Prof. Mariella Catalano, MD, PhD, Univ.of Milan. Assoc. Prof. in Internal Medicine since 1988, Director Research Center on Vascular Diseases, Head of the Angiology Unit, L.Sacco Univ.Milan until end 2021.
Full Prof. since 2022, she specializes in Internal Medicine, Vascular Surgery, and CESMA-UEMS Europ. Diploma in Angiology/Vasc. Med. Teaching at Univ.Med. School (since 1987) chairing the Europ. Master Angiology/Vasc.
Med. at the Univ.of Milan and VAS Int.al Academy. Founded the Europ. Working Group on Angiology/Vasc. Med. in 1991, leading to the VAS-Europ.
Independent Foundation in Angiology/Vasc. Med., Pres. until 2023, now Honorary Pres., Member of the Board and Executive. Founded and elected Pres. of UEMS-EU, Division of Angiology/Vasc. Med.
(2008-2016), Honorary Pres. since 2016. Expertise in PAD and EU Education. Member of the VAS Int.al Acad.and the Europ. Acad.of Science and Arts.
Co-edited of the VAS Europ. Book on Angiology and Vasc. Med., author of over 180 peer-reviewed publications. Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gerit-Holger Schernthaner is Extraord.
Prof. at Vienna Med. Univ. and Vienna General Hosp., Medicine II, Angiology Division. He serves as Sr. Physician, Out-and Inpatients'' Care Co-Director, Director of Scient. Research, and Vice Dean Class II (Medicine) at the Europ.
Acad.of Sciences and Arts (EASA). Past Board Member and Advisory Board Member of the Europ. Independent Foundation in Angiology/Vasc. Med. (VAS) and Pres. elect (2023). VAS Int.
al Acad.and Board Exam. Committee Member for Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine and Angiology of ÖAK (Austrian Medical Chamber), acting as Board Committee Member for Angiology/Vasc. Med. at the Europ. Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS). Formerly Board Committee for Phlebology at UEMS. Final Med.
Univ. Exams director, PhD program supervisor Acad.to Acad. (Cardiovascular & Pulm. Disease, Vascular Biology, Cardiovascular tissue regen.) Expertise fields: Peripheral arterial Disease, Diabetes, Atherosclerosis. Author of over 300 peer-reviewed articles, over 300 lectures, reviewer in over 100 journals, now Assoc. Ed.
at Journal of Endocrinological Investigations and Atherosclerosis. Dr. Katalin Farkas MD, PhD, FESC. Chief physician of the Dept. of Angiology, Szent Imre Univ.Hosp., Budapest. Specialties: internal medicine, angiology, and clinical pharmacology.
Heading the Angiology Dept. (2005-2020), developed a modern non-invasive diagnostic lab including Duplex Ultrasound and Laser Doppler (since 1993). Europ. hypertension specialist (ESH), Europ. Soc. of Cardiology Fellow, CESMA-UEMS Europ. angiology/Vasc. Med.
qualification (since 2016). Teaching at Semmelweis Univ.Med. School (since 2005) in Internal Medicine and Angiology. Member of the Angiology Task Force, College of Internal Medicine (1997-2011) developing vascular care protocols in Hungary. Member of the VAS Int.al Academy. Advisory Board member, College of Angiology and Vascular Surgery (2011-2016).
Board member (2011-2015 Sec.) of Hungarian Soc. of Angiology and Vascular Surgery and Hungarian Soc. of Hypertension, head of the Vascular working group. Board and Executive member of VAS-Europ. Independent Foundation in Angiology/Vasc. Med. Scient.
interests: endothelial function, non-invasive diagnostics of vascular diseases, epidemiology and treatment of peripheral artery disease, hypertension, and cardiovascular prevention. Managing editor of Hungarian journal Hypertonia és Nephrologia (since 2021). Prof. Grigoris T. Gerotziafas, Heads research group on Cancer Hemostasis and Angiogenesis INSERM UMRS-938 at Sorbonne Univ., and leads the Clinical Haemostasis Group at Tenon-St.Antoine Hosp. AP-HP.
