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IASO General Council National Representatives

 

Argentina
Sociedad Argentina de Obesidad y Trastornos Alimentarios (SAOTA)
National Representative
Dr. Rosa Labanca MD
JE Uriburu 1312

Billinghurst 979 (1174)

Buenos Aires
Argentina
Tel:   +54 11 4867 4598
Fax : +54 11 4867 4598
Email: rlabanca@fibertel.com.ar

Australia
Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity
(ASSO)
National Representative
Prof. Louise Baur
c/o The Children's Hospital at Westmead

Locked Bag 4001
Westmead NSW 2145
Australia
Tel:  +612 9845 3393
Fax: +612 9845 3389
Email: louiseb3@chw.edu.au

Austria
Austrian Obesity Association (AOA)
National Representative
Prof. Dr. Rudolf Prager

Krankenhaus Hietzing

3. Medizinische Abteilung

Wolkersbergenstrasse 1

1130 Vienna

Austria
Tel:    +43 18 01 10 23 51

Fax:   +43 18 01 10 99 23 51
Email: rudolf.prager@wienkav.at

Belgium
Belgium Association for the Study of Obesity (BASO)
National Representative
Dr. Maximilien Kutnowski
University Hospital Brugmann - ULB
Dept. of Internal Medicine
Place Van Gehuchten 4
B1020 Brussels, Belgium
Tel:  +32 2 477 2603
Fax: +32 2 477 3341
Email: maximilien.kutnowski@chu-brugmann.be

Brazil
Associação Brasileira para o Estudo da
Obesidade (ABESO)
National Representative  

Dr. Alfredo Halpern

R. Alves Guimaraes462 - CJ 72/73

JD America

Brazil  

Tel:     +55 11 03063 0063

Fax:    +55 11 03063 0063

Email: halpern.recepcao@netpoint.com.br

Bulgaria
Bulgarian Association for Study of Obesity and Related Diseases (BASORD)
National Representative
Prof. Svetoslav Handjiev MD, PhD
Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Metabolic Diseases
1 Kroucha planina Str.
1233 Sofia
Bulgaria
Tel:  +35 92 319 254
Fax: +35 92 981 5331
Email: svhandjiev@gmail.com

Canada
North America Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO)
National Representative
David Lau
2521-3330 Hosp. Drive NW
Calgary
AB T2N 4NI
Canada
Email: dcwlau@ucalgary.ca

Chile
Sociedad Chilena de Obesidad (SOCHOB)
National Representative
Patricio Mois MD
Guardia Vieja 490
Dto D (2 piso)
Santiago de Chile
Chile
Tel:  +56 2 232 5659
Fax: +56 2 232 5659
Email: docmois@terra.cl

Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei Association for the Study of Obesity (CTASO)
National Representative
Chi-Jen Chang, MD
Prof. of Department of Family Medicine
College of Medicine
National Cheng Kung University
#138, Sheng Li Road
70428 Tainan
Taiwan
Tel:  +886 6235 3535
Fax: +886 6275 4243
Email: em75210@email.ncku.edu.tw

Colombia
Asociación Colombiana de Obesidad y Metabolismo (ASCOM)
National Representative

Dr. Rafael Gómez-Cuevas

Cra. 9a. No 48-51

102 Bogota

Colombia

Tel:  +57 12457812

Fax: +57 16163497

Email: gocuevas@hotmail.com

Croatia
Croatian Obesity Association (COA)
National Representative
Prof. Dr. Mirko Koršic MD, PhD
Clinical Hospital Zagreb

Dept of Endocrinology

Krispaticeva 12

10000 Zagreb
Croatia
Tel:  +285 1242 1867 
Fax: +285 1242 1867 
Email: mirko.korsic1@zg.htnet.hr

Cuba
Cuban Obesity Association
National Representative
Dr. Mirtha Prieto
Calle C# 513 Apartamento 14 entre 21 y 23
Vedado 10400 Plaza
Ciudad de la Habana
Cuba
Email: mprieto@infomed.sld.cu

Czech Republic
Czech Society for the Study of
Obesity(CSSO)
National Representative
Assoc. Prof. Vladimir Stich MD, Ph.D.
Department of Preventive Medicine
Division of Sports Medicine
3rd Medical School
Charles University
Ruská 87
100 00 Prague 10
Czech Republic
Tel:  +42 2 6710 2209
Email: vladimir.stich@lf3.cuni.cz

