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ISHLT Elects New Board Members and Professional Community Leaders

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

Professor Christian Benden, MD, MBA, FCCP, will serve as ISHLT President-Elect beginning in May 2023 and as ISHLT President beginning in May 2024.

Key Points: 
  • Professor Christian Benden, MD, MBA, FCCP, will serve as ISHLT President-Elect beginning in May 2023 and as ISHLT President beginning in May 2024.
  • "These results represent the development of coordinated election processes and were boosted by a record number of nominations and engagement of professional communities to expand opportunities for leadership in ISHLT to our members.
  • I am also pleased to see ISHLT leaders from five different countries elected to the ISHLT Board of Directors, and to see such a mix of geographical, gender, and generational representation stepping into leadership roles in the Professional Communities."
  • Beginning 1 May, 2023, the new composition of the Board will be:
    Director:Marc de Perrot, MD, Thoracic and Lung Transplant Surgeon, Canada (2024)
    The elected Professional Community leaders are:

ISHLT Honors Innovation in Heart and Lung Disease Research by All Members of the Care Team

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Thursday, August 12, 2021

ADDISON, Texas, Aug. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --ISHLT has announced the winners of the new ISHLT Professional Community Awards for Excellence.

Key Points: 
  • ADDISON, Texas, Aug. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --ISHLT has announced the winners of the new ISHLT Professional Community Awards for Excellence.
  • These awards recognize professional excellence in each of the Professional Communities represented within ISHLT, support the component groups that enable ISHLT's interdisciplinary approach, and elevate and empower all Professional Communities equally.
  • These winners were drawn from eligible abstracts accepted for presentation at the 41st Annual ISHLT Meeting & Scientific Sessions.
  • The full abstracts were published in a special supplement to the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation's April 2021 issue.