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Executive Council

Board of Directors & Committee Chairs
Minerva Becker
Chairperson of the ESR Board of Directors
Minerva Becker, Geneva/CH
Chairperson of the ESR Board of Directors

Minerva Becker is Professor of Radiology and Head of the Imaging Unit of Head and Neck and Maxillofacial Radiology, Diagnostic Department, at the University Hospitals of Geneva.

Professor Becker’s clinical expertise and main fields of research include head and neck and maxillo-facial imaging. Her track record is mainly in head and neck oncology research including hybrid and multiparametric imaging, and texture analysis towards a personalized treatment approach. Further research fields include imaging of the salivary glands, orbit, and skull base.

Professor Becker has received over 30 international and national scientific awards and prizes and has obtained several research grants supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation. She is the author of over 200 scientific publications and is a co-editor of Valvassouri's Head and Neck Imaging. She is a reviewer for numerous international scientific journals and participates equally as an external expert in international and national juries for university nominations and promotions.

Professor Becker is an enthusiastic teacher with over 350 invited lectures at international and national meetings and was awarded the 2015 ESOR Best Teacher Award. As Chair of the Education Committee of the European Society of Head and Neck Radiology (ESHNR), she oversaw the European training curriculum and subspecialty diploma in head and neck radiology. She is the Past-President of the ESHNR and an honorary member of the European Laryngological Society.

Between March 2021 and July 2023, Professor Becker served as Chair of the Education Committee of the European Society of Radiology (ESR).

Mathias Prokop
ESR President
ECR 2027 Programme Planning Committee Chairperson
Mathias Prokop, Nijmegen/NL
ESR President | ECR 2027 Programme Planning Committee Chairperson

Mathias Prokop is Professor of Radiology and Chairman of Medical Imaging at RadboudUMC in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

He had studied Medicine and Physics in Germany and trained at Hanover Medical School. His career took him to Vienna, Austria and Utrecht in the Netherlands, where he established himself as one of the pioneers of novel CT technologies and lung screening. He published more than 500 scientific articles and is a prolific speaker at international conferences. 

His department in Nijmegen focusses on impactful innovations in care and now hosts one of the largest research groups in Europe. Together with other hospitals in the Netherlands he aims to implement AI-supported cross-hospital workflows and integrated care concepts. His goal is to build a blueprint for healthcare in which work remains satisfying and care affordable. As president of Dutch Society of Radiology, he initiated a strategic re-orientation of Radiology away from pure reporting to better positioning it within future healthcare environments. He considers meaningful use of AI a necessary enabling factor in this process.

Marie-Pierre Revel
ESR 1st Vice-President
ECR 2028 Programme Planning Committee Chairperson
Marie-Pierre Revel, Paris/FR
ESR 1st Vice-President | ECR 2028 Programme Planning Committee Chairperson

Marie-Pierre Revel is Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Radiology, Cochin Hospital Paris Cité University, Paris, France.

Professor Revel's main clinical and research interests are thoracic imaging and oncology imaging, more specifically lung cancer and its screening, thromboembolic disease, particularly pulmonary embolism in the context of pregnancy and postpartum, and the applications of artificial intelligence in thoracic imaging. In France, she coordinates the CASCADE study (Lung Cancer Screening in French women using low-dose CT and Artificial intelligence for DEtection) and is responsible for improving knowledge and female participation in lung cancer screening within the SOLACE consortium, funded by the EU4health program.

Professor Revel was president of the European Society of Thoracic Imaging (ESTI) in 2019. She was made an honorary member of ESTI at the Oxford Congress in 2022. She chairs the society's Lung Cancer Screening Committee. She is also a member of the French Society of Radiology and of the Fleischner society.

Professor Revel Dubois is an enthusiastic teacher who has given over 300 invited lectures at national and international conferences. She is a member of the ESOR Steering Committee. She received the EuroMinnies 2023 Most Effective Radiology Educator Award at ECR 2023, and will receive the Korean Society of Radiology -Honorary Educator Award at the 79th Korean Congress of Radiology (KCR 2023), in Seoul in September 2023.

She has been an ECR faculty member since 2011, and has served as a member or chair of the ECR Chest Subcommittee and the ECR Program Planning Committee.

Professor Revel is a section editor for the European Journal of Radiology and serves as a reviewer for numerous journals. She is the author of over 160 scientific publications in peer-reviewed journals (index H 40).

Emanuele Neri
2nd Vice-President
Emanuele Neri, Pisa/IT
2nd Vice-President

Dr. Emanuele Neri is full Professor of Radiology at the University of Pisa, Italy, Chair of the Academic Unit of Radiology and of the Radiology Residency program. He also served as Dean of the Medical School (2023-2025).

His major research interests are Imaging informatics and Oncologic imaging with special interest on the development of imaging biomarkers, imaging biobanks and artificial intelligence.

Dr. Neri is member of the European Society of Radiology (ESR) since its foundation, where he served as chair of the ECR Computer Application Committee, chair of the Quality, Safety and Standards Committee, and chair of the eHealth and informatics subcommittee. He is member of the Italian Society of Medical and Interventional Radiology (SIRM), where he served as delegate for international affairs, and 30 years member of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) where he served as member of the Radiology Informatics Committee.

Dr. Neri is Past President of the European Society of Oncologic Imaging (ESOI), and Past President, Honorary member and founder of the European Society of Medical Imaging Informatics (EuSoMII). He is also member of the European Society of Emergency Radiology (ESER) and of the European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR).

He is local investigator of several EU-funded research projects with special focus on image processing, development of imaging biomarkers, imaging biobanks and artificial intelligence: EUCAIM (European Federation for Cancer Images), EucanImage (Towards a European cancer imaging platform for enhanced Artificial Intelligence in oncology), CHAIMELEON (Accelerating the lab to market transition of AI tools for cancer management), Procancer-I (An AI Platform integrating imaging data and models, supporting precision care through prostate cancer’s continuum), PRIMAGE (PRedictive In-silico Multiscale Analytics to support cancer personalized diaGnosis and prognosis, Empowered by imaging biomarkers).

Dr. Neri is consultant to the editor of the journal Radiology artificial intelligence, member of the scientific editorial board of La Radiologia Medica and European Radiology experimental, Associate editor of Future Oncology.

Andrea G. Rockall
ESR Past-President
Andrea G. Rockall, London/UK
Chairperson of the ESR Board of Directors

Andrea Rockall is Clinical Chair in Radiology at Imperial College London and Honorary Consultant Radiologist at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, with clinical expertise in genito-urinary imaging.

After graduating from medical school at King's College London, and completion of MRCP (internal medicine), she trained in radiology at St Mary's Hospital and University College Hospital, London. She was awarded the Rohan Williams Medal (Gold Medal) for the FRCR examination. In 2000, she was appointed as Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University London and Honorary Consultant Radiologist at Barts and The London NHS Trust. Following appointments at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and the Royal Marsden Hospital, Professor Rockall was appointed as Clinical Chair of Radiology, Imperial College London. She has served as Chair of the Female Pelvic Imaging group of ESUR, member of ORADS steering committee, Chair of the ESR National Societies Committee and is currently ESR President.

Professor Rockall's special interests are in genitourinary cancer, image-based clinical trials, and machine-learning applications in radiology, being Chief Investigator on CRUK and NIHR funded studies in these areas. She contributes widely to undergraduate, postgraduate, and specialist radiology education and is passionate about sustainability in healthcare.

Marco Francone
ESR Communication & Intersdiscplinary Affairs Commmittee
Marco Francone, Rome/IT
ESR Communication and Intersdiscplinary Affairs Commmittee

Professor Marco Francone is Full Professor and Chairman of Radiology at the School of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome – Sant’Andrea Hospital, and Chair of the Radiology Residency Program at Sapienza University of Rome. He also serves as Chair of the ESR Communication & Interdisciplinary Affairs Committee (CIAC), following his election in January 2025.

