SIU Governance
The SIU is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of 26 urologists. All SIU members in good standing are entitled to vote at the General Assembly, held annually at the SIU Congress.
The SIU has approximately 10,000 individual members representing over 130 countries. There are various membership categories (i.e., active, associate, allied health professional, trainee, etc.), which all require sponsorship by an SIU member in good standing and proof of Board Certification.
Board of Directors
2019-2021
Sanjay B.
KULKARNI
INDIA
President
Reynaldo
GóMEZ
CHILE
President-Elect
Yinghao
SUN
CHINA
Vice President
Simon
TANGUAY
CANADA
Past President and Nominating Committee Chair
Jean de la
ROSETTE
TURKEY
General Secretary
Damien
BOLTON
AUSTRALIA
Treasurer
Stavros
GRAVAS
GREECE
Office of Education
Laurence
KLOTZ
CANADA
Office of Research
Mototsugu
OYA
JAPAN
Publications
Rafael
SANCHEZ-SALAS
FRANCE
Congress Organizing
Masatoshi
ETO
JAPAN
Corporate Development
René
SOTELO
UNITED STATES
Membership and International Relations -
Americas
E. Oluwabunmi
OLAPADE-OLAOPA
NIGERIA
Membership and International Relations -
Africa and Middle East
Teng Aik
ONG
MALAYSIA
Membership and International Relations-
Asia-Pacific
Sean
ELLIOTT
UNITED STATES
Consensus & Education
Ashish
KAMAT
UNITED STATES
Innovators
Pilar
LAGUNA
TURKEY
Institutes and Scholarships
Rajeev
KUMAR
INDIA
Scientific Programme
Co-Chair
Christopher P.
EVANS
UNITED STATES
Scientific Programme
Co-Chair
Mihir
DESAI
UNITED STATES
Research Committee
Joyce
BAARD
THE NETHERLANDS
Applied Research Committee
Arturo Mendoza
VALDES
MEXICO
National Delegate Representative
Mohammed
EISSA
EGYPT
National Delegate Representative
Nasser
SIMFOROOSH
IRAN
General Assembly Representative
Sudhir
RAWAL
INDIA
General Assembly Representative