Denmark
Dansk Selskab for Adipositasforskning (DSAF)
National Representative
Director MD Søren Toubro
REDUCE -Dept 026
Hvidovre University Hospital
Kettegaards Alle
DK-2650 Hvidovre

Denmark
Tel:    +45 40591804
Fax:   +45 3632 3789
Email: st@life.ku.dk

Egypt

The Egyptian Medical Association for the Study of Obesity (EMASO)

National Representatives
Prof. Dr. Sherif Ibrahim Hafez

11 El Falaki Sq.
Bab El Louq

Cairo
Egypt

Tel:    +20 1 2216 1785

Fax:   +20 2302 7672

Email: sherifhafez@emaso-eg.org

Prof. Dr. Mohamed Kamal Mostafa Aboulghate

11 st., 12., El Maadi

Cairo

Egypt

Tel:    +20 1 2218 1524

Fax:   +20 2273 52693

Email: maboulghate@emaso-eg.org

El Salvador
Asociación Salvadoreña de Obesidad (ASOBE)
National Representative

Dr. Manuel Alfredo Novoa Pacheco MD

Calle Nueva #1 # 3749

Colonia Escalon

San Salvador

El Salvador

Tel: +503 2263 5858

Email: cmanovoa@yahoo.com

Finland
Finnish Association for the Study of Obesity (FASO)
National Representative
Dr. Kirsi Pietiläinen

Obesity Research Unit

Biomedicum Helsinki

PoBox 700 00029

Helsinki University Central Hospital

Finland

Tel: +358 5059 92295

Fax:+358 4717 1876

Email: Kirsi.Pietilainen@helsinki.fi

France
Association Française d’études et de Recherché sur L’obésité (AFERO)
National Representative
Dr. Yannick Lemarchand-Brustel

INSERM U568

Faculté de Médecine

06107 Nice Cedex 02

France 
Email: Yannick.Le-Marchand-Brustel@unice.fr

Germany
Deutsche Adipositas Gesellschaft (DAG)
National Representative

Prof. Dr. Manfred J. Müller

Universität Kiel

Institut für Humanernährung

Düsternbrooker Weg 17

24105 Kiel

Germany

Email: mmueller@nutrfoodsc.uni-kiel.de

 

Greece
Hellenic Medical Association for Obesity (HMAO)
National Representative

Ioannis Kaklamanos

49, Kifissias Ave
11523 Athens
Greece

Tel:   +30 210 6985987-8
Fax: +30 210 698 5986
Email: info@hmao.gr

Hong Kong
Hong Kong Association for the Study of Obesity (HKASO)
National Representative
Dr. Gary Tin Choi Ko
Department of Medicine
6/F Block J
AH Nethersole Hospital
11, Chuen On Road
Tai Po
Hong Kong
Tel:  +852 2689 2255
Fax: +852 266 56436
Email: gtc_ko@yahoo.com.hk

Hungary
Hungarian Society for the Study of Obesity (HSSO)
National Representative
Prof. Csaba Nyakas
Institute of Sports Sciences
Semmelweis University 
Szabolcs u 33-35
1135 Budapest 

Hungary
Tel:  +36 72 1329 0222
Fax: +36 72 1320 8246
Email: nyakas@ogyik.hu

 

Iceland
Icelandic Society for Obesity
Research and Prevention (FFO)
National Representative
Dr. Karl Kristjánsson
Reykjalundur Rehabilitation
270 Mosfellsbær
Iceland
Tel:  +354 585 2000
Fax: +354 585 2001
Email: karlk@reykjalundur.is

India
All India Association for Advancing Research in Obesity (AIAARO)
National Representative
Dr. Ramen Goel
Consultant Bariatric Surgeon
Bombay Hospital

12 New Marine Lines

Mumbai 400020

India

Tel:     +91 98 2017 0763

Fax:    +91 22 2612 3954

E mail: gdramen@hotmail.com

Indonesia
Indonesian Society for the Study of Obesity (ISSO)
National Representative
Prof. Sidartawan Soegondo
Division of Endocrinology & Metabolism
Dept of Internal Medicine, Faculty of
Medicine
University of Indonesia
Jl. Salemba 6
Jakarta - 10430
Indonesia
Tel:  +62 21 391 1740
Fax: +62 21 392 8659
Email: endo_id@indo.net.id

Israel
Israel Society for the Study and Prevention of Obesity (ISRTO)
National Representative
Dr. Maximo Maislos   

