SIU Governance
The SIU is governed by a Board of Directors comprised of 26 urologists from 18 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
2022-2023
Li-Ping
XIE
CHINA
President
Rajeev
KUMAR
INDIA
President Elect
Jean de la
ROSETTE
TüRKIYE
Vice President
Reynaldo
GóMEZ
CHILE
Past President and Nominating Committee Chair
Stavros
GRAVAS
CYPRUS
General Secretary
Damien
BOLTON
AUSTRALIA
Treasurer
Rafael
SANCHEZ-SALAS
CANADA
Treasurer-Elect
Mauro
GACCI
ITALY
Office of Education
Mihir
DESAI
UNITED STATES
Office of Research
Philippe
SPIESS
UNITED STATES
Publications
Jeremy
TEOH
HONG KONG
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
Ashish
KAMAT
UNITED STATES
Innovators
Pilar
LAGUNA
TüRKIYE
Institutes and Scholarships
Rajeev
T P
INDIA
Scientific Programme
Co-Chair
Seth
LERNER
UNITED STATES
Scientific Programme
Co-Chair
Ranan
DASGUPTA
UNITED KINGDOM
Research Committee
Sung Kyu
HONG
SOUTH KOREA
Uro Technology Training
Rajeev
SOOD
INDIA
National Society Delegate Representative
Francisco J.
SANCHEZ G.
MEXICO
National Society Delegate Representative
Ates
KADIOGLU
TüRKIYE
General Assembly Representative
Gonzalo
VITAGLIANO
ARGENTINA
General Assembly Representative