Who we are

PATS has members from many African countries who are predominantly respiratory physicians.

The society is overseen by a committee made up of the following members who are all influential in the field of African thoracic medicine.

 

Professor Ali Ben Kheder
République Tunisienne
Ministère de la Santé publique
Hôpital A. Mami Ariana
Tunisia
Bryan Pearson
Managing Director
FSG Communications Ltd
UK
Professor Heather Zar
Director Division of Paediatric Pulmonology
Red Cross Children’s Hospital
University of Cape Town
South Africa

Professor G. E. Erhabor
Head, Department of Medicine,
Consultant Chest Physician, 
Obafemi Awolowo University
Nigeria

Professor Elizabeth Aka Danguy Dr Evans Amukoye
Center for Respiratory Diseases Research
Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI)
Kenya
Professor Stephen Gordon
Professor of Respiratory Medicine
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Pembroke Place
Liverpool
L3 5QA
   

 

Powers and Duties of the Executive Committee

The following links provide detail from the Constitution of the Pan African Thoracic Society on the powers and duties of specific roles within the Executive Committee

 

President's Powers and Duties Vice Presidents' Powers and Duties Secretary's Powers and Duties Treasurer's Powers and Duties Regional Representatives' Powers and Duties