International Societies and Presidents

Austrian Society for Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery
(Osterreichischen Gesellschaft fur Orthopadie)
c/o Medizinische Akademie
Alser Straße 4 A
Wien, 1090
President : Josef Hochreiter, MD
www.orthopaedics.or.at

Afghan Orthopedic Assoication
President : Salam Abdul Jalaly, MD

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
6300 N River Rd.
Rosemont, IL 60018
USA
President : Daniel Berry, MD
Tel : 847-384-4030
Fax : 847.823.8125
www.aaos.org

American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)
6300 N River Rd.
Suite 615
Rosemont, IL 60018
USA
President : David G. Lewallen, MD
Tel : (847)698-1200
Fax : (847)698-0704
www.aahks.org

American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
401 West Michigan Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
USA
President : Melinda Millard-Stafford, PhD, FACSM
Tel : (317) 637-9200
www.acsm.org

American Orthopaedic Association (AOA)
6300 N. River Road
Suite 505
Rosemont, IL 60018
USA
President : Louis U. Bigliani, MD
Tel : 847.318.7300
Fax : 847.318.7339
www.aoassn.org

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
6300 N. River Road
Suite 500
Rosemont, IL 60018
USA
President : Robert A. Stanton, MD
Tel : (847) 292-4900
www.sportsmed.org

American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES)
6300 N. River Road
Suite 727
Rosemont, IL 60018
USA
President : Evan L. Flatow, MD  
Tel : 847.698.1629
Fax : 847.823.0536
www.ases-assn.org

American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)
6301 N. River Road
Suite 600
Rosemont, IL 60019
USA
President : L. Andrew Koman, MD
Tel : 847.384.8300
Fax : 847.384.1435
www.assh.org

Argentina Arthroscopy Association (Asociacion Argentina de Artroscopia)
Montevideo 1546 1º floor
Buenos Aires, 1018
ARGENTINA
President : Dr. Jorge Santander
Tel : 54.11.4811.2089
Fax : 54.11.4811.2089
www.artroscopia.com.ar

Argentina Association of Sports Traumatology (AATD)
1878 Vicente Lopez
Buenos Aires , 1128
ARGENTINA
President : Dr. Miguel Khoury
www.aatd.org.ar

Arthroscopy Association of German-Speaking Countries (AGA)
Chefarzt der Klinik für Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie
Henriettenstiftung Hannover, Marienstrasse 72-90
Hannover,
GERMANY
President : Hermann Mayr, MD, PhD
Tel : +43 -1- 407 64 32
Fax : +43 - 1 - 253 30 33 - 9035
http://www.aga-online.at

Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA)
6300 North River Rd.
Suite 104
Rosemont, IL 60018
USA
President : Nicholas A. Sgaglione, MD
Tel : (847) 292-2262
Fax : (847) 292-2268
AANA.org

Asean Arthroplasty Association
#05-07/08 Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre
3 Mt Elizabeth
Singapore, 228510
SINGAPORE
President : Nicolaas C. Budhiparama MD
www.thaihipknee.org

Asia Arthroscopy Congress
Institute of Sports Medicine
Peking University Third Hospital
#49 North Garden Rd
Haidian District, Beijing 100191
CHINA
President : Ao Yingfang

Asian Federation of Sports Medicine (AFSM)
Sports Medicine Federation of Iran, AFSM Secretariat Office
F/6, Varzaneh St. Mofatteh Ave.
P.O. Box: 15175-378
Tehran,
IRAN
President : Dr. Wahid Al Kharusi
Tel : +98 21 88323776-7
Fax : +98 21 888 334 98 , +98 21 88 32 3776
www.afsmonline.com

Asian Pacific Arthroplasty Society
General Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army
28 Fuxing Road
Haidian District, Beijing 100853
CHINA
President : Yan Wang MD

Asian Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA)
President : H.K.T Raza, MD
Fax : +60 5 241 0300

Asian Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA) - Knee & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Section
No. 19 Jalan Folly Barat
Off Jalan Ledang
Kuala Lumpur, 50480
MALAYSIA
President : Prof. Po-Quang Chen
www.apoa-home.org

