Rifat Latifi, MD, is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Arizona, former chief and professor of the Department of Surgery at New York Medical College, Medical School, and Director of the Department of Surgery at the New York Health Network. Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, New York. In addition, he was Chief of General Surgery at Westchester Medical Center. He is a member of the American College of Surgeons (ACS), the International College of Surgeons (ICS) and the Kosova College of Surgeons (KCC). 

the former President of the Italian Society of Endoscopic Surgery and new technologies – SICE

Prof. Simone Ferrero earned his degree in Medicine and Surgery and completed his specialization in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Genoa in 2004. He then pursued further international training in advanced gynecological surgery, and was awarded the European University Diploma of Gynaecological Operative Endoscopy from the University of Auvergne (Clermont-Ferrand) as well as the University Diploma in Laparoscopic Surgery from the University of Strasbourg.

Mohsen Ibrahim is a thoracic surgeon and Associate Professor of Thoracic Surgery at Sant’Andrea Hospital, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Italy. He also works as an instructor of surgery at Washington University in St. Louis, USA. He accomplished his PhD in thoracic surgery in 2009 and obtained the Evarts A. Graham memorial fellowship Award from the American Association for Thoracic Surgery in 2010.

Associate Professor of periodontology and oral medicine at the School of Dentistry, University of Catania, Italy
Member of the Italian Society of Oral Surgery (SIdCO)
Member of the International Association of Dental Research (IADR) 
Member of the Italian Society of Periodontology (SIdP)

05/2025- present Dr. Peter C Ambe is Senior Consultant Surgeon of Klinik Oberwart, Oberwart.

Dr. Peter C Ambe was head of Department of General Surgery, Visceral Surgery and Coloproctology, Vinzenz-Pallotti-Hospital Bensberg.

From 17 June 2024, General Surgeon at Department of Surgery, University Hospital Virgen Macarena, and Department of Surgery, Quirónsalud Sacred Heart Hospital, Seville, Spain.

Member of the Italian Society of Oncological Surgery (SICO) Colorectal Cancer Network.

Member of the Guidelines Committee of the European Hernia Society (EHS) from September 2025.

Member of the Research Committee of the European Association for Endoscopic Surgery (EAES) 2025-2027.

Member of the Clinical Research Committee of the Collaborative Alliance for Research and Education in Surgery (CARES) network.

Professor Shah-Hwa Chou is Director of Division of Chest Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital.

Professor Shah-Hwa Chou is Chief of Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Municipal Hsiao-Kang Hospital.

Professor Shah-Hwa Chou is Chief of Intensive Care Unit, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital.

Doctor of Orthopedic Surgery, graduated from West China Clinical Medical College, Sichuan University

Secretary of the General Party Branch, Department of Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine

Director of the Second Orthopedics Ward (Center for Cervical and Lumbar Pain & Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery), Associate ProfessorMember, Orthopedic Physicians Committee, Chinese Medical Doctor Association

Executive Member, Specialized Committee on Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery, China Association of Chinese Medicine

Member, Spinal Surgery Working Committee, Chinese Association of Integrated Traditional and Western Orthopedics and Traumatology

Executive Member, Branch of Evidence-Based Orthopedics and Traumatology, China Association of Chinese Medicine Research and Promotion

Vice Chairman, Henan Provincial Committee of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine on Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery

Vice Chairman of Youth and Executive Member, Henan Provincial Committee of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine on Orthopedic Minimally Invasive Surgery

Vice Chairman, Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery Branch, Henan Society of Spinal and Spinal Cord Injury

Vice Chairman, Lumbar Spinal Surgery Branch, Henan Society of Spinal and Spinal Cord Injury

Chief Physician/Professor at the Department of Kidney Transplantation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, and Director of the Department of Organ Procurement and Allocation. He earned a MD in Surgery from Xi'an Jiaotong University and supervises master's, PhD, MD and postdoctoral trainees. His work focuses on kidney transplantation, organ preservation and ischemia-reperfusion injury, transplant immunology, and organ donation. 

From 2021, Dr. Gianlorenzo Dionigi is Director of the General Surgery Unit, Capitanio Auxologico IRCCS, Milan.

