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Florian M. Thieringer is Chair and Full Professor for Oral and Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgeon and a Medical 3D Expert at the University Hospital Basel (UHBS) and the University of Basel, Switzerland. Besides his clinical expertise in facial trauma, tumor, orthognathic and reconstructive surgery, he leads the Medical Additive Manufacturing Research Group (Swiss MAM) at the Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Basel, and serves as Co-Director of the multidisciplinary 3D Print Lab at the point-of-care, UHBS. Thieringer is internationally recognized for his work in computer-assisted surgery and medical additive manufacturing. As Co-Principal Investigator of the MIRACLE II project, he contributes to developing a robotic endoscope for contact-free bone surgery and patient-specific implants. He is also a board member of the University Hospital Basel flagship project, "Innovation Focus Regenerative Surgery.

Prof Dr Dr hc Julio Acero MD, DMD, PhD, FEBOMFS FDSRCS FIBCSOMS FBLACIBU Julio Acero is the Head of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery of the Ramon y Cajal and the Puerta de Hierro University Hospitals in Madrid, Spain, Full Professor of Surgery at the Alcala University of Madrid. He studied Medicine and Dentistry and obtained his PhD at the university in Madrid being distinguished as Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Iasi, Romania and by the National University of Athens, Greece. Fellow Ad eundem of the Royal College of Surgeons of England as well as Fellow and Examiner of the International Board for the Certification of Specialists in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (IBCSOMS). Prof Acero is a Member of the Spanish National Academy of Dental Sciences and foreign Member of the National Academy of Dentistry of Argentina. His special fields of interest are oncologic and reconstructive surgery of the head and neck including the skull base and salivary gland pathology, as well as bone regeneration. He has lectured and published widely in these fields and has been appointed as invited Professor in different universities around the world including the official appointments of External Full Professor of the National University of Athens (Greece), Honorary Professor at the University of Ferrara (Italy), the University of Belgrade (Serbia), the University of Bucharest (Romania) and the National University of Nordeste (Corrientes, Argentina). Visiting Professor at the University of Beijing (China), Messina (Italy), Malaya University at Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), University of Florida in Jacksonville and the Vanderbilt University (USA). Distinguished Fellow Award of the IAOMS, Honorary Member of the Latin-American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (ALACIBU), Honorary Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) and of the Australian and New Zealand Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (ANZAOMS), Distinguished Fellow of the Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons of India, Honorary Member of the National OMFS Societies of Argentina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Turkey and the North Macedonian Association of Maxillofacial Surgeons. IAOMS Outstanding Committee Member Award presented in the ICOMS, Shanghai 2009, Humanitarian Award of the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, presented in Puerto Rico 2016. President of the IAOMS 2016-2017, past Director of the Fellowships Committee of the IAOMS, Past Chairman of the IAOMS Education Committee and current Chairman of the IAOMS Visiting Scholar Program. Prof. Acero was the Education and Training Officer of the European Association of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery (EACMFS), currently President of the European Association. Past Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the Spanish Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and former President of the Spanish Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He has been organizing and coordinating international educational programmes in OMF Surgery throughout the world: Eastern Europe (Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Northern Macedonia), Latin America (Peru, Paraguay, El Salvador), Asia (Indonesia, Philippines) and Africa (Kenya, Tanzania,,Nigeria)

Dr. Alberto Haddad obtained his Medical Degree at Complutense University of Madrid in 2012 with an “Excellence Scholarship” awarded by the Community of Madrid. He performed his training program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at Ramón y Cajal University Hospital and Puerta de Hierro University Hospital (Madrid), between 2013 and 2018, obtaining the “Final Trainee National Award” from the Spanish Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (SECOM) in 2018. He also has a Master Degree in “Aesthetic Medicine and Anti-Aging” from the Complutense University of Madrid and “University Expert Degree in Orthognathic Surgery” granted by the University of Alcalá. In Munich, Germany, in September 2018, he was awarded with the "Fellow of the European Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons". He has visited international departments in Bruges (AZ Sint-Jan), New York City (NYU Langone Medical Center) and Santiago de Chile (Clínica Alemana de Santiago) interested in the field of traumathology, orthognathic surgery and reconstructive surgery. Nowadays he works as a consultant at Ramon y Cajal University Hospital and Puerta de Hierro University Hospital and also in the private practice at Quirón University Hospital and “Instituto Maxilofacial Acero (IMA)”. He is profesor at the “University Expert Degree in Orthognathic Surgery” held at the University of Alcalá. He is interested in fields such as orthognathic surgery, facial traumathology and facial reconstruction using the latest technologies in maxillofacial surgery. He is an active member of the Spanish Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (SECOM), the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery (EACMFS) and the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (IAOMS) where is an active member of the e-learning committee since 2017.

