
M. Assunta Uffer-Marcolongo - President
Nadia Sallese - Member Services and Communications
Tullia Marcolongo - Programs and Development
Our Board of Directors provides governance, strategic direction and support. All Board members participate on a voluntary basis.
Joseph Angona
Toronto, Canada
Anna Banerji, MD, MPH, FRCPC, DTM&H
Toronto, Canada
Stella Bryant
Peterborough, Canada
Shirley Cheng, BMedSc, MPH
Mississauga, Canada
Robert C. Haru Fisher
New York, USA
William W. Forgey, MD
Merrillville, USA
Mike Marcolongo, BA
Guelph, Canada
Seth Perlman, LLP
New York, USA
Scott Power, BA
Los Angeles, USA
Anthony Rota, MBA
Ottawa, Canada
The International Medical Advisory Board provides us with medical and travel health advice. All Board members participate on a voluntary basis.
Elaine C. Jong, MD - CHAIR
Clinical Professor (Emeritus) of Medicine, University of Washington
Consultant in Traveller's Health and Clinical Tropical Medicine
Seattle, USA
Francisco Biagi, MD
Member, National Academy of Medicine
Mexico D.F., Mexico
Santanu Chatterjee, MBBS, DTM&H
Consultant Physician in Travel and Tropical Medicine
Calcutta, India
William W. Forgey, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Family Medicine, Indiana University, Northwest Campus
Merrillville, USA
Melvyn M. Nizny, MD, DLF
Adjunct Faculty Member of the Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute
General, Occupational, and Forensic Psychiatrist
Cincinnati, USA
Claudia Sigg-Farner, MD, DTM, FMH
Zurich, Switzerland
Larry W. Skiba, MD
Member, Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners
Christchurch, New Zealand
Zhang Min, MD
Guangdong International Travel Healthcare Center
Guangzhou, China
Wei Chuanzhong
Vice Minister, AQSIQ
Beijing, China
January 27, 2012
Yesterday, Tullia Marcolongo, IAMAT's Director of Programs and Development was asked by Sean O'Shea from Global TV's Consumer SOS about avoiding medical scams abroad in light of recent reports from tourists being duped in Mexico.
December 31, 2011
As 2011 comes to a close, we would like to sincerely thank all our members for helping us continue to advocate for travellers' health. We could not have done it without you!
November 30, 2011
We recently had the chance to skype with Tian Lingling (Sandy) and Tian Rui (Tatiana). Our 2011 scholars just completed a six-week intensive training course in travel medicine at the Kaiser Permanente Honolulu Travel Health Center. This scholarship program is sponsored by IAMAT, thanks to the generous support from our members.