AYR Board

APLAR Young Rheumatologists

APLAR Young Rheumatologists (AYR) group was first conceptualized in 2016. The purpose of AYR has been to provide a conducive and nurturing environment within APLAR for young rheumatologists to network and collaborate in education, research, and social activities.

The AYR working group first met in October 2017, at the Dubai APLAR congress.

The current AYR Board Members are as follows:

Convenor

Dr. Himantha Atukorale

Convenor

Dr. Ghita Harifi

Co-Convenor

Dr. Priscilla Wong

Immediate Past Convenor

Prof. Babur Salim
Dr. Jiuliang Zhao
Dr. Latika Gupta
Prof. Tanveer Hassan
Dr. Binit Vaidiya
Dr Nishide
Dr. Nishide Masayuki
Dr Hashim
Dr. Hashim Abdeen
Dr Hanna
Dr. Hannah Sollano
Dr Nguyen
Dr. Nguyen Bich
Dr Xu
Dr. Xu Chuan Hui
Dr. Yew Kuang Cheng

Advisor of AYR

⚠️ Important Security Alert from APLAR

We have been alerted to fraudulent emails sent from the following addresses, falsely claiming to be from the APLAR President and APLAR President-Elect:

presidetn2024@gmail.com
persidentcochair@gmail.com

🔴 Please note: These emails are not from APLAR and are an attempt to impersonate our leadership.

We strongly advise all members to:
• 🚫 Do not reply or engage with the sender
• 📎 Do not click on any links or open attachments
• 🗑️ Delete the email immediately
• 🛡️ Report it as spam or phishing to your email provider

✅ Official APLAR communications will always come from verified @aplar.org email addresses.

If you have any doubts or concerns, please contact:
📧 secretariat@aplar.org | ☎️ (65) 6774 5201

Thank you for staying alert.
— APLAR Secretariat