Subcommittees


The subcommittees oversee ESCMID activities in each portfolio to ensure all actions are fulfilled in accordance with the highest standards and in agreement with ESCMID Policies & Laws.

 

New call to join the ESCMID Professional Affairs Subcommittee

On behalf of the ESCMID Executive Committee, we are pleased to announce an open call for one new member of the ESCMID Professional Affairs Subcommittee (ID specialist). The officer’s term is from April 2024 to April 2028 (after ECCMID). You can see the full details clicking on the link below.

 

Please click here to see the full call document.

 

Deadline for sending applications is 9 April 2024.

 

New call to join the ESCMID Guidelines Subcommittee

On behalf of the ESCMID Executive Committee, we are pleased to announce an open call for one new member of the ESCMID Guidelines Subcommittee. The officer’s term is from April 2024 to April 2028 (after ECCMID). You can see the full details clicking on the link below.

 

Please click here to see the full call document.

 

Deadline for sending applications is 9 April 2024.

 

     
     

Chairperson:

José Ramon Pano-Pardo

Hospital Clínico Universitario “Lozano Blesa"
Infectious Diseases
Zaragoza
SPAIN

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI)

 

CMI Editor in Chief:

Prof. Leonard Leibovici

Beilinson Campus, Rabin Medical Center
Department of Internal Medicine E
Jabotinsky St.
49100 Petah-Tiqva
ISRAEL
Phone: +972 3 9376501

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI)

Elsevier Representative:

Andrew Miller

Elsevier
Oxford
UNITED KINGDOM

 

 

 

     
     

Chairperson:

Prof. Jon S. Friedland

St. George's University of London
Infectious Diseases & Immunity
Cranmer Terrace
SW17 0RE London
UNITED KINGDOM

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI)

Bacteria & Bacterial Diseases:

Prof. Colin R. MacKenzie

Heinrich-Heine University
Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hospital Hygiene
Universitätsstrasse 1
40225 Düsseldorf
GERMANY

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI)

Fungi & Fungal Diseases:

Dr Alexandre Alanio
Institut Pasteur
Unité de mycologie moléculaire
28 rue du Dr Roux
75724 Paris
FRANCE

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI)

Parasites & Parasitic Diseases:

Prof. Dr Kurt Hanevik

Univeristy of Bergen
Department of Clinical Science
Lab-bygget, 5.etg
5021 Bergen
NORWAY

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI)

Viruses & Viral Diseases:

Dr Christine Kelly

MMUH
Infectious Diseases
Eccles Street
Dublin
IRELAND

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI)

Pathogenesis & Immunology:

Dr Silvio Brugger

Universitätsspital Zürich
Klinik für Infektionskrankheiten
Rämistrasse 100
8091 Zürich
SWITZERLAND

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI)

 

Epidem., Vaccinology & Public Health:

Dr Bettie Voordouw

National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
Department of viruses of the national vaccination programme
Sprokkelenburglaan 5
4101NN Culemborg
NETHERLANDS

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI)

Clinics & Therapeutics:
 

Dr Pontus Naucler

Karolinska Institutet
Dept of Medicine, Solna
Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset, Solna, B3 03
171 76 Stockholm
SWEDEN

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI)

Diagnostics:
 

Prof. Joanna Maria Zajkowska

Medical University in Białystok
Infectious Diseases and Neuroinfections
Żurawia 14
15-540 Białystok
POLAND

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI)

AMR & Susceptibility Testing:

Prof. Alvaro Pascual Hernandez

Universidad de Sevilla
Microbiologia
Av/ Sanchez Pizjuan SN
ES-41009 Seville
SPAIN

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI)

TAE representative (Ad hoc):

Dr Nicholas Power

St James' Hospital
Infectious Diseases
James St.
Dublin
IRELAND

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI)

 

 

 

 

   
   

Education Officer:

Prof. Emmanuelle Cambau

Hopital Bichat /University of Paris
Mycobacteriology
46 rue Henri Huchard
75018 Paris
FRANCE

