About IBS
The International Biotherapy Society (IBS) aims to support the use and understanding of living organisms in the treatment of human and animal diseases.
Our Mission
In an era when many folk remedies are being rediscovered and the use of natural drugs is increasingly popular, we also witness a revival of the use of bacteria, protozoa, invertebrate animals such as fly larvae, bees and leeches in medical practice. The International Biotherapy Society (IBS) aims to support the use and understanding of living organisms in the treatment of human and animal diseases. The Society organizes international conferences for the exchange of information and ideas on subjects such as maggot debridement therapy, hirudotherapy, apitherapy and ichthiotherapy
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu, Ph.D.
President
Parasitology Unit, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics ,
The Hebrew University – Hadassah Medical School P.O. Box 12272, Jerusalem 91120, Israel
Tel: + 972 54 255-9374
Fax: + 972 2 675-8525
E-mail: kostasm@ekmd.huji.ac.il
Website: https://medicine.ekmd.huji.ac.il/En/Publications/ResearchersPages/pages/kostasm.aspx
MoonHo Kim, M.D.
Past-President
442-17 Ssangyong IT Twin Tower A-805
Sangdaewondong, Jungwongu, Seongnam, Korea
Tel: + 82-31- 732-0800
Fax: + 82-31- 732-0207
E-mail: cmk@apimeds.com
Aysegul Taylan-Ozkan, MD, PhD.
Secretary
Department of Medical Microbiology
Faculty of Medicine, Hitit University
Ulukavak Mah. Ciftlik Cayiri Cad. No: 45
Corum, Turkey
Tel: + (90) 364 222 11 00
Cellular: + (90) 505 317 76 76
E-mail: aysegultaylanozkan@hitit.edu.tr
Ronald A. Sherman, M.D., MSc, DTM&H
Treasurer
36 Urey Court, Irvine, CA 92617, USA
Tel: + 1-949- 679-3000
Fax: + 1-949- 679-3001
E-mail: RSherman@BTERFoundation.org
MEMBERS AT LARGE
John C. T. Church, MD, FRCSE
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Abney Court, Bourne End Bucks SL8 5DL, United
Kingdom
Tel: ++ 44 1628 522-668
Fax: ++ 44 1628 531-990
E-mail: jctchurch@doctors.org.uk
Martin Grassberger, MD., PhD
Institute of Pathology and Microbiology Rudolfstiftung Hospital, Vienna, Austria
Tel.: +43 699 113-26708
E-mail: martin.grassberger@me.com
Konstantin Sukhov, MD, PhD
President, World Hirudotherapy Organization, Moscow, Russia
Tel.: +791 668-27324
E-mail: konstantinvs@yandex.ru
Alicia Fonseca Munoz, PhD
San Jose Hospital, Miguel Cabrera 402. A Oaxaca,C.P. 68000, Mexico
Tel: ++ 951-51- 428-50
E-mail: afonsem@yahoo.com.mx
Website: www.larvaterapia.com
Harikrishna K.R. Nair, MD
Head of Wound Care Unit. Department of Internal Medicine, Kuala Lumpur Hospital,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
E-mail: hari@mswcp.org
Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harikrishna-k- r-nair- a8950a5
Erdal Polat, PhD
Department of Medical Microbiology, Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul
University, Istanbul, Turkey
Tel.: +90 505 329-4898
E-mail: erdalp@istanbul.edu.tr
Tarek I. Tantawi, PhD
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University Alexandria, Egypt
Tel.: +20 3 392-2919
Fax.: +20 3 391-1794
E-mail: medicinalmaggots@yahoo.com
10ᵗʰ International Conference on Biotherapy, Istanbul, October 2017
The Tenth International Conference on Biotherapy took place in Istanbul, Turkey (October 4-9, 2017)
Books on Biotherapy (in chronological order):
A Complete Guide to Maggot Therapy. Clinical Practice, Therapeutic Principles, Production, Distribution, and Ethics. 2022. Frank Stadler (editor). OpenBook Publishers. link >> Clinical Hirudotherapy: Practical Guide: Book 1. General Hirudotherapy. Moscow, 2018...