James Kirklin
President
Birmingham, USA
Kirsten Finucane
First Vice-President
Auckland, New Zealand
Nestor Sandoval
Second Vice-President
Bogota, Colombia
Frank Edwin
Secretary
Accra, Ghana
James St Louis
Treasurer
Augusta, USA
Carl Backer
Editor
Lexington, USA
Christo I. Tchervenkov
Executive Director
Montreal, Canada
Papa Salmane Ba
Council Member
Dakar, Senegal
Abdelmalek Bouzid
Council Member
Algiers, Algeria
Monica Gonzalez
Council Member
Asuncion, Paraguay
Claudia Herbst
Council Member
Vienna, Austria
David Horne
Council Member
Halifax, Canada
Vladimir Ilyin
Council Member
Moscow, Russia
Raja Joshi
Council Member
New Delhi, India
Ignacio Juaneda
Council Member
Cordoba, Argentina
Shingo Kasahara
Council Member
Okayama, Japan
Attilio Lotto
Council Member
Liverpool, UK
Valdano Manuel
Council Member
Luanda, Angola
Leonardo Miana
Council Member
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Michael Oketcho
Council Member
Kampala, Uganda
Yishay Orr
Council Member
Westmead, Australia
David Overman
Council Member
Minneapolis, USA
Massimo Padalino
Council Member
Padova, Italy
Alexis Palacios Macedo
Council Member
Mexico City, Mexico
Mohammad Shihata
Council Member
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Sivakumar Sivalingam
Council Member
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Juan Velez
Council Member
Cali, Colombia
Governing Council 2022-2023
James Kirklin
President
Birmingham, USA
Kirsten Finucane
First Vice-President
Auckland, New Zealand
Nestor Sandoval
Second Vice-President
Bogota, Colombia
Frank Edwin
Secretary
Accra, Ghana
James St Louis
Treasurer
Augusta, USA
Carl Backer
Editor
Lexington, USA
Christo I. Tchervenkov
Executive Director
Montreal, Canada
Erle Austin
Council Member
Louisville, USA
Papa Salmane Ba
Council Member
Dakar, Senegal
Abdelmalek Bouzid
Council Member
Algiers, Algeria
Claudia Herbst
Council Member
Vienna, Austria
Vladimir Ilyin
Council Member
Moscow, Russia
Ignacio Juaneda
Council Member
Cordoba, Argentina
Shingo Kasahara
Council Member
Okayama, Japan
Attilio Lotto
Council Member
Liverpool, UK
Leonardo Miana
Council Member
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Ivan Nino De Guzman
Council Member
Lima, Peru
Michael Oketcho
Council Member
Kampala, Uganda
Yishay Orr
Council Member
Westmead, Australia
David Overman
Council Member
Minneapolis, USA
Alexis Palacios Macedo
Council Member
Mexico City, Mexico
Darshan Reddy
Council Member
Umhlanga, South Africa
Mohammad Shihata
Council Member
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Sivakumar Sivalingam
Council Member
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Sachin Talwar
Council Member
New Delhi, India
Juan Velez
Council Member
Cali, Colombia
Vladimiro Vida
Council Member
Padova, Italy
David Winlaw
Council Member
Westmead, Australia
Governing Council 2021-2022
Zohair Al-Halees
President
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
James Kirklin
First Vice-President
Birmingham, USA
Kirsten Finucane
Second Vice-President
Auckland, New Zealand
Frank Edwin
Secretary
Accra, Ghana
Sertac Cicek
Treasurer
Istanbul, Turkey
Marshall L. Jacobs
Editor
Newtown Square, USA
Christo I. Tchervenkov
Executive Director
Montreal, Canada
Erle Austin
Council Member
Louisville, USA
Abdelmalek Bouzid
Council Member
Algiers, Algeria
Anietimfon Etiuma
Council Member
Calabar, Nigeria
Beatriz H. S. Furlanetto
Council Member
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Claudia Herbst
Council Member
Vienna, Austria
Jurgen Horer
Council Member
Munich, Germany
Vladimir Ilyin
Council Member
Moscow, Russia
Ignacio Juaneda
Council Member
Cordoba, Argentina
Ivan Nino De Guzman
Council Member
Lima, Peru
Michael Oketcho
Council Member
Kampala, Uganda
Yishay Orr
Council Member
Westmead, Australia
Alexis Palacios Macedo
Council Member
Mexico City, Mexico
Darshan Reddy
Council Member
Umhlanga, South Africa
Mohammad Shihata
Council Member
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Sivakumar Sivalingam
Council Member
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
James St.Louis
Council Member
Kansas City, USA
Sachin Talwar
Council Member
New Delhi, India
Juan Velez
Council Member
Cali, Colombia
Vladimiro Vida
Council Member
Padova, Italy
