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Executive Board

President

Zsolt Kulcsár, MD, PhD

Zsolt Kulcsar works at the University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland and he is the Head and Director of the Department of Neuroradiology.

General Secretary

Dr. Anne Christine Januel

Anne Christine Januel is a senior interventional neuroradiologist at the University Hospital, Toulouse, France.

Treasurer

Prof. Dr. Christian Taschner

Christian Taschner is Professor of Radiology and senior physician at the department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Germany. He trained in interventional Neuroradiology at the University Hospital Lille, France. His special interests lie in the evaluation of new materials for interventional Neuroradiology.

Executive Director

Mike Lasse Iliopoulos Vartiainen

Mike Iliopoulos manages the ESMINT Central Office. He is the Executive Director and Member of the Executive Board without voting rights.

Standing Committee Chairs & Members

ESMINT NETWORK

Internal Affairs Committee

Chair

Prof. Dr. Jan Gralla

Jan Gralla is a qualified Interventional Neuroradiologist who received training in Germany, UK and Switzerland and the head and director of the Diagnostic and Interventionel Neuroradiology at the Inselspital, University of Berne, Switzerland.

Electronic Media Committee

Chair

Dr. Jan-Hendrik Buhk

Since June 2020 Jan-Hendrik Buhk is working as head of Neuroradiology in the Asklepios hospitals St. Georg and Wandsbek, both in Hamburg, Germany.

Member

Dr. Mohamed Aggour

Dr. Mohamed AGGOUR is an Interventional Neuroradiology Consultant - France & UK and part of the ESMINT ExCom.

Member

Dr. Adrien Guenego

Member

Prof. Dr. Marios Psychogios

Prof. Dr. Marios Psychogios is working as the Head of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology in the Clinic for Radiology and Nuclear Medicine of the University Hospital Basel, Switzerland.

WIN@ESMINT Committee

WIN@ESMINT, the Women in Neurointervention, strengthens female representation in neurointervention. Through networking, mentorship, and collaboration with other societies, the group fosters connections, shares experiences, and works to enhance the presence of women in the field.

Chair

Prof. Dr. Franziska Dorn

Prof. Dr. Franziska Dorn is the Chair of WIN@ESMINT.

EYMINT Committee

Chair

Uta Hanning

Chair

Johannes Kaesmacher

Johannes Kaesmacher works at the University Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology as well as the University Institute of Diagnostic, Interventional and Pediatric Radiology at the University Hospital Bern (Switzerland).

ESMINT OUTREACH

External Affairs Committee

Chair

Prof. Dr. Laurent Spelle

Laurent Spelle, MD, PhD, is Professor of Neuroradiology at Paris-Saclay University, France. He is Chairman of NEURI, The Brain Vascular Center, Department of Pediatric and Adult Interventional Neuroradiology, at Bicêtre University Medical Center in Paris.

Eastern Countries Committee

Chair

Dr. Ivan Vukasinovic

Professional Liaison Committee

Chair

Prof. Dr. Paolo Machi

Paolo Machi is the head of the interventional neuroradiology unit of the university hospital of Geneva (Switzerland) and Privat Docent at the faculty of medicine of the Geneva University.

ESMINT EDUCATION

ECMINT Committee

Chair

Dr. Adam T M Rennie

Dr Adam T M Rennie is Consultant Neuroradiologist at The National Hospital of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, with an Honorary post of Consultant Neuroradiologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

EXMINT Committee

Chair

Prof. Dr. Wim van Zwam

Prof. Dr. Wim van Zwam is neurointerventional radiologist at Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands.

Online Learning Committee

Chair

Dr. Jan-Hendrik Buhk

Since June 2020 Jan-Hendrik Buhk is working as head of Neuroradiology in the Asklepios hospitals St. Georg and Wandsbek, both in Hamburg, Germany.

Examination Committee

Chair

Dr. Matthias Gawlitza

Dr. Gawlitza is currently working as a consultant physician, Neuroradiology - Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Technical University Dresden.

Fellowship / e-Fellowship Committee

Chair

Dr. Luca Valvassori

ESMINT Research

Guidelines Committee

Chair

PD Dr. Tilman Schubert

Research & Publication Committee

Chair

Dr. Aymeric Rouchaud

Doctor Aymeric Rouchaud, MD, PhD, has been trained in Paris by Professors Moret and Spelle. Then he moved to Limoges University Hospital where he works with Professor Charbel Mounayer in the INR department and research lab.

New Product Introduction/Evaluation Committee

Chair

Prof. Dr. Christian Taschner

Christian Taschner is Professor of Radiology and senior physician at the department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Germany. He trained in interventional Neuroradiology at the University Hospital Lille, France. His special interests lie in the evaluation of new materials for interventional Neuroradiology.

Ad-hoc Committees

ESMINT Congress 2024

Congress President

Prof. Dr. Alessandra Biondi

Alessandra Biondi is Professor of Radiology and Director of the Department of Neuroradiology and Vascular Radiology. Besançon University Hospital, Besançon, France. Her research is devoted to vascular malformations of the brain and spinal cord. She has over 100 publications and eight book chapters.

Congress President

Dr. Elisa Ciceri

Congress Vice-President

Prof. Dr. Paolo Machi

Paolo Machi is the head of the interventional neuroradiology unit of the university hospital of Geneva (Switzerland) and Privat Docent at the faculty of medicine of the Geneva University.

