ISHLT Announces Results of 2027 Election for Board of Directors + Professional Communities
The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation (ISHLT) has announced the results of its 2027 elections, confirming a new leadership team for the Board of Directors and Professional Community Vice Chairs and Representatives.
Voting was robust, with engagement reflecting diverse representation across specialties and regions. The new three-year terms begin on 1 May 2027, immediately following the 47th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions in Sydney.
Newly elected board members include:
President-Elect (one-year term) Daniel J. Goldstein, MD, MHS, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, USA (2030)
Secretary (two-year term): Laurie Snyder, MD, Pulmonologist, USA (2029)
Director (three year-term): Samantha Anthony, PhD, MSW, Social Work, Canada (2030)
Director (three year-term): Fay Burrows, BPharm, ISHLTF, Pharmacist, Australia (2030)
Director (three year-term): Gregory Fishbein, MD, Pathologist, USA (2030)
Director (three year-term): Ezequiel J. Molina, MD, FACC, FACS, ISHLTF, Cardiothoracic Surgeon, USA (2030)
The composition of the 2027-2028 ISHLT Board:
Members in ISHLT’S ten Professional Communities (PCs) also voted for Vice Chairs and Representatives. ISHLT professional community leaders represent their community to the ISHLT Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committees, which direct activities in ISHLT’s pillars of Heart Failure and Transplantation, Lung Failure and Transplantation, Mechanical Circulatory Support, and Pulmonary Vascular Disease (PAH & CTEPH).
ANESTHESIOLOGY & CRITICAL CARE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY
Anesthesiology and Critical Care Professional Community Vice Chair
Oveimar De La Cruz, MD Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL USA
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation (AHFTX) Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committee Representative
Wenting Ma, MD Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Fellow, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA USA
Early Career and Trainee Committee (ECTC) Representative
Ragini G. Gupta, MD, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA USA
CARDIOLOGY PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY
Cardiology Professional Community Vice Chair
Melana Yuzefpolskaya, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY USA
Early Career and Trainee Committee (ECTC) Representative
Alexandra Mihai, MD, Fellow in Cardiology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Pulmonary Vascular Disease (PVD) (PAH & CTEPH) Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committee Representative
Mrinalini Krishnan, MD, Associate Director, PH/CTEPH/Right Heart Failure, Temple Heart and Vascular Institute, Philadelphia, PA USA
CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY
Cardiothoracic Surgery Professional Community Vice Chair
Olaf Mercier, MD, PhD, Professor, Marie Lannelongue Hospital, Le Plessis-Robinson, France
INFECTIOUS DISEASES PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY
Infectious Diseases Professional Community Vice Chair
Ann Woolley, MD, MPH, Clinical Director of Transplant Infectious Diseases, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA USA
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation (AHFTX) Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committee Representative
Courtney Harris, MD, Assistant Professor, Medical Director of Transplant Infectious Diseases, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC USA
NURSING & ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY
Nursing and Allied Health Professional Community Vice Chair
Shishir Kore, RN, PG Cert, BSN, Lead Ventricular Assist Device Coordinator, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
Advanced Lung Failure and Transplantation (ALFTX) Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committee Representative
Rachel Anderson, NP, Nurse Practitioner Inpatient Advanced Practice Provider (APP), UVA Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA USA
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Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committee Representative
Yu Janet Wu, DNP, ACNP, MCS Nurse Practitioner, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA USA
PATHOLOGY PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY
Pathology Professional Community Vice Chair
Cristiana Bellan, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation (AHFTX) Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committee Representative
Marny Fedrigo, MD, PhD, Physician and Pathologist, Padova University Hospital, Padova, Italy
Advanced Lung Failure and Transplantation (ALFTX) Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committee Representative
Vanathi Sivasubramaniam, MBBS, FRCPA, Senior Staff Specialist in Anatomical Pathology, SydPath, St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committee Representative
Katharina Wassilew, MD, MHBA, Chief Assistant, IICT-Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
Pulmonary Vascular Disease (PVD) (PAH & CTEPH) Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committee Representative
Jan von der Thüsen, MD, PhD, Thoracic Pathologist, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
PEDIATRICS PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY
Pediatrics Professional Community Vice Chair
Sabrina Law, MD, Director of the Pediatric VAD Program, Columbia University, New York, NY USA
Advanced Lung Failure and Transplantation (ALFTX) Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committee Representative
Nicholas Avdimiretz, MD, FRCPC, Medical Lead of Pediatric Lung Transplant, Clinical Associate Professor, British Columbia Children's Hospital, Vancouver, BC Canada
Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS) Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committee Representative
Jonathan Edelson, MD, MSCE, Medical Director of the Ventricular Assist Device Program and Heart Transplant Program, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
PHARMACY PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY
Pharmacy Professional Community Vice Chair
Asbjørn Lunnan, PharmD, Clinical Pharmacist, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplantation (AHFTX) Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committee Representative
Daryl Nnani, PharmD, BCTXP, ISHLTF, Clinical Pharmacy Manager, Heart Transplant and Advanced Heart Failure, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY USA
Early Career and Trainee Committee (ECTC) Representative
Haley Hixson, PharmD, Solid Organ Transplant Clinical Pharmacy Specialist, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI USA
PULMONOLOGY PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY
Pulmonology Professional Community Vice Chair
Kavita Dave, FRCP, MBBS, Consultant in Lung Transplant and Respiratory Medicine, Harefield Hospital, Harefield, UK
Early Career and Trainee Committee (ECTC) Representative
Alexander Dragnich, MD, Transplant Pulmonologist, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN USA
RESEARCH & IMMUNOLOGY PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY
Research and Immunology Professional Community Vice Chair
Hrishikesh Kulkarni, MD, MSCI, Allan Swartz and Roslyn Holt Swartz Women's Lung Health Endowed Chair, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA USA
Thank you for voting and congratulations to all newly elected members.