Home About ESTS Women in General Thoracic Surgery ESTS Women in General Thoracic Surgery 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 would like to bring together various role models at different stages of their careers to be an example for all the membership. We would also like to formally develop mentorship programmes and networking amongst peers. This Committee is open to all of the membership and seeks 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: Cecilia Pompili, ESTS Women in General Thoracic Surgery or Sue Hesford, Executive Director Follow us: Twitter: # EWGTS ESTS Women in General Thoracic Surgery (@ests_womenThor) Twitter The latest Tweets from ESTS Women in General Thoracic Surgery. Supporting, encouraging and inspiring Women in Thoracic Surgery and providing educational and mentorship opportunities across Europe. Members Name Location Country Member Type Mara Antonoff Houston USA Active member Cangir Ayten Ankara Turkey Active member Shanda Blackmon Rochester USA Active member Monica Casiraghi Milano Italy Active member Stephen Cassivi Rochester USA Active member Karishma Chandarana Leicester UK Trainee member Rita Costa Porto Portugal Trainee member Jasmin Dei-Anang Wiesbaden Germany Active member Liesbeth Desender Ghent Belgium Active member Romy Glenz Szeged Hungary Trainee member Sarah Hamdi Les Plessis Robinson France Active member Yanina Jansen Brussels Belgium Active member Sule Karadayi Adana Turkey Active member Aki Kobayashi Osaka Japan Active member Toni Lerut Leuven Belgium Honorary member Elisa Meacci Rome Italy Active member Vanessa Menezes Toronto Canada Active member Maria Nizami Athens Greece Trainee member Samina Park Seoul Korea Active member Ilaria Potenza Ferrara Italy Trainee member Madhuri Rao Minneapolis USA Active member Sara Riccardi Pisa Italy Active member Maria Rodriguez Madrid Spain Active member Laura Romero Vielva Barcelona Spain Active member Romina Rosch Heidelberg Germany Active member Lisa Schulte Vienna Austria Trainee member Marianna Soares Sao Paulo Brazil Active member Laura Socci Sheffield UK Active member Srirangaptna Srikrishna Bangalore India Active member Willem Hans Steup The Hague The Netherlands Active member Alice Taskova Prague Czech Republic Active member Maria Teresa Tsukazan Porto Alegre Brazil Active member Katrin Welcker Monchengladbach Germany Active member Demet Yaldiz Izmir Turkey Active member Committee Roster Cecilia Pompili Mara Antonoff Leah Backhus Olivia Lauk Gunda Leschber Nuria Novoa Isabelle Opitz Hermien Schreurs Giulia Veronesi