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Dr. Matthieu Ollivier is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Aix-Marseille University Hospital in France, specializing in knee procedures, sports injuries, and osteotomies. He has trained at Aix-Marseille University, Versailles Hospital, and Mayo Clinic. Dr. Ollivier has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers and is actively involved in research, education, and editorial boards, including KSSTA. He is a board member of ESSKA and has presented at over 100 international meetings on sports medicine and knee surgery.

Prof. Matthieu Ollivier
France
Prof, MD, PhD
Dr. Matthieu Ollivier is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Aix-Marseille University Hospital in France, specializing in knee procedures, sports injuries, and osteotomies. He has trained at Aix-Marseille University, Versailles Hospital, and Mayo Clinic. Dr. Ollivier has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers and is actively involved in research, education, and editorial boards, including KSSTA. He is a board member of ESSKA and has presented at over 100 international meetings on sports medicine and knee surgery.

Prof. Matthieu Ollivier
France
Prof, MD, PhD
Dr. Matthieu Ollivier is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Aix-Marseille University Hospital in France, specializing in knee procedures, sports injuries, and osteotomies. He has trained at Aix-Marseille University, Versailles Hospital, and Mayo Clinic. Dr. Ollivier has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers and is actively involved in research, education, and editorial boards, including KSSTA. He is a board member of ESSKA and has presented at over 100 international meetings on sports medicine and knee surgery.

Dr. Hideyuki Koga is Director and Professor of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine at Tokyo Medical and Dental University. He specialises in knee ligament surgery, ACL injury prevention, and meniscus preservation. He pioneered ACL injury mechanism analysis using 3D video modeling and continues to focus on ski injury prevention. Dr. Koga developed the arthroscopic centralization technique for meniscus extrusion and has published over 160 papers. He serves on editorial boards and international sports medicine committees, contributing to advancements in knee surgery and injury prevention.

Prof. Hideyuki Koga
Japan
MD, PhD
Dr. Hideyuki Koga is Director and Professor of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine at Tokyo Medical and Dental University. He specialises in knee ligament surgery, ACL injury prevention, and meniscus preservation. He pioneered ACL injury mechanism analysis using 3D video modeling and continues to focus on ski injury prevention. Dr. Koga developed the arthroscopic centralization technique for meniscus extrusion and has published over 160 papers. He serves on editorial boards and international sports medicine committees, contributing to advancements in knee surgery and injury prevention.

Prof. Hideyuki Koga
Japan
MD, PhD
Dr. Hideyuki Koga is Director and Professor of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine at Tokyo Medical and Dental University. He specialises in knee ligament surgery, ACL injury prevention, and meniscus preservation. He pioneered ACL injury mechanism analysis using 3D video modeling and continues to focus on ski injury prevention. Dr. Koga developed the arthroscopic centralization technique for meniscus extrusion and has published over 160 papers. He serves on editorial boards and international sports medicine committees, contributing to advancements in knee surgery and injury prevention.

Dr. Mark Clatworthy is an orthopaedic knee specialist who has been practicing in Auckland for twelve years. He practices at Ascot and Middlemore Hospital with satellite clinics on the North Shore and in West Auckland. During this time he has treated over 25,000 patients with knee problems. Mark trained initially in New Zealand then worked under leading knee surgeons in the US, Canada, the UK and Australia. Dr. Clatworthy is continually striving to improve patient care and surgical techniques for his patients’ knee problems. He does this by being actively involved in clinical research and has published many research articles, reviews and book chapters which he continues to present all over the world.

Dr. Mark Clatworthy
New Zealand
MB ChB Otago; FRACS
Dr. Hideyuki Koga is Director and Professor of Joint Surgery and Sports Medicine at Tokyo Medical and Dental University. He specialises in knee ligament surgery, ACL injury prevention, and meniscus preservation. He pioneered ACL injury mechanism analysis using 3D video modeling and continues to focus on ski injury prevention. Dr. Koga developed the arthroscopic centralisation technique for meniscus extrusion and has published over 160 papers. He serves on editorial boards and international sports medicine committees, contributing to advancements in knee surgery and injury prevention.

Dr. Mark Clatworthy
New Zealand
MB ChB Otago; FRACS
Dr. Mark Clatworthy is an orthopaedic knee specialist who has been practicing in Auckland for twelve years. He practices at Ascot and Middlemore Hospital with satellite clinics on the North Shore and in West Auckland. During this time he has treated over 25,000 patients with knee problems. Mark trained initially in New Zealand then worked under leading knee surgeons in the US, Canada, the UK and Australia. Dr. Clatworthy is continually striving to improve patient care and surgical techniques for his patients’ knee problems. He does this by being actively involved in clinical research and has published many research articles, reviews and book chapters which he continues to present all over the world.