Education Director:

Prof. Mary Horgan

University College Cork
Department of medicine
T12 DC4A
Cork
IRELAND

   

 

 

 

ESCMID eAcademy Working Group

 

     
     

Chairperson:

Dr Riina Rautemaa-Richardson

University of Manchester and Manchester University Hospitals
Infectious Diseases
Wythenshawe Hospital
GB-M23 9LT Manchester
UNITED KINGDOM
Phone: +44 1612915941

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI)

Member:

Dr Onur Karatuna

EUCAST Development Laboratory
Clinical Microbiology
Central Hospital
35185 Växjö
SWEDEN
Phone: +46 470587460

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI)

 

Member:

Dr Sarah Delliere

Hôpital Saint-Louis
Medical Mycology & Parasitology
75010 Paris
FRANCE
Phone: +33 686638897

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI)

Member:

Prof. Özlem Kurt Azap

Başkent University
Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
6. Cadde 70/4
06540 Ankara
TURKEY

Member:

Dr Seif Al-Abri

Royal Hospital
P.O. Box 2657
CPO
OM-111 Muscat
OMAN

Member:

Dr Balint Gergely Szabo

South Pest Central Hospital, National Institute of Hematology and Infectious Diseases
Saint Ladislaus Campus
Albert Florian ut 5-7
1097 Budapest
HUNGARY

Member:

Dr Dokos Charalambos

P.O. Box 40724
Taubenstrasse 62
40724 Hilden
GERMANY

Member:

Dr Lina Cavaco

Statens Serum Institute
BPS
P.O. Box 2300
Copenhagen
DENMARK

Member:

Dr Maeve Doyle

University Hospital Waterford
Clinical Microbiology
P.O. Box 0000
Dunmore Road
X91ER8E Waterford
IRELAND

 

 

 

ESCMID Courses Working Group

 

     
     

Chairperson:

Dr Jeroen Schouten

Radboud University Medical Center
Intensive Care Unit
6500 HB Nijmegen
NETHERLANDS

 

Member:

Dr Arjana Tambic

University Hospital for Infectious Diseases
Departement of Clinical Microbiology
Zagreb
CROATIA
Phone: +38 512826642

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI)

 

 

Member:

Dr Shruthi Vasanthaiah

Father Muller Medical College
Microbiology
P.O. Box 575002
Room no 5, Ave maria hostel, B-block
575002 Mangalore
INDIA

Member:

Prof. Simona Ruta

Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Virology
285, sos. Mihai Bravu
030304 Bucharest
ROMANIA
Phone: +40 744525525

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI)

Member:

Dr Suzanne Aura Victoria van Asten

LUMC
Medical Microbiology
Wielmakersteeg 23
2311JZ Leiden
NETHERLANDS

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI)

Member:

Dr Siri Goepel

Universitaetsklinik Tuebingen
Infectious Diseases
72076 Tuebingen
GERMANY

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI)

Member:

Dr Chiara Iaria

ARNAS CIVICO
Infectious diseases
90127 Palermo
ITALY

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI)

Member:

Dr Claudio Neidhöfer

Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology
University Hospital Bonn
Venusberg-Campus 1
53127 Bonn
GERMANY

 

 

 

 

Chairperson

 

     
     
Prof. Anu Kantele

University of Helsinki
Kuutamotie 11
00600 Helsinki
FINLAND

   

 

 

 

Clinical Microbiology (for Infectious Disease and ad hoc members, please scroll down)

 

     
     
Dr Olivier Denis

CHU Godinne
Microbiology Department
Rue Emile Banning 57
BE-1050 Bruxelles
BELGIUM

Prof. Karl Gustaf Kristinsson

Landspitali University Hospital
Clinical Microbiology
v/Baronstig
IS-101 Reykjavik
ICELAND

