Committees

PDCO members

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) publishes details of the members and alternates of its Paediatric Committee (PDCO).

The PDCO consists of:

  • a chair, elected by serving PDCO members;
  • five members of the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), with their alternates. These members are nominated by the CHMP;
  • one member and one alternate nominated by each EU Member State that is not represented by the members nominated by the CHMP;
  • one member and an alternate nominated by Iceland and Norway;
  • three members and three alternates representing patients' associations nominated by the European Commission;
  • three members and three alternates representing healthcare professionals nominated by the European Commission.

All members and alternates serve on the committee for a renewable three year period.

List of members and alternates

The list includes each member's and alternate's:

  • contact details;
  • curriculum vitae;
  • declaration of interests and confidentiality undertaking. For more information on EMA's policy on handling competing interests for committee members, see Handling competing interests.

Members

Members nominated from within the CHMP

Members nominated by the Member States

Members representing patients' organisations nominated by the European Commission

Members representing healthcare professionals nominated by the European Commission

Chair

Name
Koenraad Norga
Affiliation
Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen
Address
Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem, BELGIUM
Tel.
+32 3821 5944
Fax.
+32 3821 1194
Email
Koen.Norga@uza.be
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Vice-chair

Name
Sabine Scherer
Affiliation
Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte
Address
Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger-Allee 3, 53175 Bonn, GERMANY
Tel.
+49 228 207 3189
Fax.
+49 228 207 3534
Email
paediatric@bfarm.de
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Members nominated from within the CHMP

Hungary

Member

Name
Agnes Gyurasics
Affiliation
Országos Gyógyszerészeti és Élelmezés-egészségügyi Intézet
Address
Zrínyi U. 3, 1051 Budapest, HUNGARY
Tel.
+36 1 8869302
Fax.
+36 1 8869462
Email
gyurasics.agnes@ogyei.gov.hu
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Alternate

Awaiting Nomination.

Luxembourg

Member

Name
Carola de Beaufort
Affiliation
Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg
Address
4, rue Barblé, 1210 Luxembourg, LUXEMBOURG
Tel.
+352 44 113 133
Fax.
+352 458 762
Email
debeaufort.carine@chl.lu
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Alternate

Name
Martine Trauffler
Affiliation
Ministère de la Santé
Address
20, Rue de Bitbourg, L-1273 Luxembourg, LUXEMBOURG
Tel.
+352 247 85504
Fax.
+352 247 95615
Email
martine.trauffler@ms.etat.lu
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Romania

Member

Name
Dana Gabriela Marin
Affiliation
Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale din România
Address
Str. Aviator Sănătescu 48, Sector 1, 011478 Bucharest, ROMANIA
Tel.
+40 21 317 11 02
Fax.
+40 21 316 34 97
Email
dana.marin@anm.ro
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Alternate

Name
Simona Badoi
Affiliation
Agenția Națională a Medicamentului și a Dispozitivelor Medicale din România
Address
Str. Aviator Sănătescu 48, Sector 1, 011478 Bucharest, ROMANIA
Tel.
+402 1 3171102
Fax.
+402 1 3163497
Email
simona.badoi@anm.ro
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Members nominated by Member States

Austria

Member

Name
Karl-Heinz Huemer
Affiliation
BASG - Bundesamt für Sicherheit im Gesundheitswesen
Address
Traisengasse 5, A- 1200 Vienna, AUSTRIA
Tel.
+43 50 55536816
Email
karl-heinz.huemer@ages.at
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Alternate

Name
Johanna Wernsperger
Affiliation
BASG - Bundesamt für Sicherheit im Gesundheitswesen
Address
Traisengasse 5, A- 1200 Vienna, AUSTRIA
Tel.
+43 50555 36558
Fax.
+43 50555 36559
Email
johanna.wernsperger@ages.at
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Belgium

Member

Name
Marleen Renard
Affiliation
University Hospitals Leuven
Address
Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, BELGIUM
Tel.
+32 47592 6708
Email
marleen.renard@uzleuven.be
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Alternate

