The call for applications to join HFA Committees for the 2026–2028 mandate is now closed.
 
All submissions are currently under review. We thank all HFA Members and Fellows who expressed their interest and took the time to apply.
The final composition of the HFA Committees 2026-2028 will be communicated in September 2026.

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

Terms of Reference
We encourage you to review the terms of reference for each committee to better understand their scope and responsibilities.