Asian Pacific Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (APOSSM)
Prince of Wales Hospital
Rm. 74029, 5/F, Clinical Sciences Building
Shatin, N.T.
HONG KONG
President : Eiji Itoi, MD, PhD
Tel : (852) 2635 9944
Fax : (852) 2646 3020
www.apossm.org/

Asociacion Argentina de Ortopedia y Traumatologia
Camacua 510
Buenos Aires, 1406
ARGENTINA
President : Hernan J. del Sel, MD

Asociacion Argentina para el Estudio de la Cadera y la Rodilla
(Argentina Association for the Study of the Hip and Knee)
Potosi 4215
Capital Federal , Buenos Aires 1199
ARGENTINA
President : Horacio Gomez, MD

Asociacion Artroscopia Peruana
President : Pedro Cayetano, MD

Asociación Costarricense de Ortopedia y Traumatología
Avenidas 18 y 20 calle 8, casa No. 1816
San José,
RUSSIA
President : Javier Gutierrez Bonilla, MD
Tel : (506) 221-7578
Fax : (506) 221-7578
www.rniito.org

Asociacion Guatemalteca de Ortopedia y Traumatologia
(Association of Guatemalteca Orthopedics and Traumatology)
7 Av. 3-33 Z. 9 Of. 504
Guatemala, 1009
President : Carlos Rene Rayo Flores, MD
Tel : +571 625 7445

Asociacion Mexicana de Cirugia Reconstructiva Articular y Artroscopia (AMECRA)
(Mexican Association of Joint Reconstructive Surgery and Arthroscopic Surgery)
Boulevard Puerta de Hierro 5150 int. 305- A
Colonia Plaza CorporColonia Plaza Corporativa ativa
Zapopan, Jalisco
MEXICO
President : Dr. Fidel Dobarganes Barlow
www.amecra.org.mx

Asociacion Nicaraguense de Ortopedia y Traumatologia
President : Wigberto Lopez, MD

Asociacion Salvadorena de Ortopedia y TraumatologIa (ASOT)
99 Av Norte Colonia Escalon
Locales 1-12 y 1-20
Plaza Villavicencio
San Salvador, 0
EL SALVADOR
President : Ricardo A Gomez, MD
Tel : (503) 2264-1953
www.asotelsalvador.org

Asociasion Argentina de Trauma Ortopedico
President : Jorge Daniel Barla, MD

Asosiacion Boliviana de Artroscopia y Rodilla (ABA)
President : Nils Calderon

Association for Study and Application of Ilizarov Method (ASAMI)
Avenida Sol Poniente #7
Suite 306 - Arroyo Hondo III
Santo Domingo, 10506
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
President : Mario De Jesus Matos, MD
Tel : 39-0341-489111
Fax : 39-0341-630630
asamicaribe@yahoo.com

Association of Orthopaedics, Traumatology and Rehabilitation of Armenia
President : Vachagan Aivazyan, MD

Association of Orthopaedists and Traumatologists of the Russian Federation
Acadm Baikova Street 8
St. Petersburg , 195427
RUSSIA
President : Prof Nickolai Kornilov, MD
Tel : 7 (812) 590 79 55

Australia Shoulder Elbow Society
President : Phillip Duke
www.sesaustralia.org.au

Australian College of Sports Physicians
Suite 30, Level 6
193 Macquarie St
Sydney , NSW 2000
President : Dr Chris Milne
Tel : +61 2 9223-4055
Fax : +61 2 9223-4066
www.acsp.org.au

Australian Hip Arthroscopy Society
21 Erin St.
Richmond, Victoria 3121
AUSTRALIA
President : Dr. John O'Donnell

Australian Knee Society
Dr. David G. Wood
North Sydney Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Center
3 Gillies Street
Wollstonecraft, NSW 2065
AUSTRALIA
President : Dr. Roger Paterson
Tel : 61 2 9233 3018
Fax : 61 2 9221 8301
www.aoa.org.au/about/subspecialties/knee.aspx

