Board Members
IFAO Board Members
Years of Service as Board Member in Parentheses (Maximum)
Terms Begin January 1
*Voting Members
Officers
Chairman (2025-2027): Prof. Kiyotaka Fukamachi, MD, PhD. Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Vice-Chairman (2024-2025): TBA by ASAIO
Secretary-Treasurer (2024-2027): Dr. Libera Fresiello, PhD.University of Twente, The Netherlands.
JSAO Board Members
* Prof. Akihiro C. Yamashita, PhD (2021 – 2026). Hosei University, Tokyo, Japan.
*Prof. Tomohiro Nishinaka, MD, PhD (2026-2031). Tokyo Women’s Medical University
* Prof. Akira Shiose, MD, PhD (2026-2031).
ESAO Board Members
* Prof. Dimitrios Stamatialis, PhD (2021-2026). University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
* Prof. Ulrich Steinseifer, PhD (2025-2030). RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
* Prof. Tom Verbelen, MD, PhD (2026-2031). KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
ASAIO Board Members
* Prof. Pramod Bonde, MD, PhD (2023-2028). Yale, School of Medicine, New Haven, USA.
* Prof. Cristiano Amarelli, MD (2023-2028). Ospedali dei Colli, Naples, Italy
* Prof. Jamshid H. Karimov, MD, PhD (2026-2031). Cardiovascular Innovation and Research Group, Cleveland, USA
Editor of Artificial Organs, the official publication of IFAO
- Vakhtang Tchantchaleishvili, M.D, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, USA