International Union of Angiology



	INTERNATIONAL UNION OF ANGIOLOGY

HEADQUARTERS

c/o Académie de Chirurgie "Les Cordeliers"
15 rue de l'École de Médecine
75006 Paris (France)

ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD

COMPOSITION OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD
nominated during the 22nd World Congress of the IUA in Lisbon on June 24-28, 2006

Honorary Presidents: BALAS P.(Greece), STRANO A. (Italy)
President: FERNANDES e FERNANDES J.(Portugal)
President Elect : BASTOUNIS E. (Greece)
Immediate Past President: NOVO S. (Italy)
Advisors to the President: BELCH J.J.(UK), FAREED J.(USA), GLOVICZKI P.(USA), HUSSEIN E.(Egypt), LIAPIS C.(Greece), PAASKE W.(Denmark), PARTSCH H., ROZTOCIL K. (Czech Republic)

VICE-PRESIDENT

ASIA
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
EUROPE
LATIN AMERICA
NORTH AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST
NORTH AMERICA
SOUTH AFRICA
MULTINATIONAL

SECRETARY GENERAL
ASSOCIATE SECRETARY GENERAL
TREASURER GENERAL
ASSOCIATE TREASURER GENERAL

Shigematsu H. (Japan)
Matthews P.G. (Australia)
Bastounis E. (Greece)
De Castro Silva M. (Brazil)
Al-Kutoubi A. (Lebanon)
Ascher E. (USA)
Barry R. (South Africa)
Poredos P. (Slovenia)

Carpentier P. (France)
Jawien A. (Poland)
Angelides N. (Cyprus)
Spinelli F. (Italy)

CHAPTER SECRETARIES
ASIA AUSTRALIA & NEW ZELAND EUROPE LATIN AMERICA NORTH AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST NORTH AMERICA SOUTH AFRICA	Cheng S.W.K. (China) Vale P. (Australia) Allegra C. (Italy) Simkin R. (Argentina) Khalil I.M. (Lebanon) Hoppensteadt D. (USA) Matley P. (South Africa)

JOURNAL “INTERNATIONAL ANGIOLOGY”	Nicolaides A. N. (Cyprus) – Editor in Chief Fareed J. (USA) – Associate Editor for IUA Stvrtinova V. (Slovak Rep.) - Associate Editor for CEVF Allegra C. (Italy) – Associate Editor for UIP

ADVISORS TO THE BOARD
Balas P. Benedetti- Valentini F. Biasi G. M Boccalon H. Clement D.L. Corson J. De Castro Silva M. Deriu G. Diamantopoulos E. Fletcher J. Gibbs H. Hiatt W.R Hirsch A. T. Kalman P. Lee B.B. Norgren L. Renno de Castro Santos M.E. Schirger A. Scuderi A. Simkin R. Spinelli F. Wang Z.G. Yazaki Y.	Greece Italy Italy France Belgium USA Brazil Italy Greece Australia Australia USA USA USA USA Sweden Brazil USA Brazil Argentina Italy China Japan

REPRESENTATIVES FROM OTHER SOCIETIES
INTERNATIONAL UNION OF PHLEBOLOGY MEDITERRANEAN LEAGUE OF ANGIOLOGY & VASCULAR SURGERY CENTRAL EUROPEAN VENOUS FORUM LATIN AMERICAN VENOUS FORUM I.A.S.A.C.O. INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF VASCULAR SURGERY (ISVS) VASCULAR INDEPENDENT RESEARCH AND EDUCATION EUROPEAN ORGANISATION (VAS)	Allegra C. (Italy) Riambau V. (Spain) Puchmayer V. (Czech Republic) Ulloa J. (Colombia) Strano A. (Italy) Bell P. (UK) Catalano M. (Italy)