Australian Orthopaedic Association
Australian Orthopaedic Association Limited
Level 12, 45 Clarence Street
Sydney, NSW 2000
President : Bill Cumberland, MBBS, FRACS, FRCSEd (Orth), FAOrthA
Tel : 61 2 9233 3018
Fax : 61 2 9221 8301
www.aoa.org.au

Austria Arthroscopy Society
Tel : ++43 676 922 28 57
Fax : ++43 1 801 82 373

Bangladesh Orthopedic Society
House No 99, Street No 2
Shamoly
Dhaka, 1207
BANGLADESH
President : Ram Dew Ram Kairy, MD
Tel : (880-2) 9144190-4 ext. 280
Fax : (880-2) 9135734
bdorth.org

Belgian Arthroscopy Association (ABA)
UZ Brussel
Co F. Handelberg MD
Laarbeeklaan lol B logo
Brussels,
BELGIUM
President : Jean-Emile Dubuc
Tel : 32 4 344 97 70
Fax : 32 4 344 97 70
www.arthroaba.be

Belgian Knee Society
President : Karl Brabants

Belgische Vereniging Voor Orthopedie et Traumatologie
Liersesteenweg 268
Heist-op-den-Berg B-2220
BELGIUM
President : Hugo Deboeck
Tel : 015-24 15 71
Fax : 015-25 07 66
www.bvot.be

Berufsverbandes der Facharzte fur orthopadie
President : Helmut Malzer, MD

Brazilian Society of Arthroscopy (BSA)
R. Leonardo Bezerra Cavalcanti
n-59 Apto 401
Parnamirim-Receife , CEP: 52060-030
BRAZIL
President : Edgarddos Santos Pereira
Fax : +55-81-231-0225

Brazilian Society of Arthroscopy and Sports Trauma
Rua Capote Valente 432
Sao Paulo, SP
BRAZIL
President : Andre Pedrinelli MD
www.abtd.com.br

Brazilian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Alameda Lorena, nº 427, 14º andar - Jardim Paulista
São Paulo, SP
BRAZIL
President : Marcos Esner Musafir
Tel : 0800-727-7268
Fax : (11) 2137-5418
www.sbot.org.br

Brazilian Society of Surgery of the Knee
Av. Nove de Julho, 3229 conj. 1203
Sao Paulo, SP
BRAZIL
President : Ricardo de Paula Leite Cury
Fax : 55-11-259-1973
sbcj.org.br

British Association for Surgery of the Knee
c/o British Orthopaedic Association
35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London,
UNITED KINGDOM
President : Nick Fiddian
www.aaos.org

British Association of Sports Trauma
c/o British Orthopaedic Association
35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London,
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel : 020 7405 6507
Fax : 020 7831 2676
www.aaos.org

British Elbow & Shoulder Society
c/o British Orthopaedic Association
35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London,
UNITED KINGDOM
Tel : 020 7405 6507

British Orthopaedic Association
35-43 Lincolns Inn Fields
London,
UNITED KINGDOM
President : Peter Kay, MD, FRCS
Tel : 020.7405.6507
Fax : 020.7831.2676

Bulgarian Orthopaedic and Traumatology Association
President : Asparouh Asparouhov, MD

Canadian Orthopaedic Association
4150 Ste. Catherine Street, Ste. 360
Westmount,
CANADA
President : Ross K Leighton, MD
Tel : 514-874-9003
Fax : 514-874-0464
www.coa-aco.org

Caribbean Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons
President : R.E. Christopher Rose, MD

Ceska Spolecnost pro Ortopedii a Traumatologii
Ortopedicka klinika 2. LFUK
V Uralu 84
Prague , 15800
CZECH REPUBLIC
President : Martin Krbec, MD
Tel : 420.284.001.426
Fax : 420.284.001.448
www.csot.cz

Chilean Society of Knee & Arthroscopic Surgery
Lo Fontecilla 441
Piso 4, Consultas 2
Santiago,
CHILE
Fax : 57 2 2104445

Chilean Society of Sports Traumatology
Isabel La Catolica 3740
Las Condes
Santiago,
CHILE
Fax : 56-2-206-3108

Chilean Sports Medicine Association
Sociedad Chilena de Medicina del Deporte
Av. Las Condes 9792 Oficina 206
Santiago,
CHILE
Tel : 56-2-3713924
Fax : 56-2-3713924
www.sochmedep.cl

