OUR LEADERSHIP
Founded by The Society for Vascular and Interventional Neurology in 2016, Mission Thrombectomy has regional task forces all over the world. The committee is comprised of doctors that are experts in their specialty, and are all passionate about the life saving benefits of mechanical thrombectomy.
SVIN Mission Thrombectomy Core Executive Committee (CEC)
Fawaz Al-Mufti, MDChair
Kaiz Asif, MDVice-Chair
Dileep YavagalChair-Emeritus
Santiago Ortega-Gutierrez, MD, MSc, FAHA, FSVINVice-Chair Emeritus
Bernardo Liberato, MD
Fazeel Siddiqui, MD
Gabor Toth, MD
Hesham E. Masoud, MD, RPNI, CHSE
‎Jonathan R Crowe, MD, MPH
Kaustubh Limaye, MD
Karol Budohoski, MD, PhD, FRCS
Krishna Amuluru, MD
Kunakorn Atchaneeyasakul, MD
Mohammad El-Ghanem, MD
Nishita Singh, MD
Pankajavalli Ramakrishnan, MD
Priyank Khandelwal, MD
Shashvat Desai, MD
Sushanth Aroor, MD
Victor C. Urrutia, MD, FAHA
Viktor Szeder, MD, PhD, MSc, FSVIN
Zurab Nadareishvili, MD, PhD
Find your regional committee members
Vietnam
Vu Dang Luu
Yemen
Mohammed Taher
Co-chair Stroke
USA
Shakir Hussain
Vietnam
Anh Luong
Vietnam
Lê Vũ Huỳnh
Co-Chair NIT
Vietnam
Prof Nguyen Huy Thang
Co-Chair Stroke
Vietnam
Tran Thanh Vu
Co-chair NIT
Uruguay
Claudio Berrutti
Co-chair Stroke
Uruguay
Roberto Crossa
Co-chair NIT
USA
Opeolu Adeoye
Co-Chair Stroke
USA
Pankaja
USA
Seon Kyu Lee
Turkey
Semih Giray
Co-Chair Stroke
UAE
Seby John
Co-Chair Stroke
UAE
Syed Irteza
Co-Chair NIT
UK
Sanjeev Nayak
Ukraine
Dmytro Lebedynets
Co-chair Stroke
Ukraine
Stanislav Konotopchik
Co-chair NIT
Ukraine
Yuriy Flomin
Thailand
Surasak Komonchan
Tunisia
Nadia hammami
Co-Chair NIT
Tunisia
Samia Ben Sassi
Co-Chair Stroke
Turkey
Atilla Ozcan Ozdemir
Co-chair NIT
Turkey
Erol Akgul
Turkey
Saruhan Cekirge
Tanzania- Eastern Africa
Philip Adebayo
Co-chair Stroke
Thailand
Dilok Tantongtip
Thailand
Jarturon Tantiwatana
Thailand
Kittipong Riabroi
Co-chair NIT
Thailand
Pornchai Sathirapanya
Thailand
Prof Nijasri C. Suwanwela
Co-chair Stroke
Thailand
Sombat Muengtaweepongsa
Taiwan
Kwo Whei Lee
Taiwan
Prof. Hon Man Liu
Taiwan
Prof. Jeng Jiann Shing
Taiwan
Yen Pao Sheng
Tanzania- Eastern Africa
Sarah Matuja
Regional Co-chair
Sudan
Sarah misbah el-sadig
Co-chair Stroke
Sweden
Michael Soderman
Switzerland
Paolo Machi
Switzerland
Zsolt Kulcsarz
Syria
radwan elkadery
Co-chair Stroke
Southern Africa
Naeem Brey
Regional Co-chair
Southern Africa
Stacy Rossouw
Regional Co-chair
Spain
Mario Martinez Galdamez
Sri lanka
Prasad De Silva
Co-Chair NIT
Sri lanka
Harsha Gunasekara
Co-chair Stroke
Sri lanka
Udaya Ranawaka
Co-chair Stroke
Sudan
Haytham Hussein Mohammed Osman
Co-Chair NIT
Slovenia
Janja Pretnar Oblak
Co-Chair Stroke
Slovenia
Igor Rigler
Co-Chair ER
Slovenia
Senta Frol
Co-Chair Stroke
South Korea
Bum Soo Kim
South Korea
Byung Moon Kim
South Korea
Dong Hun Kang
South Korea
Woong Yoon
Singapore
Prof Deidre Anne De Silva
Co-Chair Stroke
Singapore
Wicky Lee
Co-chair NIT
Slovakia
Andrej Klepanec
Co-chair NIT
Slovakia
Georgi Krastev
Co-chair Stroke
Slovakia
Kamil Zele_ák
Co-chair NIT
Slovakia
VladimÃr Nosál
Co-chair Stroke
Saudi Arabia
Adel Alhazzani
Co-Chair Stroke
Saudi Arabia
Ammar
Saudi Arabia
