Bernd Fink received his Doctorate at Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn in 1990. He has been the Head of the Department for Joint Replacement, General and Rheumatic Orthopaedics, Orthopädische Klinik Markgröningen since 2004 and the Professor at the University Hamburg-Eppendorf since 2001. In addition, he is a member of the Association for Orthopedic Rheumatology (ARO).