Björn Strömqvist, MD, PhD, is Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the Spine Section, Department of Orthopedics, Skåne University Hospital, Sweden. His research interests focus mainly on spinal stability, outcome studies, tumours, fractures and minimally invasive lumbar spine surgery. Björn is author of >250 publications in peer-reviewed journals. He is Preceptor of the Swedish National Register of Spine Surgery, Swespine, and member of the Steering Group. He is also a member of several national and international associations in the field of lumbar back surgery. He has received numerous awards such as the Acromed Award, the Volvo Award and Eurospine Best Paper Award.