Speech Title: Autism in Children: Is It Easy to Diagnose?
Biography: Dr. Zaher Taher Gardi is a Consultant Pediatrician with extensive academic and professional experience in pediatrics and medical education. He earned his M.B.Ch.B. from Al-Mosul University in 1995 and completed his C.A.B.P. (Pediatrics) at the Arabian Board Center, Mosul, in 2005. Since 2006, he has served as a lecturer at the College of Medicine, Hawler Medical University, and has held key leadership positions including Director of Rapareen Teaching Pediatric Hospital (2013–2015), Supervisor at the Kurdistan and Arabian Boards for Medical Specialties, and Program Director at the Kurdistan Higher Council for Medical Specialization (2022–2024). In 2018, he received the Consultant title in Pediatrics and currently serves as Director of the Pediatric Program at the Erbil Center under the Arabic Board for Medical Specialization.
