Membership Committee
In ESSO’s continuing efforts to provide outstanding services to our members these committees exist to facilitate two-way communication between the ESSO Board and the ESSO members.
The Membership Executive Committee is composed of the Treasurer, the Secretary, a representative from the ETC, the Chief Operating Officer, and up to 2 representatives of the Membership Advisory Committee.
The Membership Advisory Committee is composed of a representative from each affiliated society and up to 3 representatives from the individual membership. The Membership Advisory Committee advises the Membership Executive Committee.
Chair: Mr Hassan Malik
Treasurer: Prof. Michel Rivoire
Secretary: Prof. Marjut Leidenius
ETC Chair: Sergio Sandrucci
EYSAC Chair: Laura Lorenzon
Chief Operating Officer: Carine Lecoq
- Prof. Gamal Amira, President, Egyptian Society of Surgical Oncology, Egypt
- Dr. Pedro Bretcha-Boix, President, Spanish Society of Surgical Oncology, Spain
- Prof. Muhammad Arshad Cheema, President, Pakistanese Society of Surgical Oncology
- Prof. Jean-Marc Classe, President, French Society of Surgical Oncology, France
- Prof. Radan Džodić, President, Serbian Society of Surgical Oncology, Serbia
- Prof. Ibrahim Edhemovic, Slovenian Society of Surgical Oncology, Slovenia
- Dr. Levan Gogichaishvili, Georgian Society for Visceral Surgery, Georgia
- Prof. Zaed Hamady, President, British Association of Surgical Oncology, UK
- Prof. Dr. György Lázár, Chair Surgical Oncology Section, Hungarian Surgical Society, Hungary
- Prof. Gabriel Liberale, Treasurer, Belgian Society of Surgical Oncology, Belgium
- Prof. Aviram Nissan, Secretary, Israeli Society of Surgical Oncology, Israel
- Prof. Pompiliu Piso, Chair Surgical Oncology Society, Deutschen Gesellschaft für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Germany
- Prof. Claudio Quadros, President, Brazilian Society of Surgical Oncology, Brazil
- Prof. Franco Roviello, Board member, Italian Society of Surgical Oncology, Italy
- Prof. Sebastian F. Schoppmann, President Elect, Austrian Society of Surgical Oncology, Austria
- Prof. Cees Verhoef, President, Dutch Society of Surgical Oncology, The Netherlands
- Prof. Wojciech Wysocki, President, Polish Society of Surgical Oncology, Poland
- Prof. Han-Kwang Yang, President, Korean Society of Surgical Oncology, Korea
- Dr. Mykola Zubaryev, Vice-President, Ukrainian Society of Surgical Oncology, Ukraine
The Role and Responsibilities of the Membership Advisory Committe: Inform, Share & Engage
- Facilitate the two-way communication between the ESSO Board and the membership
- Communicate and advise on members’ needs and expectations, potential new or increased benefits for members
- National representatives to ensure appropriate communication and added value of ESSO within their society
- Identify how and where affiliated member societies could be more involved in ESSO activities (incl. oncopolicy)
- Contribute to the development of the membership section of the ESSO website
- Foster communication on ESSO oncopolicy activities at national level through the national affiliated societies
