Medical committee
There many potential IAHD divers that have a very specific medical condition. Often, their own doctor has insufficient knowledge to assess these potential IAHD divers correctly. As a result the examining medical professional may not have sufficient specialized (diving)knowledge to certify the potential IAHD diver.
In order to prevent this, a team of medical (diving) specialists, devote time and knowledge to the IAHD. If there is any concern regarding a medical certification or rejection, IAHD can contact this team of medical (diving) specialists to get a second opinion.
![Dr. Menno Gaastra, MD](/media/widgetkit/gaastra_menno-097d2b659d1541e2b8f29e0eb2a8948f.jpg)
Dr. Menno Gaastra, MD
- Diving Medical Doctor;
- Doctor of Medicine DAN Europe.
![Dr. Peter Germonpré, MD](/media/widgetkit/peter_germonpr-ec2434faa5481b9d36f42a93b2595440.jpg)
Dr. Peter Germonpré, MD
- Doctor of Medicine DAN Europe.
![Dr. med. Roswitha Prohaska](/media/widgetkit/30546_prohaska_roswitha-8bfc0d82685aa61f3b6b40adaad08b0c.jpg)
Dr. med. Roswitha Prohaska
- General Practitioner;
- Emergency physician, Palliative care;
- Qualified Doctor Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine (ÖGTH) (Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Consultant);
- Qualified Doctor Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine (GTÜM e.V.);
- Chairman of Austrian Association for Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine (ÖGTH);
- DAN Instructor;
- PADI Instructor;
- IAHD Instructor.
![Dr. med. Wilhelm Welslau](/media/widgetkit/30547_welslau_wilhelm-324771356dd59e5dcc6e965f95c4daed.jpg)
Dr. med. Wilhelm Welslau
- Specialist occupational medicine;
- Emergency physician, Sports medicine;
- Trained Diving Physician (German Bundeswehr);
- Diving physiology and diving medicine (French Marine Nationale);
- Qualified Doctor Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine (GTÜM e.V.);
- Qualified Doctor Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine (ÖGTH) (Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine Consultant);
- Board member of the German Association for Diving and Hyperbaric Medicine (GTÜM e.V.);
- DAN Instructor Trainer;
- 3-star CMAS Instructor;
- IAHD Instructor.
![Dr. Constantino Balestra, Ph.D](/media/widgetkit/constantino_balestra-ac8f1e1af82ed4aca66ccf56acc584ec.jpg)
Dr. Constantino Balestra, Ph.D
- Science Director DAN Benelux.
![Karina Neme, B.SLP](/media/widgetkit/karina_neme-def52ba32f5d3c492168e09ef8162840.jpg)
Karina Neme, B.SLP
- Licentiate Degree in Speech Language Pathologists (SLP), Buenos Aires University;
- Founder and Director of Empátikos Interdisciplinary Team (Health Team and Interdisciplinary Center);
- Certified in Autism Diagnostic Interview Revised – ADI-R;
- Certified in Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule – ADOS-G;
- Specialized in the treatment of children and young people with development disorders, communication, language, socialization and adaptive behavior;
- Certified in Picture Exchange Communication System – PECS for intervention in Communication Disorders;
- Certified in the LEGO Based Therapy™ Methodology (Advance) for intervention in Social Skills;
- Student of a Master in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and various Postgraduate courses in relation to the subject as Cognitive-Behavioral and Relational Approaches, among others;
- Former Professor at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) from 1998 to 2018 teaching subjects on Autism at the Faculty of Medicine;
- Coordinator of the University Volunteering on awareness of Autism and Early Detection Programs in vulnerable schools and neighborhoods;
- Adviser in different medical and educational institutions, provides training sustained by their training, travel and clinical experience of over 20 years;
- PADI Advanced Open Water Diver;
- IAHD Surface Support Specialist.