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Dr. Al Getgood is an orthopaedic surgeon and clinician scientist specialising in complex knee reconstruction.  He completed his primary medical degree (MBChB) at the University of Edinburgh in 2000 followed by orthopaedic residency in July 2010, which included completing a research Doctorate (MD) in orthopaedic sciences.  His fellowship training included time in London (Ontario), Banff (Alberta) and Coventry (UK).  In September 2012 he moved to Western University in Canada to work at the world renowned Fowler Kennedy Sports Medicine Clinic in London Ontario.

Dr. Getgood’s clinical practice focuses on complex soft tissue reconstruction of the knee.  He has been successful in securing peer reviewed and industry funded grants to build his pre-clinical and clinical research program focusing on joint preservation. Particular achievements include being awarded the MTF Junior Investigator award and the ISAKOS/OREF funding award.

Dr. Getgood has authored 48 peer-reviewed articles, 7 book chapters, edited 1 book and 1 journal issue. He has given over 85 national and international conference presentations, lectures and demonstrations.  He is a past General Board Member of the ICRS and sits on the Sports Medicine committee ISAKOS.  Dr. Getgood is also a member of the International ACL study group and the AOSSM.

David Houlihan-Burne specialises in all aspects of knee surgery. His surgical interests include knee cartilage and ligament injury treatment as well as knee arthritis, particularly in the younger patient. He was instrumental in bringing enhanced recovery from the US to the UK, working closely with the Department of Health. His current research interests include the use of xenograft material to repair or replace cartilage and ligament injuries in the knee. He currently works as a knee specialist at the Fortius Clinic in London and in his free time he is a helicopter pilot and enjoys a round of golf when he can.

Karl Eriksson is senior consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Stockholm South Hospital and Associate Professor at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. He also has a position at the private practise Stockholm Knee Academy at Sophiahemmet, Stockholm. His current clinical practice profile is within open and arthroscopic knee surgery. Karl Eriksson obtained his medical degree in 1988 from Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm/ UCLA Medical School, LA, the US. He became specialist in orthopedic surgery in 1994, completed his PhD in 2001 and became Associate Professor in 2010.

Karl Eriksson has the following international committee appointments: ISAKOS knee committee, ISAKOS Sports medicine committee, ESSKA Academy, ESSKA Arthroscopy committee, and ESSKA Scientific committee review board. Within sports medicine, he has been the chief team physician for the Swedish national cross country ski team 1993-2002, Olympic team doctor for the Swedish Olympic team 1994 and 1998 as well as team doctor for professional soccer teams 1990-2012.

Vincenzo gained his medical degree and residency programm in Rome University “La Sapienza” in the Orthopaedic School directed by prof. L.Perugia.

During residency he was under the direction of prof. Mariani who developed scientific accuracy during research and surgical practice. Fellowship at Karolinska Institute with Per Renstrom

From Rome to Verona several years with dott. Zorzi improving skill

He was Chief of Cartilage Committee of Sigascot for 4 years and is an active member of International Societies such as ESSKA, ICRS & ISAKOS.

He is author or co-author of papers , book chapters, and oral presentations on Sports Medicine, Cartilage repair, knee joint replacement.

Dr Brett Fritsch specialises in arthroscopic and replacement surgery of the knee. He has a particular interest in sports injuries of the knee, ligament reconstruction, cartilage and meniscal pathology of the knee, and patella instability.

He is a member of the Australian Orthopaedic Association, Royal Australiasian College of Surgeons and American Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine, and is a teaching surgeon at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. Patients can be seen by appointment in his consulting rooms at Chatswood, North Sydney, Newtown, and at the Orthopaedic outpatient clinic at RPA.

Brett Completed his Orthopaedic training in Sydney. He was then selected for fellowships in Sports Surgery at Duke University, North Carolina, USA and Advanced Arthroscopy at the Alps Surgical Institute in Annecy France. Brett has a keen interest in surgery aimed at keeping his patients active. He has a background as an elite level sportsman which stimulated his interest in techniques aimed at returning athletes of all levels to their recreational and occupational activity of choice. These techniques are applicable to all patients with knee pathology, with the aim to restore and prolong a lifetime of activity. When these reconstructive options have been exhausted, or are not suitable, arthroplasty provides a definitive solution.

