Dr Mark Loebenberg is the Director of Upper Extremity Surgery Dept of Orthopedic Surgery at Rabin Medical Center in Petach Tikva, Israel. He was born and raised in Canada and educated in the United States. He completed his orthopedic residency at the University of Rochester, followed by shoulder and elbow fellowships at NYU and the Mayo Clinic. He is an original member of the Mayo Elbow Club and has served on multiple occasions as the chairperson of the AO Europe Masters ELBOW Course.
Jason Souza,
Director of the Orthoplastic and Advanced Amputation Program at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
He is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery and Orthopaedics. He went to college at Brown University, where he studied neuroscience in addition to his pre-med studies. He earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed plastic surgery residency training at Northwestern University McGraw Medical Center. Dr. Souza also completed a research fellowship at the Center for Bionic Medicine at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (now known as the Shirley Ability Lab). Dr. Souza has a particular interest in extremity and nerve injury reconstruction, as well as advanced amputation care. Dr. Souza is a veteran of the United States Navy, having achieved a rank of Commander in the Medical Corps while serving on active duty for 6 years. During his military service, Dr. Souza served as Director of the Peripheral Nerve Program at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. As a surgeon scientist, Dr. Souza has been at the forefront in advancing reconstructive surgical science for the care of the Wounded Warrior. He continues to serve on the Steering Committee for the Department of Defense Osseointegration Program, and in concert with his orthopedic partners, has performed the largest number of osseointegration surgeries in the United States, having provided this state-of-the-art care to almost 100 amputees to date.
Benjamin “Kyle” Potter, MD, FACS
Was recently appointed as a Paul B. Magnuson Professor of Bone and Joint Surgery and Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. He is the immediate past Norman M. Rich Professor and Chair of the Uniformed Services University - Walter Reed Department of Surgery. Prior to that, he was the Director for Surgery (Surgeon-in-chief) at Walter Reed. He was a founding Deputy Director and immediate past Director of the DoD Limb Optimization and Osseointegration Program and served as the Chief Orthopaedic Surgeon for the Amputee Program at Walter Reed for 16 years, while also serving as a musculoskeletal oncologist within the Murtha Cancer Center at Walter Reed and a consultant for the National Institutes of Health National Cancer Institute.
Kyle deployed overseas in support of the Global War on Terrorism in 2011, 2016, and 2020 and is the 2018 past President of the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons. He has authored or co-authored more than 350 publications and is a recipient or co-recipient of more than 40 funded grants. He co-edited the 4th and 5th editions of the Atlas of Amputations and Limb Deficiencies for the AAOS, and serves as a Deputy Editor for Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research and an Associate Editor for the Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma. His research interests include trauma-related amputation techniques and outcomes (including osseointegration and targeted muscle reinnervation), combat-related heterotopic ossification, and predictive modeling of musculoskeletal trauma and oncologic outcomes.
L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS
L. Scott Levin, MD, FACS, is the Paul B. Magnuson Professor of Bone and Joint Surgery, Former Chairman, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Professor of Surgery (Plastic Surgery). He is also the Director of the Penn Musculoskeletal and Rheumatology Service Line. As an accomplished clinician, his expertise focuses on surgery of the hand and upper extremity, reconstructive microsurgical techniques for extremity reconstruction and limb salvage. His research interests focus predominantly on extremity soft tissue reconstruction and vascularized composite allotransplantation.
Dr. Levin heads the Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation Program at Penn and directed the teams that performed bilateral hand and arm transplants in three adults. In 2015, as Director of the Pediatric Hand Transplantation Program of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, he led the team that performed the world’s first bilateral hand transplant in a child. Dr. Levin also actively participates in senior leadership activities of many international and national professional societies and associations.
Dr. Levin is responsible for developing the field of “Orthoplastic Surgery” and currently is Editor- in-Chief of the journal Orthoplastic Surgery (Elsevier.)
Dr. Amir Arami, MD
Chairman, Department of Hand Surgery and Limb Salvage Surgery
Sheba Medical Center, Tel HaShomer, Israel
Dr. Amir Arami is the Chairman of the Department of Hand Surgery and Limb Salvage
Surgery at Sheba Medical Center, Israel’s largest tertiary hospital. He leads a team of 14
surgeons in a department specializing in the full spectrum of hand surgery and
microsurgery, with expanded services in residual limb care and complex extremity
reconstruction.
