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EACVI Committees & Task Forces

2022–2024



Education Committee

Chair: Leyla Elif Sade (Turkey)

Deputy Chair: Bernhard Gerber (Belgium)

  • Ahmet Demirkiran (Turkey)
  • Benay Ozbay (Turkey)
  • Denisa Muraru (Italy)
  • Erwan Donal (France)
  • Giulia Vinco (Italy)
  • Hafiz Naderi (United Kingdom)
  • Ivan Stankovic (Serbia)
  • Konstantinos Papadopoulos (Greece)
  • Lilit Baghdasaryan (United Kingdom)
  • Luna Gargani (Italy)
  • Mark Westwood (United Kingdom)
  • Nicholas Merke (Germany)
  • Nina Ajmone Marsan (Netherlands)
  • Özge Özden (Turkey)
  • Ricardo Fontes Carvalho (Portugal)
  • Sarah Moharem-Elgamal (United Kingdom)

Scientific Initiatives Committee

Chair: Marc Dweck (United Kingdom)

Deputy Chair: Tomaz Podlesnikar (Slovenia)

  • Ahmet Demirkiran (Turkey)
  • Emmanuel Androulakis (United Kindgom)
  • Gerald Maurer (Austria)
  • Giulia Elena Mandoli (Italy)
  • Hatem Soliman Aboumarie (United Kingdom)
  • Jadranka Separovic Hanzevacki (Croatia)
  • Jolien Geers (Belgium)
  • Jose Rodriguez Palomares (Spain)
  • Maria Lembo (Italy)
  • Robert Manka (Switzerland)
  • Sanjeev Bhattacharyya (United Kingdom)
  • Shruti S Joshi (United Kingdom)
  • Simona Botezatu (Romania)
  • Theo Pezel (France)
  • Tor Biering-Sørensen (Denmark)

Scientific Documents Committee

Chair: Pal Maurovich-Horvat (Hungary)

Deputy Chair: Ivan Stankovic (Serbia)

  • Alessia Gimelli (Italy)
  • Alexia Rossi (Switzerland)
  • Aniela Popescu (Germany)
  • Erwan Donal (France)
  • Fabrizio Ricci (Italy)
  • Gerald Maurer (Austria)
  • Giovanni Di Salvo (Italy)
  • Julia Grapsa (United Kingdom)
  • Liliana Szabo (Hungary)
  • Maja Cikes (Croatia)
  • Marc Dweck (United Kingdom)
  • Mihaila Baldea (Romania)
  • Niall Keenan (United Kingdom)
  • Pankaj Garg (United Kingdom)
  • Philippe Bertrand (Belgium)
  • Teodora Benedek (Romania)
  • Valtteri Uusitalo (Finland)
  • Victoria Delgado (Spain)
  • Yohann Bohbot (France)

Research & Innovation Committee

Chair: Danilo Neglia (Italy)

Deputy Chair: Alexia Rossi (Switzerland)

  • Ana Teresa Timoteo (Portugal)
  • Andrea Barison (Italy)
  • Arti Ramkisoensing (United Kingdom)
  • Cel McCracken (United Kingdom)
  • Eylem Levelt (United Kingdom)
  • Gianluca Pontone (Italy)
  • Giulia Elena Mandoli (Italy)
  • Julien Magne (France)
  • Marcelo Miglioranza (Brazil)
  • Marianna Fontana (United Kingdom)
  • Matteo Cameli (Italy)
  • Pier Giorgio Masci  (United Kingdom)
  • Riccardo Liga (Italy)
  • Rocco Friebel (United Kingdom)
  • Ruxandra Oana Jurcut (Romania)
  • Saloua El Messaoudi (Netherlands)
  • Sonia Borodzicz-Jazdzyk (Poland)
  • Theo Pezel (France)
  • Tor Biering-Sørensen (Denmark)
  • Zahra Raisi-Estabragh (United Kingdom)

Special Interest Groups

Chair: Nina Ajmone Marsan (Netherlands)

Deputy Chair: Ana Almeida (Portugal)

  • Ana Teresa Timoteo (Portugal)
  • Andrew Swift (United Kingdom)
  • Aniela Popescu (Germany)
  • Anna Baritussio (Italy)
  • David Maisuradze (Georgia)
  • Elif Sade (Turkey)
  • Maria Isabel Gonzalez Del Hoyo (Spain)
  • Nina Eide Hasselberg (Norway)
  • Riitta Paakkanen (Finland)
  • Saloua El Messaoudi (Netherlands)
  • Sena Sert (Turkey)
  • Sjoerd Mollema (Netherlands)
  • Vasileios Kamperidis (Greece)
  • Vito Maurizio Parato (Italy)
  • Yasmina Bououdina (Algeria)

Industry Round Table Committee

Chair: Victoria Delgado (Spain)

Deputy Chair: Jeanette Schulz-Menger (Germany)