Mr. Andy Williams is an orthopaedic surgeon based in London, specialising in sports-related injuries and ligament reconstruction. He works with elite athletes, including Premier League football and Premiership rugby teams. A respected researcher and lecturer, he has published over 150 scientific articles and numerous award-winning studies on knee motion, ligament, and meniscal surgery. Mr. Williams holds honorary positions at Imperial College London and the University of Oxford, contributing to advancements in knee surgery through research and education.

Mr. Andy Williiams
United Kingdom
MBBS FRCS (Orth) FFSEM
Mr. Andy Williams is an orthopaedic surgeon based in London, specialising in sports-related injuries and ligament reconstruction. He works with elite athletes, including Premier League football and Premiership rugby teams. A respected researcher and lecturer, he has published over 150 scientific articles and numerous award-winning studies on knee motion, ligament, and meniscal surgery. Mr. Williams holds honorary positions at Imperial College London and the University of Oxford, contributing to advancements in knee surgery through research and education.

Mr. Andy Williiams
United Kingdom
MBBS FRCS (Orth) FFSEM
Mr. Andy Williams is an orthopaedic surgeon based in London, specialising in sports-related injuries and ligament reconstruction. He works with elite athletes, including Premier League football and Premiership rugby teams. A respected researcher and lecturer, he has published over 150 scientific articles and numerous award-winning studies on knee motion, ligament, and meniscal surgery. Mr. Williams holds honorary positions at Imperial College London and the University of Oxford, contributing to advancements in knee surgery through research and education.

Mr. Matt Dawson is an orthopaedic surgeon based in the North of England, specialising in sports injuries, degenerative conditions, and osteotomy surgery. He has performed over 1,000 osteotomies and 2,000 knee replacements and has played a key role in advancing knee realignment surgery. Through his courses and international lectures, he has trained thousands of surgeons. He was chair of the ESSKA Osteotomy Committee (2019–2022) and led a landmark international consensus study in KSSTA. Mr. Dawson continues to drive research, education, and innovation in osteotomy surgery.

Mr Matt Dawson
United Kingdom
MB ChB, FRCSG (Tr&Orth)
Mr. Matt Dawson is an orthopaedic surgeon based in the North of England, specialising in sports injuries, degenerative conditions, and osteotomy surgery. He has performed over 1,000 osteotomies and 2,000 knee replacements and has played a key role in advancing knee realignment surgery. Through his courses and international lectures, he has trained thousands of surgeons. He was chair of the ESSKA Osteotomy Committee (2019–2022) and led a landmark international consensus study in KSSTA. Mr. Dawson continues to drive research, education, and innovation in osteotomy surgery.

Mr Matt Dawson
United Kingdom
MB ChB, FRCSG (Tr&Orth)
Mr. Matt Dawson is an orthopaedic surgeon based in the North of England, specialising in sports injuries, degenerative conditions, and osteotomy surgery. He has performed over 1,000 osteotomies and 2,000 knee replacements and has played a key role in advancing knee realignment surgery. Through his courses and international lectures, he has trained thousands of surgeons. He was chair of the ESSKA Osteotomy Committee (2019–2022) and led a landmark international consensus study in KSSTA. Mr. Dawson continues to drive research, education, and innovation in osteotomy surgery.

Dr. Ryuichi Nakamura is an orthopaedic surgeon based in Japan, specialising in joint preservation and sports medicine. He has pioneered the hybrid closed-wedge high tibial osteotomy (H-CWHTO) technique, advancing knee surgery for osteoarthritis. With over 30 publications, his research focuses on knee arthroplasty, ligament injuries, and cartilage repair. Dr. Nakamura has contributed to the understanding of medial meniscus root tears and continues to lead in both clinical practice and surgical innovation.

Dr. Ryuichi Nakamura
Japan
MD, PhD
Dr. Ryuichi Nakamura is an orthopaedic surgeon based in Japan, specialising in joint preservation and sports medicine. He has pioneered the hybrid closed-wedge high tibial osteotomy (H-CWHTO) technique, advancing knee surgery for osteoarthritis. With over 30 publications, his research focuses on knee arthroplasty, ligament injuries, and cartilage repair. Dr. Nakamura has contributed to the understanding of medial meniscus root tears and continues to lead in both clinical practice and surgical innovation.

Dr. Ryuichi Nakamura
Japan
MD, PhD
Dr. Ryuichi Nakamura is an orthopaedic surgeon based in Japan, specialising in joint preservation and sports medicine. He has pioneered the hybrid closed-wedge high tibial osteotomy (H-CWHTO) technique, advancing knee surgery for osteoarthritis. With over 30 publications, his research focuses on knee arthroplasty, ligament injuries, and cartilage repair. Dr. Nakamura has contributed to the understanding of medial meniscus root tears and continues to lead in both clinical practice and surgical innovation.
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Dr. Alan Getgood is Chief of Surgery at Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital and Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Ontario. Specialising in complex knee reconstruction and knee preservation, he is a key contributor to advancing surgical techniques and research in the field. Dr. Getgood has published over 130 articles, delivered 175+ presentations, and serves on the AOSSM Board and ISAKOS knee preservation committee.

