Members of the Working Group are international experts and key leaders in the field of stroke. In consultation with the WSO Board of Directors, they serve as the advisory body providing technical expertise, recommendations and guidance in the execution of the campaign. They represent the various sectors in the coordinated response to stroke including academia, stroke support societies, research institutes, medical and scientific communities, and WSO individual members.
Stephen Davis, MD, FRCP, Edin FRACP
President, World Stroke Organization
Director, Melbourne Brain Centre at the Royal Melbourne Hospital
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
Jeyaraj D. Pandian, MD, DM, FRACP
Chair, World Stroke Campaign
Professor, Christian Medical College
Ludhiana, INDIA
Bo Norrving, MD, PhD
Immediate Past-President, World Stroke Organization
Professor, Department of Clinical Neuroscience
Lund University Hospital, Lund, SWEDEN
Markku Kaste, MD, PhD, FAHA, FESO
Immediate Past-Chair, World Stroke Campaign
Professor Emeritus and Past Chairman
Department of Neurology, University of Helsinki
Helsinki, FINLAND
Erin Lalor, PhD
Chief Executive Officer, National Stroke Foundation
Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
Sheila Cristina Ouriques Martins, MD, PhD
President, Brazilian Stroke Network and Brazilian Stroke Society
Hospital Moinhos de Vento and Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Allegre
Porto Allegre, BRAZIL
Wendy Segrest, MS
Vice President, Quality and Systems Improvement
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
Southwest Affiliate, Dallas, Texas, USA