About
ECTRIMS is governed by an Executive Committee and a Council of Members nominated by the national neurological or multiple sclerosis organisations from member countries.
Governance
Governance
President
Prof. Bruno Stankoff
Paris, France
Sorbonne University
Department of Neurology
Paris Brain Institute
Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière
Vice President
Prof. Olga Ciccarelli
London, UK
Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre
NIHR Research Professor of Neurology
UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
Treasurer
Prof. Cristina Granziera
Basel, Switzerland
University Hospital Basel
Senior Consultant Neurologist Department of Neurology and Multiple Sclerosis Center
Secretary General
Prof. Matilde Inglese
Genoa, Italy
University of Genoa
Department of Neurology
IRCCS Polyclinic Hospital San Martino
Member
Prof. Gabriel Bsteh
Vienna, Austria
Medical University of Vienna
Department of Neurology
Member
Prof. Jaume Sastre-Garriga
Barcelona, Spain
Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital | MS Centre of Catalonia (Cemcat)
Neurology Department
Member
Prof. Frauke Zipp
Mainz, Germany
University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University
Department of Neurology
ECTRIMS Council
The ECTRIMS Council is the governing membership body of the organisation. Members must be active MS researchers residing in European ECTRIMS membership countries and are nominated by the national neurological association or the board of the national multiple sclerosis association or society in each member country, according to the terms of the ECTRIMS bylaws.
Council Members by Country
Prof. Gabriel Bsteh
Vienna
Medical University of Vienna
Dr. Harald Hegen
Innsbruck
Medical University of Innsbruck
Prof. Bénédicte Dubois
Leuven
Leuven Brain Institute
Dr. Melissa Cambron
Brussels
University Hospital Brussels
Dr. Sonya Ivanona
Sofia
University Hospital St. Naum
Prof. Ivan Milanov
Sofia
University Hospital St. Naum
Dr. Barbara Barun
Zagreb
University Hospital Centre Zagreb
Dr. Michalis Protopapas
Nicosia
Aretaeio Private Hospital
Dr. Rafaela Tapakki
Limassol
Limassol General Hospital
Dr. Pavel Hradílek
Ostrava
University Hospital Ostrava
Dr. Petra Nytrova
Prague
Charles University
Dr. Jette Lautrup Frederiksen
Glostrup
Rigshospitalet
Dr. Morten Blinkenberg
Copenhagen
Copenhagen University Hospital
Dr. Matthias Kant
Odense
University of Southern Denmark
Dr. Sari Atula
Hus
Helsinki University Hospital
Dr. Mervi Ryytty
Oulu
Oulu University Hospital
Prof. Bruno Brochet
Bordeaux
University of Bordeaux
Dr. Laure Michel
Rennes
Rennes University Hospital
Prof. Bruno Stankoff
Paris
ICM – Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière
Dr. Frauke Zipp
Mainz
University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Prof. Luisa Klotz
Münster
Münster University Clinic
Prof. Stefan Bittner
Mainz
University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Dr. Vaia Tsimourtou
Larissa
University of Thessaly - Faculty of Medecine
Prof. Nikolaos Grigoriadis
Thessaloniki
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Dr. Andrea Mike
Pécs
University of Pécs - Neurology Clinic
Dr. Gabor Lovas
Budapest
Jahn Ferenc Hospital
Dr. Hugh Kearney
Dublin
Trinity College - Academic Unit of Neurology
Dr. Sinéad Hynes
Galway
University of Galway - School of Health Sciences
Dr. Daniel Golan
Haifa
Carmel Medical Center
Prof. Ron Milo
Ashkelon
Barzilai Medical Center
Dr. Keren Regev
Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center - MS Unit
Prof. Claudio Gasperini
Rome
Hospital San Camillo-Forlanini
Dr. Francesco Patti
Catania
University of Catania
Prof. Matilde Inglese
Genoa
Ophthalmology and Genetics University of Genoa
S. Martino Hospital
Dr. Jolanta Kalnina
Riga
Multiple Sclerosis Latvian Maritime Medicine Center
Dr. Evelina Grusauskiene
Kaunas
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Dr. Ieva Sereika
Vilnius
Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos
Dr. Oana Costache
Luxembourg
Hôpitaux Robert Schuman
Prof. Ivan Barbov
Skopje
The Saints Cyril and Methodius University - Medical Faculty
Dr. Dragana Cvetkovska
Skopje
The Saints Cyril and Methodius University - Medical Faculty
Dr. Martiijn Beenakker
Leeuwarden
Medical Center Leeuwarden
Dr. R.F. Neuteboom
Rotterdam
Erasmus Medical Center
Dr. Erwin L. J. Hoogervorst
Nieuwegein
St. Antonius Hospital
Dr. Lars Bø
Bergen
Haukeland University Hospital
Dr. Heidi Øyen Flemmen
