Scientific Committee

The Alliance for Pulmonary Hypertension is very honoured to present its Scientific Committee, featuring some of the world’s most renowned experts in the field of pulmonary hypertension. The Scientific Committee will play a pivotal role in supporting the Alliance’s mission to share knowledge and expertise about pulmonary hypertension via this platform. Their expertise and insights will be invaluable in shaping the direction and quality of the information we disseminate, in particular in ensuring that it originates from authoritative sources and aligns with our standards of accuracy, appropriateness, and relevance. The names of the members are in alphabetical order from top left.

Prof. Maurice Beghetti

Head of Paediatric Cardiology Unit and
Co-Director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Program , University Hospital of Geneva
Switzerland

Prof. Walter Klepetko MD

Professor of Thoracic Surgery
Vienna International Center
for Thoracic Oncology
Vienna, Austria

Joanna Pepke-Zaba, PhD FRCP

Consultant Respiratory Physician
Pulmonary Vascular diseases Unit
Royal Papworth Hospital
Affiliated Associate Professor
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

Dr. Christophe Guignabert, PhD

Université Paris-Saclay and the INSERM
“Pulmonary Hypertension: Pathophysiology & Novel Therapies (HPPIT)” laboratory
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France.

Priv. Doz. Dr. med. Hans Klose

Head of the Pulmonology Department
at the University Medical Center
Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany

Andris Skride MD, PhD

Head of the Pulmonary Hypertension division,
P. Stradins Clinical university hospital
Associate Professor and Cardiology Residency Programme Director, Riga Stradins University,
Latvia