Ann E. Van Heest, is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Minnesota, and affiliate member of Gillette Children's Hospital, Shriners Hospital for Children, and Methodist Hospital. She specializes in surgery of the hand and upper extremities. Her academic interests include neuromuscular disorders such as arthrogryposis, cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury; as well as congenital and paediatric upper extremity and hand disorders.

 

Simon Kay, is Professor of Hand Surgery at the University of Leeds and a consultant Hand and Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon at the Leeds Teaching Hospital, UK. Simon is also a Honorary Visiting Professor at the University of Umeä, Sweden. He has developed one of the largest children's hand surgery services in the UK and has focused on microsurgery in reconstruction of congenital defects of children's hands. His research also includes brachial plexus surgery and nerve repair. He co-edited the world's major textbook in children's hand surgery, The Growing Hand.  He led the first series of comprehensive syllabus based European instructional courses in hand surgery. He was the President of the British Society for Surgery of the Hand in 2007 and is president elect of the British Association of Plastic Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons.