Prof. Dr. med. Jan Vesper is head of the Center for Neuromodulation at the University Medical Center Düsseldorf (UKD).
His clinical as well as scientific focus is on functional neurosurgery, especially deep brain stimulation and the treatment of chronic neuropathic and nociceptive pain.

Prof. Dr. François Alesch is a university professor for stereotactic and functional neurosurgery at the Medical University of Vienna. His primary focus is on neurosurgical treatments for movement disorders and pain.