Dr. Gary A. Fantini is a vascular surgeon in New York, New York and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Hospital for Special Surgery and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell. He received his medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and has been in practice for more than 20 years. 

Pioneered first descriptions of key laparoscopic surgeries (1992-1993)
Innovated first-ever endoscopic parathyroidectomy and transgastric cholecystectomy (1995-1997)
Developed first laparoscopic procedures for obesity (1999-2000)
Co-performed first transatlantic robotic cholecystectomy (2001)

Prof. Yong Hai is a leading spine surgeon with over 30 years of experience in clinical practice and research. He specializes in the management of complex spinal disorders, particularly spinal deformities, and has successfully performed more than 6,000 spine surgeries for patients from China and abroad. Recognized as one of China's Top 10 Spine Surgeons for multiple consecutive years, he has received numerous prestigious honors, including the Most Influential Doctor in China Award. His research has been supported by major national funding programs, resulting in over 300 peer-reviewed publications, including more than 150 SCI-indexed papers, as well as multiple scientific awards, patents, and academic books.

Prof. Hai is an Associate Editor for Global Spine Journal, European Spine Journal, and JBJS OA, as well as an Editorial Board Member for Orthopedic Surgery and Asian Spine Journal.

Dr. Kenneth K. Hansraj is an orthopedist in Hopewell Junction, New York. He received his medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University and has been in practice for more than 20 years. 

Dr. William W. Hope is a general surgeon in Wilmington, North Carolina and is affiliated with Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center. 

He received his medical degree from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years. He has expertise in treating colonoscopy, colon removal.

Dr. Ioannidis is currently an Assistant Professor of Surgery in the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He studied medicine in the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and graduated at 2005. He received his MSC in “Medical Research Methodology” in2008 from Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and in “Surgery of Liver, Biliary Tree and Pancreas” from the Democritus University of Thrace in 2016. He received his PhD degree in 2014 from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki as valedictorian for his thesis “The effect of combined administration ofomega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in ulcerative colitis. Experimental study in rats.” He is a General Surgeon with special interest in laparoscopic surgery and surgical oncology and also in surgical infections, acute care surgery, nutrition and ERAS and vascular access. 

Prof. Anastasios Koulaouzidis is a gastroenterologist and academic endoscopist with a longstanding clinical and research interest in small-bowel investigation, capsule endoscopy, and advanced diagnostic endoscopy. His work focuses on innovation in gastrointestinal imaging, capsule endoscopy, quality in endoscopy, and the integration of emerging technologies into clinical practice. He has authored extensively in the field and is actively involved in international collaborative and educational initiatives in digestive endoscopy.

Dr. Jonathan Kruskal is a Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School, and Vice Chair of Radiology for Quality at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA. Dr. Kruskal received his medical training at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, a Ph.D. in Liver Tumor Physiology (specifically D-Dimer kinetics) from the South African Liver Research Center, and came to the USA as a post-Doctoral Fellow at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in 1987. Dr. Kruskal has more than 130 peer-reviewed publications. His current research interests are in developing molecular imaging techniques for characterizing angiogenesis in liver tumors. Dr. Kruskal has received a number of research and teaching awards including Teacher of the year (x2) and Resident Appreciation Awards from the Radiology residents at BIDMC; The Radiological Society of North America Scholar Award in 1998; Bernard Pimstone Award for Best Young Laboratory Investigator, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cape Town; The J. Bronte-Stewart Research Prize: Best Postgraduate Thesis submitted to the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Cape Town; International Traveling Professorship, the American Society of GI Radiologists; 1999 and 2000: Roscoe Millar Awards for best scientific papers at the annual meetings of the Society of GI Radiologists; Honorary lecturer, European Society of GI Radiologists (2003); and Philip Meyers Research Award from the Society of GI Radiologists for visionary research in medical imaging.

Chief Traditional Chinese Medicine Physician, PhD. supervisor, Holder of a Senior-Level II professional title, Leading Talent in Zhongyuan Healthcare, High-Level Talent of Henan Province. Renowned Director of the Henan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Minimally Invasive Orthopedics.

