EACTS Membership
Learn more APPLY NOW
Register now for the 37th EACTS Annual Meeting
Register Now

Residents

COMMITTEE MISSION STATEMENT

The Residents Committee is devoted to represent the views and interests of European residents, identify issues in training and facilitate education. The Committee aims to find common ground in current European Training Programmes in order to develop standards in surgical training. It collaborates with other agencies in manpower planning. The Committee encourages membership of EACTS, promotes communication channels and supports academic activity. It works together with the domains and other committees of EACTS (and other organisations, other disciplines, cardiology). Its members endeavour to carry out their tasks with commitment and transparency and ensure accessibility to the Committee for all European surgeons in training.
Visit the Resident Page

Members

Nabil Hussein

COUNCIL

Resident Representative 2022-2025

Residents Committee

Chair 2022-2025

Soi Avgeridou

Residents Committee

Member 2022-2025

BIOGRAPHY

Through a continuous improvement of the cardiothoracic training, we will be able to keep the future surgeons’ skills level at bay with the increasing complexity of the patients. It is of utmost importance to keep advancing the treatment options. By being an active member of the German Association for Cardiothoracic Surgery I have gained experience in managing such projects. Nevertheless, I believe that true progress can only be achieved by an exchange of knowledge and expertise across Europe. It is for this reason I am thrilled to be able support and advance this common ground with the residents committee.

Chris Bond

Residents Committee

Member 2020-2023

Adult Cardiac Database - Task Force

Member 2019-2022

Polina Danchenko

Residents Committee

Member 2022-2025

BIOGRAPHY

I am a cardiac surgery resident based in Kyiv, Ukraine undergoing training at the department of myocardial pathology, transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support. Joining the EACTS Residents Committee this year as a member of non-EU country is extremely important for me since this is a perfect chance to expand high standards for education and training beyond European society. I truly believe that sharing our knowledge and experience around the world will allow to create a community where everyone will ‘speak the same language’ of professionalism and high-quality skills. My personal surgical interests involve heart failure, transplantation, minimally invasive and robotic-assisted surgery, which is a bit controversial up to date, however precipitously stealing the future.

Fabian Dörr

THORACIC DISEASE DOMAIN

Resident Member 2020-2023

Residents Committee

Member 2021-2024

Maroua Eid

Residents Committee

Member 2021-2024

Women in Cardiothoracic Surgery (WiCTS)

Member 2022-2025

BIOGRAPHY

Interests: adult cardiac surgery, fundamental research in cardiovascular physiopathology, medical training, education. I am a cardiac surgery resident in Angers, France. I have a keen interest in adult cardiac surgery as well as fundamental research in cardiovascular physiopathology. Apart from my surgical activities, I am an active member of the French association of young cardiothoracic and vascular surgeons. In daily practice, I value the collaboration between physicians allowing us to deliver the best medical care to our patients. I am honoured to serve the WiCTS committee as well as the EACTS residents committee, working towards gender equality in our domain, and promoting residents’ education and activities.

Kirolos Jacob

CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE DOMAIN

Resident Member 2021-2024

Residents Committee

Member 2019-2023
Dr. Felix Nägele

Felix Nägele

Residents Committee

Member 2021-2024

Vinci Naruka

Education Committee

Member 2022-2025

Residents Committee

Member 2020-2024

Leo Pölzl

Residents Committee

Member 2021-2024