Please refer to the list below to find your EP National Ambassador.
Young EP National Ambassadors
Find below the list of ambassadors within the EHRA Young Electrophysiologists Committee
Your EP National Ambassadors
Doctor Ivan Zeljkovic
Croatia
Doctor Christoffer Tobias Witt
Denmark
Mr Abai Turdubaev
Kyrgyzstan
Doctor Cheryl Teres
Switzerland
Doctor Zhanasyl Suleymen
Kazakhstan
Doctor Zain Sharif
Ireland
Mr Markus Sane
Finland
Doctor Erik Salum
Estonia
Doctor Zoltan Sallo
Hungary
Doctor Laura Rottner
Germany
Doctor Ursula Rohrer
Austria
Doctor Anja Radunovic
Serbia
Mr Tine Prolic Kalinsek
Slovenia
Mr Georgijs Nesterovics
Latvia
Doctor Frantisek Nehaj
Slovakia
Doctor Butskhrikidze Mindia
Georgia
Doctor Cristina Lozano
Spain
Professor Gustavo Lima Da Silva
Portugal
Doctor Max Liebregts
Netherlands
Doctor Bartosz Krzowski
Poland
Doctor Kinan Kneizeh
Syria
Doctor Armen Khachatryan
Armenia
Doctor Ioannis Katsoularis
Sweden
Dr. Jonas Jarasuna
Doctor Jonas Jarasunas
Lithuania
Doctor Filip Janusevski
North Macedonia
Doctor Olena Ilchyshyna
Ukraine
Doctor Iskren Garvanski
Bulgaria
Doctor Hiba El Nagger
Algeria
Doctor Ioannis Doundoulakis
Greece
Doctor Vladimir Djuric
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Doctor Alexandru Ioan Deaconu
Romania
Doctor Corentin Chaumont
France
Doctor Fatme Charafeddine
Lebanon
Doctor Michael Chapman
United Kingdom
Doctor Eva Borisincova
Czechia
Doctor John Bonello
Malta
Doctor Antonio Bisignani
Italy
Doctor Rakhim Amirkulov
Associate Professor Emna Allouche
Tunisia
Doctor Sevinc Aliyeva
Azerbaijan
Doctor Mohamed Aboelhassan Abdelrady
Egypt
Doctor Eivind Aabel
Norway
Young Ambassador Role
To learn more about what the Young Ambassadors do, please refer to this document.
War in Ukraine, one year later
Dr. Olena Ilchyshyna reports on the situation in Ukraine a year after the start of the war.
Q: Could you describe the current situation in cardiology and electrophysiology in your country?
A: "Unfortunately, today Ukrainian doctors, like all Ukrainian people, struggle with the difficulties. Difficulties they never could have imagined, all due to the full-scale invasion by the Russian Federation. Many hospitals have been destroyed and medical specialists, like other people, were obliged to leave their homes and even their country. The lack of financing and of equipment, medicines, and qualified personnel as well as cardiovascular morbidity are increasing because of permanent stress, myocarditis and complications getting medical treatment in time, making the situation in cardiology rather complicated.
The same can be observed in electrophysiology: essential deficiency of pacemakers, defibrillators and other devices worsen the quality of health care at the moment. We are today unable to provide for all our needs. A separate category of our patients deserves special attention - our veterans who are mostly young men with severe injuries and comorbidity complications including myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, and heart conduction disorders."
Doctor Olena Ilchyshyna
Young Ambassadors' testimonials
This year ends my second EHRA Young EP ambassador mandate. I had an incredible 4 years, met wonderful young EP colleagues and went through with my fellowship in Zagreb, passed the EHRA exam and this year finally started doing complex EP procedures in my center in Skopje, Macedonia. Many thanks for the fantastic support received from EHRA and the Young EP community. I hope to continue our collaboration in the future.
Assistant Professor Jane Taleski
2018-2022 Ambassador for North Macedonia
Dear EHRA, I would like to express my gratitude and thanks to all of you for having me in the EHRA family. I had a wonderful four years with you and learned and improved my skills as well as imported all that for the good of Armenia. I am one of the lucky guys who had the chance to work with Prof. Heidbuchel, Prof. Leclercq (who was my mentor also) and for a short time, with Prof. Merino. Impossible not to recognise Katarzyna Malaczynska-Rajpold’s (EHRA Young EP Committee Chairperson) friendly management, and thanks to Lauren’s (EHRA staff) availability I was able to keep in touch with EHRA. I would love to thank also Dr. Maria Grazia Bongiorni (Pisa AOUP) who, on behalf of EHRA hosted me twice (6 months) in her department and shared her huge experience with me.
I would like to mention you all by name but my email would have been a poem. I am always open for EHRA and I hope the same from you. From the EHRA house I am taking with me good friends and warm memories.
Doctor Vahe Sargsyan
2018-2022 Ambassador for Armenia
Selection of EHRA Young EP Ambassadors
- The EHRA Young EP Ambassadors are nominated every two years by the EP Working Group/National Cardiac Society President.
- The EHRA Young EP committee may suggest the candidates for the position of the ambassador from the current national YEP members. However, the final decision belongs to the EP Working Group/National Cardiac Society President.
- If the EP Working Group/National Cardiac Society President does not nominate an EHRA Young EP Ambassador after two reminders, the Chair of the EHRA Young EP Committee can select and nominate the Ambassador from current national members for countries with three or more members. In countries with fewer than three members, the ambassador’s position will remain vacant.
- All EHRA Young EP Ambassadors must be EHRA Members
- Sister societies (HRS, APHRS, LAHRS, etc.) will appoint official representatives who will act as EHRA Young EP Ambassadors for a given region.
Contact us should you have any questions.