European Paediatric Orthopaedic Society

Executive Board

 EPOS EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS 
EPOS President (2023-2024)          
Prof. Hakan Omeroglu, MD, AAS,         
Professor of Orthopaedics and Traumatology,         
Ufuk University Faculty of Medicine, Dr.Ridvan Ege Hospital,         
06520 Ankara, Turkey
  

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EPOS Vice-President (2023-2024)         
Prof. Carol-C. Hasler         
Head of Orthopaedic Department and Spine Surgery         
Children’s Hospital, University of Basel (UKBB)          
Spitalstrasse 33, PO Box, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
EPOS 2nd Vice-President (2023-2024)         
Prof. Dror Ovadia, M.D.         
Head of  Pediatric Orthopaedic Department         
Dana Dwek Children's Hospital         
Tel Aviv Medical Center         
6 Weizmann St. Tel Aviv 6423906, Israel
  

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EPOS Past President (2023-2024)         
Prof. Ignacio Sanpera MD, PhD         
Head of Pediatric Orthopaedics         
Hospital Universitari Son Espases         
University Illes Balears         
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
  

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EPOS General Secretary (2021-2025)         
Prof. Federico Canavese, MD PhD         
Lille University, Faculty of Medicine Henri Warembourg         
Jeanne de Flandre Hospital, Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery         
Rue Eugène Avinée         
59800 Lille, France
  

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EPOS Treasurer (2018-2024)         
Pr Pierre Journeau         
Chef du service de chirurgie infantile orthopédique         
Hôpital d’enfant, CHRU de Nancy         
Allée du Morvan, 54500 Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France  
  
EPOS Treasurer Elect (2023-2024)         
Prof. Frank Plasschaert, MD PhD       
Childrens Orthopaedic Unit UZ Gent      
University Hospital       
9000 Gent, Belgium
  

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EPOS Councilor (2022-2025)         
Ao. Univ. Prof. Dr. Catharina Chiari, MSc         
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology         
Medical University of Vienna         
Währinger Guertel 18-20         
1090 Vienna, Austria
  

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EPOS Councilor (2022-2025)         
Ana Presedo, MD MSc          
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon         
Coordinator of Neuro-orthopedics Unit         
Pediatric Orthopedics Department         
Robert Debre University Hospital         
Paris, France
  
EPOS Councilor (2023-2026)        
Dr Melinda M.E.H.Witbreuk       
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon      
AUMC Amsterdam University Medical Center and OLVG Amsterdam      
The Netherlands
  
EPOS Councilor (2023-2026)        
Dr Marta Salom, MD    
Head of the Pediatric Orthopedic Department     
La Fe University and Polytechnic Hospital     
Valencia, Spain
  
EPOS Junior Councilor (2021-2024)        
Blazej Pruszczynski, MD, PhD 
Department of Orthopaedics and Paediatric Orthopaedics 
Medical University of Lodz, 
251 Pomorska str, 92-213 Lodz, Poland
 EPOS STANDING COMMITTEES 
  

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Educational Committee Chair (2022 -2025)         
Sebastian Farr, M.D.         
Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery         
Department of Pediatric Orthopedics and Foot and Ankle Surgery         
Center of Excellence for Rare Bone Diseases         
Orthopedic Hospital Speising         
Speisinger Straße 109         
A-1130 Vienna, Austria  
  

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Scientific Committee Chair (2022 -2025)         
Christian Wong, MD, PhD, Chief Physician         
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery 6011          
National university hospital of Denmark – University of Copenhagen           
Denmark
  
Membership Committee Chair           
Wouter H.Nijhuis, MD
Consultant Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon 
University Medical Centre Utrecht - Wilhelmina Children’s Hospital 
Utrecht, the Netherlands
  

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Industry Committee Chair (2021-2024)         
Darko Anticevic, MD, PhD         
Professor, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health         
J.J Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia         
Consultant at Orthopaedic Department, Specialty hospital “St. Catherine”         
10 000 Zagreb, Ulica kneza Branimira 71 E, Croatia
  

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Reading Committee Chair (2021-2025)         
David M. Farrington, MD         
Consultant          
IHP-ORTHOPEDIATRICA         
Seville, Spain  
  

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Website Committee Chair          
Darius Rares Rad, MD, FEBOT         
Consultant Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon         
University Hospital Southampton         
Southampton Children's Hospital         
Tremona road, SO16 6YD,         
Southampton, UK
  
Nomination Committee Chair (2023-2024)     
Thomas Wirth
  

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EPOS Newsletter Chair          
Ao. Univ. Prof. Dr. Catharina Chiari, MSc         
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology         
Medical University of Vienna         
Währinger Guertel 18-20         
1090 Vienna, Austria
  

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EPOS Internal Auditor (2022-2024)         
Drs D.R.J. Kempink, MD, MSc         
Consultant paediatric orthopaedic surgeon - Traumasurgeon          
Orthopaedics         
Erasmus MC- Sophia Children’s hospital and Leiden UMC         
The Netherlands
  

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EFORT Representative (2021-2024)         
Dr Melinda M.E.H.Witbreuk          
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon          
AUMC Amsterdam University Medical Center and OLVG Amsterdam         
The Netherlands
  