NATIONAL DELEGATES

Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bangladesh
Belgium
Brazil
Bulgaria
Chile
China
Colombia
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Egypt
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
Kyrghyzstan
Lebanon
Latvia
Lithunia
Moldova
Montenegro
New Zealand
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Sweden
Switzerland
The Netherlands
Tunisia
Turkey
United Kingdom
USA

Goldenstein C.E.
Fletcher J.
Brodmann M.
Nurul Alam S.A.
Staelens I., Sprynger M.
Guillaumon A. T.
Andreev A.
Velasquez J.
Gu Y-Q
Ulloa J.
Banfic L.
Elisseos C.
Spacil J.
Sabbour S.
Cazaubon M.– Quéré – Pichot O.
Bauersachs R.
Dimakakos E.
Pecsvarady Z.
Gupta A. K.
Karim S.
Yoffe A.
Balbarini A.– Visonà A.
Sasajima T.
Suh B.Y.
Namazbekov M.
Hage Sleiman M.
Krievins D.
Triponiene D.
Anestiadi B.
Zdravko M.
Van Rij A.
Saether O.
Zawilska K.
Pereira Albino J.A.
Rada O.
Brand J.
Radak D.
Vrtik L.
Kozak M.
Gottsater A.
Hayoz D.
Michiels J.J.
Hergli N.
Gorenek B.
Donnelly R.
Cooke, J.

ASSOCIATED SOCIETIES

Austrian Society of Internal Medicine and Angiology (OGIA)
Brazilian Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery (BSAVS)
Chinese Vascular Society
Czech Society of Angiology
German Society of Vascular Medicine (DGA)
Indonesian Society of Vascular Medicine (DGA)
Italian College of Phlebology
Italian Society of Angiology and Vascular Medicine (SIAPAV)
Italian Society for Vascular Investigation (SIDV- G.I.U.V.)
Japanese College of Angiology
Latvian Society of Phlebology
Lithuanian Society of Vascular Surgery
Section of Vascular Medicine of the Royal Society of Medicine
Slovenian Society of Vascular Diseases
Société Francaise d'Angiologie (SFA)
Société Francaise de Medecine Vasculaire (SFMV)
South Asian Society of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis (SASAT)

Pilger E.
Frankini A. D.
Wang Z. G.
To de defined
Schulte K.L.
Karim S.
Mancini S.
Allegra C.
Antignani P.L.
Yazaki Y.
Krievins D
Triponis V.
Belch J. J.
Blinc A.
Allaert F. A
Laroche J.P
Rao G.

COMMITTEES

Membership committee :

It is composed of one Past-President, one Vice-President (in office) and 6 members of the Administrative Committee. Its main goal is to review the applications that are presented, taking into account the curriculum vitae and the titles of the candidate. It will meet as often as necessary after convocation of its chairman.

Pr. BASTOUNIS
Dr. DE CASTRO SILVA
Pr. FERNANDES e FERNANDES
Dr. EL MALLAH
Pr. FLETCHER
Dr. GU
Pr. HUSSEIN
Dr. KALRA
Pr. STRANO
Dr. VELLER

Elias
Marcio
José
Said
John
Yong Quan
Emad
Manju
Antonio
Martin

Greece
Brazil
Portugal
Egypt
Australia
China
Egypt
USA
Italy
South Africa

Chairman
Co-Chairman
Past Chairman
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member, past-president
Member

Chairman: E. BASTOUNIS (Greece)
Co -Chairman: M. DE CASTRO-SILVA (Brazil)

Financial committee :

It is composed of one Past-President, one Vice-President and 6 members of the Administrative Committee. Its goal is to help to the Treasurer-General to make up his annual report. Moreover, this Committee should look for grants to improve the budget of the International Union of Angiology. It meets as often as necessary on convocation of its chairman.

