The Board of SATS
The board of Scandinavian Association of Thoracic Surgery (SATS) consists of two members from each of the Scandinavian countries; Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland.
Board members are cardiothoracic surgeons from the Scandinavian countries. One member from each country is appointed by the respective national society, while the other one is elected at the general assembly. Board members are elected for 3 years and can be re-elected twice.
The Secretary General is an additional member of the board and constitutes the elected chairman of the board. The Secretary General is elected at the general assembly for 3 years. He can be re-elected once for a period of 3 years. The Secretary General takes care of all the activities of the association, including the financial. He also appoints representatives for specific tasks within and outside of the association. The nationality of the Secretary General rotates between the Scandinavian countries.
The Vice Secretary General is an elected member of the board who is to support the Secretary General in any matter relating to the association.
The Treasurer is also an elected member of the board who is to assist the Secretary General in financial matters.
The President of the Annual Meeting is not an elected member of the board but is approved at the general assembly, sets up the organization committee and suggests main topics in agreement with the board.
Göran Dellgren, MD PhD
Secretary General (Sweden)
Senior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, ProfessorSahlgrenska University HospitalGothenburg, Sweden
Email: goran.dellgren@vgregion.se
Anders Winnerkvist, MD PhD
Vice Secretary General (Country)
Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic SurgeonSt. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University HospitalTrondheim, Norway
Email: anders.marvik.winnerkvist@stolav.no
Mats Dreifaldt, MD PhD
Treasurer (Sweden)
Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon,Örebro University HospitalÖrebro, Sweden
Email: mats.dreifaldt@regionorebrolan.se
Tomas Gudbjartsson, MD PhD
Board Member (Iceland)
Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, ProfessorLandspitali University HospitalReykjavik, Iceland
Email: tomasgudbjartsson@hotmail.com
Annastiina Husso, MD PhD
Board Member (Finland)
Cardiac SurgeonKuopio University HospitalKuopio, Finland
Email: annastiina.husso@kuh.fi
Fredrik Yannopoulos, MD PhD
Board Member (Finland)
Thoracic Surgeon, Associate ProfessorOulu University HospitalOulu, Finland
Email: fredrik.yannopoulos@oulu.fi
Peter Majak, MD PhD
Board Member (Norway)
Senior Consultant Thoracic Surgeon, Associate ProfessorOslo University HospitalOslo, Norway
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Lars Peter Riber, MD PhD DMSc
Board Member (Denmark)
Chief and Senior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, ProfessorOdense University HospitalOdense, Denmark
Email: lars.riber@rsyd.dk
Christian H. Møller, MD PhD
Board Member (Denmark)
Senior Consultant Cardiac Surgeon, Associate ProfessorRigshospitalet, Copenhagen University HospitalCopenhagen, Denmark
Email: christian.moeller.02@regionh.dk
Alexander Emil Kaspersen, MD
Webmaster (Denmark)
ResidentAalborg University HospitalAalborg, Denmark
Email: aek@rn.dk