ISH Committee and Group Membership 2020-2022
Following our highly successful virtual General Meeting in October the new ISH leadership structure was confirmed for the 2020-2022 period. Membership of the vast majority of Committees has been now ratified. Please see below.
ISH Council Members (Executive of Council and Ordinary Elected Members)
Ex-Officio Members of Council
| Trefor Morgan | Australia | APSH Representative |
| Enrico Agabiti-Rosei | Italy | ESH Representative |
| Lars H Lindholm | Sweden | Hypertension News |
| Giuseppe Mancia | Italy | Journal of Hypertension Editor-in-Chief |
| Dan Lackland | USA | WHL Representative |
| Xin-Hua Zhang | China | WHL Representative |
Awards Committee
| Tomasz Guzik | UK | Chair |
| Bryan Williams | UK | Secretary |
| Fadi Charchar | Australia | Treasurer |
| George Stergiou | Greece | |
| Rafael Castillo | Philippines | |
| Albertino Damasceno | Mozambique | |
| Chloe Landry | Canada | |
| Satoko Nakamura | Japan | |
| Stefano Taddei | Italy |
Board of Management of the Journal of Hypertension
| Maciej Tomaszewski | UK | Chair |
| Fadi Charchar | Australia | |
| Nadia Khan | Canada | |
| Alta Schutte | Australia | |
| Bryan Williams | UK |
Communications Committee
| Dylan Burger | Canada | Chair |
| Anastasia Mihailidou | Australia | Deputy Chair |
| Evi Christofidou | UK | |
| James Eales | UK | |
| Joseph Flynn | USA | |
| Swapnil Hiremath | Canada | |
| Erika Jones | South Africa | |
| Quynh Nhu Dinh | Australia | |
| Praveen Veerabhadrappa | USA |
Corporate Liaison Committee
| Thomas Unger | Netherlands | Chair |
| Fadi J Charchar | Australia | |
| Rafael Castillo | Philippines | |
| Adam Greenstein | UK | |
| Dagmara Herring | Poland | |
| Markus Schlaich | Australia | |
| Xin Wang | UK |
Finance Committee
| Fadi J Charchar | Australia | Treasurer / Chair |
| Bryan Williams | UK | ISH Secretary |
| Louise Burrell | Australia |
ISH Newsletter Editorial Board
| Lars H. Lindholm | Sweden | Chair |
| Dylan Burger | Canada | Deputy Chair |
| Thomas Kahan | Sweden | |
| Charlotte Mills | UK | |
| Thomas Unger | Netherlands | Council Member |
| Maria-Christina Zennaro | France |
Kyoto 2022 Committee
| Hiroshi Itoh | Japan | Chair |
| Maciej Tomaszewski | UK | ISH President |
| Dylan Burger | Canada | Chair, Communications Committee |
| Fadi J Charchar | Australia | ISH Treasurer |
| Myeong-Chan Cho | South Korea | Chair, International Forum & Asia Pacific RAG |
| Nadia Khan | Canada | Chair, ISH Research & Education Committee |
| Yoshihiro Kokubo | Japan | Lead Education |
| Alta E Schutte | Australia | Immediate Past President |
| Thomas Unger | Netherlands | Council Member |
| Bryan Williams | UK | ISH Secretary |
May Measurement Month Committee
| Neil Poulter | UK | Chair |
| Alta E Schutte | Australia | Executive Liaison |
| Tom Beaney | UK | |
| Markus Schlaich | Australia | Council Member |
| George Stergiou | Greece | Council Member |
Membership Committee
| Richard Wainford | USA | Chair |
| Sofie Brouwers | Belgium | Review Lead |
| Fady Hannah-Shmouni | USA | ISHF Lead |
| Sheila Patel | Australia | Recruitment Monitor & Reporter (New Blood Campaign) |
| Priscilla Prestes | Australia | Lead with ISH College of Experts |
| Matias Gabriel Zanuzzi | Argentina | Outreach Lead - Americas |
| Tatsuo Shimosawa | Japan | Outreach Lead - Asia Pacific |
| Davyd Yakhontov | Russia | Outreach Lead - Europe |
| Rana El-Bikai | Lebanon | Outreach Lead - MENA |
Mentorship and Training Committee
| Francine Marques | Australia | Chair |
| Augusto Montezano | UK | Vice Chair |
| Yoshihiro Kokubo | Japan | Executive Liaison |
| Lebo Gafane-Matemane | South Africa | Mentoring Co-Program Manager |
| Zhiyi Ma | China | Asia Engagement Manager |
| Rodrigo Maranon | Argentina | ISH School Program Manager |
| Cam McCarthy | USA | Mentoring Co-Program Manager |
| Dorairaj Prabhakaran | India | Mentoring Award Manager / Council Member |
New Investigator Committee
| Brandi Wynne | USA | Chair |
| Richard Wainford | USA | Executive Liaison |
| Mariane Bertagnolli | Canada / Brazil | |
| Neusa Jessen | Mozambique | |
| Lyudmila Korostovsteva | Russia | |
| Chloe Landry | Canada | |
| Charlotte Mills | UK | |
| Rikeish R Muralitharan | Australia | |
| Dean Picone | Australia | |
| Nicolás Renna | Argentina | |
| Manja Zec | Serbia |
Regional Advisory Group (RAG): Africa
| Augustine Odili | Nigeria | Chair |
| Alta E Schutte | South Africa | |
| Abiodun Adeoye | Nigeria | |
| Hind Beheiry | Sudan | |
| Albertino Damasceno | Mozambique | |
| Anastase Dzudie | Cameroon | |
| Juliana Kagura | South Africa | |