Dr. Arami is a board-certified orthopedic and hand surgeon with advanced fellowship
training in microsurgery and peripheral nerve surgery. He has extensive clinical
experience in brachial plexus reconstruction, nerve transfers, and microsurgical limb
salvage. He plays a central role in the treatment of complex combat-related injuries at
Sheba Medical Center.
In addition to his clinical leadership, Dr. Arami is actively involved in academic and
translational research. He collaborates with the Israel Innovation Authority on a
preclinical study validating the porcine model for peripheral nerve regeneration and
neuropathic pain. He also serves as Chief Medical Officer of TENGable, a startup
developing implantable technologies for sensory restoration.
Dr. Arami regularly participates in international conferences and expert panels and has
contributed to numerous peer-reviewed publications. He is committed to advancing the
fields of peripheral nerve surgery, extremity trauma reconstruction, and innovation in
limb restoration.
Dr. Marko Jovic
Dr. Marko Jović was born on October 26, 1977, in Belgrade. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, in 2002 with a grade point average of 9.54/10. He obtained his Master’s degree at the same faculty in 2008 and defended his doctoral dissertation (PhD) in 2016. In 2024, he was elected to the academic position of Assistant Professor in the narrow scientific field of Surgery with Anesthesiology (Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery) at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade.
Dr. Marko Jović is the author and co-author of more than 80 professional and scientific papers, including 24 papers published in full (in extenso) in journals indexed on the JCR list. As the Head of the Burn Unit at the Clinic for Burns, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery of the University Clinical Center of Serbia, he is routinely involved in the treatment of burn injuries. Dr. Jović is a permanent member of the multidisciplinary melanoma board and treatment team, actively participating in modern diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to melanoma.
In 2002, he stayed at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, USA, as a student. In 2011, he completed advanced training in reconstructive microsurgery at the Clinic for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Slovenia. In 2013, he undertook further advanced training at the Clinic for Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, Manhattan, New York, USA.
- Assistant Professor Marko Jovic, Phd, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade,
- Head of the Burn Unit, Clinic for burns, plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic, surgery University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
- Clinical Experience with Novosorb BTM at the Clinic for Burns, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University Clinical Center of Serbia
Yotam Heinemann, MD
A graduate of the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Medicine. Dr. Heinemann completed his residency in Orthopaedic Surgery at Soroka University Medical Center, where he currently serves as a senior consultant in the Orthopaedic Trauma Unit.
Following his residency, Dr. Heinemann completed a prestigious year-long Senior Trauma Fellowship at Queen's Medical Center in Nottingham, UK. Since March 2025, he has been leading the Complex Orthopaedic Trauma Services at Soroka Medical Center. In addition to his clinical work, he serves as a clinical instructor and lecturer at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, contributing to the education of future medical and nursing professionals.
Name: Associate: Prof. Rado Zic, MD, PhD
Date of birth: 24 April, 1966
Place of birth: Zagreb, Croatia
Citizenship: Croatian
Present Appointment: Head of Department of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Aesthetic Surgery, University Hospital Dubrava, School of Medicine University of Zagreb.
1992-1996: Trainee in General Surgery including participation in military hospitals During the Croatian war for independence.
1995: Ph.D. in medical sciences
1996: Certification in General Surgery
2003: Certificate in Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery Title: Specialist of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
2003: EBOPRAS (European Board of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Certification) -Title Fellow of EBOPRAS
2005: Examiner for EBOPRAS certification
2009: Secretary General of ESPRAS (European Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and, Aesthetic Surgery) until 2018
2015 Member of the editorial board of European Journal of Plastic Surgery
2017 Member of the editorial board of Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery
2019 President ESPRAS until 2023
2020 President of the Profesional Council of University Hospital Dubrava, Zagreb
2022 Reelected President of Croatian Society of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
2023 Vice president of EBOPRAS
2025 President EBOPRAS
Vladimir Uzlov MD.
Traumatologist, Accidental Surgery, Septic limbsurgery.
I am a Budapest-based trauma and orthopaedic surgeon with a special interest in complex, infection-related (septic) musculoskeletal cases. I was born in 1979 in Tatarstan, I have lived in Hungary since the age of 12, I earned my medical degree at Semmelweis University in Budapest and built early frontline experience through years of emergency/prehospital work with the Hungarian National Ambulance Service.
In hospital practice, I worked in traumatology and later joined the septic/complex-trauma field at the Dr. Manninger Jenő National Traumatology Institute, taking on senior and leadership responsibilities and contributing to institutional infection-control work.
