Past Presidents
Individuals who have served as ISAPS President, lending their expertise and guidance in pursuit of ISAPS' mission and strategic priorities.
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Individuals who have served as ISAPS President, lending their expertise and guidance in pursuit of ISAPS' mission and strategic priorities.
Thank you to all the individuals who have served as President, lending ISAPS your expertise and guidance in pursuit of ISAPS' mission and strategic priorities.
Below please find a list of ISAPS' Presidents throughout the years.
2022–2024 | Lina TRIANA, MD – Colombia
2020–2022 | Nazim CERKES, MD, PhD – Turkey
2018–2020 | Dirk RICHTER, MD – Germany
2016–2018 | Renato SALTZ, MD, FACS – United States
2014–2016 | Susumu TAKAYANAGI, MD, PhD – Japan
2012–2014 | Carlos UEBEL, MD, PhD – Brazil
2010–2012 | Jan POELL, MD – Switzerland
2008–2010 | Foad NAHAI, MD, FACS – United States
2006–2008 | Bryan C. MENDELSON, FRACS, FACS – Australia
2004–2006 | Joao Carlos SAMPAIO GOES, MD, PhD – Brazil
2002–2004 | Thomas BIGGS, MD – United States
2000–2002 | K. Guler GURSU, MD – Turkey
1997–2000 | Kiyotaka WATANABE, MD – Japan
1995–1997 | Ricardo BAROUDI, MD – Brazil
1993–1995 | Blair ROGERS, MD – United States
1992–1993 | Guy JOST, MD – France
1989–1992 | Jose GUERRERO SANTOS, MD – Mexico
1987–1989 | Rodolphe MEYER, MD – Switzerland
1985–1987 | James SMITH, MD – United States
1983–1985 | Benito VILAR-SANCHO, MD – Spain
1981–1983 | Seiichi OHMORI, MD – Japan
1979–1981 | Sanford GLANZ, MD – United States
1977–1979 | Jack DAVIS, MD – Argentina
1975–1977 | Ulrich HINDERER, MD – Spain
1973–1975 | Mario GONZALEZ-ULLOA, MD – Mexico
1970–1973 | John LEWIS, Jr., MD – United States