Our Shared Global Commitment
Recognizing Our Distinguished Global Partners
Global collaboration is essential for achieving our Mission to transform cardiovascular care and improve heart health for all. The American College of Cardiology is grateful for our continued partnership with cardiovascular societies in the U.S. and around the world. We recognize them for their tireless work, their commitment and leadership in our shared quest for a world where science, innovation and knowledge optimize care and outcomes.
International Chapter Representatives
Antonio C. P. Chagas, MD, PhD, FACC
Chair, Brazil
Alberto Lorenzatti, MD, FACC
Steering Committee, Americas
Xavier Escudero, MD, FACC
Steering Committee, Americas
Y. K. Lau, MD, FACC
Steering Committee, Asia Pacific
Benny Levenson, MD, PhD, FACC
Steering Committee, Europe
Mrinal Kanti Das, MD, FACC
Steering Committee, India
Wael AlMahmeed, MD, FACC
Steering Committee, Middle East & Africa
Mohammad Hafizullah, MD, FACC
Steering Committee, Middle East & Africa
Elijah N. Ogola, MD, FACC
African Consortium
Jose Luis Navarro Estrada, MD, MSc, FACC
Argentina
Stephen Nicholls, MD, FACC
Australia and New Zealand
AKM Mohibullah, MD, DM, FACC
Bangladesh
Paulo Caramori, MD, PhD, FACC
Brazil
Carolyn Pullen, RN, PhD
Canada
Henry Steward, MD, MBA, FACC
Caribbean
Sonia Solorzano, MD, FACC
Central American Consortium
Alejandro Dapelo, MD, FACC
Chile
Changsheng Ma, MD, FACC
China
Clara Ines Saldarriaga Giraldo, MD, FACC
Colombia
Eduardo Rivas-Estany, MD, FACC
Cuba
Licurgo Jacob Cruz, MD, FACC
Dominican Republic
Mohamed A. Sobhy, MB ChB, FACC
Egypt
Volker Rudolph, MD, FACC
Germany
John Greenwood, MD, FACC
United Kingdom and Ireland
Ioannis George Kanakakis, MD, FACC
Greece and Cyprus
Juwairia Alali, MD
Gulf
Ngai-Yin Chan, MBBS, MD, FACC
Hong Kong
Pratap Chandra Rath, Sr., MD, FACC
India
Isman Firdaus, MD, FACC
Indonesia
Offer Amir, MD, FACC
Israel
Cetin Erol, MD, FACC
Istanbul Consortium
Furio Colivicchi, MD, FACC
Italy
Masaki Ieda, MD, FACC
Japan
Seung Woo Park, MD, PhD
Korea
Ghassan S. Kiwan, MD, FACC
Lebanon
Soot Keng Ma, MD, FACC
Malaysia
Jose Luis Leiva Pons, MD, FACC
Mexico
Bashir Hanif, MBBS, MD, FACC
Pakistan
Manuel Horna, MD, FACC
Peru
Jude Erric L Cinco, MD, FACC
Philippines
Ricardo Fontes-Carvalho, MD, PhD, FACC
Portugal
Mohammed A. Balghith, MBChB, FACC
Saudi Arabia
Branko Beleslin, MD, PhD, FACC
Serbia & Republic of Srpska
Ronald Lee, MD, FACC
Singaore
Jose Maria de la Torre, MD
Spain
Suphot Srimahachota, MD
Thailand
Juan José Paganini, MD, FACC
Uruguay
Karina Carta Gonzalez, MD, FACC
Venezuela
Global Society Partners
Salem Abdessalem, MD
Tunisian Society of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery
Tunis, Tunisia
Alexander Aladashvili, MD
Georgian Society of Cardiology
Tbilisi, Georgia
Juwairia Alali, MD, FACC
Emirates Cardiac Society
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Muthana Hameed Al-Quraishi, MD
Iraqi Cardio-Thoracic Society
Baghdad, Iraq
Gani Bajraktari, MD, PhD, FACC
Kosovo Society of Cardiology
Prishtina, Kosovo
Adrian M. Baranchuk, MD, FACC
Interamerican Society of Cardiology
Kingston, Canada
David Becker, MD, PhD
Hungarian Society of Cardiology
Budapest, Hungary
Sharon Ben-Or, MD
Eastern Cardiothoracic Surgical Society
Greenville, SC
Nico Blom, MD
Association for European Paediatric and Congenital Cardiology
Leiden, Netherlands
Andrea Araujo Brandao, MD, PhD, FACC
Brazilian Society of Cardiology
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Mohamed Chettibi, MD
Algerian Society of Cardiology
Algeria, Algeria
Andrene S. Chung, MD, FACC
The Heart Foundation of Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica
Ronald Cuyco, MD
Philippine Heart Association, Inc.
