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ISAPS Past Presidents

Thank you to all the individuals who have served as President, lending ISAPS your expertise and guidance in pursuit of ISAPS' mission and strategic priorities.

Below please find a list of ISAPS' Presidents throughout the years.

2020–2022 | Nazim CERKES, MD, PhD – Turkey

2018–2020 | Dirk RICHTER, MD – Germany

2016–2018 | Renato SALTZ, MD, FACS – United States

2014–2016 | Susumu TAKAYANAGI, MD, PhD – Japan

2012–2014 | Carlos UEBEL, MD, PhD – Brazil

2010–2012 | Jan POELL, MD – Switzerland

2008–2010 | Foad NAHAI, MD, FACS – United States

2006–2008 | Bryan C. MENDELSON, FRACS, FACS – Australia

2004–2006 | Joao Carlos SAMPAIO GOES, MD, PhD – Brazil

2002–2004 | Thomas BIGGS, MD – United States

2000–2002 | K. Guler GURSU, MD – Turkey

1997–2000 | Kiyotaka WATANABE, MD – Japan

1995–1997 | Ricardo BAROUDI, MD – Brazil

1993–1995 | Blair ROGERS, MD – United States

1992–1993 | Guy JOST, MD – France

1989–1992 | Jose GUERRERO SANTOS, MD – Mexico

1987–1989 | Rodolphe MEYER, MD – Switzerland

1985–1987 | James SMITH, MD – United States

1983–1985 | Benito VILAR-SANCHO, MD – Spain

1981–1983 | Seiichi OHMORI, MD – Japan

1979–1981 | Sanford GLANZ, MD – United States

1977–1979 | Jack DAVIS, MD – Argentina

1975–1977 | Ulrich HINDERER, MD – Spain

1973–1975 | Mario GONZALEZ-ULLOA, MD – Mexico

1970–1973 | John LEWIS, Jr., MD – United States