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Professor Department of Traumatology, Fukushima Medical University
Director Pelvic and Joint Reconstruction Unit, Trauma and Reconstruction Center
Shinyurigaoka General Hospital
Takeshi Sawaguchi graduated from the School of Medicine, Kanazawa University (M.D.) during the years of 1973 to 1979. He also earned a degree of Philosophy Doctor at Kanazawa University from 1979 to 1985. His subspecialties are joint surgery for hip and knee and also trauma for pelvis, lower extremity, and fragility fractures. Prof. Takeshi ran as president of the Japanese Society for Fracture Repair from the year of 2011 to 2015. He was also the past chairman of AO Trauma Japan from the year of 2008 to 2011. He is currently running as the chairman for AO Trauma Asia Pacific Chairman elect starting from July, 2021.
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Surgeon-in-Chief and Chairman, Center for Musculoskeletal Surgery, Charité, University Hospital Berlin, Germany
Carsten Perka graduated from the Humboldt-University of Berlin with a degree in the Study of Human Medizin in 1991.
In June 1991, he won an approbation. On June 1994, he earned a Doctor’s medical degree of Orthopaedics Charité from Universitätsmedizin. He then earned the degree of Philosophy Doctor from the Department of Orthopaedics from the Universitätsmedizin, Berlin in 2000. In the year of 2005, he achieved the Professorship of Orthopaedics.
Since 1999 he has run an organizer for national and international operative techniques courses for hip and knee endroprosthetic surgery. Since Oct 2003 he has run as Deputy Director, Centre for Musculoskeletal Surgery and Chairman of the Orthopaedic, Dep. in the Center for Muskuloskeletal Surgery Charité in Universitätsmedizin Berlin. He also ran as President of the Northern Germany Orthopaedic Association in 2010. In 2016, he ran as Surgeon-in Chief, and Medical Director Centre for Musculoskeletal Surgery and Chairman of the Orthopaedic for Dep. in the Centre for Musculoskeletal Surgery Charité, University Hospital. In the year of 2019, he was a Surgeon-in Chief, Chairman of the Centre for Musculoskeletal Suegery Charité, University Hospital in Berlin. He then ran as President of the German Society for Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery (DGOOC).
He is currently Member of the AO-Recon Steering Board, Chair of the AO-Recon Education Committee, Board member of the German-Chinese Orthopaedic and Trauma Society and Board member of the Bone Joint Journal each.
James Edwards Professor
Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
Vice Chairman of Research, Rothman Institute
Director, Clinical Research, Rothman Institute
James Edwards graduated from University of Sheffield with a degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery during 1986-1991. From 1991 to 1995 he achieved Fellowship of Royal College of Surgeon of England. He then earned a Master of Science in Orthopaedic from Mayo Foundation, Rochester during 1997-1999 and the title of thesis is 'Molecular Mechanism of Fracture Healing'.
He ran as a President of Musculoskeletal Infection Society in 2013 and in 2016 he was a Congress President of ISKAST. He also ran as a President of Eastern Orthopadic Association in 2018. In the year of 2020, he ran as the 3rd Vice President of American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons.
From 2004 to 2008, he ran as the Board of Directors of Orthopedic Overseas and from 2010 to 2015 he also ran as the Board of Directors of Musculoskeletal Infection Society. Since 2009, he has run as the Board of Directors, Eastern Orthopedic Association and since 2006 he has been a Member of Board of Consulting Editors for Research, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. During 2006-2019 he was also the Board of Directors of Muller Foundation of North America.
Department of Orthopedic surgery
The First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumqi
Cao Li has many medical experiences related to both total hip and total knee, as well as revision surgery. He has also taken charge of many executive positions of different societies in the Orthopedic area. In the year of 2012, he took charge as the President of Xinjiang orthopedic association, and became the Vice president of Chinese association Orthopedic surgeons in 2016. In the same year, he also managed the Chinese Arthroplasty society as a vice president. In the following year of 2017, he took charge as the President of Chinese Hip Society. In the year of 2018, he took place as the president of the Asia Pacific Arthroplasty Society. During the same year of 2018, he participated in the AAHKS and also the International Hip Society.
Division Chief
Division of Joint Replacement Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology,
Queen Mary Hospital
President of Adult Joint Reconstruction Chapter, HKOA
Dr. Chan is a highly-experienced joint replacement surgeon, and he is now working as Division Chief in the Division of Joint Replacement Surgery, and Clinical Assistant Professor in the University of Hong Kong. He had overseas training in distinguished joint replacement centers in Europe & Australia, and acquired the surgical skills and techniques. He is experienced in managing difficult and challenging cases referred from other hospitals. He has been elected as the President of the Adult Joint Reconstruction Chapter in the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA) in 2021, and he was also invited to join AO Recon since 2018, as Faculty Member. He is also experienced in robotic-arm assisted arthroplasty surgery, which was showed to improve surgical accuracy and patient-reported outcomes.