Head, Atherosclerosis and Metabolism Unit

Soroka UMC Department of Medicine

Ben Gurion University SOHS

Beer-Sheva

Israel

Tel:  +972-86403042

Fax: +972-86283286

Email: maxm@clalit.org.il

Italy
Socita Italiana dell’Obesita (SIO)
National Representative
Prof. Carlo Mario Rotella
Dipartamento di Fisipatologia Clinica

Polivalente dell'Universita s

Viale Pieraccini 6

50139 Firenze  
Italy
Email: info@sio-obesita.org

Japan
Japanese Society for the Study of Obesity(JASSO)
National Representative
Prof. Hironobu Yoshimatsu 
Department of Anatomy, Biology & Internal Medicine

Faculty of Medicine: Oita University
1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama
Oita 879-5593
Japan
Tel:  +81 97 586 5790
Fax: +81 97 549 4480
Email: Hiroy@med.oita-u.ac.jp

Korea
Korean Society for the Study of Obesity (KSSO)
National Representative
Prof. Hyung-Jong Yoo MD PhD
94-200, Yeongdeungpo-gu
Yeongeungpo-dong
Seoul 150-719
Korea
Tel:  +82 2 2639 5691
Fax: +82 2 2679 6603
Email: yooyoo1@kornet.net

Malaysia
Malaysian Association for the Study of Obesity (MASO)
National Representative
Prof. Dr Mohd Ismail Noor MSc, PhD
c/o Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
Jalan Raja Muda Abd. Aziz
50300 Kuala Lumpar
Malaysia
Tel:  +60 3 4040 5622
Fax: +60 3 2694 1296
Email: mismail@medic.ukm.my

Mexico
North America Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO)
National Representative
Raúl Bastarrachea
Email: raulbs@darwin.sfbr.org

Netherlands
Netherlands Association for the Study of Obesity
(NASO)
National Representative
Dr. Ellen Blaak
Dept of Human Biology
Maastricht University

Postbus 616

6200 MD Maastricht

Netherlands

Tel: +31 43388 1639

Fax: +31 43367 0967

Email: e.blaak@hb.unimaas.nl

New Zealand
Australasian Society for the Study of Obesity (ASSO)
National Representative
Prof. Elaine Rush

Faculty of Health and Environmental Science
Auckland University of Technology
Private Bag 92006
Auckland 1020

New Zealand
Tel:  +64 9  921 9999 x 8091 
Fax: +64 9 921 9960
Email: elaine.rush@aut.ac.nz

Norway
Norwegian Association for the Study of
Obesity (NFFF)
National Representative
Dr. Jan Aaseth MD, PhD

Department of Medicine

SIHF Kongsvinger Hospital Division

2226 Kongsvinger

Norway

Tel:        +47 6288 7087

Fax:       + 47 6281 3068
Email:    jan.aaseth@sykehuset-innlandet.no

Pakistan
Pakistan Association for the Study of Obesity (PASO)
National Representative
Dr. Atta-ur-Rehman Khan

Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre

Lahore

Pakistan

Tel: +92 300 452 0092
Email: rehmanatta71@skm.org.pk

Panama
Panamanian Association for the Prevention and Treatment of Obesity
(APPTO)
National Representative
Dra. Itzel Velásquez
Email: conpanama@bellsouth.net.pa

Paraguay
Sociedad Paraguaya para el Estudio de la Obesidad
National Representative 
Dr. Maria Cristina Jiménez

33 Orientales

998 Asuncion
Paraguay

Tel:  +595 21 205 526
Fax: +595 21 226 782
Email: mariacristin99@gmail.com

Peru
Peruvian Association of Atherosclerosis and Obesity (APOA)
National Representative
Mario Zubiate MD
Av. Javier Prado Este Nro. 255
Of. 503
Lima- 27
Peru
Tel: +51 14 442 7181
Fax: +51 14 442 7181
Email: mazuto@yahoo.com

Philippines
Philippine Association for the Study of Overweight and Obesity (PASOO)
National Representative
Dr. Rosa Allyn G. Sy
Unit 2502
Medical Plaza
San Miguel Avenue
Ortigas Centre
Pasig City
Philippines
Tel:  +632 852 6401
Fax: +632 852 6401
Email: rasy@info.com.ph

Poland
Polish Association for the Study of Obesity
National Representative

Prof. Dr. Barbara Zahorska-Markiewicz

Department of Pathophysiology,

Medical University of Silesia,

Medyków 18

40-752 Katowice

Poland

Tel:  +48 32 2526091

Fax: +48 32 2526091

Email: bmarkiewicz@slam.katowice.pl

Portugal
Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo da Obesidade (SPEO)
National Representative
Prof. Alberto Galvão-Teles

