ISAKOS Global Traveling Fellowship

Purpose of the Award

The ISAKOS Global Traveling Fellowship is intended to foster the international exchange of knowledge and skills in the field of sports orthopaedic surgery. Coordinated by the ISAKOS Traveling Fellowship Committee, the fellowship will provide the opportunity for young orthopaedic surgeons from five regions to travel with an ISAKOS Godfather to the region of the next ISAKOS Congress. Fellows will have the opportunity to observe sports orthopaedic surgeries performed by highly respected surgeons, discuss the surgical procedures and all aspects of patient management, and discuss and share research experience.

2023-2025 Winners

Darren L. de SA MBA(c), MD FRCSC CANADA
Magaly Iñiguez MD CHILE
Shahbaz S Malik BSc, MB BCh, MSc (Orth Engin), LLM, FRCS (Tr&Orth) UNITED KINGDOM
Amit Meena MBBS, MS, DNB INDIA
Seid Mohammed Yasin MD ETHIOPIA

2021-2023 Winners

Niv Marom, MD ISRAEL
Alexander S. Nicholls, MSc, FRACS AUSTRALIA
Claudia Arias, MD PERU
Umile Giuseppe Longo, MD, MSc, PhD, Prof. ITALY
Giovanna Ignacio Subira Medina, MD, PhD UNITED STATES

2019-2021 Winners

Joseph Ruzbarsky, MD, UNITED STATES
Saroj Rai, MD, Phd, NEPAL
Wybren van der Wal, MBChB, MMed, IOC Dip Sp Phy, NETHERLANDS
Oyoo Were, MD, KENYA
Pamela Castro, MD, PERU

2017-2019 Winners

Taofeek Adeyemi, MD, MBA, Dip Orth, FMC(Orth) NIGERIA
Paulo Araujo, MD, PhD BRAZIL
Gilbert Moatshe, MD, PhD NORWAY
Brian Rebolledo, MD UNITED STATES

Application Requirements

Applicants must be proposed and recommended by a current ISAKOS Member (recommendation letter required). The applicant should be 45 years of age or under, be able to speak English, have completed an orthopaedic surgery residency and have a practice focusing on sports surgery. Applicants are required to submit a letter of recommendation from an ISAKOS Member, their CV, and a 250-word statement explaining how they will use the knowledge and skills gained from the fellowship.

Applicants must be available to travel prior to, and to attend the Biennial ISAKOS Congress.

Applications are now closed.

Review Process

Applications will be reviewed and successful fellows will be selected by the ISAKOS Traveling Fellowship Committee.

Fellowship

The Fellowship will cover economy class air travel for the fellowship, including return from the ISAKOS Congress. Local hosts will cover accommodation, meals and local transportation costs. ISAKOS will waive registration fees for the ISAKOS Congress.

Fellows must document their travels and write a report of the experience for publication in the ISAKOS Newsletter.

Note: Individuals are only permitted to receive one fellowship per Congress. ISAKOS fellowship recipients, if not already an ISAKOS Member, are required to become an ISAKOS Member prior to receiving their award. One year of Membership dues will be waived in the year of the Congress.