He obtained his MD at Sapienza University of Rome and completed his training in Radiology at the same institution. He also holds a PhD in Cardiothoracic Imaging and an MSc in Advanced MR Principles.

Prof. Francone’s main clinical and research interests are cardiovascular imaging with CT and MR, with a particular focus on coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, and cardiomyopathies. His research focuses on advanced cardiac imaging, tissue characterization, and the clinical integration of innovative technologies, including spectral and photon-counting CT and AI-based approaches. He collaborates with multiple national and international centers and has coordinated or contributed to several multicenter research projects and competitively funded grants.

He has authored or co-authored more than 300 peer-reviewed papers, has contributed to several book chapters, and serves on the editorial boards of peer-reviewed journals, including European Radiology (Cardiac Imaging Section Chief) and as Deputy Editor for the newly founded European Radiology Cardiovascular & Thoracic.

A main achievement of his leadership activity is his role within the European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR), where he has served on the Board of the Society since 2015, was elected Vice President, and President-Elect for 2026. 

Since the beginning of his career, he has delivered more than 400 invited lectures at major international meetings, including ECR, RSNA, SCMR, and ESCR.

Amelie M. Lutz
ESR Education Committee Chairperson
Amelie M. Lutz, Thurgau/CH
ESR Education Committee Chairperson

Amelie M. Lutz is the Deputy Chief, Head of MSK Imaging and Head of Research at Team Radiologie Plus in Switzerland and an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology at Stanford University.

She received her medical degree from the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany, in the year 2000. After her internship in internal medicine, she became a radiology resident at the University of Zurich where she also received the Venia Legendi in the field of kinematic and cellular musculoskelatal MRI in 2008. In parallel, she was a postdoctorial fellow for molecular imaging at Stanford University where she later served as clinical instructor, assistant professor and finally as chief of the Division of Musculoskeletal Imaging. In 2021, she became associate professor at Stanford University until her return to Switzerland in 2023. Since then, she works as deputy chief at Team Radiologie Plus in Münsterlingen, Switzerland and serves as clinical adjunct professor at Stanford.

Professor Lutz main interests in research are molecular imaging in oncology and in inflammatory disorders, kinematic musculoskeletal imaging, and molecular imaging of musculoskeletal inflammatory diseases. Her clinical interests include MR Neurography, musculoskeletal radiology and image-guided procedures.

She has been very participative in international scientific meetings and educational programs as well in the local training and educational programs at Stanford University and authored or co- authored more than 75 peer-reviewed publications. She currently coordinates all research activities in the Team Radiologie Plus including several research studies on clinical application of advanced MR technique sequences, post-processing and AI applications. She also has been very active in giving invited lectures in Europe since her return.

Professor Lutz is committed to fostering European education and training in radiology with a special focus on the next generations, as she stated: “To attract the best talents, we need to start with outreach early, in medical schools and even high schools to bring the field of radiology to the forefront of awareness in the younger generations”.

Daniel Pinto dos Santos
ESR Finance and Internal Affairs Committee Chairperson
Daniel Pinto dos Santos, Mainz/DE
ESR Finance and Internal Affairs Committee Chairperson

Daniel Pinto dos Santos is Managing Senior Physician and Section Chair for „AI and Imaging Data Science“ of the Dept. of Radiology at the University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz.

He graduated in medicine from Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany, where he also completed his radiology training at the University Medical Center. After a visiting research fellowship at the Hospital Universitari La Fe in Valencia, Spain, and working at the University Hospitals of Cologne and Frankfurt, he returned to his alma mater in Mainz in 2025.

His main clinical and scientific focus is in abdominal imaging, CT-guided interventions and imaging informatics. For his contributions on structured reporting and education on AI he received the Walter-Friedrich award and the Wachsmann innovation award of the German Röntgen Society (DRG).

Professor Pinto dos Santos is the past chair of the Information Technology Committee of the German Radiological Society and the ESR's eHealth and Informatics Subcommittee, the current President of the European Society of Medical Imaging Informatics, and Deputy Editor of European Radiology. 

Luís Curvo Semedo
ESR National Societies Committee Chairperson
Luís Curvo Semedo, Aveiro/PT
ESR National Societies Committee Chairperson

Luís Curvo Semedo is Chairman of the Department of Radiology at the Local Health Unit – Aveiro Region, in Portugal. 

He is currently the President of the Portuguese Society of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine (SPRMN). He is Professor at the University of Coimbra and at the University of Aveiro.

His main clinical and research interests are oncologic and abdominal imaging, particularly gastro-intestinal imaging, having participated in several national and international research projects.

He is a regular member of the faculty of ECR and acted as chairman of the Scientific Sub-Committee for Gastro-Intestinal Radiology of the ECR in 2018. He was a member of the ESR Research Committee from 2018 to 2023 and has been a member of the Audit and Standards Subcommittee since 2024.

He is Fellow of the ESGAR, having served the society as Meeting President of the 33rd Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Course, member of the Executive Committee and member of the Educational Committee. He is currently a member of the Workshop Committee.

He participated in the study group that drafted the Clinical Guidelines (NOC) for colorectal cancer, under the sponsorship of the Portuguese Ministry of Health.

He was an invited speaker in more than 180 lectures/conferences/workshops in national and international scientific meetings. Author of eleven chapters in textbooks, he also has more than 60 journal publications. He acted as guest reviewer for more than 20 indexed publications including European Radiology and Insights Into Imaging (of which he was member of the Editorial Board from 2012 to 2017). He is a member of the editorial board of European Journal of Radiology Open and Tomography. 

Ferdia Gallagher
ESR Publications Committee Chairperson
Ferdia Gallagher, Cambridge/UK
ESR Publications Committee Chairperson

Ferdia Gallagher is Head of the Department of Radiology at the University of Cambridge, is an Honorary Consultant Radiologist at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge, and is a Cancer Research UK Senior Cancer Research Fellowship.

As a clinician scientist he develops new methods for imaging cancer and for assessing response to treatment.

Professor Gallagher studied medicine at the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford, returning to Cambridge to train as a radiologist in Addenbrooke’s Hospital and subsequently undertook a PhD at the University. In 2010 he became an honorary consultant radiologist with an interest in oncological imaging and was appointed Professor of Translational Imaging in 2020.

His research group explores the use of metabolic imaging to stratify tumours and to detect early and successful response to treatment, with the aim of using these new methods to improve the survival of cancer patients. He has expertise in MRI and PET and led the first European study of hyperpolarised carbon-13 MRI. His team have developed novel contrast agents which have been translated from preclinical studies into humans, and this work has been recognised through several awards including the British Institute of Radiology New Technologies Prize, the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Magnetic Resonance Imaging Prize, and Fellowship of the World Molecular Imaging Society.

Professor Gallagher previously directed the Academic Radiology Research Training Programme in Cambridge for many years, has served as Chair of the Subcommittee on Contrast Agents, Tracers, and Theranostics within ESR, and was been the Chair of the Research Committee of the European Society for Hybrid, Molecular & Translational Imaging (ESHI). He currently coordinates the Clinical Trials in Radiology sessions at ECR.

Isabelle Thomassin-Naggara
ESR Quality, Safety and Standards Committee Chairperson
Isabelle Thomassin-Naggara , FR
ESR Quality, Safety and Standards Committee Chairperson

Isabelle Thomassin-Naggara is department Chair in Radiology at Tenon Hospital, APHP, Sorbonne Université, with clinical expertise in women’s imaging.