Quezon City, Philippines
George D. Dangas, MD, PhD, MACC
Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI)
New York, NY
Rudolf A. De Boer, MD
Netherlands Society of Cardiology
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Benjamin W. Eidem, MD, FACC
American Society of Echocardiography
Rochester, MN
Moneim E. Elkhair, MBBS
Sudan Heart Society
Khartoum, Sudan
Khaled Ayad Ellafi, ChB, MB, MSc
Libyan Cardiac Society
Benghazi, Libya
Mart Elmet, MD
Estonian Society of Cardiology
Tartu, Estonia
Andrejs Erglis, MD, FACC
Latvian Society of Cardiology
Riga, Latvia
James C. Fang, MD, FACC
Heart Failure Society of America
Salt Lake City, UT
Kevin Farmer
Heart & Stroke Foundation of Barbados, Inc.
St. Michael, Barbados
David C.G. Foo, MBBS, FACC
Singapore Cardiac Society
St. Michael, Barbados
Zlatko Fras, MD, PhD, FACC
Slovenian Society of Cardiology
Singapore, Singapore
Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, MD
Ghana Heart Foundation
Korle-Bu-Accra, Ghana
Ratna Mani Gajurel, MBBS, MD, FACC
Cardiac Society of Nepal
Kathmandu, Nepal
Efrain Gaxiola, MD
Mexican Society of Cardiology
Guadalajara, Mexico
Thomas C. Gerber, MD, FACC
Society of Atherosclerosis Imaging and Prevention
Rochester, MN
Robert Gil
Polish Cardiac Society
Szczecin, Poland
Martine Gilard, MD
French Society of Cardiology
Brest, France
David C. Goff, MD
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
Bethesda, MD
Arturo Guerra Lopez, MD, FACC
National Association of Cardiologists of Mexico
Tijuana, Mexico
Teeluck Kumar Gunness, MD, FACC
Mauritius Heart Foundation
Pamplemousses, Mauritius
Benjamin Hoffman, MD
American Academy of Pediatrics
Pamplemousses, Mauritius
Charles Jia-Yin Hou, MD, FACC
Taiwan Society of Cardiology
Taipei, Taiwan
Shengshou Hu, MD, PhD, FACC
Chinese Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Beijing, China
Jodie L. Hurwitz, MD, FACC
Heart Rhythm Society
Dallas, TX
Ciro Indolfi, MD
Italian Federation of Cardiology
Napoli, Italy
Nadzir Juanda, MD, FACC
Brunei Cardiac Society
Jerudong, Brunei Darussalam
Nishaminy Kasbekar
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
Bethesda, MD
Hyosoo Kim, MD, PhD
Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology
Seoul, Republic of Korea
Eric Quinton Klug, MB BCh, MMed
South African Heart Association
Johannesburg, South Africa
Georgios E. Kochiadakis, MD
Hellenic Society of Cardiology
Heraklion, Greece
Tamara Kovacevic-Preradovic, MD, PhD, FACC
Republic of Srpska Society of Cardiology
Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Volodymir M. Kovalenko, MD, PhD, FACC
Ukraine Association of Cardiology
Kiev, Ukraine
Zumreta Kusljugic, MD
Association of Cardiologists of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mika Kalervo Laine, Sr., MD, PhD
Finnish Cardiac Society
Helsinki, Finland
Patrizio Lancellotti, MD, FACC
Belgian Society of Cardiology
Tilman, Belgium
Godwin Tat Chi Leung, ChB, MB, FACC
Hong Kong College of Cardiology
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Mimoza Lezha, MD
Albanian Society of Cardiology
Tirane, Albania
Changsheng Ma, PhD, FACC
Chinese Society of Cardiology
Beijing, China
Alfaro Marchena, MD
Panamanian Society of Cardiology
Panama City, Panama
Alberto Concepciòn Marecos Baruja, MD
Paraguayan Society of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery
Asunciòn, Paraguay
Michael Markl, PhD
Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
Chicago, IL
Victor Mauro
Argentine Society of Cardiology
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pascal McKeown
Irish Cardiac Society
Belfast, United Kingdom
Bernhard Metzler