Mr Heidari is a Consultant at the Royal London Hospital, the largest trauma centre in Europe.  Over the past 4 years, he has set up the Foot and Ankle Unit as well as the regional Bone Infection Service. He has expertise in treating lower limb injuries particularly those of the ankle and the foot. He provides a tertiary service for complex foot and lower limb injuries.

Nima has worked widely in Europe, Canada and USA on multiple fellowships in Trauma and foot and ankle surgery. In 2012, he became a Winston Churchill Fellow having completed a Travelling Fellowship across the US and Canada.

Dr Lucas Hanak is a knee and shoulder preserving surgeon based at the Orthopadie Maximilium Clinic in Bayern, Germany.

Kristian Kley completed his medical training at Hannover Medical School in 2006 and then started a residency in orthopaedic trauma in Hannover with Professor Lobenhoffer. After spending some time in the orthopedic section of the medical University Hanover he began to work as a fellow in Sports clinic Germany. He is now working as a consulting surgeon and partner of go:h (Gelenkchirurgie Orthopädie Hannover) with Prof. Lobenhoffer.

Kristian Kley early developed a strong interest in osteotomy around the knee. He is an active member of the Hannover team treating 300 patients per year with osteotomy around the knee and developing new techniques and instruments to ease these procedures. He has been active on national and international meetings and is also guest member of the Joint Preservation Expert Group of AO Foundation. Kristian Kley has developed unique techniques of minimal-invasive osteotomy of femur and tibia which are now used clinically in Hannover on a regular basis. Besides that he is the leading hip surgeon of go:h.

Howard Luks is an Orthopedic Surgeon in NY.  

He is an assistant professor at New York Medical College and is Chief of Sports Medicine at Westchester Medical Center.  

Dr. Luks has significant experience in high-energy multi-ligament knee injuries and knee joint preservation. 

When not operating or on Twitter, he is usually found running narrow steep trails around the Hudson Valley or fixing a flat tire on his bike. 

Dr. Danyal H. Nawabi is an orthopedic surgeon in the Sports Medicine Institute. He is a specialist in the fields of knee, shoulder, and hip surgery, performing both arthroscopic surgery and joint replacement.

Dr. Nawabi completed his medical training at Oxford University in England and residency in orthopedic surgery on the prestigious Percivall Pott Rotation in London, training at the Royal National Orthopaedic and the Royal London Hospitals. He was awarded the Sir Walter Mercer Gold Medal as the top graduating resident in the UK and served as the British Orthopaedic Association Young Ambassador in 2010. Following residency, he completed three years of advanced fellowship training in total joint replacement, sports medicine, and hip preservation at HSS, where he was a double recipient of the Philip D. Wilson Award for Excellence in Orthopaedic Surgery.

Dr. Nawabi has special expertise in ACL reconstruction, sports knee and shoulder injuries, hip arthroscopy and robotic-assisted joint replacement in young and active patients. His expertise in sports knee and shoulder surgery was developed in London after completing a dedicated one year fellowship under the supervision of the internationally renowned sports surgeon, Dr. Andy Williams. During this fellowship he gained experience treating elite soccer athletes from Chelsea Football Club and other English Premier League clubs. He has served as an assistant team physician to the New York Red Bulls MLS franchise.

Dr. Nawabi’s expertise in hip surgery was developed at HSS during a one year fellowship under the supervision of Dr. Bryan Kelly, who trained him to perform hip arthroscopy. During this year, Dr. Nawabi also spent time with Dr. Michael Leunig in Switzerland and Dr. Stefan Kreuzer in Texas gaining advanced training in performing computer-navigated direct anterior hip replacement. He has also been trained to perform hip resurfacing by his mentors in the UK and Dr. Edwin Su at HSS.

