Our Members
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Full Members
Algerian Society of Hypertension
Professor Naima Hammoudi – President
Hydra, BO 442, 16035
Alger, Algeria
Argentine Society of Hypertension
Pablo Rodriguez, MD - President
Tte. Gral. Juan D. Perón 1479 2º "4" C1037ACA
Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Argentina
www.saha.org.ar
Hypertension Australia Ltd.
Dr. Marcus Schlaich, President
Australia
http://www.hypertension.org.au/
National Heart Foundation of Australia
Dr. Peter Sexton – National President
Rachael de Jong—Executive Assistant to National Director - Clinical Issues– Contact Person
Level 12/500 Collins Street,
Melbourne, Australia
www.heartfoundation.org.au
George Institute (WHO Collaborating Centre for Population Salt Reduction)
(WHO CC SALT)
Australia
https://www.georgeclinical.com/
Azerbaijan Heart and Health Association
Dr. Rashad Mahmudov – Chairman
Rovshan Aliyev str. 12\14 Khatai dist
Baku, Azerbaijan
http://ahha.az/en/main/
Hypertension Committee of the National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh
Professor R.K. Khandaker--Chairman
Plot-7/2, Section-2, Mirpur
Dhaka,Bangladesh
www.nhf.org.bd
Belgian Hypertension Committee
Professor Tine De Backer—President
U Gent, UZG, Hart- en Vaatcentrum
De Pintelaan 185, 9000
Gent, Belgium
www.belhypcom.be
Heart Foundation of Botswana
Prof. Kiran Bhagat
Botswana
Brazilian Society of Hypertension
Dr. Nelson Dinamarco—President
Avenida Paulista, 2073, Salas 505 –508, CEP: 01311-300
São Paulo, Brazil
www.sbh.org.br
Bulgarian Hypertension League
Professor Svetla Torbova—President
Bld "YankoSakazov" 56-V 1504
Sofia, Bulgaria
www.hypertensionleaguebg.info
Cameroon Hypertension Society
Dr. Hamadou Nassourou –President
Cameroon
Hypertension Canada
Dr. Laurel Taylor —President
Ms. Maureen Melnyk—Executive Director
65 Overlea Blvd. Suite 210
Toronto, ON, Canada
www.hypertension.ca
Central American and Caribbean Society of Arterial Hypertension and Cardiovascular Prevention (SCCH)
Dr. Fernando Wyss—President
https://scchpc.org/
Chilean Society of Hypertension
Dr. Roberto Jalil—Contact Person
Bernarda Morin 488, 3er Piso Providencia
Santiago, Chile
http://www.hipertension.cl
Chinese Hypertension League
Prof. Liu Lisheng —Pres.; Prof. Zhang Xin-Hua, Pres. Elect
Cardiovascular Institute and Fu Wai Hospital
167 Beilishi, Beijing 100037 China
http://www.bhli.org.cn/
Congolese Hypertension League
Prof. M.S. Ditu—Secretary-General
Congo
CCSS Fund for the Social Security of Costa Rica
Dr. Marta Esquivel Rodríguez—Executive President
Costa Rica
Cuban National Committee for the Study of Hypertenion
Dr. Jorge Luis León Álvarez—President
Dra Yamile Valdez Gonzalez —Vice-President
Cuba
https://temas.sld.cu/hipertension/page/1/
Egyptian Hypertension Society
Dr. M. Mohsen Ibrahim—President
1 El-Sherifein St., Abdeen
Cairo, Egypt
www.ehs-egypt.com
Estonian Society of Hypertension
Dr. Merike Luman—President
North-Estonian Regional Hospital
Sütiste tee 19, 13419
Tallinn, Estonia
www.ehy.ee
European Society of Hypertension (ESH)
Prof. Thomas Weber, President
Europe
www.eshonline.org
French Society of Hypertension
Prof. Theodora Angoulvant - President
France
www.sfhta.eu
Stroke Association Support Network-Ghana (SASNET-GHANA)
Dr Ben S. Jabuni—President
Ad Adams Ebenezer—Executive Director
Ghana
http://www.care.sasnetghana.org
Georgian Society of Arterial Hypertension and Vascular Research
Dr. Ann Rekhviashvili, MD, PhD, FESC, EHS - President
Georgia
German Hypertension Society
