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Josef Stehlik, MD, MPH

2025-2026

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT USA
Christian Benden, MD, MBA, FCCP, FERS

Christian Benden, MD, MBA, FCCP, FERS

2024-2025

Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA USA
Jason Christie, MD, MS

Jason Christie, MD, MS

2023-2024

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA USA
Andreas Zuckermann, MD

Andreas Zuckermann, MD

2022-2023

Medical University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria
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Lara Danziger-Isakov, MD, MPH

2021-2022

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH USA
Joseph Rogers, MD

Joseph Rogers, MD

2020-2021

Texas Heart Institute
Houston, TX USA
Stuart Sweet, MD, PhD

Stuart Sweet, MD, PhD

2019-2020

National Institutes of Health
St. Louis, MO USA
Jeffrey Teuteberg, MD

Jeffrey Teuteberg, MD

2018-2019

Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA USA
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Andrew Fisher, FRCP, PhD

2017-2018

Newcastle University
Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Maryl Johnson, MD

2016-2017

University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI USA
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Duane Davis, MD, MBA

2015-2016

Adventhealth
Orlando, FL USA
Hermann Reichenspurner, MD, PhD

Hermann Reichenspurner, MD, PhD

2014-2015

University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf
Hamburg, Germany
Allan Glanville, MBBS, MD, FRACP

Allan Glanville, MBBS, MD, FRACP

2013-2014



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David Taylor, MD

2012-2013



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Lori West, MD, DPhil

2011-2012

University of Alberta
Edmonton, Canada
John Dark, MB, FRCS

John Dark, MB, FRCS

2010-2011

Newcastle University
Hexham, United Kingdom
James Kirklin, MD

James Kirklin, MD

2009-2010

Kirklin Solutions
Birmingham, AL USA
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Mandeep Mehra, MBBS, MSc, FRCP

2008-2009

Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA USA
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Paul Corris, MB, FRCP

2007-2008

Freeman Hospital
Thame, United Kingdom
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Robert Robbins, MD

2006-2007

Texas Medical Center
Houston, TX USA
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Mark Barr, MD

2005-2006

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA USA
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Alec Patterson, MD

2004-2005

Washington University School of Medicine
Saint Louis, MO USA
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Jon Kobashigawa, MD

2003-2004

Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute
Beverly Hills, CA USA
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Stephan Schueler, MD, PhD, FRCS

2002-2003

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals, Freeman Hospital
Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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James Young, MD

2001-2003

Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, OH USA
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Anne Keogh, MBBS, MD

2000-2001

St. Vincent's Hospital
Darlinghurst, NSW Australia
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Robert Kormos, MD, FRCS(C), FACS

1999-2000

University of Pittsburgh
Austin, TX USA
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Alan Menkis, DDS, MD, FRCS(C)

1998-1999

McMaster University
Winnipeg, Canada
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Leslie Miller, MD

1997-1998

Baycare Health
Safety Harbor, FL USA
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William Baumgartner, MD

1996-1997

Johns Hopkins Medicine
Sanibel, FL USA
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Sharon Hunt, MD

1995-1996

Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, CA USA
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John Wallwork, FRCS, FMedSci

1994-1995

Royal Papworth Hospital
Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Eric Rose, MD

1993-1994

Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY USA
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John O'Connell, MD

1992-1993


Sunset, SC USA
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Christian Cabrol, MD

1991-1992



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Margaret Billingham,

1990-1991



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Bruno Reichart, MD

1988-1990


Starnberg, Germany
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Stuart Jamieson, MB, FRCS

1986-1988

UC San Diego Health System
La Jolla, CA USA
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Sir Terence English, KBE, FRCS

1984-1986



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Jack Copeland, MD

1982-1984


Fort Wayne, IN USA
Josef Stehlik, MD, MPH, ISHLTF

Josef Stehlik, MD, MPH, ISHLTF

Member

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT USA
Christian Benden, MD, MBA, FCCP, FERS, ISHLTF

Christian Benden, MD, MBA, FCCP, FERS, ISHLTF

Member

Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA USA
Jason Christie, MD, MS, ISHLTF

Jason Christie, MD, MS, ISHLTF

Member

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA USA
Andreas Zuckermann, MD, ISHLTF

Andreas Zuckermann, MD, ISHLTF

Member

Medical University of Vienna
Wien, Austria
Lara Danziger-Isakov, MD, MPH, ISHLTF

Lara Danziger-Isakov, MD, MPH, ISHLTF

Member

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, OH USA
Joseph Rogers, MD, ISHLTF

