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.
Russia
| Name of Chapter | Russian Hernia Society |
| Date of Constitution | 9. October 2002 |
| Names of founding members | A. Timoshin, A. Yurasov, A. Shestakov, V. Belokonev |
| President of National Chapter | A. Timoshin |
| National delegate of National Chapter | A. Yurasov |
| Contact | A. Yurasov, B.Serpuhovskaja 60-3, Moscow 115093, Russia |
| Website | www.hernia.ru |