A strong research background in knee, hip, and shoulder surgery, Dr. Nawabi has authored over fifty peer-reviewed publications and delivered over 100 presentations at national and international conferences. He has been recognized with multiple awards by HSS and international societies for his academic accomplishments.

Dr. Nawabi believes in offering compassionate care and state-of-the-art solutions to his patients with sports injuries and arthritic conditions of the knee, shoulder, and hip joints.

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Dr Hamid Razak is a Consultant and an ex-Chief Resident in the specialty of Orthopaedic Surgery with the Singapore Health Services (SingHealth). He is currently practicing at Sengkang General Hospital. He graduated with a Bachelor in Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in 2009. During his first two postgraduate years in Singapore General Hospital, he won the “SingHealth Outstanding House Officer Award” as well as the “SingHealth Outstanding Medical Officer Award”. Having disrupted from National Service to read medicine, Hamid was re-enlisted in 2010. He performed exceedingly well in the Medical Officer Cadet Course and was awarded the prestigious Sword of Merit. He was later appointed as the Officer Commanding of the Medical Response Force, a position usually helmed by regular serviceman. Dr Hamid subsequently was selected for further specialist training in the competitive specialty of Orthopaedic Surgery. He continued his specialty training after completing his National Service commitment.

Dr Hamid has won several awards while in training. He was awarded the “SingHealth Outstanding Resident Award” in 2014 for his exemplary work as a trainee. He was also awarded the “SingHealth Outstanding Educator Award” in 2015 and the “Singapore General Hospital Junior Doctor Teaching Award” in 2015 and 2016 for his dedication and commitment to teaching medical undergraduates. In his final year in residency, he won the “SingHealth Outstanding Resident Award”, the “SingHealth Outstanding Educator Award” and the “SingHealth Outstanding Quality Improvement Project Award”. He was also selected as one of the outstanding chief residents in SingHealth and graduated as the valedictorian in his year.

Steffen Schröter studied medicine in Tübingen (Germany). He trained in Friedrichshafen (Germany) 2003-2006. He wrote his doctoral thesis on biomechanical properties of human cancellous bone after different sterilization methods in 2005. Since his stay with Alex Staubli in 2002 in Luzern he is fascinated in osteotomies. After he moved 2007 to the BG Traumacenter Tübingen, University of Tübingen, he started with different research projects around osteotomies and digital planning. He became specialist in Trauma and Orthopedics 2010. In 2013 he got an AOTrauma grant for an observationship in the Harborview Medical Center, Seattle (USA) and he became specialist in special Trauma in 2014. He is member in the AOTK Joint Preservation and Osteotomy Expert Group from 2011 to 2019 and he was selected 2020 as a member of the AOTK Pelvic and Joint Preservation Global Committee. Since 2014 he is consultant in the department of Sportstrauma and Arthroscopy of the BG Traumacenter Tübingen (University of Tübingen). He became certified knee specialist of the German Knee Society in May 2016 and he finished his PhD thesis (Habilitation) “open wedge high tibial osteotomy, precision and results” in November 2016. In August 2018 he moved to the department of Trauma and became managing consultant and in February 2019 he became Professor of the University of Tübingen. He is expert in Deformity correction (congenital and posttraumatic) which includes acute correction in coronal plane, axial plane and sagittal plane. Moreover, is Chairman of the osteotomy committee of the German Knee Society, board member and secretary of the German Knee Society and member of the osteotomy committee of the ESSKA. However, continuous correction using lengthening nails and external fixator is part of his practice, too. He was involved in many national and international osteotomy courses as faculty and chairman, especially in AOTrauma Master courses. Finally, at 1^st of May 2020 he moved as the head of the level one trauma orthopaedics department to the Diakonie Klinikum Jung-Stilling in Siegen, Germany.

Bhushan completed his basic medical training from University of Pune, India and post graduate training in Orthopaedics from Armed Forces’ Medical College, Pune. He then moved to UK for further Orthopaedic training and specialization in knee surgery from 2005-2015.

