Other Committees

The ESVS Academy Committee is in charge of developing and managing education and training activities of the ESVS.
Chairman | Prof. Ramon Vila, Spain |
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Convenor of Non-invasive Investigations Workshops | Prof. Kim Bredahl, Denmark |
Convenor of Endovascular Workshops | Prof. Isabelle van Herzeele, Belgium |
Convenor of Endovascular Workshops | Prof. Nuno Dias, Sweden |
Convenor of Open Workshops | Prof. Igor Koncar, Serbia |
Convenor of Venous Workshops | Dr. Adam Zielinski, Poland |
Convenor of Polyvascular Workshops | Dr. Vincent Jongkind, Netherlands |
EVST Representative | Dr. Claudia Schrimpf, Germany |
Training Team Coordinator | Dr. Flavia Gentile, United Kingdom |
EJVES Representative | Dr. Jonathan Boyle, United Kingdom |
ESVS Secretary General | Prof. Sebastian Debus, Germany |

The European Vascular Surgeons in Training (EVST) represents the interests of trainees in vascular surgery within the European Society for Vascular Surgery.
EVST Secretary | Dr. Stefano Ancetti, Italy |
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Programme Committee Representative | Dr. Bahaa Arefai, Spain |
UEMS Representative | Dr. Alexandra Gratl, Austria |
Academy Representative | Dr. Petar Zlatanovic, Serbia |
The European Vascular Surgeons in Training also have a Council, details of which can be found here.

The European Vascular Nurses and Sonographers (EVNS) represents the interests of nurses and sonographers in vascular surgery within the European Society for Vascular Surgery.
Professor of Vascular Nursing | Prof. Christine Kumlien, Sweden |
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Vascular Nurse Specialist | Ms. Louise Allen, UK |
Head Nurse of Vascular Surgery | Mrs. Margit Roed, Denmark |
Vascular Sonographer and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer | Mr. Filipe Fernandes, UK |
Senior Lecturer with a background in vascular nursing | Ms. Rachael Lear, UK |
Vascular Sonographer | Ms. Mari Murumets, UK |
Vascular Sonographer | Mr. Fabrizio D’Abate,UK |

Dr. Frederico Bastos Goncalves, Portugal | Prof. Nabil Chakfé, France |
Dr. Chris Twine, UK | Prof. Rob Hinchliffe, UK |
Prof. Gert Jan de Borst (Chair), Netherlands | Prof. Stavros Kakkos, Greece |
Dr. Igor Koncar, Serbia | Dr. Jes Lindholt, Denmark |
Prof. Frank Vermassen, Belgium | Prof. Anders Wanhainen, Sweden |

The Industry Relationships and Business Development Committee is in charge of developing partnerships with medical devices and pharmaceutical companies in the vascular healthcare field.
Secretary General | Prof. Sebastian Debus, Germany |
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Chief Executive Officer | Ms. Anastasia Duval, France |
Chair | Dr. Pirkka Vikatmaa, Finland |
Committee Member | Prof. Hence Verhagen |

The 2019 Annual Meeting’s scientific programme is under the responsibility of the ESVS Programme Committee.
ESVS President and Chairman | Prof. Stephan Haulon, France |
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ESVS Secretary General | Prof. Sebastian Debus, Germany |
ESVS Academy Representative | Dr. Ramon Vila Coll, Spain |
EVNS Representative | Prof. Christine Kumlien, Sweden |
EJVES Representative | Prof. Philippe Kolh, Belgium |
EVST Representative | Dr. Bahaa Arefai, Spain |
Advisor | Prof. Igor Koncar, Serbia |
Advisor | Prof. Maarit Venermo, Finland |
Advisor | Prof. Stavros Kakkos, Greece |
Local Organising Committee
The 2020 Annual Meeting’s social programme is under the responsibility of the Local Organising Committee in Krakow: Prof. Arkadiusz Jawien.

Vascunet is a committee of the European Society of Vascular Surgery which aims to increase knowledge and understanding of vascular disease, and to promote excellence in vascular surgery, by means of international vascular audit.
Mr. Martin Altreuther, Norway | Dr. Frederico Bastos Goncalves, Portugal |
Dr. Christian Behrendt, Germany | Mr. Jonathan Boyle, United Kingdom |
Prof. Kevin Cassar, Malta | Prof. Eike Sebastian Debus, Germany |
Mr. Matthew Grima, Malta | Dr. Georg Heller, Switzerland |
Dr. Mihai Ionac, Romania | Prof. Dr. Gert Jan de Borst, Netherlands |
Dr. Igor Koncar, Serbia | Assoc. Prof. Milijenko Kovačević, Croatia |
Mrs. Jo Krysa, New Zealand | Dr. Laurien Kuhrij, Netherlands |
Dr. Thomas Lattman, Switzerland | Dr. Elin Laxdal, Iceland |
Dr. Cristina Lopez Espada, Spain | Dr. Kevin Mani (Chair), Sweden |
Prof. Gabor Menyhei, Hungary | Dr. Carlo Setacci, Italy |
Dr. Nicla Settembre, France | Dr. Birgitta Sigvant, Sweden |
Dr. Alexei Svetlikov, Russia | Dr. Zoltán Szeberin, Hungary |
Mr. Ian Thomson, New Zealand | Dr. Maarit Venermo , Finland |