Prof. Markus van der Giet—Chairman
Dr. Barbara Pfeilschifter—Contact Person
Berliner Str. 46, 69120
Heidelberg, Germany
www.hochdruckliga.de
Hellenic Society of Hypertension
Dr. Michael Doumas —President
111, Vas. Sofias Ave., 115 27
Athens, Greece
www.hypertasi.gr
Hong Kong College of Cardiology
Dr. Andy Wai-Kwong Chan—President
Theresa Pan—Contact Person
Room 1116, 11/F, Bank of America Tower
12 Harcourt Road Central
Hong Kong
http://www.hkcchk.com
Indian Society of Hypertension
Prof. Rajeev Gupta - President
Lake View Road, Park Area, K.K.Nagar, Madurai
Tamilnadu, India
www.indiansocietyofhypertension.org
Iranian Heart Foundation
Dr. Nizal Sarrafzadegan
Professor,School of Public Health
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Tehran, Iran
www.ihf.ir
Iraqi Hypertension Society
Dr. Ghazi F. Hazi—President
Baghdad, Iraq
https://iraqhs.com/
Israeli Society of Hypertension
Dr. Yehonatan Sharabi—Chairman
Prof. Yehonatan Sharabi
Head Hypertension Unit, Sheba Medical Center
Ramat-Gan, Israel
www.ish.org.il
Italian Society and League of Hypertension
Professor Agostino Virdis—President
Via G Ripamonti 129 -20141
Milano, Italia
www.siia.it
Japanese Society of Hypertension
Prof. Kazuomi Kario—President
Prof. Akira Nishiyama—President & Chair, International Committee
3-28-8 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo, Japan
www.jpnsh.jp
HOPE Asia Network
Dr. Kazuomi Kario, MD, PhD—President
Hypertension Cardiovascular Outcome Prevention and Evidence in Asia (HOPE Asia) Network
3311-1 Yakushiji, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, 329-0498
Japan
https://www.hope-asia-network.com/
Hypertension Society of Eastern Kazakhstan
Dr. Apsalikov Kazbek
Semey, Gagarin str. 258
Kazakhstan
The Korean Society of Hypertension
Professor Kwang-il Kim —President
1811 LG TwintelⅡ 508, Samsugno, Kangnam-Gu
Seoul, Korea
www.koreanhypertension.org
Latin American Society of Hypertension (LASH)
Professor Patricio López-Jaramillo —Past President
Latvian Hypertension Society
Professor Aivars Lejnieks—President
Vilnis Dzerve—Chief Scientific Board/Contact Person
2 Hipokrata str. LV-1038
Riga, Latvia
www.internistubiedriba.lv
Lebanese Hypertension League
Dr. Adel E. Berbari—President
Professor of Medicine (nephrology), Faculty of Medicine & Medical Center
American University of Beirut Medical Center
PO Box 11-0236
Riad El Solh 1107 2020
Beirut, Lebanon
Libyan Society of Hypertension
Prof. Sami Lawgali - President
Libya
https://www.facebook.com/LSHYPERTENSION
Malaysian Society of Hypertension
Prof. Dato' Sri Dr. Azhari—President
MSH Secretariat
1301 Level 13, Uptown 2, No 2 Jalan SS21/37
Damansara Uptown, 47400 Petaling
Jaya, Malasia
https://msh.my/
Malian Association For Prevention And Treatment Of Hypertension: Tension-Ton
Mme. DAUO Sanata TRAORE - President
BP: 9249; North Korofina; Street 176, Door 323
Bamako, Mali
Mauritius Renal Association
Dr. Davy IP MIN WAN, President
Mauritius
https://renal.mu/
Nigerian Hypertension Society
Dr. Ayo Arije – President
Nigeria, West Africa
Nigerian Hypertension Society Lagos Conference 2013 | Lagos | Facebook
Stroke Investigative Research & Educational Network (SIREN)
Dr. Mayowa Ojo Owalabi
Dept. of Medicine, University College Hosptial, PMB 5116
Ibadan, Nigeria, West Africa
Pakistan Hypertension League
Professor Mohammad Ishaq—General Secretary of PHL
Hypertension House, PHL Secretariat
Room No 202, 203 Al-Sehat Centre, 195 Rafiqui Shaheed Road Off Sharah-e-Faisal
Karachi, Pakistan
http://www.phlpk.org
