Cardiothoracic Surgery Professional Community Representatives

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Alexander Bernhardt, MD

Alexander Bernhardt, MD (2026)

Chair
Representative to PVD (PAH & CTEPH) Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committee

University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Roxana Moayedifar, MD, PhD

Roxana Moayedifar, MD, PhD (2028)

Member
Representative to AHFTX Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committee

Medical University Vienna

Mauricio Villavicencio, MD, MBA

Mauricio Villavicencio, MD, MBA (2028)

Member
Representative to ALFTX Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committee

Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Rochester, MN USA
Julia Riebandt, MD, PhD

Julia Riebandt, MD, PhD (2028)

Member
Representative to MCS Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committee

Medical University Vienna
Wien, Austria
Caitlin Demarest, MD, PhD

Caitlin Demarest, MD, PhD (2026)

Member
Representative to Early Career & Trainee Committee

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Ezequiel Molina, MD

Ezequiel Molina, MD (2027)

Member
Representative to ISHLT en Español

Piedmont Heart Inst - Samsky Advanced Heart Failure Ctr
Atlanta, GA USA
Ivan Netuka, MD, PhD

Ivan Netuka, MD, PhD (2027)

Member
Representative to Leadership Advisory Forum

Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine
Praha, USA
Cumara Sivathasan, MBBS, FRCS

Cumara Sivathasan, MBBS, FRCS (2026)

Member
Representative to Leadership Advisory Forum

National Heart Center, Singapore
Singapore, Singapore
Juliet Osazemwinde,

Juliet Osazemwinde,

ISHLT Staff Liaison

ISHLT

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