Yves Samoy was born in 1979 in Izegem, Belgium. In 2003 he graduated cum laude as veterinary surgeon at Ghent University. After graduation, he continued to work at Ghent University at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Medical Imaging and Small Animal Orthopaedics to improve his orthopedic skills. From 2008 to June 2013 he was a full time assistant in the Orthopedic department. Under the guidance of Prof. Dr. B. Van Ryssen he finished his PhD on Elbow incongruity in the dog in 2011. Since July 2013 he is Doctoral Assistant in the Orthopedic department and is involved in all kinds of orthopedic surgery including arthroscopy. He is also the developing surgeon behind the TTA Rapid technique. Since 2015 he is CCRP certified by Ghent University and in charge of the Rehabilitation & Physiotherapy Unit. In 2018 he was granted the title of De Facto Diplomate in the European College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation (ECVSMR). From 2018 on, he is ECVSMR Board member as (Vice-)Secretary. Since November 2022 he splits his time between Ghent University, where he works as senior orthopaedic surgeon and several Specialized Clinics in the Anicura Belgium Group (Vetimacs - Brussels; Anthemis – Kapelle-op-den-bos; De Vliet – Puurs). Yves Samoy is author or co-author of several orthopaedic publications in international journals, is an invited speaker on several events and has given numerous lectures and courses on general orthopaedics, rehabiltitation, small animal arthroscopy and the TTA Rapid system.