Name
Karen Van Malderen
Affiliation
Federaal Agentschap voor Geneesmiddelen en Gezondheidsproducten - Agence Fédérale des Médicaments et des Produits de Santé
Address
Galileolaan 5/03, Avenue Galilée 5/03, B-1210 Brussel - Bruxelles, BELGIUM
Tel.
+32 2528 4384
Email
karen.vanmalderen@fagg-afmps.be
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Bulgaria

Member

Name
Dimitar Roussinov
Affiliation
Specialized hospital for active treatment of children's diseases professor Ivan Mitev
Address
11 Academician Ivan Geshov Blvd, 1606 Sofia, BULGARIA
Tel.
+359 2 8154322
Fax.
+359 2 8154250
Email
dimitar.roussinov@bda.bg
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Alternate

Name
Vessela Boudinova
Affiliation
ИЗПЪЛНИТЕЛНА АГЕНЦИЯ ПО ЛЕКАРСТВАТА
Address
8, Damyan Gruev str., 1303 Sofia, BULGARIA
Tel.
+35 92 8903490
Fax.
+359 2 8903434
Email
vessela.boudinova@bda.bg
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Croatia

Member

Name
Milivoj Novak
Affiliation
University Hospital Centre Zagreb
Address
Kispaticeva 12, 10000 Zagreb, CROATIA
Tel.
+385 91 4920475
Email
mnovak@kbc-zagreb.hr
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Alternate

Name
Arnes Resic
Affiliation
Children's Hospital Zagreb
Address
Ul Vjekoslava Klaica 16, 10000 Zagreb, CROATIA
Tel.
+385 14600 125
Fax.
+385 1482 6053
Email
aresic@kdb.hr
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Cyprus

Member

Name
Georgios Savva
Affiliation
Ministry of Health
Address
Pharmaceutical Services, 15 Polyphimou, Strovolos industrial Area , 2033 Nicosia, CYPRUS
Tel.
+357 22 608650
Fax.
+357 22 608649
Email
gsavva@phs.moh.gov.cy
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Alternate

Name
Elena Kaisis
Affiliation
Ministry of Health
Address
Pharmaceutical Services, 15 Polyphimou, Strovolos Industrial Area, 2033 Nicosia, CYPRUS
Tel.
+357 22 608662
Email
ekaisis@phs.moh.gov.cy
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Czechia

Member

Name
Lucie Kravackova
Affiliation
Státní ústav pro kontrolu léčiv
Address
Srobarova 48, 100 41 Prague, CZECHIA
Tel.
+420 272 185712
Fax.
+420 272 185222
Email
lucie.kravackova@sukl.cz
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Alternate

Name
Tereza Bazantova
Affiliation
Státní ústav pro kontrolu léčiv
Address
Srobarova 48, 100 41 Prague, CZECHIA
Tel.
+420 272 185111
Fax.
+420 271 732377
Email
tereza.bazantova@sukl.cz
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Denmark

Member

Name
Nanna Borup Johansen
Affiliation
Danish Medicines Agency
Address
Axel Heides Gade 1, 2300 København S, DENMARK
Tel.
+45 93 518714
Fax.
+45 44889599
Email
nabj@dkma.dk
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Alternate

Awaiting Nomination.

Estonia

Member

Name
Irja Lutsar
Affiliation
Tartu Ülikool
Address
Ravila Str. 19, 51014 Tartu, ESTONIA
Tel.
+372 7 374 171
Fax.
+372 7 374 172
Email
irja.lutsar@ut.ee
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Alternate

Name
Jana Lass
Affiliation
Tartu University Hospital
Address
L. Puusepa 8, A006, Tartu, 50417, ESTONIA
Tel.
+372 7 318333
Fax.
+372 7 318302
Email
jana.lass@kliinikum.ee
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Finland

Member

Name
Pauliina Lehtolainen-Dalkilic
Affiliation
Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus
Address
P.O.Box 55, FI-00034 Helsinki, FINLAND
Tel.
+358 29522 3378
Fax.
+358 29522 3015
Email
pauliina.lehtolainen-dalkilic@fimea.fi
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Alternate

