Prof. Dr. Andreas Leithner is head of the Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma (since 2017) and a full professor of orthopaedic surgery (since 2012) at the Medical University of Graz, Austria. He was appointed Secretary of the European Muskuloskeletal Oncology Society (EMSOS) from 2012 to 2023, is the former President of the Austrian Muskuloskeletal Oncology Society (AMSOS) and the former President of the Austrian Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons (ÖGO). Born in Vienna, he studied medicine there and went to Graz in 2000, soon specializing in the field of orthopaedic oncology. He became “Dozent” in 2005 and interim head of the Orthopaedic Department from 2010 to 2012, when he became head of the department (till 2016). Since 2017 he has been the head of the new Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma at the Medical University of Graz. From 2018 - 2024 he additionally served as Vice Rector for Clinical Affairs at the Medical University of Graz. He is the author/co-author of >400 PubMed-listed publications and >1400 oral/poster presentations. He has acted as a reviewer for 14 funding organizations and 65 international journals.