ISAKOS Regional Summit Faculty - Clara Azevedo

Clara Azevedo, MD, PhD

Hospital dos SAMS de Lisboa and Joaquim Chaves Saúde Carcavelos
Lisboa PORTUGAL

CLARA DE CAMPOS AZEVEDO is a Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon at Joaquim Chaves Saúde, she is the the Head of the Shoulder and Elbow Unit of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of SAMS Hospital in Lisbon, Portugal, and the Co-Founder of Shoulder.pt. She completed her doctor's degree in Medicine in 1999 by the School of Medicine of the Lisbon University, and the Orthopedics and Traumatology residency program in 2008 by the Western Lisbon University Hospital (CHLO) and the Portuguese Medical Association. Was Assistant Professor of Orthopedics from 2009 through 2014 in NOVA Medical School. Is a Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon since 2017, and was the Head of the Shoulder Surgery Unit of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of CHLO from 2018 trough 2021. She concluded her PhD in Medicine at the School of Medicine of University of Minho in 2022 on the topic "Arthroscopic Superior Capsular Reconstruction (ASCR) with a Minimally Invasive Harvested Fascia Lata Autograft.Clinical Importance of Graft Integrity". Published several articles about shoulder surgery in peer-reviewed national and international journals, has been an invited lecturer and author of several original paper presentations about ASCR, and has presented more than one hundred papers about orthopedics in national and international shoulder meetings and cadaver laboratory courses. Was a member of the board of directors of the Portuguese Shoulder and Elbow Society (SPOC) for the bienniums of 2021-24, was Member of the Board of the European Shoulder Associates of the European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee surgery and Arthroscopy (ESA–ESSKA) for the biennium of 2024-25, is Deputy-Chair of the Shoulder Committee and Chair of the Communication Committee of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) for the 2026 – 2027 term, is Member of the Education Committee of the SECEC since 2023, has served as reviewer for several journals and as Principal Reviewer of the American Journal of Sports Medicine (AJSM) since 2020, and is on the AJSM Electronic Media Editorial Board (AJSM EMEB) since 2021, is on the editorial board of The Hive -Musculoskeletal Journal and JEO since 2024 and 2025, respectively.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/c-azevedo-shoulder-surgery

Fri 06/05 07:30 - 08:30	Powai Ballroom Part III	ICL: Shoulder Instructional Course Lecture Anterior Instability in the Shoulder Throwing and the Collision Sports Athletes. Decision Making and Techniques Chair
Fri 06/05 07:30 - 07:40	Powai Ballroom Part III	ICL: Shoulder Presentation DAS Procedure - Should We Combine with Remplissage or Not? Faculty
Fri 06/05 12:00 - 13:00	Hall B	Shoulder - Fractures Presentation ACJ Injuries: Case-based Discussion and Video Techniques Chair
Fri 06/05 14:20 - 14:25	Hall B	Great Shoulder Debates Presentation Grade III ACJ Dislocation: Surgical Treatment Faculty
Fri 06/05 14:30 - 14:35	Hall B	Great Shoulder Debates Presentation Approaches for RSA: Anterior-Superior Faculty
Fri 06/05 16:30 - 16:35	Hall B	Shoulder - New Trends and Cutting Edge Presentation Bicepts Tenodesis Proximal Suprapectoral Faculty
Sat 06/06 07:44 - 07:51	Powai Ballroom Part III	ICL: Shoulder Presentation Rehabilitation: Key Tips for Patient Satisfaction Faculty
Sat 06/06 11:45 - 13:00	Hall B	Shoulder Instability - Genoid Reconstruction Presentation How I Do My Shoulder Stabilization Procedures Chair
Sat 06/06 11:52 - 11:59	Hall B	Shoulder Instability - Genoid Reconstruction Video Presentation Surgical Technique Video: DAS with Remplissage. Safe and Reliable Stabilization without Compromising External Rotation Faculty
Sat 06/06 14:07 - 14:14	Hall B	Cuff Injuries – Biologic Augmentation Presentation Bioinductive Membrane Augmentation – Fix It and Augment It. Does it Improve the Long-term Outcomes? Faculty
Sat 06/06 16:13 - 16:20	Hall B	Cuff Injuries Video Presentation Surgical Technique Video: SCR with Fascia Lata Augmented with Polypropylene Mesh and Biceps Tenodesis Faculty