IAMAT Staff and Boards

Dedicated to Providing Travel Medical Assistance and Travel Health Advice

Assunta Uffer-Marcolongo - President

Nadia Sallese - Member Services and Communications

Tullia Marcolongo - Programs and Development

Board of Directors

Our Board of Directors provides governance, strategic direction and support. All Board members participate on a voluntary basis.

Joseph Angona
Toronto, Canada

Stella Bryant
Peterborough, Canada

Wah-Kiam Chia, Ph.D.
Oakville, Canada

Robert C. Haru-Fisher
New York, USA

William W. Forgey, M.D.
Merrillville, USA

Mike Marcolongo, B.A.
Guelph, Canada

Seth Perlman, L.L.P.
New York, USA

Anthony Rota, B.A., M.B.A.
Ottawa, Canada


International Medical Advisory Board

The International Medical Advisory Board provides us with medical and travel health advice. All Board members participate on a voluntary basis.

Elaine C. Jong, M.D.  - CHAIR
Clinical Professor (Emeritus) of Medicine, University of Washington
Consultant in Traveller's Health and Clinical Tropical Medicine
Seattle, USA

Francisco Biagi, M.D.
Member, National Academy of Medicine
Mexico D.F., Mexico

Santanu Chatterjee, MBBS, DTM&H
Consultant Physician in Travel and Tropical Medicine
Calcutta, India

Wah-Kiam Chia, Ph.D.
Toronto, Canada

William W. Forgey, M.D.
Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, Indiana University, Northwest Campus
Merrillville, USA

Claudia Sigg-Farner, M.D., D.T.M., F.M.H.
Zurich, Switzerland

Larry W. Skiba, M.D.
Member, Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners
Christchurch, New Zealand



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IAMAT Blog

Health is Part of Being a Responsible Traveler

February 26, 2010

When we think about Responsible Tourism, promoting respect for the cultures and the environment of our destination country come to mind. Health on the other hand, is the other component that is not often talked about.
Going to Haiti to Help? Health Advice for Aid Workers

January 19, 2010

We've been getting many online inquiries from people who are getting ready for aid missions in Haiti. Emergency relief efforts are underway to help Haitians recover from the devastating earthquake of January 12.
Medical Travel, Travel Medicine, What's The Difference?

December 17, 2009

You can understand the confusion. Similar name, different medical specialty.