Established by a handful of French surgeons in 1979, the former GREPA spread out all over Europe to become the European Hernia Society-GREPA in 1998.
Hungary
| Name of Chapter | Hungarian Work Group for Abdominal Wall Surgery |
| Date of Constitution | 2005 |
| Names of founding members | János VARGA, M.D., F.E.B.S. President and national representative György WEBER, Prof. vice-president, Surgical Clinic, Medical University Zoltán SZEGEDI, M.D. vice-president, County Hospital, Dept.of Surgery György LÁZÁR, Prof., Surgical Clinic, Medical University József BÁTORFI, Prof., County Hospital, Dept.of Surgery István GÁL, Prof., County Hospital, Dept.of Surgery Tibor OLÁH, M.D.County Hospital, Dept.of Surgery László TÓTH, M.D.County Hospital, Dept.of Surgery Vilmos SZENDRÉNYI, M.D., Ph.D., County Hospital,Dept.of Surgery László OROSZ, M.D., Surgical Clinic I., Medical University János BERECZ, M.D., County Hospital, Dept.of Surgery Tibor BELÁGYI, M.D., County Hospital, Dept.of Surgery Szilárd SZABÓ, M.D., Surgical Clinic II., Medical University József BARACS, M.D., Surgical Clinic, Medical University Pál SZEKERES, M.D., County Hospital, Dept.of Surgery |
| President of National Chapter | Dr. J. Varga |
| National delegate of National Chapter | Dr. J. Varga |
| Contact | Dr. J. Varga |
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