Dr. Luca Giovanni Locatello is a Consultant Otorhinolaryngologist, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital of Udine, Azienda Sanitaria Friuli Centrale, Italy.

2016-11 to 2022-05 MD (Otorhinolaryngology), Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Firenze, Toscana, Italy

Adolph V. Lombardi, Jr. is the president of JIS Orthopaedics, formerly known as Joint Implant Surgeons, a medical practice he first joined in 1987.

He received his bachelor’s degree from Saint Joseph’s University and his medical degree from Temple University. Lombardi completed postgraduate training in general surgery at Temple University Hospital and in orthopaedics at Albert Einstein Medical Center. He pursued two fellowships in reconstruction of the hip and knee—one with Thomas H. Mallory, MD at Joint Implant Surgeons and the other with Gerard A. Engh, MD at the National Hospital for Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation and Anderson Orthopaedic Institute.

Dr. Mingyao Luo graduated with honors from Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, earning his MD degree in 2011. Guided by his mentor, Professor Chang Shu, current President of the National Society of Vascular Surgery (NSVS), China, Dr. Luo established a solid foundation in medical expertise. During his residency and fellowship in Fuwai Hospital, he dedicated 16 months to training under Professor Shengshou Hu, an esteemed academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a leading figure in cardiac surgery. This invaluable mentorship significantly shaped his clinical acumen.
Board-certified in vascular surgery, Dr. Luo currently serves as the Chief Surgeon at the Center of Vascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital. His surgical proficiency encompasses a wide range of complex procedures, including endovascular repair of aortic diseases, open abdominal aortic reconstruction for aortic/iliac pathologies, carotid endarterectomy, carotid stenting, and both open and percutaneous interventions for arterial and venous disorders of the renal, upper and lower extremities.
Dr. Luo's research endeavors span multiple frontiers in vascular surgery. His key interests include post-TEVAR/EVAR imaging surveillance, genetic profiling of hereditary aortic diseases and hemodynamic analysis of aortic and peripheral artery conditions. His work have been published in peer-reviewed journals such as Advanced Science, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Journal of Endovascular Therapy, Journal of Vascular Surgery, and European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery. Additionally, he has co-authored 14 book chapters and published over 100 articles in English or Chinese, with a particular focus on TEVAR and EVAR.

Richard Satava, MD, FACS, is Professor Emeritus of Surgery at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, Washington. Prior academic positions include Professor of Surgery at Yale University and a military appointment as Professor of Surgery in the Army Medical Corps assigned to General Surgery at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Government positions included Program Manager of Advanced Biomedical Technology at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Senior Science Advisor at the US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command in Ft. Detrick, Maryland and Director of the NASA/Yale University Commercial Space Center for Medical Informatics and Technology Applications.

His undergraduate training was at Johns Hopkins University, Medical School at Hahnemann University of Philadelphia, Internship at the Cleveland Clinic, Surgical Residency at the Mayo Clinic, and a Fellowship with a Master of Surgical Research at Mayo Clinic.

Emad Mikhail is a Professor Obstetrics and Gynecology University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.

He has been an Editorial Board Member of Journal of Gynecologic Surgery since 2021.

During Dr. Redan's career, he has developed expertise in standard and minimally invasive surgery for: Adhesions Causing Abdominal Pain, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Colon, Biliary Tract, Spleen, Thoracic Surgery, General Surgery

Additionally, he performs thoracoscopy (removal of lungs through the scope) and esophageal surgery (food pipe surgery). One of Dr. Redan's current areas of interest and teaching is with hand-assisted laparoscopy, where he is able to introduce a hand into the abdominal cavity to remove organs safer and in less operative time.

Professor Yang Shen serves as Member of the Party Committee and Vice President of Zhongda Hospital Affiliated to Southeast University, Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director of the Institute for Women’s Life and Health, and Director of the Women’s Pelvic Floor Health Management Center, all at Southeast University. He was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Arizona Medical Center from 2014 to 2015.

Chief physician, professor, and doctoral supervisor. Enjoys the special government allowance from the State Council, has been selected for the "National Hundred Thousand Talent Project," and is recognized as a nationally outstanding middle-aged and young expert. Published over 80 SCI-indexed papers as first or corresponding author, including top-tier journals such as Cancer Cell and Cell Research.

Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Prof. Christof Reinhard Sohn is Director of the Breast Center and Managing Director of the Heidelberg University Women’s Hospital
at Heidelberg University Hospital.

From March 2022, Dr. Giovanni D. Tebala is a Consultant Surgeon and Head of the Department of Digestive and Emergency Surgery, S.Maria Hospital Trust, Terni.

His main scientific interest has always been the treatment of cancers of the digestive system (oesophagus, stomach, large bowel) and the hepatobiliopancreatic tract and benign digestive diseases such as inflammatory bowel diseases, diverticular disease, gallstones and injuries of the bile duct, gastroesophageal reflux and hiatus hernia.

Dr. Kevin Woo is a Professor at Queen’s University, School of Nursing and School of Rehabilitation in Kingston, Canada. His clinical and research interests focus on chronic disease management, gerontology, wound healing, knowledge translation, and patient safety using a variety of research methods and large administrative data bases. He teaches and provides supervision for both undergraduate and graduate students in the Healthcare Quality program, Aging and Health program, as well as the Nursing Science programs. He is an adjunct research professor at the Western University teaching for their Masters of Clinical Science in Wound Healing program.

Dr. Wu Hao is a Spinal Neurosurgeon and Director of Out-patient and Emergency Group of Neurosurgery Department of Xuanwu Hospital. He is also an associate professor of neurosurgery in Capital Medical University Xuanwu Hospital.

Dr. Wu graduated from Bethune Medical University, then received medical training and did his residency in Neurosurgery Department of Xuanwu Hospital. Dr. Wu pursued spinal neurosurgery fellowship at Boston Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center.

Dr. Wu studies ways to use minimally invasive technologies to treat spinal degenerative diseases. He uses different surgical approaches to help patient achieve spinal stable and neural decompressed. In terms of research, he mainly concentrates on the clinical research of minimally invasive spinal fusion techniques.

He has published more than 90 high-quality academic papers as first or corresponding author, with a highest impact factor of 20.6. He has undertaken major national research projects as well as 14 provincial- and ministerial-level research projects. He holds more than 20 domestic and international patents and 8 software copyrights.He has received six provincial- and ministerial-level science and technology awards, including the First Prize of the Shandong Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award (2024, as first contributor) and the First Prize of the Shandong Medical Science and Technology Achievement Award (2022).

Dr. Ze Xiang's research focuses on liver transplantation, hepatocellular carcinoma, and gut microbiota. He has published  SCI-indexed papers as first or corresponding author in leading journals, including Lancet Oncology and Engineering.

Dr. Yu's clinical and research interests focus on spine surgery and musculoskeletal disorders. He attending spine surgeon at Shenzhen Second People’s Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, a position he has held since October 2024. He received his Master's and Ph.D. degrees in Orthopaedic Surgery from Peking University and completed his residency, postdoctoral training, and subsequent clinical practice at Peking University Shenzhen Hospital.

Prof. Shudong Zhang is the Director of the Department of Urology at Peking University Third Hospital. He earned his M.D. and Ph.D. from Peking University Health Science Center. His research focuses on the metastatic mechanisms and clinical translation of urologic tumors, particularly renal cell carcinoma with vena cava tumor thrombus and early diagnosis of prostate cancer. He has established a precision diagnosis and treatment system for renal cancer with venous tumor thrombus. 

Dr. Zhao is Director of Gynecology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine. He contributed to the international textbook Hysterectomy: A Comprehensive Surgical Approach (Kiel University). He is a Chief Translator of Female Pelvic Surgery into Chinese. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers as first or corresponding author in leading journals. He has secured multiple national (NSFC) and provincial-level research grants.

Dr. Shi Fu is an Associate Professor at The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University. He received his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Shanghai Jiao Tong University and earned his Ph.D. from Kunming Medical University. His academic and clinical work has been based at The Second Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University since 2020.

Dr. Jielai Yang, MD, is a physician in the Department of Orthopedics, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. His primary research focuses on hydrogel microspheres and biomimetic nanomaterials for bone and joint disorders such as osteoarthritis. He has participated in research projects related to cartilage repair.