EXECUTIVE AND COUNCIL

Executive Committee 2025-2026

The Executive Committee, confirmed during the APSAVD Congress in Taipei in 2025, will manage the affairs of the APSAVD until the AGM in 2026. They are assisted by Council members from the region covered by APSAVD, whose purpose is to discuss and assist shape the policies of the Society, with particular attention to matters which support investigators and research projects.

Dr Lourdes Ella Santos Philippines President	Professor Hapizah Nawawi Malaysia Past-President	Professor Shizuya Yamashita Japan Secretary	Professor Edward Janus Australia Treasurer	Professor Edward Janus Australia International Liaison
Professor Kriengsak Vareesangthip Thailand	Professor Rody Sy Philippines	Professor Ta Chen Su Taiwan	Professor Brian Tomlinson Macau	Ms Jennifer Seabrook Australia Secretariat

ASPAVD Council

The APSAVD Council comprises representatives from around the Asian-Pacific, usually the President or Chairman of the in-country association, and will work together the Executive to optimise regional activities. Current APSAVD Councillors are:

	Professor Judy de Haan	Australian Atherosclerosis Society
	Professor Masayuki Yoshida	Japan Atherosclerosis Society
	Professor Sang-Hyun Kim	Korean Society of Lipids and Atherosclerosis
	Dr Raman Puri	Lipid Association of India
	Professor Syadi Zuhdi	Malaysian Atherosclerosis Association
	Professor Ping-Yen (Larry) Liu	Taiwan Atherosclerosis Association
	Professor Kriengsak Vareesangthip	Thai Atherosclerosis Society
	Professor Quang-Binh Truong	Vietnam Atherosclerosis Society