Editors

Editor-in-Chief
Giampiero Campanelli, Professor, University of Insubria, Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio Hospital Milano, Italy

Associate Editors
Frederik Berrevoet, MD, PhD, FEBS-HPB, FEBS-AWR-HON, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
Jie Chen, China
Diego Cuccurullo, Italy
Namir Katkhouda, USA
Ferdinand Köckerling , MD, Professor, Vivantes Humboldt-Hospital, Germany
Davide Lomanto, MD, PhD, FAMS (surg), FRCS Edin, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University Singapore, Singapore
Clayton Petro, MD, Cleveland Clinic, USA
Rachid Sani, Niger

Managing Editor
Silvia Malosio, Italy

Section  Editors
Clinical Research and Systematic Review
John. P. Fischer, USA 
Collagen Etiology and Basic Science
Jose Macario V. Faylona, Philippines
Complex ventral and pain
David Krpata, MD, FACS, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, USA
Complications
Michele Carlucci, Italy
Emergency
Fausto Catena, PhD, Bufalini Hospital Cesena, Italy
Rifat Latifi, USA
Jérôme Loriau, Dr., Groupe Hospitalier Paris St. Joseph, France
Epidemiology and Economics
Dana Telem, USA
Sarder Nayeem, Bangladesh
Experimental Biomaterial
Bárbara Pérez Köhler, BSc, PhD, University of Alcalá, Spain
Groin Hernia
Marta Cavalli, Italy
Faouzi Chebbi, DM, Mahmoud El Matri Hospital, Tunisia
Alexander Petter-Puchner, Austria
Changfu Qin, China
Ashkan Moazzez, MD, MPH, FACS, Harbor UCLA Medical Center, USA
Laparoscopy
Alberto Aiolfi, MD, FACS, FEBS (UGI), University of Milan, Italy
Ricardo Abdalla, Associate Professor, PhD, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Elie Chelala, Lebanon
Laparoscopy and Robotics
James Bittner, MD, Sentara Obici Hospital, USA
Mesh Science
Gaetan Brochu, Canada
Cesare Stabilini, Italy
Open Abdomen
Francesco Amico, MD, The University of Newcastle, John Hunter Hospital Newcastle, Australia
Alfred Allen Buenafe, Philippines
Stefania Cimbanassi, DM, State University of Milan, ASST GOM Niguarda, Italy
Open Abdomen and Rare Cases
Osvaldo Chiara, Italy
Open Surgery
Ibrahima Konate, MD, University Gaston Berger Saint Louis, Senegal
Other Hernia
Karl A. LeBlanc, USA
Anil Sharma, MS, FICS, FRCS(Edin), FRCS(Eng), Max Superspecialty Hospital, Saket, New Delhi, India
Pain and Quality of Life
Sathien Tumtavitikul, Thailand
Plastic Surgery
Gregory Dumanian, MD, FACS, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, USA
David Ross, BSc MBBS, MD, FRCS, FRCS (Plast), The London Clinic, UK
Pubic Inguinal Pain Syndrome (PIPS) and Sports Hernia
Melih Paksoy, MD, Professor of General Surgery, Acibadem Fulya Hospital, Turkey
Aali Sheen, UK
Quality
Benjamin Miller, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, USA
Quality Control
Benjamin Poulose, MD, MPH, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, USA
George P. Yang, Hong Kong
Quality Control and Registry
Ferdinand Köckerling , MD, Professor, Vivantes Humboldt-Hospital, Berlin, Germany
Science and Research
Juan Bellon, PhD, University of Alcala, Spain
Ruth Kaufmann, Netherlands
Gemma Pascual, Spain
Surgical Training and Simulation
Mário Rui Gonçalves, MD, FEBS AWS, FACS, Hospital de Braga, Portugal
Techniques/Teaching/Training
Suthep Udomsawaengsup, Thailand
Ventral Hernia
Jenny Shao, MD, University of Michigan, USA
Ventral/Incisional Hernia
Frederik Berrevoet, MD, PhD, FEBS-HPB, FEBS-AWR-HON, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
Olivier Detry, MD, PhD, CHU Liege, University of Liege, Belgium
Pradeep Chowbey, MS, MNAMS, FRCS(London), FIMSA, FAIS, FICS, FACS, FIAGES, FALS, FAMS, Max Super Speciality Hospital, New Delhi, India
Miguel Ángel Garcia-Urena, PhD, Professor of Surgery, FACS, Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, Hospital Universitario del Henares, Spain