Since 2024, I am a member of the Hungarian Military Hospital where I trying to focus treating succesfully the infected cases from the first aid. I am an active participant in Hungarian professional life, as a listed member of the Hungarian Traumatology Society and as an author/presenter in national congress programmes .
The focus of my day-to-day work is limb salvage and restoring function as quickly as possible. I strive to follow up-to-date professional guidelines and to incorporate the latest recommendations on FRI into my work.
Beside my hospital work I have taken part on several occasions in the secondary care of war-injured patients, including cases complicated by infection.
Andrii P. Liabakh (MD, DrSc, Prof.) is the Head of Dpt. of Foot Pathology and Complex Prosthetics in State Institution “Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics of National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine”. The main directions of his work are related to foot reconstructions, orthopaedic complications of diabetes, limbs amputations. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal “Terra Orthopaedica”.
In 1982 he was taken to the postgraduate course for full-time tuition at the Kyiv Institute of Orthopaedics.
Since 1984 to 1994 he worked in the group on the experimental investigations and clinical application of the microsurgical technique in orthopaedic surgery.
1995 – 1996. Chief-consultant in orthopaedic clinic at Shenjang Institute of Professional Pathology.
Since 2001 he worked as a senjor researcher in the new department of Foot Pathology and Complex Prosthetics in the same Institute, and since 2011 – as a Head of this department.
AWARDS:
2019 – laureate of the prize of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for innovative solutions in orthopedics and traumatology.
2022 – laureate of the Boris Paton National Prize in the field of science and technology.
Author and co-author of more than 300 published scientific papers, 8 books.
Balázs Lenkei, M.D. serves as Head of the Traumatology Department at the B-A-Z County Teaching Hospital, Hungary. He is a leading contributor to the field of hand surgery both nationally and internationally. Dr. Lenkei is the current President of the Hungarian Society for Surgery of the Hand. His academic and professional activities extend to the European level through his roles as Co-Chairman of the FESSH Education Committee and long-standing member of the FESSH Examination Committee. His principal interests include the development of structured surgical education and the advancement of contemporary clinical practice in hand and upper- limb trauma within the unit under his leadership.
BrigGen (MC) Dr. Jens Diehm
Born on 8 June 1965 in Weinheim/Bergstraße
(Baden-Württemberg), married, two daughters.
Curriculum Vitae
| 1984 – 1985 | Conscript, Army Air Defence Rgt 12, Hardheim | ||
| 1986 – 1987 |
Officers Training, Medical Academy of the Bundeswehr, Munich |
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| 1987 – 1990 | Medical School, Justus-Liebig-Universität, Gießen | ||
| 1990 – 1993 | Medical School, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität, Heidelberg | ||
| 1993 – 1995 | Residency, Military Hospital, Urology, Ulm | ||
| 1995 – 1998 | Battalion Surgeon, HQ LANDCENT, Heidelberg | ||
| 1998 – 2000 |
Company Commander, Medical Coy, DEU/FRA Brigade, Müllheim (Baden) |
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| 2000 – 2001 |
Brigade Surgeon, 31 Airborne Brigade, Oldenburg (Niedersachsen) |
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| 2001 – 2003 |
General Staff Course 2001/2003, Bundeswehr Command & Staff College, Hamburg |
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| 2003 – 2004 |
Staff officer (Concept Development & Experimentation), Ministry of Defense, Medical Directorate, Bonn |
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| 2004 – 2006 |
Medical Section, HQ Supreme Allied Command Transformation (SACT), Norfolk, Virginia, USA |
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| 2006 – 2008 | Regiment Commander, 31 Medical Regiment, Berlin | ||
| 2008 – 2011 |
Deputy Director (Medical Operations), Joint Commitment Staff, Ministry of Defense, Berlin |
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| 2011 – 2013 | Division Surgeon, 13 Armoured Infantry Division, Leipzig | ||
| 07/2013 – 12/2013 |
Liaison Officer, Direction Central du Service de Santé des Armées, Paris, France |
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| 2014 – 03/2015 |
Branch Head, Medical Operations, Bundeswehr Medical Service Headquarters, Koblenz |