Congress Vice-President

Prof. Dr. Christian Taschner

Christian Taschner is Professor of Radiology and senior physician at the department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Freiburg, Germany. He trained in interventional Neuroradiology at the University Hospital Lille, France. His special interests lie in the evaluation of new materials for interventional Neuroradiology.

Skills Training

Chair

Dr. Mario Martínez-Galdámez

Chair

Dr. med. Jawid Madjidyar

Dr. med. Jawid Madjidyar is member of the Skills Training Ad-hoc Committee at ESMINT.

ETMINT (Technicians, Nurses, Radiographers)

Chair

Alen Golubovic

Alen Golubovic is head of radiographers at the Clinic for Neuroradiology at the University Hospital Zurich.

Health Economics

Chair

Prof. Dr. Paolo Machi

Paolo Machi is the head of the interventional neuroradiology unit of the university hospital of Geneva (Switzerland) and Privat Docent at the faculty of medicine of the Geneva University.

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics

Please read the publication of the ESMINT Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Ad hoc Committee: How to Improve the Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke by Modern Technologies, Artificial Intelligence, and New Treatment Methods

ISLES’22 – Ischemic Stroke Lesion Segmentation Challenge – at MICCAI:

Task #1: https://isles22.grand-challenge.org/

Task #2: https://atlas.grand-challenge.org/

ISLES website: http://www.isles-challenge.org/

Twitter account: @IslesChallenge

Chair

Dr. Kamil Zelenak

Zeleňák Kamil is the Head of the Department of Radiology at the Jessenius Faculty of Medicine in Martin of Comenius University in Bratislava.

Member

PD Dr. med. Daniel Behme

Dr. Daniel Behme is a member of the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Ad hoc Committee at ESMINT.

Member

Dr. Deniz Bulja

Member

Dr Jildaz CAROFF

Member

Dr. Amar Ajay Chotai

Member

Dr. Valerio Da Ros

Member

Prof. Jean-Christophe Gentric

Member

Dr. Jeremy Hofmeister

Member

Dr. Omar Kass-Hout

Omar Kass-Hout MD MPH is a Neuroendovascular surgeon, vascular neurologist and Director of stroke services University of North Carolina UNC REX hospital.

Member

Dr. Özcan Kocatürk

Dr. Özcan Kocatürk is a member of the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Ad hoc Committee at ESMINT.

Member

Dr Jeremy Lynch

Dr Jeremy Lynch MBHCB MRCS FRCR is an Interventional Neuroradiology fellow at Toronto Western Hospital in Canada. Dr Lynch trained in Medicine at the University of Bristol and qualified in 2007. He underwent several years of surgical training, during which he gained membership of the Royal College of Surgeons. He then underwent further specialisation in interventional radiology and neuroradiology in a range of hospitals in London including the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Great Ormonds Street Hospital, Kings College Hospital, St George’s Hospital, and Queen’s Hospital.

Member

Prof. Dr. Pasquale Mordasini

Pasquale Mordasini is staff member and head of the neurointerventional unit of the University Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology at the Inselspital Bern, Switzerland.

Member

Dr. Ernesto Pearson

Dr. Ernesto Pearson is a member of the Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Ad hoc Committee at ESMINT.

Member

Dr. Ivan Vukasinovic

Congress Relations Committee

Chair

Prof. Dr. H.D. (Jeroen) Boogaarts

Prof. Dr. H.D. (Jeroen) Boogaarts, M.D., Ph.D. is Chair of the Ad hoc Congress Relations Committee at ESMINT.

Neurology Committee

Chair

Dr. Marc Ribo

Assistant Professor Stroke Unit. Department of Neurology; Neurologist. Hospital Vall d’Hebron. Barcelona

Neurosurgery Committee

Chair

Prof. Dr. Andreas Gruber

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery since 2001. Clinical work and research focus on microsurgical and endovascular management of cerebrovascular diseases and neurosurgical intensive care medicine.

Continuation Committee (Past Presidents)

Prof. Dr. James V Byrne

Professor of Neuroradiology at the University of Oxford. James was Editor-in-Chief of NEURORADIOLOGY from 2005-2010, and is Director of the MSc in Endovascular Neurosurgery and Interventional Neuroradiology.

Prof. Dr. Christophe Cognard

Christophe Cognard is part of the Continuation Committee and was President of ESMINT Sept. 2012 to Sept. 2014.

Prof. Dr. István Szikora

Head, Department of Neurointerventions, National Institute of Neurosciences (NIN) Deputy Director, Research and Science, National Institute of Neurosciences (NIN)

Prof. Dr. Laurent Pierot

Professor of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Reims Head of the Department of Radiology, University Hospital, Reims

Prof. Dr. Jens Fiehler


Jens Fiehler is the Director of the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology in the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf in Germany and Visiting Professor of Interventional Neuroradiology at the University of Oxford.

Course Directors

ECMINT

Prof. Dr. Phil White

Phil White is Professor & Honorary Consultant Neuroradiologist at Newcastle University & the Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust.

EXMINT

Prof. Dr. Antonin Krajina

Antonin Krajina, MD, PhD, is head of the department of diagnostic radiology of the Charles University Hospital in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic.

ESMINT Office

Birgit Amend

Birgit Amend is head of Marketing, Communications and Public Relations at ESMINT and is responsible for parts of the administration.

Liz Derow

Liz Derow works on a consultancy basis as Association Projects Manager for ESMINT.