Peruvian Society of Hypertension
Boris Medina— President
Santiago Vega— Contact Person
José del Llano Zapata N° 331 Of. 704
Lima, Perú
Philippine Society of Hypertension
Alejandro Diaz, MD— President
Philippines
http://www.philippinesocietyofhypertension.org.ph/
Polish Society of Hypertension
Dr Jacek Wolf—President
Dr Anna Szyndler—Secretary, Polish Society of Hypertension
1st Department of Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology and Hypertension
Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kopernika, 17 31-501
Kraków, Poland
www.nadcisnienietetnicze.pl
Portuguese Society of Hypertension
Professor Fernando Martos Gonçalves—President
Francisca Abecasis—Secretariat/Contact Person
Avenida Visconde de Valmor, nº12, R/C dtº-A, 1000-291
Lisboa, Portugal
www.sphta.org.pt
Puerto Rico Nephrology Society
Dr. Jose Cangiano—President
Maria Guerrero—Administrative Assistant/Contact Person
The Puerto Rico Nephrology Society
PO Box 11428
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Romanian Society of Cardiology
Assoc. Prof. Roxana Oana Darabont - President
Romania
Russian Society of Hypertension
Dr. Ivan Starostin
3-ya Cherepkovskaya street (3rd Cherepkovskaya street)
15-A, postal code 121500
Moscow, Russian Federation
Rwanda Hypertension Interest Group (RHING)
Dr. Steven Karengera, Chairperson
Kamashashi- Mulindi, Rwanda
www.rasdrwanda.org
Rwanda College of Physicians
Dr. Ngamije Dianah, Executive Associate
Rwanda
www.rcp.rw
Saudi Hypertension Management Society
Dr. Saleh Ali Alshurafa—President
Dr. Bader Almustafa—General Secretary
KFSHRC - P.O. Box: 3354
Riyadh 11211, Saudi Arabia
www.saudiHTN.org
Serbian Society of Hypertension
Dr. Dragan Lovic—President
Jovana Ristica str. 20-2 18000
Nis, Serbia
www.uhsrb-liga.rs
Slovak Hypertension Society
Dr. Stefan Farsky
Slovakia
www.hypertenzia.org
Slovene Hypertension Society
Dr. Jana Brguljan-Hitij—President
Slovenian Medical Association
Dalmatinova 10 SI - 1000
Ljubljana, Slovenia
www.hipertenzija.org
Southern African Hypertension Society
Professor Alta Schutte—President
Kristy Evans—Administrator/Contact Person
E13 Renal Unit, Groote Schuur Hospital
New Main Building Observatory. 7925
South Africa
www.hypertension.org.za
Sudanese Society of Hypertension
Dr. Ahmed Suliman—President
Sudan Doctors Union House Nile Street
Khartoum, Sudan
www.ssh-sd.org
Swedish Society of Hypertension, Stroke and Vascular Medicine
Associate Professor Jonas Spaak, MD, PhD —President
Stockholm, Sweden
https://hypertoni.org/in-english
Syrian Society of Hypertension
Dr. Usama Alanan, Founder
Syria
https://www.facebook.com/Syrhypertension/
Taiwan Society of Hypertension
Dr. Yen-Hung Lin - President
Taiwan
www.ths.org.tw
Thai Hypertension Society
Dr. Apichard Sukonthasarn—President
10th Floor, Golden Jubilee Building
2 Soi Soonvijai, New Petchburi road
Huaykwang, Bangkapi
Bangkok, Thailand
http://www.thaihypertension.org/
Turkish Society of Hypertension and Renal Diseases
Dr. Cetin Turgan—President
Dr. Emin Alioglu—Contact Person
Kıbrıs Şehitler Caddesi 1441 Sok.2/13
Alsancak- IZMIR, Turkey
www.turkhipertansiyon.org
American Society of Hypertension - AKA Carolinas, Georgia & FL ASH Chapter
Daniel T. Lackland, DrPH
19 Hagood Avenue Suite 501
Charleston, SC, USA
PATH
Dr. Helen McGuire, Dr. David Flemming
USA
https://www.path.org/
All-Ukrainian Association of Doctors
Dr. Oleg Musiy—President
Kutuzova str., 8, of. 115
Kyiv, Ukraine, 01011
http://www.vult.org.ua
Heart of Nation
Dr. Olen Evstivneeva
Ukraine
