ESC Working Groups Elections 2024

General information

The governance of the ESC Working Groups is defined by the ESC Board-approved procedures.

According to these rules of governance, elections are held every two years by electronic voting, put in place with the support of ESC staff.

• The Chairperson-Elect is elected by the voting Nucleus Members after a nomination process
• The ordinary Nucleus Members are subsequently elected by the Working Group members with voting rights (as defined in Article 3.2)

The elections are supervised by the Nominating Committee, who must ensure that the procedures detailed in the Governance Procedures are respected. Details of the Nominating Committees can be found below.

The elections of the ESC Working Groups are organised according to the timelines detailed below.

Nominating Committees

The Nominating Committee is composed of three members: the Chairperson-Elect and Past-Chairperson of the Working Group nucleus, and a third voting member of the nucleus (excluding the Chairperson) assigned by the ESC Vice-President for Working Groups.

If you wish to receive information about the 2024 elections, we invite you to contact the Chairperson of the relevant Nominating Committee.

Composition

ESC Working Group on Adult Congenital Heart Disease

• Gerhard Paul Diller, WG Past-Chairperson and Chairperson of the Nominating Committee - email
• Margarita Brida, WG Chairperson-Elect
• Francisco Javier Ruperti Repilado

ESC Working Group on Aorta & Peripheral Vascular Disease

• Lucia Mazzolai, WG Past-Chairperson and Chairperson of the Nominating Committee - email
• Jose Fernando Rodriguez Palomares, WG Chairperson-Elect
• Alessandra Bura Riviere

ESC Working Group on Atherosclerosis & Vascular Biology

• Marie-Luce Bochaton-Piallat, WG Past-Chairperson and Chairperson of the Nominating Committee - email
• Elena Osto, WG Chairperson-Elect
• Daniel Ketelhuth

ESC Working Group on Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology

• Ana Gomez, WG Past-Chairperson and Chairperson of the Nominating Committee - email
• Daniel Johnson, WG Chairperson-Elect
• Simona Casini

ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

• Alexander Niessner, WG Past-Chairperson and Chairperson of the Nominating Committee - email
• Dobromir Dobrev, WG Chairperson-Elect
• Elisabetta Cerbai

ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Regenerative & Reparative Medicine

• Stefan Janssens, WG Chairperson-Elect and Chairperson of the Nominating Committee - email
• Ricardo Sanz Ruiz, WG Chairperson-Elect
• Marie-Noelle Giraud

ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Surgery

• Martin Czerny, WG Past-Chairperson and Chairperson of the Nominating Committee - email
• Roberto Lorusso, WG Chairperson-Elect
• Antonio Miceli

ESC Working Group on Cellular Biology of the Heart

• Sean Davidson, WG Past-Chairperson and Chairperson of the Nominating Committee - email
• Maurizio Pesce, WG Chairperson-Elect
• Petra Kleinbongard

ESC Working Group on Coronary Pathophysiology & Microcirculation

• Dimitris Tousoulis, WG Past-Chairperson and Chairperson of the Nominating Committee - email
• Edina Cenko, WG Chairperson-Elect
• Ana Djordjevic-Dikic

ESC Working Group on Development, Anatomy & Pathology

• Maurice van den Hoff, WG Past-Chairperson and Chairperson of the Nominating Committee - email
• Antonio Baldini, WG Chairperson-Elect
• Lars Allan Larsen

ESC Working Group on e-Cardiology

• Polychronis E Dilaveris, WG Past-Chairperson and Chairperson of the Nominating Committee - email
• Magnus Thorsten Jensen, WG Chairperson-Elect
• Emanuela Teresa Locati

ESC Working Group on Myocardial & Pericardial Diseases

• Antonios Pantazis, WG Past-Chairperson and Chairperson of the Nominating Committee - email
• Carsten Tschoepe, WG Chairperson-Elect
• Johanna Kuusisto