Rua Freitas Gazul, Lt 34 – Loja 2

1350-149 Lisboa

Portugal

Email: speo@sapo.pt

Republic of Macedonia
Macedonian Association for Obesity (MAO)
National Representative
Prof. Dr. Gordana Pemovska MD PhD
Clinic of Endocrinolgy, Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders
Vodnjanska 17
MK-1000 Skopje
Macedonia
Tel: +389 70 3497 24
Email: gpemovska@hotmail.com

Romania
Romanian Association for the Study of Obesity (RASO)
National Representative
Associate Professor Gabriela Roman

Clinical Center of Diabetes, Nutrition, Metabolic Diseases
2-4 Clinicilor Street
400006 Cluy-Napoca
Romania
Tel:  +40 264 599558
Fax: +40 264 594455
Email: groman@umfcluj.ro

Serbia
Serbian Association for the Study of Obesity (SASO)
National Representative
Prof. Dr. Jagoda Jorga
Dept of Nutrition
School of Medicine
Pasterova 2
11000 Belgrade
Serbia
Tel:   +381 11 361 2762
Fax:  +381 11 361 2762
Email: Jagoda@Eunet.yu

Singapore
Singapore Association for the Study of Obesity(SASO)
National Representative
Ms. Suzie Chiang

1 Maritime Square

#12-01 HarbourFront Centre
Singapore 099253
Tel:   +65 62776389
Email: suzie.chiang@abbott.com

Slovenia
Professional Section of the Slovenian Association for Obesity
National Representative

Dr. Tina Sentocnik

Levceva 11

1000 Ljubljana

Slovenia

Tel:   +386 1 423 45 70

Email: tina.sentocnik@email.si

South Africa
South African Society for Obesity and Metabolism (SASOM)
National Representative
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 12 644 0981

Fax:         + 27 12 644 2355

Email: tessavdm@iafrica.com

Spain
Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Obesidad (SEEDO)
National Representative
Dr. Jordi Salas
Avda Sant Jordi 25
43201 Reus
Spain
Tel:  +34 977 759 313
Fax: +34 977 759 322
Email: jss@astor.uru.es

Sweden
Svensk Forening for Obesitas Forskning (SFO)
National Representative
Prof. Finn Rasmussen
Dept of Public Health Science
Norrbacka
Plan 2
Karolinska University Hospital - Solna
171 76 Stockholm
Sweden
Tel:   +46 85177 6529
Fax:  +46 85177 6529
Email: Finn.Rasmussen@phs.ki.se

Switzerland
Swiss Association for the Study of Obesity (ASEMO)
National Representative

Prof. Dr. Ulrich Keller

University Hospital

Petersgraben 4

CH-4031 Basel

Switzerland

Tel:         + 41 61 265 5078

Fax:        +41 61 265 51 00

Email: ulrich.keller@unibas.ch

Turkey
Turkish Association for the Study of Obesity (TASO)
National Representative
Associate Prof. Volkan Yumuk
Prof. Dr.Celal Oker Sk. No.10
80230 Harbiye
Istanbul
Turkey
Tel:  +90 212 529 9947
Fax: +90 212 530 6891
Email: volkanyumuk@superonline.com

UK & Ireland
Association for the Study of Obesity (ASO)
National Representative
Prof. Carolyn Summerbell                  

School of Health and Social Care

University of Teesside

Middlesbrough

TS1 3BA

United Kingdom                       

Tel:  +44 (0) 1642 342769

Fax: +44 (0) 1642 342961   

E-mail: carolyn.summerbell@tees.ac.uk

Uruguay
Sociedad Uruguaya para el Estudio de la Obesidad (SUEO)
National Representative
Dr. Raúl Pisabarro

Uruguay
Email: clibarro@netgate.com.uy

USA
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO)
National Representative
Dr. Stephen B. Heymsfield
1090 Amsterdam Avenue
New York
NY 10025
USA
Tel:  +1 212 523 3561
Fax: +1 212 523 3571
Email: steven_heymsfield@merck.com

Venezuela
Asociación Venezolana para el Estudio de la Obesidad (AVESO)
National Representative
Dr. Carlos Carrera

AEROCAV 1200

PO BOX 025304

Miami, Florida

USA

Tel:  + 58 212 574 3476/+58 414 320 1038

Fax: + 58 251 254 5741

Email: carcar@etheron.net

 


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