David Winlaw
Council Member
Westmead, Australia
Hao Zhang
Council Member
Shanghai, China
Governing Council 2020-2021
Zohair Alhalees
President
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
James Kirklin
First Vice-President
Birmingham, USA
Kirsten Finucane
Second Vice-President
Auckland, New Zealand
Frank Edwin
Secretary
Accra, Ghana
Mehmet Sertac Cicek
Treasurer
Morgantown, USA
Marshall L. Jacobs
Editor
Newtown Square, USA
Christo I. Tchervenkov
Executive Director
Montreal, Canada
Osman Al-Radi
Council Member
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Erle Austin
Council Member
Louisville, USA
Carl Backer
Council Member
Cincinnati, USA
Gerardo Davalos
Council Member
Quito, Ecuador
Mohamed-Adel Elgamal
Council Member
Mansoura, Egypt
Anietimfon Etiuma
Council Member
Calabar, Nigeria
Beatriz H. S. Furlanetto
Council Member
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Claudia Herbst
Council Member
Vienna, Austria
Jurgen Horer
Council Member
Munich, Germany
Ignacio Juaneda
Council Member
Cordoba, Argentina
Stojan Lazarov
Council Member
Sofia, Bulgaria
Ivan Nino De Guzman
Council Member
Lima, Peru
Michael Oketcho
Council Member
Kampala, Uganda
Yishay Orr
Council Member
Westmead, Australia
Darshan Reddy
Council Member
Umhlanga, South Africa
Sivakumar Sivalingam
Council Member
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
James St.Louis
Council Member
Kansas City, USA
Sachin Talwar
Council Member
New Delhi, India
Vladimiro Vida
Council Member
Padova, Italy
David Winlaw
Council Member
Westmead, Australia
Hao Zhang
Council Member
Shanghai, China
Governing Council 2019-2020
Marcelo Jatene
President
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Zohair Alhalees
First Vice-President
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
James Kirklin
Second Vice-President
Birmingham, USA
Frank Edwin
Secretary
Accra, Ghana
Mehmet Sertac Cicek
Treasurer
Rochester, USA
Marshall Jacobs
Editor
Newtown Square, USA
Christo I. Tchervenkov
Executive Director
Montreal, Canada
Osman Al-Radi
Council Member
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Erle Austin
Council Member
Louisville, USA
Carl Backer
Council Member
Chicago, USA
Gerardo Davalos
Council Member
Quito, Ecuador
Mohamed-Adel Elgamal
Council Member
Mansoura, Egypt
Anietimfon Etiuma
Council Member
Calabar, Nigeria
Jose Fragata
Council Member
Sintra, Portugal
Beatriz H. S. Furlanetto
Council Member
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Jurgen Horer
Council Member
Munich, Germany
Jeffrey Jacobs
Council Member
St. Petersburg, usa
Stojan Lazarov
Council Member
Sofia, Bulgaria
Mohamed I. Murtada
Council Member
Khartoum, Sudan
Ivan Nino De Guzman
Council Member
Lima, Peru
Dante Picarelli
Council Member
Maldonado, Uruguay
Darshan Reddy
Council Member
Umhlanga, South Africa
Kisaburo Sakamoto
Council Member
Shizuoka, Japan
James St.Louis
Council Member
Kansas City, USA
Sachin Talwar
Council Member
New Delhi, India
Vladimiro Vida
Council Member
Padova, Italy
David Winlaw
Council Member
Westmead NSW, Australia
Hao Zhang
Council Member
Shanghai, China
Governing Council 2018-2019
Marcelo Jatene
President
São Paulo, Brazil
Zohair Alhalees
First Vice-President
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
James Kirklin
Second Vice-President
Birmingham, USA
Frank Edwin
Secretary
Accra, Ghana
Mehmet Sertac Cicek
Treasurer
Rochester, USA
Marshall L. Jacobs
Editor
Newtown Square, USA
Christo I. Tchervenkov
Executive Director
Montreal, Canada
Hafil Abdulgani
Council Member
Jakarta Barat, Indonesia
Osman Al-Radi
Council Member
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Carl Backer
Council Member
Chicago, USA
Jorge Luis Cervantes-Salazar
Council Member
Mexico City, Mexico
Gerardo Davalos
Council Member
Quito, Ecuador
Mohamed-Adel Elgamal
Council Member
Mansoura, Egypt
Anietimfon Etiuma
Council Member
Calabar, Nigeria
Kirsten Finucane
Council Member
Auckland, New Zealand
Jose Fragata
Council Member
Lisbon, Portugal
Beatriz H. Furlanetto
Council Member
São Paulo, Brazil
Jurgen Horer
Council Member
Riemerling, Germany
Jeffrey Jacobs
Council Member
Saint Petersburg, usa
Martin Kostolny
Council Member
London, United Kingdom
Stojan Lazarov
Council Member
Sofia, Bulgaria
Mohamed I. Murtada