Vietnamese Society of Hypertension
Huynh Van Minh, MD, PhD
Vietnam
Associate Members
European Heart Network
Ms. Birgit Beger—CEO
Rue Montoyer 31, 1000
Brussels, Belgium
www.ehnheart.org
African Synergy Against Aids and Suffering
Dr. Hermann Ngouakam
P.O. Box 3526, Melen
Yaounde, Cameroon
www.synergiesafricaines.org
Central Africa LeDEA
Dr. Anastase Dzudie
Cameroon
African Cup of Nations
Dr. William Ngatchou
Cameroon
International Council of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation (ICCPR)
Robyn Gallagher, RN, PhD - Chair
20 Crown Steel Dr. Unit #6 Markham,
Ontario, Canada
http://globalcardiacrehab.com/
Macau Hypertension Alliance
Dr. Jianzhang Feng—President
Dept. of Cardiology, Ying-Dong Building 1st Floor
Kiang Wu Hospital
Macau, China
Guang dong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Hypertension League
Prof. Yingqing Feng, PhD
Macau, China
Ghana Hypertension Screening Initiative (GHSI)
Mavis Amegah-Dorr, Founder and Executive Director
www.ghanabloodpressure.org
Malaysian Society for World Action on Salt, Sugar and Health (MyWASSH)
Prof. Yook Chin CHIA, Founding President
Malaysia
https://university.sunway.edu.my/research/mywassh
Mexican Institute of Nephrology Research
Dr. José Antonio Niño Cruz—Contact Person
Juan Badiano 1. Colonia Sección XVI CP 14080 Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
www.imin.org.mx
Happy Heart Association of Mongolia
Dr. Khaliun Gan-Erdene
Mongolia
Onom Foundation
Naranjargal Dashdorj
Onom Foundation Central Office
Bogd Javzandamba Street 17/5, 3rd Floor
Mongolia
http://onomfoundation.org/
Michael and Francisca Foundation
Michael Uchunor, Founder
Nigeria
www.michaelfranciscafoundation.org
Nigerian Hypertension Society
Prof. Ayodele Omotoso - President
Ilorin, Nigeria
Pan-African Society of Cardiology (PASCAR)
Professor Bongani Mayosi—President
Mr. George Nell—Contact Person
P.O. Box 26716, Monument Park, South Africa 0105
www.pascar.org
Union For a Healthy Heart (UZS)
Ing. Kollarik Peter, CEO
Tupého 25/A, SK-831 01
Bratislava, Slovakia
Taiwan Society of Cardiology
Prof. Wen-Jone Chen—President
Ms. Lynn Lin—Chief Secretarial Officer
13 F-1, No 11, Min-Chuan West Road,
Taipei, Taiwan
www.tsoc.org.tw
City Health Group
Dr. Denis Kaija
Fort Portal City, Uganda
https://sites.google.com/view/city-health-group/home
International Society for the Study of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Prof. Annemarie Hennessy—President
United Kingdom
www.isshp.org
National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
John Clymer, Executive Director
Washington DC, USA
https://www.nationalforum.org/
Primary Aldosteronism Foundation
Dr. Marianne Leenarts—Co-Founder
3533 E Ahwatukee CT
Phoenix, AZ, USA
https://www.primaryaldosteronism.org/
Society for Equity Neuroscience (SEQUINS)
Dr. Bruce Ovbiagele—Founder
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
https://www.s-equi-ns.org
International Pediatric Hypertension Association (IPHA)
Dr. Elaine Urbina
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
http://www.iphapediatrichypertension.org/
The Moore Institute
Dr. Les Matt —Director
Oregon Health & Science University
3030 S.W. Moody Ave., Suite 110
Portland, OR, USA
http://www.ohsu.edu/xd/education/schools/school-of-medicine/departments/the-moore-institute/
Colleagues in Care
Dr. John Kenerson–President
4607 Victoria Blvd.
Hampton, Virginia USA
http://colleaguesincare.org/
Inter-American Society of Hypertension
Dr. Luis Alcocer — President
http://iashonline.org