Pr. ANGELIDES
Pr. SPINELLI
Pr. CARPENTIER
Pr. BALAS
Pr. FLETCHER
Pr. HUSSEIN
Pr. JAWIEN
Pr. KIM
Pr. RENNO DE CASTRO SANTOS
Pr. ROZTOCIL

Nicos Francesco Patrick
Panayotis
John
Emad
Arkadiusz
Y.W.
M. Elizabeth
Karel

Cyprus
Italy
France
Greece
Australia
Egypt
Poland
Korea
Brazil
Czech Republic

Chairman
Co-Chairman
Past Chairman
Member
Member
Member
Membrer
Member
Member
Member

Chairman: N. ANGELIDES (Cyprus)
Co -Chairman: F. SPINELLI (Italy)

Scientific committee :
Its goal is to determine the most important scientific activities of the International Union of Angiology. It selects the location of the World Congress.
It takes the decisions on all angiological congresses whatever they might be, meetings or seminars.It works together with other scientific organizations, the Administrative authorities of Health as well as with National and International Health Organizations. It favours in general, the study of angiological problems in all their aspects.

Pr. NICOLAIDES
Pr. NOVO
Pr. SHIGEMATSU
Pr. WALENGA
Pr. FAREED
Pr. BELCH
Pr. CLEMENT
Pr. FERNANDES e FERNANDES Pr. GLOVICZKI
Pr. HIATT
Pr. ROZTOCIL
Pr. SHIGEMATSU
Pr. Von RISTOW

Andrew
Salvatore
H.
J.
Jawed
Jill
Denis
José
Peter
W.
H.
K.
Hiroshi Arno

Cyprus
Italy
Japan
USA
USA
U. K.
Belgium
Portugal
USA
USA
Czech Republic
Japan
Brazil

Chairman
Co-Chairman
Co-Chairman
Co-Chairman
Past Chairman/Coordinating Secretary
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member

Chairman: A. NICOLAIDES (Cyprus)
Co -Chairman: S. NOVO (Italy)

Publication committee :

It is composed of one Past-President, one Vice-President and 6 members of the Administrative Committee, the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the International Union of Angiology as well as Assistant Editors Elected by the Committee of Publications among its active members using a majority vote. Its goal is to ensure the elaboration of the Journal of the International Union of Angiology and to co-ordinate all publication activities. It favours in general, the study of angiological problems in all their aspects.

Pr. NICOLAIDES
Pr. BALAS
Pr. ANDREOZZI
Pr. BOCCALON
Pr. CLEMENT
Pr. FAREED
Pr. FERNANDES e FERNANDES
Pr. GLOVICZKI
Pr. NOVO
Pr. SCHIRGER

Andrew
Panayotis
G. M.
Henry
Denis
Jawed
José
Peter
Salvatore
Alex

Cyprus
Greece
Italy
France
Belgium
USA
Portugal
USA
Italy
USA

Chairman, Editor in chief
Co-Chairman
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member

Chairman: A. N. NICOLAIDES (Cyprus)
Co -Chairman: P. BALAS (Greece)

Vascular Centers committee :

It is composed by the President, one past-President, the Secretary General, one expert in the field and 6 members of the Administrative Committee. Its goal is to coordinate the policy of the Society for the establishment of the rules for the creation and the implementation of vascular centres in the world.

Pr. BENEDETTI VALENTINI
Pr. DIAMANTOPOULOS
Pr. ALLEGRA
Pr. BOCCALON
Pr. DUPREZ
Pr. FERNANDES e FERNANDES
Pr. GLOVICZKI
Pr. NOVO
Pr. ROZTOCIL
Pr. SHIGEMATSU

Fabrizio
Emanuel
Claudio
Henry
Daniel
José
Peter
Salvatore
Karel
Hiroshi

Italy
Greece
Italy
France
USA
Portugal
USA
Italy
Czech Republic
Japan

Chairman
Co-Chairman
Member
Member
Member, expert in the field
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member

Chairman: F. BENEDETTI VALENTINI (Italy)
Co -Chairman: E. DIAMANTOPOULOS (Germany)

Guidelines committee :

It is composed by the President, one past-President, one Member of the Administrative Committee or one of the Advisors of the President, one expert in the field and 6 members of the Administrative Committee. Its goal is to establish and to publish on the journal “International Angiology” guidelines on the fields of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of vascular disease and other fields of interest of the Society.

