Scientific Committee
Mission
Assess, promote and oversee scientific activities related to arthroscopy, knee surgery and orthopaedic
sports medicine to ensure the highest quality.
Composition
Chair, Deputy Chair(s), up to 15 members, staff liaison
Olufemi R. Ayeni, MD, PhD, MSc, FRCSC
Co-Chairman, 2023-2025
CANADA
Ryosuke Kuroda, MD, PhD
Co-Chairman, 2023-2025
JAPAN
Yuichi Hoshino, MD, PhD
Deputy Chair, 2023-2025
JAPAN
Stefano Zaffagnini, MD, Prof.
Deputy Chair, 2023-2025
ITALY
Gabriel Agar, Prof ISRAEL
K. Fredrik Almqvist, MD, PhD UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Shreyash M. Gajjar, MS, FRCSEd, FRCSEd (Orth) INDIA
Daniel Guenther, MD, PD GERMANY
Camilo P. Helito, MD, PhD, Prof BRAZIL
Elmar Herbst, MD, PhD GERMANY
Andreas B. Imhoff, MD, Prof. Emeritus GERMANY
Hideyuki Koga, Prof., MD, PhD JAPAN
Robert F. LaPrade, MD, PhD UNITED STATES
Albert Lin, MD UNITED STATES
Parth Lodhia, MD, FRCSC CANADA
Giuseppe Milano, Prof. ITALY
Kanto Nagai, MD, PhD JAPAN
Marc Tompkins, MD UNITED STATES
Jason L. Koh, MD, MBA UNITED STATES
Charges
The following charges are the 2023 - 2025 committee term.
- Awards & Fellowships
- Select the winner for the Jan Gillquist Scientific Research Grant at the ISAKOS Congress and coordinate the presentation at the awards ceremony.
- Select the winners for the Young Investigator’s Scholarship and Research Mentoring Program Part I finalists and Part II winners and coordinate the presentation at the awards ceremony. Coordinate mentoring and travel fellowship of Part II winners.
- Congress
- Collaborate with Program Chair and Deputy Chair on innovations and new technologies that can be implemented for the Congress
- Develop symposium and ICL proposals for the Biennial ISAKOS Congress related to Scientific Research.
- Review and grade abstracts for the Biennial ISAKOS Congress related to Scientific Research.
- Global Link
- Assist in the management, review and organization of ISAKOS Global Link content related to Scientific topics.
- Journal of ISAKOS
- Collaborate with JISAKOS Editor on development of a Theme Issue. Theme Issues to consist of 3-5 articles focused on one specific topic. Article types to include, but not limited to: State of the Art, Systematic Review, Current Concept,
- Provide at least two articles for Journal of ISAKOS annually. Content to be determined in collaboration with JISAKOS Editor
- Serve as article reviewers on an as needed basis for Journal of ISAKOS.
- Projects
- Propose a new potential Committee project for Board consideration such as: Multimedia, Publications, Research & Education, Webinar
- Publications
- Prepare and Submit at least two articles for the ISAKOS Newsletter, each calendar year.
- Research & Education
- Develop a process of application and methodology to evaluate applications for ISAKOS funding for research projects to include: New Researcher, Translational Research, Clinical Outcomes, Countries with Limited Resources
- Strategic Plan
- Advance the fulfillment/achievement of the ISAKOS Strategic Plan. Consider with all Committee initiatives how projects will assist in the accomplishment of the ISAKOS Strategic Plan.