Hosam Al-jehani
Co-chair NIT
Singapore
Anil Gopinathan
Singapore
Leonard Yeo
Puerto Rico
Rafael Rodriguez Mercado
Co-chair NIT
Puerto Rico
Rodolfo Alcedo-Guardia
Co-chair NIT
Puerto Rico
Yadira Dacosta
Qatar
Ayman Zakeria
Co-chair NIT
Qatar
Yehia Z Imam
Co-chair Stroke
Philippines
JO ANN R. SOLIVEN
Philippines
Manuel Mariano
Co-chair NIT
Philippines
Peter Rivera
Co-chair NIT
Poland
Adam Kobayashi
Co-chair NIT
Portugal
Teresa Melo
Peru
Carlos Abanto
Peru
Danny Barrientos
Peru
Jimmy palacios
Co-chair stroke
Peru
Manuel Moquillaza
Co-chair NIT
Peru
Marla Gallo
Co-chair NIT
Philippines
Epifania Collantes
Co-chair stroke
Panama
Guadalupe Castillo
Co-chair stroke
Panama
Nelson Novarro
Co-chair NIT
Paraguay
Analia Cardozo
Co-chair NIT
Paraguay
Osvaldo Paniagua
Co-chair NIT
Paraguay
Ricardo Mernes
Co-chair stroke
Paraguay
Tania Caballero
Co-chair stroke
Nigeria- Western Africa
Tomiwa Makanjuola
Regional Co-chair
Oman
Amal Alhashmi
co-chair stroke
Pakistan
Mohammad Wasay
Co-chair Stroke
Pakistan
Saima Ahmad
Co-chair NIT
Pakistan
Umair Rashid Chaudhry
Co-chair NIT
New Zealand
Alan Barber
New Zealand
Anna Ranta
Co-Chair NIT
New Zealand
Teddy Wu
Nicaragua
Adrián Coulson Romero
co-chair stroke
Nicaragua
Edwing Rayo
Co-chair NIT
Nicaragua
Pedro Gómez
co-chair stroke
Nigeria- Western Africa
Mayowa Owolabi
Regional Co-chair
Mexico
Marco Antonio Ochoa
Mexico
Vanessa Cano
Mongolia
Ariunaa Jambaldorj
Co-chair stroke
Mongolia
Ganbaatar Rentsenkhuu
Co-chair NIT
Myanmar
Prof Win Min Thit
Co-chair Stroke
Nepal
Subhash Phuyal
Co-Chair NIT
Mexico
Fernando Gongora-Rivera
Co-chair NIT
Mexico
Juan Calleja
Mexico
Juan Jose Ramirez
Mexico
Juan Manuel Marquez
Mexico
Luis Murillo
Malaysia
Prof. Khairul Azmi Abdul Kadir
Co-chair NIT
Malaysia
Wan Asyraf
Co-chair Stroke
Mexico
Alonso Gutierrez
Mexico
Antonio Arauz
Co-chair stroke
Mexico
Fernando Barinaga
Lebanon
Raghid  Kikano
Co-Chair NIT
Lebanon
Rushdi Ahdab
Co-Chair Stroke
Malaysia
Prof Hamidon Basri
Malaysia
Prof Sobri Muda
Malaysia
Prof Tan Kay Sin
Japan
Nobuyuki Ohara
Jordan
farid eladham
Co-chair NIT
Jordan
Haitham Dababneh
Co-chair NIT
Kazakhstan
Mynzhylky Berdikhojayev
Co-chair NIT
Kazakhstan
Sabina Medukhanova
Co-Chair Stroke
Italy
Salvatore Mangiafico
Jamaica
Amza Ali
Co-chair Stroke
Jamaica
Kimikawa Morgan Channer
Japan
Hiroshi Yamagami
Co-chair Stroke
Japan
Michihiro Tanaka
Japan
Noboyuki Sakai
Co-chair NIT
Iran
Mohammed Ghorbani
Co-Chair NIT
Iraq
Hasan Azeez Al-Hamadani
Co-chair Stroke
Iraq
Mustafa Khassaf
Co-chair NIT
Iraq
Temeem Majid
Co-chair NIT
Israel
Guy Raphaeli
India
Vivek Gupta
Indonesia
Achmad Firdaus Sani
Co-chair NIT
Indonesia
Bambang Tri Prasetyo
Indonesia
Ita Muharram Sari
Co-chair stroke
Indonesia
Nur Setiawan Suroto
Iran
Mehdi Farhoudi
Co-Chair Stroke
India
Rahul Kumar Singh
Co-chair NIT
India
Satish Lahoti
Co-chair NIT
India
Tariq Matin
India
V.G. Pradeep Kumar
Co-chair stroke
India
Vikram Huded
India
Vipul Gupta
Co-chair NIT
India
Kalyan Chekrvarthy Sajja
India
Madan Mohan Gupta
India
Mathew Cherian
india
Nishtha Yadav
India
Padma Srivastava
Co-Chair
India
Biplab Das
Co-chair NIT
India
Chandril Chugh
India
Dheeraj Khurana
