Board of Regents
A round table group of bronchology and IP experts and leaders from around the world, the Board of Regents ("BOR") is the principal governing body of the WABIP. Members on the BOR vote on Vice-chair candidates in biennial elections, Bylaws amendments, WCBIP host candidates and other matters central to governing the WABIP.The BOR is comprised of all members on the Executive Board and a minimum of one representative from every Member Society. Such representatives include (listed alphabetically by last name):

Abdul Rahaman, Jamalul Azizi, MD
Malaysian Association for Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology
Malaysia
Malaysian Association for Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology
Malaysia

Abramovich, Amir, MD
Israel Society of Pulmonology
Israel
Israel Society of Pulmonology
Israel

Afriyie-Mensah, Jane S., MD
Ghana Thoracic Society
Ghana
Ghana Thoracic Society
Ghana

Alici, Ibrahim O., MD
Turkish Respiratory Society
Turkey
Turkish Respiratory Society
Turkey

Anang Marhana, Isnin, MD
PERBRONKI
Indonesia
PERBRONKI
Indonesia

Aniwidyaningsih, Wahju, MD
PERBRONKI
Indonesia
PERBRONKI
Indonesia

Asano, Fumihiro, MD
Japan Society for Respiratory Endoscopy
Japan
Japan Society for Respiratory Endoscopy
Japan

Ashkan Moslehi, Mohammad, MD
Iran Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology Group
Iran
Iran Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology Group
Iran

Bentata, Kada, MD
Algerian Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
Algeria
Algerian Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
Algeria

Bilaceroglu, Semra, MD
European Association for Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology
Turkey
European Association for Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology
Turkey

Dalupang, Julius, MD
Philippine Society for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
Philippines
Philippine Society for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
Philippines

De Janon Quevedo, Rocio, MD
Ecuadorian Society of Thisiology and Thorax Diseases (SETET)
Ecuador
Ecuadorian Society of Thisiology and Thorax Diseases (SETET)
Ecuador

Eapen, George, MD
American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
USA
American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
USA

Echeverri Franco, Jaime Alberto, MD
Asociación Colombiana de Broncoscopia y Neumología Intervencionista
Colombia
Asociación Colombiana de Broncoscopia y Neumología Intervencionista
Colombia

Encheva, Milena, MD
Bulgarian Association
Bulgaria
Bulgarian Association
Bulgaria

Figueiredo, Viviane Rossi, MD
Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
Brazil
Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
Brazil

Flandes, Javier, MD
Asociación Española de Endoscopia Respiratoria y Neumología Intervencionista (AEER)
Spain
Asociación Española de Endoscopia Respiratoria y Neumología Intervencionista (AEER)
Spain

Garcia, Artemio, MD
Asociación Sudamericana de Endoscopía Respiratoria (ASER)
Argentina
Asociación Sudamericana de Endoscopía Respiratoria (ASER)
Argentina

Garcia-Mantilla, Pedro Francisco, MD
Peruvian Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (APBNI)
Peru
Peruvian Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology (APBNI)
Peru

Gonzalo Lopez, Antonio, MD
Bolivia Bronchology Association
Bolivia
Bolivia Bronchology Association
Bolivia

Husain, Syed Arshad, MD
British Bronchology Group
United Kingdom
British Bronchology Group
United Kingdom

Islam, Sayedul, MD
Bangladesh Association for Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Association for Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology
Bangladesh

Kasaju, Sangit MD
Nepal College of Chest Physicians
Nepal
Nepal College of Chest Physicians
Nepal

Koegelenberg, Coenie, MD
South African Thoracic Society
South Africa
South African Thoracic Society
South Africa

Kurimoto, Noriaki, MD
Japan Society for Respiratory Endoscopy
Japan
Japan Society for Respiratory Endoscopy
Japan

Lee, Pyng, MD
Singapore Thoracic Society
Singapore
Singapore Thoracic Society
Singapore