Pr. NOVO
Pr. CLEMENT
Pr. PAOLETTI
Pr. FAREED
Pr. FERNANDES e FERNANDES
Pr. FLETCHER
Pr. GLOVICZKI
Pr. NICOLAIDES
Pr. NORGREN

Salvatore
Denis
Rodolfo
Jaweed
José
John
Peter
Andrew
Lars

Italy
Belgium
Italy
USA
Portugal
Australia
USA
Cyprus
Sweden

Chairman
Co- Chairman
Past Chairman
Member, expert in the field
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member, expert in the field

Chairman: S. NOVO (Italy)
co-Chairman: D.L. CLEMENT (Belgium)

COMMITTEES FOR THE UPDATING OF THE WEBSITE

Pr. CARPENTIER
Pr. JAWIEN
Pr. ANTIGNANI
Pr. FAREED
Pr. FERNANDES E FERNANDES
Pr. FLETCHER
Pr. GLOVICZKI
Pr. HUSSEIN
Pr. NOVO
Pr. SHIGEMATSU
Pr. SIMKIN

Patrick
Arkadiusz
P. L.
Jawed
José
John
Peter
Emad
Salvatore
Hiroshi
Roberto

France
Poland
Italy
USA
Portugal
Australia
USA
Egypt
Italy
Japan
Argentina

Chairman
Co-Chairman
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member

Chairman: P. CARPENTIER (France)
Co-Chairman A. JAWIEN (Poland)

COMMITTEES FOR CONTINUOUS MEDICAL EDUCATION IN VASCULAR MEDICINE AND SURGERY

Pr. COCCHERI
Pr. FAREED
Pr. BELCH
Pr. CARPENTIER
Pr. CLEMENT
Pr. FERNANDES E FERNANDES
Pr. GENSINI
Pr. NOVO

Sergio
Jawed
Jill
Patrick
Denis
José
Gian Franco
Salvatore

Italy
USA
UK
France
Belgium
Portugal
Italy
Italy

Chairman
Co- Chairman
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member

Chairman: P. COCCHERI (Italy)
Co Chairman J. FAREED (USA)

SUBCOMMITTEE ON GOVERNAMENTAL AND REGULATORY RELATIONS

The subcommittee on Governamental and Regulatory Relations (SGRR) is a subcommittee of the scientific committee. It will be responsible for the interaction with the Government, WHO, international organizations and various regulatory bodies. During the period 2006-20098 this will be subcommittee however it will be converted into a committee. The Committee will have the following structure:

Pr. NICOLAIDES
Pr. FAREED
Pr. NOVO

Pr. BICK
Pr. FLETCHER
Pr. RAO
Pr. SHIGEMATSU

Andrew
Jawed
Salvatore

R.
John
Gundu
H.

Cyprus
USA
Italy

USA
Australia
USA
Japan

Chairman
Co-Chairman
Member, relationship with the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)
Member
Member
Member
Member

COUNCIL ON VASCULAR MEDICINE

It is composed by the President, one past-President, one Vice-President, the Secretary or Associate Secretary, and 6 members of the Administrative Board. Its goal is to develop into the Union the main field of interest concerning basic and applied researches, pathophysiological mechanisms as well as diagnostic and therapeutic aspects in Vascular Medicine

Pr. BELCH
Pr. POREDOS
Pr. BALBARINI
Pr. CARPENTIER
Pr. CLEMENT
Pr. DIAMANTOPOULOS
Pr. DIEHM
Pr. GIBBS
Pr. HIRSH
Pr. MICHIELS
Pr. NOVO
Pr. ROZTOCIL
Pr. SHEPHERD

Jill
Pavel
AlbertoPatrick
Denis
E.
Kurt
H.
Alan
J.J.