Davos, Graubünden, Switzerland
Motivated and passionate about R&D for the Musculoskeletal system to help patient care. Objective to keep AO Research Institute Davos as the leading Institute in Musculoskeletal Research in the world and to translate the R&D into techniques, procedures, devices and substances to improve patient care. Have been working at AO Research Institute Davos since 1991 (at that time it was called Laboratory for Experimental Surgery Davos). The AO Foundation's mission is promoting excellence in patient care and outcomes in trauma and musculoskeletal disorders. In its work to further the AO Foundation's mission, ARI's purpose is to advance patient care through innovative orthopedic research and development. In 1999 I co-founded eCM journal, arguably the first open access online journal in the world, a pioneer in open access publishing. This concept disrupted the publishing field in science, which is now standard practice. In 2016 I co-founded the International College of Fellows for the International Combined Orthopaedic Research Societies. He is past president of TERMIS Global (Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society) and a past chair of the Chair of International Fellows of TERMIS. I hold a lifetime Professorship at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg (DE) and honorary professorships at Cardiff, Aberystwyth (UK), Katholic University Leuven (BE) and The Chinese University of Hong Kong (HK). I have been awarded several Fellowships, the most prestigious being Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales ((FLSW). I am also a Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE), International Orthopaedic Research (FIOR), Orthopaedic Research Society (FORS) and Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (FTERM). I am ranked among the 1% most-cited scientists in the world regardless of scientific discipline (compiled by Stanford University). This is all very well, but none of this works without a great team, great collaborators, great work colleagues and a positive optimistic mindset. Along with my day job I work with many pro bono groups in Davos, Graubünden, and in the field of my work at numerous Swiss, European and international societies. These range from official groups and boards in healthcare, orthopaedics, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, to encouraging and motivating youngsters into science or what ever field they are passionate about. http://www.aofoundation.org/ari http://www.aofoundation.org/ari/geoff
Member of ARI since October 1st 1991, Director since September 1st 2009