Co-chair stroke
India
Gigy Kurutukulam
Co-chair NIT
India
Jayanta Roy
Co-chair stroke
india
Jitender Saini
Hungary
Oláh László
Co-chair Stroke
Hungary
Istvan Szikora
India
Anand Alurkar
Co-chair NIT
India
Anil Karapurkar
Co-chair NIT
India
Arvind Sharma
Co-chair stroke
India
Atulabh Vajpayee
Georgia
Mirza Khinikadze
Co-chair NIT
Greece
Panayiotis Mitsias
Co-chair Stroke
Hong Kong
Wing Chi FONG
Co-chair Stroke
Hong Kong
WL POON
Co-chair NIT
Hungary
Szapary laszlo
Co-chair NIT
Egypt
farouk hassan
Co-Chair NIT
Ethiopia- Eastern Africa
Yordanos Ashagre
Regional Co-chair
Finland
Markku Kaste
France
Mikael Mazighi
Georgia
Alexander Tsiskaridze
Co-chair Stroke
Dominican Republic
Cosme Villaman
Hispanic Caribbean Co-Chair
Dominican Republic
Cristina Ramos
Co-chair Stroke
Dominican Republic
Luis Suazo
Hispanic Caribbean Co-Chair
Ecuador
German Abdo
Co-chair NIT
Ecuador
Nelson Maldonado
Co-chair Stroke
Egypt
eman khder
Co-Chair Stroke
Croatia
Vladimir Kalousek
Co-chair NIT
Cuba
Javier Vicente Sánchez
Co-chair Stroke
Cuba
Juan Carlos Llibre Guerra
Co-chair NIT
Czech Republic
Ale_ Tomek
Co-chair Stroke
Czech Republic
AntonÃn Krajina
Co-chair NIT
Dominican Republic
Amaury Garcia
Colombia
Carolina Estrada
Co-chair Stroke
Colombia
Diana Mantilla
Colombia
Rafael Perez
Colombia
Tony Alvarez
Co-chair Stroke
Congo- Central Africa
Paul Macaire Ossou – Nguiet
Regional Co-chair
Costa Rica
Alejandro Vargas Román
Co-chair NIT
Croatia
David Ozretic
Co-chair NIT
Croatia
Zdravka Poljakovic
Co-chair Stroke
Chile
Rodrigo Rivera
Co-chair NIT
China
Jin Soo Lee
China
Xinfeng Liu
Colombia
Alejandro Villarraga
Co-chair Stroke
Colombia
Boris Pabon
Co-chair NIT
Caribbean
Nicholas Maraj
Caribbean
Romnesh De Souza
Chile
A. Hoppe
Chile
Arturo Alejandro Alonso Gomez
Co-chair NIT
Chile
Pablo Lavados
Co-chair Stroke
Canada
Bijoy Menon
Canada
Jai Jai Shiva Shankar
Co-chair NIT
Canada
Mayank Goyal
Caribbean
Daidre Ann Rowe
Anglo-Caribbean Co-Chair
Caribbean
Francine Gayle
Anglo-Caribbean Co-Chair
Brazil
Pedro Magalhaes
Co-chair NIT
Bulgaria
Nuri Alioski
Co-chair NIT
Bulgaria
Rossen Kalpachki
Co-Chair Stroke
Bulgaria
Stanimir Sirakov
Co-chair NIT
Cameroon- Central Africa
Eric Bila
Bolivia
Jorge Botello
Co-chair NIT
Bolivia
Victor Villarroel
Co-chair Stroke
Brazil
Francisco Montalverne
Co-chair NIT
Brazil
Giselle Sampaio Silva
Co-Chair Stroke
Brazil
Sheila Martins
Co-Chair Stroke
Bangladesh
Sirajee Shafiqul Islam
Co-chair NIT
Bangladesh
Prof Quazi Deen Mohammad
Advisor
Bangladesh
MD Shahidullah
Co-chair stroke
Bahrain
Wael Ebrahim
co-chair NIT
Bahrain
Firas Khaleefah Alnidawi
Co-chair stroke
Bahamas
Magnus Ekedede
Austria
Monika Killer-Oberpfalzer
Australia
Vincent Thijs
Co-chair Stroke
Australia
Ronil Chandra
Co-chair NIT
Australia
Peter Mitchell
Australia
Kate Mahady
Co-chair NIT
Australia
Bruce Campbell
Co-chair Stroke
Australia
Bernard Yan
Co-chair NIT
Australia
Alice Ma
Co-chair NIT
Argentina
Pedro Lylyk
Co-chair NIT
Argentina
Luis Lemme Plaghos
Co-chair NIT
Argentina
Juan Cirio
Co-chair Stroke
Argentina
Gustavo Ortiz
Co-chair Stroke
Argentina
Gustavo Foa Torres
Co-chair NIT
Argentina
Angel Ferrario
Co-chair NIT
Afghanistan