LEADERSHIP
ISTH 2026 Congress Leaders:
Chair:
Walter Ageno
M.D.
Walter Ageno is Professor of Medicine at the University of Insubria and Director of the Short-Stay Medical Unit and Thrombosis Center at the Ospedale di Circolo of Varese, Italy. Ageno previously served as Chair of the ISTH Scientific and Standardization Committee (SSC) from 2016-18 and also recently served as a World Thrombosis Day Steering Committee member.
Vice Chair:
Marc Carrier
M.D.
Marc Carrier, MD, MSc, is Head of the Division of Hematology in the Department of Medicine at The Ottawa Hospital, a Professor in the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa and a Senior Scientist in the Clinical Epidemiology Program of The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute in Canada. Carrier previously served as the Chair of the ISTH Scientific and Standardization Committee from 2020-2022, and as a member of the local organizing committe for the ISTH 2023 Congress. He was recenting named an ISTH Outstanding Mentor in 2024.
ISTH 2026 Annual Congress Planning Committee:
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Chair: Walter Ageno (Italy)
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Vice Chair: Marc Carrier (Canada)
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Basic Chair: Francoise Dignat-George (France)
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Basic Vice Chair: Patricia Liaw (Canada)
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Clinical Chair: Cihan Ay (Austria)
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Clinical Vice Chair: Robert Sidonio (U.S.)
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Education Committee Liaison: Geoff Barnes (USA)
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SSC Liaison: Joost Meijers (The Netherlands)
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Early Career Committee Liaison: Aaron Iding (The Netherlands)
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