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| 04/2015 – 05/2016 | Head of Division G3, Medical Operations Support Command, Weißenfels | ||
| 05/2016 |
Medical Strategic Leadership Program, San Antonio, Texas, USA |
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| 06/2016 – 07/2017 |
Assistant Chief of Staff, Medical Operations, Bundeswehr Medical Service Headquarters, Koblenz |
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| 08/2017 – 06/2018 | Collège des hautes études militaire/Institut des hautes études de la défense nationale, Paris, France | ||
| 07/2018 – 08/2019 |
Director, Medical Support and Service, Ministry of Defense, Berlin |
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| 08/2019 – 03/2020 | Surgeon General of the Army, Army HQ, Strausberg | ||
| 04/2020 – 01/2022 | Deputy Commander, Regional Medical Support Command, Diez | ||
| 02/2022 – 02/2025 |
Commander & Medical Director Central Military Hospital, Koblenz |
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| 02/2025 – 07/2025 |
NATO Defense College, Rome Senior Course 146 |
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| Since 07/2025 |
Director, NATO Military Medical Centre of Excellence, Budapest, Hungary |
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Awards
| 1999 | Ehrenkreuz der Bundeswehr, Silber |
| 1999 | Médaille de bronze de la défense nationale, (FRA) |
| 1996 | Einsatzmedaille der Bundeswehr, IFOR, BiH |
| 1997 | Einsatzmedaille der Bundeswehr, SFOR, BiH |
| 2007 | Einsatzmedaille der Bundeswehr, ISAF, AFG |
| 2013 | Einsatzmedaille der Bundeswehr, ISAF, Silber, AFG |
Deployments
| 10/1996 – 04/1997 | IFOR, BiH, Battalion Surgeon HQ IFOR, Sarajevo, Bosnia |
| 08 – 12/1999 | SFOR, BiH, Brigade Surgeon DEU/FRA Brigade, Sarajevo |
| 07 – 12/2007 | ISAF, AFG, DepCdr Medical Task Force, Mazar-E-Sharif |
| 07/2012 – 02/2013 |
ISAF, AFG, Senior Medical Officer and Medical Adviser/CJMED RC North, Mazar-E-Sharif |
Promotions
| 1995 | Captain |
| 1998 | Major |
| 2003 | Lieutenant Colonel |
| 2012 | Colonel |
| 2020 | Brigadier General |
Vincent Stirler
Vincent Stirler is a military surgeon with the Dutch Ministry of Defence and trauma and reconstructive surgeon at Radboudumc, a military affiliation hospital and level-1 trauma center in the Netherlands. He specializes in extremity war injuries, pelvic trauma, fracture-related infections, and limb reconstruction. He chairs the Limb Reconstruction Team at the Radboudumc and serves as clinical lead of the Radboudumc 3D Lab. He also leads MAINIAC, a military-civilian research group advancing AI, 3D, and XR applications in acute and operational healthcare.
Col Dr. Vincent Stirler, MD PhD
Trauma and Military Surgeon
Leader MAINIAC
Leader Limb Reconstruction Team
Clinical Lead Trauma @3D Lab Radboudumc
Tim de Jong
Dr. Tim de Jong is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon at Radboudumc with a specialized focus on extremity reconstruction following trauma and oncological surgeries. He is an Erasmus MC medical school graduate and holds a PhD in plastic surgery. Dr. de Jong completed his plastic surgery residency at Erasmus MC, one of Europe's leading medical centers, before further honing his expertise with a specialized microsurgery fellowship at the Royal Adelaide Hospital, Australia.
Dr. de Jong's clinical interests are centered on complex reconstructions following war injuries, trauma, and cancer treatments. As one of the clinical leads of the Limb Reconstruction Team at Radboudumc, he plays a pivotal role in managing some of the most challenging and high-risk cases, particularly in the context of war and trauma-related injuries. His research and clinical work are driven by a commitment to advancing surgical techniques in reconstructive surgery, ensuring the best possible outcomes for patients affected by severe injuries.
With an extensive portfolio of publications in the field, Dr. de Jong has contributed significantly to the academic community, with a particular focus on improving reconstructive strategies for complex, multi-limb injuries. His ongoing research aims to refine approaches to microsurgery and improve long-term functional outcomes for patients suffering from traumatic extremity injuries.
Dr. Shani Kesari
Dr. Shani Kesari is a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician and senior IDF Medical Corps officer, currently serving as Head of the Medical Services Branch. During Operation Swords of Iron, she served as Division Medical Officer.
Her military medical career includes positions as Medical Officer in special operations units, airborne medical companies, and brigade-level operations across multiple IDF commands.