ESC Working Group on Myocardial Function

• Carlo Gabriele Tocchetti, WG Past-Chairperson and Chairperson of the Nominating Committee - email
• Wolfgang Linke, WG Chairperson-Elect
• Ida Gjervold Lunde

ESC Working Group on Pulmonary Circulation & Right Ventricular Function

• Piotr Pruszczyk, WG Past-Chairperson and Chairperson of the Nominating Committee - email
• Erik Klok, WG Chairperson-Elect
• Ana Garcia-Alvarez

ESC Working Group on Thrombosis

• Gemma Vilahur, WG Past-Chairperson and Chairperson of the Nominating Committee - email
• Diana Gorog, WG Chairperson-Elect
• Jurrien M ten Berg

Elections of Chairperson-Elect

The Chairperson-Elect is elected for a period of two years after which they automatically become Chairperson for two years and then Past-Chairperson for two years.

Who can apply

The position of Chairperson-Elect is open to the current and immediate-past voting Nucleus Members only; they receive the call for candidates prepared by the Nominating Committee.

Candidates* must comply with the election rules and eligibility criteria (respectively sections 6.1 and 6.2a of the Governance Procedures).

Candidacies are submitted via an online application form and reviewed by the Nominating Committee according to the procedure and requirements detailed in the call for candidates.

Who can vote

The Chairperson-Elect is elected by the voting Nucleus Members, in the last year of the mandate.

Results

ESC Working Group on Adult Congenital Heart Disease

• Giancarlo Scognamiglio (Italy) - email

ESC Working Group on Aorta & Peripheral Vascular Disease

• Christian Heiss (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) - email

ESC Working Group on Atherosclerosis & Vascular Biology

• Isabel Goncalves (Sweden) - email

ESC Working Group on Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology

• Katja Odening (Switzerland) - email

ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

• Bianca Rocca (Italy) - email

ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Regenerative & Reparative Medicine

• Massimiliano Gnecchi (Italy) - email

ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Surgery

• Sigrid Sandner (Austria) - email

ESC Working Group on Cellular Biology of the Heart

• Thomas Krieg (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) - email

ESC Working Group on Coronary Pathophysiology & Microcirculation

• Marija Zdravkovic (Serbia) - email

ESC Working Group on Development, Anatomy & Pathology

• David Sedmera (Czechia) - email

ESC Working Group on e-Cardiology

• Raffaele De Lucia (Italy) - email

ESC Working Group on Myocardial & Pericardial Diseases

• Andrea Frustaci (Italy) - email

ESC Working Group on Myocardial Function

• Luc Bertrand (Belgium) - email

ESC Working Group on Pulmonary Circulation & Right Ventricular Function

• Roberto Badagliacca (Italy) - email

ESC Working Group on Thrombosis

• Bruna Gigante (Sweden) - email

Elections of Ordinary Nucleus Members

Ordinary Nucleus Members are elected for a period of two years, renewable once, provided the second term falls within the overall 12-year limit.

Who can apply

The positions of ordinary Nucleus Members are open to Working Group members with voting rights (as defined in article 3.2 of the Governance Procedures); they will receive the call for candidates prepared by the Nominating Committee.

Candidates* must comply with the election turnover rules and eligibility criteria (respectively sections 6.1 and 6.3a of the Governance Procedures*) and apply via the application form received by email.

Who can vote

Working Group Nucleus Members are elected by the members of that same Working Group with voting rights (as defined in Article 3.2 of the Governance Procedures).

