International Council


The Council, comprised of governors from various countries, is a diverse group of worldwide health professionals forms the International Council for Respiratory Care, addressing issues affecting educational, medical and professional trends in the global respiratory care community.

Member Countries
Argentina
India
Singapore
Brazil
Italy
South Korea
Canada
Japan
Spain
Chile
Mexico
Taiwan
Colombia
Philippines
Turkey
Finland
Russia
United Kingdom
France
Saudi Arabia
USA

 

Council members

President
Jerome M Sullivan, PhD, RRT, FAARC
Council President, Executive Committee Member
Professor and Dean, College of Health Science and Human Service, University Of Toledo
Toledo, OH

Executive Committee 

Chia-Chen Chu, MS, SCRT, FAARC
Governor for Taiwan, ROC
Instructor/Technical Director, Respiratory Therapy, China Medical University/China Medical University Hospital
Tai-Chung City, Taiwan

Hector G. Leon, MD, FAARC
Governor for Mexico
Presidente del Consejo LatinoAmericano Certificación Profesional en Terapía Respiratoria, Respiratory Therapy Private Clinic
Mexico City, Mexico DF

Hassan S. Alorainy, BSrc, RRT, FAARC
Governor for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Clinical Education and Research Specialist, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre
Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Douglas Maynard, RRT, MBA
Council Treasurer, Governor for Canada
Executive Director, Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists
Ottawa, ON Canada

Kazunao Watanabe, MD
Governor for Japan
Surgeon-in-Chief & Head, Shonan Kamakura General Hospital & Day Surgery Center
Kanagawa, Japan

 

Assistant to the Council President

Brian N Oka, RRT-NPS, FAARC
Clinical Sales Specialist, Holden Hospital Supply, Inc.
Honolulu, HI

Tom Kallstrom, RRT, AE-C, FAARC
AARC International Coordinator, American Association for Respiratory Care
Irving, TX

 

Council Members By Country

Daniel Arellano, PT

Governor for Chile

The Latin American Certification Board

for Respiratory Care

Santiago, Chile

Arzu Ari, PhD, MS, MPH
Governor for Turkey
Istanbul, Turkey

Arvind Bhome, MD

Governor for India

Physician, Seth Ramdas Hospital & Research Center

Pune, India

Brendan Cooper, BSc, MSc, PhD, CBiol, MIBiol

Governor for United Kingdom

University Hospital Birmingham

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Patrick J. Dunne, MEd, RRT, FAARC
Governor for the United States of America
HealthCare Productions
Fullerton, CA

Jesus M. Espinas, RRT
Governor for the Phillipines
Makati City, Phillippines

Antonio Esquinas, MD, PhD, FCCP
Governor for Spain
Intensivist, Hospital Morales Meseguer
Murcia, Spain

Gerardo Nicolas Ferrero, PT
Governor for Argentina
Clinical Consultant, Hospital Maria Ferrer
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Marcela Hamrick, RRT, BSA

Governor for Columbia

Manager Respiratory Care, Shriners Hospitals for Children

St. Louis, MO

Jose Landeros, PT, CRT

Governor for Chile

Robertodel Rio Children's Hospital

Santiago, Chile

Kook-Hyun Lee, MD, PhD
Governor for South Korea
Professor, Seoul National University College of Medicine
Seoul, Korea

Tetsuo Miyagawa, PhD, RRT, RPT, RCET
Governor for Japan
Associate Professor, Showa University School of Nursing & Rehab
Yokohama, Japan

Gustavo Adolfo Olguin, PT, CRT
Governor for Argentina
Director, The Latin American Board for Professional Certification in Respiratory Therapy
Buenos Aires, Argentina

Yorleny Vargas Prado, MS, RRT

Governor for Costa Rica

Respiratory Care Director, Santa Paula University

Montes De Oca, Costa Rica

Mohankumar Thekkinkattil, MBBS, MD, DPPR

Governor for India

Physician, Ramakrishna Institute of Paramedical Sciences

Coimbatore, India

Sergio Zuffo, PT
Governor for Italy
Physiotherapist, Ospedale Pediatrico Meyer
Firenze, Italy

 

Council Members At-Large 

Michael T. Amato, MBA
Governor-At-Large
Senior Vice President, Special Accounts and Professional Relations, Monaghan Medical Corp
Syracuse NY

Derek L Glinsman, RRT, FAARC
Governor-At-Large
International Market Development Manager, Respironics Inc
Loveland CO

Bill Y Kashiwazaki
Governor-At-Large
President, Pacific Commercial Inc
Forest Hills NY

David Lu
Governor-At-Large
Respiratory Care Association of ROC
Taipei, Taiwan, ROC

 

GOVERNORS EMERITAE

Graeme A’Court
SINGAPORE

Pierre Emery
Versailles, Paris, FRANCE

Airton Stingelin Crespo, MD, FCCP
Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL

Taisto Hakkinen
Vanajantie, Hameenlinna, FINLAND

Sunil Anand, MD
New Delhi, INDIA

DECEASED


Abundio Leon Valedrrabano, MD

Governor-At-Large
Mexico City, MEXICO

Toshihiko Koga, MD
Governor for Japan
Tokyo, JAPAN

 

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