About the iPVD Consortium
The risk of subjects developing PH is four to six times higher in developing countries compared to developed regions of the world probably because of infectious diseases. Many infections contribute to PH including schistosomiasis and other Helminthic diseases: viral infections (such as HIV), fungal infections (like Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (paracoccidioidomycosis)), bacterial infections (such as Bordetella pertussis), and probably tuberculosis.
Despite the large prevalence of the infectious etiologies of PH, many knowledge gaps exist in understanding how the infectious agents lead to PVDs, ultimately resulting in a lack of adequate therapies and public education. To address these unmet needs, a group of scientists and physicians met in Canterbury in October 2018 to establish this Consortium (iPVD).
The iPVD Consortium represents a systematic and coherent effort to investigate the role of infection in PH.
Our Executive Committee
President, iPVD (2025-Current)
Associate Professor of Medicine
Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Brazil
Assistant Professor
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, USA
Professor of Cardiopulmonary Sciences
University of Kent, United Kingdom
Associate Professor of Medicine with Tenure
Stanford University Medical Center, USA
(Past iPVD Consortium President, 2023-2024)
Professor of Medicine
University of Kansas Medical Center, USA
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of California San Francisco, USA
Professor of Medicine
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Assistant Professor
University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Our Consortium members
Senior Data Analyst
African Institute for Mathematical Sciences, South Africa
Professor of Pulmonary Medicine
Cairo University, Egypt
Professor
Complutense University of Madrid, Spain
Professor of Medicine
University of California San Francisco, USA
Associate Professor of Pulmonology
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Russia
Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of California San Francisco, USA
Senior Lecturer
Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Assistant Research Professor of Medicine
University of Colorado, USA
Professor of Infectious Diseases
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico, Italy
Consultant Pulmonologist
Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Saudi Arabia
Professor for Pulmonary Pharmacotherapy
Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, Germany
Associate Professor
University of Cape Town, South Africa
University of Zurich, Switzerland
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