Dr. Kesari completed her Emergency Medicine residency at Assuta Ashdod Medical Center, where she later served as Director of Innovation and Residency Program Director. She serves as a clinical instructor at Hebrew University's Tzameret Medical Program.
Dr. Kesari graduated from Ben-Gurion University Faculty of Medicine.
Viviána Maja Rosero MD was trained at Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary (2005). She performed her residency in one of the major Trauma Centre in Budapest, DPC-Merényi Gusztáv Hospital and has improved her knowledge and skills in hand and wrist surgery with international experiences in the UK.
She is specialised in Orthopedics - Trauma (2012) and Hand Surgery (2014). She obtained the European Board of Hand Surgery Diploma in 2014 in Paris, France. Currently works in the Traumatology and Hand Surgery Department at the Military Hospital in Budapest, Hungary.
She is member of the board committee of the Hungarian Hand Surgery Society. She is member and national delegate of FESSH Communication Committee. She has worked in the field of wrist and hand trauma for more than 18 years.
Oleksandr Haluzynskyi MD, PhD
A Danylo Halytsky Lviv National Medical University graduate. He completed the residency program on the basis of Lviv Regional Clinical Hospital.
Postgraduate education –The Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics of the NAMS Ukraine, PhD, Traumatology and Orthopedics.
Oleksandr Haluzynskyi is a leading surgeon in the field of hip, knee and oncoarthroplasty, a specialist in osseointegrative limb prosthetics.
Since 2023 he has been working in the position a Senior Research Scientist at the Sytenko Institute of Spine and Joint Pathology, Kharkiv, Ukraine
Matan Sherf
Double board certified in plastic surgery and surgery of the hand.
Attending surgeon at the Department of Hand surgery at Sheba Medical Center.
Dr. Sherf completed his medical studies at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Between the years 2015-2021 he completed his residency in plastic surgery at Assaf Harofeh Hospital (Shamir).
He then completed a residency in hand surgery and microsurgery at the Sheba Medical Center and is since then is a senior surgeon in that department.
Dr. Sherf, has gained experience in a wide variety of surgical abilities- in both plastic surgery and hand surgery and uses it in a wide variety of conditions beginning with congenital deformities, oncologic surgery, and complex microsurgical operations
As a hand surgeon- Dr. Sherf’s main focus is in limb salvage surgeries after major trauma, and uses his experience in the lower extremity as well.
Marco Innocenti M.D.
Born January 25, 1956 in Florence (Italy). Marco Innocenti graduated cum Laude in Medicine and Surgery from University of Florence “Facolta’ di Medicina e Chirurgia” in 1981.
He completed a residency in Orthopaedic e Traumatology Surgery in 1984, in Hand Surgery in 1987 and in Plastic Surgery in 2004 all three cum Laude.
He is currently the Director of the “Orthoplastic Department ” of Rizzoli Institute, ( Bologna Italy) and full Professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of Bologna.
He acted as visiting professor at the “Henry Ford Health System” in Detroit (USA), at the “Duke University” in Durham (USA), at “Hirosaki Medical School” in Hirosaki (Japan), at Curtis Hand Center in Baltimore (USA), at “Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy” in Timisoara (Romania) , at Larissa University (Greece) , Beijing University (China) , Penn University in Philadelphia (USA), Munich University (Germany) , Hong Kong University (Hong Kong), Buncke Clinic (USA) and Penn University (USA).
Dr Innocenti’s clinical work is focused on post traumatic and post oncological functional reconstruction of bone as well as soft tissue with a special interest in the Vascularized Proximal Fibular Epiphyseal Transfer in the growing individuals and the application of perforator flaps and propeller flaps.
His clinical interest extents also to hand surgery including the treatment of the congenital differences of the upper extremity.
Dr Innocenti has been Clinical Advisor to MMI since 2015 actively participating in the development of the first robotic platform devoted to microsurgery. With Symani robot Dr Innocenti did the first robotic assisted anastomosis in human in 2020
He published 115 papers in international journals and 12 book chapters.
He is member of the editorial board of 6 international scientific journals.
He is President Elect of the World Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery (WSRM).
Dr Mark Loebenberg is the Director of Upper Extremity Surgery Dept of Orthopedic Surgery at Rabin Medical Center in Petach Tikva, Israel. He was born and raised in Canada and educated in the United States. He completed his orthopedic residency at the University of Rochester, followed by shoulder and elbow fellowships at NYU and the Mayo Clinic. He is an original member of the Mayo Elbow Club and has served on multiple occasions as the chairperson of the AO Europe Masters ELBOW Course.
