Executive Committee (I.A.S.O.)
President (2006-2010)
Prof. Arne Astrup
Department of Human Nutrition
Faculty of Life Sciences.
University of Copenhagen
Rolighedsvej 30, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C
Copenhagen
Denmark
Tel: +45 3533 2476
Email: ast@life.ku.dk
President-Elect (2006-2010)
Prof. Philip James
Chairman, IOTF
231 North Gower St
London
NW1 2NR
UK
Tel: + 44 207 691 1900
Fax: + 44 207 387 6033
Email: obesity@iotf.org

Secretary
Prof. Tessa van der Merwe
Netcare Bariatric Centres of Excellence
Suite 407, Unitas Hospital
231 Clifton Ave
Lyttleton 0157
Pretoria
Republic of South Africa
Tel: +27 (0)12 644 0274
Fax: +27 (0)12 677 8588
Email: tessavdm@iafrica.com
Treasurer
Dr. David York
Director, Center for Advanced Nutrition
4715 Old Main Hill
Utah State University
Logan
UT 84322-1450
USA
Tel: +1 435 797 2579
Fax: +1 435 797 1114
Email: david.york@usu.edu

Vice President Asia-Oceania
Prof. Yuji Matsuzawa
Sumitomo Hospital
5-3-20 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku
Osaka 530-0005
Japan
Tel: +81 6 6443 1261
Fax: +81 6 6444 3975
Email: matsuzawa-yuji@sumitomo-hp.or.jp
Vice President Europe (EASO)
Prof. Vojtech Hainer
Obesity Management Centre
Endocrine Institute
Narodni 8
116 94 Prague 1
Czech Republic
Tel: +42 02 24905276
Fax: +42 02 24905325
Email: vhainer@endo.cz

Vice President Latin America (FLASO)
Dr Rafael Gómez-Cuevas
Cra. 9a. No 48-51.
102 Bogota
Colombia
Tel: +57 12457812
Fax: +57 16163497
Email: gocuevas@hotmail.com
Vice President North America (NAASO)
Dr Jennifer Lovejoy
TBC
Email: Jennifer.Lovejoy@freeclear.com

Chair, PATF (Ex Officio)
Dr Peter T. Katzmarzyk
Associate Executive Director for Population Science
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
6400 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge,
Louisiana 70808
USA
Tel: +225 763 2536
Fax: +225 763 2927
Email: Peter.Katzmarzyk@pbrc.edu
Chair, EMTF (Ex Officio)
Prof. Stephan Rössner
Obesity Unit
Huddinge University Hospital
SE-141 86 Stockholm
Sweden
Tel: +46 8 5858 2483
Fax: +46 8 774 99 62
Email: Stephan.Rossner@ki.se

Company Secretary/Executive Director (Ex Officio)
Dr. Caroline Small
IASO
231 North Gower Street
London NW1 2NR
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 207 691 1900
Fax: +44 207 387 6033
Email: csmall@iaso.org

 

Committee Members (AIAARO)
Governing Council
Founder President
: Dr. Vinod Dhurandar
President : Dr. Ramen Goel
Hon. Secretary : Dr. P. Janaki Srinath
Past President
: Dr.Rama Vaidya
Vice President
: Dr.Rajesh Parekh
Joint Secretary
: Ms.Aarti Batavia
Treasurer
: Dr.Rajul Meswani
Executive Committe
: Dr.H.B.Chandaliya
Dr.Aashish Contractor
Dr.Niranjana Shah
Dr.Jagmeet Madan
Dr.D.Rajyasree
Co-opted Members
: Dr.Pallavi Patankar
Dr.Swati Bhave
Dr.Sesikeran
Chapter Vice Presidents
Banglore : Dr.Mohan Badgandi
Hyderabad
: Dr.U.Jagdish Chandra
Gujarat
: Dr.Mahendra Narwaria
Editors
: Indian Journal of Obesity
Dr.Shashank Joshi

Obesity Newsletter

Dr.M.G.Bhat


Our International Representive


Dr.Nikhil Dhurandhar