Past Presidents
2022-2024
Holger Jahr
Uniklinik RWTH Aachen
Aachen, Germany
2020-2022
Gianluca Vadalà
Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome
Rome, Italy
2018-2020
Denitsa Docheva
Department of Musculoskeletal Tissue Regeneration
Orthopaedic Hospital König-Ludwig-Haus
& University of Wuerzburg
Wuerzburg, Germany
2016-2018
Ashley Blom
University of Bristol
Avon Orthopaedic Centre
Bristol, U.K.
Research Leader
Human Motion Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine, Digital Methods (HOSD)
Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH)
2012-2014
Enrique Gómez Barrena
Catedrático de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología
Hospital La Paz, IdiPAZ
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Hospital de Traumatología
Madrid, Spain
2010-2012
Nicola Baldini
Direttore Dipartimento Rizzoli Research Innovation & Technology
Responsabile SSD Fisiopatologia Ortopedica e Medicina Rigenerativa
Direttore SC Biologia Cellulare Muscoloscheletrica
Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Bologna, Italy
nicola.baldini at ior.it
Past Board Members
2018-2020
President: Denitsa Docheva (D)
Vice-President: Gianluca Vadala (I)
Vice-President: Holger Jahr (D)
Secretary-General: Boyko Gueorguiev (CH)
Treasurer: Jeannette Østergaard Penny (DK)
Past-President: Ashley Blom (UK)
2016-2018
President: Ashley Blom (UK)
Vice-President: Denitsa Docheva (D)
Vice-President: Richie Gill (UK)
Secretary-General: Holger Jahr (D)
Treasurer: Gianluca Vadala (I)
Past-President & ICORS Representative: Bernd Grimm (NL)
2014-2016
President: Bernd Grimm (NL)
Vice-President: Edward Valstar (NL)
Vice-President: Ashley Blom (UK)
Secretary-General: Holger Jahr (D)
Treasurer: Gianluca Vadala (I)
Members at large:
Enrique Gomez Barrena (E) (Past President, EFORT Basic Sciences)
Nicola Baldini, Bologna (I) (EORS Representative in ICORS)
Geoff Richards (CH) (Sponsoring Initiatives, Sister Societies)
Richie Gill (UK) (Liason for Meetings)
Denitsa Docheva (D) (Young Investigator, Travel Awards)
2011 -2014
President: Enrique Gómez Barrena (S)
1st Vice-President: Klemens Trieb (A)
2nd Vice-President: Nicola Baldini (I)
Treasurer: Bernd Grimm (NL)
General Secretary: Edward Valstar (NL)
Member-at-large: Geoff Richards (CH)
Member-at-large: Gianluca Vadala (I)
Member-at-large: Denitsa Docheva (D)
Member-at-large: Richie Gill (UK)
Member-at-large: Ashley Blom (UK)
2010-2011
President: Nicola Baldini (I)
Vice-President: Enrique Gomez Barrena (S)
Treasurer: Klemens Trieb (A)
General Secretary: Bernd Grimm (NL)
Past-President: Nico Verdonschot (NL)
Members at Large:
Edward Valstar (NL)
Andreas Kurth
2008-2010
President: Nicola Baldini
Vice-President: Enrique Gomez Barrena
Treasurer: Klemens Trieb
General Secretary: Michiel Mulier
Past-President: Nico Verdonschot (NL)
Members at Large:
Edward Valstar
Nick Athanasou
Wiltrud Richter
Bernd Grimm