After gradating from medical school at Université Aix Marseille, she obtained his MD at Université Paris Cité and completed his training in Radiology at the Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris. He also holds a PhD in advanced MR technique in Female pelvic Imaging

Prof. Thomassin-Naggara’s main clinical and research interests are breast and gynaecological imaging cancer with a special interest in breast cancer screening, endometriosis and pelvic mass MR characterization. She collaborates with multiple national and international centers, contributed to several multicenter research projects and has coordinated the large european sutdy named EURAD Study on which was developped the O-RADS MR system with the American College of Radiology (ACR)

She has authored or co-authored more than 350 peer-reviewed papers, contributed to several book chapters, and coordonnated several consensus papers within european imaging societies (EUSOBI and ESUR)

She contributes widely to undergraduate, postgraduate, and specialist radiology education and built the French national education platform for residents as general secretary of the College Français des Enseignants de Radiologie (CERF). Since the beginning of his career, she has delivered more than 500 invited lectures at major international meetings, including ECR, RSNA, ISRMR, JFR, EUSOBI, and ESUR.

Pr Thomassin-Naggara has served as President of Societé d’Imagerie de la Femme (SIFEM), member of ORADS steering committee, member of the Female Pelvic Imaging group of ESUR, and is currently member of EUSOBI board and Chair of DRIM France IA.

She also serves as Chair of the ESR Quality, Standards and Safety Committee (QSSC), following his election in 2026.

Raquel Perez-Lopez
ESR Research Committee Chairperson
Raquel Perez-Lopez, Barcelona/ES
ESR Research Committee Chairperson

Dr. Raquel Perez-Lopez brings over 10 years of dedicated research in cancer imaging biomarkers, currently serving as Team Leader of the Radiomics Group at VHIO, Barcelona.

Her early pioneering work in whole-body MRI for evaluating bone metastasis at the Royal Marsden Hospital has evolved into a focus on multiparametric MRI and AI-driven analysis to innovate cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Passionate about bridging clinical practice with cutting-edge research, she actively mentors young radiologists and engineers while promoting interdisciplinary collaborations. Internationally, she leads imaging research as Head of the Cancer Core Europe Imaging Task Force and contributes to the EASL AI Task Force. Her editorial roles with NPJ Precision Oncology, Cancer Research Communications, and ESMO Real World Data and Digital Oncology keep her at the forefront of imaging research.

Dr. Perez-Lopez has led multiple investigator-initiated imaging biomarker trials across Europe, earned the Prostate Cancer Foundation Young Investigator Award, and contributed to global cancer response standards as part of the RECIST Working Group and as Oncology Commission Coordinator of the Spanish Association of Radiology (SERAM).

Dr. Perez-Lopez is committed to driving interdisciplinary collaboration by uniting radiologists, healthcare professionals, and engineers. She also fosters training opportunities and facilitates access to research grants for young radiologists and radiographers. Looking ahead, she expects this stage to catalyse new initiatives that transform clinical practice through advances in imaging, benefiting both healthcare providers and patients.

Jacob Visser
ESR Subspecialities and Allied Sciences Committee Chairperson
Jacob Visser, Rotterdam/NL
ESR Subspecialities and Allied Sciences Committee Chairperson

Jacob J. Visser, MD, PhD, is a musculoskeletal radiologist and Chief Medical Information Officer at Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He serves as Principal Investigator with a focus on value-based imaging and the clinical implementation of artificial intelligence in radiology.

He studied Medicine at Erasmus University Rotterdam and obtained his PhD in clinical imaging research. In addition, he completed formal training in health economics and clinical epidemiology. He completed his residency in Radiology at Erasmus MC, followed by subspecialty training in musculoskeletal imaging.

His work centers on the responsible evaluation and deployment of AI in radiology, value-based healthcare, imaging informatics, and musculoskeletal oncology imaging. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and leads multidisciplinary research programs on the clinical, organizational, and societal impact of emerging imaging technologies. Within European radiology, he has contributed to strategic initiatives on value-based radiology, health technology assessment, and the integration of subspecialty expertise within imaging practice.

Konstantin Nikolaou
ESR Digital, AI and Emerging Technologies Committee Chairperson
Konstantin Nikolaou (DE)
ESR Digital, AI and Emerging Technologies Committee Chairperson

Konstantin Nikolaou is a Professor of Radiology and Chairman of the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology at the Eberhard-Karl-University in Tübingen, Germany.

He received his medical degree from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich in the year 2000, where he also became an Assistant Professor at the Department of Clinical Radiology, University Hospitals Munich, after finalising his PhD-thesis on the topic of modern cardiovascular computed tomography techniques in 2007. He was the Vice Chair of the same Department from 2007 to 2014.

Professor Nikolaou joined the Eberhard-Karl-University Tübingen in April 2014 as Chairman of the Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology. His main fields of interest are multimodality and multiparametric imaging modalities in oncology and non-invasive imaging of cardiovascular diseases. He has authored and co-authored over 400 peer-reviewed publications.

Professor Nikolaou is President of the German Roentgen Ray Society (DRG) as well as a member of the Executive Committee of the European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR), Member of the International Society of Strategic Studies in Radiology (IS3R) and Honorary Member of the Greek Society of Radiology. He has been involved in several national and international publicly funded grants and is currently one of the principal investigators within the “Cluster of Excellence” (German Ministry of Education and Research) project on "Image-Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies (iFIT)" (2180 EXC).

Ioana Gheonea
Young ESR Committee Chairperson
Ioana Gheonea (RO)
ESR Committee Chairperson

Ioana-Andreea Gheonea, MD, PhD, is Professor at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova and President of the Romanian Society of Radiology and Imaging (2021-2023).

She served as Romanian delegate in ESR Quality, Safety and Standards Committee and also Research Committee and has been appointed as Vice-President of Radiology Specialty Committee for Romanian Ministry of Health. Professor Ioana Gheonea is a member of several national and international societies, guest editor of a special issue of Life Journal, author of a national patent, has (co)authored numerous publications and delivered lectures in radiology and imaging and also at other clinical specialty meetings. Her research interest is suggested by her participation as project director and also as member in national and international projects.

Dr. Ioana Andreea Gheonea especially interest includes Abdominal Imaging, Breast Imaging and Artificial Intelligence, but also General Radiology and Imaging.

Professor Ioana Gheonea is committed to fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and delivering innovative solutions for patient care. Another interest is seeking opportunities to contribute to cutting-edge research, education, and clinical practice.

Christian Loewe
Scientific Director of the European School of Radiology (ESOR)
Christian Loewe, Vienna/AT
Scientific Director of the European School of Radiology (ESOR)

Christian Loewe is the chairman of the Division of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria.

He is the educational and scientific director of the European School of Radiology (ESOR) and a member of the Executive Council of ESR. He is a member of the Executive Council of the European Society of Cardiovascular Radiology (ESCR) and currently the past-president of the Austrian Roentgen Society. He is co-coordinator of the ECR section "The Cube: Unconventional, Interventional".

He was a member of the Editorial Board of European Radiology, associate editor of Radiology (2011–2017), and serves currently as a Deputy Editor of Insights Into Imaging.