Dr. Chan is also well-known in the areas of non-surgical management of knee osteoarthritis and ERAS (Enhanced Recovery after Surgery). He led the multi-disciplinary team, consisting of anaesthesiologist, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and nurses, in overseas training in world-renowned osteoarthritic and fast-track joint replacement centers in Europe in 2015. After the training, evidenced based non-surgical management programme of knee osteoarthritis, and fast-track joint replacement programme were commenced in the MacLehose Medical Rehabilitation Centre and the Queen Mary Hospital respectively with success, and their team is the pioneer in setting up these clinical services in Hong Kong. Being an active member of ERAS Society and OARSI (Osteoarthritis Research Society International), Dr Chan and his team are also active in promulgating these concepts in Hong Kong and other countries. With their promulgation through invited talks and workshops, various hospitals have begun to run similar programmes.
Dr. Chan is also an active clinician-researcher. He got important research awards, including Dr David Fang Trophy (2019) for the Best Paper in Adult Joint Reconstruction, and the Best Oral Presentation Awards in the Anniversary Congress of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine (2018), Hospital Authority Convention (2018), and the HKOA Annual Congress (2013 & 2015). He published in more than 30 peer-reviewed journals, including Journal of Arthroplasty (IF: 3.709), and Nature Reviews Rheumatology (IF :16.625). He has secured several research grant and donation in the development of osteoarthritis-related clinical service and research.
Honorary Secretary of Adult Joint Replacement Chapter
Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association
Law Wong Kin, Kenneth graduated from the University of Hong Kong with a degree of Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery in 2004. In 2007, he achieved a Diploma in Chile Health by Royal college of Physicians of Ireland. In 2008, he then earned a Diploma in Family Medicine by Monash University, achieving the Advanced in Internal Medicine by the Chinese University of Hong Kong in the same year. He achieved Fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburg in 2015 and Fellowship of the Hong Kong Academy of Medicine. He also achieved Fellowship of the Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons in the year of 2015.
He is currently Associate Consultant in Adult Joint Replacement Center, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology in Yan Chai Hospital. He also is Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor in the University of Hong Kong for medical student teaching as well as Honorary Clinical Tutor in the Chinese University of Hong Kong for medical student teaching. He also serves as Honorary Secretary of Adult Joint Replacement Chapter from Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association from 2021 to 2022.
Chief, Division of Joint Reconstruction, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei
Veterans General Hospital
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University
Cheng-Fong Chen graduated from School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan in 1997. He then earned Board certification from Taiwan Orthopaedic Association in 2004. He achieved Fellowship from Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology in Taipei Veterans General Hospital during 2004-2005. He also was a Research Fellow from Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in University of California at Irvine Medical Center in USA from December 2012 to December 2013. He then achieved Clinical Fellowship from NYU Hospital for Joint Disease in 2014.
He has been currently Assistant Professor of Department of Surgery, School of Medicine in National Yang-Ming University since February 2010. He has also been Executive Director of Joint Reconstruction Society of ROC since October 2012. He has been running as Chief of Division of Joint Reconstruction in Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology in Taipei Veterans General Hospital since May 2015. He serves as Secretary General of Taiwan Orthhopaedic Association from October 2018. Now he has also run as President of Taiwan Joint Reconstruction Society of ROC since October 2020, as well as President of Taiwan Arthroplasty Education Society since 2021 each.
Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology,
Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Dr. Shang-Wen Tsai is now an attending physician of the department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, who is specialized in the field of adult joint reconstruction. He is the assistant professor of National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University. His major research field focuses on the clinical research and meta-analysis of hip and knee surgeries, orthopedic oncology, traumatology and pain management.
Professor of Department of Artificial Joint and Regenerative Medicine of Bone and Cartilage,
Nara Medical University
2021 Chairman of the 48th Japanese Hip Society
Kenji Kawate graduated from School of Medicine, Showa University, Japan in 1983 and earned his Doctor's degree of Medical Science in 1992 with the thesis of "Assessment of limp in patients with coxarthrosis - Three dimensional measurement of the pelvic rotation". The following year he went abroad to study as a research fellow at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts, U.S.A. With such substantial academic backgrounds, he joined as the member of the Japanese Society of Rheumatism and Joint Surgery in 1998. Year after he participated in the International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty and became an ORS member in 2011.
