Specific Sports-Related Injuries
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Sérgio Rocha Piedade is Associate Professor and the former Head of the Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Traumatology, and Coordinator of Exercise and Sports Medicine at the School of Medical Sciences of the University of Campinas (FCM/UNICAMP), São Paulo, Brazil. He has extensive experience in the field of exercise and sports medicine, orthopaedic trauma and knee surgery, and holds a specialist degree in Orthopaedics and Traumatology from the Brazilian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, specialist degree in Sports Medicine from the Brazilian Society of Sports Medicine, and a master's degree in Surgery and Sports Medicine and a PhD in Surgery from UNICAMP. He is the former Chairperson of ISAKOS Sports Medicine Committee and currently the President of the Brazilian Society of Orthopaedic and Traumatology – chapter São Paulo/Brazil and Coordinator of the Department of Sports Medicine of Campinas Society of Medicine and Surgery.
Mark R. Hutchinson isa Professor of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he has served as Head Team Physician for 25 years. He has been named Best Doctor or Top Doctor in the greater Chicago area every year for over a decade, and has received numerous awards for both clinical practice and teaching. He has served various teams over the years including Team USA at two Olympic Games, two World University Games, and the Paralympic games.
David Parker is Associate Professor Parker is actively involved in a number of international orthopaedic and sports medicine organisations, including being the current 2nd vice-president of the International Society for Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS), Past President of the Asia Pacific Knee, Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine Society (APKASS), and a board member of the International Anterior Cruciate Ligament Study Group. He is also a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Sydney.
João Espregueira-Mendes is Professor of Orthopaedic Traumatology and Chairman of the Orthopaedic Department at Minho University, Portugal. He is Director of Clínica do Dragão – Espregueira-Mendes Sports Centre, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, FC Porto Dragão Stadium, Portugal. He is also orthopedic surgeon for FC Porto, and a Senior Researcher in ICVS/3B's-PT Government Associate Laboratory.
Philippe Neyret was a Professor at the University of Lyon and was Head of the department at the Centre Livet. He is a member of several medical societies and is the second Vice President of SOFCOT, ESSKA and EFFORT, and General Secretary of the EFORT Foundation. He was also President of ISAKOS