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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 Elects New Board Members to Take Office in April 2022

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Wednesday, December 1, 2021

The Society will welcome six members of the Board of Directors at the 42nd Annual ISHLT Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions on 27-30 April, 2022.

Key Points: 
  • The Society will welcome six members of the Board of Directors at the 42nd Annual ISHLT Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions on 27-30 April, 2022.
  • "The Governance and Executive Committees congratulate the newly elected officers and members of the board of directors," says Joseph G. Rogers, MD, Chair of the Governance Nominating Committee and ISHLT Past President.
  • He has served on the ISHLT Board of Directors since 2018 and is on the ISHLT Finance Committee, as Board liaison to the PATH Council, and on the Pulmonary AMR Working Group.
  • The officers and directors will take office on 30 April, 2022, at the conclusion of the ISHLT Annual Meeting.