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

Yuichi Hoshino, MD, PhD
Co-Chairman, 2025-2027
JAPAN

Stefano Zaffagnini, MD, Prof.
Co-Chairman, 2025-2027
ITALY

Elmar Herbst, MD, PhD
Deputy Chair, 2025-2027
GERMANY

Paulo J. Llinas Hernandez, MD, Prof.
Deputy Chair, 2025-2027
COLOMBIA

Gabriel Agar, Prof ISRAEL
Shreyash M. Gajjar, MS, FRCSEd, FRCSEd (Orth), DNB (Orth), D'Orth INDIA
Phob Ganokroj, MD THAILAND
Camilo P. Helito, MD, PhD, Prof BRAZIL
Chih-Kai Hong, MD TAIWAN
Andreas B. Imhoff, MD, Prof. Emeritus GERMANY
Hideyuki Koga, Prof., MD, PhD JAPAN
Jason L. Koh, MD, MBA UNITED STATES
Robert F. LaPrade, MD, PhD UNITED STATES
Cassandra Lee, MD UNITED STATES
Albert Lin, MD UNITED STATES
Parth Lodhia, MD, FRCSC CANADA
Kanto Nagai, MD, PhD JAPAN
Marc Tompkins, MD UNITED STATES
Olufemi R. Ayeni, MD, PhD, MSc, FRCSC CANADA

Charges

The following charges are the 2025 - 2027 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. Work with Traveling Fellowship Committee to coordinate mentoring and t
  • Congress
    • Collaborate with Program Chair and Deputy Chair on innovations and new technologies that can be implemented at the 2027 Congress in Sydney.
    • Develop scientific session proposals for the Biennial ISAKOS Congress related to Scientific Research; Committee will be responsible to propose topics, session chairs and a balanced faculty, in collaboration with the Program Chair and ISAKOS Office.
    • 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 Research, to maximize value of this education portal for ISAKOS members and subscribers.
  • Journal of ISAKOS
    • Provide articles to the Journal of ISAKOS, as requested by the JISAKOS Editorial Board.
    • Serve as article reviewers on an as needed basis for Journal of ISAKOS.
  • Publications
    • Prepare and submit at least one article, annually, for the ISAKOS eNewsletter; for possible inclusion within the 2026 and 2027 calendar years.
  • Research & Education
    • Administer and refine a process of application and methodology to evaluate applications for ISAKOS funding for research projects to include New Researcher, Translational Research, Clinical Outcomes, and Countries with Limited Resources. Monitor reporting
    • Focus efforts on underdeveloped, low- to middle-income, and non English-speaking areas to achieve more inclusivity and help advance research in those communities.
    • Review the current ISAKOS research grant portfolio and make any necessary revisions; continue to support valid research that is worthwhile for the ISAKOS community, which otherwise wouldn’t be feasible without ISAKOS’s support.
  • 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.
    • Establish a research environment that nurtures innovative thinking and provides the essential infrastructure for groundbreaking work.
    • Explore creating an ISAKOS University Research Lab as a think tank to foster ideas from surgeons globally and guide them into reality, providing infrastructure and partnerships typically only found at universities.
    • Selectively invest in research initiatives that promise clear benefits for the ISAKOS community, prioritizing fields of interest.
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