Austrian Society of Cardiology
Innsbruck, Austria
Davor Milicic, MD, PhD
Croatian Cardiac Society
Zagreb, Croatia
Joseph Mills, MD
Society of Vascular Surgery
Houston, TX
Ole Christian Mjolstad, MD, PhD
Norwegian Society of Cardiology
Ranheim, Norway
Alexander Mrochek, MD
Belorussian Scientific Society of Cardiologists
Minsk, Belarus
Poobalan Naidoo, MB ChB
African Heart Network
Midrand, South Africa
Navin C. Nanda, MD, FACC
International Society of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
Birmingham, AL
Jagat Narula, MD, DM, PhD, MACC
World Heart Federation
Houston, TX
Viet Lan Nguyen, MD
Vietnam National Heart Association
Hanoi, Vietnam
Edward David Nicol, MD, FACC
Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Abingdon, United Kingdom
Feridoun Noohi Bezanjani, MD
Iranian Heart Association
Stanford, CA
Elijah N. Ogola, MD, FACC
Pan-African Society of Cardiology
Nairobi, Kenya
Fabrizio Oliva
Italian Association of Hospital Cardiologists
Milano, Italy
Anekwe E. Onwuanyi, MD, FACC
Association of Black Cardiologists, Inc.
Celebrating 50 Years!
Atlanta, GA
Petr Ostadal
Czech Society of Cardiology
Prague, Czech Republic
Tanya Padilla, DM, FACC
Ecuadorian Society of Cardiology
Quito, Ecuador
Seung Woo Park, MD
Korean Society of Cardiology
Seoul, Korea
Helder Horta Pereira, MD, PhD, FACC
Portuguese Society of Cardiology
Almada, Portugal
Sharnee Tanya Pereira, MD
Sri Lanka College of Cardiology
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Steffen Erhard Petersen, MD, DPhil
European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging
London, United Kingdom
Lawrence M. Phillips, MD, FACC
American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
New York, NY
Mihail Popovici, MD
Moldavian Society of Cardiology
Chisinau, Republic of Moldova
Radityo Prakoso, MD, FACC
Indonesian Heart Association
Jakarta, Indonesia
Luis Alberto Renta-Rosa, MD, FACC
Puerto Rico Society of Cardiology
Carolina, PR
Jennifer C. Romano, MD, FACC
Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Ann Arbor, MI
Laura J Ross, PA-C, AACC
Association of Physician Associates in Cardiology
Chaska, MN
Clara Ines Saldarriaga Giraldo, MD, FACC
Colombian Society of Cardiology
Medellín, Colombia
Amit Segev, MD, FACC
Israel Heart Society
Tel Hashomer, Israel
Claude Semaan, MD
Lebanese Society of Cardiology
Beirut, Lebanon
Luis Alberto Sepulveda Morales, MD, FACC
Chilean Society of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery
Santiago, Chile
Emer Shelley, MD
Irish Heart Foundation
Dublin, Ireland
Daniel Soffer, MD
National Lipid Association
Media, PA
Sonia Solorzano, MD, FACC
Honduran Society of Cardiology
Francisco Morazán, Honduras
B.C. Srinivas, MD
Indian College of Cardiology
Bangalore, India
Kadhim Jaffer Sulaiman, MD
Oman Heart Association
Muscat, Oman
Lars G. Svensson, MBBCH, PhD, FACC
American Association for Thoracic Surgery
Cleveland, OH
Yasuchika Takeishi, MD, PhD, FACC
Japanese College of Cardiology
Fukushima, Japan
Holger Thiele, MD
German Cardiac Society
Leipzig, Germany
Alicia Gabriela Torterolo, MB
Uruguayan Society of Cardiology
Montevideo, Uruguay
Vassil Traykov, MD, PhD
Bulgarian Society of Cardiology
Sofia, Bulgaria
Jaime Roberto Ventura Umanzor, MD
Salvadorean Society of Cardiology
San Salvador, El Salvador
Franz F. Weidinger, MD, FACC
European Society of Cardiology
Vienna, Austria
Ido Weinberg, MD, MSc, FACC
Society for Vascular Medicine
Boston, MA
Wen-Chih Hank Wu, MD, FACC
American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Providence, RI
Joseph C. Wu, MD, PhD
American Heart Association
Celebrating 100 Years!
Stanford, CA