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The LAF provides a representation-based forum for the varied geographic, generational, gender, and specialty-based constituencies of ISHLT to discuss issues of interest and concern to their constituencies and the Society.

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Josef Stehlik, MD, MPH (2025)

Chair
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT USA

Edward Cantu, MD, MSCE (2026)

Member/ Education Oversight Committee Chair
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA USA

Michael Shullo, PharmD (2026)

Member/ Publications Oversight Committee Chair
West Virginia University Hospitals
Morgantown, WV USA

Ulrich Jorde, MD (2025)

Member/ Research Oversight Committee Chair
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY USA

Richard Cheng, MD, MSc (2025)

Member/ Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation IDN Steering Committee Chair
University of Washington Medical Center

Fay Burrows, BPharm (2025)

Member/ Advanced Lung Failure and Transplantation IDN Steering Committee Chair
St Vincent's Hospital
Darlinghurst, Australia

Dave Nagpal, MD, FRCSC (2025)

Member/ Mechanical Circulatory Support IDN Steering Committee Chair
London Health Sciences Centre
London, Canada

Marc Simon, MD, MS (2025)

Member/ Pulmonary Vascular Disease (PAH & CTEPH) IDN Steering Committee Chair
University of California San Francisco
San Francisco, CA USA

Andrew Morley-Smith, MRCP, PhD (2025)

Member/ Early Career & Trainees Committee Chair
Harefield Hospital
Harefield, United Kingdom

Tereza Martinu, MD, MHS (2026)

Member/ Grants & Awards Committee Chair
Toronto General Hospital/UHN
Toronto, Canada

Sern Lim, MD (2026)

Member/ Standards & Guidelines Committee Chair
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Birmingham, United Kingdom

Archer Martin, MD (2025)

At Large Member (Anesthesiology and Critical Care Professional Community)
Mayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL USA

Ryan Tedford, MD (2025)

At Large Member (Cardiology Professional Community)
Medical University of South Carolina
Mt Pleasant, SC USA

Scott Silvestry, MD (2025)

At Large Member (Cardiothoracic Surgery Professional Community)
AdventHealth Transplant Institute
Orlando, FL USA

Cumara Sivathasan, MBBS, FRCS (2025)

At Large Member (Cardiothoracic Surgery Professional Community)
National Heart Center, Singapore
Singapore, Singapore

Fernanda Silveira, MD, MS (2025)

At Large Member (Infectious Diseases Professional Community)
University of Pittsburgh and UPMC
Pittsburgh, PA USA

Christiane Kugler, PhD (2025)

At Large Member (Nursing and Allied Health Professional Community)
Albert-Ludwigs University Freiburg
Reute, Germany

Sarah Schettle, PA-C, MS, MBA (2025)

At Large Member (Nursing and Allied Health Professional Community)
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN USA

Annalisa Angelini, MD (2025)

At Large Member (Pathology Professional Community)
University of Padua
Padova, Italy

Estela Azeka, MD (2025)

At Large Member (Pediatrics Professional Community)
University of Sao Paulo
São Paulo, Brazil

Patricia Ging, MSc (2025)

At Large Member (Pharmacy Professional Community)
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
Dublin, Ireland

Joshua Diamond, MD (2025)

At Large Member (Pulmonology Professional Community)
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA USA

Erik Verschuuren, MD, PhD (2025)

At Large Member (Pulmonology Professional Community)
University Medical Centre Groningen
Groningen, Netherlands

Adriana Zeevi, PhD (2025)

At Large Member (Research and Immunology Professional Community)
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA USA

Greg Schultz,

ISHLT Chief Executive Officer
ISHLT

Aaron Adair,

ISHLT Staff Liaison
ISHLT

Juliet Osazemwinde,

ISHLT Staff Liaison
ISHLT

The ISHLT Leadership Advisory Forum (LAF) serves to provide a representation-based forum for the varied geographic, generational, gender, and specialty-based constituencies of ISHLT to discuss issues of interest and concern to their constituencies and the Society and share their perspectives with each other and the Board.

Policies

Forum Composition

The ISHLT Leadership Advisory Forum (LAF) shall consist of the following:

The Immediate Past President, who shall serve as Co-Chair
The CEO, who shall serve as Co-Chair
The Chairs of each of the Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committees
The Chairs of each of the Oversight Committees
The Chair of the Early Career and Trainee Committee
Up to 15 At-Large members selected by the Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committees, subject to Board approval, to ensure representation from all of the various demographic constituencies of the Society

At-Large members may not serve simultaneously on an Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committee unless no other candidates are available and willing to serve on the LAF.

At-Large members may not simultaneously serve on the ISHLT Board of Directors, nor in a Board position for any other professional societies with overlapping membership and interest areas with ISHLT.

At-Large terms are for one year, renewable up to 3 consecutive terms, after which a one year break is required.

Forum Member Responsibilities

Provides input, feedback, and advice to the Board, proactively, regarding issues including:
- Strategic planning
- Environmental scanning
- Policy
- Mega issues
- Programs and services
Identify strategic opportunities to foster international and/or interdisciplinary exchanges of scientific information and collaboration with other organizations and submit to the Board for consideration
Discusses ongoing environmental scanning as a key topic during an annual meeting of the LAF and reports the results to the Board.- Identifies opportunities to foster international exchanges of scientific information and collaboration for submission to the Board for consideration
Serves as a focus group for the Board.
Collaborates with the Interdisciplinary Networks and Professional Communities as needed, to gather information and feedback relevant to issues under consideration/ deliberation
Identifies issues/interests/perspectives to bring to the attention of the Board of Directors for consideration

Key Interactions/Communications

Forum Member Time Commitment