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Board of Directors

Dr. Ricardo Costa (BRA)

President

Dr. Pedro Hidalgo (VEN)

Vice-President

Dr. Alejandro Ricalde (MEX)

Secretary

Dr. Marcelo Halac (ARG)

Treasurer

Scientific Committees

SOLACI Member Selection Committee

  • Dr. Alejandro Palacios, Argentina
  • Dr. Fernando Cura, Argentina

Interventions in Pediatrics and Congenital Heart Disease Committee

  • Dr. Carlos Pedra, Brasil

Extracardiac Therapy Committee

  • Dr. Marco Wainstein, Brasil

International Relations Committee

  • Dr. Jorge Belardi, Argentina

Radioprotection Committee

  • Dr. Ariel Durán, Uruguay

Recommendations Committee

  • Dr. Ricardo Lluberas, Uruguay

Complementary Imaging for Interventional Cardiology Committee

  • Dr. Luis Miguel Benítez, Colombia

Nurses and Technicians Committee

  • Lic. Mara Angelica Vazquez Garcia, Bolivia

Latin American Council

Argentina

  • Dr. Diego Grinfeld
  • Dr. Alejandro Palacios

Belize

  • Dr. John Gouh

Bolivia

  • Dr. Daniel Saavedra Rodríguez

Brazil

  • Dr. Helio Roque Figueira
  • Dr. Luiz Alberto Mattos

Chile

  • Dr. Gabriel Maluenda

Colombia

  • Dr. Jaime R. Cabrales Arévalo

Costa Rica

  • Dr. Mauricio Vanegas

Cuba

  • Dr. Ángel Obregón Santos
  • Leonardo López Ferrero

Ecuador

  • Dr. Marcos Ortega

El Salvador

  • Dr. Moises Rivera

Guatemala

  • Dr. Hector Mora
    Montenegro

Honduras

  • Dr. Francisco Somoza Alvarenga

Mexico

  • Dr. Alejandro Ricalde Alcocer
  • Dr. Alvaro Contreras Villaseñor

Nicaragua

  • Dr. Daniel Meneses

Panama

  • Dr. Luis Morales Tribaldos

Paraguay

  • Dr. Carlos Benitez dos Santos

Peru

  • Dr. Luis Mejía Vargas

Puerto Rico

  • Dr. Valentín del Río

Dominican Republic

  • Dr. Halley Moya

Trinidad and Tobago

  • Dr. Risshi Rampersad

Uruguay

  • Dr. Pablo Vásquez

Venezuela

  • Dr. Andrea Robaina

Editorial Board

Director

  • Dr. José Álvarez, Argentina

Editorial Board

  • Dr. Carlos Fava, Argentina
  • Dr. Omar Tupayachi, Argentina
  • Dr. Andrés Rodríguez, Argentina

SOLACI Offices

Congresses

  • Carolina Pallavicini

Sessions Secretariat

  • Laura Stura

Comunication

  • Juan Ventura

Administration

  • Flavia de Luca

ProEducar Secretariat

  • Marisa Desiervi

Research Secretariat

  • Mónica Buus

Advisory Board / Former Presidents

Dr. Mario Araya (CHL)

Chile, 2023-2025

Dr. Aníbal Damonte

Argentina, 2021-2023

Dr. José Mangione

Brazil, 2019-2021

Dr. José Luis Leiva Pons

Mexico, 2017-2019

Dr. Ricardo Lluberas

Uruguay, 2015-2017

Dr. Jamil Abdalla Saad

Brazil, 2013-2015

Dr. Oscar Méndiz

Argentina, 2011-2013

Dr. Darío Echeverri

Colombia, 2009-2011

Dr. Alexandre Abizaid

Brazil, 2007-2009

Dr. Daniel Berrocal

Argentina, 2005-2007

Dr. Ernesto Ban Hayashi

Mexico, 2004-2005

Dr. Fausto Buitrón

Uruguay, 2003-2004 (1946-2011)

Dr. Irving Peña

Venezuela, 2002-2003

Dr. Expedito Ribeiro

Brazil, 2001-2002

Dr. Eugenio Marchant

Chile, 2000-2001

Dr. Jorge Belardi

Argentina, 1999-2000

Dr. Alberto Suárez Nitola

Colombia, 1998-1999

Dr. Eduardo Sousa

Brazil, 1996-1998 (1934-2022)

Dr. Hugo Londero

Argentina, 1994-1996

Dr. Marco Antonio Martínez Ríos

Mexico, 1993-1994

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