About ESTS HistoryInteractive History TimelineConstitutionBoard of DirectorsCommitteesESTS Board of DirectorsESTS Database CommitteeESTS Finance CommitteeESTS Learning Affairs CommitteeESTS Membership CommitteeNominating CommitteeESTS RegentsESTS Women in General Thoracic SurgeryESTS Annual Meeting Committee Athens 2026ESTS Annual Meeting Committee Budapest 2025ESTS RegentsPast PresidentsHonorary MembersPatient Information (Patient Centered Working Group)What is Thoracic SurgeryTypes of surgical incisions or skin wounds for pulmonary and mediastinal surgery Other alternative approaches: rigid and flexible bronchoscopy; cervical incisionsDiseasesCOPD and the pulmonary surgeryWhy is COPD important to your surgeryCOPD treatmentPulmonary nodules and lung cancerRisk factors: smokingLung cancerTypes of Lung cancerDiagnosisStagingTreatmentTypes of Pulmonary resectionsChest traumaDiagnosis and initial managementTypes of chest injuries according to their locationTreatment of the most frequent lesionsPneumothoraxChest wall tumorsThymic tumors: thymoma, thymic carcinomaRespiratory insufficiency and lung transplantWhat is a Lung Transplant? Preoperative evaluation and optimization The surgical process of lung transplantWhat to expect during recovery and possible complicationsThe surgical processAt the outpatient clinicPreparation for admissionAdmission one day or more before Admission the same day of the surgery The day of the surgeryThe postoperative period: Expected recovery after surgery.Once at homeGeneral instructions Standard Wound CareReasons for seeking medical attentionFrequently asked questions after surgerySummary of recommendations of what NOT to do after surgery CounsellingStop smokingChest physiotherapyBasic exercisesExercises lying downExercises sitting downUseful appsWomen in General Thoracic SurgeryWorking Groups (multiple)Working Groups: General Information & MembersRegulationsLive ActivitiesOutputFeedbackAnnual ReportCollaborationJob OpportunitiesOrganogram of GovernanceIndustry PartnershipsGeneral AssemblyContactAbout ESTS Share via: Home About ESTS Committees ESTS Regents My Committees You must log in to view your committees. ESTS Regents The Next Meeting of ESTS Board of Directors, Regents and National Societies will be held during ESTS 2025 in Budapest, 25-27 May 2025 Committee Roster Member Office Term of Office Hasan Fevzi Batirel Secretary General 2024-2027 Jozsef Furak Past President 2024-2025 Servet Bolukbas Treasurer 2023-2026 Nizar Asadi Member 2023-2025 Antoaneta Chirlova-Kulenska Member 2023-2025 Georges Decker Member 2011- Lieven Depypere Member 2022-2024 Nicholas Desimonas Member 2024-2026 Carlos Galvez Member 2024-2026 Aron Ghimessy Member 2024-2026 Aris Koryllos Member 2022-2024 Ivan Kuhajda Member 2023-2025 Konstantinos Markakis Member 2023-2025 Alice Taskova Member 2023-2025 Davide Tosi Member 2023-2025 Eelco Veen Member 2023-2025 Back to previous page