EAPC Committees
The Board Committees lead EAPC flagship projects in collaboration with section representatives.
Accreditation and Certification Committee Chair
Defines the committee strategic plan in line with EAPC and ESC’s strategic plan and guides the sub-committee co-chairpersons in their work, defines objectives, delegates tasks and motivates collaborative efforts.
Doctor Sabiha Gati
Chair
Accreditation Sub-Committee
The Accreditation Sub-Committee oversees the EAPC Centre Accreditation Programme.
Doctor Ilonca Vaartjes
Primary care and risk factor management
Professor Gary Tse
Deputy Population science and public health
Doctor Eduard Shantsila
Deputy Primary care and risk factor management
Associate Professor Roberto Franco Enrico Pedretti
Senior Advisor
Doctor Harald Thune Jorstad
Deputy Sports cardiology and exercise
Professor Martin Halle
Senior Advisor
Doctor Ioana Cristina Daha
Population science and public health
Assistant Professor Guido Claessen
Sports cardiology and exercise
Associate Professor Elena Cavarretta
Sub-Committee Chair
Professor Maria Back
Deputy Secondary prevention and rehabilitation
Certification Sub-Committee
The Certification Sub-Committee builds on the EAPC Curriculum for Preventive Cardiology and is in charge of the EAPC Preventive Cardiology Certification Programme for individuals.
Professor Vassilios Vassiliou
Sub-Committee Co-Chair
Professor Gary Tse
Deputy Population science and public health
Doctor Eduard Shantsila
Primary care and risk factor management
Associate Professor Roberto Franco Enrico Pedretti
Deputy Secondary prevention and rehabilitation
Doctor Svetlana Liliana Mosteoru
EAPC Young Community
Associate Professor Maria Marketou
Deputy Primary care and risk factor management
Doctor Sabiha Gati
Sub-Committee Chair
Associate Professor Thijs Eijsvogels
Sports cardiology and exercise
Doctor Mayank Dalakoti
Population science and public health
Professor Maria Back
Secondary prevention and rehabilitation
Doctor Vincent Aengevaeren
Deputy Sports cardiology and exercise
Communication Committee
The Communication Committee deals with internal and external communications. It provides professional and scientific information to its members and external partners in close collaboration with the sections and Board Committees.
Doctor Gal Tsaban
Deputy EAPC Young Community
Doctor Monica Tiberi
Deputy Population science and public health
Doctor Francesco Perone
Deputy Secondary prevention and rehabilitation
Associate Professor Stefano Palermi
Primary care and risk factor management
Doctor Trine Moholdt
Deputy Primary care and risk factor management
Professor Aneil Malhotra
Deputy Sports cardiology and exercise
Doctor Andreea-Elena Lacraru
EAPC Young Community
Assistant Professor Andreas Bernard Gevaert
Secondary prevention and rehabilitation
Doctor Esmee Bakker
Population science and public health
Doctor Mark Abela
Sports cardiology and exercise
Congress Programme Committee
The Congress Programme Committee (CPC) drives the scientific and business policies of ESC Preventive Cardiology, the EAPC annual congress.
CPC ESC Preventive Cardiology 2025 & 2026
Doctor Gal Tsaban
Deputy EAPC Young Community
Doctor Monica Tiberi
Deputy Population science and public health
Doctor Annett Salzwedel
Secondary prevention and rehabilitation
Associate Professor Daniel Neunhaeuserer
Deputy Secondary prevention and rehabilitation
Doctor Svetlana Liliana Mosteoru
EAPC Young Community
Professor Donata Kurpas
Primary care and risk factor management
Doctor Nicolle Kraenkel
Chair
Professor Maryam Kavousi
Deputy Chair
Professor Zlatko Fras
Local host 2026
Associate Professor Flavio D'Ascenzi
Deputy Sports cardiology and exercise
Doctor Silvia Castelletti
Sports cardiology and exercise
Professor Alessandro Biffi
Deputy Primary care and risk factor management
Professor Victor Aboyans
Advisor
Education Committee
The Education Committee oversees the development of the EAPC educational offer (online and live events), in collaboration with EAPC Sections, oversees the implementation of the EAPC Preventive Cardiology Curriculum and contributes to the ESC eLearning offer.