Dr. Richard Su currently works as Clinical Professor and Chief of Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong. He is an Education Committee member of the International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. His main interests include oral and maxillofacial oncology, microsurgical reconstruction, and salivary gland diseases, with special focus on computer-assisted surgery and 3D printing in head and neck reconstruction.

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Dr. David Powers currently is a Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery; Division of Plastic, Maxillofacial and Oral Surgery at Duke University Medical Center. He holds secondary appointments as a Professor of Surgery in the Departments of Neurosurgery and Department of Head and Neck Surgery & Communication Sciences. Dr. Powers serves as Director of the Craniomaxillofacial Trauma Program, and Fellowship Director for the Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship. He holds national leadership positions on the Board of Directors of the American Board of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, the AO CMF North America and SORG North America. Dr. Powers also serves as a representative to the Central Committee on Trauma for the American College of Surgeons. He attended the University of Kentucky for his undergraduate and dental degrees, the University of Texas Health Science Center – San Antonio for his medical degree and completed his General Surgery internship and Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery residency at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center and San Antonio Military Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas. His surgical experience in facial trauma was attained during a 21-year military career highlighted by the acute management of ballistic and other injuries of warfare, as well as performing secondary and tertiary facial reconstructive surgery during various staff assignments at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, the National Naval Medical Center – Bethesda and the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, Maryland. He lectures and has published extensively on the management of ballistic and high- energy transfer injuries to the craniomaxillofacial skeleton, comprehensive reconstruction techniques for facial trauma, and the use of computer-aided surgical planning and patient- specific implants for anatomic rehabilitation after catastrophic craniomaxillofacial injuries.

CFC Hirslanden, Cranio-Facial-Center

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CH-5000 Aarau, Switzerland

www.craniofacial.ch

born 16.06.1951 near Lucerne, Switzerland

married, two children

high school in Lucerne

Professor Rana is engaged in computer assisted surgery in cranio maxillofacial surgery. As vice director of the department for Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery in Duesseldorf he supervises all clinical processes anbd leads 2 funded federal research projects.

Dr. Bell is a fellowship trained oral and maxillofacial/head and neck oncologic surgeon, whose clinical practice is focused on the comprehensive surgical management of patients with head and neck cancer, including tumors of the oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx, thyroid and skull base. His primary research interest is in developing novel approaches to enhance the effectiveness of surgery for the treatment of head and neck cancer. His work has been published in more than 150 scientific articles and book chapters and he is co-author of two major textbooks published by Elsevier, including "Oral, Head and Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery". Dr. Bell is currently Physician Executive and Director, Division of Surgical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, and Clinical Programs for Providence Cancer Institute- Oregon; Medical Director of the Providence Head and Neck Cancer Program; and Member and Director of Surgical Oncology Research at the Earle A. Chiles Research Institute, a division of the Providence Cancer Institute.

Prof. Nkenke is Professor and head of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria. He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery. The clinical interests of Prof. Nkenke are cleft lip and palate surgery, reconstructive surgery and orthognathic surgery. Dr. Olufemi Erinoso is a final year accredited OMFS trainee in Lagos, Nigeria. He is a member of the Nigerian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (NAOMS), IAOMS and the NextGen Council. Dr Erinoso has been actively involved in clinical research in Nigeria, with a strong interest in craniofacial/cleft research and head and neck surgery.

Professor Rana is engaged in computer assisted surgery in cranio maxillofacial surgery. As vice director of the department for Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery in Duesseldorf he supervises all clinical processes anbd leads 2 funded federal research projects.