Skien
Telemark Hospital
Dr. Anna Zurawsaka
Olsztyn
University of Warmia and Mazury University Hospital
Prof. Marcin Mycko
Olsztyn
University of Warmia and Mazury University Hospital
Prof. Maria José Sá
Porto
São João University Hospital Center
Prof. Ernestina Santos
Porto
Hospital Santo António
Dr. Athena Ribigan
Bucharest
Emergency University Hospital
Dr. Daniela Anghel
Bucharest
Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Dr. Olivera Tamas
Belgrade
University Clinical Center of Serbia
Dr. Nikola Veselinović
Belgrade
University of Belgrade - Faculty of Medicine
Dr. Lina Savšek
Celje
Celje General Hospital
Dr. Gregor Brecl Jakob
Ljubljana
University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Dr. Celia Oreja-Guevara
Madrid
Hospital Universitario Clinico San Carlos de Madrid
Dr. Mar Tintoré
Barcelona
Vall d’Hebron Hospital
Dr. Tamara Castillo
San Sebastián
University Hospital Donostia
Dr. Yumin Link
Linköping
Linköping University - Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences
Dr. Markus Axelsson
Gothenburg
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Dr. Katharina Fink
Solna
Karolinska Institute
Dr. Caroline Pot
Lausanne
Lausanne University Hospital
Prof. Cristina Granziera
Basel
University of Basel - Department of Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Stefanie Müller
St. Gallen
Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen
Prof. Jacqueline Palace
Oxford
Oxford University - Department of Clinical Neurosciences
Prof. Olga Cicarelli
London
UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
Dr. Waqar Rashid
London
St George’s University Hospitals
The specific roles and responsibilities of each governing group are outlined in the ECTRIMS bylaws. Other committees and sub-groups are constituted as needed for specific ECTRIMS functions and activities.
Honorary Members
Honorary members of the council may be nominated based on their outstanding contributions to the field of MS, their support of ECTRIMS and their international reputation in the field. Details on the criteria and benefits of honorary membership and how to nominate a candidate for honorary membership are available here.
Professor Maria Pia Amato
Florence, Italy
University of Florence | Department NEUROFARBA
Director of the Neurologic Rehabilitation Unit
Professor Tobias Derfuss
Basel, Switzerland
Universitätsspital Basel
Biomedicine Department
Professor Krzysztof Selmaj
Olzsztyn, Poland
University of Warmia and Mazury
Professor Bernhard Hemmer
Munich, Germany
Technical University of Munich
Department of Neurology
Professor Hans-Peter Hartung
Düsseldorf, Germany
Heinrich Heine University
Center for Neurology and Neuropsychiatry
Professor David Miller
London, United Kingdom
University College London
UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology
Professor Franz Fazekas
Graz, Austria
Medical University of Graz
Department of Neurology
Professor Xavier Montalban
Toronto, Canada
St. Michael’s Hospital
Department of Neurology
Professor Tomas Olsson
Stockholm, Sweden
Karolinska Hospital
Department of Clinical Neuroscience
Professor Catherine Lubetzki
Paris, France
Salpêtrière Hospital
Department of Neurology
Professor Maria Troiano
Bari, Italy
University of Bari
Department of Neurology
Professor Eva Havrdová
Prague, Czech Republic
Charles University
Department of Neurology
Professor Per Soelberg Sørensen
Copenhagen, Denmark
Rigshospitalet
Department of Neurology
Professor Michel Clanet
Toulouse, France
Hôpital Pierre Paul Riquet C.H.U.
Hôpital Purpan
Department of Neurology
Professor Giancarlo Comi
Milan, Italy
Scientific Institute San Raffaele
Department of Neurology and INSPE
Professor Ludwig Kappos
Basel, Switzerland
University Hospital Basel
Department of Neurology
Professor Chris Polman
Amsterdam, Netherlands
VU University Medical Center
Department of Neurology
Professor Oded Abramsky
Jerusalem, Israel
Hadassah University Medical Center
Department of Neurology
Professor Alan J. Thompson
London, United Kingdom
University College London
Institute of Neurology
Past Presidents
Professor Mar Tintoré
Spain
Professor Maria Pia Amato
Italy
Professor Bernhard Hemmer
Germany
Professor David Miller
United Kingdom
Professor Xavier Montalban
Spain
Professor Maria Trojano
Italy
Professor Michel Clanet
France
Professor Hans-Peter Hartung
Germany
Professor Chris Polman
Netherlands
Professor Alan Thompson
United Kingdom
Professor Jürg Kesselring
Switzerland