In 1998, he won awards such as the Saichi Nakajima award, Nara Medical University and also the 2005 Member of the Implant Committee from the Japanese Orthopaedic Association and finally the Japanese Hip Society Best Award in 2004. Some of his most recent papers include "Modifying oxygen tension affects bone marrow stromal cell osteogenesis for regenerative medicine" in the 9th edition of World J Stem Cells and "Bone regeneration with osteogenic matrix cell sheet and tricalcium phosphate: An experimental study in sheep" in the eight edition of World J Stem Cells. Also, he wrote "Supplying osteogenesis to dead bone using an osteogenic matrix cell sheet" from the J Orthop Science 23th edition. Besides these, he published more than over 150 papers related to his professional area.
Dean of Mie University Graduate School of Medicine
Past Chairman of Mie University Graduate School of Medicine
Director of Japanese Osteoporosis Society
Akihiro Sudo graduated from the Mie University School of Medicine in 1983. He became an assistant professor in his alma mater in 1990. In the same year he got certified as the Orthopaedic Surgeon approved by Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA). During the following two years of 1991 and 1992, he also became certified as the Rheumatologist and the Sports Doctor approved by JOA. He took charge as the dean of the Mie University School of Medicine in 2020 after successively becoming the associate professor, chairman throughout the years of 2006 until 2020.
He was also a member of different associations related to the area of Bone and Cartilage such as Japanese Society for Replacement Arthroplasty, Japanese Society for Joint Diseases, Japanese Society for Study of Bone and more. His most recent professional activities include participating as the councilor of Japanese Society for Bone and Mineral Research in 2015 and also as the director of Japanese Society for Joint Diseases in 2017. His major research area includes Hip Surgery, Arthroplasty, Osteoarthritis, and Osteoporosis.
Department of Orthopaedics
The University of British Columbia
the Knee Society and the International Hip Society
Dr. Masri graduated from the University of British Columbia with honors with a B.Sc. in Chemistry in 1985. Prior to graduating from the Department of Chemistry, he started his medical training at UBC in the fall of 1984. He graduated with a Doctor of Medicine degree in June 1988.
He started as a Clinical Instructor at the University of British Columbia and as a hip and knee reconstruction surgeon at VGH as well as a musculoskeletal oncologist at both VGH and the BC Cancer Agency. He then progressed through the ranks and became Head of the Division of Reconstructive Orthopaedics at VGH and UBC Hospitals, and Head of the Division of Lower Limb Reconstruction and Oncology at UBC. His current academic rank is that of Full Professor at UBC. He was the Head of the Department of Orthopaedics at the University of British Columbia until Dec 31, 2021, when he stepped down having served for almost 14 years in that capacity. He continues to the Head of the Department of Orthopaedics and Vancouver General Hospital and UBC Hospital. Dr. Masri served as Surgeon-in-Chief of VGH and UBC Hospitals from 2011 until 2018. He also founded the UBC Centre for Surgical Innovation in 2006 and was its Head until it was absorbed as a part of UBC Hospital in 2017. He also served as the Regional Medical Director for Surgical Services for The Vancouver Coastal Health Authority from 2015-2018. He served as President of the Canadian Orthopaedic Association 2014-2015 as well.
He is a member of a number of prestigious scholarly societies (by invitation only) including the Hip Society, the Knee Society and the International Hip Society. In November 2017, Dr. Masri was the recipient of the Pier Giorgio Marchetti, M.D. Lifetime Achievement Award by an International Alumnus from the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.
Department of Medicine in Endocrinology
University of British Columbia
Director of Prohealth Clinical Research
Dr. Kendler graduated from the MD program at the University of Toronto in 1977. After completing a rotating internship in Toronto, he practiced for several years in Canada, Botswana, and New Zealand. He returned to Internal Medicine training in 1983 in Christchurch, New Zealand and in 1984 joined the Internal Medicine program in Halifax, Canada. In 1985 he moved to Vancouver to complete Internal Medicine and Endocrinology training at the University of British Columbia. After a 2-year Thyroid Immunology Fellowship in New York, he returned to the University of British Columbia Faculty of Medicine where he is now a Professor of Medicine in Endocrinology. He has led osteoporosis programs at Children and Women’s Hospital and St. Paul’s Hospital.
He is the director of Prohealth Clinical Research, a major North American centre for clinical trials in the area of Osteoporosis. He serves on the Scientific Advisory Council of Osteoporosis Canada and Chairs the Western Osteoporosis Alliance. He is a Past-President of the International Society for Clinical Densitometry. He is a member of the Committee of Scientific Advisors of the International Osteoporosis Foundation and is co-Chair of the Western Osteoporosis Alliance. He has been awarded the John Bilezekian ISCD Global Leadership Award and the IOF President’s award. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Menopause Society. He has published over 140 peer-reviewed papers on osteoporosis therapies, osteoporosis risk assessment and autoimmune thyroid disease.
