ESP Working Groups
Chair, ESP Working Groups
Prof. Aleš RYŠKA

CZE
Charles University Medical Faculty Hospital
The Fingerland Department of Pathology
Sokolska 581 50005, HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ, CZE
The Fingerland Department of Pathology
Sokolska 581 50005, HRADEC KRÁLOVÉ, CZE
The European Society of Pathology (ESP) has Working Groups (WGs), most of them focused on a pathology subspeciality and some on other areas of interest. The ESP WGs are platforms for ESP members with a common interest to share expertise and knowledge and to promote educational and research activities in their particular scientific field. Each ESP member can participate in up to three WGs.
Chairs and Co-Chairs of the WGs are elected by the members of the WG on a biennial basis. The Chair can be re-elected for a second term of 2 years and thus can serve as a rule for a 4-year term non-renewable.
The WG Chair and Co-Chair actively contribute and/or participate in the following ESP activities:
- Scientific programme of the Annual European Congress of Pathology
- Educational programme of the European School of Pathology
- Evaluation of ESP Advanced Training Centres and Giordano Fellowship
- Collaboration with clinical/scientific & educational Societies associated with ESP
- Provision of content for the Pathology Progress Test and European Board Examination
- Proposal and preparation of guidelines, recommendation and position papers
- Publications in Virchows Archiv (official Journal of ESP)
- Scientific Programme of the European Society of Pathology Academy
- ESP educational Webinars

Autopsy Pathology
Chair: Prof. Cristina Basso

Breast Pathology
Chair: Prof. Zsuzsanna Varga

Cytopathology
Chair: Prof. Giancarlo Troncone

Dermatopathology
Chair: Dr. Bostjan Luzar

Digestive Diseases
Chair: Prof. RM Feakins

Digital and Computational Pathology
Chair: Prof. Inti Zlobec

Electron Microscopy
Chair: Professor Renate Kain

Endocrine Pathology
Chair: Prof. Silvia Uccella

Gynaecological Pathology
Chair: Prof. Ben Davidson

Head and Neck
Chair: Prof. Dr. Stephan Ihrler

History of Pathology
Chair: Prof. Rosa Henriques de Gouveia

Infectious Diseases
Chair: Prof. Gregor Gorkiewicz

Molecular Pathology
Chair: Prof. Olli Carpen

Nephropathology
Chair: Dr Helmut Hopfer

Paediatric and Perinatal Pathology
Chair: Prof. Aurore Coulomb

Pathology in Favor of Developing Countries
Chair: Dr Giulia De Falco

Pulmonary Pathology
Chair: Prof. Paul Hofman

Soft Tissue and Bone Pathology
Chair: Prof. Daniel Baumhoer

Thymic and Mediastinal Pathology
Chair: Dr. Jan von der Thusen

Uropathology
Chair: Prof. Maurizio Colecchia