iPTBS Community

Steering Committee and Working Group Chairs

The iPTBS has a Steering Committee and a number of Working Groups looking at various aspects of post-tuberculosis disease. If you are interested in being more involved, please email iptbs.info@gmail.com indicating your areas of interest. The current members of the Steering Committee and Working Group chairs are:

Steering Committee

Anthony Byrne
Brian Allwood
Carlos Podalirio Borges de Almeida
Celso Khosa
Greg Bisson
Hojoon Sohn
Ingrid Schoeman
Jamilah Meghji
Kamila Romanowski
Marieke van der Zalm
Rebecca Nightingale
Sara Auld
Tariro Kutadza
Xiaoyan Gai

Advocacy and Stakeholder Engagement Working Group

Gautam Kalyatanda
Ingrid Schoeman
Mona Drage

Cardio- and Pulmonary Vascular Working Group

Brian Allwood
Friedrich Thienemann
Moises Huaman

Diagnosis and Prevention Working Group

Akshay Gupte
Celso Khosa
Greg Bisson

Epidemiology and Modeling Working Group

Carlos Podalirio Borges de Almeida
Kamila Romanowski
Sophie Huddart

ESP Working Group

Denise Evans
Graeme Hoddinott
Hojoon Sohn

Management Working Group

Anthony Byrne
Gunar Gunther
Neelima Navuluri

Neuromuscular Skeletal Working Group

James Seddon
Suzaan Marais
Sylviane Defres

Paediatrics Working Group

Esin Nkereuwem
Marieke van der Zalm

Pathogenesis Working Group

Naomi Walker
Sara Auld

Patient Perspectives Working Group

Busisiwe Beko
Dillon Wademan
Goodman Makanda

Last updated: 14 May 2025