About Us

The Takotsubo Network is an international group of health professionals, researchers, and people who have experienced Takotsubo syndrome.  We aim to foster engagement between health professionals, researchers and people who have experienced Takotsubo syndrome to promote best practice and patient-centred care. We also aim to raise awareness of Takotsubo syndrome for the broader community.

Takotsubo Network Website Administrator
Dr. Angela M. Kucia, PhD, BN, MA, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Adelaide University

Takotsubo Support Group Administrators
Caron Curragh, PDCH,BSCH, PostGrad Clinical Hypnotherapy/Psychotherapy, Milton Keynes, UK.
Dr. Angela M. Kucia, PhD, BN, MA, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Adelaide University.

Clinical Expert Advisory Panel

Professor Antonio Abbate, MD, PhD
University of Virginia, USA

Professor Dana Dawson, DM, FRCP, D.Phil, FESC
University of Aberdeen and Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.

Dr. Andre Macedo Dias, MD, FACC
Baptist Health System/Baptist Research Institute Jacksonville, Florida, USA.

Professor Josef Finsterer, MD, PhD
Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria.

PD Dr. Med Jelena R. Ghadri-Templin
University Heart Center, Zurich, Switzerland.

Professor John D. Horowitz, PhD, MBBS
University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.

Dr. Alex Lyon, MA BM BCh PhD FRCP FESC, FHFA, FICOS
Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.

Dr. Thanh Ha Nguyen, MD, M.Med.Sci, PhD
University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia.

Dr. Francesco Santoro
Cardiology Unit, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.

Professor Christian Templin, MD, PhD, FESC
University Heart Center, Zurich, Switzerland.

Professor Per Tornvall, MD, PhD
Södersjukhuset, Stockholm, Sweden.

Dr. Sara  Wallström, PhD, RN
University of Gothenburg, Göteburg, Sweden.