Chinese Arthroscopy Society
Orthopaedic Department of Joint Disease
Hebei Medical University Third Hospital
No. 139 Zigiang Road
ShijiaZhuang, Hebei Province 50051
CHINA
President : Chen Baicheng

Chinese Orthopaedic Association
General Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army
28 Fuxing Road
Haidian District, Beijing 100853
CHINA
President : Yan Wang MD
Tel : 86 (10) 8515 8141 / 8515 8146
Fax : 86 (10) 6512 3754

Chinese Society of Sports Medicine (CSSM)
Institute of Sports Medicine
West Gate 4, Tiyuguan Road
Beijing, 100061
CHINA
President : Prof. Li Guoping
www.casm.org.cn

Chinese Speaking Orthopedic Society (CSOS)
Rm 74029, 5/F, Clinical Sciences Building
Prince of Wales Hospital
Shatin, NT
HONG KONG
President : Cheng-kung Cheng, MD
Tel : (852) 2646 1477
Fax : (852) 2646 3020 / 2637 7889
www.csos.org.hk

Colegio Mexicano de Ortopedia y Traumatologia
President : Jose Cymet Ramirez, MD

Colombia Society of Orthopaedic Surgery - Arthroscopy Chapter
Arthroscopy Chapter
Cra. 43 A #27 A-Sur 44
Medellin,
COLUMBIA

Colombia Society of Orthopaedic Surgery - Knee and Hip Chapter
Calle 134 No 13-83 Pisco 2
Santa Fe de Bogoat DC
AA 91298 Z Postal 10
COLOMBIA

Cuban Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Hosp Ortopedico Frank Pais
Ave 51 No 19603 Esq.
LaLisa
Ciudad de Habana, 13500
CUBA
President : Rodrigo Alvarez Cambras, MD

Cyprian Association of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology
10 Stasandrou
Megaro Augousta, Office 304A
P.O. Box 24612
Nicosia, 1301
CYPRUS
President : Mikos P. Maroudias, MD

Czech Society for Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy
Administrative Office Michaela Bezrouková
Ortopedická klinika UK - 2.LF a FN v Motole
V úvalu 84, 150 06, Praha 5
CZECH REPUBLIC
President : Dr Aleš Podškubka, CSc

Danish Association of Sports Medicine
Louice Krandorf
AmArtro Privathospital
Lojtegardsvej 157
Kastrup, 2770
DENMARK
President : Lars Blond MD
Fax : +45 89497429
www.sportsmedicin.dk

Danish Society for Arthroscopic Surgery and Sports Trauma
Division of Sports Trauma
Aarhus University Hospital
Tage Hansens Gade 2
Aarhus, 8000
DENMARK
President : Marianne Backer
www.saks.nu

Dansk Ortopaedisk Selskab
Aarhus Universitetshospital
Kommunehospitalet Orthopedic Dept
Norrebrogade 44
Aarhus, 8000
DENMARK
President : Benn Ronnow Duus, MD

Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Orthopadie und Orthopadische Chirurgie (DGOOC)
(German Society for Orthopaedics and Orthopaedic Surgery)
Langenbeck-Virchow-Haus
Luisenstr. 58/59
Berlin, 10117
President : Dieter M Kohn, MD
Tel : 0 30 - 84 71 21 31
Fax : 0 30 - 84 71 21 32
www.dgooc.de

Dutch Arthroscopy Association 
(Nederlandse Vereniging voor Arthroscopie)
Mrs. OCM de Beer-kock
Nieuwe Bosscheweg 9
JJ, Tilburg 5017
President : Rob Janssen, MD
Fax : 31 24-365-7845
www.scopie.org

East African Arthroscopy Association
President : Dr. Samuel Owinga
www.earthroscopy.org

Eesti Traumatoloogide-Ortopeedide Selts
Estonian Orthopaedic Society
Ravi Street 18
Tallinn, 10138
ESTONIA
President : Aare Martson, MD
www.ortopeedia.ee

