EBCOG consists of 4 Officers – President, Secretary-General, President Elect and Treasurer.
Executive Committee consists of 5 elected members from different regions.
EBCOG Officers
Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Frank A. Louwen
PresidentFull Professor and Head, Division of Obstetrics and Prenatal Medicine, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt Goethe-Universität
Professor Helle Karro
Secretary-GeneralHead of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tartu
Educational supervisor , Residency Training in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Estonia,
Chief Physician, Tartu University Hospital, Women’s Clinic
Board member and Past President, Estonian Gynaecologists Society
Assoc. Professor (Hon.) Sambit Mukhopadhyay, MD, DNB, FRCOG, Msc
President-ElectConsultant Gynaecologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,
Colney Lane, Norwich, UK
Prof. dr hab. n. med. Piotr Sieroszewski
TreasurerHead of the 1st Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Fetal Medicine and Gynecology, Medical University of Lodz
President of the Polish Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians
EBCOG Executive Members
Dr Ferry Boekhorst
Western RegionAustria, Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland
Prof Luigi Nappi
Southern RegionCyprus, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia, North Macedonia (Israel – Observer)
Ass. Prof. Anna Aabakke
Northern RegionDenmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom
Assoc.prof Alexandra Krištúfková
Eastern RegionBulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Turkey, Ukraine
Prof Fionnuala McAuliffe
Pan-EuropeanOther Positions
Prof Frank Louwen | Chair Standards Branch |
Prof Fionnuala McAuliffe | Chair Standing Committee on Training and Assessment (SCTA) |
Dr Petr Velebil | Chair Standing Committee on Training Recognition (SCTR), Chair of Fellowships Working Group |
Prof Juriy Wladimiroff | Past-Chair (SCTR), Honorary Council Member |
Prof Ioannis E. Messinis | Chair of the Examination Standing Committee and Director of Examination |
Dr Nuno Nogueira Martins | President EBCOG Congress Frankfurt 2025 |
Dr Tahir Mahmood | Chair Standing Committee on Standards of Care and Position Statements |
Prof Dimitris Loutradis | EACCME Liasion |
Dr Sambit Mukhopadhyay | Chair Working Group on Health Inequalities |
Dr Sofia Tsiapakidou | European Network of Trainees in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (ENTOG) - President |
Dr Jure Klanjscek | Webmaster |
Alexandros Peristeropoulos | Examination Secretariat |
Kate Thorman | Central Office Administrator |
Subspecialty Representatives
Prof Stavros Athanasiou | European Urogynaecology Association (EUGA) |
Prof Diogo Ayres-de-Campos | European Association of Perinatal-Medicine (EAPM) |
Dr Maja Pakiz | European Society of Gynaecological Oncology (ESGO) |
Dr Tatjana Motrenko | European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) |
Honorary Fellows
Prof. Giraud | Past-President of the Section |
Lord Naren Patel | Past-President of EAGO |
Prof. Richard Beard | Past-President of EBCOG |
Prof. David Lewin | Past-President ECOG |
Prof. Raphaele Nappi | Past-President EAGO |
Prof. Wolfgang Künzel | Past-President EBCOG |
Prof. Laszlo Kovacs | Past-President EAGO |
Professor André Van Assche | Past-President EBCOG & UEMS Section O & G |
Dr Hans Henrik Wagner | Past-President UEMS Section O & G |
Prof Juriy Wladimiroff | Visiting Coordinator and Past Vice-President |
Prof William Dunlop | Past-President EBCOG & Past Treasurer |
Prof.Peter Hornnes | Past-President EBCOG & UEMS Section O & G |
Prof. Chiara Benedetto | Past-President EBCOG |
Dr Rolf Kirschner | Past Vice-President EBCOG, Past Secretary-General, Past Chair SCE |
Prof. Živa Novak Antolič | Past Chair SCTA and Past Chair TTT |
Prof. Sir Sabarantam Arulkumuran | Past-President FIGO |
Prof. Gamal Serour | Past-President FIGO |
Dr Tahir Mahmood | Past-President EBCOG |
Dr C N Purandare | Past-President FIGO |
Dr Carlos Fuchtner | Past-President FIGO |
Prof. Jacky Nizard | Past-President EBCOG |
Dr Jeanne Conry | President FIGO |
Prof. Andrii Tkachenko | Member EBCOG, In Memorium |
Prof. Vassilios Papalois | President UEMS |
Awards of Recognition
Prof.Ulf Ulmsten | Posthumously, Past Chair Scientific Committee |
Prof.Stelios Michalas | Past-Treasurer |
Prof.Giovanni Adinolfi | Past Vice-President |
Prof.Jacques Lansac | Past Chair SCTA |
Prof. Ian Milsom | Past Executive Member |
Dr Elsheikh | Posthumously, Local Co-Organiser Athens Congress |