
Organisation
EACTS is the leading membership organisation in Europe devoted to cardiothoracic surgery.

Irene Lie
Allied Health Professionals Committee Member (2024-2027)

Johannes Holfeld
Translational Research and Surgical Science Task Force Member 2024-2027

Alfonso Agnino
Alfonso Agnino is Chief of the Robotic and Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery Division at the Gavazzeni Hospital in Bergamo, Italy,…

Jules Olsthoorn
Dr Olsthoorn is a cardiothoracic surgery resident in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. He has a strong interest in minimally invasive cardiac…

Claudia Cattapan
Dr. Claudia Cattapan is a resident in cardiac surgery at the University of Padua in Italy. Her primary focus lies…

Khalil Jawad
Dr Khalil Jawad was raised in Lebanon and moved to Germany where he completed his medical training at the Charité…

Simon Pecha
Simon Pecha, is a professor of cardiothoracic surgery and an Attending Physician in Cardiovascular Surgery at the University Heart and…

Monica Casiraghi
Dr. Casiraghi is Deputy Director of the Division of Thoracic Surgery at European Institute of Oncology in Milan and Assistant…

Hussein Elkhayat
Hussein Elkhayat graduated as a medical doctor at Assiut University, Egypt. In 2009 he obtained his master degree in general…

Michael Gooseman
Michael R. Gooseman is a consultant thoracic surgeon at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. His clinical interests include minimally…

Pietro Bertoglio
Dr. Pietro Bertoglio is a staff surgeon of the University Hospital of Bologna, Italy. His clinical, surgical and research interest…

Savvas Lampridis
Dr Savvas Lampridis is a cardiothoracic surgeon and Major in the Greek Army Medical Corps, with a particular focus on…

Amaya Ramirez
Amaya Ramírez is a medical student from the University of Navarra, Spain. Aiming to become a cardiac surgeon, Amaya has…

Martin Andreas
Martin Andreas graduated at the Medical University of Vienna in 2006 and received an MBA in 2010, a PhD in…

Peter Verbrugghe
Peter Verbrugghe graduated in 2007 as medical doctor at KU Leuven. In 2013 he obtained a master degree in health…

Gowthanan Santhirakumaran
Gowthanan is a thoracic surgery resident from the UK and based in London. With experiences in organising national teaching sessions…

Sam Burton
Sam Burton is a medical student from the UK, currently pursuing a research master’s degree in cardiac surgery in the…
