EHRA Board
For the term 2026–2028
Table of contents
EHRA Executive Board
Professor Haran Burri
President
Professor Helmut Puererfellner
Past President
Professor Serge Boveda
President Elect
Doctor Stylianos Tzeis
Secretary
Professor Daniel Scherr
Treasurer
Ex-Officio Members
Professor Giuseppe Boriani
Editor-in-Chief of EP Europace journal
EHRA Board Members
Professor Helmut Puererfellner
Chair - Nominating Committee
Doctor Anastasia Egorova
Chair - Certification Committee
Education
Professor Vassil Traykov
Chair - Selection Committee
Education
Professor Philipp Sommer
Chair - Education Committee
Education
Doctor Katarzyna Malaczynska-Rajpold
Chair - National Cardiac Societies Committee
Membership
Doctor Raquel Adelino Recasens
Chair - Young EP Committee
Membership
Associate Professor Micaela Ebert
Chair - e-Communication Committee
Advocacy
Doctor Stefan Simovic
Chair - Digital and Health Committee
Advocacy
Doctor Melanie Gunawardene
Chair - Patient Committee
Advocacy
Professor Ruben Casado Arroyo
Chair - Advocacy, Quality Improvement and Health Economics Committee (AQIHEC)
Advocacy
Doctor Laura Perrotta
Chair - Scientific Initiatives Committee
Research
Doctor Andreu Porta-Sanchez
Chair - Scientific Documents Committee
Research
Professor Christian Sticherling
Chair - Scientific Programme Committee
Congress Scientific Programme
Professor Kyoung-Ryul Julian Chun
Pulse Day Coordinator
Associate Professor Lia Crotti
Genetics Coordinator
Doctor Emma Svennberg
Diversity Coordinator
ESC Staff
Mr Jean-Francois Riffaud
ESC CEO
Mrs Alexandra Gamard Henry
ESC Director of Associations, Working Groups and Councils
Mrs Vanessa Meyen
EHRA Manager
Miss Lauren Tapp
EHRA Coordinator
Mrs Celine Galland
EHRA Officer
EHRA Board Members who fail to meet these established minimum obligations may be asked to step down from the board:
- Attend a minimum of 50% of EHRA Board meetings (in person, via telephone, online)
- Deliver at least 75% of their assigned tasks within three weeks of the deadlines
Job Descriptions
Ethics and compliance
We ensure our activities remain unbiased through rigorous conflict of interest management. Annual declarations of interest are signed by our leaders, which we publish on our website.
Read the 2025 DOI Report of the 2024–2026 EHRA Board Members.