Dr Makeda Semret

McGill University Health Centre
Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Medical Microbiology
Glen Site, 1001 Boul Decarie, E05:1616
H4A 3J1 Montreal
CANADA

Prof. Birgit Willinger

Medical University of Vienna
Laboratory Medicine/Clinical Microbiology
Waehringer Guertel 18-20/5P
AT-1090 Wien
AUSTRIA

UEMS MM Section representative: 

Dr Truls Michael Leegaard

Akershus university hospital
Dept of Microbiology and infection control
Sykehusveien 25
1478 Lørenskog
NORWAY

 

 

 

 

Infectious Diseases (for other ad hoc members, please scroll down)

 

     
Prof. Özlem Kurt Azap

Başkent University
Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
6. Cadde 70/4
06540 Ankara
TURKEY

Dr Anna Checkley

Hospital for Tropical Diseases, UCLH, London
HTD Offices, Maple House, 149 Tottenham Court
W1T 7NF London
UNITED KINGDOM

Prof. Sipho Kenneth Dlamini

Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town
Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine
Main Road
7937 Observatory
SOUTH AFRICA

Dr Rita Murri

Catholic University of Rome
Infectious Diseases
L.go A Gemelli 8
00168 Rome
ITALY

UEMS ID Section representative:

Prof. Jean Paul Stahl

CHU
Infectious Diseases
Boulevard de la Chantourne
38043 Grenoble
FRANCE

 

 

 

 

Ad hoc members

 

     

ESCMID Advocate:

Dr André Fuchs

Augsburg University Hospital
III. Medical Department
Krippacker Str. 9
DE-86391 Stadtbergen
GERMANY

 

ESCMID Advocate:

Dr Agnes Maria Sonnevend

University of Pécs Medical School
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Szigeti út 12
7624 Pécs
HUNGARY

ESCMID Advocate:

Dr Khetam Hussein

Rambam health care campus
Infection control and infectious disease unit
P.O. Box 396
Haaliya street
IL-31096 Haifa
ISRAEL

Trainee Association of ESCMID, President:

Dr Petar Velikov

Infectious Diseases Hospital
Clinic of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
17 "Acad. Ivan Geshov" blvd.
1431 Sofia
BULGARIA

Trainee Association of ESCMID, President-elect:

Dr Giorgia Caruana

University Hospital of Lausanne (CHUV)
Department of Laboratory medicine, Institute of microbiology
Avenue du Temple 9
1012 Lausanne
SWITZERLAND

 

 

 

 

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI) declarations

 

The Parity Commission was founded in 2010. To find out more, click here.

 

 

 

     
     

Chairperson:

Prof. Anu Kantele

University of Helsinki
Kuutamotie 11
00600 Helsinki
FINLAND
Phone: +33 8503 0976 40

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI)

   

Member:

Dr Khetam Hussein

Rambam health care campus
Infection control and infectious disease unit
P.O. Box 396
Haaliya street
IL-31096 Haifa
ISRAEL

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI)

Member:

Dr Agnes Maria Sonnevend

University of Pécs Medical School
Medical Microbiology and Immunology
Szigeti út 12
7624 Pécs
HUNGARY

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI)

Member:

Dr André Fuchs

Augsburg University Hospital
III. Medical Department
Krippacker Str. 9
DE-86391 Stadtbergen
GERMANY

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI) declarations

The ESCMID International Affairs Subcommittee consists of a chair as well as Subcommittee members appointed by the Executive Committee.

