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

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.

ISHLT members can log in to see contact information for each of the committee members and representatives listed below. Only ISHLT members have access to this information.

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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

Purpose, Composition and Job Description for the IDN Steering Committees