SIU Governance

The SIU is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of 24 urologists from 19 countries. All SIU members in good standing are entitled to vote at the General Assembly, held annually at the SIU Congress.

The SIU has 17,601 individual members representing over 141 countries/regions. There are various membership categories (active, associate, allied health professional, trainee, etc.). Applicants will be granted Active Member status immediately upon fulfilling the application requirements.

Board of Directors
2025-2026

William
LYNCH
AUSTRALIA

President

Yasser
FARAHAT
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

President Elect

Mihir
DESAI
UNITED STATES

Vice President

Jean de la
ROSETTE
TüRKIYE

Past President and Nominating Committee Chair

Stavros
GRAVAS
CYPRUS

General Secretary

Rafael
SANCHEZ-SALAS
CANADA

Treasurer

Mauro
GACCI
ITALY

Office of Education

Vincenzo
FICARRA
ITALY

Publications

Jeremy
TEOH
HONG KONG SAR

Congress Organizing

Athanasios
PAPATSORIS
GREECE

Congress Organizing Elect

Steffi Kar
KEI YUEN
HONG KONG SAR

Corporate Development

Papa Ahmed
FALL
SENEGAL

Membership and International Relations -
Africa and Middle East

Juan Carlos
CASTAñO
COLOMBIA

Membership and International Relations-
Americas

Madhu
AGRAWAL
INDIA

Membership and International Relations-
Asia-Pacific

Avelino
FRAGA
PORTUGAL

Membership and International Relations -
Europe

Philippe
SPIESS
UNITED STATES

Consensus and Education

Dean
ELTERMAN
CANADA

Innovators

Junhua
ZHENG
CHINA

Institutes and Scholarships

Vineet
GAUHAR
SINGAPORE

Scientific Programme
Co-Chair

Seth
LERNER
UNITED STATES

Scientific Programme
Co-Chair

Francisco J.
SANCHEZ G.
MEXICO

National Society Delegate Representative

Matin
SHERIFF
UNITED KINGDOM

National Society Delegate Representative

Paksi
SATYAGRAHA
INDONESIA

General Assembly Representative

Gonzalo
VITAGLIANO
ARGENTINA

General Assembly Representative