 

     
     

Chairperson:

Prof. Nicola Petrosillo

National Institute for Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases
Via Portuense, 292
00149 Rome
ITALY

Member:

Prof. Adrian John Brink

University of Cape Town - Faculty of Health Sciences
Division of Medical Microbiology
5th floor, Suite 5.28, Falmouth Building - Anzio Road Observatory
7925 Cape Town
SOUTH AFRICA

Member:

Dr Mauricio J. Farfan

Departamento de Pediatría y Cirugía Infantil
Facultad de Medicina
Hospital Dr. Luis Calvo Mackenna
Universidad de Chile
Santiago
CHILE

Member:

Prof. Ramasubramanian

Venkatasubramanian
Apollo Hospital
Infectious Diseases
7, Vanniar first street
600094 Chennai
INDIA

Member:

Dr Seif Al-Abri

Royal Hospital
P.O. Box 2657
CPO
OM-111 Muscat
OMAN

Member:

Prof. Yunsong Yu

Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, College of medicine, Zhejiang University
Department of Infectious Diseases
3#, Qingchun East Road
310016 Hangzhou
CHINA

Member:

Dr Maria Eugenia Gutierrez Pimentel

Hospital Jose Domingo De Obaldia
Infectious Diseases
P.O. Box 042600283
Via Interamericana
0426 David, Chiriqui
PANAMA

Member:

Dr Adalat Abdullayev

Central hospital of oil workers
Y. Seferov 17
AZ1025 Baku
AZERBAIJAN

Member:

Prof. Monica Slavin

Peter Maccallum Cancer Cente
Infectious Diseases
305 Grattan street
3000 Melbourne
AUSTRALIA

 

 

 

     
     

Chairperson:
 

Luigia Scudeller

Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Research and Innovation Unit
Via Pietro Albertoni 15
40138 Bologna
ITALY

Guideline Officer:
 

José Ramon Pano-Pardo

Hospital Clínico Universitario “Lozano Blesa"
Infectious Diseases
C/ Océano Atlántico 19, Casa 48
50012 Zaragoza
SPAIN

Guideline Subcommittee member:

Effrossyni Gkrania-Klotsas

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Trust
Department of Infectious Diseases
Hills Road
CB2 0QQ Cambridge
UNITED KINGDOM

Guideline Subcommittee member:

Dr Tomislav Kostyanev

Technical University of Denmark
Research group for Global Capacity Building
Kemitorvet, Building 204, Room 127
2800 Kgs. Lyngby
DENMARK

Guideline Subcommittee member:

Dr Miranda Langendam

Amsterdam UMC
Epidemiology and Data Science
Amsterdam
NETHERLANDS

Guideline Subcommittee member:

Dr José Molina Gil-Bermejo

Institute of Biomedicine of Seville/University Hospital Virgen del Rocío/CSIC/Un
Clinical Unit of Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Parasitology
C/ Dresde 4 Portal 6 Atico A
41012 Sevilla
SPAIN

Guideline Subcommittee member:

Jean Paul Stahl

CHU
Infectious Diseases
Boulevard de la Chantourne
38043 Grenoble
FRANCE

Guideline Subcommittee member:

Sarah Tschudin Sutter

University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology
Petersgraben 4
4031 Basel
SWITZERLAND

Guideline Subcommittee member - CMI laison:

Prof. Paul Mical

Rambam Health Care Center
Division of Infectious Diseases
P.O. Box 9602
Ha'Aliya
3109601 Haifa
ISRAEL

 

 

 

 

 

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI) declarations

 

     
     

Ethics Advisory Committee Chairperson:

Murat Akova

Hacettepe University School of Medicine
Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology
06100 Sihhiye Ankara
TURKEY

Ethics Advisory Committee member:

Aleksandra Barac

Clinical Center of Serbia
Clinic for Infectious and Tropical Diseases
P.O. Box 11000
Belgrade
SERBIA

Ethics Advisory Committee member:

Asma Nasim

Department of Infectious Diseases
Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation
Sardar Yaqoob Ali Khan Road
Karachi
PARKISTAN

Ethics Advisory Committee member:

Elda Righi

Verona University
Infectious diseases
P.le L.A. Scuro 10
37134 Verona
ITALY

Ethics Advisory Committee member:

Dafna Yahav

Rabin medical center, Beilinson hospital
Infectious diseases unit
39 Jabotinsky St
49100 Petah-Tikva
ISRAEL

 

 

 

 

Current Conflict of Interest (CoI) declarations