Name
Anne Paavola
Affiliation
Lääkealan turvallisuus- ja kehittämiskeskus
Address
P.O Box 55, FI-00034 Fimea, FINLAND
Tel.
+358 29522 3418
Fax.
+358 29522 3015
Email
anne.paavola@fimea.fi
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France

Member

Name
Sylvie Benchetrit
Affiliation
Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé
Address
143-147 Bvd Anatole France, 93285 Saint-Denis Cedex, FRANCE
Tel.
+33 155 873834
Email
sylvie.benchetrit@ansm.sante.fr
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Alternate

Name
Dominique Ploin
Affiliation
Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé
Address
143-147 Bvd Anatole France, 93285 Saint-Denis Cedex, FRANCE
Tel.
+33 427 856212
Email
drploin_at_pdco-ema@orange.fr
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Germany

Member

Name
Sabine Scherer
Affiliation
Bundesinstitut für Arzneimittel und Medizinprodukte
Address
Kurt-Georg-Kiesinger-Allee 3, 53175 Bonn, GERMANY
Tel.
+49 228 207 3189
Fax.
+49 228 207 3534
Email
paediatric@bfarm.de
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Alternate

Name
Yuansheng Sun
Affiliation
Paul-Ehrlich-Institut
Address
Paul-Ehrlich-Strase 51-59, Industriegebiet, Langen (hessen), 63225 Hesse, GERMANY
Tel.
+49 6103 772126
Fax.
+49 6103 77 1255
Email
sunyu@pei.de
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Greece

Member

Name
Eleni Katsomiti
Affiliation
National Organization for Medicines
Address
284 Mesogeion Avenue, Holargos, 15562 Athens, GREECE
Tel.
30 21 32040418
Fax.
30 21 32040560
Email
l.katsomiti@eof.gr
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Alternate

Name
Anastasia Mountaki
Affiliation
National Organization for Medicines
Address
284 Mesogeion Avenue, Holargos, 15562 Athens, GREECE
Tel.
+30 21 32040247
Fax.
+30 21 32040560
Email
amountaki@eof.gr
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Iceland

Member

Awaiting Nomination.

Alternate

Awaiting Nomination.

Ireland

Member

Name
Brian Aylward
Affiliation
An tÚdarás Rialála Táirgí Sláinte
Address
Kevin O'Malley House, The Earlsfort Centre, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, 2, IRELAND
Tel.
+353 1676 4971
Fax.
+353 1 6767836
Email
brian.aylward@hpra.ie
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Alternate

Awaiting Nomination.

Italy

Member

Name
Sara Galluzzo
Affiliation
Agenzia Italiana del Farmaco
Address
Via del Tritone, 181, 00187, Roma, ITALY
Tel.
+39 06 59784188
Fax.
+39 06 59784054
Email
s.galluzzo@aifa.gov.it
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Alternate

Awaiting Nomination.

Latvia

Member

Name
Dina Apele-Freimane
Affiliation
Paula Stradiņa Klīniskā universitātes slimnīca
Address
Jersikas 15, LV1016 Riga, LATVIA
Tel.
+371 294 78080
Fax.
+371 6 707 8428
Email
dina.apele-freimane@zva.gov.lv
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Alternate

Awaiting Nomination.

Lithuania

Member

Name
Dovile Zacharkiene
Affiliation
State Medicines Control Agency under the Ministry of Health
Address
Žirmūnų str.139A, LT-09120 Vilnius, LITHUANIA
Tel.
+370 657 00883
Fax.
+370 5 2639265
Email
dovilezacharkiene@vvkt.lt
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Alternate

Name
Silvijus Abramavicius
Affiliation
Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Address
Mickeviciaus 9, LT-44307 Kaunas, LITHUANIA
Tel.
+370 6864 4690
Email
silvijusabromavicius@vvkt.lt
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Malta

