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.
Board of Governors
President Past-President President Elect | Prof. V. Mandalà Prof. A. Kingsnorth Prof. V. Schumpelick |
| Secretary General | Prof. G. Campanelli |
| Secretary Scientific Research | Dr. M. Smietanski |
| Secretary for Educational | Dr. S. Morales Conde |
| President of Permanent Advisory Comittee | Prof. J. H. Alexandre |
| Treasurer | Prof. J.P. Palot |
| Secretary Website | Dr. J. Conze |
| Editor in Chief of HERNIA | Prof. M. Miserez |
| Members | A. Montgomery, G. Champault, E. Perrakis |