Attending Orthopedic Surgeon of Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Professor of Peking Union Medical College
2021 Secretary General of Chinese Hip Society
Bin Feng is specialized in knee and hip arthroplasty surgery for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, hemophiliac arthropathy and femoral head necrosis. From September 2020, he has been working as a professor at Peking Union Medical College. He finished fellowship training as a visiting fellow at Barlgrist Clinic in Zurich University, Swtizerland and he also finished another fellowship training as a visiting fellow at Hospital for Special Sugery in New York, USA. In December 2019, he participated in Training for Mako TJA at Virtua Hospital in USA. He is currently running as Committee member of Beijing Medical association, orthopaedic division and Committee member of SICOT, Chinese division. Dr. Feng is also Secretary of hip division of CAOS. He is active in researching as well, publishing 40 articles up-to-date.
Dr. Feng also has widen his experience in podium speaking area, participating in HSS-ARJR, HSS-PKU-PUMCH TJA Symposium. His clinical focus includes: ‘Revision for Periprothetic Fracture after Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty’ and ‘UKA or TKA, Which One Fits You at the podium’.
Chairman of Surgery Department of Orthopedics at Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Vice Chairman of Chinese Orthopaedic Association
Xisheng Weng’s speciality includes Artificial joint replacement, Joint prosthesis design, Avascular necrosis of the femoral bead and Hemophilic arthritis. In addition to his clinical activities, Dr. Wang won the titles of “Second prize of the Science and Technology Progress Award of Beijing” in 2004 and “Second the National Progress Award in Science & Technology” next year. In 2019, he also won “Third prize of Chinese Medical Association” as well. Dr. Wang is active in research and education, providing mentorship to residents and fellows at Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College. He is currently running asVice Chairman of Chinese Orthopaedic Association and Vice Chairman of Chinese Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is also an Associate Editor of Chinese Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Chinese Journal of Orthopaedics and Chinese Journal of Joint Surgery.
Assistant Professor of Kyushu University Hospital
Member of Japanese Society for Rheumatism and Joint Surgery
Daisuke Hara graduated from Yamaguchi University, School of Medicine with his degree of M.D. in 2006 and he earned his Ph.D. degree from Graduate School of Medical Sciences at Kyushu University in 2016. He is now an assistant professor of Kyushu University Hospital from April, 2021. He achieved his postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering of University of Florida during the year of 2016 to 2018.
In addition to his numerous bibliography, Dr. Daisuke Hara won the titles of “The Japanese Orthopaedic Association Academic Encouragement Award” in 2018. In the same year, he also won “Blue Ribbon Article Award for Orthopaedics”. In the year of 2021, he was awarded “Reviewer Certificate of Journal of Orthopaedic Research”. He is actively engaged in his academic researches, publishing more than thirty papers, which are peer reviewed written in English. His main medical interests are Adult Hip, Biomechanics, and Rheumatoid arthritis.
Chief Resident of Department of Orthopedics, Koto Hospital
Assistant Professor of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, Juntendo University
Member of Japanese Hip Society
Sammy Banno graduated from Kitasato University, School of Medicine with his degree of M.D. in 2008 and his specialties are Orthopedics, Hip Surgery (Hip Arthroplasty), and Orthopedic Trauma. He is now continuing his calling as a chief resident of Department of Orthopedics in Koto Hospital, Tokyo, Japan as well as an assistant professor of Department of Orthopedics at School of Medicine in Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan.
Dr. Sammy Banno is currently own various memberships in Japan, including Japanese Hip Society, Japanese Society for Replacement Arthroplasty, Japanese Society for Fracture Repair and Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine with his specific range of medical interest. His main interests for medical research are clinical research of hip joint and hip arthroplasty, publishing a number of recognized publications recently.
Assistant Professor in Department of Orthopedic surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital
Assistant Professor in Center of interprofessional education, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital
Member of Japanese Hip Society
Dr. Yuko Segawa graduated from Tokyo Medical and Dental University with her M.D. degree in 2000 and she earned her degree of Ph.D. from Tokyo Medical and Dental University in 2009. She is currently an assistant professor in Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in Tokyo Medical and Dental University as well as an assistant professor in Center of interprofessional education in Tokyo Medical and Dental University. In addition to her several licensure, she also earned her certification of Councilor of the Japanese Pediatric Orthopedic Association and Councilor of Japanese Hip Society.
She is currently own various memberships in Japan, including Japan Orthopaedic Association, The Japanese Pediatric Orthopedic Association, Japan Hip Society, Japan Shoulder Society, Japanese Orthopaedic Society of Knee, Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine, The Japanese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine, Japan College of Rheumatology and more. Dr. Yuko Segawa is actively contributing to medical researches, publishing more than 10 publications in English and she has also been participating in various international congresses and conferences, giving and sharing her lectures in Asia Pacific region.