Egyptian Arthroscopy Association (EGAA)
91 Abbasia Street Cairo
EGYPT
President : Prof. Ahmad Abd Aziz
www.egaaonline.com

Egyptian Orthopaedic Association (EOA)
16 Hoda Shaarawi St.
Abdeen
Cairo, 12612
EGYPT
President : Samir Z. M. Kotib, MD
Tel : (2 02)3930013
Fax : (2 02) 3930054
www.eoa.org.eg

European College of Sport Science (ECSS)
Thomas Delaveaux, Managing Director
German Sport University Cologne
Am Sportpark Muengersdorf 6
Cologne, 50933
GERMANY
President : Prof. Dr. Albert Gollhofer
Tel : 49 (0)221 4982 7640
Fax : 49 (0)221 4982 7650
www.ecss.de

European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT)
Technoparkstrasse 1 Zurick
SWITZERLAND
President : Prof. Dr. Miklos Szendroi
Tel : +41 (44) 448 4400
Fax : +41 (44) 448 4411
www.efort.org

European Federation of Orthopaedic Sports Traumatology (EFOST)
Rue Froissart 38
Brussels, 1040
BELGIUM
President : Francois Kelberine MD
Tel : +90 (312) 454 0000-1527
Fax : +90 (312) 454 0024
efost.org

European Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS)
President : Walter R. Frontera, MD, PhD
www.efsma.org

European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow (ESSSE)
Secretary: Sylvie Noel
50 - 52 Avenue Chanoine Cartellier
Saint Genis Laval, 69230
FRANCE
President : Peter Habermeyer
Tel : 33 4 72 39 53 01
Fax : 33 4 72 39 53 02
www.secec.org

European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery, and Arthroscopy (ESSKA)
Centre Hospitalier Luxembourg
Clinique d'Eich 78, rue d'Eich L-1460
LUXEMBOURG
President : João Espregueira-Mendes, MD
Tel : (+ 41) 22 372 7906
Fax : (+ 41) 22 372 7927
www.esska.org

Federacion Mexicana de Colegios de Ortopedia y Traumatologia
President : Jaime Gutierrez, MD

Federacion Sudamericana de Cirugia de la Mano
President : Mario Alberto Rodrigues Sammartino, MD

Finish Arthroscopy Association
Pennantanhua 7 C Ylojarvi
FINLAND
President : Timo Jarvela, MD, Phd

Finnish Othropedic Association
Puolaajanpiha 16
Littoinen, 20660
FINLAND
President : Petri Virolainen
www.soy.fi

French Arthroscopy Society (SFA)
President : PR Christophe Hulet
sofarthro.org

French Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SOFCOT)
56 rue Boissonade
Paris , 75014
FRANCE
www.sofcot.com.fr

French Society of Sports Medicine (SFMS)
c/o Bruno Sesboue
CHU de la Cote de Nacre
CAEN cedex, 14033
FRANCE
Fax : 33-2-31-06-45-35
www.sfms.asso.fr

Georgian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
President : Levan Natchkebia
Gsoat@email.com

German Society for Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Sports Medicine (GOTS)
Heinrich-von-Eggeling-Str. 11
Jena, 7749
GERMANY
President : Prof. Dr. Holger Schmitt
Tel : 49 6171 26646
Fax : 49 6171 633 007
www.gots.org

Greek Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
c/o Methodiou Anthrakitou 1
Loammina , 45221
GREECE
www.eae-net.gr

Hellenic (Greek) Association of Arthroscopy and Sports Injuries
20 Fleming Str.
Athens, Maroussi
GREECE
President : Nikolas Piskopakis
eae-net.gr

Hellenic Association of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (H.A.O.S.T)
20 Fleming Str.
Athens, Maroussi
GREECE
President : John V. Michos MD
www.eexot.gr

Hong Kong Association of Sports Medicine & Sports Science
Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology
Prince of Wales Hospital
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Shatin, NT
HONG KONG
President : Dr. Patrick Yung
Fax : 858-2855-4257
www.hkasmss.org.hk/

