PRESIDENT
Daniel D. Rowley, MSc, RRT-ACCS, RRT-NPS, RPFT, FAARC
Council President
University of Virginia Medical Center
Charlottesville, Virginia
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Mohammed Al-Ahmari, PhD, RRT, CTTS, FAARC, FCCP
Governor for Saudi Arabia
Vice Dean for Postgraduate Studies & Scientific Research
Prince Sultan Military College of Health Sciences
Dhahran, Saudia Arabia
Arzu Ari, PhD, MS, MPH
Governor for Turkey
Chair, IERS committee
Istanbul, Turkey
Chia-Chen Chu, Ph.D., RRT, FAARC
Governor-at-Large
President, Taiwan Society for Respiratory Therapy (TSRT)
Technical Director, Respiratory Therapy, China Medical University Hospital
Assist Professors, China Medical University
TAI-CHUNG CITY, TAIWAN
Norihiro Kaneko, MD
Governor for Japan
Kameda Kyobashi Clinic
Vice President, Japan Respiratory Care Network
Vice President, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa
Director Pulmonary Department
Hector G. Leon, MD, FAARC
Governor for Mexico
Presidente del Consejo LatinoAmericano Certificación Profesional en Terapía Respiratoria, Respiratory Therapy Private Clinic
Mexico City, Mexico DF
Andrew West, EdD, RRT, FCSRC
Governor for Canada
Chair, Nominations and Elections
Executive Director, Canadian Society for Respiratory Therapy
Canada
Assistants to the Council President
Khalid Dahir Alenezi, BSRC, RRT
Director of Media Communications
Arar, Saudi Arabia
Chad Gibbs, BSRC, RRT
Manager, Surgical & Neurological Services, University of Virginia Health System
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
Council Members
Sigurd Aarrestad, MD
Governor for Norway
University Hospital of Oslo
Olso, Norway
Hussain J. Al-Khatam, MHS, RRT
Governor for Bahrain
Chief, Respiratory Therapists
Respiratory Therapy Department
Salmaniyia Medical Complex
Government Hospitals
Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain
Abdelrahman A. Alhawamdeh, BS, RN, RT, PSGT
Governor for Jordan
Head of RT Department, Abdali Hospital
Sleep Lab Director, Royal Hospital
Amman, Jordan
Khalsa Alsiyabi, BsRC, RCP
Governor for Oman
Head of Respiratory Care Services Department
Oman's Ministry of Health
Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
Dr. Mohammad Saeed Altarawneh
Governor for Jordan*
Assistant Professor of Respiratory Care
Jadara University
Irbid, Jordan
Daniel Arellano, PT
Governor for Chile
The Latin American Certification Board for Respiratory Care
Santiago, Chile
Professor Dr. Salman Ayyaz
Governor for Pakistan*
Consultant, Pulmonology, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
ITTEFAQ Hospital Trust
Lahore, Pakistan
Bibi W Bacchus-Ali, BSc., MD, PGDip, MSc., MBA
Governor for Guyana*
Respiratory Medicine Specialist
HOD Spirometry Clinic and Lab, GPHC
Director (Onsite) Guyana Asthma and COPD Spirometry Program (GASP)
Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation
Georgetown, Guyana
Alberto Lopez Bascope, MD
Governor for Mexico*
President, CLACPTER
Head of Department, Perioperative Medicine & Respiratory Therapy
Hospital Angeles Mexico
Mexico City, Mexico
Dorothy Honny Bendah, BSRT, RCP
Governor for Ghana*
President, Ghana Association for Respiratory Care
President, African Association for Respiratory Care
Accra, Ghana
Bin Zhang, RT
Governor for China
Respiratory Therapist
Clinical Application Specialist
Hamilton Medical AG
Hangzhou, China
Chin-Jung Liu, Ph.D., RRT
Governor for Taiwan
Vice chairman, Respiratory Therapists Society of Republic of China (RTSROC)
Chief Respiratory Therapist, RT Department, China Medical University
