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 RoleCountry/Region
JohannesScheppachMemberGermany
HrefnaGudmundsdottirMemberIceland
Giorgina BarbaraPiccoliMemberFrance
EricRondeauMemberRepresentative of transplant communityFrance
ElenaLevtchenkoMemberBelgium
BenCaplinMemberUnited Kingdom
AikateriniPapagianniMemberHellenic Society of Nephrology (Rep)Greece
AlbertOngMemberUnited Kingdom
BenedicteStengelMemberFrance
BrigitVan JaarsveldAffiliated Society RepresentativeDutch Federation of NephrologyNetherlands
ChristianCombeAffiliated Society RepresentativeFrench Society of Nephrology, Dialysis and transplantFrance
ColinFormanMemberUnited Kingdom
DavidWheelerMemberUnited Kingdom
DebasishBanerjeeMemberUnited Kingdom
DorotheaNitschAdvisorStatisticianUnited Kingdom
EdwinaBrownMemberUnited Kingdom
FergusCaskeyMemberISN Executive Committee (2019-2021)United Kingdom
FernandoNolascoAffiliated SocietyPortuguese Society of Nephrology (President)Portugal
FrancescoEmmaMemberItaly
GavinDreyerMemberUnited Kingdom
GiovanniStrippoliMemberItaly
Giovanni BattistaFogazziMemberItaly
GiuseppeRemuzziMemberEditorial BoardItaly
Hans PeterMartiMemberNorway
Hans-JoachimAndersMemberEditorial BoardGermany
Henriette TyseNygårdMemberKHP WG rep/nurse member mentorNorway
IanRobertsMemberUnited Kingdom
IndranilDasguptaMemberUK Renal AssociationUnited Kingdom
JamesTataw AshuMemberSwitzerland
Jan DudleyAffiliated Society RepresentativeBritish Association of Pediatric NephrologyUnited Kingdom
Kai-UweEckardtMemberEditorial BoardGermany
KlausOlgaardMemberEditorial BoardDenmark
LiamPlantAffiliated SocietyIrish Nephrology Society (President)Ireland
LizLightstoneDeputy ChairUnited Kingdom
MaartenTaalMemberUnited Kingdom
ManuelPragaMemberSpain
Manuel MaciaHerasCore Group MemberSpanish Society of Nephrology (Vice President)Spain
Marit DahlSolbuAffiliated SocietyNorwegian Society of Nephrology (President)Norway
NaomiClyneAffiliated SocietySwedish Society of Nephrology (President)Sweden
NinaKoivuviitaAffiliated Society RepresentativeFinnish Society of Nephrology (President)Finland
NorbertLameireMemberBelgium
OlivierBonnyAffiliated Society RepresentativeSwiss Society of Nephrology (President-Elect)Swizterland
PeterStenvinkelMemberSweden
PiergiorgioMessaAffiliated SocietyItalian Society of Nephrology (Incoming President)Italy
RainerOberbauerMemberAustria
RaymondVanholderMemberBelgium
RhysEvansMemberUnited Kingdom
RosannaCoppoChairItaly
RukshanaShroffMemberUnited Kingdom
SandrineFlorquinMemberNetherlands
SimonDaviesMemberUnited Kingdom
StanleyFanMemberUnited Kingdom
StefaanClausMemberKHP WG rep/nurse memberBelgium
SunilBhandariAffiliated Society RepresentativeUK Kidney AssociationUnited Kingdom
TaliaWeinsteinMemberIsrael Society of Nephrology and Hypertension (Rep)Israel
ThomasMüllerMemberSwitzerland
ValerieLuyckxMemberExCom LiaisonSwitzerland
YvonneO'MearaMemberIreland

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

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)