Member

Name
John Joseph Borg
Affiliation
Awtorità dwar il-Mediċini
Address
Sir Temi Zammit Buildings, Malta Life Sciences Park, SGN 3000 San Gwann, MALTA
Tel.
+356 23 439129
Fax.
+356 23 439158
Email
john-joseph.borg@gov.mt
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Alternate

Name
Herbert Lenicker
Affiliation
Awtorità dwar il-Mediċini
Address
Sir Temi Zammit Buildings, Malta Life Sciences Park, SGN 3000 San Gwann, MALTA
Tel.
+356 2 343 9155
Fax.
+356 2 343 9161
Email
herbert.m.lenicker@gov.mt
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Netherlands

Member

Name
Roderick Houwen
Affiliation
College ter Beoordeling van Geneesmiddelen
Address
Graadt van Roggenweg 500, 3531 AH Utrecht, NETHERLANDS
Tel.
+31 88 2248000
Fax.
+31 88 2248001
Email
r.houwen@cbg-meb.nl
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Alternate

Name
Maaike van Dartel
Affiliation
College ter Beoordeling van Geneesmiddelen
Address
P.O Box 8275, 3503 RG Utrecht, NETHERLANDS
Tel.
+31 88 2248000
Email
m.dartel@cbg-meb.nl
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Norway

Member

Name
Siri Wang
Affiliation
Statens legemiddelverk
Address
Grensesvingen 26, 0663 Oslo, NORWAY
Tel.
+47 22 89 77 00
Fax.
+47 22 89 77 99
Email
siri.wang@legemiddelverket.no
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Alternate

Name
Anette Solli Karlsen
Affiliation
Statens legemiddelverk
Address
Grensesvingen 26, 0663 Oslo, NORWAY
Tel.
+47 93 459484
Email
anette.sollikarlsen@legemiddelverket.no
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Poland

Member

Name
Marek Migdal
Affiliation
Instytut Pomnik Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka
Address
Al. Dzieci Polskich 20, 04-730 Warsaw, POLAND
Tel.
+48 22 8151335
Fax.
+48 22 8151327
Email
m.migdal@czd.pl
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Alternate

Awaiting Nomination.

Portugal

Member

Name
Helena Fonseca
Affiliation
Hospital de Santa Maria
Address
Instituto de Farmacologia, Clinica e Terapeutica, Piso 3, Av. Prof Egas Moniz, 1649-028 Lisboa Codex, PORTUGAL
Tel.
+351 96 632 9031
Fax.
+351 21 781 9688
Email
helena.fonseca@infarmed.pt
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Alternate

Name
Hugo Tavares
Affiliation
Centro Hospitalar de Vila Nova de Gaia / Espinho
Address
Unidade II - Consulta Externa de Pediatria, Rua Francisco Sá Carneiro, 4400-129 Vila Nova de Gaia, PORTUGAL
Tel.
+351 93640 7881
Email
hugo.tavares@infarmed.pt
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Slovakia

Member

Name
Peter Sisovsky
Affiliation
Štátny ústav pre kontrolu liečiv
Address
Kvetná 11, 825 08 Bratislava 26, SLOVAKIA
Tel.
+421 2507 01239
Email
peter.sisovsky@sukl.sk
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Alternate

Name
Peter Szitanyi
Affiliation
First Faculty of Medicine and General Teaching Hospital
Address
Ke Karlovu 2 , 121 09 Prague, CZECHIA
Tel.
+420 224 967734
Email
peter.szitanyi@vfn.cz
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Slovenia

Member

Name
Stefan Grosek
Affiliation
University Medical Center Ljubljana
Address
Bohoriceva 20, 1525 Ljubljana, SLOVENIA
Tel.
+386 1 5224829
Fax.
+386 1 5221109
Email
stefan.grosek@kclj.si
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Alternate

Awaiting Nomination.

