Board of Directors
ISMICS Board of Directors 2025-2026
Nirav C. Patel, MD
President
Tom Nguyen, MD
President-Elect
Joerg Kempfert, MD
Vice-President
Sahin Senay, MD
Secretary
Abbas Abbas, MD
Treasurer
Gry Dahle, MD, PhD
Past President (2026)
Husam H. Balkhy, MD
Past President (2025)
Bob Kiaii, MD
Past President (2022)
Sabine Bleiziffer, MD
Director, Europe
Peyman Sardari Nia, MD, PhD
Director, Europe
Wouter Oosterlinck, MD
Director, Europe
Marc Gillinov, MD
Director, North America
Danny Ramzy, MD
Director, North America
L. Wiley Nifong, MD
Director, North America
Keita Kikuchi, MD, PhD
Director, North World
Robinson Poffo, MD
Director, World
Sathyaki Nambala, M Ch
Director, World
Johannes Bodner, MD
Director, Europe (Thoracic)
Sharon Ben-Or, MD
Director, North America (Thoracic)
Lana Schumacher, MD
Director, World (Thoracic) / Thoracic Co-Chair
Jorge M. Catrip Torres, MD
At-Large Director
Antonios Sideris, MD
At-Large Director
Monica Gianoli, MD
At-Large Europe
Taichi Sakaguchi, MD
At-Large Director
Niv Ad, MD
Editor, Innovations