His clinical and scientific work mainly focuses on non-invasive cardiovascular diagnostic imaging and diagnosis and treatment of aortic diseases. He has given more than 450 invited lectures and has authored and co-authored more than 200 articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Laura Oleaga
EDiR Scientific Director
Laura Oleaga
EDiR Scientific Director

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Regina Beets-Tan
EIBIR Scientific Director
Regina Beets-Tan
EIBIR Scientific Director

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Bernd Hamm
Chief Editor of ESR journals
Bernd Hamm
Chief Editor of ESR journals

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Peter Baierl
Executive Director
Peter Baierl
Executive Director

Committee Members:

ChairpersonMarco Francone (IT)
Members at largeColin Jacobs (NL)
Valeria Panebianco (IT)
Maxime Ronot (FR)
Rozemarijn Vliegenthart (NL)
ESR PresidentMathias Prokop (NL)
ESR 2nd Vice-PresidentEmanuele Neri (IT)
ESR Subspecialties and Allied Sciences Committee ChairpersonJacob Visser (NL)
EIBIR Scientific Director Regina Beets-Tan (NL)
Editor-in-Chief of ESR Journal FamilyBernd Hamm (DE)
Patient Advisory Group (ESR-PAG) ChairpersonSteve Ebdon-Jackson (UK)
Value-Based Radiology Subcommittee ChairpersonJacob Visser (NL)
Director of ESOR (ex-officio, non-voting)Christian Loewe (AT)
ESR Executive Director (ex-officio, non-voting)Peter Baierl (AT)

Patient Advisory Group


Chairperson
Steve Ebdon-Jackson
(no affiliation) Steve Ebdon-Jackson (no affiliation) Steve Ebdon – Jackson spent his working life in healthcare as a medical physicist, government policy maker, regulator and advisor to a range of UK and international bodies.

During his time as a professional his contribution to radiological protection for patients has been recognised by the Royal College of Radiologists, the Royal College of Physicians of London (as a fellow and honorary fellow respectively) and by the British Nuclear Medicine Society (as a medal winner).

Since retiring in 2019, he has continued working with the WHO on the use of CT in opportunistic screening and ethics in radiation protection and ESR on topics such as justification and clinical audit. Recently he has increasingly focused on activities relating to communication, ethics and patient advocacy and joined the ESR Patient Advisory Group in 2023.

His varied experience has allowed him to develop a range of leadership skills and an understanding of imaging service provision from multiple perspectives, not least as a patient. He is a passionate supporter and promoter of multi-disciplinary and collaborative working and the importance of radiology as an essential part of quality healthcare for all.

Vice-Chairperson
Marco Francone, Chairperson of the ESR Communication and Interdisciplinary Affairs Committee

Representatives of pan-European patient organisations:

Caroline Justich
Be accepted Caroline Justich Be Accepted Caroline Justich, an experienced salesperson, with a focus on communication, financial services and real estate holds commercial power of Infomica Immobilienbörse GmbH.

Always aware of the big picture, she brings all stakeholders together to lead them towards a common target. She studied Industrial Psychology in Miami at FIU and a module of languages, economics and law at Karl Franzens University in Graz.

She joined the ESR-PAG group in 2019 with the goal to create a better doctor-patient relationship in order to meet all participants’ needs. This has a lot to do with communication. Due to her experience, she is able to train and develop tools and strategies to improve this interaction. This will strengthen the radiologists’ position as its unique selling point (USP) in times of surge of the artificial intelligence and improve “how” critical information is transmitted to a patient. The importance of the way information is communicated has been shown in various studies.

Judy Birch
Pelvic Pain Support Network (PPSN) Judy Birch Pelvic Pain Support Network (PPSN)
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Judy Birch is a member of the International Alliance of Patients Organizations (IAPO) , the European Federation of Pain (EFIC) and founder member in 2011 of Pain Alliance Europe (PAE).

As the co-founder of the Pelvic Pain Support Network (PPSN), she provides support, information and advocacy for those with pelvic pain via the website, the message board and Facebook. The network advocates for those with pelvic pain at policy, clinical, guideline development meetings and conferences keeping up to date with research and practice.

A key aim is to improve health care professional and public awareness of the impact of pelvic pain. They deliver university sessions on “patient experience” for undergraduate health professionals as well as for practicing clinicians. Judy represents those with pelvic pain in many research trials and studies to improve the quality of life of those with pelvic pain. All of her roles are voluntary, and she supports research trials to improve the Quality of Life of those with pelvic pain.

Judy became a member of the ESR-PAG in 2013.

Erik Briers
Europa Uomo (European Prostate Cancer Coalition) Erik Briers Europa Uomo (European Prostate Cancer Coalition) Erik Briers is Belgian and born in Hasselt, Belgium.

He is co-founder (2004) of the European Prostate Cancer Coalition (Europa Uomo), board member of the Belgian patient prostate cancer support group Us-Too Belgium, and chief editor of the magazine “PROSTAATinfo”. Erik played many roles in patient engagement including on medicines and development of new medicines.

He served a 3 year-term as an alternate patient representative on the Committee for Advanced Therapies (CAT) of the EMA, and acts regularly as a speaker on how to engage patients in the development of both new medicines and clinical trials.

One of his key issues is the imbalance between literacy and access to healthcare, novel medicines, and clinical trials - patients must be able to understand documentation. Erik was an invited speaker at many fora on this subject and on doctor-patient communication.

He has been an active member of ESR-PAG since 2013. He believes imaging in all its forms is of highest importance for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of cancers, including his own, with the increased importance of new guidelines including MRI imaging.

Angeliki Souri
Lung Cancer Europe (LuCe)

Evelyn Steinthaler
(no affiliation)

Mag. Claudia Fuchs (Austria) Mag. Claudia Fuchs

Claudia Fuchs has been living with Crohn's disease since 2013, a condition that significantly impacted her life and career. In 2016, she made the decision to leave her role as a press officer for the Austrian Soccer League. Her personal journey with Crohn's disease led her to a new mission: supporting others with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).

In 2017, Claudia took on the role of managing Austria’s largest self-help platform for IBD, www.ced-kompass.at, an initiative of the Austrian Crohn’s Colitis Association https://www.oemccv.at/ , where she is also a member. This platform provides invaluable support and resources to those affected by IBD. Claudia understands firsthand the constant need for monitoring and the stress associated with various diagnostic procedures, such as ultrasound, MRI, CT scans, and endoscopic exams. She is acutely aware of the anxieties and challenges that are inevitable when living with an IBD.

Claudia is passionate about enhancing patient care and believes that specialized healthcare training and better information materials are crucial. Her dedication to advocating for these improvements is now amplified since she became a member of the European Society of Radiology’s Patient Advisory Group in July 2024.



Alicia England (United Kingdom) Alicia England

Alicia England is British and born in Warrington, England.

Alicia recently completed a law degree and has an interest in medical law and ethics which extends from her own experience of undergoing complex spinal surgery at a young age.

Becoming a part of the European Federation of Radiographer Societies (EFRS) Webinar Series as an audio-visual technician in 2021, she has experience in radiography and the involvement of patients in informing practice. She has contributed to charity activities helping raise money for patients receiving spinal surgery. Additionally, Alicia has delivered public lectures to multiple bodies including the UK National Health Service (NHS) to spread awareness of adolescent spinal surgery and its impact on patients and families.

From an early age Alicia has undergone multiple types of radiological imaging, including X-rays, CT and MRI scanning. Following a diagnosis of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, Alicia has experienced patient to imaging professional (radiographer / radiologist) relationships in terms of being imaged prior to, during and after complex surgery. Alicia understands the implications of undergoing radiology examinations and the impact of chronic disease on a young person.

Alicia joined the ESR-PAG in 2024.

Additional members:

Dr. Dominique Carrié / Radiologist, Toulouse (France)
Gennaro D'Anna / Neuroradiologist, Milan (Italy)
Francesca Maccioni / Radiologist & Patient, Rome (Italy)
Milos Nikolic / (no affiliation)
ESR 2nd Vice-President
Emanuele Neri

ESR Quality, Safety and Standards Committee Chairperson
Isabelle Thomassin-Naggara

ESR National Societies Committee Chairperson
Luís Curvo Semedo

ESR Subspecialties and Allied Sciences Committee Chairperson
Jacob Visser

European Federation of Radiographer Societies (EFRS)
Charlotte Beardmore

The ESR Patient Advisory Group (ESR-PAG) was launched during the ECR in March 2013.

