Western Europe

The Western Europe region is represented by the ISN Western Europe 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 
RosannaCoppoChairItaly
LizLightstoneDeputy ChairExCom LiaisonUnited Kingdom
MarcusSäemannAffiliated Society RepresentativeAustrian Society of NephrologyAustria
JanDudleyAffiliated Society RepresentativeBritish Association of Pediatric Nephrology (President)United Kingdom
KathleenClaesAffiliated Society RepresentativeBelgian Society of Nephrology (President)Belgium
ChristianCombeAffiliated Society RepresentativeFrench Society of Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation (SFNDT)France
NiinaKoivuviitaAffiliated Society RepresentativeFinnish Society of Nephrology (President)Finland
Hans-JoachimAndersAffiliated Society RepresentativeGerman Society of Nephrology (Rep)Germany
AikateriniPapagianniAffiliated Society RepresentativeHellenic Society of Nephrology (Rep)Greece
YvonneO'MearaAffiliated Society RepresentativeIrish Kidney Association (Rep)Ireland
LiamPlantAffiliated Society RepresentativeIrish Nephrology Society (President)Ireland
TaliaWeinsteinAffiliated Society RepresentativeIsrael Society of Nephology and Hypertension (Rep)Israel
PiergiorgioMessaAffiliated Society RepresentativeItalian Society of Nephrology (Incoming President)Italy
Marit DahlSolbuAffiliated Society RepresentativeNorwegian Society of Nephrology (President)Norway
FernandoNolascoAffiliated Society RepresentativePortuguese Society of Nephrology (President)Portugal
SunilBhandariAffiliated Society RepresentativeUK Kidney AssociationUnited Kingdom
IndranilDasguptaMemberUK Kidney AssociationUnited Kingdom
ManuelMaciaAffiliated Society RepresentativeSpanish Society of Nephrology (Vice President)Spain
NaomiClyneAffiliated Society RepresentativeSwedish Society of Nephrology (President)Sweden
OlivierBonnyAffiliated Society RepresentativeSwiss Society of Nephrology (President-Elect)Switzerland
EricRondeauMemberTransplant Community RepresentativeFrance
ValerieLuyckxMemberSwitzerland
SandrineFlorquinMemberNetherlands
Kai-UweEckardtMemberGermany
Hans PeterMartiMemberNorway
AlbertOngMemberUnited Kingdom
StanleyFanMemberUnited Kingdom
MaartenTaalMemberUnited Kingdom
RhysEvansMemberUnited Kingdom
JamesTataw AshuMemberSwitzerland
DebasishBanerjeeMemberUnited Kingdom
GiuseppeRemuzziMemberItaly
EdwinaBrownMemberUnited Kingdom
BenedicteStengelMemberFrance
GavinDreyerMemberUnited Kingdom
DavidWheelerMemberUnited Kingdom
FergusCaskeyMemberUnited Kingdom
StefaanClausMemberNurse MemberBelgium
ThomasMüllerMemberTransplant Community RepresentativeSwitzerland
ManuelPragaMemberSpain
GiovanniStrippoliMemberItaly
IanRobertsMemberPathologistUnited Kingdom
RainerOberbauerMemberAustria
RukshanaShroffMemberPediatric RepresentativeUnited Kingdom
PeterStenvinkelMemberSweden
RaymondVanholderMemberBelgium
KlausØlgaardMemberDenmark
NorbertLameireMemberBelgium
SimonDaviesMemberUnited Kingdom
FrancescoEmmaMemberItaly/Vatican
Giovanni BattistaFogazziMemberItaly
DorotheaNitschMemberUnited Kingdom
Henriette TyseNygårdMemberNorway
BenCaplinMemberUnited Kingdom
JohannesScheppachMemberGermany
VassiliosLiakopoulosMemberGreece
HrefnaGudmundsdottirMemberIceland
ElenaLevtchenkoMemberBelgium
GiorginaPiccoliMemberFrance
ColinFormanMemberUnited Kingdom
LetiziaDe ChiaraGuestItaly
MariaPippiasGuestUnited Kingdom
DearbhlaKellyGuestIreland

Continental Europe
Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom

Scandinavia
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden

Mediterranean Europe
Andorra, Greece, Israel, Italy, Malta, Monaco, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Vatican

Greenland

If you are interested in our nephrology training and education programs and would like to get involved in expanding nephrology in Western Europe, contact Western Europe Regional Board Staff Liaison Dominique Tudor (dtudor@theisn.org)