| Carina Mels | South Africa | |
| Henry Ndhlovu | Malawi | |
| Ayodipupo Oguntade | Nigeria |
Countries included: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Regional Advisory Group (RAG): Americas
| Cesar Romero | USA | Chair |
| Daniel Piskorz | Argentina | Deputy Chair |
| Débora Simões de Almeida Colombari | Brazil | RAG Secretary |
| Colin Sumners | USA | RAG Treasurer |
| Diego Iván Lucumí Cuesta | Colombia | |
| Elizabeth Muxfeltd | Brazil | |
| Chuwemeka Nwokocha | Jamaica | |
| Juliana Salas | Costa Rica |
Countries included: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominical Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, USA, Uruguay, Venezuela
Regional Advisory Group (RAG): Asia Pacific (APAC)
| Myeong-Chan Cho | South Korea | Chair |
| Yook-Chin Chia | Malaysia | |
| Erwinanto Erwinanto | Indonesia | |
| Shariful Islam | Australia | |
| Praew Kotruchin | Thailand | |
| Hae-Young Lee | South Korea | |
| Akira Nishiyama | Japan | |
| Yuqing Zhang | China |
Countries included: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Cook Islands, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea), East Timor, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Laos, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Niue, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Republic of Korea (South Korea), Samoa, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Taiwan, Vietnam
Regional Advisory Group (RAG): Europe
| Jacek Jozwiak | Poland | Chair |
| Mattias Brunstrom | Sweden | |
| Michael Bursztyn | Israel | |
| Irina Chazova | Russia | |
| Philippe Delmotte | Belgium | |
| Lyudmila Korostovtseva | Russia | |
| Dragan Lovic | Serbia | |
| Jolanta Malyszko | Poland | |
| Peter Nilsson | Sweden | |
| Michael Olsen | Denmark | |
| Angelo Scuteri | Italy |
Countries included: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation, San Merino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, UK
Regional Advisory Group (RAG): Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
| Jafar Alsaid | Bahrain | Chair |
| Tawfik Albassam | Saudi Arabia | |
| Rana El-Bikai | Lebanon | |
| Ghazi Haji | Iraq | |
| Abdulla Shehab | UAE | |
| Adrian Stanley | Dubai, UAE |
Countries included: Algeria, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen
Regional Advisory Group (RAG): South and Central Asia (SACA)
| Mohammad Ishaq | Pakistan | Chair |
| Lingkan Barua | Bangladesh | |
| Abhinav Gupta | India | |
| Tshewang Gyeltshen | Bhutan | |
| Arun Jose | India | |
| Abid Amin Khan | Pakistan | |
| Mirakhadjon Mirmaksudov | Uzbekistan | |
| Dinesh Neupane | Nepal / USA | |
| Mansi Patil | India | |
| Udaya Ralapanawa | Sri Lanka |
Countries included: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Research and Education Committee
| Nadia Khan | Canada | Chair & Lead Global Initiatives |
| Yoshihiro Kokubo | Japan | Lead Education Section |
| Kei Asayama | Japan | Member Education Section |
| Vikas Kapil | UK | Member Education Section |
| Tiny Masupe | Botswana | Member Education Section |
| Pablo Ortiz | USA | Member Education Section |
| Claudio Borghi | Italy | Lead Endorsement Section |
| Lance Dworkin | USA | Member Endorsement Section |
| Krasimira Hristova | Bulgaria | Member Endorsement Section |
| Alice-Veronika Lamwaka | Uganda | Member Endorsement Section |
| Kazutoshi Miyashita | Japan | Member Endorsement Section |
| Tazeen Jafar | Singapore | Lead ISH College of Experts |
| George Stergiou | Greece | Lead ISH Position Papers |
Women in Hypertension Committee
| Ulrike (Muscha) Steckelings | Denmark / Germany | Chair |
| Rhian Touyz | UK | Member - Advisor |
| Alta E Schutte | Australia | Member - Advisor |
| Audrey Adji | Australia | Outreach Group |
| Hind Beheiry | Sudan | Media and SoME Group |
| Lizzy M Brewster | Netherlands / Suriname | Science Group |
| Heddwen Brooks | USA | Mentoring Group |
| Niamh Chapman | Australia | Media and SoME Group |
| Eun Joo Cho | South Korea | Science Group |
| Siska Danny | Indonesia | Media and SoME Group |
| Marisol Fernandez | Spain | Media and SoME Group |
| Alexandra Konradi | Russia | Science Group |
| Ruan Kruger | South Africa | Outreach Group |
| Yan Li | China | Mentoring Group |
| Satoko Nakamura | Japan | Outreach Group |
| Karla Bianca Neves | Brazil / UK | Mentoring Group |
| Anne Monique Nuyt | Canada | Science Group |
| Mansi Patil | India | Media and SoME Group |
| Ching Siew Mooi | Malaysia | Outreach and Science Groups |
| Betty Twumasi-Ankrah | Ghana | Science Group |
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