SIU Governance
The SIU is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of 28 urologists from 15 countries. 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/regions. 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
2021-2022
Reynaldo
GóMEZ
CHILE
President
Li-Ping
XIE
CHINA
President-Elect
Rajeev
KUMAR
INDIA
Vice President
Sanjay B.
KULKARNI
INDIA
Past President and Nominating Committee Chair
Jean de la
ROSETTE
TURKEY
General Secretary
Stavros
GRAVAS
CYPRUS
General Secretary-Elect
Damien
BOLTON
AUSTRALIA
Treasurer
Faysal
YAFI
UNITED STATES
Office of Education
Laurence
KLOTZ
CANADA
Office of Research
Mihir
DESAI
UNITED STATES
Office of Research-Elect
Philippe
SPIESS
UNITED STATES
Publications
Rafael
SANCHEZ-SALAS
CANADA
Congress Organizing
Norio
NONOMURA
JAPAN
Corporate Development
Ramon
VIRASORO
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
Franck
BLADOU
FRANCE
Membership and International Relations -
Europe
Sean
ELLIOTT
UNITED STATES
Consensus & Education
Ashish
KAMAT
UNITED STATES
Innovators
Pilar
LAGUNA
TURKEY
Institutes and Scholarships
Christopher P.
EVANS
UNITED STATES
Scientific Programme
Co-Chair
Rajeev
TP
INDIA
Scientific Programme
Co-Chair
Ranan
DASGUPTA
UNITED KINGDOM
Research Committee
Sung Kyu
HONG
SOUTH KOREA
Uro Technology Training
Arturo Mendoza
VALDES
MEXICO
National Society Delegate Representative
Rajeev
SOOD
INDIA
National Delegate Representative
Ates
KADIOGLU
TURKEY
General Assembly Representative
Sudhir
RAWAL
INDIA
General Assembly Representative