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UEMS Representative          
o. Univ. Prof. Dr. Catharina Chiari, MSc         
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology         
Medical University of Vienna         
Währinger Guertel 18-20         
1090 Vienna, Austria
  

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IFPOS Representative          
Darko Anticevic, MD, PhD         
Professor, Faculty of Dental Medicine and Health         
J.J Strossmayer University of Osijek, Croatia         
Consultant at Orthopaedic Department, Specialty hospital “St. Catherine”         
10 000 Zagreb, Ulica kneza Branimira 71 E, Croatia
  
EPOS Historian          
Prof Pierre Lascombes          
Paediatric Orthopaedic Surgery & Anatomy          
Honorary Professor – University of Nancy, France         
Ex-Professor – University of Geneva, Switzerland         
Member of the French Academy of Surgery Lyon, France
  
 EPOS STUDY GROUPS CHAIRS
  

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EPOS Metabolics and Genetics Group Chair          
Joachim Horn         
M.D., Ph.D, Associate Professor         
Section of Children's Orthopaedics and Reconstructive Surgery         
Oslo University Hospital         
Postboks 4950 Nydalen         
NO- 0424 Oslo, Norway
  

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EPOS Upper Limb Group Chair         
Nunzio Catena M.D.         
Head Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery Unit         
IRCSS Istituto Giannina Gaslini - Genova, Italy
  

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EPOS Lower Limb Group Chair         
Assoc. Prof. Christof Radler, MD         
Head of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Team at the Orthopaedic Hospital Speising         
Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics and Adult Foot and Ankle Surgery         
Orthopaedic Hospital Speising GmbH         
A-1130 Vienna, Speisinger Str. 109, Austria
  

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EPOS Neuromuscular Group Chair         
Professor Thomas Dreher, MD         
Chief of Pediatric Orthopaedics and Traumatology         
Children´s University Hospital Zurich         
Steinwiesstrasse 75         
8032 Zurich,Switzerland         
Orthopaedic University Hospital Balgrist         
Forchstrasse 340         
8008 Zurich, Switzerland
  
EPOS Sports Group Chair         
Doc (M.D.) and Assistant Professor, Marco Turati         
Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.         
Transalpine Center of Pediatric Sports Medicine and Surgery,         
University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy - Hospital Couple Enfant,         
Grenoble, France
  

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EPOS Spine Group Chair         
Brice Ilharreborde         
Department of Pediatric Orthopedic         
CHU Robert Debré, AP-HP         
University of Paris, France  
  

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EPOS Musculoskeletal Tumors, Infections & Arthritis Group Co-Chairs          
Prof. Dr. Michiel van de Sande, MD PhD         
Orthopedic Surgeon, LUMC and PMC         
Oncological and Paediatric Orthopedics,         
The Netherlands  
  

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Bartu Sarisozen         
Uludag University Medical Faculty         
Dept. of Orthopaedics         
Bursa, Turkey
  

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EPOS Trauma Group Co-Chairs         
Dr Melinda M.E.H.Witbreuk          
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeon          
AUMC Amsterdam University Medical Center and OLVG Amsterdam         
The Netherlands  
  
Dr Nicolas LUTZ, MER         
Médecin chef DFME         
Service de Chirurgie de l'enfant et de l'adolescent - SCEA         
Unité de Chirurgie Pédiatrique - UCP         
BH-11         
Rue du Bugnon          
CH-1010 Lausanne-CHUV, Switzerland
 CO Editors-in-Chief of Journal of Children’s Orthopaedics  
  

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Fritz Hefti, M.D., Prof.         
Senior Consultant         
Children’s University Hospital Basel (UKBB)         
Spitalstrasse 31         
4056 Basel, Switzerland
  

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Professor Shlomo Wientroub         
Consultant in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery         
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery         
Faculty of Medicine – Tel-Aviv, University
  
 EPOS Foundation Board Member (2019-2023)
  

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Foundation President         
Manuel Cassiano Neves, MD, MSc          
Hospital CUF Descobertas         
Rua Mário Botas - Parque das Nações - 1998-018 Lisbon, Portugal
  

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Foundation Vice-President          
Prof. Antonio Andreacchio, MD         
Chairman Pediatric Orthopaedic Department         
“Vittore Buzzi" Children's Hospital         
Via Castelvetro,32- 20154 Milan, Italy
  

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Foundation Treasurer          
Pr Pierre Journeau         
Chef du service de chirurgie infantile orthopédique         
Hôpital d’enfant, CHRU de Nancy         
Allée du Morvan, 54500 Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France  
  

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Foundation Member          
Prof. Carol-C. Hasler         
Head of Orthopaedic Department and Spine Surgery         
Children’s Hospital, University of Basel (UKBB)          
Spitalstrasse 33, PO Box, CH-4031 Basel, Switzerland
  

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Foundation Member          
Pr Franck Accadbled MD, PhD         
Orthopédie Traumatologie         
Hôpital des Enfants         
330 avenue de Grande Bretagne         
TSA 70034         
31059 TOULOUSE cedex 9, France
  

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Foundation Member          
Prof. Federico Canavese, MD PhD         
Lille University, Faculty of Medicine Henri Warembourg         
Jeanne de Flandre Hospital, Department of Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery         
Rue Eugène Avinée         
59800 Lille, France