WSO Board 2018-2020
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On the 29th of October 2006 at the World Stroke Congress in Cape Town, the International Stroke Society and the World Stroke Federation (WSF), the two lead organizations representing stroke globally, merged to form the new body World Stroke Organization. After considerable discussion, both boards agreed that there was a need to have stroke represented with a single voice. It was also appreciated by all that there needed to be a broadbased representation from professional individuals as well as professional and stroke support organizations. The International Stroke Society was established in 1989. The ISS, which was initially mainly formed by individual members, opened its association to professional societies. The World Stroke Federation was formed in June 2004. It was formed from professional and stroke support organizations.
WSO Executive Committee Members
President - Michael Brainin (Austria) |
President-Elect - Marc Fisher (USA) |
Vice-President for SSOs - Sheila Martins (Brazil) Vice-President - Jeyaraj Pandian (India) Immediate Past-President - Werner Hacke (Germany) Treasurer - Bernard Yan (Australia) Secretary - Pooja Khatri (USA) Members at Large - Valery Feigin (New Zealand) Member at large - Patrice Lindsay (Canada) Members at large - Ralph Sacco (USA) Ex-officio Member - Bo Norrving, Chair of Global Policy Committee |
Ex-officio Member - Geoffrey Donnan, Editor of IJS |
Ex-officio Member - Stephen Davis, Past President |
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