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Nucleus and Board of the ESC Council on Hypertension

Council on Hypertension

The Council Board is composed of a Nucleus and non-voting members.

Board 2024 - 2026

Nucleus - Voting members - 2024 - 2026

Chairperson : Professor Isabella Sudano, Switzerland
Chairperson-Elect : Professor Eva Gerdts, Norway
Past Chairperson : Professor Gianfranco Parati, Italy
Secretary : Professor Sofie Brouwers, Belgium
Treasurer : Professor Rosa Maria Bruno, France
Liaison Officer : Associate Professor Grzegorz Bilo, Italy
Communications Coordinator : Associate Professor Miguel Camafort, Spain

The Board is completed with ex-officio representatives from ESC Associations, Working Groups and Councils as well as from external societies.

Board members - Non-voting members - 2024 - 2026

Representing the Association of Cardiovascular Nursing & Allied Professions (ACNAP): Associate Professor Rani Khatib, UK
Representing the Association for Acute CardioVascular Care (ACVC): Doctor Johannes Grand, Danemark
Representing the ESC Council on Basic Cardiovascular Science: Associate Professor Johann Wotja, Austria
Representing the ESC Council for Cardiology Practice: Doctor Marc Ferrini, France
Representing the ESC Council on Stroke: Doctor Eduard Shantsila, UK
Representing the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI): Doctor Ignatios Ikonomidis, Greece
Representing the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC): Associate Professor Maria Marketou, Greece
Representing the European Association of Percutaneous Cardiovascular Interventions (EAPCI): Professor Flavio Ribichini, Italy
Representing the European Heart Rhythm Association (EHRA): Associate Professor Tatjana Potpara, Serbia
Representing the Heart Failure Association (HFA): Doctor Amina Rakisheva, Kazakhstan
Representing the International Society of Hypertension: Professor Teemu Niiranen, Finland
Representing the Scientists of Tomorrow: Doctor Romain Capoulade, France
Representing the ESC Working Group on Aorta and Peripheral Diseases: Professor Christian Heiss, UK
Representing the ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy: Professor Claudio Borghi, Italy
Representing the ESC Working Group on e-Cardiology: Professor Magnus Thorsten Jensen, Denmark