The group is chaired by a patient representative, and the Chairperson of the ESR Communication and External Affairs Committee serves as vice-chairperson.

The goal of ESR-PAG is to bring together patients, the public and imaging professionals in order to positively influence advances in the field of medical imaging to the benefit of European patients and radiologists.

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Value-Based Radiology Subcommittee


Value-Based Radiology Subcommittee Chairperson

Jacob Visser (NL)

Chairperson of the ESR Communication and Interdisciplinary Affairs Committee

Marco Francone (IT)

Chairperson of the EuroSafe Imaging Steering Committee

Boris Brkljačić (HR)

Patient Advisory Group (ESR-PAG) Representative

Judy Birch (UK)

Radiographer Representative

Ruth Strudwick (UK)

Members

Patrick Omoumi (CH)
Cristina Garcia-Villar (ES)
Naama Lev-Cohain (IL)
Philip Robinson (UK)

ESR PresidentMathias Prokop
ESR 1st Vice-PresidentMarie-Pierre Revel
ESR 2nd Vice-PresidentEmanuele Neri
Chair of the ESR Board of DirectorsMinerva Becker
ESR Past-PresidentAndrea Rockall
ESR Executive DirectorPeter Baierl
Research Committee ChairpersonRaquel Perez-Lopez
Education Committee ChairpersonAmelie M. Lutz
Young ESR Committee ChairpersonIoana Gheonea
Digital, AI and Emerging Technologies Committee ChairpersonKonstantin Nikolaou

Board Members:

ChairpersonAmelie M. Lutz (CH)
ESR 2nd Vice-PresidentEmanuele Neri (IT)
Chairperson of the Subspecialties and Allied Sciences Committee Jacob Visser (NL)
Chairperson of the National Societies Committee Luis Curvo Semedo (PT)
Chairperson of the Quality, Safety and Standards Committee Isabelle Thomassin-Naggara (FR)
Chairperson of the Young ESR CommitteeIoana Gheonea (RO)
Chairperson of the e-Learning Subcommittee Fleur Kilburn-Toppin (UK)
Chairperson of the Undergraduate Education Subcommittee Jussi Hirvonen (FI)
ESOR Director Christian Loewe (AT)
EDiR Scientific Director Laura Oleaga (ES)
ETAP 2.0 Scientific Director Jeanette Kraft (UK)
Members at largeThomas Frauenfelder (CH)
Yeliz Pekcevik (TR)
Maja Hrabak Paar (HR)
Valérie Laurent (FR)

Society Delegates:

ArmeniaNarek MatinyanAustriaRüdiger Schernthaner
AzerbaijanLeyla MusayevaBelarusSiarhei Kharuzhyk
BulgariaChavdar BachvarovCroatiaSlavica Kovacic
CyprusChrysa TziakouriCzechiaTBC
EstoniaJaanika PaemreFinlandTBC
FranceLaurent MilotGeorgiaTBC
GermanySabine DettmerGreeceKyriaki Tavernaraki
HungaryEszter Ajna OlajosIcelandHjalti Thorisson
IrelandJerome CoffeyIsraelGalit Aviram
ItalyGuido LigabueKazakhstanTBC
KosovoArben KutllovciLatviaTBC
LithuaniaSaulius LukoseviciusMaltaAdrian Mizzi
MoldovaMarina NepotuNorth MacedoniaIvona Jovanoska
The NetherlandsStefan RosendaalNorwayTBC
PolandTBCPortugalLuísa Costa Andrade
RomaniaTBCRussiaTatyana Rostovtseva
SlovakiaViera LehotskaSloveniaDomen Plut
SpainJosé Maria García SantosSwedenNikolaos Kartalis
SwitzerlandAndreas HötkerTurkeyUlku Kerimoglu
UkraineUliana PidvalnaUnited KingdomPriya Suresh
CIRSE Colin Cantwell ESHIMT Clemens Mingels
ESMRMB Francesco Santini EUSOBI Alexandra Athanasiou
ESCR Dominika Suchá ESER Marcela de la Hoz Polo
ESGAR Christoph Zeck ESHNR Jussi Hirvonen
EuSoMII Tugba Akinci D’Antonoli ESSR Elena Drakonaki
ESNR Pedro Vilela ESOI Irina Trofimenko
ESPR  Ignasi Barber ESTI Jürgen Biederer
ESUR Pieter Julien Luc De Visschere

For more information about Education Committee Subcommittees, please see the next tab Education Subcommittees.

Subcommittees

e-Learning SubcommitteeChairperson: Fleur Kilburn-Toppin (UK)
Undergraduate Education SubcommitteeChairperson: Jussi Hirvonen (FI)

The subcommittee on e-Learning takes care of the review and maintenance process of the ESR’s e-Learning platform Education on Demand (learn.myESR.org)

ChairpersonFleur Kilburn-Toppin (UK)
MembersAndrea Alcalá-Galiano (ES)
Alexandra Athanasiou (GR)
Maijana Basta Nikolic (RS)
Alberto Bazzocchi (IT)
Bella Chamokova (RU)
Frances Colgan (NZ)
Ian Craven (UK)
Tilak Das (UK)
Timm Denecke (DE)
Amdrew England (UK)
Julia Frühwald-Pallamar (AT)
Elisabetta Giannotti (UK)
Luiza Grzycka-Kowalczyk (PL)
Sahin Hilal (TR)
Maja Hrabak Paar (HR)
Aikaterini Kanavaki (GR)
Katarzyna Katulska (PL)
Willemijn M Klein (NL)
Miltiadis Krokidis (GR)
Andrea Lakatos (HU)
Christian Loewe (AT)
Ioana Lupescu (RO)
Stephanie Nougaret (FR)
Teresa Santos Nunes (PT)
Anagha P. Parkar (NO)
Yeliz Pekçevik (TR)
Alexandra Platon (IT)
Lorenzo Preda (IT)
Peter Reimer (DE)
Diogo Roriz (PT)
Rafael Salvador (ES)
Luca Sconfienza (IT)
Maria Magdalena Serra Salas (ES)
Eva Serrão (PT)
Stephan Skornitzke (DE)
Andras Székely (HU)
Marcello Andrea Tipaldi (IT)
Chariklea Triantopoulou (GR)
Joost van Schuppen (NL)
Ramona Woitek (UK)
Giulia Zamboni (IT)
Sara Upponi (UK)

List of subcommittee members  in PDF →

Undergraduate Education Subcommittee

ChairpersonJussi Hirvonen (FI)
Chairperson of the Education CommitteeAmelie Lutz (CH)
Members
Vasco Mascarenhas (PT)
Sana Boudabbous (CH)
Lorenzo Ugga (IT)
Sophie Neveu (CH)
Bela Purohit
Tina Grgasovic (HR)
Samuel Gurary (CH)
Edith Vassallo (MT)


The Undergraduate Education Subcommittee has developed “Becoming a radiologist”, a guide for those interested in a career in radiology, medical imaging and interventional radiology. Please click here to view the booklet.