Jordan Lachnish, MD
Dr. Jordan Lachnish completed his medical degree at Tel Aviv University and his Orthopaedic Surgery residency at Sheba Medical Center, followed by a research fellowship at Stanford University. His involvement in the treatment of numerous combat-related injuries fostered a strong interest in peripheral nerve reconstruction and complex war-related trauma. He is currently a second-year Hand Surgery Fellow at Sheba Medical Center, where his work integrates clinical practice and research focusing on patient outcomes following peripheral nerve reconstructive surgery.
Dr. Jakub Holoubek, M.D., Ph.D.
Dr. Jakub Holoubek a specialist in hand surgery and reconstructive microsurgery, currently serving as a consultant at the Trauma Hospital Brno and Mediprime Clinic, Czech Republic. He is also an assistant professor at Masaryk University. His clinical expertise spans trauma, burns, and complex limb reconstruction.
Dr. Holoubek has completed several international fellowships, including at the Pulvertaft Hand Centre (UK), UZ Gent (Belgium), and CTO Piti, Milan, (Italy). He has participated in multiple humanitarian surgical missions in Ukraine and Ethiopia. His research focuses on microsurgical reconstruction, hand surgery, and biomaterials.
Ihor Mykolaiovych Kurinnyi
Born on March 30, 1959
Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon, Highest Qualification Category
I hold a higher medical education and have been practicing as an orthopaedic and trauma surgeon since 1982.
In 1991, I defended my Candidate of Medical Sciences thesis entitled “Surgical treatment of chronic combined injuries of the median and ulnar nerves (at the level of the forearm and wrist).”
In 2008, I completed my Doctor of Medical Sciences thesis: “Consequences of polystructural trauma of the upper limb and their surgical treatment.”
Laureate of the State Prize of Ukraine in Science and Technology (2010).
Vice President of the Ukrainian Association for Hand Surgery.
Member of the European Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand (FESSH).
Currently, I work as a Leading Researcher at the Department of Microsurgery and Reconstructive Surgery of the Upper Limb at the State Institution “Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine.”
I have extensive experience in performing complex reconstructive procedures for the consequences of upper limb injuries using microsurgical techniques (free tissue transfer, nerve reconstruction).
In recent decades, I have focused particularly on reconstructive surgery of the elbow joint.
I also have significant experience in treating severe gunshot injuries of the upper limb.
I am the author of over 150 publications and participate annually in various orthopaedic forums in Ukraine and abroad (presentations, lectures).
Hennadiy Kolov
After graduating from Vinnytsia National Medical University and completing an internship in Traumatology and Orthopedics at Vinnytsia City Clinical Hospital No. 2, Hennadiy Borysovych Kolov studied in clinical residency from 2002 to 2004 at the State Institution “Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine”.
Since 2004, he has been working in the Department of Bone and Purulent Surgery of the State Institution “Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics of the NAMS of Ukraine”.
In 2008, he defended his Candidate of Medical Sciences dissertation on “Diagnosis and treatment of purulent complications after joint replacement of the hip and knee.”
In 2025, he defended his Doctoral dissertation on “Infectious complications after metal osteosynthesis of long bones of the extremities: diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of the course.” The results of this work are now actively implemented in specialized departments across Ukraine.
Throughout his career, he has been engaged in both clinical and scientific activities, contributing to the development and implementation of advanced treatment methods in septic bone and joint surgery.
He is the author of 93 scientific publications, co-author of two monographs and three methodological guidelines, and holds three patents for inventions.
He has presented his work at numerous scientific conferences, congresses, and professional meetings in Ukraine and abroad.
Dr. Kolov is a member of the European Bone and Joint Infection Society (EBJIS) and the World Association against Infection in Orthopaedics and Trauma (WAIOT).
As an orthopedic traumatologist of the highest qualification category, he applies modern diagnostic, treatment, and rehabilitation techniques, with particular focus on complex septic complications in military and civilian patients.
In 2023, due to treating severely injured patients, he doubled the number of complex surgical procedures performed personally, spending over 750 hours in the operating room.
