Pulmonary Vascular Disease (PAH & CTEPH) Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committee

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Each Interdisciplinary Network (IDN) is led by a Steering Committee, to ensure that the mission, purposes, and activities pursued by SHLT are reflective of the perspectives and needs of the entire health care delivery team.

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Clara Hjalmarsson, MD, PhD, Associate professor (2027)

Chair / Cardiology Professional Community Representative
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Gothenburg, Sweden
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Katherine Kozarek, MD (2026)

Member/ Anesthesiology and Critical Care Professional Community Representative
University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Alexander Bernhardt, MD (2026)

Member/ Cardiothoracic Surgery Professional Community Representative
University Heart and Vascular Center Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
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Yoichiro Natori, MD, PhD (2028)

Member / Infectious Diseases Professional Community Representative
Unviersity of Miami
Miami, FL USA
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Elsa Garza, DNP, ACNP-BC (2026)

Member/ Nursing and Allied Health Professional Community Representative
Ascension IL, Suburban Lung

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Christina Kaufman, PhD (2027)

Member/ Pathology Professional Community Representative
University of Louisville
Louisville, KY USA
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Shawn West, MD (2026)

Member/ Pediatrics Professional Community Representative
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA USA
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Heidi Brink, PharmD, BCPS (2028)

Member / Pharmacy Professional Community Representative
Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE USA
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Colin Church, BSC(Hons), PhD, FRCP (2028)

Member / Pulmonology Professional Community Representative
Golden Jubilee National Hospital
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Roberto Badagliacca

Roberto Badagliacca, MD, PhD (2028)

Member / Research & Immunology Professional Community Representative
University of Rome Sapienza
Rome, Italy
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Bailey Colvin, PharmD (2027)

Member/ Early Career and Trainee Committee Representative
WVU Medicine Ruby Memorial Hospital
Morgantown, WV USA
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Nicholas Kolaitis, MD (2027)

Standards & Guidelines Committee Associate Chair
University of California, San Francisco
San Rafael, CA USA
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Juliet Osazemwinde,

ISHLT Staff Liaison
ISHLT

ISHLT leverages the value of its interdisciplinarity to deliver on the Society’s mission by organizing into four core therapy/disease-focused practice areas called Interdisciplinary Networks (IDNs). Under the leadership of an Interdisciplinary Steering Committee, each of these Interdisciplinary Networks ensure that the mission and purposes of the Society and all of the activities pursued by the Society are reflective of the perspectives and needs of the entire health care delivery team.

There are four IDN Steering Committees:

  • Advanced Heart Failure & Transplantation IDN Steering Committee
  • Advanced Lung Failure & Transplantation IDN Steering Committee
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support IDN Steering Committee
  • Pulmonary Vascular Disease (PAH & CTEPH) IDN Steering Committee

Policies

Committee Composition
Committee Composition

Each Interdisciplinary Network Steering Committee (IDN SC) shall consist of the following:

  • One representative will be elected by each relevant Professional Community.
  • The Co-Chairs of the ECTC shall appoint four ECTC members to serve as representatives to the IDN SCs (one per IDN SC) by May 1 of each year. The purpose of these appointments is to ensure the voice of the early career and trainee community is provided to the IDN SCs.
  • Only members who have designated a Professional Community as their Primary Professional Community in the membership database may vote for that Professional Community’s representative.
  • Terms are for one year and there is no limit to the number of terms an individual may serve
  • The same individual may serve as a Professional Community’s representative to more than one IDN Steering Committee simultaneously, but this is practice is discouraged except for in small Professional Communities.
  • No individual may serve simultaneously as the Chair of more than one IDN Steering Committee.
  • ISHLT Board members, Oversight Committee Chairs, Committee Chairs, and At-Large Leadership Advisory Forum members are not permitted to serve simultaneously as a member of an IDN Steering Committee.
  • The IDN Chair shall be elected by and from among the IDN Steering Committee members.
  • The Chair’s term shall be one year, renewable for a total of 3 terms.
  • The IDN Chair may not simultaneously serve in a Board position for any other professional societies with overlapping membership and interest areas with ISHLT.
Committee Responsibilities
Committee Responsibilities
  • Understand the issues / interests of the Professional Communities and bring them to the attention of the IDN Steering Committee
  • Communicate news of the IDN Steering Committee’s activities to the members of the Professional Communities and obtain feedback and input as needed
  • Monitor and serve as moderators for the IDNs’ online discussions and communications for issues of relevance to specific Professional Communities and share that information with the PC members
  • Monitor and serve as moderators for the Professional Communities’ online discussions and communications for issues of relevance to the IDNs and to the Society leadership and share that information with the IDN Steering Committee
  • Work with the members of the Professional Communities to identify and recommend members to: serve in leadership capacities for ISHLT’s programs and services provide scientific and medical expertise for ISHLT’s programs and services develop content for ISHLT’s programs and services
  • Work with the various Committees to communicate the needs and interests of the Professional Communities and help ensure they are met via the Society’s various interdisciplinary programs and services
  • Work with the various Committees to coordinate the interdisciplinary peer review of ISHLT’s scientific output
  • Provide an interdisciplinary perspective on issues under consideration by the Board
  • Ensure the Society’s strategy, programs, and services retain an interdisciplinary perspective and relevance
  • Plan and lead the meetings of the Interdisciplinary Network members at the Annual Meeting
  • Respond promptly and by the deadline to all assigned tasks
  • Come prepared and participate actively in all conference calls and meetings
Purpose, Composition and Job Description for the IDN Steering Committees