Fellows of the HFA

Elected Fellows of 2020

• Amr Abdin, Aachen, DE
• David Raes, Wilrijk, BE
• Marija Polovina, Belgrade, RS
• Sergey Kozhukhov, Kiev, UA
• Simon Stewart, Blackwood, AU
• Arsen Ristic, Belgrade, RS

See Fellows from previous years

Rules for Application

Only Gold members can become Fellows of the HFA.

Candidates must demonstrate their excellence in heart failure in at least one of these three domains:

• Research at national and/or international level
• Teaching and training
• Clinical care

Applications will open in September 2020.

Benefits

All Fellows of the HFA benefit from:

• the right to use FHFA after their name
• a special fee for Heart Failure congresses
• the rights of HFA Gold Members
• print copies of the European Journal of Heart Failure
• a certificate available in your MyESC account

It is truly an honour to be a Fellow of the HFA. It motivates me to aim for excellence and continue to strive for higher standards throughout the rest of my career.“
Markus Wallner – Fellow of the HFA

Interested in joining the prestigious Fellows Community?

Application Process

• Self nomination via link 
• Nominee should be seconded by their Heart Failure National Society President
• References should be provided by Heart Failure National Societies
• All documents will then be considered by the HFA Credential Committee

Documents to supply

• Curriculum Vitae
• Letter from Heart Failure National Society President
• One other reference (from someone of the fellow's choosing)

Both references should state the case for why a fellowship should be conferred.

AND

• List of relevant Publications/List of relevant Grants
• Or Evidence of teaching innovation
• Or Clinical care-service development

Please note that all documents must be provided in English.

Annual Fellowship Dues for Fellows of the HFA

288 Euros per Calendar year from 1st January to 31 December

The due is to be paid once the Credential Committee has informed the candidates.

After 2 years of non-payment of fees, consecutively or not, the Fellow will be informed of his/her exclusion from the HFA Fellowship, unless payment is received within 3 months. His/her reintegration in the HFA Fellowship register will be accepted upon payment of all due fees.

A "pay in order" principle applies: the FHFA fee is due every year and one may only pay the FHFA fee of the given year.

Elected Fellows in 2019

Elected Fellows in 2018

• Krister Lindmark, Umea, SE
• Fady Malik, San Francisco, US
• Yagoub Marzoog Musa, Khartoum, SD
• Paul Josef Mohacsi, Bern, CH
• Marcelo Montera, Rio de Janeiro, BR
• Clare Murphy, Glasgow, UK
• Margarita Peradejordi Lastras, Buenas Aires, AR
• Piero Pollesello, Espoo, FI
• Aaron Sverdlov, Newcastle, AU
• Liana Tumasyan, Yerevan, AM
• Dilek Ural, Istanbul, TR
• Stephan Von Haehling, Berlin, DE

Fellows elected in previous years