The EFORT Board is elected by the National Delegates of the EFORT National Member Societies during the General Assemblies for a period of one year; some terms are re-electable.
The Board is responsible for the day-to-day running of the Federation and comprises ten voting members including four members at large coming from different European countries.
The EFORT Executive Committee is composed by the EFORT Board members, the Executive Board members and the Co-opted members.
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EFORT President 2026-2027 Prof. Dr. Rob NELISSEN | The Netherlands Curriculum Vitae PDF document | 1 page | 120kb |
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EFORT First Vice President & Chair of Specialties Societies Committee Mr. Don McBRIDE | United Kingdom |
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EFORT Secretary General Prof. Eleftherios TSIRIDIS | Greece |
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EFORT Second Vice-President Prof. Dr. Mehmet DEMIRHAN | Türkiye |
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Immediate Past President Prof. Dr. Pietro RUGGIERI | Italy Curriculum Vitae PDF document | 4 pages | 670kb |
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Treasurer Prof. Dr. Gilles PASQUIER | France Chair Finance Committee |
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Member at Large Prof. Nils HAILER | Sweden Vice-Chair Science Committee |
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Member at Large Dr. Eduardo ORTIZ CRUZ | Spain |
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Member at Large Prof. Dr. Dieter Christian WIRTZ | Germany |
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Young Member at Large Dr. Marko OSTOJIČ | Croatia |
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Co-opted Member Dr. Nanni ALLINGTON | Belgium President UEMS Orthopaedic Section |
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Co-opted Member Prof. Dr. Andrea ANGELINI | Italy Vice Chair Education Committee |
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Co-opted Member Prof. Dr. Thierry BÉGUÉ | France Vice Chair Education Committee – Trauma Education Group |
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Co-opted Member Prof. Dr. Catharina CHIARI| Austria Vice Chair Education Committee |
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Co-opted Member Prof. Dr. Enrique GÓMEZ BARRENA | Spain Chair EBOT Board |
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Co-opted Member Prof. Dr. José Antonio HERNÁNDEZ HERMOSO | Spain Chair EFORT Fora |
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Co-opted Member Prof. Dr. Heiner FANGERAU | Germany Chair of Ethics Committee |
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Co-opted Member Prof. Dr. Pierre HOFFMEYER | Switzerland Editor-in-Chief EFORT Open Reviews |
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Co-opted Member Ass. Prof. Dr. Per KJAERSGAARD-ANDERSEN | Denmark Chair EU Affairs Committee |
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Co-opted Member Prof. Dr. Christophe LOHMANN | Germany Vice Chair EFORT Education Committee – Basic Research Group |
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Co-Opted Member Dr. Dimitra MELISSARIDOU | Greece FOrTE President |
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Co-Opted Member Prof. Dr. Maziar MOHADDES | Sweden Chair NORE Committee |
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Co-Opted Member Prof. Dr. Karl-Göran THORNGREN | Sweden Chair EFORT Foundation Curriculum Vitae PDF document | 4 pages | 60kb |
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Co-opted Member Prof. Dr. Luigi ZAGRA | Italy Chair EFORT Science Committee |


























