Membership Committee
The Membership Committee promotes the growth and retention of membership within the Society by working with staff and the Society’s organizational components to develop strategies to remove barriers to participation and enhance the value of membership.
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Edward Cantu, MD, MSCE (2026)
ChairUniversity of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA USA
Aasim Afzal, MD, MBA, FACC, FHFSA (2027)
MemberBaylor Scott and White Heart Hospital
Frisco, TX USA
Saneep Attawar, MD (2027)
MemberKIMS Institute for Heart and Lung Transplantation
Hyderbad, India
Caron Burch, RN, MSN, FNP, CCTC (2027)
MemberDell Children's Hospital
Austin, TX USA
Errol Bush, MD (2027)
MemberJohns Hopkins
Baltimore, MD USA
Mary Amanda Dew, PhD (2027)
MemberUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA USA
Mohd. Shahbaaz Khan (2027)
MemberHarefield Hospital
London, United Kingdom
Chieh-Yu Lin, MD, PhD (2027)
MemberWashington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO USA
Fabiana Marcondes-Braga, MD, PhD (2027)
MemberHeart Institute (InCor), Hospital das Clinicas, Universidade de Sao Paulo
São José Dos Campos, Brazil
Archer Martin, MD (2027)
MemberMayo Clinic
Jacksonville, FL USA
Olaf Mercier, MD, PhD (2027)
MemberMarie Lannelongue Hospital
Fontenay-aux-Roses, France
Justin Rosenheck, DO (2027)
MemberOhio State University Hospital
Powell, OH USA
Jeffrey Scott, DO, MBA (2027)
MemberJackson / UM / Miami Transplant Institute
Weston, FL USA
Monica Topor, MSN, MPH (2027)
MemberInova Heart and Vascular Institute
Falls Church, VA USA
Lesleigh Winks (2027)
MemberQLD Health
Chermside, QLD Australia
Timothy Wombacher, MMSc, PA-C, FAPACVS (2027)
MemberMedical City Healthcare
Dallas, TX USA
Joanne Singletary, CAE
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Committee Composition
The ISHLT Membership Committee shall consist of the following:
- Committee Chair serves a 2-year term and serves as an ex-officio member of the Leadership Advisory Forum. At the conclusion of their term, the Chair serves a 1-year term as Past Chair.
- Committee Members serve 3-year, renewable terms. The Committee will include diverse geographic, gender and professional specialty representation, including non-physician professional specialties, representatives from the Society’s four IDNs, and at least one Early Career member.
Committee Committee Responsibilities
The Committee promotes the growth and retention of membership within the Society by working with staff and the Society’s organizational components to develop strategies to remove barriers to participation and enhance the value of membership. To accomplish these objectives, the committee:
- Provides guidance on the development of surveys and other research instruments to evaluate members’ needs, interests and opinions.
- Utilizes survey results, research, and staff-generated analysis of membership data to identify opportunities to enhance membership value and growth and:
- Communicates these findings to the Board, Leadership Advisory Forum and/or Oversight Committees, and
- If directed by the Board, develops discrete programs and activities designed to positively impact the recruitment and retention of members.
- Provides feedback on communication strategies and language designed to engage, retain and recruit members.
- Evaluates and proposes equitable revisions to the Society’s membership categories and criteria and the dues structure, as necessary.