Newly Independent States and Russia

The Newly Independent States (NIS) and Russia region is represented by the ISN NIS and Russia Regional Board. The members of the board are the ‘eyes and the ears of ISN’ within the region and across the whole range of activities.

First NameLast NameRoleSecondary Role 
LarisaPrikhodinaChairPediatric Community RepresentativeRussia
KirillKomissarovDeputy ChairTransplant Community RepresentativeBelarus
FergusCaskeyExcom LiaisonUnited Kingdom
NoraSarishviliAffiliated Society MemberGeorgia
AbduzhapparGaipovAffiliated Society MemberKazakhstan
OlimkhonSharapovAffiliated Society MemberUzbekistan
KonstantinVishnevskyAffiliated Society MemberRussian Federation
DmytroIvanovAffiliated Society MemberUkraine
OlgaVorobyevaMemberRussian Federation
IrmaTchokhonelidzeMemberGeorgia
NikolayBulanovMemberYoung Nephrologists CommitteeRussian Federation
AiperiAsanbek KyzyMemberKyrgyzstan
AnnaPetrovaMemberYoung Nephrologists CommitteeUkraine
KomiljonKhamzaevMemberUzbekistan
Wilmer JimEscobarMemberYoung Nephrologists CommitteePeru
Elena ZakharovaMemberRussian Federation
AshotSarkissianMemberArmenia
IsmoilRashidovMemberTajikistan
MeylisRejepov MemberTurkmenistan

Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan.

If you are interested in our nephrology training and education programs and would like to get involved in expanding nephrology in NIS and Russia, contact NIS and Russia Regional Board Staff Liaison Kelly Hendricks (khendricks@theisn.org)