Joseph Rogers, MD, ISHLTF

Member

Texas Heart Institute
Houston, TX USA
Stuart Sweet, MD, PhD, ISHLTF

Stuart Sweet, MD, PhD, ISHLTF

Member

National Institutes of Health
Saint Louis, MO USA
Jeffrey Teuteberg, MD, ISHLTF

Jeffrey Teuteberg, MD, ISHLTF

Member

Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, CA USA
Andrew Fisher, FRCP, PhD, ISHLTF

Andrew Fisher, FRCP, PhD, ISHLTF

Member

Newcastle University
Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Maryl Johnson, MD, ISHLTF

Maryl Johnson, MD, ISHLTF

Member

University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI USA
Duane Davis, MD, MBA

Duane Davis, MD, MBA

Member

Adventhealth
Orlando, FL USA
David Taylor, MD

David Taylor, MD

Deceased Member

Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Jack Copeland, MD, ISHLTF

Jack Copeland, MD, ISHLTF

Member

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Fort Wayne, IN USA
Allan Glanville, MBBS, MD, FRACP

Allan Glanville, MBBS, MD, FRACP

Deceased Member

St. Vincent's Hospital
Darlinghurst, NSW Australia
Hermann Reichenspurner, MD, PhD, ISHLTF

Hermann Reichenspurner, MD, PhD, ISHLTF

Member

University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf
Hamburg, Germany
Paul Corris, MB, FRCP, ISHLTF

Paul Corris, MB, FRCP, ISHLTF

Member

Freeman Hospital
Thame, United Kingdom
Alan Menkis, DDS, MD, FRCS(C)

Alan Menkis, DDS, MD, FRCS(C)

Member

McMaster University
Winnipeg, MB Canada
Anne Keogh, MBBS, MD

Anne Keogh, MBBS, MD

Member

St. Vincent's Hospital
Darlinghurst, NSW Australia
Robert Kormos, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, ISHLTF

Robert Kormos, MD, FRCS(C), FACS, ISHLTF

Member

University of Pittsburgh
Austin, TX USA
Lori West, MD, DPhil, ISHLTF

Lori West, MD, DPhil, ISHLTF

Member

University of Alberta
Edmonton, AB Canada
Mandeep Mehra, MBBS, MSc, FRCP

Mandeep Mehra, MBBS, MSc, FRCP

Member

Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA USA
Mark Barr, MD

Mark Barr, MD

Member

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA USA
Stephan Schueler, MD, PhD, FRCS, ISHLTF

Stephan Schueler, MD, PhD, FRCS, ISHLTF

Member

Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals, Freeman Hospital
Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
John Dark, MB, FRCS, ISHLTF

John Dark, MB, FRCS, ISHLTF

Member

Newcastle University
Hexham, United Kingdom
James Kirklin, MD, ISHLTF

James Kirklin, MD, ISHLTF

Member

Kirklin Solutions
Birmingham, AL USA
James Young, MD, ISHLTF

James Young, MD, ISHLTF

Member

Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Chagrin Falls, OH USA
Robert Robbins, MD

Robert Robbins, MD

Member

Texas Medical Center
Houston, TX USA
Alec Patterson, MD

Alec Patterson, MD

Member

Washington University School of Medicine
Saint Louis, MO USA
Jon Kobashigawa, MD, ISHLTF

Jon Kobashigawa, MD, ISHLTF

Member

Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute
Beverly Hills, CA USA
Leslie Miller, MD

Leslie Miller, MD

Member

Baycare Health
Safety Harbor, FL USA
William Baumgartner, MD, ISHLTF

William Baumgartner, MD, ISHLTF

Member

Johns Hopkins Medicine
Sanibel, FL USA
Sharon Hunt, MD, ISHLTF

Sharon Hunt, MD, ISHLTF

Member

Stanford University Medical Center
Stanford, CA USA
John Wallwork, FRCS, FMedSci, ISHLTF

John Wallwork, FRCS, FMedSci, ISHLTF

Member

Royal Papworth Hospital
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Eric Rose, MD

Eric Rose, MD

Member

Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY USA
John O'Connell, MD

John O'Connell, MD

Member


Sunset, SC USA
Christian Cabrol, MD

Christian Cabrol, MD

Deceased Member

La Pitie Hospital
Margaret Billingham

Margaret Billingham

Deceased Member

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Chicago, IL USA
Bruno Reichart, MD, ISHLTF

Bruno Reichart, MD, ISHLTF

Member

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Starnberg, Germany
Stuart Jamieson, MB, FRCS

Stuart Jamieson, MB, FRCS

Member

UC San Diego Health System
La Jolla, CA USA
Sir Terence English, KBE, FRCS

Sir Terence English, KBE, FRCS

Deceased Member

retired
Oxford, United Kingdom
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Michael Hess, MD

Deceased Member

VCU Medical Center

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