Liu, Xicheng, MD
Asian Pediatric Intervenional Pulmonology Association
China
Asian Pediatric Intervenional Pulmonology Association
China

Lovacheva, Olga, MD
Russia Bronchology Association
Russia
Russia Bronchology Association
Russia

Mahmood, Kamran, MD
American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
USA
American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
USA

Mukhtar Abdalla, Momen, MD
Sudanese Chest Physicians Society
Sudan
Sudanese Chest Physicians Society
Sudan

Musani, Ali, MD
American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
USA
American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
USA

Nehme, Ralph, MD
Lebanese Pulmonary Society
Lebanon
Lebanese Pulmonary Society
Lebanon

Nguyen, Phan, MD
Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
Australia
Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
Australia

Niwa, Hiroshi, MD
Japan Society for Respiratory Endoscopy
Japan
Japan Society for Respiratory Endoscopy
Japan

Perez Bejarano, Domingo, MD
Paraguay Association Bronchoscopy & Interventional Pulmonology Group
Paraguay
Paraguay Association Bronchoscopy & Interventional Pulmonology Group
Paraguay

Popević, Spasoje, MD
Serbian Bronchoscopy & Interventional Pulmonology Group
Serbia
Serbian Bronchoscopy & Interventional Pulmonology Group
Serbia

Pritchett, Michael, MD
Society for Advanced Bronchoscopy
USA
Society for Advanced Bronchoscopy
USA

Santosham, Rajan, MD
India Association for Bronchology
India
India Association for Bronchology
India

Shah, Shirish Piyushkant, MD
India Association for Bronchology
India
India Association for Bronchology
India

Shibuya, Kiyoshi, MD
Asian-Pacific Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
Japan
Asian-Pacific Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology
Japan

Simon, Marioara, MD, PhD
Romanian Section of Bronchology of SRP
Romania
Romanian Section of Bronchology of SRP
Romania

Singh, Jaspal, MD
Society for Advanced Bronchoscopy
USA
Society for Advanced Bronchoscopy
USA

Stratakos, Grigoris, MD
Hellenic Thoracic Society
Greece
Hellenic Thoracic Society
Greece

Tenda, Eric, MD
Perhimpunan Respirologi
Indonesia
Perhimpunan Respirologi
Indonesia

Tudor, Elena, MD
Moldova Association of Endoscopy, Surgery and Mini-invasive Ultrasound
Moldova
Moldova Association of Endoscopy, Surgery and Mini-invasive Ultrasound
Moldova

Twaddell, Scott, MD
The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
Australia
The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
Australia

Ugarte Fornell, Luis Gonzalo, MD
Ecuador Bronchology Association
Ecuador
Ecuador Bronchology Association
Ecuador

van der Heijden, Erik, MD
Nederlandse Vereniging van Artsen voor Longziekten en Tuberculose
Netherlands
Nederlandse Vereniging van Artsen voor Longziekten en Tuberculose
Netherlands

Vergnon, Jean-Michel, MD
Groupe d’Endoscopie Thoracique et Interventionnel Francophone
France
Groupe d’Endoscopie Thoracique et Interventionnel Francophone
France

Vujacich, Patricia, MD
Argentinean Association for Bronchology
Argentina
Argentinean Association for Bronchology
Argentina

Wang, Changhui, MD
Chinese Thoracic Society
China
Chinese Thoracic Society
China

Wang, Guangfa, MD
Chinese Thoracic Society
China
Chinese Thoracic Society
China

Wattanathum, Anan, MD
Thailand Thoracic Society
Thailand
Thailand Thoracic Society
Thailand

Zhang, Jie, MD
Chinese Thoracic Society
China
Chinese Thoracic Society
China

Zeng, Yiming, MD
Chinese Thoracic Society
China
Chinese Thoracic Society
China

Zuccatosta, Lina, MD
Associazione Italiana Pneumologi Ospedalieri – Italian Thoracic Society
Italy
Associazione Italiana Pneumologi Ospedalieri – Italian Thoracic Society
Italy