It is difficult for me to believe, but I have now been Managing Editor (Outside the Americas) for Pediatric Radiology for over 3 years. It pleases me to reveal that in that time, the journal has seen an increasing number of manuscript submissions. While this is great for the paediatric radiology community and for the children we serve, it has meant a significant increase in workload, such that it became necessary to change the structure of our editorial teams.

Previously, the Outside the Americas Editorial team consisted of a Managing Editor (me!) and two Assistant Editors (Professors Omolola Atalabi and Paolo Simoni), whose contributions and assistance I am grateful for. However, we have now expanded, replacing the two Assistant Editors with nine Section Editors.

While there is some sadness in saying goodbye to colleagues, there is also great pleasure in welcoming our new Section Editors, who I introduce to you below, including the subspecialities they lead and some “fun facts”.

Professor SuZhen Dong MD, PhD (Fetal/Neonatal; Neuroradiology; Artificial Intelligence)

A Professor of Radiology and PhD tutor at Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, China, Professor Dong has subspecialist interests in fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), paediatric neuroradiology, and body imaging. She is Vice-Chair of Diagnostic Imaging and Radiology and Director of Fetal MRI. She sits on the Neonatal and Fetal Imaging committees of the Society of Pediatric Radiology and is Visiting Fellow at the Children’s National Medical Center, Washington. Funded by three grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Professor Dong has authored/co-authored over 70 peer-reviewed papers on fetal/paediatric MRI.

Fun Fact: Professor Dong loves geometry and if she wasn’t a radiologist, she would be an architect.

Dr Marek Kardos MUDr (Chest/Cardiac; Intervention; Physics/Radiation)

Dr Kardos trained as a radiologist, paediatrician, and paediatric cardiologist at the National Heart Institute, Bratislava, and Children’s Cardiac Center, Bratislava, where since graduation he has worked as both a cardiac radiologist and an interventional paediatric cardiologist. In 2012, he completed a 2-month clinical observership at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr Kardos’ research interests are focused on radiological techniques used in paediatric cardiology and interventional cardiology. He is a member of the Cardiothoracic Taskforce of the European Society of Paediatric Radiology and of the Cardiac Committee of the Society of Pediatric Radiology.

Fun Fact: If he wasn’t a radiologist, Dr Kardos would love to open a cafe on a beach somewhere in Sardinia, where he could listen to the soothing sounds of the sea.

Dr Samantha Negus MBBS, BSc, MRCP, FRCR (Bone/Musculoskeletal; Gastrointestinal/Genitourinary; Chest/Cardiac)

Dr Negus – fondly known as “Sam”—is a Consultant Paediatric Radiologist at East Surrey Hospital, United Kingdom (UK). Sam has subspecialist interests in trauma, skeletal dysplasias, and urology. She is active in teaching and training, having been the Radiology Lead for the Medical School and Clinical and Educational Supervisor at St George’s Hospital, London. She is currently Paediatric Lead for the South East Imaging Academy, UK. Sam has been on the organising committees of several national radiology conferences and on the Paediatric Subcommittee of the UK Trauma and Audit Research Network, and has authored/co-authored biannual national reviews and peer-reviewed articles.

Fun Fact: Outside work Sam enjoys spending time with her family and reading (currently about ancient Persian history).

Dr Olubukola Omodiji MBBS (Bone/Musculoskeletal; Foetal/Neonatal; Gastrointestinal/Genitourinary)

Senior Lecturer and Consultant Radiologist at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos/Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Dr Omodiji has a focus on Paediatric and Women’s Radiology. She obtained her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from the University of Lagos and radiology residency at Lagos University Teaching Hospital, followed by a fellowship at the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria. She has authored/co-authored publications related to paediatric and women’s radiology and is a reviewer for several imaging journals including West African Journal of Radiology and Journal of Clinical Sciences. She is currently the President of the World Federation of Pediatric Imaging.

Fun Fact: Not afraid of experimenting, Dr Omodiji loves to travel to new places, experience new cultures, and try new foods.

Dr Pradeep Raj Regmi MD (Fetal/Neonatal; Bone/Musculoskeletal; Neuroradiology)

In his own words, Dr Regmi is a “fresh, young, dynamic radiologist”—who am I to argue? (!). He is an Assistant Professor and Paediatric Radiologist at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, with a subspecialist interest in fetal and neonatal imaging. He completed his master’s from Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital and was awarded the Professor Tanka Bahadur Budhathoki Gold Medal from Tribhuvan University in 2018. He was awarded an international fellowship in Paediatric Imaging by the European School of Radiology in 2019/2020, passing the European Diploma in Paediatric Radiology in 2024. He has authored/co-authored more than 60 peer-reviewed radiology papers.