Committee Members:

ChairpersonDaniel Pinto dos Santos (DE)
Chairperson of the ESR Board of DirectorsMinerva Becker (CH)
ESR PresidentMathias Prokop (NL)
ESR 1st Vice-PresidentMarie-Pierre Revel (FR)
ESR 2nd Vice-President Emanuele Neri (IT)
ESR Past-PresidentAndrea Rockall (UK)
ESR Executive DirectorPeter Baierl (AT)

Committee Members:

ChairpersonLuis Curvo Semedo (PT)
ESR PresidentMathias Prokop (NL)
ESR 1stVice-PresidentMarie-Pierre Revel (FR)
ESR 2nd Vice-PresidentEmanuele Neri (IT)
Director of ESOR Christian Loewe (AT)

Society Delegates:

AlbaniaArben RrojiArmeniaKostan Galumyan
AustriaMartin UggowitzerAzerbaijanYunus Afandiyev
BelarusIrina AbelskayaBelgiumTom de Beule
Bosnia & HerzegovinaEdin AvdagićBulgariaNikoleta Traikova
CroatiaGordana IvanacCyprusChyrsa Tziakouri Shiakalli
CzechiaHynek MirkaDenmarkMartin Lundsgaard Hansen
EstoniaGert MikkalFinlandJuhana Hakumäki
FranceMarie-France BellinGeorgiaGeorge Tsivtsivadze
GermanyChristiane KuhlGreeceAthanasios Chalazonitis
HungaryAnna Kerpel-FroniusIcelandHjalti M. Thorisson
IrelandJerome CoffeyIsraelIlan Shelef
ItalyNicoletta GandolfoKazakhstanTairkhan B. Dautov
KosovoIlir Ahmetgjekaj LatviaAtis Svare
LithuaniaSaulius LukoševičiusLuxembourgYves Lasar
MaltaMelvin D’AnastasiMoldovaSemion Marga
MontenegroDarko RadinovićThe NetherlandsJet Quarles van Ufford
North MacedoniaSonja NikolovaNorwayFredrik Nomme
PolandKatarzyna KatulskaPortugalJoão Leitão
RomaniaRadu BazRussiaValentin Sinitsyn
SerbiaRuzica MaksimovicSlovakiaAndrej Klepanec
SloveniaVladka SalapuraSpainJose Carmelo Albillos Merino
SwedenSara SehlstedtSwitzerlandSebastian Schindera
TurkeyDeniz AkataUkraineTetyana Yalynska
United KingdomStephen Harden

Committee Members:

ChairpersonFerdia Gallagher
Editor-in-Chief of “European Radiology”Bernd Hamm
Editor-in-Chief of “Insights into Imaging” Paola Clauser
Editor-in-Chief of “European Radiology Experimental”Francesco Sardanelli
Editor-in-Chief of “EURORAD”Federica Vernuccio
ESR Executive DirectorPeter Baierl
Chairperson of the ESR Board of DirectorsMinerva Becker
2nd Vice-PresidentEmanuele Neri
Chairperson of the Finance & Internal Affairs Committee (ex-officio, non-voting)Daniel Pinto dos Santos

For more information about Quality, Safety and Standards Committee
Subcommittees, please see the Quality, Safety and Standards Committee Subcommittees tab.

Committee Members:

ChairpersonIsabelle Thomassin-Naggara (FR)
Members at Large

Luis Concepción Aramendía (ES)

Elmar Kotter (DE)

Andrea Rosskopf (CH)

Gordana Ivanac (HR)

Chairperson of the Subcommittee on Audit and StandardsMalte Sieren (DE)
Chairperson of the Subcommittee on eHealth and InformaticsRenato Cuocolo (IT)
Chairperson of the Subcommittee on Ultrasound Quality and StandardsThomas Fischer (DE)
Chairperson of the Subcommittee on MR Safety & QualityAnna Pichiecchio (IT)
Chairperson of the Imaging Referral Guidelines SubcommitteeAlex Rovira (ES)
Chairperson of the EuroSafe Imaging Steering CommitteeBoris Brkljačić (HR)
Co-Opted Member EMA Expert Olivier Clément (FR)
ESR 2nd Vice-PresidentEmanuele Neri (IT)
Chairperson of the Subspecialties and Allied Sciences Committee Jacob Visser (NL)
Chairperson of the National Societies Committee Luis Curvo Semedo (PT)
Chairperson of the Education CommitteeAmelie Lutz (CH)
Chairperson of the Digital, AI, and Emerging Technologies Committee Konstantin Nikolaou (DE)
Observer member: Patient representativeJudy Birch (UK)
Observer memberFederica Zanca (BE)
CIRSEAlex BarnacleESCRGiuseppe Muscogiuri
ESERDragan VasinESGARSofia Gourtsoyiani
ESHIMTJose L. Vercher-ConejeroESHNRElizabeth Loney
ESNRJean-Pierre PruvoESOIDamiano Caruso
ESPRMaria RaissakiESSRTBC
ESTITBCESURAlexandra Ljimani
EUSOBIChantal Van OngevalEuSoMIIRoberto Cannella
ESMRMBPeter Lundberg  

Society Delegates:

 

ArmeniaHovhannes VardevanyanAustriaGerlig Widmann
AzerbaijanNijat AlishevBelarusVolha Vadzianava
BulgariaNeli AtanasovaCroatiaTatjana Turk
CyprusCleanthis IoannidesCzechiaTBC
EstoniaAnnika TahepoldFinlandTBC
FranceBaptiste MorelGeorgiaTBC
GermanyThorsten BleyGreeceStylianos Benakis
HungaryTBCIcelandMagnus Lúðvíksson
IrelandTadhg GleesonIsraelGal Ben Arie
ItalyAndrea MagistrelliKazakhstanTBC
KosovoGazmend HasbahtaLatviaTBC
LithuaniaKristina ValatkevičienėMaltaRichard Pullicino
MoldovaAndrei CealanMontenegroTBC
The NetherlandsMiranda SnoerenNorth MacedoniaSonja Nikolova
NorwayTBCPolandTBC
PortugalCarlo SilvaRomaniaTBC
RussiaNatalia LedikhovaSerbiaMarija Jovanovic
SlovakiaAndrej KlepanecSloveniaMitja Rupreht
SpainLuis Concepción AramendíaSwedenPer Eckerbom
SwitzerlandChristoph HälgTurkeyBerna Dirim Dete
UkraineAndrii GurandoUnited KingdomRobin Proctor

Ultrasound Quality and Standards Subcommittee

ChairpersonThomas Fischer (DE)
Quality, Safety and Standards Committee ChairpersonIsabelle Thomassin-Naggara (FR)
Subspecialties and Allied Sciences Committee ChairpersonJacob Visser (NL)
Members

Liat Appelbaum (IL)

Iwona Sudol-Szopinska (PL)

Annamaria Deganello (UK)

Tilmann Gräter (AT)

Ernst M. Jung (DE)

Tommaso Vincenzo Bartolotta (IT)

Arturas Samuilis (LT)

Audit and Standards Subcommittee

ChairpersonMalte Sieren (DE)
Quality, Safety and Standards Committee ChairpersonIsabelle Thomassin-Naggara (FR)
National Societies Committee ChairpersonLuis Curvo Semedo (PT)
Education Committee ChairpersonAmelie Lutz (CH)
Members

Kamil Kisielewicz (EFOMP) (PL)

Pica Andersen (EFRS) (DK)

Lisa Adams (DE)

Wim van Zwam (NL)

Ajda Menart (SI)

Manuel Bondini (CH)

Christoph Zech (CH)

Co-opted MembersAlexandra Karoussou-Schneider (LU)
Roman Klöckner (DE)

Please click here for most recent ESR Publications & Statements, including guidelines produced by the ESR Audit and Standards Subcommittee, published in Insights into Imaging.

Please click here to learn more about the ESR Basic Patient Safety Standards and Audit Tool.

