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.
Ari A Mennander, MD PhD
Secretary General (Finland)
Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Head of Department, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere Heart Hospital & Clinical Research Director, Associate Professor, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
Email: ari.mennander@sydansairaala.fi
Göran Dellgren, MD PhD
Vice Secretary General (Sweden)
Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Sweden
Email: goran.dellgren@vgregion.se
Mats Dreifaldt, MD PhD
Treasurer (Sweden)
Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Örebro University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden
Email: mats.dreifaldt@regionorebrolan.se
Tomas Gudbjartsson, MD PhD
Board Member (Iceland)
Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Landspitali University Hospital & Professor, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
Email: tomasgudbjartsson@hotmail.com
Tomas Thor Kristjansson, MD
Board Member (Iceland)
Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Email: tomaskri@landspitali.is
Rune Haaverstad, MD PhD
Board Member (Norway)
Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Email: rune.haaverstad@sus.no
Vegard Skalstad Ellesen, MD PhD
Board Member (Norway)
Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Email: vsellensen@mac.com
Annastiina Husso, MD PhD
Board Member (Finland)
Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Assistant Chief of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
Email: annastiina.husso@kuh.fi
Lars Peter Riber, MD PhD DMSc
Board Member, President of 2023 meeting (Denmark)
Chief of Heart Surgery, Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Odense University Hospital & Assistant Professor, Odense University, Odense, Denmark
Email: lars.riber@rsyd.dk
Christian Holdflod Møller, MD PhD
Board Member (Denmark)
Senior Consultant Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Email: christian.moeller.02@regionh.dk
Alexander Emil Kaspersen, MD
Webmaster (Denmark)
Medical Doctor, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Email: alemka@clin.au.dk
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 Scandinavian Society for Research in Cardiothoracic Surgery (SSRCTS) is elected by the board of SATS for 3 years and can be re-elected. He is a full member of the board.
The Chief Editor of the Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal (SCJ) is a member of the board, but has no voting rights.