Interested in joining a committee for next mandate starting in September 2026?

HFA Members and Fellows can apply online from 18 May to 15 June 2026, for up to 2 of the following committees 2026-2028.

General Committees:

  • Certification
    • Chairperson: Elena-Laura Antohi
    • Co-Chairperson: Sotiria Liori
  • Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)
    • Chairperson: Cristina Gavina
    • Co-Chairperson: Brenda Moura
  • Education
    • Chairperson: Frederik Verbrugge
    • Co-Chairperson: Wilfried Mullens
  • Heart Failure Matters
    • Chairperson: Stefan Stoerk
    • Co-Chairperson: Maggie Simpson
  • ICARe-HF (Quality of Care Centres)
    • Chairperson: Gianluigi Savarese
    • Co-Chairperson: Maurizio Volterrani
  • Young
    • Chairperson: Henrike Arfsten
    • Co-Chairperson: Gregorio Tersalvi

Scientific Committees:

  • Acute and Advanced Heart Failure
    • Chairperson: Maja Cikes
    • Co-Chairperson: Kevin Damman
  • Basic, Translational, Pharmacological Sciences
    • Chairperson: Sophie Van Linthout
    • Co-Chairperson: Antonio Cannata
  • Cardiomyopathies and Rare Diseases
    • Chairperson: Rudolf de Boer
    • Co-Chairperson: Luca Monzo
  • Comorbidities
    • Chairperson: Kieran Docherty
    • Co-Chairperson: Marta Cobos
  • Devices, Interventions, Structural Heart Disease
    • Chairperson: Emer Joyce
    • Co-Chairperson: Anja Zupan Meznar
  • Diagnosis
    • Chairperson: Julio Nunez
    • Co-Chairperson: Anne Christine Ruwald
  • Prevention, Treatment and Systems of Care
    • Chairperson: Andreas Flammer
    • Co-Chairperson: Davide Stolfo

Applications should be submitted exclusively via an online form accessible from the applications section of your My ESC account. Once logged in, click on 'New Application' and 'Apply now' next to the HFA Committees application form.

Note: you will be required to upload a CV and a Motivation Letter of max 500 words listing the topics you wish to deal with as a member of the committee, as well as 5 papers co-authored in these topics (if applicable).

Appointment rules as per HFA rules of Governance (Annex V of ESC bylaws):

  • Committee members must have an active membership at the time of application and for the duration of their mandate
  • Committee members are appointed for a 2-year term, renewable once. After 4 consecutive years in the same position, Committee members may be appointed in another position, e.g. chairperson, or step down from the Committee. Individuals may be re-appointed in a position after 2 years of absence.
  • Selected candidates must not be involved in more than 2 HFA Committees

The final composition of the HFA Committees 2026-2028 will be communicated in September 2026.