Spain

Member

Name
Fernando de Andrés Trelles
Affiliation
Agencia Espanola de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios
Address
Parque Empresarial Las Mercedes , Edificio 8 , C/Campezo 1, 28022 Madrid, SPAIN
Tel.
+34 91 8225129
Fax.
+34 91 8225144
Email
copdspain@aemps.es
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Alternate

Name
Maria Jesús Fernández Cortizo
Affiliation
Agencia Espanola de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios
Address
Parque Empresarial Las Mercedes , Edificio 8 , C/Campezo 1, 28022 Madrid, SPAIN
Tel.
+34 91 8225165
Fax.
+34 91 8225161
Email
copdspain@aemps.es
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Sweden

Member

Name
Eva Agurell
Affiliation
Läkemedelsverket
Address
Dag Hammarskjölds väg 42, 75237 Uppsala, SWEDEN
Tel.
+46 18 174600
Fax.
+46 18 548566
Email
pdco@lakemedelsverket.se
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Alternate

Name
Sara Vennberg
Affiliation
Läkemedelsverket
Address
Dag Hammarskjölds väg 42, 75237 Uppsala, SWEDEN
Tel.
+46 18 174600
Fax.
+46 18 548566
Email
pdco@lakemedelsverket.se
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Members representing patients' organisations nominated by the European Commission

Member

Name
Dimitrios Athanasiou
Affiliation
World Duchenne Organisation
Address
Landjuweel 16-8, 3905 PG Veenendaal, NETHERLANDS
Tel.
+30 6 944604292
Email
DATHAX@GMAIL.COM
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Alternate

Name
Tomasz Grybek
Affiliation
Foundation of Borys the Hero
Address
Aleja Jana Pawła II 3A/126, 80-462 Gdansk, POLAND
Tel.
+48 6044 52424
Email
tomek@fundacjabb.pl
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Member

Name
Nora Kriauzaite
Affiliation
European Multiple Sclerosis Platform (EMSP)
Address
Rue Auguste Lambiotte 144/b8, B-1030 Brussels, BELGIUM
Tel.
+32 230 45015
Fax.
+32 2305 8011
Email
programme.coordinator@emsp.org
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Alternate

Name
Michal Odermarsky
Affiliation
European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG)
Address
Interoffices, Avenue des Arts 56-4c, 1000 Brussels, BELGIUM
Tel.
+46 46 178841
Email
michal.odermarsky@med.lu.se
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Member

Name
Jaroslav Sterba
Affiliation
University Hospital Brno
Address
Cernopolni str. 9, 625 00 Brno, CZECHIA
Tel.
+420 53 2234755
Fax.
+420 53 2234614
Email
sterba.jaroslav@fnbrno.cz
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Alternate

Awaiting Nomination.

Members representing healthcare professionals nominated by the European Commission

Member

Name
Johannes Taminiau
Affiliation
Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen
Address
Wilrijkstraat 10, 2650 Edegem, BELGIUM
Tel.
+32 3 8213000
Email
j.a.taminiau@amsterdamumc.nl
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Alternate

Name
Fabio Midulla
Affiliation
University of Rome La Sapienza
Address
Viale Regina Elena 324, 00161, Rome, ITALY
Tel.
+39 06 4997 9363
Email
midulla@uniroma1.it
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Member

Name
Francesca Rocchi
Affiliation
Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù
Address
Piazza S. Onofrio 4, 00165, Roma, ITALY
Tel.
+39 06 68594053
Email
francesca.rocchi@opbg.net
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Alternate

Name
Catherine Cornu
Affiliation
Hospices Civils de Lyon
Address
28 Avenue du Doyen Lepine, 69677 Bron, FRANCE
Tel.
+33 472 357231
Fax.
+33 472 356910
Email
catherine.cornu@chu-lyon.fr
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Member

Name
Fernando Cabanas
Affiliation
Quironsalud Madrid University Hospital
Address
Calle Diego de Velázquez, 1, Pozuelo de Alarcón, 28223 Madrid, SPAIN
Tel.
+34 914 521920
Fax.
+34 914 521996
Email
fernando.cabanas@quiron.es
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Alternate

Name
Doina Plesca
Affiliation
University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila
Address
37 Dionisie Lupu Street, 020021 Bucharest, ROMANIA
Tel.
+40 722 323807
Email
doina.plesca@umfcd.ro
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