International Academy of Cardiovascular Sciences
Leadership History
IACS Officers and Council Members (1996-2025)
1996-2005
President: Howard Morgan, Winfield, USA
Vice President: Stephen Vatner, Hackensack, USA
Vice President: Norman Alpert, Burlington, USA
Chairman, Board of Directors: Makoto Nagano, Tokyo, Japan
Executive Director: Naranjan S. Dhalla, Winnipeg, Canada
Director of Finance: Nobuakira Takeda, Tokyo, Japan
Director of Education: Pawan K. Singal, Winnipeg, Canada
Director of Scientific Affairs: Grant N. Pierce, Winnipeg, Canada
Director of Corporate Affairs: Ian M. C. Dixon, Winnipeg, Canada
Director of Public Affairs: Lorrie A. Kirshenbaum, Winnipeg, Canada
Director of Development: Ivan Berkowitz, Winnipeg, Canada
Administrative Assistant: Susan Zettler, Winnipeg, Canada
2005-2008
President: Stephen Vatner, Newark, USA
President-Elect: Sir Magdi Yacoub, Harefield, England
Past President: Howard Morgan, Winfield, USA
Chairman, Board of Directors: Makoto Nagano, Tokyo, Japan
Executive Director: Naranjan S. Dhalla, Winnipeg, Canada
Director of Development: Ivan Berkowitz, Winnipeg, Canada
Administrative Assistant: Susan Zettler, Winnipeg, Canada
Director of Finance: Nobuakira Takeda, Tokyo, Japan
Director of Education: Pawan K. Singal, Winnipeg, Canada
Director of Scientific Affairs: Grant N. Pierce, Winnipeg, Canada
Director of Corporate Affairs: Ian M. C. Dixon, Winnipeg, Canada
Director of Public Affairs: Lorrie A. Kirshenbaum, Winnipeg, Canada
Director of Health Care: Alan Menkis, Winnipeg, Canada
2008-2021
President: Sir. Magdi Yacoub, Harefield, England
President-Elect: James Willerson, Houston, USA
Past President: Stephen Vatner, Newark, USA
Chairman, Board of Directors: Makoto Nagano, Tokyo, Japan
Executive Director: Naranjan S. Dhalla, Winnipeg, Canada
Director of Development: Ivan Berkowitz, Winnipeg, Canada
Administrative Assistant: Eva Little, Winnipeg, Canada
Director of Finance: Nobuakira Takeda, Tokyo, Japan
Director of Education: Pawan K. Singal, Winnipeg, Canada
Director of Scientific Affairs: Grant N. Pierce, Winnipeg, Canada
Director of Corporate Affairs: Ian M. C. Dixon, Winnipeg, Canada
Director of Public Affairs: Lorrie A. Kirshenbaum, Winnipeg, Canada
Director of Health Care: Alan Menkis, Winnipeg, Canada
Director of Health Research: Nilanjana Maulik, Farmington, USA
2011-2014
President: James T. Willerson, Houston, USA
President-Elect: Bohuslav Ostadal, Prague, Czech Republic
Past President: Sir Magdi Yacoub, Harefield, England
Board Chairman: Makoto Nagano, Tokyo, Japan
Executive Director: Naranjan S. Dhalla, Winnipeg, Canada
CV Network Editor: H. Ivan Berkowitz, Winnipeg, Canada
Development Officer: Bram Ramjiawan, Winnipeg, Canada
Administrative Assistant: Eva Little, Winnipeg, Canada
Executive Council Members:
David Brasil, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Ian M.C. Dixon, Winnipeg, Canada
Otoni M. Gomes, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Ramesh K. Goyal, Ahmedabad, India
Suresh K. Gupta, New Delhi, India
Nilanjana Maulik, Farmington, USA
Dennis B. McNamara, New Orleans, USA
Grant N. Pierce, Winnipeg, Canada
Pawan K. Singal, Winnipeg, Canada
Jan Slezak, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Nobuakira Takeda, Tokyo, Japan
Karl Werdan, Halle (Saale), Germany
2014-2019
President: Bohuslav Ostadal, Prague, Czech Republic
President-Elect: Roberto Bolli, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Past President: James T. Willerson, Houston, Texas, USA
Executive Director: Naranjan S. Dhalla, Winnipeg, Canada
Administrative Assistant: Eva Little, Winnipeg, Canada
Executive Council Members:
David Brasil, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Ian M.C. Dixon, Winnipeg, Canada
Ricardo J. Gelpi, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Otoni M. Gomes, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Ramesh K. Goyal, Chennai, India
Suresh K. Gupta, New Delhi, India
Naoki Makino, Beppu, Japan
Dennis B. McNamara, New Orleans, USA
Jawahar L. Mehta, Little Rock, USA
Grant N. Pierce, Winnipeg, Canada
Pawan K. Singal, Winnipeg, Canada
Jan Slezak, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Atsushi Takeda, Tokyo, Japan
Andras Varro, Szeged, Hungary
Karl Werdan, Halle, Germany
2019-2023
President: Roberto Bolli, Louisville, USA
President-Elect: Grant Pierce, Winnipeg, Canada
Past President: Bohuslav Ostadal, Prague, Czech Republic
Executive Director: Naranjan S. Dhalla, Winnipeg, Canada
Executive Council Members:
Michael Czubryt, Winnipeg Canada
Dragan Djuric, Belgrade, Serbia
Dobromir Dobrev, Essen, Germany
Ricardo J. Gelpi, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ramesh K. Goyal, New Delhi, India
Chandrasekharan Kartha, Trivandrum, India
Lorrie Kirshenbaum, Winnipeg, Canada
Melchior L. Lima, Vitoria, Brazil
Gary Lopaschuk, Edmonton, Canada
Naoki Makino, Beppu, Japan
Jawahar L. Mehta, Little Rock, USA
Tatiana Ravingerova, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Pawan K. Singal, Winnipeg, Canada
Jan Slezak, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Andras Varro, Szeged, Hungary
2023-2025
President: Grant Pierce, Winnipeg, Canada
President-Elect: Andras Varro, Szeged, Hungary
Past President: Roberto Bolli, Louisville, USA
Executive Director: Naranjan S. Dhalla, Winnipeg, Canada
CV Network Editor: Paramjit S. Tappia, Winnipeg, Canada
Administrative Assistant: Khushman Kaur, Winnipeg, Canada
Advisory Board:
Sanjiv Dhingra, Winnipeg, Canada
Tejal Gandhi, Anand India
Morris Karmazyn, Ontario, Canada
Naoki Makino, Beppu, Japan
Guilherme Oliveira, Tampa, USA
Bohuslav Ostadal, Prague, Czech Republic
Jan Slezak, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Executive Council Members:
Devendra Agrawal, Pomona, USA
Peter Carmeliet, Leuven, Belgium
Michael Czubryt, Winnipeg, Canada
Buddhadeb Dawn, Las Vegas, USA
Dragan Djuric, Belgrade, Serbia
Ricardo J. Gelpi, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ramesh K. Goyal, Chennai, India
Gerd Heusch, Essen, Germany
Chandrasekharan Kartha, Trivandrum, India
Lorrie Kirshenbaum, Winnipeg, Canada
Melchior L. Lima, Vitoria, Brazil
Garry Lopaschuk, Edmonton, Canada
Jawahar L. Mehta, Little Rock, USA
Tatiana Ravingerova, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
Rhian M. Touyz, Montreal, Canada
Headquarters
Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences
University of Manitoba
St. Boniface Hospital Albrechtsen Research Centre
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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