Dr Edward Harvey, MDCM MSc FRCSC FIOTA FAAOS, is a full professor of surgery at McGill University. He has degrees in biophysics, biomedical science, and medicine, plus has completed multiple clinical fellowships. He is the inaugural recipient of the Michal and Renata Hornstein Chair of Surgical Excellence at McGill and is currently the head of the Surgery and Interventional Sciences program at the MUHC-RI. He has held several prominent national and international positions including president of the Canadian Orthopaedic Association, editor in Chief of the Canadian Journal of Surgery, chair of the program committee of the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, and head of basic science at the OTA. His research focuses on the repair and recovery of the trauma patient. This encompasses fundamental and clinical aspects of healing, including implant and fracture optimization, biosensors, evaluation of novel hardware and surgical approaches to expedite fracture repair, and innovation and business models in surgical discovery. He has founded multiple companies in the sensor, biomedical, and electronics fields- and has held senior management positions at assorted companies. He actively collaborates with basic scientists, clinicians, and others to drive mutual research goals with meaningful clinical outcomes.
Dana Yelin
Dr. Dana Yelin is an Infectious Diseases specialist in Sheba Medical Center, Israel.
She has been treating orthopedic patients with infections for the past 7 years, and In the past two years has treated over 200 patients with complex infections following combat injuries.
Andrew Bauder
I am a hand and reconstructive microsurgeon at the Naval Medical Center in San Diego. I have an adjunct appointment through the University of Pennsylvania where nonprofit funding has allowed our global health team to provide complex orthoplastic care in Ukraine over the last 2-3 years. In this time I've performed nearly 100 free flaps in Ukraine and learned from many of the educational and capacity building challenges presented by modern war trauma in a resource limited environment.
Yurii О. Yarmoliuk
General traumatologist of the armed forces of Ukraine
Сhief of Division of Injury
MD, Doctor of Sci (Med), Professor
Yurii Yarmoliuk is the Chief of Division of Injury, National military and medical
center "GVKG". General traumatologist of the armed forces of Ukraine.
Honored doctor of Ukraine, laureate of the State Prize in the field of medicine and
technology. Professor of the department of orthopedics and traumatology
O.O. Bogomolets National Medical University, Doctor of Medicine.
More than 28 years of experience in the specialty. Participant of more than 125
conferences in Ukraine and abroad as a speaker. Permanent internships abroad:
England, Italy, Germany, Poland, Slovakia, USA, France, Israel, Austria.
Since 1997 Yurii Yarmoliuk has been working at the National military and medical
center "GVKG". Since 2022 general traumatologist of the armed forces of Ukraine.
Since 2014 he has been treating injuries from anti-personnel mines, gunshot wounds
of the limbs. He has relevant experience in the treatment of bone defects, as well as in
the treatment of gunshot osteomyelitis. His experience has formed the basis of many
monographs, methodical recommendations, scientific articles (including Scopus). In
the same direction, the existing system of providing medical care is being improved.
The implementation of modern surgical technologies and the development and
improvement of both external and internal fixators, surgical protocols when using
osteoplastic materials, which makes it possible to optimize the provision of medical
care.
Dr. Yoram Klein is the Director of the Trauma and acute care surgery unit at the Sheba Medical Center.
Dr. Serhii Tymoshenko - PhD, Member of the European Board of Hand Surgery
Head Surgeon at the Department of Microsurgery and Reconstructive Hand Surgery,
Ukrainian State Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics, Kyiv, Ukraine.
Dr. Tymoshenko has been working at the Ukrainian State Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics in Kyiv for the past 25 years. He currently serves as the President of the Ukrainian Society for Surgery of the Hand.
Dorottya Saringer
Physiotherapist
I work as a physiotherapist at the Orthopedic-Traumatological Rehabilitation Department of the Rehabilitation Clinic at Semmelweis University.
I am involved in the treatment of the after care of trauma patients and post-amputation rehabilitation. Exercise and movement has always been an essential part of my life, and my goal is to share this passion with my patients by helping them regain mobility and confidence in their everyday lives.
First name: Levente
Surname: Várhelyi
Nationality: Hungarian
Gender: Male
Date of birth: 02.03.1968.