Hong Kong College of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Jockey Club Building
Room 905, 9th floor, 99 Wong Chuk Hang Road
Aberdeen
HONG KONG
President : Dr. Chow Yuk-yin
Tel : (852) 2871 8722
Fax : (852) 2873 4077
www.hkcos.org.hk

Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association
Room 7A, Block G, United Christian Hospital
130 Hip Wo Street, Kwun Tong
Kowloon
HONG KONG
President : Yuen Lun Lee, MD
Tel : (852) 3513 4842
Fax : (852) 3513 5592
www.hkoa.org

Hrvatsko Udruzenje Ortopeda I Traumatologa
Clinica za ortopediji KBC Zagreb
Salata 6
Zagreb, 10000
President : Dubravko Orlic, MD

Hungarian Arthroscopy Association
Uzsoki str. 29-41
Budapest, 1145
HUNGARY
President : Prof. Laszlo Hangody MD, Ph.D., D.Sc
www.artroszkopia.hu

Indian Arthroscopy Society
Tulip Nursing Home
96 RBC Road
Kolkata, West Bengal
INDIA
President : Dr. Nicholas Antao
Tel : 91 129 4047180
Fax : 91 11 299 63291
www.indianarthroscopy.co.in

Indian Cartilage Society
Saumya Orthocare: Center for Advanced Surgeries of the Knee Joint
210 Baronet
Sabarmati, Ahmedabad 380005
INDIA
President : Nishith Shah, MD
Tel : +91-79-27570022
Fax : +91-79-27570022
http://cartilage.knee.in

Indian Orthopaedic Association
IOA House
69 Tughlaqabad Institutional Area
Behind Batra Hospital, MB Road
New Delihi , 1111
INDIA
President : Rajeev Naik, MD
Tel : 0542-2319926, Mobile: 09811967820
www.ioaindia.org

Indian Society of Hip and Knee Surgeons (ISHKS)
Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital
6th Floor, D Wing
Erandavane , Pune
INDIA
President : Pichai Suryanarayan
www.ishks.com

Indonesian Hip & Knee Society (IHKS)
JL. Jend. Gatot Subroto Kav. 59
Jakarta, 12950
INDONESIA
President : Nicolaas C. Budhiparama MD
www.ihks.org

Indonesian Orthopaedic Association
Gedung Menara Era Iantai 8
Unit 8-04
JI. Senen Raya no. 135-137
Jakarta Pusat, 10410
INDONESIA
President : Dr. Dohar Tobing Sp. OT
admin@indonesia-orthopaedic.org

International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS)
Spitalstrasse 190, House 3
Wetzikon, 8623
SWITZERLAND
President : Daniel Saris
Tel : 41 44 390 18 40
Fax : 41 44 390 18 41
www.cartilage.org

International Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies
6300 North River Road
Ste. 510
Rosemont, IL 60018
USA
President : Osny Salomao, MD
Tel : 847-698-4654
Fax : 847-692-3315
www.globalfoot.org

International Society for Minimal Intervention in Spinal Surgery
PO Box 265
Devon, PA
USA
President : Hansjoerg Leu, MD
Fax : 610 964-0337
www.ismiss.com

International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine
2075 Bayview Avenue, Room MG323
Toronto, ON
CANADA
President : Howard S. An, MD
Tel : 416-480-4833
Fax : 416-480-6055
www.issls.org

Iranian Orthopaedic Association
No 94
Keshavarz Ave
Tehran
IRAN
President : Dr. Akkashe
www.iranoa.org

Iranian Society of Knee Surgery, Arthroscopy, and Sports traumatology (ISKAST)
#26 Alvand street
Argentine Sq
Tehran, 15149
IRAN
President : Dr. Mohammad Razi
www.iskast.ir, www.iskast.com, www.iskast.net

Iraqi Orthopaedic Association
President : Waleed Abdulmajid, MD

Irish Orthopaedic Association
c/o Cappagh Orthopaedic Hospital
Finglas
Dublin, 11
IRELAND
President : William Quinlan, MD

ISAKOS
2678 Bishop Drive
Suite 250
San Ramon , CA 94583
USA
President : Moises Cohen, MD, PhD
Tel : 1 925 807 1197
Fax : 1 925 807 1199
www.isakos.com