Timeline

• 21 April 2024: closing of WG membership with voting rights
• 22 April – 6 May 2024: call for candidates
• 10–27 June 2024: online voting
• By end of July 2024: announcement of the election results

Results

The following candidates have been elected and will join their respective nucleus as of 1 September 2024 for a period of two years, renewable once:

ESC Working Group on Adult Congenital Heart Disease

• Magalie Ladouceur (Switzerland)
• Katja Prokselj (Slovenia)
• Alexander Van De Bruaene (Belgium)

ESC Working Group on Aorta & Peripheral Vascular Disease

Pool A - peripheral vascular diseases:

• Giacomo Buso (Italy)
• Mislav Vrsalovic (Croatia)

Pool B - aortic diseases:

• Julie De Backer (Belgium)
• Dimitrios Terentes-Printzios (Greece)

ESC Working Group on Atherosclerosis & Vascular Biology

Pool A - clinical / translational research in relation to atherosclerosis and vascular biology:

• Alessandro Candreva (Switzerland)
• Giuseppe Danilo Norata (Italy)

Pool B - basic / translational atherosclerosis and vascular biology research:

• Minna Kaikkonen (Finland)
• Gemma Vilahur (Spain)
• Holger Winkels (Germany) 

ESC Working Group on Cardiac Cellular Electrophysiology

• Marketa Bebarova (Czechia)
• Giulia Campostrini (The Netherlands)
• Maria Fernandez-Velasco (Spain)
• Leonardo Sacconi (Italy)
• Luca Sala (Italy)
• Niels Voigt (Germany)

ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy

• Giuseppe Ambrosio (Italy)
• Joao Morais (Portugal)
• William Parker (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Regenerative & Reparative Medicine

Pool A - aging, regeneration and stem cell biology:

• Sveva Bollini (Italy)
• Paolo Madeddu (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

Pool B - gene editing, RNA transfer and tissue engineering for myocardial repair:

• Oren Caspi (Israel)
• Francesca Stillitano (The Netherlands)

ESC Working Group on Cardiovascular Surgery

• Angel Luis Fernandez Gonzalez (Spain)
• Can Gollmann-Tepekoylu (Austria)
• Roman Gottardi (Germany)
• Massimo Padalino (Italy)
• Edoardo Zancanaro (Italy)

ESC Working Group on Cellular Biology of the Heart

• Nazha Hamdani (Germany)
• Attila Kiss (Austria)
• Francesco Paneni (Switzerland)
• Anna Planavila (Spain) 

ESC Working Group on Coronary Pathophysiology & Microcirculation

• Mirza Dilic (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• Kyriakos Dimitriadis (Greece)
• Sanja Stankovic (Serbia)

ESC Working Group on Development Anatomy and Pathology

• Joaquim Miguel Nunes Vieira (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

ESC Working Group on e-Cardiology

Pool A - engineering:

• Sven Knecht (Switzerland)
• Michele Orini (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
• Samuel Ruiperez-Campillo (Switzerland)

Pool B - medicine:

• Maria Chiara Gatto (Italy)
• Monika Gawalko (Poland)
• Panteleimon Pantelidis (Greece)

ESC Working Group on Myocardial & Pericardial Diseases

Pool A - cardiomyopathy:

• Teresa Castiello (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
• Alexandros Kasiakogias (Greece)
• Marco Merlo (Italy)

Pool B - inflammatory myocardial diseases (myocarditis):

• Domingo Pascual Figal (Spain)

Pool C - pericardial diseases:

• Sibel Catirli Enar (Turkiye)
• Claire Peet (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

ESC Working Group on Myocardial Function

• Yvan Devaux (Luxembourg)
• Antje Ebert (Germany)
• Arantxa Gonzalez Miqueo (Spain)
• Nina Kaludercic (Italy)

ESC Working Group on Pulmonary Circulation & Right Ventricular Function

Pool A - pulmonary embolism:

• Michal Ciurzynski (Poland)
• Nika Skoro-Sajer (Austria)

Pool B - pulmonary arterial hypertension:

• Sophia Anastasia Mouratoglou (Greece)

ESC Working Group on Thrombosis

Pool A - Clinicians with an affinity for basic science or basic scientists:

• Christina Christersson (Sweden)
• Vincenzo Toschi (Italy)

Pool B - Clinical cardiology/internal medicine/hematology:

• Jose Luis Ferreiro (Spain)
• Christoph Olivier (Germany)