ISTM Leadership

The ISTM Executive Board

The ISTM Executive Board works to promote and protect the interests of ISTM members and stakeholders to advance travel medicine internationally.

Gerard Flaherty

President
Ireland

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Anne McCarthy

President-Elect
Canada
Hilmir Asgeirsson

Counselor
Sweden

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Christina Coyle

Counselor
United States of America

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Francesca Norman

Counselor
Spain
Nahoko Sato

Counselor
Japan
Salim Parker

Co-Op Voting Member
South Africa

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Michael Jones

Secretary-Treasurer (Non-Voting)
United Kingdom
Karen A Goraleski

Interim Executive Director (Non-Voting)
United States of America

The ISTM Publication Editors

The Journal of Travel Medicine transports you to the challenging areas of your field with up-to-date research and original, peer-reviewed articles.

Travel Medicine News aims to encourage a lively, timely, and informative exchange of information between ISTM members in the form of news, views and notices.

Annelies Wilder-Smith

Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Travel Medicine
Switzerland
Nancy Pietroski

Editor-in-Chief, Travel Medicine News
United States of America
Jakrapun Pupaibool

Associate Editor, Travel Medicine News
United States of America

The ISTM Committee Chairs

ISTM Committees are chartered and tasked by the Executive Board following Operational Guidelines specified in the ISTM Bylaws and Rules and Regulations.

Alexandra Grieve

Chair, Publications Oversight Committee
United Kingdom
Charles D. Ericsson

Chair, Special Recognitions Committee
United States of America
Gail Rosselot

Chair, Continuing Professional Development Committee
United States of America
Pierre Landry

Chair, Examination Committee
Switzerland
Robert Steffen

Chair, WHO Liaison
Switzerland
Sarah McGuinness

Chair, Digital Communications Committee
Australia
Yen Bui

Chair, Professional Education Committee
Canada

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Jenny Visser

Jenny Visser
New Zealand

The ISTM Professional Group Chairs

ISTM Professional Groups are self-organized groups of 50 or more non-physician members with a common professional degree (e.g. nursing, pharmacy). All healthcare professionals, including physicians with sub-specializations, are eligible to form Interest Groups.

Catherine Keil

Chair, Nursing
Australia
Keri Hurley-Kim

Chair, Phamacist
United States of America
John Byron

Chair, Primary Travel Doctor
New Zealand

The ISTM Interest Group Chairs

ISTM Interest Groups are self-organized groups of 25 or more members with a common professional interest usually pertaining to a single sub-group of travelers or a single issue affecting large groups of travelers.