| Members of Council and Committees 2001 - 2002 | ||
| Council | Name | Term of Office |
| President | Marko Turina | 2001-2002 |
| Vice President | Walter Klepetko | 2001-2002 |
| Secretary General | Torkel Aberg | 1992-2004 |
| Treasurer | Jose Pomar | 1999-2002 |
| Editor | Ludwig von Segesser | 2000-2005 |
| Information Officer | Paul Sergeant | 1998-2003 |
| Past President |
Marcos Murtra |
2001-2002 |
| Councillors | Leo Bockeria | 2001-2004 |
| Francois Lacour-Gayet | 2001-2004 | |
| Erino Rendina | 2001-2004 | |
| Jean-Francois Velly | 1999-2002 | |
| William Walker | 2001-2004 | |
| Co-Chairman Junior Committee | Pieter Kappetein | 1999-2002 |
| Programme Committee | ||
| Ex officio | Marko Turina | 2001-2002 |
| Ex officio | Walter Klepetko | 2001-2002 |
| Ex officio | Torkel Åberg | 1992-2004 |
| Ex officio | Ludwig von Segesser | 2000-2005 |
| Manuel Antunes | 2001-2004 | |
| Dietrich Birnbaum | 2001-2004 | |
| Stephen Large | 1999-2002 | |
| J Kumarasingham | 2001-2004 | |
| Victor Tsang | 2001-2004 | |
| Jarle Vaage | 2001-2004 | |
| Chair Congenital Heart Disease Com. | Francois Lacour-Gayet | |
| Chair Thoracic Surgery Committee | Joachim Hasse | |
| Chair Local Organising Committee | Vicent Dor | |
| Membership Committee | ||
| Chairman |
Robert Dion |
2000-2003 |
| Jean Bachet | 2001-2004 | |
| Aart Brutel de la Riviere | 2001-2004 | |
| Luigi Chiariello | 2002-2005 | |
| Peter Goldstraw | 2001-2004 | |
| Alberto Juffe | 2001-2004 | |
| Michael Polonius | 2001-2004 | |
| Yuri Schneider | 2001-2004 | |
| George Stavropoulos | 2001-2004 | |
| Nominating Committee | ||
| Chairman | Ernst Wolner | 2002 |
| Eugene Baudet | 2003 | |
| David Wheatley | 2004 | |
| Joachim Hasse | 2005 | |
| Marcos Murtra | 2006 | |
| Speciality Committees | ||
| Congenital Heart Disease Committee | ||
| Chairman | Francois Lacour-Gayet | 1999-2002 |
| Sabine Daebritz | 2001-2004 | |
| Roberto Di Donato | 1999-2002 | |
| Juan Comas | 2001-2004 | |
| Leslie Hamilton | 2001-2004 | |
| Harald Lindberg | 2001-2004 | |
| Bohdan Maruszewski | 1997-2004 | |
| Co-opted | Willem Daenen | 1998-2003 |
| Thoracic Surgery Committee | ||
| Chairman | Joachim Hasse | 2000-2003 |
| Kalliopi Athanassiadi | 2002-2005 | |
| Richard Berrisford | 2000-2003 | |
| Julian Dussek | 2001-2004 | |
| Tomasz Grodzki | 2001-2004 | |
| K Jeyasingham | 1996-2002 | |
| Walter Klepetko | 2001-2004 | |
| Gilbert Massard | 2001-2004 | |
| Post-graduate Education Committee | ||
| Chairman | Ottavio Alfieri | 2000-2003 |
| Rimantas Benetis | 2001-2004 | |
| Gino Gerosa | 2001-2004 | |
| Timothy R Graham | 2001-2004 | |
| Patrick Perier | 2001-2004 | |
| Jose M Revuelta | 1996-2003 | |
| Hans-Joachim Schafers | 996-2003 | |
| Organiser of Anatomical Exhibition | Gaetano Thiene | |
| Chairman Local Org. Committee | Vincent Dor | |
| Chairman Thoracic Surgery Committee | Joachim Hasse | |
| Chairman Congenital Heart Surgery Com. | Francois Lacour-Gayet | |
| Chairman Research & Research Funding | Paolo Macchiarini | |
| Co-opted | Pieter Kappetein | |
| Co-opted | Roberto Lorusso | |
| Communication and Relationship Committees | ||
| Journal Committee | ||
| Chairman | Eugene Baudet | 1999 |
| Editor, ex officio | Ludwig von Segesser | 2000 |
| Jean Bachet | 2001-2004 | |
| Robert Dion | 2001-2004 | |
| K Jeyasingham | 2001-2004 | |
| Carlos Mestres | 2001-2004 | |
| Keyvan Moghissi | 2001-2004 | |
| Pascal Vouhe | 2001-2004 | |
| Education and Manpower Committee | ||
| Chairman | Jose M Revuelta | 2001-2004 |
| Rolf Ekroth | 2001-2004 | |
