Nominating Committee

• Medical school & Urology at McGill in Montreal CANADA -1991

• University of San Francisco Neurourology fellowship- 1993

• Associate Prof -McGill Urology, Montreal- 1998

• Professor at Western University- Department of Surgery, London 2021

• Past-President of the Canadian Urological Association

• Past Chair Canadian Men's Sexual Health Council

• Past Chair of the ICSM- Madrid

• Previous Secretary SMSNA

• Previous Secretary General ISSM

• Current President-Elect ISSM

Edgardo F. Becher, M.D., Ph.D.

Dr Becher graduated as a physician at the University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine in 1983 receiving the “Honor Diploma”. He completed the residency program in Urology at the Department of Urology, Hospital de Clínicas “José de San Martín” (University of Buenos Aires) and served two clinical fellowships at the Departments of Urology of the William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI and University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN USA. In 1995 he completed his Ph.D. in Surgery at the University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine, where he currently serves as Adjunct Professor of Urology.

Dr. Becher is member of several professional medical associations, frequent international presenter, author of many peer review publications and book chapters in the field of Urology and Sexual Medicine.

Dr. Becher served as President of both the International and Latin American Societies for Sexual Medicine (ISSM and SLAMS) and is currently Medical Director at Centro de Urología – CDU in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Past President of the International Society for Sexual Medicine MD, Ph.D, FECSM, Professor Giraldi is Senior Consultant in Psychiatry in the Sexological Clinic at Psychiatric Center Copenhagen and Professor of Clinical Sexology at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, where she also received her medical degree and PhD. Professor Giraldi has been involved in the field of sexual medicine for many years, educating medical students, nurses, physicians and psychologists in sexual medicine.

Professor Giraldi has been involved in basic research on vascular and smooth muscle function in male and female sexual responses, clinical research on the pharmacological treatment of erectile dysfunction and female sexual desire and arousal disorders as well as in research on somatic disease, psychiatric problems and sexuality. Clinically Professor Giraldi works with men, women and couples with sexual dysfunctions as well with transgender care.

Professor Giraldi has published more than 100 papers, editorials and book chapters in the field of male and female sexual medicine. She is Past Deputy Editor of the Journal of Sexual Medicine and has served as an Associate Editor for Sexual and Relationship Therapy and Sexual Medicine Among her many professional affiliations, Professor Giraldi was previously President of both the Scandinavian Society for Sexual Medicine and the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health, where she has also served on the Board and Scientific Committee. In addition, she was Chair of the subcommittee on Female Sexual Health for the European Society for Sexual Medicine (ESSM).

He graduated in Medicine from the School of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (1977), completed a Residency in General Surgery (1978-1980) and Urology (1980-1983) at the Hospital das Clínicas of the School of Medicine of USP. He completed his PhD in Medicine from the School of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (1991). He is currently: Pro-Rector of Postgraduate Studies, Research and Innovation and Full Professor of Urology at the FMABC University Center, Director, member of the clinical staff and urologist at the H Ellis Institute; Editor-Emeritus of the International Brazilian Journal of Urology and Einstein (São Paulo). He was President of the International Society of Sexual Medicine (2000-2002), President of the Brazilian Society of Urology (2006-2007) and President of the Latin American Society of Sexual Medicine (2011-2015). Founder and President of the Brazilian Association for the Study of Impotence (1989-1991). He is a Full Member of the São Paulo Academy of Medicine (10/30/2024) of chair no. 126,

Dr. Wayne J.G. Hellstrom is a Professor of Urology and the Chief of Andrology at Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the past President of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America, the American Society of Andrology, and the International Society of Sexual Medicine. Dr. Hellstrom has authored or co-authored over 100 book chapters and more than 560 peer-reviewed journal articles. He received his M.D. from McGill University in Montreal, where he also completed a residency in general surgery. He then went on to complete a urology residency at the University of California, San Francisco, followed by an AUA scholar-funded fellowship in andrology at the University of California, Davis.

Luca Incrocci is Professor of genito-urinary radiotherapy and sexologist in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. His research is mainly focused on Quality of Life of cancer patients, particularly sexual functioning, and on the development of radiation techniques to decrease side effects after radiation therapy for urological malignancies. Prof. Incrocci is involved in education and training in several African countries, also helping in the development of research programs.He is a member of several scientific societies including the European Association of Urology, the European and International Societies for Sexual Medicine. Prof. Incrocci is a manuscript reviewer for a number of international journals and is the Past-President of the International Society for Sexual Medicine (2016- 2018). He authored more than 200 peer-reviewed papers, reviews, and book chapters and has co-edited the books: Handbook of Sexual and Gender Identity Disorder and Cancer and Sexual Function.

Charter member, Past Secretary/Treasurer, and Past President of the International Society for Sexual Medicine. Long time chair of the Publication Committee of the society and currently senior advisor for that committee. Current chair of the History Committee of the society, having served as historian for the society in the past. Retired Emeritus Professor of Surgery (Urology) at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. Retired urologist who practiced at Tulane University (11 years), Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN (7 years), and Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA. (24 years- Chief of section of Urology 1994- 2011). M.D. degree from Tulane University, New Orleans, LA - 1968.

Ira D. Sharlip, M.D., is Clinical Professor of Urology at the University of California at San Francisco. He is Founder and a Past- President of the Sexual Medicine Society of North America. He is a Past Secretary- General of ISSM, a Past President of ISSM and a co- founder of the Journal of Sexual Medicine.

President of the Brazilian Society of Urology 2024-2025

Past President of ISSM

Past President of SLAMS

Honorary Member of AUA

Eduardo Bertero, Urologist since 1990. Was a Research Fellow between 1991 and 1993 at Boston University with mentors Irwin Goldstein and Robert Krane. Currently head of the department of male sexual function and penile prosthetic and reconstruction surgery at high volume public state hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. He also runs his own private practice, mainly in Male sexual dysfunction and surgery.

Dr. Lawrence C. Jenkins received his MD from the University of Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. He finished his urology training at the University of Miami and followed that with a fellowship in Male Sexual and Reproductive Medicine at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the Center for Male Reproductive Medicine and Microsurgery at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University in New York, NY. Dr. Jenkins practices at the Tulane University Department of Urology, as an Associate Professor, where he focuses on male sexual and reproductive medicine.