President
Wsarrhythmia
A Message from the WSA President
Dear Colleagues, The World Society of Arrhythmias (formerly ICPES) adopted its current name in 2011 to reflect a truly global mission. As a non-profit, WSA advances education and collaboration in cardiac pacing and electrophysiology—especially in underserved regions—through interactive resources, web-based learning, and volunteer committees. Join us to engage, learn, and contribute.
Join us, we will become stronger together.
ALI OTO
President, World Society of Arrhythmias
Mission & Vision
Advancing global education, research and collaboration in cardiac pacing & electrophysiology to improve arrhythmia care worldwide.
- Education
- Research
- Collaboration
The Society is established with missions to promote worldwide education in cardiac pacing and electrophysiology. It also provides a platform for scientific exchange among its members and other national and international organizations by hosting the World Congress on Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology. Further, it acts as a body to advise, encourage, and, when requested, assist in promoting and coordinating worldwide education, research, and development in cardiac pacing and electrophysiology.
Generate educational, scientific and quality-improvement opportunities for healthcare professionals and patients to improve arrhythmia care everywhere.
- Promote worldwide education in the fields of cardiac pacing and electrophysiology.
- Coordinate the activities of national and international scientific societies devoted to cardiac pacing and electrophysiology.
- Provide a platform for scientific exchange among its members and other national and international organizations through hosting the World Congress on Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology.
Board & Committees
Get to know the leaders who are moving WSA forward.
President
Immediate Past President
Dr. Oscar Oseroff
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President-Elect
Dr. Thomas Deering
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Secretary
Prof. Carlos Morillo
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Treasurer & Finance Committee
Dr. Eugene Crystal
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Member & Membership Committee
Prof. A. John Camm
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Member & Scientific Document Committee
Prof. Jose Luis Merino
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Member & Digital Communication Committee
Dr. Luca Santini
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JEDI Committee
E. Evren Özcan
Early Career Council
Banu Evranos
Advisor
Prof. Richard Sutton
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Advisor
Bleron Baraliu
Why Join Us?
The Society is established with missions to promote worldwide education in cardiac pacing and electrophysiology. It also provides a platform for scientific exchange among its members and other national and international organizations by hosting the World Congress on Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology. Further, it acts as a body to advise, encourage, and, when requested, assist in promoting and coordinating worldwide education, research, and development in cardiac pacing and electrophysiology.
- Global education & continuous learning
- Scientific exchange & collaboration
- World Congress & community programs
- Guidance for research & development
Our History
For more than 60 years, the WSA stands for top international exchanges and training in the areas of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology. We look back on a successful story of our Society. This timeline provides an overview of our global conferences.
Past World Congress of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology
1963
1. World Congress of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology
Date: 27–28 September, 1963
Venue: New York, NY, USA
Chair and Organizer: William W.L. Glenn
1968
2. World Congress of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology
Date: 17–19 November, 1968
Venue: New York, NY, USA
Chair and Organizer: Seymour Furman, Hans Lagergren and Edgar Sowton
1970
3. World Congress of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology
Date: 17–18 September, 1970
Venue: Monte Carlo, Monaco
Chair and Organizer: Bernard Dodinot
1973
4. World Congress of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology
Date: 17–19 April, 1973
Venue: Groningen, The Netherlands
Secretary General: Hilbert J. Th. Thalen
1976
5. World Congress of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology
Date: 14–18 March, 1976
Venue: Tokyo, Japan
Secretary General: Motokazu Hori
1979
6. World Congress of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology
Date: 2–5 October, 1979
Venue: Montreal, Canada
Secretary General: Claude Meere
1983
7. World Congress of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology
Date: 1–5 May, 1983
Venue: Vienna, Austria
Secretary General: Konrad Steinbach
1987
8. World Congress of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology
Date: 7–11 June, 1987
Venue: Jerusalem, Israel
Secretary General: Shlomo Feldman
1991
9. World Congress of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology
Date: 28–31 May, 1991
Venue: Washington D.C., USA
Organized by: NASPE
Secretary General: Jerry C. Griffin
1995
10. World Congress of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology
Date: 22–26 October, 1995
Venue: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Secretary General: Alejandro Dussaut
1999
11. World Congress of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology
Date: 27–30 June, 1999
Venue: Berlin, Germany
Secretary General: Eckhard Alt
2003
12. World Congress of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology
Date: 19–23 February, 2003
Venue: Hong Kong, China
Secretary General: Chu Pak Lau
2007
13. World Congress of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology
Date: 2–6 December, 2007
Venue: Rome, Italy
Secretary General: Massimo Santini
2011
14. World Congress of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology
Date: 4–7 December, 2011
Venue: Athens, Greece
Secretary General: Panos Vardas
2015
15. World Congress of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology
Date: 17–20 September, 2015
Venue: Beijing, China
Secretary General: Shu Zhang
2019
16. World Congress of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology
Date: 2–4 November, 2019
Venue: Buenos Aires, Argentina
Secretary General: Oscar Oseroff
2023
17. World Congress of Cardiac Pacing and Electrophysiology
Date: 2–4 November, 2023
Venue: Istanbul, Turkey
Secretary General: Ali Oto