He works as a Consultant Knee Surgeon in Mumbai, India at SportsMed, Mumbai and Global Hospital, Mumbai. He is also a visiting surgeon to Hampshire Hospitals NHS trust, UK.

He specialises in Joint preservation surgeries including realignment osteotomies, chondral regeneration procedures and meniscal implants/ transplants along with replacement options such as in uni and bi-compartmental knee replacements, complex primary and revision knee replacements.

Professor. Martyn Snow is a Consultant Knee and Shoulder Surgeon at The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital, he is a graduate of Edinburgh University and undertook his Registrar training in the Manchester region. He spent 18 months on fellowship in North America, 12 months in Halifax, Nova Scotia undertaking a Sports Medicine fellowship at the Sports Medicine Clinic of Nova Scotia. He subsequently spent 6 months at the Holand Orthopaedic and Arthritic Centre in Toronto, gaining further experience in Shoulder and Knee surgery. In 2008 Prof Snow was awarded the British Elbow and Shoulder Society North American travelling fellowship. In 2018 Prof. Snow undertook the APKASS ESSKA traveling fellowship, visiting major arthroscopic centres across Australasia.

Professor Snow has over 60 publications in various International medical journals, has written 4 book chapters on knee and shoulder injuries and has presented over 100 papers at various national and International meetings.

Professor Snow has a honorary chair in Chemical Engineering at The University of Birmingham and a honorary chair in Regenerative Medicine at Aston University. His current research interests include the use of stem cells for cartilage and tendon repair, Bone Marrow Concentrate, Platelet Rich Plasma and bone healing.

Dr Sachin Tapasvi, is one of the Leading Joint Replacement Surgeons practicing in Pune, boasting of several fellowships and experience garnered internationally as well as in India. He completed his MBBS and M.S. (Ortho) from B.J. Medical College, Pune- with GOLD medals for topping the university in both the courses. He further honed his skills after being selected as an Asia Pacific Fellow at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, Australia from January 1998. Here, Dr Tapasvi was entrusted with the Adult Reconstruction Surgery services comprising Arthroscopy and Joint Replacement. His talent was recognized and lauded with an appointment as the Clinical Tutor to The University of Adelaide.

After returning to India, he began working as a consultant in arthritis, sports medicine, arthroscopy and joint replacement with some of the premier hospitals in Pune – Jehangir Apollo Hospital and Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital and Oyster and Pearl Hospital. With his healing touch, expert hands and skill that has been honed abroad, Dr Tapasvi now conducts specialty outpatients clinic with a combined patient load of about 80 patients per day. Surgery and the improvement it brings to his patients has always attracted him, and so Dr Tapasvi routinely performs complex surgeries and operates daily at hospitals conducting supra major and major surgeries with Total Knee Replacement (TKR), Revision TKR, Total Hip Replacement (THR), revision THR, arthroscopic knee and shoulder reconstructions. He believes in spreading the knowledge that he has himself earned through fellowships. Currently, he has two fellows – one each sponsored by Johnson & Johnson and Smith & Nephew, each for a duration of 6 months. The deserving candidates are chosen after a detailed interview process. Dr Tapasvi believes that the quest for true knowledge never ends, which is why he continues to update his knowledge and skills by conducting and attending conferences and continuing medical education programs both in India as well as abroad. His initiative called the Pune Knee Course – an annual educational program since 2011, covering everything in knee arthroscopy, is very well received every year.

Ronald van Heerwaarden headed the Limb Reconstruction Center and the Limb Deformity Reconstruction Units of the Sint MaartensClinics in the Netherlands until 2016. He has been working as a consultant for osteotomies in the International Knee and joint Centre in Abu Dhabi since 2015 and in 2016 he moved to the new Centre for Deformity Correction and Joint Preserving Surgery in Kliniek ViaSana, Mill, the Netherlands. In 2019 he started as a consultant at the London Knee Osteotomy Centre of the Wellington and Portland Hospitals in London.

