Dr. Christina FLUCHER
Paediatric Surgeon
Network
Young Leads
VASCERN’s Young Leads are junior healthcare professionals serving as third representatives in the network’s healthcare provider centers, actively contributing to the care and management of rare vascular diseases such as Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (vEDS), Marfan Syndrome, and Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT). This dedicated group is gaining hands-on experience under the mentorship of senior specialists, ensuring the continuity of expertise and innovation in the field. Through their work, these young professionals are playing a vital role in advancing patient care, fostering collaboration across Europe, and shaping the future of rare vascular disease management.
University Hospital Graz, Graz
VASCA European Reference Center, Department of Paediatric and Adolescent Surgery
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels
VASCA European Reference Center, Center for Congenital Vascular Defects
Dr. Julien COULIE
Plastic Surgeon
Odense University Hospital (OUH), Odense
HHT European Reference Center, HHT Center OUH
Dr. Mikkel Seremet KOFOED
Medical Doctor
AP-HP Hôpital Lariboisiere, Paris
NEUROVASC European Reference Center, Reference Center for Rare Diseases of the Brain and Eye Vessels (CERVCO)
Dr. Stéphanie GUEY
Neurologist
Hôpital Femme Mère Enfant – HCL, Bron
HHT European Reference Center, Rendu-Osler Disease Reference Center
Dr. Alexandre GUILHEM
Internal Medicine Specialist
Essen University Hospital, Essen
HHT European Reference Center, West German Morbus Osler Center
Dr. Marie Carolin SCHLEUPNER
Medical Resident
Universitätsklinikum Marburg, Marburg
HHT European Reference Center, Universitätsklinikum Marburg Angioma Center
Dr. Johanna Rosa RUSCHE
Medical Resident
Children’s Health Ireland, Dublin
VASCA European Reference Center, Department of Dermatology
Dr. Chantal Louise COTTER
Dermatologist
Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta | Fondazione IRCCS, Milan
NEUROVASC European Reference Center, Department of Clinical Neuroscience
Nicola RIFINO
Stroke physician
ASST CREMA – Ospedale Maggiore di Crema
HHT European Reference Center, Gastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy Unit
Dr. Antonio CERRONE
Gastroenterology Resident
Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona Hospital, Barcelona
VASCA European Reference Center, Dermatology Service
Dr. Veronica CELIS PASSINI
Paediatric Haematologist-Oncologist
Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam
HTAD European Reference Center, Department of Cardiology
Dr. Nimrat GREWAL
Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden
NEUROVASC European Reference Center, Department of Clinical Genetics
Dr. Gido GRAVESTEIJN
Clinical Geneticist
Oslo University Hospital, Oslo
VASCA European Reference Centre, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Dr. Jasmine BORG TAHRI
Resident in plastic surgery