD

Yeditepe University Medical School

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Istanbul / Turkiye

Alime Buyuk, MPT, PhD is a pelvic health physiotherapist, academician, and clinical investigator specializing in pelvic floor health. She is a faculty member in the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, at Akdeniz University in Antalya, Turkey. Her primary clinical and research interests focus on chronic myofascial pelvic pain, pelvic floor dysfunction, and evidence-based pelvic health physiotherapy. She earned her Master’s degree in Physiotherapy from Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey, in 2016.

Dr. Buyuk is a recognized educator who has delivered invited lectures and conducted hands-on workshops for physiotherapists and other clinicians across multiple countries, including the UK, Turkey, and Canada.

She completed her PhD in 2023, conducting part of her doctoral research at the Labo-Morin Urogynecology Laboratory in the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation at Sherbrooke University, Quebec, Canada. She is an active member of the International Pelvic Pain Society (IPPS), contributing to the organization of international scientific meetings and professional initiatives.

In addition, Dr. Buyuk is the co-founder of the International Pelvic Health Institute (IPHI), through which she has been leading and developing advanced educational programs, scientific courses, and workshops in pelvic health physiotherapy in Turkey for several years.

Dr. Innie Chen is an Associate Professor and Clinical Research Chair in Reproductive Population Health and Health Services in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Ottawa and an Associate Scientist at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute. Following her medical training at the University of British Columbia and residency specialist training in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Alberta, she completed a Fellowship in Advanced Gynecologic Laparoscopy, Endometriosis, and Pelvic Pain, as well as a Master of Public Health at the University of British Columbia. She currently works at the Shirley E. Greenberg Women’s Health Centre at the Ottawa Hospital, where she has a subspecialty practice for women with complex gynecologic conditions and chronic pelvic pain and offers minimally invasive and advanced laparoscopic surgery options. Dr. Innie Chen believes that patient education and shared decision-making are the keys to finding the optimal treatment options for each woman she cares for.

Dr. Savionne Francis is a Physiotherapist with 13 years of experience, specializing in pelvic floor rehabilitation, lymphoedema, wound management, ergonomics, and aquatic therapy. A proud alumna of the University of the West Indies and Nova Southeastern University, she earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2018.

Beyond her clinical work, Dr. Francis is a dedicated advocate for her profession, actively serving the Jamaica Physiotherapy Association. An accomplished international speaker, she has presented at multiple global conferences, including the World Physiotherapy Conference in Dubai and the IFOMPT Conference in Switzerland. She also pairs her expertise with her passion for speaking, creating health and safety seminars for corporate clients. In 2024, Dr. Francis was a recipient of the JEDI Scholarship from the International Pelvic Pain Society, allowing her to attend their annual scientific meeting in Colombia and thereby foster greater advocacy in the field of pelvic floor in her island home of Jamaica.