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LIFESTYLE

Professor Gary G. Poehling, Together with his team, Gary has developed Arthroscopy to

Long-Time Editor-in-Chief of be one of the leading journals in our field in the world. They
have made the journal much more diversified and been open

Arthroscopy: The Journal of to include many new areas. Today this journal is a must for
most orthopaedic surgeons around the world.
Arthroscopic and Related
Gary played a huge role in the foundation of ISAKOS in

Surgery, Retired
1995 and during the following years when ISAKOS struggled
to find its form and heart, which required lots of work and
discussion. He served as the second president of our society,
Our friend and ISAKOS President (1997–99), Gary Poehling
is retiring as Editor–in-Chief of Arthroscopy: The Journal 1997-1999. At the end of his presidency, Gary organized the
ISAKOS Biennial Congress in Washington DC in 1999, which
of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery after a long and very
successful career. Gary has gained lots of experience and set the stage for future events. He has been instrumental
in the success of ISAKOS following his term as President,
wisdom. He has worked as an orthopaedic surgeon for 42
years and has been academically very successful with many serving as co-chair for the Strategic Planning committee with
Ken DeHaven. They initiated discussions of the mission and
scientific publications.
vision for ISAKOS and assisted in the growth of our young
Gary was born and raised in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He society. Gary Poehling has been very instrumental in making
received his Bachelor’s degree in Biology in 1964 and his MD
ISAKOS a recognized world-wide international society with
degree from Marquette University in Wisconsin in 1968. Dr. over 4,000 members and a very good economy and structure.
Poehling’s internship and residency were completed at Duke In appreciation of his great work Gary Poehling was made

University Medical Center. When serving in the United States honorary member of ISAKOS in 2007.
Air force and located in Japan, Gary had the opportunity to
train with the founding fathers of arthroscopy. He joined the Gary is an outstanding educator and mentor. We are grateful
for his friendship and support. We also appreciate all the
faculty at Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest
University in 1976 and was appointed Chairman of the good times we have spent with Gary and his wonderful wife
of many years, Sandy. Gary has been strongly supported by
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in 1989. In 1989, Gary
obtained a certificate of added qualification of surgery of the his wife and large family.

hand.
We would like to thank Gary, not only for his extraordinary
work in developing our discipline, but also for continuing to
Garýs main interest has been in the development of new
arthroscopy techniques and surgical instrumentation as well be such a strong supporter of ISAKOS. Gary must also be
congratulated for his great work in developing Arthroscopy:
as broadening the development of minimally invasive surgery,
including the hip, wrist, elbow and shoulder and has served The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery to be what it
is today. We all owe Gary Poehling our gratitude for his vision
on a design team for the development of a unicompartmental and support. Thank you, Gary!
knee prosthesis. Most recently he has worked on the
development of tissue engineering, including a tissue-
Sincerely
engineered anterior cruciate ligament. Gary is considered to
be one of the leading experts on arthroscopy.
Peter J. Fowler, FRCS, CANADA

Gary has been very active academically with 142 scientific ISAKOS President, 1995–1997

publications. He has been involved in several outcome Gary G. Poehling, MD, USA
studies such as evaluating techniques of high tibial osteotomy ISAKOS President, 1997–1999

and postsurgical outcomes of patients with ACL injury. He Roland P. Jakob, MD, SWITZERLAND
also has an interest in minimally invasive surgery in the
ISAKOS President, 1999–2001
treatment of distal radial fractures and traumatic wrist and
elbow disorders. Gary has more recently been involved in Barry R. Tietiens, FRACS, NEW ZEALAND
ISAKOS President, 2001–2003
research for transplantation of articular cartilage. He has also
assisted in the development of computer software programs Per A. Renstr̈m, MD PhD, SWEDEN
to track arthroscopic surgical procedures. These programs
ISAKOS President, 2003 – 2005
are the foundation of a nationwide database of information
pertaining to arthroscopic surgery.
John A. Bergfeld, MD, USA
ISAKOS President, 2005–2007
Gary has served since 1991 as the Editor-in-Chief of
Paolo Aglietti, MD, ITALY
Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related ISAKOS President, 2007–2009
Surgery. This journal was founded by the Arthroscopy
Freddie H. Fu, MD, USA
Association of North America. When ISAKOS was founded
1995, Arthroscopy was established as our official journal and ISAKOS President, 2009–2011

made available to all members.
Moises Cohen, MD, PhD, BRAZIL
ISAKOS President, 2011–2013

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