Council Member
Khartoum , Sudan
Ericka Perez Albrecht
Council Member
La Paz, Bolivia
Dante Picarelli
Council Member
Maldonado, Uruguay
Kisaburo Sakamoto
Council Member
Shizuoka, Japan
James St.Louis
Council Member
Kansas City, USA
Susan Vosloo
Council Member
Cape Town, South Africa
Hao Zhang
Council Member
,
Governing Council 2017-2018
Richard Jonas
Washington, USA
Marcelo B. Jatene
Sao Paulo – SP, Brazil
Zohair Alhalees
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Mehmet Sertac Cicek
Rochester, USA
NESTOR SANDOVAL
BOGOTA, Colombia
Marshall L. Jacobs
Newtown Square, USA
Christo I. Tchervenkov
Montreal, Canada
Hafil Abdulgani
Jakarta Barat, Indonesia
Osman Al-Radi
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Jorge Luis Cervantes-Salazar
Mexico., Mexico
Gerardo Davalos
Quito, Ecuador
Tjark Ebels
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Frank Edwin
Accra, Ghana
Adel Elgamal
Mansoura, Egypt
Annabel Kirsten Finucane
Auckland, New Zealand
Jose Fragata
Lisbon, Portugal
Jeffrey Jacobs
Saint Petersburg, USA
James Kirklin
Birmingham, USA
Martin Kostolny
London, United Kingdom
Stojan Lazarov
Sofia, Bulgaria
Mohamed I. Murtada
Khartoum , Sudan
Hani Najm
Cleveland, USA
Ericka Perez Albrecht
La Pas, Bolivia
Dante Picarelli
Montevideo, Uruguay
Kisaburo Sakamoto
Shizuoka, Japan
Eduardo J. V. Sancho
Campinas – SP, Brazil
James St.Louis
Kansas City, USA
Susan Vosloo
Cape Town, South Africa
Qingyu Wu
Beijing, China
Governing Council 2016-2017
Richard Jonas
President
Washington, USA
Marcelo B. Jatene
First Vice-President
Sao Paulo – SP, Brazil
Zohair Alhalees
Second Vice-President
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Nestor Sandoval
Secretary
Bogota, Colombia
Sertak M. Cicek
Treasurer
Istanbul, Turkey
Marshall L. Jacobs
Editor in Chief
Newtown Square, USA
Christo I. Tchervenkov
Executive Director
Montreal, Canada
Hafil Abdulgani
Council Member
Jakarta, Indonesia
Drissi Boumzebra
Council Member
Marrakech, Morocco
John Brown
Council Member
Indianapolis, USA
Victor Caicedo
Council Member
Bogota, Colombia
Jorge Luis Cervantes-Salazar
Council Member
Mexico D.f., Mexico
Tjark Ebels
Council Member
Haren, Netherlands
Frank Edwin
Council Member
Accra, Ghana
Annabel Kirsten Finucane
Council Member
Auckland, New Zealand
José Fragata
Council Member
Miraflores, Portugal
Viktor Hraska
Council Member
Milwaukee, USA
Jeffrey Jacobs
Council Member
Saint Petersburg, USA
James Kirklin
Council Member
Birmingham, USA
Martin Kostolny
Council Member
London, United Kingdom
Mohamed I. Murtada
Council Member
Khartoum , Sudan
Hani Najm
Council Member
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia
Ericka Perez Albrecht
Council Member
La Paz, Bolivia
Dante Picarelli
Council Member
Montevideo, Uruguay
Kisaburo Sakamoto
Council Member
Shizuoka, Japan
Eduardo J. Sancho
Council Member
Campinas – SP, Brazil
Susan Vosloo
Council Member
Cape Town, South Africa
Qing-Yu Wu
Council Member
Beijing, China
Research Committee
As part of the mission of the World Society for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, a Research Committee has been created with the goals of encouraging, developing and overseeing clinical research in pediatric and congenital heart surgery across the world. There will be an emphasis on regional and long-term outcomes involving lesions or pathologies in different geographical areas. In addition, the Research Committee will work to define the resources available for these types of outcomes research in all regions of the world.
Chairs
James D St.Louis MD
Kansas City, USA
George Sarris MD
Athens Greece
Fundraising Committee
The Fundraising Committee of the World Society shall be responsible for planning fundraising activities in order to support the work of the World Society to achieve its goals and fulfill its mission. The Fundraising Committee shall be composed of one to three members per continent in addition to the President, First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, Treasurer, Secretary and Executive Director. The Chair of the Fundraising Committee shall be designated by the President and approved by the Governing Council.
Co-Chair
Christo I. Tchervenkov, Montreal, Canada
Co-Chair
Giovanni Stellin, Padova, Italy