| Pieter Kappetein | 2001-2004 | |
| Brigitte Osswald | 2001-2004 | |
| Jose Pomar | 2001-2004 | |
| Ex officio chairman Junior Committee | Deirdre Watson | 2001-2004 |
| Junior Committee | ||
| Chairman | Deirdre Watson | 2001-2004 |
| Co-Chairman | Pieter Kappetein | 1998-2001 |
| Massimiliano Codispoti | 2001-2004 | |
| Roberto Lorusso | 1998-2001 | |
| Rafael Sadaba | 2001-2004 | |
| Ladislav Tesinsky | 2001-2004 | |
| Pasquale Totaro | 2001-2004 | |
| EU Liaison Committee | ||
| Chairman | Hans Huysmans | 1996 |
| Hans Borst | 2000 | |
| Willem Daenen | 2000 | |
| Paolo Macchiarini | 2000 | |
| Kenneth Taylor | 1996 | |
| Industry Relations Committee | ||
| Chairman | Vacant | |
| Jose Pomar | 1996 | |
| Ludwig von Segesser | 1997 | |
| Chairman of Local Org. Committee 2002 | Vicent Dor | |
| East European Committee | ||
| Chairman | Hans Borst | 1995 |
| Vladimir Alexi-Meskishvili | 1999 | |
| Bohumil Hucin | 1995 | |
| Gilbert Massard | 2000 | |
| Jarle Vaage | 2001 | |
| Information Technology Committee | ||
| Chairman | Alessandro Fabbri | 2001-2004 |
| Bruce Keogh | 1996 | |
| Simon MacGowan | 1998 | |
| Alessandro Mazzucco | 1996 | |
| Miralem Pasic | 1996 | |
| Jan Svennevig | 1996 | |
| Dirk van Raemdonck | 1996 | |
| Research and Allied Committees | ||
| Database Committee | ||
| Chairman | Bruce Keogh | 2000-2003 |
| Ex officio Pediatric ECSUR Registry | Bohdan Maruszewski | 2001 |
| Arno Krian | 1998-2001 | |
| Roland Schistek | 2001-2004 | |
| Ex officio Information Officer | Paul Sergeant | 1993 |
| Jaroslav Stark | 1999-2002 | |
| Ex officio Thoracic Registry | Richard Berrisford | 2001 |
| Research and Research Funding Committee | ||
| Chairman | Paolo Macchiarini | 1999-2002 |
| Friedrich Beyersdorf | 2001-2004 | |
| Gunnar Engström | 1999-2002 | |
| John Pepper | 2001-2004 | |
| Regulatory Committee | ||
| Committee on the Constitution | ||
| Chairman | Francis Fontan | 2001-2004 |
| Hans Borst | 2001-2004 | |
| Keyvin Moghissi | 2001-2004 | |
| Jan Pirk | 2001-2004 | |
| Deirdre Watson | 2001-2004 | |
| Ex Officio President | Marko Turina | 2001-2002 |
| Ex Officio Secretary General | Torkel Åberg | 2001-2004 |
| Audit and Guidelines Committee | ||
| Chairman | Samer Nashef | 2001- 2004 |
| Ex officio | Bruce Keogh | 2001-2004 |
| Robert Dion | 2001-2004 | |
| Walter Klepetko | 2001-2004 | |
| Michael Versteegh | 2001-2004 | |
| Jan Pirk | 2001-2004 | |
| Francois Roques | 2001-2004 | |
| Ettore Vitali | 2001-2004 | |
| Award Committees | ||
| Francis Fontan Prize Committee | ||
| Francis Fontan | 1995 | |
| President | Marko Turina | |
| Vice President | Walter Klepetko | |
| Immediate Past President | Marcos Murtra | |
| Secretary General | Torkel Åberg | |
| Young Investigator Award Committee | ||
| President | Marko Turina | |
| Vice President | Walter Klepetko | |
| Chairman Congenital Heart Disease Committee | Francois Lacour-Gayet | |
| Chairman Thoracic Surgery Committee | Joachim Hasse | |
| Chairman Research and Research Funding Com. | Paolo Macchiarini | |
| Hans Borst Award Committee | ||
| Hans Borst | ||
| Vice President | Walter Klepetko | |
| Chairman Research and Research Funding Com. | Paolo Macchiarini | |
| Associate Editor Thoracic Vascular | Jean Bachet | |
| Co-chair Junior Committee | Pieter Kappetein | |
| Education Committees/Bodies | ||
| European Board of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons | Hans Huysmans | 1996 |
| Joachim Hasse | 2000 | |
| European Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion | Dietrich Birnbaum | 2000 |
