Young EP National Ambassadors

Please refer to the list below to find your EP National Ambassador.

Your EP National Ambassadors

Countries

Algeria - Dr. El Nagger Hiba 

Armenia - Dr. Armen Khachatryan 

Austria - Dr. Ursula Rohrer 

Azerbaijan - Dr. Sevinc Aliyeva

Belgium - Assistant Prof. Bert Vandenberk

Bosnia and Herzegovina - Dr. Vladimir Djurić

Bulgaria - Dr. Iskren Garvanski

Croatia - Dr. Ivan Zeljković 

Czechia - Dr. Eva Borisincova

Denmark - Dr. Christoffer Tobias Witt  

Egypt - Dr. Mohamed Aboelhassan

Estonia - Dr. Erik Salum

Finland - Mr. Markus Sane

France - Dr. Corentin Chaumont 

Georgia - Dr. Mindia Butskhrikidze 

Germany - Dr. Laura Rottner 

Greece - Dr. Ioannis Doundoulakis

Hungary - Dr. Zoltán Salló 

Ireland - Dr. Zain Sharif

Israel - Dr. Louise Kezerle

Italy - Dr. Antonio Bisignani

Kazakhstan - Dr. Zhanasyl Suleymen  

Kyrgyzstan - Dr. Abai Turdubaev 

Latvia - Mr. Georgijs Nesterovics 

Lebanon - Dr. Fatmeh Charafeddine

Lithuania - Dr. Jonas Jarasuna

Malta - Dr. John Bonello

Netherlands - Dr. Max Liebregts

North Macedonia - Dr. Filip Janusevski

Norway - Dr. Eivind Westrum Aabel 

Poland - Dr.  Bartosz Krzowski

Portugal - Prof. Gustavo Lima Silva 

Romania - Dr. Alexandru Deaconu

Serbia - Dr. Anja Radunović

Slovakia - Dr. Fero Nehaj

Slovenia - Dr. Tine Prolic Kalinsek

Spain - Dr. Cristina Lozano

Sweden - Dr. Ioannis Katsoularis 

Switzerland -  Dr. Cheryl Teres

Syria - Dr. Noureddin Sawan

Tunisia - Dr. Emna Allouche

Turkey - Dr. Yiğit Yılancıoğlu 

Ukraine - Dr. Olena Ilchyshyna 

United Kingdom - Dr. Michael Chapman

Uzbekistan - Dr. Rakhim Amirkulov 

Sister societies

Asia Pacific Heart Rhythm Society
Dr. Lee Karl Thien

Heart Rhythm Society
Dr. Boldizsar Kovacs 

Latin American Heart Rhythm Society
Dr. Juan Carlos Diaz Heredia

Young Ambassador Role

To learn more about what the Young Ambassadors do, please refer to this document.

War in Ukraine, one year later

Dr. Olena Ilchyshyna reports on the situation in Ukraine a year after the start of the war.

Q: Could you describe the current situation in cardiology and electrophysiology in your country?

A: "Unfortunately, today Ukrainian doctors, like all Ukrainian people, struggle with the difficulties. Difficulties they never could have imagined, all due to the full-scale invasion by the Russian Federation. Many hospitals have been destroyed and medical specialists, like other people, were obliged to leave their homes and even their country. The lack of financing and of equipment, medicines, and qualified personnel as well as cardiovascular morbidity are increasing because of permanent stress, myocarditis and complications getting medical treatment in time, making the situation in cardiology rather complicated.

The same can be observed in electrophysiology: essential deficiency of pacemakers, defibrillators and other devices worsen the quality of health care at the moment. We are today unable to provide for all our needs. A separate category of our patients deserves special attention - our veterans who are mostly young men with severe injuries and comorbidity complications including myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, and heart conduction disorders."

Continue reading Dr. Ilchyshyna's account

Young Ambassadors' testimonials

“This year ends my second EHRA Young EP ambassador mandate. I had an incredible 4 years, met wonderful young EP colleagues and went through with my fellowship in Zagreb, passed the EHRA exam and this year finally started doing complex EP procedures in my center in Skopje, Macedonia. Many thanks for the fantastic support received from EHRA and the Young EP community. I hope to continue our collaboration in the future.”

Jane Taleski 

(2018-2022 Ambassador for North Macedonia)

“Dear EHRA, I would like to express my gratitude and thanks to all of you for having me in the EHRA family. I had a wonderful four years with you and learned and improved my skills as well as imported all that for the good of Armenia. I am one of the lucky guys who had the chance to work with Prof. Heidbuchel, Prof. Leclercq (who was my mentor also) and for a short time, with Prof. Merino. Impossible not to recognise Katarzyna Malaczynska-Rajpold’s (EHRA Young EP Committee Chairperson) friendly management, and thanks to Lauren’s (EHRA staff) availability I was able to keep in touch with EHRA. I would love to thank also Dr. Maria Grazia Bongiorni (Pisa AOUP) who, on behalf of EHRA hosted me twice (6 months) in her department and shared her huge experience with me.

I would like to mention you all by name but my email would have been a poem. I am always open for EHRA and I hope the same from you. From the EHRA house I am taking with me good friends and warm memories.”

Vahe Sargsyan

(2018-2022 Ambassador for Armenia)

Selection of EHRA Young EP Ambassadors

• The EHRA Young EP Ambassadors are nominated every two years by the EP Working Group/National Cardiac Society President.
• The EHRA Young EP committee may suggest the candidates for the position of the ambassador from the current national YEP members. However, the final decision belongs to the EP Working Group/National Cardiac Society President.
• If the EP Working Group/National Cardiac Society President does not nominate an EHRA Young EP Ambassador after two reminders, the Chair of the EHRA Young EP Committee can select and nominate the Ambassador from current national members for countries with three or more members. In countries with fewer than three members, the ambassador’s position will remain vacant.
• All EHRA Young EP Ambassadors must be EHRA Members
• Sister societies (HRS, APHRS, LAHRS, etc.) will appoint official representatives who will act as EHRA Young EP Ambassadors for a given region. 

Contact us at ehra@escardio.org should you have any questions.