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July 31, 2009
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Announcement |
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The AOSSM group, who visited Pittsburgh from June 20-23 2009, included fellows of the European Society of Sports Traumatology Knee Surgery (ESSKA) as well as travelling fellows of the Latin American Society of Knee Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine (SLARD). The visit to Pittsburgh marked the first time that both groups met and stayed together, which was initiated by Dr Fu in his role as AOSSM President. The ESSKA fellows included Dr. Lars Engebretsen, Godfather [Oslo, Norway], Dr. Gino Kerkhoffs [Amsterdam, The Netherlands], Dr. Elizaveta Kon [Bologna, Italia] and Dr. Elvire Servien [Lyon, France]. The SLARD fellows included Dr. Rodrigo Maestu, Godfather [Argentina], Dr. Andre Pedrinelli [Brazil], Dr. Gustavo Rincon [Columbia] and Dr. Alex Vaisman [Chile]. Their trip ended it Keystone Colorado for the Annual AOSSM Meeting where all fellows were present for Dr. Fu’s Presidential Address.The idea of a traveling fellowship was originally conceived by John Feagin and Werner Mueller over a drink at the Walliser Kane in Basel, Switzerland.
This discussion lead to the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) and the European Society of Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA) formally beginning a traveling fellowship program for sports medicine orthopaedic surgeons in Europe, the United States and Canada modeled after the ABC Fellowship in 1985.In 2004, the Sociedad LatinoAmericana de Artroscopia, Rodilla, y Traumatologia Deportiva (SLARD), headed by Eduardo Zamudio, MD of Chile, and AOSSM leadership began talks about an exchange between the two organizations, and the first exchange began in 2005.Three fellows from Europe or Latin America are selected to visit sports medicine centers for three weeks and are accompanied by a "Godparent", a well-known senior orthopaedic sports medicine specialist selected by the President of the national sports medicine organization sending the fellows. In exchange, US fellows travel to Europe, Latin America or to the Pacific Rim in alternate years.It was a great honor for the department to be this year’s ESSKA/SLARD host as three faculty members of the department (Drs. Freddie Fu 1988, Christopher Harner 1990 and Constance Chu 2008) have participated in this exchange. |
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University of Pittsburgh -- School of Medicine -- Orthopedic Surgery
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Suzanne McWilliams
Executive Secretary
412-605-3203
mcwilliamssg@upmc.edu
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