Officers and Council

Officers

President

Katherine Twombley (2025-2027)

Specialty – Nephrologist
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC, USA
President-Elect

Tom Blydt-Hansen (2025-2027)

Specialty – Nephrologist
BC Children’s Hospital
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Secretary-Treasurer

Helen Evans (2025-2027)

Speciality – Hepatologist
Starship Hospital
Auckland, New Zealand
Past President

Lars Pape (2025-2027)

Specialty – Nephrologist
University Childrens Hospital
Essen, Germany

Councilors

Monica Ardura (2025-2029)

Specialty – Infectious Disease
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Columbus, OH, USA

Jean Botha (2023-2027)

Specialty – Liver Surgeon
Intermountain, Canyon Surgical
Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Javier Castro (2025-2029)

Specialty – Cardiologist
Fundacion Cardiovascular de Colombia
Cali, Colombia

Vikas Dharnidharka (2023-2027)

Specialty – Nephrologist
Rutgers University
New Brunswick, NJ, USA

Andre Dick (2025-2029)

Specialty – Liver/Kidney Surgeon
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle, WA, USA

Mureo Kasahara (2025-2029)

Speciality-Liver Surgeon
Gunma Universtity School of Medicine
Tokyo, Japan

Gillian Mayersohn (2025-2029)

Specialty-Psychology
Washington University at St Louis
St Louis, MO, USA

Anette Melk (2025-2029)

Specialty – Nephrologist
Hannover Medical School
Hannover, Germany

Marta Monteverde (2023-2027)

Speciality – Nephrologist
Dr. Juan P. Garrahan Children’s Hospital
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Priya Pais (2025-2029)

Specialty-Nephrologist
St Johns Medical College Hospital
Bengalaru, Karnataka, India

Rupesh Raina (2023-2027)

Speciality – Nephrologist
Akron Children’s Hospital
Akron, OH, USA

Srinath Chinnakotla (2025-2029)

Specialty - Liver Surgeon
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN, USA

Jenny Wichart (2023-2027)

Specialty - Pharmacy
University of Alberta
Calgary, Canada
Past Presidents
  • 2001-2003 - John Narjarian, USA
  • 2003-2005 - Deirdre Kelly, UK
  • 2005-2007 - Steven Webber, USA
  • 2007-2009 - J. Richard Thislethwaite, USA
  • 2009-2011 - Richard Fine, USA
  • 2011-2013 - Richard Trompeter, UK
  • 2013-2015 - Ron Shapiro, USA
  • 2015-2017 - Burkhard Tonshoff, Germany
  • 2017-2019 - Anne Dipchand, Canada
  • 2019-2021 - Mignon McCulloch, South Africa
  • 2021-2023 - Carlos Esquivel, USA
  • 2023-2025 - Lars Pape, Germany

Social

Contact

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Address

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Suite 1245
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