Curriculum Vitae Prof. Dr. Torstein R. Meling orcid.org/0000-0001-6595-0873 Current positions & Contact information • Head of department, The National Hospital of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark • Senior consultant, Besta NeuroSim Center, Istituto Neurologico Nazionale “C. Besta”, Milan, Italy • Visiting professor, École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland • 1995: Candidatus medicinae (M.D.) (laudabilis), University of Oslo, Norway • 1997: Doctor philosophiae (DPhil), University of Oslo, Norway • 2003: Specialty Diploma, Neurosurgery, The Norwegian Medical Association • 2004: Fellow of the European Board of Neurological Surgery (FEBNS) Professional experience • 1995-1997: Internship internal medicine/surgery/family practice, Norway • 1997-1998: Medical officer (Captain), Royal Norwegian Army / Navy, Norway • 1998-2003: Resident/Chief resident, Dept. of Neurosurgery, The National Hospital, Norway • 2003-2004: Fellowship (skull base & cerebrovascular), Dept. of Neurosurgery, Bristol, UK • 2004-2020: Senior consultant, Dept. of Neurosurgery, The National Hospital, Oslo, Norway • 2018-2022: Senior consultant, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland • 2023-t.d.: Chief, Dept. of Neurosurgery, The National Hospital of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark Academic • 2015: Full professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway • 2015: Associate professor, Dept. of Psychology, University of Oslo, Norway • 2018: Full professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland • 2022: Visiting professor, EPFL (one of the two Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology). • 2024: Honorary professor, University of Thessaly, Greece Scientific • Scientific articles: 280 published • Books: 2 published • Book chapters: 52 published • National treatment guidelines: 10 published • Editorials, letters to editor, comments etc. 85 published Supervision • Supervisor or co-supervisor: 8 PhD theses (3/8 women) and 12 MD theses (5/12 women) Teaching activities • Lectures: 230+ invited lectures at international congresses or meetings, 350+ invited presentations at postgraduate courses and 65+ Grand Round lectures • Practical: 350+ practical teaching sessions at hands-on courses • Visiting professor at 15 universities in Europe/USA Organization of conferences • 14 international scientific congresses • 17 national congresses or symposia • 62 theoretical and 86 practical (hands-on) postgraduate courses Memberships in panels, boards, etc., and individual scientific reviewing activities • Oslo University Hospital (OUH): Member of the Cancer Strategy Group 2015 - 2016 in charge of achieving a Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC) status for OUH in 2017. • Norwegian Society for Craniofacial Surgery: Founding member 2002; Secretary 2002-2004; and President 2004 - 2010. • Norwegian Directorate of Health: 5 National guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of various Brain Tumors (ISBN 978-82-8081-621-4; ISBN 978-82-8081-623-8; ISBN 978-82-8081-625-2; ISBN 978-82-8081-624-5; ISBN 978-82-8081-622-1. • Nordic Council: Committee Chairman 2002 – 2005 and author of the 1st ed. Treatment protocols for Complex Craniofacial Synostosis. • European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS): - Member of Training Committee 2009 – t.d. 1 - Board member EANS Cerebrovascular Section 2013 - 2017 - Chair-Elect of EANS Training Committee 2015 - 2017 - Chair of EANS Training Committee 2017 – 2019 - EANS Board member 2015 - 2019 - Board member EANS Skull Base Section 2017 - 2025 - Board member EANS International Relations Committee 2017 - 2021 - Director EANS Hands-On Committee 2017 - 2021 - Board member EANS Global and Humanitarian Neurosurgery Committee 2021-2025 - Board member EANS Hands-On Committee 2021 - t.d. - EANS Board member 2021 - t.d. - President-Elect EANS 2021 - 2023 - President EANS 2023 - 2025 - Past-President EANS 2025 - 2027 - Board member EANS Cerebrovascular Section 2025 - 2027 • European Union of Medical Specialists (UEMS): Board member Joint Residency Advisory and Accreditation Committee (JRAAC) 2015 - t.d. • European Union (EU): Member of European Commission’s Expert Panel for medical devices 2020 - t.d. • WFNS: WFNS Nominating Committee Member 2017 - 2019; WFNS Cerebrovascular Section Board Member 2018 - 2020. • Editor: Neurosurgical Review 2016 - 2022 (Ullrich Sure Editor-in-Chief). • Editorial board: Open Neurosurgery Journal 2008-2015; Acta Neurochirurgica 2015-t.d.; Neurochirurgie 2016-t.d.; Neurosurgical Review 2016-2022; Clinical and Translational Neuroscience 2017-t.d.; Brain and Spine 2021-t.d.; Serbian Journal of Neurosurgery; • Reviewer: >25 scientific journals (ad hoc), 5 theses (MD or PhD), 15 scientific congresses, 18 research grants/ prizes and teaching awards, 4 professorships/lectureships. • Swiss Meningioma Network: Founding member 2021 and President 2021-t.d. • Nobel Committee: Nominator for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019 and 2020. • International Meningioma Society (IMS) Vice president 2025-2027. Professional Affiliations • Danish Neurosurgical Society • Danish Medical Association • Norwegian Medical Association • Norwegian Society for Craniofacial Surgery • Norwegian Neurosurgical Society • Scandinavian Neurosurgical Society • European Association of Neurosurgical Societies (EANS) • American Assoc. Neurologic Surgeons (AANS) • International Meningioma Society (IMS) • German Academy of Neurosurgery (GANS) • World Academy of Neurosurgery (WANS) • American Academy of Neurosurgery (AAcNS) Prizes, fellowships, distinguished memberships • 1988: Valedictorian, Stavanger Cathedral School, Kongsgaard, Norway • 1993: Nobel Foundation grant for the 43rd Nobel Laureate Days in Germany • 1995: Valedictorian, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway • 2001: American Women’s Club Award • 2004: Braakman Prize (best candidate of the European Board Exam in Neurosurgery) • 2004: International Fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (IFAANS) • 2015: Elected member, German Academy of Neurosurgery • 2015: Elected member, World Academy of Neurosurgery • 2017: Honorary member, Croatian Neurosurgical Society • 2018: Honorary member, Spanish Neurosurgical Society, • 2018: Honorary member, Serbian Neurosurgical Society • 2018: Honorary member, South-East European Neurosurgical Society (SeENS) • 2019: Bek’s lecture, The Dutch Neurosurgical Society • 2019: Professor Milivoje Kostić Lecture, The Serbian Neurosurgical Society • 2022: Honorary member Czech Neurosurgical Society • 2024: Doctor honoris causa, University of Thessaly, Greece • 2024: Visiting professor Mayo Clinic, USA • 2024: Founding member, Yasargil Microneurosurgical Academy (YMA) • 2024: Honorary member, Bulgarian Neurosurgical Society • 2024: Elected member, American Academy of Neurosurgery 2