6 Sorbonne Univ. Expert in cancer-associated thrombosis, antithrombotic treatment, perioperative bleeding, pregnancy vascular complications, subfertility related to vascular alterations, and antithrombotic treatment in women undergoing assisted reproductive procedures. Research focus: cancer cells, endothelial cells, blood coagulation, and antithrombotic agents in the tumor micro-environment. Leads COMPASS-Thrombosis, ROADMAP-Thrombosis, and COVID-19 and Thrombosis projects. Chair of the Scient. Committee of VAS-Europ. Independent Foundation in Angiology/Vasc. Med.
Member of the VAS Int.al Acad.and Board. Visiting Prof. at Loyola Faculty of Medicine, Chicago, Hofstra/Northwell, N.Y., and Europ. Univ.
of Cyprus. Contributed to Int.al thrombosis management guidelines. Pres. of the Committee for the Therapeutic Protocols for Venous Thromboembolic Disease under the Greek Ministry of Health. Prof. Agata Stanek, MD, PhD, specialist in internal medicine, angiology (Vasc. Med.
) and diabetology, detaining a CESMA-UEMS Europ. Diploma. Currently at the Medical Univ. of Silesia in Katowice, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Metabolic Diseases and Angiology, Upper-Silesian Medical Centre of the Medical Univ. of Silesia in Katowice, Poland. Member of the VAS Int.al Academy, Director of the Doctoral School, Silesian Medical Uni.
, regional consultant in angiology for the Silesian Voivodeship. Pres. of Polish Soc. for Angiology (20242026). Vice-Pres., Executive and Board member of the VAS-Europ. Independent Foundation in Angiology/Vasc. Med.
Medical Examination Board Member for angiology (Poland). Past Sec. of UEMS Division of Angiology/Vasc. Med. (2022-2024). Clinical research focus: arterial, venous, and inflammatory vascular disease, chronic wounds, and metabolic diseases. A. Stanek has authored over 400 peer-reviewed publications, coauthor and scient.
co-editor of five monographs. Awarded Golden Cross of Merit, Golden Laurel of Skills and Competence, and Golden Badge of Honor for Merits to the Silesian Voivodeship. Prof. Jean-Claude Wautrecht is currently Invited Prof. at ULB (Univ. Libre Bruxelles) and Consultant at the Dept. of Vascular Diseases of the HUB Hosp. Erasme, ULB, Brussels, Belgium, and the Service of Cardiology of CHU Marie Curie Hosp.
, Lodelinsart, Belgium. He developed a Medico-Surgical Dept. of Vascular Diseases at the HUB Hosp. Erasme from 1982 and an Angiology sector at CHU Charleroi from 1994. Prof. of Vasc. Med. at ULB Faculty of Medicine (2007-2017), author or co-author of over 90 publications.
Interests: venous thromboembolic disease, vascular acrosyndromes, peripheral arterial disease, peripheral vascular ultrasound, and defense of Vasc. Med. Invited Prof. at the Univ.of Douala, Cameroon (2012) contributed to the Cardiovascular Dept., Douala Univ. Hosp. Past-Pres.
of UEMS Division Angiology/Vasc. Med. and BWGA (Belgian Working Group on Angiology). Board member of VAS Europ. Foundation, Member of ESVM and previously CFPV (Collège Français de Pathologie Vasculaire), Member of VAS Int.al Academy. Co-edited VAS Europ. Book on Angiology and Vasc.
Med., published in several peer-reviewed journals. Prof. Francesco Boccardo, MD, PhD, FACS, Assoc. Prof. of General Surgery, Univ. of Genoa, Italy, with National Scient. Full Prof.
of Surgery, Head of Surgical Lymphology Unit, San Martino Hosp. Pres. of the Europ. of Lymphology, Immediate Past Pres. of the Int.al Soc. for.