Karen Masterson-Poyet, MD
RAD-AID Liaison to Intergovernmental Organizations
Dr. Masterson-Poyet lived for four years in Malawi where her parents were working for the International Red Cross. The family then settled in Geneva at the Red Cross headquarters. She completed her medical studies at the University of Geneva and specialized in radiology, then in neuro-radiology and finally completing her specialization in head and neck imaging (ESHNR).
A member of the French Society of Radiology since January 2003, and member of the European Society of Radiology (ESR) since January 2007, Dr. Masterson-Poyet has published many articles and won an RSNA (Radiological Society of North America) award in 2005.
With her childhood memories growing up in Africa, came the desire of working with resource-limited countries to promote education. Her passion for radiology (especially ultrasound) in remote regions of Africa, gave her the opportunity to travel to the Congo (RDC) and Senegal for a Geneva-based NGO. It was in this context that she learned about RAD-AID and started her collaboration. For more information about RAD-AID’s collaborations with the WHO, please contact Dr. Masterson-Poyet at kpoyet@rad-aid.org.
Massimo Donalisio, MD
RAD-AID Liaison to Intergovernmental Organizations
Dr. Massimo Donalisio is a radiologist at CID (Centre d’Imagerie Diagnostique) in Lausanne, Switzerland. He earned his medical degree magna cum laude from the University of Turin in Italy, where he also began his Diagnostic Radiology Residency. After 14 months, he transferred to CHUV, the University Hospital of Lausanne, where he completed his post-graduate studies and a fellowship in musculoskeletal imaging. During this period, he was part of a research group focusing on the pathophysiology of knee osteoarthritis.
Dr. Donalisio further refined his expertise in musculoskeletal radiology at Hospital Alemán in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Hospital do Coração in São Paulo, Brazil. His primary interests include sports imaging, pain management, regenerative musculoskeletal medicine, and health digitalisation.
Driven by a passion for the convergence of Public Health and Diplomacy, Dr. Donalisio participated in the Executive Course “High-Level Training in Health and Diplomacy” at the Geneva Graduate Institute in 2021.
A polyglot, Dr. Donalisio is fluent in Italian (his mother tongue), English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish. Since March 2024, he has served as the Liaison to Intergovernmental Organizations at RAD-AID. For more information about RAD-AID’s collaborations with the WHO, please contact Dr. Donalisio at mdonalisio@rad-aid.org.