ESR Referral Guidelines Subcommittee

Chairperson/MethodologistÀlex Rovira (ES)
Quality, Safety and Standards Committee ChairpersonIsabelle Thomassin-Naggara (FR)
Breast ImagingFleur Kilburn Toppin (EUSOBI) (UK)
Cardiac & Vascular ImagingRozemarijn Vliegenthart (ESCR) (NL)
Christian Loewe (ESCR) (AT)
Rodrigo Salgado (ESCR) (BE)
Gastrointestinal ImagingIsabelle de Kock (ESGAR) (BE)
Roberto Cannella (ESGAR) (IT)
Musculoskeletal ImagingChiara Giraudo (ESSR) (IT)
Neurologic/H&N ImagingFranca Wagner (ESHNR) (CH)
Myriam Edjlali-Goujon (ESNR) (FR)
Ian Craven (ESNR) (UK)
Paediatric ImagingKaren Rosendahl (ESPR) (NO)
Thoracic ImagingGuillaume Chassagnon (ESTI) (FR)
Urologic ImagingFrancesco Giganti (ESUR) (UK)
MethodologistMonique Maas (NL)

MR Safety and Quality Subcommittee

ChairpersonAnna Pichiecchio (IT)
Quality, Safety and Standards Committee ChairpersonIsabelle Thomassin-Naggara (FR)
Education Committee ChairpersonAmelie Lutz (CH)
National Societies Committee ChairpersonLuis Curvo Semedo (PT)
EIBALL Subcommittee ChairpersonMichelle Williams (UK)
Members

Boris Brkljacic (HR)

Andrew England (IE)

Simonetta Gerevini (IT)

Edwin Oei (NL)

Timo de Bondt (IT)

Afarine Madani (BE)

Peter Lundberg (SE)

Board Members:
Chairperson Raquel Perez-Lopez (ES)
EIBIR Scientific Director Regina Beets-Tan (NL)
ESR 2nd Vice-President Emanuele Neri (IT)
Chairperson of the European Imaging Biomarkers Alliance – EIBALL Michelle Williams (UK)
Members at Large Corinne Balleyguier (FR) Roberto Blanco Sequeiros (FI) Susan Shelmerdine (UK) Zsigmond Tamás Kincses (HU)

Society Delegates:

ArmeniaKostan GalumyanAustriaElke Gizewski
AzerbaijanAnar KazimovBelarusVitali Rymasheuski
BulgariaSvetozar MatanovCyprusTBC
CroatiaDamir StimacCzechiaLukáš Lambert
EstoniaMartin ReimFinlandTBC
FranceSébastien MuléGeorgiaTBC
GermanyMirjam GerwingGreeceDimitrios Filippiadis
HungaryDániel VérebIcelandHaraldur Bjarnason
IrelandJennifer Ni MhuirhceartaighIsraelNoam Tau
ItalyAndrea AgostiniKazakhstanTBC
KosovoKaltrina GocajLatviaArtus Balodis
LithuaniaJurgita UsinskieneMaltaLuke Bonello
MoldovaCarolina SandutaMontenegroTBC
The NetherlandsCasper MihlNorth MacedoniaDejan Daskalov
NorwayLil-Sofie Ording MüllerPolandTBC
PortugalCarlos BilreiroRomaniaTBC
RussiaVlamidir FokinSerbiaMirjan Nadrljanski
SlovakiaZuzana BerecovaSloveniaZiga Snoj
SpainAlbert Pons EscodaSwedenTBC
SwitzerlandJohannes HeverhagenTurkeyMustafa Harman
UkraineNatalia DichkoUnited KingdomRobert Morgan
CIRSEThomas KrönckeESCRSara Boccalini
ESERAlexandra PlatonESGARStuart Taylor
ESHIMTLena UnterrainerESHNRCaterina Giannitto
ESMRMBVera KeilESNRAnouk van den Hoorn
ESOIDoris LeithnerESPRSavvas Andronikou
ESSREdwin OeiESTIAngaha Parkar
ESURTBCEUSOBIPascal Baltzer
EuSoMIIRenato Cuocolo

For more information about Research Committee Subcommittees, please see the Research Committee Subcommittees tab.

Subcommittee

EIBALL chair
Prof. Michelle Williams (UK)

EIBALL  member – Research Committee Chair
Dr. Perez-Lopez (ES)

EIBALL co-opted member with specific expertise on segmentation standardisation project
TBA

EIBALL co-opted member with specific expertise on QIBA ASL Profile
TBA

EIBALL co-opted member – cross-representation eHealth and Informatics SC
Prof. Renato Cuocolo (PT)

EIBALL co-opted member with specific expertise (ESHI-MT representative)
Prof. Clemens Cyran (DE)

EIBALL member
Antonella Castellano (IT)

Oliver Diaz (ES)

Francesco Giganti (UK)

Hugo Marques (PT)

Lisa Adams (DE)

Sirio Cocozza (IT)

Andrea Ponsiglione (IT)

Aad van der Lugt (NL)

Sabine Schmidt Kobbe (CH)

Rozemarjin Vliegenthart (NL)

The activities of the former ESR Subcommittee on Imaging Biomarkers, ESR Working Group on Personalised Medicine and ESR-EORTC Working Group were merged into EIBALL.

Objectives

  • Coordinate all ESR activities concerning imaging biomarkers
  • Prepare an inventory of all activities and projects in the field of imaging biomarkers where the ESR is involved
  • Serve as a tool box that provides information about current projects, centres involved in clinical trials and educational activities
  • Define possible imaging biomarkers in different human body regions; oncologic as well as non-oncologic
  • Establish a functional biomarker profile that is current and relevant through the development of an online inventory of biomarkers
  • Enable and encourage the clinical use of biomarkers by setting standards for data acquisition and image processing
  • Closely collaborate with EIBIR to maintain an updated list of European centres of excellence (core institutions) for the implementation and clinical validation of imaging biomarkers
  • Closely collaborate with the EORTC (European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer) and its Imaging Group with regard to the inclusion of radiologists in multicentre trials and the development of a biomarker inventory
  • Closely collaborate with QIBA (technical validation synergies) to avoid duplication of development and EORTC (biological validation) to coordinate strategies, find complementarity, and benefit from synergies

EIBALL Mission Statement →

 

Chair of the Working GroupProf. Rozemarijn Vliegenthart
ex-Officio – Research ChairDr. Raquel Perez-Lopez
ex-Officio – EIBALL ChairProf. Michelle Williams
Members
Dr. Merel Huisman
Prof. Mario Silva
Prof. Annemiek Snoeckx
Dr. Jonathan Weir-McCall
Prof. Marc Dewey
Jens Vogel-Claussen

Committee Members:

Chairperson
Jacob Visser (NL)
ESGAR representative
Jaap Stoker (NL)
ESR President
Mathias Prokop (NL)
ESHI-MT representative
Clemens Cyran (DE)
ESR 1st Vice-President
Marie-Pierre Revel (FR)
ESHNR representative
Soraya Robinson (AT)
ESR 2nd Vice-President
Emanuele Neri (IT)
ESMRMB representative
Jonathan McNulty (IE)
Chairperson of the Education Committee
Amelie Lutz (CH)
ESNR representative
Andrea Rossi (IT)
Chairperson of the Quality, Safety and Standards Committee
Isabelle Thomassin-Naggara (FR)
ESOI representative
Melvin D’Anastasi (MT)
Chairperson of the Research Committee
Raquel Perez-Lopez (ES)
ESPR representative
Maria Argyropoulou (GR)
Director of the European School of Radiology
Christian Loewe (AT)
ESSR representative
Philip Robinson (UK)
ESR Executive Director
Peter Baierl (AT)
ESTI representative
Helmut Prosch (AT)
CIRSE representative
Philippe Pereira (DE)
ESUR representative
Geert Villeirs (ES)
ESCR representative
Rodrigo Salgado (BE)
EUSOBI representative
Michael Fuchsjäger (AT)
ESER representative
Ana Blanco Barrio (TR)
EuSoMII representative
Daniel Pinto dos Santos (DE)
EFRS representative
Patrizia Cornacchione (IT)
 