Taichung, Taiwan
Edwin Coombs, MA, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, FAARC
ICRC Liaison for Industry
Senior Director of Marketing
Portfolio Solutions Training, Clinical Affairs, & Intensive Care
Draeger North America
Telford, PA
Brendan Cooper, BSc, MSc, PhD, CBiol, MIBiol
Governor for United Kingdom
University Hospital Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Michael D. Davis, PhD, RRT, FAARC
Governor for Liberia
Co-Founder, Partner Liberia
Assistant Professor in Pediatrics
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, IN
Euda Arrieta Dooley RRT
Governor for Venezuela*
Respiratory Therapist
External Director CLCPTR
Global Clinical Manager
Venezuela
Rania A. El-Farrash, PhD, MD
Governor for Egypt
Professor of Pediatrics and Neonatology Consultant
Children’s Hospital
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Egypt
Antonio M. Esquinas MD, PhD, FCCP, Internacional Fellow AARC, Fellow NIV
Governor for Spain*
Director NIV Fellowship Program & International Non Invasive Ventilation College of Experts Intensive Care Unit
Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain
Director International School of Non-invasive mechanical Ventilation
President International Association of NIV and Ibero American Association Bioethics in NIV
Spain
Jesus M. Espinas, RMT, CRT, RTRP
Governor for Philippines
Board of Examiner for Respiratory Therapists Professional Regulations Commission
Technical Committee Member for Respiratory Therapy Education Commission on Higher Education
Manila, Philippines
Gerardo Nicolas Ferrero, PT
Governor for Argentina
Clinical Consultant, Hospital Maria Ferrer
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Simone Gambazza, PhD, PT
Governor for Italy
IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Milano, Italy
Saleem N. Hamilah, BS, RCP
Governor for Yemen
Director, Respiratory Care Services Administration
Ministry of Health
Mazada St. Sana’a, Yemen
Sangit L. Kasaju, MD, FCCP
Governor for Nepal
President, Nepal College of Chest Physicians
Nepal
Moustapha Khaywa, BSRT, RT
GOVERNOR FOR LEBANON*
Respiratory Therapy Team Leader Clemenceau Medical Center
BEIRUT, LEBANON
Jose Landeros, PT, CRT
GOVERNOR FOR CHILE
Robertodel Rio Children's Hospital
SANTIAGO, CHILE
Ivan G. Lee, EdD, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, RPSGT
GOVERNOR FOR SINGAPORE
Head, Respiratory Care Service
Woodlands Health
SINGAPORE
Kook-Hyun Lee, MD, PhD
GOVERNOR FOR SOUTH KOREA
Professor, Seoul National University College of Medicine
SEOUL, KOREA
Ivan G. Lee, EdD, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS, RPSGT
Governor for Singapore
Head, Respiratory Care Service
Woodlands Health
Singapore
Kook-Hyun Lee, MD, PhD
Governor for South Korea
Professor, Seoul National University College of Medicine
Seoul, Korea
Tan Herng Lee, MSc, RRT, RRT-NPS, RRT-ACCS
Governor for Singapore
Senior Principal Respiratory Therapist
Children’s Intensive Care Unit
Department of Pediatric Subspecialties
KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Singapore
Heidi Markussen, RN, Respiratory Specialist
Governor for Norway
Assistant Director, Department of Thoracic Medicine, Haukeland University Hospital
Bergen, Norway
Tetsuo Miyagawa, PhD, RRT, RPT, RCET
Governor for Japan
Associate Professor, Showa University School of Nursing & Rehab
Yokohama, Japan
Moaaz Mohammed, MSc, RRT
Governor for Egypt*
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Respiratory Gate Egypt, Inc.