Event endorsement
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Doctor Gal Tsaban
Deputy EAPC Young Community
Associate Professor Daniel Neunhaeuserer
Secondary prevention and rehabilitation
Professor Oleksii Korzh
Primary care and risk factor management
Doctor Gherardo Finocchiaro
Sports cardiology and exercise
Doctor Christina Chrysohoou
Population science and public health
Mr Stefan Sebastian Busnatu
Deputy Secondary prevention and rehabilitation
Professor Alessandro Biffi
Deputy Primary care and risk factor management
Doctor Dimitra Antonakaki
Deputy Sports cardiology and exercise
Membership Committee
The mission of the Membership Committee is to oversee the development and promotion of the EAPC membership offer for the preventive cardiology community.
Doctor Elio Venturini
Deputy Primary care and risk factor management
Doctor Marco Vecchiato
Primary care and risk factor management
Professor Elena Osto
Secondary prevention and rehabilitation
Doctor David Niederseer
Sports cardiology and exercise
Doctor Henner Hanssen
Chair
Doctor Sabiha Gati
Deputy Sports cardiology and exercise
Doctor Maarten Falter
Deputy EAPC Young Community
Doctor Mayank Dalakoti
Population science and public health
Doctor Ioana Cristina Daha
Deputy Population science and public health
Mr Stefan Sebastian Busnatu
Deputy Secondary prevention and rehabilitation
Doctor Buket Akinci
EAPC Young Community
Nominating Committee 2026 Elections
The EAPC Nominating Committee is responsible for nominating to the general assembly, for its vote, candidates for the position of:
- Elected voting members of the next EAPC Board
- Members of the succeeding EAPC Nominating Committee
- Sections nuclei members
Pre-selection of Sections nuclei members is delegated to the Section Chair, Chair-Elect and Secretary.
Doctor Erik Ekker Solberg
Voting member
Ms Hanne Kruuse Rasmusen
Voting member
Professor Antonio Pelliccia
Voting member
Professor Michail Papadakis
Co-Chair
Doctor David Niederseer
Voting member
Professor Martin Halle
Co-Chair
Prevention Implementation Committee
This committee contributes to the implementation of the ESC European Guidelines on CVD Prevention, in collaboration with the Task Force Chairpersons and oversees the network of National CVD Prevention Coordinators.
Doctor Elena Tessitore
Secondary prevention and rehabilitation
Doctor Anne Grete Semb
Deputy Secondary prevention and rehabilitation
Professor Rita Pinto
EAPC Young Community
Professor Zaneta Petrulioniene
Deputy Primary care and risk factor management
Doctor Panteleimon Papakonstantinou
Primary care and risk factor management
Doctor David Niederseer
Deputy Sports cardiology and exercise
Associate Professor Viviana Maestrini
Sports cardiology and exercise
Doctor Iulia Daniela Kulcsar
National CVD Prevention Coordinator
Professor Maryam Kavousi
Chair
Professor Piotr Jankowski
National CVD Prevention Coordinator
Doctor Louisa G Friedrichs
Deputy Population science and public health
Mr Stefan Sebastian Busnatu
Deputy EAPC Young Community
Associate Professor Giuseppe Biondi-Zoccai
Population science and public health
Mrs Birgit Beger
Liaison Officer EHN
Research Committee
The Research Committee reviews proposals / statements written on behalf of the Association, in accordance with the EAPC workflow and ESC policy for scientific documents, in liaison with the ESC Scientific Documents Committee (SDoC); coordinates the EAPC Viviane Conraads Outstanding Achievement Award and facilitates research collaboration through exchange of information on research projects and on fundraising opportunities to the EAPC Community.
Associate Professor Alessandro Zorzi
Sports cardiology and exercise
Doctor Martijn Scherrenberg
Secondary prevention and rehabilitation
Doctor Sara Monosilio
Deputy EAPC Young Community
Doctor Trine Moholdt
Primary care and risk factor management
Associate Professor Elena Marques-Sule
Deputy Secondary prevention and rehabilitation
Professor Donata Kurpas
Deputy Primary care and risk factor management
Professor Maryam Kavousi
Deputy Population science and public health
Doctor Edoardo Conte
EAPC Young Community
Doctor Martin Bahls
Population science and public health
Doctor Vincent Aengevaeren
Deputy Sports cardiology and exercise
Professor Victor Aboyans
EJPC Editor in Chief