President (until Oct 2025)
Dr. Guillermo Luis Chantada graduated from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina and completed his postgraduate training in Clinical Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology- Oncology at the Hospital JP Garrahan at Buenos Aires where he served for 31 years.
President Elect (until Oct 2025)
Rob Pieters is Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and co-CEO of the Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology in Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Secretary-General (until October 2026)
Prof. Rejin Kebudi is a Professor in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Chair of the Department of Preventive Oncology at the Istanbul University, Oncology Institute and Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. She is the co-chair of SIOP-Supportive Care Network and has served in the SIOP-GHN- Supportive Care, Nutrition Working Group (2010-2014) and the Education Committee of SIOP (2010-2012).
Treasurer (until October 2026)
Professor Alan Davidson is the head of the Paediatric Haematology-Oncology Service at the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital (RCWMCH), which is recognised as one of the leading centres in sub-Saharan Africa.
Scientific Committee Chair (until October 2025)
Dr. Belgaumi graduated from Aga Khan University Medical College, Karachi, and subsequently completed his Pediatric Residency at University of Texas, Houston, and a Fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Scientific Commitee Chair Elect (until Oct 2025)
Dr. M.M. van den Heuvel-Eibrink is MD, PhD Professor Translational Pediatric Oncology Pediatric Oncologist, and PI. Senior Consultant pediatric oncology and hematology Erasmus MC-Sophia Children's Hospital 1997-2014.
Education and Training Committee Chair (until Oct 2026)
François Doz is paediatric oncologist, professor of Paediatrics at the University Paris Cité, deputy director for clinical research and training in the Institut Curie’s SIREDO oncology center (care, innovation, and research for children, adolescents and young adults with cancer) and director for training of the Institut Curie’s hospital group.
Co-Chair Global Health (until Oct 2025)
Muhammad Saghir Khan (MD) is co chair of SIOP Global Health. He is currently working as Specialist Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Physician at the Department of Paediatrics of King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center Al Madinah Al Munawarah, Saudi Arabia.
Co-Chair Global Health (until Oct 2026)
Dr Federico Antillon is the Medical Director of Unidad Nacional de Oncologia, Pediatrica and Secreatary in the School of Medicine at Universidad Francisco Marroquin, Guatemala.
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