
ESSO Governance
Our organisational structure is designed to support our mission and ensure effective leadership and governance. Explore our structure to learn more about our leadership, key committees, and opportunities for involvement in shaping the future of surgical oncology.
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HPB
WG member
Lucia Carrion-Alvarez
Consultant HPB Surgery at Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Madrid, SP
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Image-Guided Cancer Surgery
Near-InfraRed Fluorescence-Guided Surgery
WG Member
Sven Mieog
Oncological Surgeon at Leiden University Medical Centre, NL
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HPB
WG member
Rafael Diaz Nieto
Consultant HPB Surgeon. Liver Unit, Liverpool University Hospital, UK
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HPB
Clinical Research
WG Representative
Elena Rangelova
Pancreatic Surgeon, Senior Consultant at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden
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UGI
Clinical Research
UGI WG member
Jan Willem van den Berg
Gastrointestinal and oncologic surgeon at UMC Utrecht
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UGI
HPB
Thoracic
UGI WG Member
Yogesh Vashist
Asklepios Harz Clinic Goslar, Goslar, Germany
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Cancer research
UGI
UGI WG Member
Preethi Shetty
Associate Professor, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
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Robotic surgery
Clinical research
UGI
UGI WG member
Luigi Marano
Professor of Surgery, Prorector for the Development of International Cooperation-Academy of Applied Medical and Social Sciences
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Colorectal
Colorectal WG member
Gaya Spolverato
Surgical Oncologist, Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova, Italy
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Robotic surgery
Colorectal
Research
Colorectal WG Member
Helen Mohan
Consultant Colorectal and Robotic Surgeon, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre
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Colorectal
WG Representative
Marco Inama
MD Ph D FACS General Surgeon Consultant, Pederzoli Hospital General and Mininvasive Surgery Department, Peschiera del Garda, IT
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Colorectal
President
Geerard Beets
Chair, Department of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre
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HPB
ETC Chair
Stefan Stättner
Head, Academic Hepatobiliary Centre, Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Kepler University Hospital GmbH / Johannes Kepler University Linz
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PSM
ETC Co-Chair
Andreas Brandl
Deputy Director and Senior Consultant in the Department of General, Visceral, and Oncological Surgery, Hospital North West, Frankfurt, Germany
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Breast
Breast WG member
Elaine Borg
General Surgeon with subspecialty in Oncoplastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery, Mater Dei Hospital, Malta
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Breast
Breast WG Member
Nicola Rocco
Breast Surgical Oncologist, Breast Unit, University Hospital Federico II, Napoli
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