  • Alessia Gimelli (Italy)
  • Ana Maria G Almeida (Portugal)
  • Andreas Giannopoulos (Switzerland)
  • Anna Sannino (Italy)
  • Bernard Cosyns (Belgium)
  • Edyta Plonska-Gosciniak (Poland)
  • Elena Galli (France)
  • Hafiz Naderi (United Kingdom)
  • Ignatios Ikonomidis (Greece)
  • Jaume Aguero (Spain)
  • Kyriakos Yiangou (Cyprus)
  • Laura Murphy (Ireland)
  • Magnus Jensen (Denmark)
  • Malgorzata Wamil (United Kingdom)
  • Thor Edvardsen (Norway)

Web & Communication Committee

Chair: Sarah Moharem-Elgamal (United Kingdom) 

Deputy Chair: Denisa Muraru (Italy)

  • Ahmed Mohsen (Egypt)
  • Alessia Gimelli (Italy)
  • Caroline M. Van De Heyning (Belgium)
  • Colin Monaghan (United Kingdom)
  • Fabio Fazzari (Italy)
  • Francesco Perone (Italy)
  • Gergely Ágoston (Hungary)
  • Henry Han (United States)
  • Kevin Domingues (Portugal)
  • Mariana Brandão (Portugal)
  • Mark Schuuring (Netherlands)
  • Nay Aung (United Kingdom)
  • Nicolas Merke (Germany)
  • Rafael Vidal-Pérez (Spain)
  • Sara Moscatelli (United Kingdom)
  • Shehab Anwer (Switzerland)
  • Svetlin Tsonev (Bulgaria)
  • Vladyslav Kavalerchyk (Germany)

Membership Committee & Partner Societies

Chair: Bernard Cosyns (Belgium)

Deputy Chair: Bogdan A. Popescu (Romania)

  • Alexander Van de Bruaene (Belgium)
  • Anna Baritussio (Italy)
  • Blazej Michalski (Poland)
  • Dasa Zugwitz (Slovenia)
  • Denisa Muraru (Italy)
  • Elif Sade (Turkey)
  • Gianluca Pontone (Italy)
  • Jana Ljubas Macek (Switzerland) 
  • Maria Boutsikou (Greece)
  • Ricardo Fontes Carvalho (Portugal)
  • Robin Nijveldt (Netherlands)
  • Sarah Moharem-Elgamal (United Kingdom)
  • Victoria Delgado (Spain)
  • Vlatka Reskovic Luksic (Croatia)
  • Xavier Galoo (Belgium)  

Heart Imagers of Tomorrow (HIT) Committee

Chair: Theo Pezel (France)

Deputy Chair: Giulia Elena Mandoli (Italy)

  • Andreea Motoc (Belgium)
  • Anna Giulia Pavon (Switzerland)
  • Aurelien Bustin (France)
  • Begüm Uygur (Turkey)
  • Carla Sousa (Portugal)
  • Dasa Zugwitz (Slovenia)
  • Eirini Velegraki (Greece)
  • Giovanni Benfari (Italy)
  • Giulia Vinco (Italy)
  • Hafiz Naderi (United Kingdom)
  • Jolien Geers (Belgium)
  • Karolina Kupczyńska (Poland)
  • Liliana Szabo (Hungary)
  • Marta Cvijic (Slovenia)
  • Özge Özden (Turkey)
  • Sara Moscatelli (United Kingdom)
  • Sofien Ayed (Germany)
  • Theo Pezel (France)
  • Yoann Primet (Germany)
  • Yohann Bohbot (France)

Certification & Accreditation Committee

Co-Chair: Luna Gargani (Italy)

Co-Chair: John-Paul Carpenter (UK)

Subcommittee members to be determined

CMR Subcommittee

CMR CHD Subcommittee

TTE Subcommittee

TOE Subcommittee

Echo CHD Subcommittee

Nuclear Cardiology Subcommittee

Cardiac CT Subcommittee

Laboratory Accreditation Echo Subcommittee

Laboratory Accreditation CMR Subcommittee

EACVI 2023 Scientific Programme Committee

Scientific Programme Chair: Prof. Steffen E. Petersen (United Kingdom)

Director of EACVI 2023 Strategy: Dr. Mark Westwood (United Kingdom)

Echo Co-Chair: Dr. Denisa Muraru (Italy)

CMR Co-Chair: Prof. Robin Nijveldt (The Netherlands)

Nuclear C & CCT Co-Chair: Dr. Gianluca Pontone (Italy)

CHD Representative: Prof. Giovanni Di Salvo (Italy)

Scientific Committee Advisors:

  • Prof. Bernard Cosyns (Belgium)
  • Prof. Thor Edvardsen (Norway)
  • Prof. Leyla Elif Sade (Turkey)
  • Prof. Bernhard Gerber (Belgium)
  • Assoc. Prof. Pal Maurovich-Horvat (Hungary)
  • Prof. Marc Dweck (United Kingdom)

EACVI Task Forces

List of EACVI Task Forces