About ESPU

The European Society for Paediatric Urology is a non-profit society whose main purpose is to promote paediatric urology, appropriate practice, education as well as exchanges between practitioners involved in the treatment of genito urinary disorders in children.

The Society is administered by a Board composed of

President: Professor Serdar Tekgül
President-elect: Professor Alaa El-Ghoneimi
Secretary: Professor Marc-David Leclair
Treasurer: Doctor Marco Castagnetti
Board Members:

The E.S.P.U. has a Nurse Group

The President is Mr. Jens Larsson

The official journal of the Society is the Journal of Pediatric Urology

The E.S.P.U. also organises an annual course and sponsors various events concerning paediatric urology.

Affiliated Societies

Requirements for affiliation

The applicant needs to send in:

A formal request for affiliation, written and signed by an executive board member and addressed to the ESPU secretary at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The bylaws (in the national language)
A list of the present members + their specialty background
A short list of the past activities (2-3 years) of your national society

The Italian Society for Pediatric Urology (SIUP) Prof. Gianantonio Manzoni, President
The British Association of Paediatric Urologists (BAPU) Mr. Manoj Shenoy, President
Société Francophone d'Urologie Pédiatrique et de l'Adolescent (SFUPA) Prof. Nicolas Kalfa, President
Die Österreichische Gesellschaft für Urologie und Andrologie (ÖGU) Prof. Wolfgang Horninger, President
The Turkish Paediatric Urological Society Dr. Ahmet Rüknettin Aslan, President
The Society for Paediatric Urologists of Turkey (SPUT-PEDURO) Prof Dr Nizamettin Kilic, President
The Swiss Society for Pediatric Urology (SwissPU) Dr. Jacques Birraux, President
The Polish Association for Pediatric Urology (PAPU) Dr. Piotr Gastol, President