Young ESPID

Young ESPID is a group of members who are in training and early career, generally under 40 years and/or who are in training / have completed training to become a paediatric infectious disease specialist <3 years ago.

Welcome message
 
Welcome to “Young ESPID”, the next generation of Paediatric Infectious Diseases experts in Europe and beyond. As a group of under-40s we have been actively involved in the ESPID Board and its committees since December 2010. “Young ESPID” was founded as a result of ESPID’s strategic plan 2010-2015. Young ESPID members were stimulated to develop a forum to strengthen PID in Europe and act as a think tank for ESPID.
 
We currently participate in all ESPID committees where we focus on:
•    Improvement of the ESPID website 
•    Communication between ESPID members (forum format) 
•    Improved visibility of ESPID through social media
•    Participation in the organisation of the Walter Marget workshop and the Research Master Class
•    Review of the PID training portfolio in Europe
•    Training possibilities and job opportunities 
•    Development of educational material and guidelines
•    Stimulation of and increased participation in research consortia
•    Initiation of research projects by Young ESPID 
•    Active involvement of Young ESPID in the organisation of ESPID Annual Meetings
•    Two of our members represent our ideas and provide feedback into the board
 
We cordially invite you to become an active member of Young ESPID and help us shape the future of PID in Europe and beyond. New ideas are always welcome!
 
If you are interested in contributing to any of these activities and would like to be kept up-to-date on the activities of Young ESPID you can contact us through youngespid@espid.org
 
With kind regards,
 
Lilly Verhagen and Raluca Lixandru
Young ESPID representatives 
 
 
 
Who’s involved in Young ESPID?
   
  
Country
 
Representative
 
Email
 
Afghanistan
 
Bilal Ahmad Rahimi
 
drbilal77@yahoo.com
 
Austria
 
Daniela Klobassa
 
daniela.kohlfuerst@medunigraz.at
 
Australia
 
Hazel Dobinson
 
 
 
Argentina
 
Martin   Eduardo Brizuela
 
 martin.brizuela1984@gmail.com
 
Armenia
 
Hrachuhi   Ghazaryan
 
 
 
Brasil
 
Daniel Jarovsky
 
daniel@jarovsky.com.br
 
Bangladesh
 
K M Shahunja
 
 
 
Belgium
 
Christina Karastathi
 
 
 
Canada
 
Bahaa Abu Raya
 
 
 
Cambodia
 
SAM LYVANNAK
 
vannak_samly@yahoo.com
 
Côte d’Ivoire.
 
Nassirou Faïssal
 
nfaissal@yahoo.fr
 
Croatia
 
Vedran Stevanović
 
vedran.stevanovic@gmail.com
 
Denmark
 
Lotte Jensen
 
 
 
Estonia
 
Piia Jogi
 
 
 
Finland
 
Lauri Ivaska
 
 
 
France
 
Gaud Cath
 
 
 
Gambia
 
ESIN NKEREUWEM
 
 
 
Greece
 
Maria Tsirigotaki
 
mariatsirigot@yahoo.gr
 
Germany
 
Cihan Papan
 
 
 
Hungary
 
Szofia Hajosi-Kalcakosz
 
 
 
Iran
 
Reza Yazdani
 
 
 
Indonesia
 
Inke Nadia
 
 
 
Ireland
 
Anna Stanzelova
 
 
 
Israel 
 
Dana Danino
 
 
 
India
 
Govind Benakatti
 
 
 
Italy
 
Danilo Buonsenso
 
 
 
Mexico
 
Irina Berlock
 
 
 
Nepal
 
Suraj   Bhattarai
 
 
 
New Zealand
 
Hannah   Hayley CHISHOLM
 
 
 
Japan
 
Nobuaki Matsunaga
 
 
 
Nigeria
 
Olajumoke Aladenola
 
jumoke.aladenola@yahoo.com
 
Oman
 
Abdullah Alqayoudhi
 
 
 
Pakistan
 
Muhammad Faheem Afzal
 
 
 
Poland
 
Kacper Toczylowski
 
kacper.toczylowski@umb.edu.pl
 
Portugal
 
Jorge Rodrigues
 
jorgefcrodrigues@gmail.com
 
Romania
 
Bettina Boeriu
 
 
 
Russia
 
Kirill Evdokimov
 
 
 
Slovenia
 
Keti Vincek
 
katarina.vincek@kclj.si
 
Spain
 
Belen Hernandez Ruperez
 
bel24es@yahoo.es
 
Sri-Lanka
 
Yasindu Waniganayake
 
 
 
Sudan
 
Αrwa Othman
 
 
 
Switzerland
 
Julia Bielicki
 
 
 
Sweeden
 
Katerina Mougkou
 
 
 
The Netherlands
 
Lilly Verhagen
 
 
 
Turkey
 
Benhur Çetin
 
 
 
Uganda
 
Clara   Komuhangi
 
 
 
Ukraine
 
Oleksandr   Mazulov
 
avmazulov@gmail.com
 
United Kingdom
 
Charlene Rodrigues
 
paediatriciid@gmail.com
 
United States
 
Anton Gonz
 
 
 
 
Young ESPID representatives on the ESPID Board:  Lilly Verhagen (2020-2023) and Raluca Lixandru (2021-2024)
Committee for Education: Eleni Vergadi (2019-2022) and Cihan Papan (2020-2023)  
Research Networking Committee: Lauri Ivaska (2020-2023) and Henriette Rudolph (2021-2024)
Committee for Scientific Affairs & Awards: Virginia Ramos Martin (2019-2022) and Charlene Rodrigues (2020-2023)
Young ESPID Social Media: Suraj Bhattarai and John Kopsidas
 
You can find recent updates on the activities in the committees in our newsletters.
Are you interested in one of the activities, please do contact us!
 
Young ESPID country representatives aim to represent their country and be a liaison between Young ESPID board representatives and Young ESPID members.
The above Young ESPID members represent their countries for 2 years, after which new applicants may come forward. If no-one comes forward then the current representative remains in place.
Interested in becoming a country representative and your country is not listed above? Please contact us at youngespid@espid.org and we will send you the information about how to apply.