Dr. Giorgio Fiorelli,
Italy
giorgiofiorelli@gmail.com
Dr Fiorelli is a Specialist Orthodontist in private practice in Arezzo, Italy, Richterswil and Lugano, Switzerland. He was previously a Clinical Professor in the Orthodontic Department at the University of Siena, Italy, and has contributed approximately 30 papers to the peer-reviewed literature. Dr. Fiorelli has been involved in the teaching of orthodontic biomechanics for more than 25 years. He is the President and Founder of the “Biomede” association. Along with Professor Birte Melsen, Dr Fiorelli first developed in 1992 the electronic textbook “Biomechanics in Orthodontics” now available online. (www.ortho-biomechanics.com). Co-Director of the European Biomede Biomechanics Course and has been teaching in this fi eld extensively worldwide.
Dr. Wislei Oliveira,
Brazil
wdortho@yahoo.com.br
Dr. Oliveira is a Specialist Orthodontist in private practice
in Luis Eduardo Magalhães, Bahia, Brazil.
Founder of the “Biomede” association.
Teacher at the European Biomede Biomechanics Course and in
other Biomede biomechanics courses in South America.
Translator into Portuguaise of the book “Biomechanical
Foundation of Clinical Orthodontics”, editors Burstone
and Choy.
Dr. Paola Merlo,
Switzerland
studiortodontico.ch@gmail.com
Orthodontist in the private practice in Lugano, Switzerland.
Professor at the postgraduate program in Orthodontics at the
University of Siena, Italy.
She is treasurer and founder of the “Biomede”
association.
Teacher at the European Biomede Biomechanics Course and since
2012, she cooperated with Dr. Fiorelli in teaching biomechanics
in Italy and other countries.
Dr. Sivabalan Vasudavan,
Australia
drsiva@smilewithconfi dence.com.au
Dr. Vasudavan, is a graduate of the University of Western
Australia, the University of Sydney and Harvard University.
Siva was selected as the inaugural Fellow in the Harvard University
Craniofacial and Cleft Lip/Palate Orthodontics program at
Boston Children’s Hospital, Massachusetts, USA. Siva
has contributed to more than 25 publications in the peer reviewed
literature. He is a Founding Member of the Biomede Association,
and lectures both nationally and internationally on a regular
basis.