ESTS Women in General Thoracic Surgery
Description:
The ESTS Women in General Thoracic Surgery Committee is a joint effort from female leaders across different countries and cultures to dedicate, encourage, enable and inspire women to fulfil their surgical career ambitions.
Being a European Organisation, we are aware that the experiences in developing a thoracic surgical career may be completely different and difficult to compare. For this reason, we aim to bring together various role models at different stages of their careers to act as an example for all of the membership. We would also like to formally develop mentorship programmes and networking amongst peers.
What we specifically aim is:
- Advocate increased diversity in general thoracic surgery across Europe.
- Work towards an understanding of the issues facing women in general thoracic surgery in the context of different cultural backgrounds.
- Provide advice, guidance, and pastoral support for those women already in this surgical field and those considering entering it.
- Create a social-media based networking platform to encourage female colleagues to seek mutual support and exchange opinions with peers and senior colleagues.
- Collaborate with other similar international organizations in order to enhance educational opportunities for female thoracic surgeons.
- Introduce sponsored mentorship programmes and scholarships in Institutions where women have led their way.
We would like to make ESTS an important networking and mentoring hub for European female colleagues who may be more encouraged by examples and initiatives of this society.
We would like to open this Committee to all of the membership and seek an active participation from ESTS members. If you want to be involved as a Mentor or participate in the initiatives falling within the WGTS remit, please email: c.pompili@leeds.ac.uk or dsnowdon@ests.org.uk
Committee Roster
Members
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Location
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Country
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Member Type
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Paula Duarte Dambrosio
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São Paulo
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Brazil
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Active member
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Feriel Souissi
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Tunis
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Tunisia
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Active member
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Members
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Location
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Country
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Member Type
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Pallavi Purwar
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Delhi
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India
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Active member
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Shilpa Gandhi
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Nagpur
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India
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Active member
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Sabita Jiwnani
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Mumbai
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India
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Active member
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Aakriti Sharma
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Maharaj Gunj
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Nepal
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Non-member
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Aaisha Riaz
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Islamabad
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Pakistan
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Non-member
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Tolusha Harischandra
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Galle
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Sri Lanka
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Non-member
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Members
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Location
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Country
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Member Type
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Paula Duarte
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Sao Paulo
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Brazil
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Active member
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Bianca Battilana
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Zürich
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Switzerland
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Active member
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Cristina Viola
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London
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UK
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Active member
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First name
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Surname
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Country
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Fellow 2022
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Debora
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Brascia
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Italy
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Fellow 2022
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Sara
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Fra Fernandez
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Spain
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Fellow 2022
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Yanina
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Jansen
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Belgium
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Fellow 2022
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Magdalena
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Kakol
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Germany
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Fellow 2022
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Nora
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Mayer
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United Kingdom
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Fellow 2022
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Macarena
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Muto
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Uruguay
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Fellow 2022
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Kececi
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Ozgur
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Turkey
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Fellow 2022
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Sara
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Ricciardi
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Italy
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Fellow 2022
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Eloisa
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Ruiz Lopez
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Spain
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Fellow 2022
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Monika
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Svorcova
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Czech Republic
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Fellow 2022
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Katarzyna
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Zanowska
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Poland
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Fellow 2022
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Dominika
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Zielinska
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Poland
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Fellow 2023
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Christina
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Beushausen
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Germany
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Fellow 2023
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Larisa
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Čmelak
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Croatia
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Fellow 2023
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Rita
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Costa
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Portugal
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Fellow 2023
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Rahel
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Decker
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Germany
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Fellow 2023
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Paula
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Duarte D'Ambrosio
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Brazil
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Fellow 2023
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Elif
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Ilhan Sezer
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Turkey
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Fellow 2023
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Nora
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Mamdouh
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Egypt
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Fellow 2023
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Amina
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Moumen
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Morocco
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Fellow 2024
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Anna Maria
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Garcia Cardoso
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Brazil
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Fellow 2024
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Camilla
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Matos Pedreira
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Brazil
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Fellow 2024
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Elsa
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Armand
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France
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Fellow 2024
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Feriel
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Souissi
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Tunisia
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Fellow 2024
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Hanna
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Tihanyi
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Hungary
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Fellow 2024
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Mariana
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Antunes
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Portugal
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Fellow 2024
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Melek
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Agkoc
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Turkey
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Fellow 2024
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Sara
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Lo Torto
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Italy
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Women in General Thoracic Surgery Committee Members
We aim to establish ESTS as a key networking and mentoring hub for our European female colleagues, inspired by the examples and initiatives within our society.
We invite all interested members to join this group and actively participate. If you are interested in becoming a Mentor or engaging in initiatives under the WGTS remit, please email either: c.pompili@leeds.ac.uk or dsnowdon@ests.org.uk
Our female colleagues:
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Location
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Country
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Member Type
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Houston
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USA
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Active member
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Marseille
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France
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Active member
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Ankara
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Turkey
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Active member
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Rochester
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USA
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Active member
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Bari
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Italy
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Active member
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Milano
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Italy
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Active member
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Rochester
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USA
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Active member
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Leicester
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UK
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Trainee Member
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Porto
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Portugal
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Trainee member
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Wiesbaden
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Germany
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Active member
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Ghent
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Belgium
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Active member
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Madrid
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Spain
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Active member
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Szeged
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Hungary
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Trainee member
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Les Plessis Robinson
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France
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Active member
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Cambridge
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UK
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Trainee member
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Brussels
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Belgium
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Active member
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Tbilisi
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Georgia
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Active member
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Hamburg
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Germany
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Active member
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Adana
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Turkey
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Active member
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Osaka
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Japan
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Active member
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Bristol
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UK
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Active member
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Zurich
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Switzerland
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Active member
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Leuven
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Belgium
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Honorary member
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Malaga
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Spain
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Active member
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Zurich
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Switzerland
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Trainee member
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Rome
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Italy
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Active member
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Toronto
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Canada
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Active member
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Montevideo
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Uruguay
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Active member
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Athens
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Greece
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Trainee member
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Helsinki
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Finland
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Active member
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Izmir
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Turkey
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Active member
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Seoul
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Korea
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Active member
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Ferrara
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Italy
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Trainee member
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Minneapolis
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USA
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Active member
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Pisa
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Italy
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Active member
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Madrid
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Spain
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Active member
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Barcelona
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Spain
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Active member
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Heidelberg
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Germany
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Active Member
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Vienna
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Austria
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Trainee member
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Sao Paulo
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Brazil
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Active member
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Sheffield
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UK
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Active member
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Bangalore
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India
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Active member
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Prague
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Czech Republic
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Active member
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The Hague
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The Netherlands
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Active member
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Prague
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Czech Republic
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Active member
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Tsukazan
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Porto Alegre
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Active member
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London
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United Kingdom
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Active member
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Monchengladbach
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Germany
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Active member
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Izmir
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Turkey
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Active member
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Krakow
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Poland
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Active member
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Poznan
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Poland
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Active member
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Publications
View Publications
Women in General Thoracic Surgery (WGTS) – Initiatives, Fellowships, Opportunities
Networking Events During ESTS Annual Meetings
Milan 2023
Barcelona 2024
Budapest 2025
Child Care Initiatives During ESTS Annual Meetings
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