Director of Respiratory Therapy
Air Force Specialized Hospital
Cairo, Egypt
Ernest Addo Ofosu-Appiah MD, FWACS
Governor for Ghana
Consultant in Anaesthesia and Critical Care Head, Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care University of Ghana Medical Centre
Accra, Ghana
Gustavo Adolfo Olguin, PT, CRT
Governor for Argentina
Director, The Latin American Board for Professional Certification in Respiratory Therapy
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Yorleny Vargas Prado, MS, RRT
Governor for Costa Rica
Respiratory Care Director, Santa Paula University
Curridabath, Costa Rica
Anas Mahmoud Qamare, BSRC, RCP
Governor for Palestine
President, Palestinian Respiratory Care Syndicate
Director, Respiratory Care Department
Hebron Governmental Hospital
Bebron, Palestine
Madhuragauri Shevade, MSRC, RRT-NPS, FIARC
Governor for India
Manager, Training Programs
Chest Research & Training PVt, LTD
Pune, Haharasthtra, India
Muhammad Shoukat, BSRT, RT, RCP
Governor for Pakistan
Head of Respiratory Therapy Department
Shifa International Hospital H-8
Clinical Instructor, Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University
Islamabad, Pakistan
Marcela Spraul, RCP, BSRT
Governor for Colombia
Manager Respiratory Care, Shriners Hospitals for Children
St. Louis, MO
Noel S. Tiburcio, PhD, MBA, RTRP, RRT-NPS, FAARC
Governor for Philippines
President/Chief Executive Officer
Philippine Respiratory Care Professionals, Inc.
Adviser, Association of Respiratory Care Professionals, Inc.
Manila, Philippines
Lisa M. Trujillo, DHSc, RRT, FAARC
Governor for United States
Program Director/Clinical Associate Professor
The University of Kansas Health System
Kansas City, KS
Dr. Yen-Chen Juan, PhD
Governor for Taiwan
Transcore Taiwan
Taipei, Taiwan
Yuqi Liu, MD
Governor for China
ICRC Liaison for Fundamentals of Respiratory Care Support Course Development in China
Director of Respiratory Therapy and Critical Care
Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
Quanzhou, China
Council Members At-Large
Michael T. Amato, MBA
Governor-At-Large
President, InspiRx
North Carolina, USA
Jim Liu, MD
Governor-At-Large
Aerogen Regional Manager for Greater China
Beijing, China
Bill Kashiwazaki
Governor-At-Large
President, Pacific Commercial Inc
Forest Hills, NY
Liang Xu, MD
Governor-At-Large
Director of Critical Care Department Wuhan Wuchang Hospital
Wuhan, China
Ruben D. Restrepo, MD, RRT, FAARC
Governor-At-Large
Professor, Department Respiratory Care
The University of Texas Health Science Center
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Bruce K. Rubin MEngr, MD, MBA, FRCPC
ICRC Medical Advisor
Jessie Ball duPont Distinguished Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Richmond, VA
Council Emeritae
Graeme A’Court
New Zealand
Hassan S. Alorainy BSrc, RRT, FAARC
Governor for Saudi Arabia
Executive Committee
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Airton Stingelin Crespo, MD, FCCP
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Vijay Desphande, MS, RRT, FAARC
Governor for India
Manipal, India
Patrick J. Dunne MEd, RRT, FAARC
Governor for USA
Executive Committee
Fullerton, CA
Pierre Emery
Versailles, Paris, France
Sam P. Giordano, MBA, RRT, FAARC
Director-at-Large
Irving, TX
Derek L. Glinsman, RRT, FAARC—Active Status
Loveland, CO
Louis M. Sinopoli, EdD, RRT, FAARC
Educational Advisor to Executive Committee
Jerome Sullivan, PhD, RRT, FAARC
President (1991–2020)
Abundio Leon Valedrrabano, MD
Mexico City, Mexico
Deceased
Toshihiko Koga, MD
Governor for Japan
Tokyo, JAPAN
David Lu
Governor-At-Large
Respiratory Care Association of ROC
Taipei, TAIWAN
Brian N. Oka, RRT-NPS, FAARC
Clinical Sales Specialist, Holden Hospital Supply, Inc.
HONOLULU, HI
Louis M. Sinopoli, EdD, RRT, FAARC
Educational Advisor to Executive Committee
Torrance, CA
Abundio Leon Valedrrabano, MD
Governor-At-Large
Mexico City, MEXICO
* Candidate status