Dr. Alan Getgood
Qatar
MBChB, MPhil, MD, FRCS (Tr&Orth), DipSEM
Dr. Alan Getgood is Chief of Surgery at Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital and Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Ontario. Specialising in complex knee reconstruction and knee preservation, he is a key contributor to advancing surgical techniques and research in the field. Dr. Getgood has published over 130 articles, delivered 175+ presentations, and serves on the AOSSM Board and ISAKOS knee preservation committee.

Dr. Alan Getgood
Qatar
MBChB, MPhil, MD, FRCS (Tr&Orth), DipSEM
Dr. Alan Getgood is Chief of Surgery at Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital and Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Ontario. Specialising in complex knee reconstruction and knee preservation, he is a key contributor to advancing surgical techniques and research in the field. Dr. Getgood has published over 130 articles, delivered 175+ presentations, and serves on the AOSSM Board and ISAKOS knee preservation committee.

Associate Professor David Parker specialises in surgery of the knee joint, with particular interests in arthroscopic surgery, ligament reconstruction, realignment surgery, cartilage replacement, and robotic knee replacement. He performs these surgeries at Royal North Shore, North Shore Private and the Mater Misericordiae Hospitals in Sydney, and is an Associate Professor at the University of Sydney. Dr. Parker is the current president of the International Society for Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) and has attended over 100 international meetings as an invited speaker. He has over 120 peer reviewed publications in prestigious journals

A/Prof. David Parker
Sydney, Australia
B MedSc, MBBS (Hons), FRACS, FAOrthoA
Associate Professor David Parker specialises in surgery of the knee joint, with particular interests in arthroscopic surgery, ligament reconstruction, realignment surgery, cartilage replacement, and robotic knee replacement. He performs these surgeries at Royal North Shore, North Shore Private and the Mater Misericordiae Hospitals in Sydney, and is an Associate Professor at the University of Sydney. Dr. Parker is the current president of the International Society for Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) and has attended over 100 international meetings as an invited speaker. He has over 120 peer reviewed publications in prestigious journals

A/Prof. David Parker
Sydney, Australia
B MedSc, MBBS (Hons), FRACS, FAOrthoA
Associate Professor David Parker specialises in surgery of the knee joint, with particular interests in arthroscopic surgery, ligament reconstruction, realignment surgery, cartilage replacement, and robotic knee replacement. He performs these surgeries at Royal North Shore, North Shore Private and the Mater Misericordiae Hospitals in Sydney, and is an Associate Professor at the University of Sydney. Dr. Parker is the current president of the International Society for Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) and has attended over 100 international meetings as an invited speaker. He has over 120 peer reviewed publications in prestigious journals

Dr. Brett Fritsch is an orthopaedic surgeon based in Sydney, specialising in knee surgery, including robotic knee replacement, ACL and ligament reconstruction, patella instability, and limb realignment (osteotomy). With over 15 years of experience and more than 5,000 knee surgeries performed, he is recognised as a leader in advanced knee procedures. Dr. Fritsch is a Director of the Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute, Chairman of the ISAKOS Knee Sports and Preservation Committee, and Research Lead for the Orthopaedic Robotics Program at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He has published over 40 peer-reviewed papers and is an invited speaker at international conferences across the USA, Europe, Asia, and South America.

Dr. Brett Fritsch
Sydney, Australia
MBBS FRCS (Orth) FFSEM
Dr. Brett Fritsch is an orthopaedic surgeon based in Sydney, specialising in knee surgery, including robotic knee replacement, ACL and ligament reconstruction, patella instability, and limb realignment (osteotomy). With over 15 years of experience and more than 5,000 knee surgeries performed, he is recognised as a leader in advanced knee procedures. Dr. Fritsch is a Director of the Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute, Chairman of the ISAKOS Knee Sports and Preservation Committee, and Research Lead for the Orthopaedic Robotics Program at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He has published over 40 peer-reviewed papers and is an invited speaker at international conferences across the USA, Europe, Asia, and South America.

Dr. Brett Fritsch
Sydney, Australia
MBBS FRCS (Orth) FFSEM
Dr. Brett Fritsch is an orthopaedic surgeon based in Sydney, specialising in knee surgery, including robotic knee replacement, ACL and ligament reconstruction, patella instability, and limb realignment (osteotomy). With over 15 years of experience and more than 5,000 knee surgeries performed, he is recognised as a leader in advanced knee procedures. Dr. Fritsch is a Director of the Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute, Chairman of the ISAKOS Knee Sports and Preservation Committee, and Research Lead for the Orthopaedic Robotics Program at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. He has published over 40 peer-reviewed papers and is an invited speaker at international conferences across the USA, Europe, Asia, and South America.
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