Committee Members:

ChairpersonKonstantin Nikolau (DE)
Quality, Safety, and Standards Committee ChairIsabelle Thomassin-Naggara (FR)
eHealth & Informatics Subcommittee ChairRenato Cuocolo (IT)
Education Committee ChairAmelie Lutz (CH)
Young ESR Committee ChairIoana Gheonea (RO)
 Cross-Sectional Imaging Subcommittee ChairAndreas Hötker (CH)
Contrast Agents, Radiotracers & Theranostics Subcommittee ChairAart van der Molen (NL)
Interventional Radiology & Robotics Subcommittee ChairPierleone Lucatelli (IT)
MembersAad van der Lugt (NL)
Julia Schnabel (DE)
Ender Konukoglu (CH)
EuSoMII Past-PresidentPeter van Ooijen (NL)
EFRS RepresentativeEmma Edwards (UK)
ChairpersonAndreas Hötker
Digital, AI, and Emerging Technologies Committee ChairpersonKonstantin Nikolaou
MembersMarc Kachelriess (DE)
Victor Mergen (CH)
Martin  Graves (UK)
Stephanie Nougaret (FR)
Ivo Rausch (AT)
Clemens Mingels (CH)
Diane Renz (DE)
Merel Huisman (NL)

 

ChairpersonAart Van der Molen (NL)
Digital, AI, and Emerging Technologies Committee ChairpersonKonstantin Nikolaou (DE)
MembersGiles Roditi (UK)
Tara Barwick (UK)
Christoffer Laustsen (DK)
Jean Michel Correas (FR)
Vasilis Ntziachristos (DE)
Clemens Cyran (DE)
Carlo Augusto Mallio (IT)
EANM-appointed expertsIrene Burger (CH)
Clemens Decristoforo (AT)
ChairpersonPierleone Lucatelli (IT)
Digital, AI, and Emerging Technologies Committee Chairperson Konstantin Nikolaou (DE)
Members

Stavros Spiliopoulos (GR)
Lorenzo Patrone (UK)
Irene Bargellini (IT)
Maarten Smits (NL)
Wladyslaw Gedroyc (UK)
Nassir  Navab (DE)
David Maintz (DE)
Laetitia Saccenti (FR)
Leonor Cerda Alberich (ES)

ChairpersonRenato Cuocolo (DE)
Quality, Safety and Standards Committee ChairpersonIsabelle Thomassin-Naggara (FR)
Digital, AI, and Emerging Technologies Committee Chairperson Konstantin Nikolaou (DE)
National Soceities Committee ChairpersonLuis Curvo Semedo (PT)
Members

Laurens Topff (NL)

Robin Decoster (EFRS Representative) (BE)

Merel Huisman (NL)

Michail Klontzas (GR)

Evis Sala (IT)

Susan Shelmerdine (IT)

Costin Aurelian Minoiu (RO)

Daniel Pinto dos Santos (DE)

Michelle Williams (EIBALL SC Chair) (UK)

Observer member: Patient representativeErik Briers (BE)
Committee Members:
Chairperson Ioana Gheonea (RO)
Chairperson of the Education Committee Amelie Lutz (CH)
Chairperson of the Communication and Interdisciplinary Affairs Committee Marco Francone (IT)
EDiR Scientific Director Laura Oleaga (ES)
ESOR Scientific Director Christian Loewe (AT)
Editor-in-Chief of the ESR Journal Family Bernd Hamm (DE)
Chairperson of the Sustainability Subcommittee Sarah Sheard (UK)
Chairperson of the Equity, Diversity, Inclusion Subcommittee Anagha Parkar (NO)
BoD Representative TBC
Members Lucian Florescu (RO) Viktoria Pozdniakova (NO) Jose Tiago Baptista (PT) Guillaume Chassagnon (FR)
ChairpersonSarah Sheard (UK)
Chairperson of the Young ESR Committee
Ioana Gheonea (RO)
EFRS RepresentativeMoreno Zanardo (IT)
MembersCamille Bourillon (FR)
Mark Burgmans (NL)
Andreea Cirlig (RO)
Heleen Dekker (NL)
Tobias Heye (CH)
Michael Jackson (UK)
Jan Vosshenrich (CH)
Chairperson Anagha Parkar (NO)
Chairperson of the Young ESR Committee
Ioana Gheonea (RO)
Members

Mihai-Alexandru Ene (RO)
Amaka Offiah (UK)

Milja Holstila (FI)
Anna D’Angelo (IT)

Conduct policy

Conduct Policy for officers of the European Society of Radiology

The European Society of Radiology (ESR) is an apolitical, non-profit organisation, dedicated to promoting and coordinating the scientific, philanthropic, intellectual and professional activities of Radiology in all European countries. The Society’s mission at all times is to serve the health care needs of the general public through the support of science, teaching and research and the quality of service in the field of radiology.

The integrity of its officers is essential to achieve this mission. It is critical to the integrity of the ESR that those serving in elected or appointed positions avoid conflicts of interest or the appearance of conflicts of interest. All decisions and actions must be made solely to the benefit of the ESR, without regard to personal considerations.

In order to comply with these principles, all ESR officers are asked to complete a disclosure declaration form, following the ESR’s requirement to disclose any possible conflict between their duties towards the ESR and their private interests.

Declaration forms will be updated annually. When encountering potential conflicts of interest, ESR officers must identify the potential conflict and, when required, remove themselves from all discussion and voting on the matter.

The ESR may disqualify any individual from their activities within the ESR if a conflict of interest is not disclosed or cannot be resolved.

Statutes

Explore the European Society of Radiology’s Statutes.

More info →

Become A Member Today!

You will have access to a wide range of benefits that can help you advance your career and stay up-to-date with the latest developments in the field of radiology. These benefits include access to educational resources, networking opportunities with other professionals in the field, opportunities to participate in research projects and clinical trials, and access to the latest technologies and techniques. 

Check out our different membership options.

If you don’t find a fitting membership send us an email here.

Membership

for radiologists, radiology residents, professionals of allied sciences (including radiographers/radiological technologists, nuclear medicine physicians, medical physicists, and data scientists) & professionals of allied sciences in training residing within the boundaries of Europe

  • Reduced registration fees for ECR 1
  • Reduced fees for the European School of Radiology (ESOR) 2
  • Option to participate in the European Diploma. 3
  • Free electronic access to the journal European Radiology 
  • Content e-mails for all ESR journals4
  • Updates on offers & events through our newsletters
  • Exclusive access to the ESR feed in Juisci

€ 11 /year

Yes! That is less than €1 per month.

Free membership

for radiologists, radiology residents or professionals of allied sciences engaged in practice, teaching or research residing outside Europe as well as individual qualified professionals with an interest in radiology and medical imaging who do not fulfil individual or all requirements for any other ESR membership category & former full members who have retired from all clinical practice
  • Reduced registration fees for ECR 1
  • Option to participate in the European Diploma. 3
  • Free electronic access to the journal European Radiology
  • Content e-mails for all ESR journals 4
  • Updates on offers & events through our newsletters
  • Exclusive access to the ESR feed in Juisci

€ 0

The best things in life are free.

ESR Friends

For students, company representatives or hospital managers etc.

  • Content e-mails for all 3 ESR journals 4
  • Updates on offers & events through our newsletters

€ 0

Friendship doesn’t cost a thing.

The membership type best fitting for you will be selected automatically during the application process.

Footnotes:

01

Reduced registration fees for ECR 2027:
Provided that ESR 2026 membership is activated and approved by August 31, 2026.

02
Not all activities included
03
Examination based on the ESR European Training Curriculum (radiologists or radiology residents).
04
European Radiology, Insights into Imaging, European Radiology Experimental.