Leadership

HVS Officers

President

Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD, President-Elect
Ismail El-Hamamsy, MD, PhD
Montreal, QC, Canada

President-Elect

Samir Kapadia, President-Elect
Samir Kapadia
Cleveland, OH, USA

Secretary/Treasurer

Jordan Miller, PhD, Secretary/Treasurer
Jordan Miller, PhD
Rochester, MN, USA

Immediate Past-President

Carlijn V.C. Bouten, PhD, Immediate Past-President
Carlijn V.C. Bouten, PhD
Eindhoven, Netherlands

Past-President

Marta Sitges, Immediate Past-President
Marta Sitges
Barcelona, Spain

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Surgeons
Yolanda Kluin, MD
Yolanda Kluin, MD
Utrecht, Netherlands
Jessica Forcillo
Jessica Forcillo
Montreal, QC, Canada
Juan Umana, MD
Juan Umana, MD
Bogota, Colombia
Researchers
Joy Lincoln, PhD
Joy Lincoln, PhD
Columbus, OH, USA
Elaine Tseng, MD
Elaine Tseng, MD
South San Francisco, CA, USA
Philippe Pibarot, DVM
Philippe Pibarot, DVM
Quebec City, QC, Canada
Cardiologists
Hector Michelena, MD
Hector Michelena, MD
Rochester, MN, USA
Madalina Garbi, MD
Madalina Garbi, MD
Cambridge, UK
Interventional Cardiologists
Ralph Stephan von Bardeleben, MD
Ralph Stephan von Bardeleben, MD
Mainz, Germany
Paul Sorajja
Paul Sorajja
Minneapolis, MN, USA
VRN Coordinator
Kevin Veen
Kevin Veen
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Latin American Director
Victor Dayan, MD
Victor Dayan
Montevideo, Uruguay
Senior Advisors
Jane Grande-Allen
Jane Grande-Allen
Houston, TX, USA
Emmanuel Lansac, MD, PhD
Emmanuel Lansac, MD, PhD
Paris, France
Jose Pomar, MD, PhD
Jose Pomar, MD, PhD
Barcelona, Spain
Hanneke Takkenberg, MD, PhD
Hanneke Takkenberg, MD, PhD
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Vinod Thourani, MD
Vinod Thourani, MD
Atlanta, GA, USA