{"id":188,"date":"2015-10-04T18:52:35","date_gmt":"2015-10-04T18:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iltsdev.com\/?page_id=188"},"modified":"2024-12-18T19:13:51","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T18:13:51","slug":"membership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/old.ilts.org\/about\/committees\/membership\/","title":{"rendered":"Membership &#038; Communications"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Key aims of the Membership &amp; Communications Committee<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>To promote membership growth in all countries and disciplines engaged in liver transplantation,<\/li>\n<li>To oversee and enhance society communications with current and prospective members worldwide,<\/li>\n<li>To seek and represent members\u2019 views to the ILTS leadership.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-ilts-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/15135142\/2024_ILTS-Committee-Terms-of-Reference_Mem_Com.pdf\">&gt; Read the Committee Terms of Reference<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Committee Members:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Gokhan Kaba\u00e7am, MD<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2013<\/span><\/strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><em>Chai<\/em>r <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">{2026} G\u00fcven Hospital, Ankara, Turkey<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Mario Vilatoba, MD<\/span><\/strong> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2013<\/span> <em><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Past <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Chair<\/span> <\/em><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">{2025} Instituto Nacional De Ciencias Medicas Y Nutricion Salvador <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Zubiran, Talpan, Mexico<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Ashish Singhal<\/span> <\/strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2013 <em>Vice Chair<\/em> {2027} Tampa General Hospital, FL, USA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Dmitri Bezinover- <\/span><\/strong><em><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Affiliated Councilor {2026}<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><em>, <\/em>Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Yuri Longatto Boteon, MD, PhD<\/span><\/strong> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2013 {2024}, Albert Einstein Israelite Hospital, Sao Paulo, Brazil<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\uf0b7<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Ibrahim Umar Garzali, MBBS, FWACS<\/span><\/strong> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2013 {2024} Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\uf0b7<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Povilas Ignatavicius, MD, PhD, FEBS (HPB)<\/span><\/strong> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">{2026} Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Whitney Jackson, MD<\/span><\/strong> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">{2026} University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado, USA<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\uf0b7<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Amit Nair<\/span> <\/strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong> {2025} University of Rochester Medical Center, New York, USA<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\uf0b7<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Atoosa Rabiee, MD<\/span><\/strong> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">{2026} Washington DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\uf0b7<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Stacey Rolak, MD<\/span><\/strong> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">{2026} Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minnesota, USA<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\uf0b7<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Sanjiv Saigal, MD, DM, DNB, MAMS, FINASL, MRCP, FRCP(UK), CCST(UK)<\/span><\/strong> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">{2026} Max Super Specialty <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Hospital, New Delhi, India<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"><strong>Rahul Saxena, MS<\/strong> (Gen Surg), FACS<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">{2026} New Era Hospital &amp; Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">Jason Vanatta, MD<\/span><\/strong> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2013 {2025}<\/span> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">University of Tennessee\/James D. Eason Transplant Institute at Methodist <\/span><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">University Hospital, Germantown, USA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">David Victor, MD<\/span><\/strong> <span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">\u2013 {2025} Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, USA<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Anna Mrzljak <\/strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">{2027} University Hospital Merkur<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Genco Gencdal <\/strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">{2027} Ko\u00e7 University, Turkey<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sorabh Kapoor <\/strong><span dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\">{2027} Zydus Hospital And Healthcare, NC, USA<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>*Committee terms end at Annual Congress in year shown in brackets<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"ilts--is-shortcode\"><p><div class=\"spacer25\"><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Committee Members testimonies<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"ilts--is-shortcode\">\n\t\t\t<!-- START Membership &amp; 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