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ADDISON, Texas – 1 April, 2022 – The International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation has announced the results of the 2022 member elections for Professional Community leaders, who serve as representatives to the four ISHLT Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committees. Seventeen leaders across seven professional specialties were elected to serve three-year terms beginning 1 May, 2022, immediately following the 2022 ISHLT Annual Meeting.

“The Professional Communities are our most direct connection to ISHLT members, their views, and ways in which we can promote and improve the care of patients with advanced thoracic organ disease,” says Joseph G. Rogers, MD, Chair of the Governance Nominating Committee and ISHLT Past President. “They also serve a critical role in ISHLT project development, in the identification and development of the next group of leaders, and by adding to the richness of our multi-disciplinary society. We are fortunate to have these talented leaders galvanize and guide our Professional Communities and serve as vital links with our 3,500 members around the world.”

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	Julien Fessler, MD Anesthesiologist and Pain Management Specialist Foch Lung Transplant Group Paris, France Anesthesiology and Critical Care Representative, Advanced Lung Failure and Transplantation Interdisciplinary Network
	Eric de Waal, MD, PhD Anesthesiologist University Medical Centre Utrecht, Netherlands Anesthesiology and Critical Care Representative, Mechanical Circulatory Support Interdisciplinary Network
	Nicolas Ariel Brozzi, MD Surgical Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support Program Cleveland Clinic Weston, FL USA Cardiothoracic Surgery Representative, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation Interdisciplinary Network
	Pablo G. Sanchez, MD, PhD, FACS Brack G. Hattler Professor in Cardiothoracic Transplantation Chief, Division of Lung Transplant & Lung Failure Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA USA Cardiothoracic Surgery Representative, Advanced Lung Failure and Transplantation Interdisciplinary Network
	Dave Nagpal, MD, FRCSC Anesthesiologist and Pain Management Specialist London Health Sciences Centre London, ON Canada Cardiothoracic Surgery Representative, Mechanical Circulatory Support Interdisciplinary Network
	Rebecca Kumar, MD Transplant Infectious Disease Specialist Georgetown University Hospital Center Washington, DC USA Infectious Diseases Representative, Early Career and Trainee Committee
	John Baddley, MD, MSPH Professor of Medicine University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, MD USA Infectious Diseases Representative, Mechanical Circulatory Support Interdisciplinary Network
	Stephanie Pouch, MD, MS Associate Professor of Medicine Emory University Atlanta, GA USA Infectious Diseases Representative, Pulmonary Vascular Disease (PAH & CTEPH) Interdisciplinary Network
	Edith Boyes, APRN, MSN, FNP-BC, CHFN Nurse Practitioner AMITA Health Maywood, IL USA Nursing and Allied Health Representative, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation Interdisciplinary Network
	Brittany Koons, PhD, RN Associate Professor Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing Villanova, PA USA Nursing and Allied Health Representative, Early Career and Trainee Committee
	Amy Kiskaddon, PharmD, BCPPPS CVICU/Cardiac Transplant Pharmacist Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital St. Petersburg, FL USA Pharmacy Representative, Pulmonary Vascular Disease (PAH & CTEPH) Interdisciplinary Network
	Brian Keller, MD, PhD Associate Professor, Clinical OSU Wexner Medical Center Columbus, OH USA Pulmonology Representative, Advanced Lung Failure and Transplantation Interdisciplinary Network
	Anna Reed, FRCP, PhD Lung Transplant Pulmonologist Harefield Hospital Uxbridge, UK Pulmonology Representative, Pulmonary Vascular Disease (PAH & CTEPH) Interdisciplinary Network
	Mary Amanda Dew, PhD Professor University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA USA Research and Immunology Representative, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation Interdisciplinary Network
	Forum Kamdar, MD, PhD, FACC Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Minnesota Medical Center Minneapolis, MN USA Research and Immunology Representative, Early Career and Trainee Committee
	Filio Billia, MD, PhD Senior Scientist University Health Network Toronto, ON Canada Research and Immunology Representative, Mechanical Circulatory Support Interdisciplinary Network
	Marc Simon, MD, MS Professor of Medicine / Director of Pulmonary Vascular Disease University of California San Francisco San Francisco, CA USA Research and Immunology Representative, Pulmonary Vascular Disease (PAH & CTEPH) Interdisciplinary Network

 
About ISHLT
The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation is a not-for-profit, multidisciplinary professional organization dedicated to improving the care of patients with advanced heart or lung disease through transplantation, mechanical support and innovative therapies. With more than 3,800 members in more than 45 countries, ISHLT is the world’s largest organization dedicated to the research, education and advocacy of end-stage heart and lung disease. ISHLT members represent more than 15 different professional disciplines. For more information, visit www.ishlt.org.