International Advisory Board
Alberto Aiolfi, MD, FACS, FEBS (UGI), University of Milan, Italy
Raad Almehdi, MBChB, MSc, FRCS(Ed), FRACS, FICS, Oman International Hospital- Muscat, Oman
Parviz K. Amid, USA
Rheinardt Bittner, Germany
Marja Boermeester, Professor, MD, PhD, MSc, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Davide Bona, DM, University of Milan, Italy
Gianluca Bonitta, Italy
Andrew Bowker, New Zealand
Umberto Bracale, Italy
Piero Giovanni Nicola Maria Bruni, PhD, Milan Hernia Center, University of Insubria, Italy
Charles E. Butler, USA
Giuseppe Cavallaro, Italy
Marta Cavalli, Italy
David Chen, USA
Henry Chua, MD, Cebu Doctors University Hospital, Philippines
Francesco Corcione, MD, Clinica Mediterranea, Napoli, Italy
Stanisław Dąbrowiecki, PhD, Poland
Salvatore Docimo, USA
Don Ejercito, Philippines
Metin Ertem, Turkey
King Man Joe Fan, MBBS, MS(HKU), FRCSEd, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
René Fortelny, MD, Prof., Sigmund Freud Private University Vienna, Austria
Ezio Gianetta, Italy
Arthur Gilbert, MD, University of Miami, USA
Jean François Gillion, DM, Ramsay Sante Antony Hospital, France
Dalila Patrizia Greco, PhD, Policlinico di Monza, Italy
Rolf Hartung, Dubai, UEA
William W. Hope, USA
Brian P. Jacob, USA
Andreas Koch, MD, FACS, Day Surgery and Hernia Center Cottbus, Germany
Jan Kukleta, MD, FMCH, Klinik Im Park Zurich, Hirslanden Group, Switzerland
Hakan Kulacoglu, MD, Professor, Ankara Hernia Center, Turkey
Martin Kurzer, MB BS FRCS (Eng), Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth, UK
Ralph Lorenz, MD, FEBS-AWS, Hernia Center, 3+CHIRURGEN, Berlin, Germany
Jerome Loriau, MD, Groupe Hospitalier Paris St. Joseph, France
Tommaso Lubrano, Italy
Daniele Maggiore, MD, Prof., Nouvelle Clinique Vert Pré, Switzerland
Zafer Malazgirt, Turkey
Vincenzo Mandalà, Italy
Giancarlo Micheletto, MD, PhD, University of Milan, Italy
Mahdi Moosa, MB ChB, Red Crescent Hospital for Surgery, Iraq
John Morrison, Canada
Paolo Negro, Italy
Dennis Ng, Hong Kong
Enrico Nicolo, MD, Jefferson Regional Medical Center Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, USA
Justino Obama Nve, DSc, Private Practice, Equatorial Guinea
Alexander Oettinger, MD, PhD, M.Sc.D, Professor, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Russia
Raymond Andrew Ong, Philippines
Pablo Ortega-Deballon, MD, PhD, University Hospital of Dijon, France
Christian Peiper, Prof. Dr. med., Evangelisches Krankenhaus Hamm, Germany
Anthony R. Perez, Philippines
Evangelos Perrakis, Greece
Balasubramaniam Ramana, MBBS, MS, FRCS, FACS, FIBC, FISA, Goulburn Valley Health, Shepparton, Victoria, Australia
Wolfgang Reinpold, Germany
Michael Rosen, MD, Cleveland Clinic, USA
Jacob Rosenberg, MD, DSc, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Shintaro Sakurai, Japanpriv
Rajesh Shah, MBBS, MS, DGO, DSc, LL.B, Narendra Modi Medical College, India
Domingo Sampang, Philippines
Marc Soler, BM, MD, Clinique Saint Jean, Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
Marek Soltes, Assoc. Prof., MD, PhD., Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice, Slovak Republic
Bernd Stechemesser, Germany
Anthony Teoh, MBChB, MRCS, FRCSEd, FACS, MD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Sanatorium Hospital, Hong Kong
Han Tran, Australia
Peter Kam Fai Yip, Hong Kong