Fun Fact: Born preterm (weighing 800 g and with a twin sister), Dr Regmi was destined to love fetal/neonatal imaging. If he was not a radiologist, he would be a professional footballer.

Dr Amal Saleh MD (Neuroradiology; Artificial Intelligence; Chest/Cardiac)

Dr Saleh is an Associate Professor of Radiology working at the School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia. Dr Saleh’s subspeciality is neuroradiology. She is a scientific committee member of the Society of Pediatric Neuroimaging and has served as President of the Radiologic Society of Ethiopia, as well as Chair of the Department of Radiology at her institution. She recently completed her role as Dean of the School of Medicine at Addis Ababa University. She is the current Vice President of the Ethiopian Medical Association and was recently appointed Vice President of the African Society of Paediatric Imaging.

Fun Fact: Dr Saleh loves watching football and since her childhood days has been a “massive” Liverpool fan.

Professor Kushaljit Singh Sodhi MD, PhD, FICR (Gastrointestinal/Genitourinary; Chest/Cardiac; Physics/Radiation)

Professor in the Pediatric Radiology Division at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India, Professor Sodhi is an avid researcher, with over 260 research publications and 21 book chapters. Trained in paediatric radiology at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne (2007), he completed his PhD in Paediatric Radiology in 2015 and has worked extensively on magnetic resonance protocols for imaging of the lungs in children. Professor Sodhi is Vice-President of the Asian Oceanic Society of Pediatric Radiology, President-Elect of the Indian Society of Paediatric Radiology and Secretary of the World Federation of Pediatric Imaging.

Fun Fact: Professor Sodhi loves to travel and listen to music, and is a fitness freak (at least in the summer!).

Dr Ajay Taranath MD FRANZCR FFPMI-RCPA (Neuroradiology; Gastrointestinal/Genitourinary; General)

Dr Taranath is an Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide and a Senior Consultant and Chief of Magnetic Resonance Imaging at the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide. Having graduated in India, he completed paediatric radiology, interventional radiology, and neuroradiology fellowships in Australia and a fellowship at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada. Dr Taranath is the Chairman of the South Australia Chapter of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists and a founding member of the Society of Pediatric Neuroimaging—involved with teaching paediatric neuroimaging to trainees from low- and middle-income countries.

Fun fact: Professor Taranath enjoys singing and travelling (perhaps he should avoid the beaches in Sardinia so as not to disturb Dr Kardos’ peace!).

Dr Seema Toso MD, MSc, FMH (Artificial Intelligence; Intervention; Bone/Musculoskeletal)

Dr Toso is an experienced paediatric radiologist currently serving as Chief of Pediatric Radiology at the Geneva Children’s Hospital, Switzerland. With over a decade of expertise in paediatric radiology, she has had roles in both teaching and private hospital structures. Her clinical interests are related to abdominal imaging, including oncology, with a focus on liver imaging. Dr Toso also works on the implementation of new technology in the paediatric radiology setting, including ultrasound devices, magnetic resonance imaging, and artificial intelligence. Dr Toso is the current President of the Swiss Society of Pediatric Radiology.

Fun Fact: Dr Toso is usually found walking around with a cold cup of coffee in a ceramic cup, something that heurr Eopean staff find “very peculiar”!

I’m sure you will agree that this an impressive group of experienced and proactive paediatric radiologists. They have been in place as Section Editors, “learning the ropes”, since October 2024 and the difference they have made was felt by me, almost immediately. If it hasn’t already, then I hope that this difference will soon translate to you, our authors and readers, manifesting as a more rapid turnaround time for the handling of manuscripts, with no reduction in the quality of published articles.

This editorial would not be complete without thanking all those individuals who responded to my call to apply for the role of Section Editor—there were many more applicants than anticipated or that we had places for—and with such a strong field I had a formidable task in making selections. We have refreshed our Editorial Board, and my gratitude is extended to new and established members of the Board; we look forward to working with you. I am also grateful to outgoing members, some of whom gave us the benefit of their expertise for over a decade. Readers can find the current Editorial Board members (for both the Americas and Outside the Americas) here.

Finally, I end if not with a “Fun Fact” then at least with an “Uplifting Fact”; in the journal’s 51-year history, this is the most ethnically and geographically diverse its editorial board has ever been. This diversity is befitting and reflective of the international nature of both paediatric radiology and Pediatric Radiology.