Honorary Life Members Nominees 2025

Arthur Fuk-Tat Mak
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

For Leadership in Musculoskeletal Bioengineering, Rehabilitation Biomechanics, and Biomedical Engineering Education.

James Goh
National University of Singapore

Professor James Goh is a distinguished biomedical engineer, renowned for his extensive research in musculoskeletal biomechanics and the four decades of dedication to global advancement of medical and biological engineering.

Lenka Lhotska
Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic

In recognition of assoc. professor Lenka Lhotska’s pioneering contributions to artificial intelligence in medical and biological engineering, advancing healthcare innovation, biomedical technology, and IFMBE’s mission through research, leadership, and dedicated service.

Lisa Xuemin Xu
Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China

For her outstanding contributions in the field of biomedical engineering, especially in the
development of innovative technologies for tumor multimodal thermal immune therapy, and
leadership in international high education.

Mark Nyssen
Free University of Brussels (VUB), Belgium

For many years of dedicated work for IFMBE and for building cooperation with WHO, and
raising the visibility of biomedical engineering, especially its digital aspects.

Martha Lucia Zequera Diaz
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia

For leadership and exemplary service to the global biomedical engineering community,
especially in education and training of students and early graduates.

Nicolas Pallikarakis
University of Patras, Greece

For substantial BME contributions; shaped regulatory landscape of medical devices; advanced cross-institutional collaboration; fostered interdisciplinary research; prepared generations of BME professionals that shape the discipline worldwide; demostrated teaching excellence.

Ricardo Armentano
National Technological University, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Medical and biomedical engineering advances will only be a true achievement when they become accessible to all. We dreamed of a future where high-tech medicine is a universal right, not a privilege.

Savio L-Y. Woo
University of Pittsburgh, USA

For exceptional leadership and service in advancing medical and biological engineering research and education.

Maria Teresa Arredondo Waldmeyer 
Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain

For pioneering biomedical engineering innovations, unwavering leadership, and translating
breakthroughs into impactful healthcare solutions, while consistently empowering future generations and inspiring a more inclusive, better world.

HLM 2022 Class

Binseng Wang 

ACCE

For his leadership in the use of evidence-based methods to advance the Clinical Engineering profession.

Stanko Tonković 

Croatian Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics Society

For his contribution in the development of Biomedical Engineering education in Croatia.

Biziya Enkhjargal 

Mongolian Society of Biomedical Engineering

For her contribution in pioneering Biomedical Engineering education and professional development in Mongolia.

Maria Siebes 

Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands

For her contribution in promoting the role of women researchers and professionals in Biomedical Engineering.

Roman Nicolae Marius 

Romanian National Society for Medical Engineering and Biological Technology

For his contribution in active promotion of Biomedical Engineering in Romania and Eastern Europe.

Subrata Saha 

American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering

For his leadership in bringing Bioethics issues to the forefront of Biomedical Engineering.

Shoogo Ueno 

Japanese Society for Medical and Biological Engineering

For his leadership in the Biomagnetics research community, an IFMBE focus areas.

Ernesto Suaste Gomez 

Mexican Society of Biomedical Engineering

For his contribution in the development of Biomedical Engineering in Mexico and Latin America.

Van Toi Vo 

Vietnam Society of Biomedical Engineering

For his leadership in developing Biomedical Engineering in Vietnam and founding the BME Society.

Eleni Kaldoudi 

Democritus University fo Thrace, Greece

For her commitment to promoting women in Biomedical Engineering at the regional level and globally.

 

2010 – 2019

    2018 – Max E. VALENTINUZZI 

    2018 – Saide CALIL 

    2018 – Hiie HINRIKUS 

    2018 – Heiki TERIO 

    2018 – Didier GEIGER 

    2018 – Marcello BRACALE 

    2018 – Enrique J. Gomez AGUILERA 

    2018 – Walter CHANG 

    2018 – Justin McCARTHY 

    2018 – Luis KUN 

    2015 – Makoto KIKUCHI 

    2015 – Akos JOBBAGY 

    2015 – Fernando INFANTOSI (deceased)

    2015 – Joseph BARBENEL 

    2015 – Laura ROA 

    2015 – Miguel CADENA 

    2015 – Gerhard ARTMANN 

    2015 – Depei LIU 

    2015 – Monique FRIZE 

    2015 – Per ASK 

    2012 – Dov JARON 

    2012 – Hiroshi KANAI 

    2012 – Alan MURRAY 

    2012 – Joachim NAGEL (deceased)

    2012 – Robert NEREM 

    2012 – Susana Llanusa RUIZ 

    2012 – Tatsuo TOGAWA 

 

2000 – 2009

    2006 – Andrei ISSAKOV 

    2003 – Fumihiko KAJIYA 

    2003 – Richard KIRSNER 

    2003 – Niilo SARANUMMI (deceased)

    2000 – Kazuhiko ATSUMI 

    2000 – Daniel LAURENT 

    2000 – Maciej NALECZ 

    2000 – Nandor RICHTER 

    2000 – Annelise ROSENFALCK (deceased)

    2000 – Åke ÖBERG 

 

1990 – 1999

    1994 – Hiroshi ABE 

    1994 – Leslie GEDDES 

    1994 – Orest Z. ROY 

    1991 – Øivind LORENTSEN 

 

1980 – 1989

    1988 – David SIMPSON (deceased)

    1985 – Keith COPELAND (deceased)

    1985 – Masao SAITO 

    1984 – Zoltan KATONA (deceased)

    1982 – Lester GOODMAN (deceased)

    1982 – Joseph WEINMAN (deceased)

    1982 – Kenkichi SUHARA (deceased)

 

1970 – 1979

    1979 – David DEWHURST (deceased)

    1979 – Dennis HILL (deceased)

    1976 – Jan KUIPER (deceased)

    1976 – Jack A. HOPPS (deceased)

    1976 – Ryosei KASHIDA (deceased)

    1971 – M. Von ARDENNE (deceased)

    1971 – D. H. BEKKERING 

    1971 – P. K. E. DONALDSON 

    1971 – L. E. FLORY 

    1971 – H. W. KNIPPING 

    1971 – M. MARCHAL (deceased)

    1971 – A. MONNIER 

    1971 – W. PARIN (deceased)

    1971 – W. J. PERKINS (deceased)

    1971 – A. REMOND 

    1971 – T. SAKAMOTO (deceased)

    1971 – O. H. SCHMITT (deceased)

    1971 – B. SHACKEL 

    1971 – C. N. SMYTH (deceased)

    1971 – V. K. ZWORYKIN (deceased)