Members Around the World

IWGGD is a growing international network of researchers and clinicians committed to advancing research, collaboration, and patient care in Gaucher disease.

Currently, 62 institutions across 27 countries are registered as IWGGD members.

If your institution is not yet listed, we warmly encourage you to apply through the Institutional Application page.

Institutional Members

Below is the list of countries with registered IWGGD institutional members.
Under each institution, the names of affiliated registered members may also be displayed.

Argentina

CONICET – Instituto de Estudios Inmunológicos y Fisiopatológicos (IIFP)
La Plata

Dr. Paula Rozenfeld

Australia

The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Melbourne

Prof. Jeff Szer

Austria

Clinic Hietzing, Vienna Health Care Group
Vienna

Medical University of Vienna
Vienna

Belarus

Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Pediatric Oncology, Hematology, and Immunology
Minsk region

Dr. Alena Lapatsentava

Belgium

Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen (UZA); University Hospital Antwerp
Antwerp

Bosnia and Herzegovina

University Clinical (Hospital) Center Tuzla
Tuzla

Brazil

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Porto Alegre

Dr. Marina Siebert

Casa dos Raros
Porto Alegre

Prof. Roberto Giugliani
Ms. Natasha Malgarezi

Canada

University Hospital Network
Toronto

The Neuro (Montreal Neurological Institute & Hospital), McGill University
Montréal

Croatia

Clinical Hospital Center Zagreb
Zagreb

Egypt

Cairo University Pediatric Hospital – Kasr Alainy
Cairo

Prof. Magy Abdelwahab

Children’s Hospital – Ain Shams University Egypt
Cairo

National Research Centre
Cairo

France

CHU Estaing
Clermont-Ferrand

Prof. Marc G. Berger
Dr. Marie Szymanowski
Dr. Vincent Grobost

CHU Montpellier
Montpellier

Rouen University Hospital
Rouen

Centre de Référence des Maladies Lysosomales, Université Paris Cité
Paris

Dr. Nadia Belmatoug
Dr. Melanie Franco

Hospices Civils de Lyon
Lyon

Germany

SpinCS GmbH
Hochheim

University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf (UKE)
Hamburg

Greece

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki

Institute of Child Health
Athens

Dr. Marina Moraitou
Dr. Irene Mavridou
Dr. Evangelia Dimitriou
Dr. Marianthi Sakellari
Dr. Chrysoula Kanakaki
Dr. Eleftheria Stavra

General Hospital of Athens “G.Gennimatas”
Athens

General Hospital of Athens Laiko
Athens

Israel

Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Jerusalem

Prof. Shoshana Revel-Vilk

Tel Aviv Souraski University Medical Center
Tel Aviv

Prof. Hagit Baris Feldman
Dr. Uri Hamiel
Dr. Alina Kurolap
Mrs. Michal Ben Itzhak klutch

Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv

Italy

Academic University Hospital of Udine (ASUFC)
Udine

Dr. Andrea Dardis
Dr. Maximiliano E. Ormazabal
Ms. Emma Cuttini
Dr. Alessandro Mauro Spinelli
Dr. Andrea Bordugo
Dr. Annalisa Sechi
Dr. Paolo Peruzzo
Ms. Martina Ferro
Dr. Silvia Cattarossi
Dr. Manuela Zanatta

Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesu (OPBG)
Rome

Sapienza University
Rome

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia Italy
Rome

Prof. Francesca Carubbi
Prof. Fabio Nascimbeni
Dr. Simonetta Lugari

Mexico

Centenario Hospital Miguel Hidalgo
Aguascalientes

Hospital infantil de mexico federico gomez
Mexico

Netherlands

Amsterdam UMC
Amsterdam

Dr. Kasper ter Horst
Ms. Majdolen Istaiti
Dr. Ana Pop
Dr. Ellie Corazolla

Leiden University
Leiden

Dr. Marta Artola

Norway

Oslo University Hospital
Oslo

Pakistan

Children’s Hospital and institute of Child Health
Lahore

Poland

The Children’s Memorial Health Institute
Warsaw

Portugal

Hospital Divino Espirito Santo
EPER, Ponta Delgada

Russia

National Research Center for Hematology
Moscow Russian Federation

Dr. Elena Lukina
Dr. Rodion Ponomarev
Dr. Kira Lukina
Dr. Elena Sysoeva
Dr. Margarita Galimova

Scientific Center of Children’s Health
Moscow, Russian Indenotioa

Serbia

Faculty of Medicine, University of Novi Sad, Institute of Child Health
Novi Sad

Mother and Child Health Care Institute
New Balgrade

University Children’s Hospital
Belgrade

Prof. Predrag Rodic
Dr. Jovana Kostadinovic

University Clinical Center of Serbia
Belgrade

Spain

Hospital Universitario La Paz
Madrid

Health Research Aragon Institute (IISAragon/FEETEG)
Zaragoza

Vall Hebron Hospital
Barcelona

Switzerland

University Hospital of Geneva
Geneva

United Kingdom

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
London

Prof. Derralynn Hughes
Dr. Uma Ramaswami
Ms. Angel Christy

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Salford

Dr. Karolina M. Stepien

Cambridge University Hospitals
Cambridge

Dr. Patrick Deegan

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester

Dr. Aimee Donald
Dr. Daniela Castillo

United States

Lysosomal & Rare Disorders Research & Treatment Center
Fairfax

Dr. Margarita Ivanova

National Human Genome Research Institute
Bathesda

National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Bathesda

University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Prof. Ricardo A. Feldman

University of Minnesota Center for Orphan Drug Research
Minneapolis

University Research Foundation for Lysosomal Storage Disease Inc.
Boca Raton, Florida

Dr. Neal J Weinreb

Yale University
Woodbridge

Institutional application

Please note that membership is reserved for academic and medical institutions only. If your institution is not listed as a member, please fill out our application.