Unit: Hungarian Defence Forces Medical Centre Military Hospital, Budapest, Hungary since 1992
Rank: Colonel
Position: Chief Surgeon of the Hungarian Defence Forces, Head of Department of Trauma of the HDF Medical Centre
Medical degree: Semmelweis Medical University, Budapest, Hungary, 1992
PhD degree: Treatment of Blast Injuries, Zrínyi University of Defense, Budapest, Hungary, 2010
Certifications: Orthopaedics 1997, Traumatology 1999, Hand surgery 2001
Specific field of interest: trauma care, military medicine, mass casualty care, disaster medicine
Educations:
Dept. of Orthopaedics, Halland County Hospital, Halmstad, Sweden, 1991
Dept. of Trauma, Milan City Hopsital, Italy, 1992
Dept. of Hand Surgery, The Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Israel, 1999
DSTC, ETC
Memberships: APIMSF, Hungarian Society of Trauma, Hungarian Society of Orthopaedics, Hungarian Society of Emergency Medicine
Deployments: SFOR, Bosnia, 1998
KFOR German Field Hospital, Prizren, Kosovo, 2006-07
ISAF RCN German Medical Treatment Facility, Mazar e Sharif, Afghanistan, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11, 2012-13.
Languages: English, Italian, Russian
Publications: 96
Dr. Moore, Professor and Chair of the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, holds the Robert L. Ruberg MD Alumni Endowed Chair.
She received her undergraduate degree from University of Richmond and her medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine.
She completed her Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery residency at Washington University School of Medicine where she dedicated an additional two years as a Peripheral Nerve Research Fellow.
Dr. Moore then completed Mayo Clinic’s Orthopedic Hand Fellowship in Rochester, Minnesota.
Dr. Moore’s first faculty appointment was at Washington University School of Medicine, where she was the Program Director of the Hand, Nerve and Microsurgery Fellowship and Chief of the Section of Hand Surgery and Trauma.
Dr. Moore is a peripheral nerve surgeon focusing on restoring upper and lower extremity function in adults and children.
As a committed surgeon-scientist, she has developed a parallel research program with currently more than $5 million in funding from the Department of Defense (DoD). She has published her clinical and translational research findings with over 100 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals and chapters.
She has served in leadership positions within her institution and national societies.
She iscurrently President-Elect of the American Society for Peripheral Nerve.
She is also a Board Examiner for the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
Andrii Lysak, MD, PhD, FEBHS
Head of the "Reconstructive microsurgery and orthopaedic surgery" department of SI "Main Medical Clinical Centre of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine" in Kyiv, Ukraine. Trained as an orthopaedic surgeon but found his interest in hand, peripheral nerve, brachial plexus surgery and reconstructive microsurgery of the upper extremity.
Since 2012, a member of the Ukrainian Hand Surgery Society and, since 2015, secretary of the Ukrainian Hand Surgery Society.
In 2020, successfully passed the European Board of Hand Surgery Examination.
Since 2022, an overseas member of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand.
From 2022, national representative of the Clinical Practice Committee of the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand in Ukraine.
In 2023, he was awarded the honorary award of the president of the British Association of Orthopaedic Traumatologists for his significant contribution to developing the speciality.
Since 2024, a member of the Global Nerve Foundation educational committee.
Since 2024, a national delegate from Ukraine in the Federation of European Societies for Surgery of the Hand. Author and co-author of more than 70 published scientific papers.
Zvi Steinberger, MD
A Ben Gurion University Medical School graduate. He completed the residency program in Orthopaedic surgery and clinical fellowship in Hand and Microsurgery both at Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer.
Later on Dr. Steinberger completed a year as a research fellow and a yearlong clinical fellowship in Orthopalstic surgery both at PENN University in Philadelphia, under the guidance of Dr. Scott Levin.
Dr. Steinberger us leading the Micro and Orthoplastic surgery unit at Sheba Medical Center since November 2021. His main interest is limb salvage surgery and he has been dedicating his work to saving and improving functionality of upper and lower limbs.
Stephen J. Kovach, MD, FACS
Dr. Stephen Kovach serves as Professor of Surgery in the Division of Plastic Surgery and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania as well as the Herndon B. Lehr Endowed Professor. Dr. Kovach completed his undergraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania followed by medical school at the George Washington University. He completed his general surgery residency as well as his basic science research fellowship at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He completed his plastic surgery training at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC as well as the Christine M. Kleinert Institute for Hand and Microsurgery in Louisville, KY. Dr. Kovach’s practice consists of reconstructive surgery and reconstructive microsurgery. Dr. Kovach practices the spectrum of general reconstructive surgery and aesthetic surgery with an emphasis on abdominal wall reconstruction and extremity reconstruction. Dr. Kovach has authored over 275 manuscripts, numerous book chapters, and speaks at national as well as international meetings regarding reconstructive surgery.
Dr. Kovach is a member of multiple national and international societies and has a keen interest in development of microsurgical capacity in areas of worldwide need.