He was appointed Chairman of the ESSKA Osteotomy Committee in February 2016 and currently serves as Vice-Chairman.

In the past decade, until August 2014, he was a member of the AO Knee expert group which is responsible for development of new osteotomy techniques, osteotomy instruments (e.g. sawguides) and the TomoFix plates. He has performed research projects on conservative treatments of monocompartmental OA and surgical treatments with osteotomies at different centres in Europe.

In recent years he was a co-editor with René Marti on the book Osteotomies for Posttraumatic Deformities and a co-editor of the book Osteotomies around the knee together with Philipp Lobenhoffer, Alex Staubli and Roland Jakob as well as a co-editor for a German book on osteotomies around the knee which was published in a second edition in 2014. For these books he produced 17 chapters and 9 case presentations. He was a co-editor of the KSSTA januari 2013 special issue on Osteotomies around the Knee. Starting from 2004 he has authored or co-authored more than 100 articles on deformity analysis, osteotomies around the knees and joint preserving surgery. He has been an invited speaker at osteotomy meetings all over the world.

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Professor Wilson is a specialist knee surgeon who qualified with a BSc in Biochemistry from Manchester University in 1989 and then went on to study medicine at St Bartholomew’s medical school, graduating in 1994. He did his fellowship in Sports Medicine at the Brisbane Orthopaedic Centre with Peter Myers in 2004.

Since becoming a consultant Professor Wilson has developed a specialist interest in knee preservation surgery particularly focusing on complex ligament and osteotomy surgery. Most recently he has set up a dedicated centre for osteotomy surgery at The Wellington Hospital in London and has also set up  “The Children’s Knee Centre” based at The Portland Hospital for Women and Children in London. This brings together a group of knee surgeons to focus on the management of the paediatric knee including a programme for ACL damage prevention in the UK.

He has helped to develop the instruments and surgical techniques for a number of surgical procedures. He is particularly well known for his work on the All Inside ACL and PCL ligament which Adrian helped to pioneer and he has presented and published extensively on these procedures.

Professor Wilson has also pioneered and helped to develop several other surgical techniques including his ligament reinforcement concept for ligament reconstruction, the minimally invasive Posterolateral corner technique. Professor Wilson has also helped to pioneer the new “Anterolateral Ligament Procedure” and is a member of the anterolateral ligament expert group.

He has a particular interest in knee osteotomy surgery and is considered one of the leading world experts in this surgery and the management of the young arthritic knee. He is a co-founder of the UK Knee Osteotomy Registry (UKKOR) the first dedicated national database for osteotomy surgery. He has developed a number of instruments for osteotomy surgery and pioneered a minimally invasive technique for High Tibial Osteotomy Surgery. He co-founded the Basingstoke Osteotomy Masterclass in 2007. Professor Wilson handed on the role of vice chairman of the ESSKA osteotomy committee in 2017 he has a recognised centre for the ESSKA Osteotomy travelling fellowship.

Professor Wilson is also a member of the ESSKA Osteotomy Committee and the ESSKA Arthroscopy Committee.

He also set up a successful fellowship training programme for ligament and osteotomy surgery in 2012 and has a chair at the University of Winchester where he is a visiting Professor to the department of Sport & Exercise.

He frequently has international and UK visitors to observe both osteotomy and ligament surgery.

Chris is a consultant trauma  and orthopaedic surgeon at the University Hospital of Wales NHS Trust, Cardiff, one of the busiest units in the UK. Chris spends one day a week in theatre, conducting trauma operations, often emergencies, and a further day every week performing more routine reconstructive surgery, mainly in the fields of knee, hip and foot surgery.

Responsibilities also include; the supervision and training of specialist orthopaedic trainees and visiting trainees from overseas. When not in theatre, the remainder of his week is spent in out-patient clinics, in carrying out training and teaching commitments and participating in an on-call rota for emergency work. Most of his routine operating timetable involves surgery of the major lower limb joints, with a large number of joint replacements, particularly in the more complicated cases such as those involving rheumatoid arthritis.