Israel Orthopaedic Association
P.O. Box 7845
Haifa, 31073
ISRAEL
President : Roger Sevi, MD
Tel : 972-4-8242971
Fax : 972-4-8344490
ioa.netguide.co.il

Israel Society of Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy
Orthopaedic Department A
Assaf Harofeh Medical Center
Zerrifin, 70300
ISRAEL
President : Yiftah Beer
Fax : 972-8-977-9434
http://orthopedics.doctorsonly.co.il/the-israel-orthopaedic-association/

Israel Society of Sports Medicine
c/o Rabin Medical Center
Golda Campus
Petach Tikvah
ISRAEL
President : Ehud Rath
Fax : 972-3-7610799
http://sport.doctorsonly.co.il/the-israel-society-of-sports-medicine/

Italia-America-Arthoplasty
210 E 64th St.
4th Floor
NY, NY 10065
USA
President : Fred Cushner MD
Fax : 39-51-380748
ISK-Institute.com

Italian Society of Arthroscopy (SIA)
President : Riccardo Minoli
www.siaonline.it

Italian Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and orthopaedic Sports Medicine (SIGASCOT)
Via Trieste, 51 Firenze
ITALY
President : Claudio Zorzi MD
www.sigascot.com

Japanese Arthroscopy Association 
c/o Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chiba University School of Medicine
1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku
Chiba, Chiba
JAPAN
President : Hideshige Moriya, MD
Fax : 81 43 226-2369/2116
www.jaaa.gr.jp

Japanese Orthopaedic Association
2-40-8 Hongo
Bunkyo-Ku
Tokyo
JAPAN
President : Kozo Nakamura, MD
Tel : 81-3-3816-3671
Fax : 81-3-3818-2337
www.joa.or.jp www.joa.or.jp/english

Japanese Orthopaedic Society of Knee, Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine
1-2-3 Kasumi
Minami-ku, Hiroshima
JAPAN
President : Mitsuo Ochi
www.joskas.jp/

Japanese Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine (JOSSM)
c/o Congress Corporation
Kohsai-kaikan Bldg.
5-1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo,
JAPAN
President : Kenji Takagishi, M.D
Tel : 03-3263-5896
Fax : 03-5216-3115
http://jossm.gr.jp

Japanese Pediatric Orthopaedic Association
President : Katsuji Shimizu, MD

Jordan Orthopaedic Society
P.O. Box 915
Amman, 915
JORDAN
President : Mahmoud Mousa Odat, MD

Knee Society
The Knee Society Administrative Office
6300 N. River Road, Suite 615
Rosemont, IL
USA
President : Douglas A. Dennis, MD
Tel : (847) 698-1200
Fax : (847) 698-0704

Korean Arthroscopy Society
President : Eun-Koo Song
www.korarthro.com

Korean Knee Society
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University
351 Yatap-dong, Bundang-gu, Seongnam-si
Gyeonggi-do,
KOREA
President : Jeung-Tak, Suh, MD
www.koreaknee.or.kr

Korean Orthopaedic Association
Rm. #1111, Life Combi Bldg. 61-4
Youido-Dong
Youngdeungpo-gu, Seoul
KOREA
President : Yong-Bok Jung, MD
Tel : 82+2+780+2765~6
Fax : 82+2+780+2767
www.koa.or.kr

Korean Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (KOSSM)
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Eulji Medical Center, 280-1
Hagye-1-dong
Nowon-gu,
KOREA
President : Jeung-Tak, Suh, MD
Tel : (02)3412-3733
Fax : (02)3410-6689
www.kossm.or.kr

Latin American Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SLARD)
Pacheco de Melo 2067 - P.B. 'A'
Capital Federal
ARGENTINA
President : Dr. Mauricio Gutierrez
Tel : (54) 11- 4802 3200
www.slard.org

Latvian Orthopaedic and Traumatology Association
Duntes iela 22
Riga,
LATIVA
President : Valdis Andersons, MD
www.Itoa.lv

Latvijas Traumatologu un Orthopedu Asociacija
President : Vidmantas Zegunis, MD

Lithuanian Association of Arthroscopic Surgeons (LAAS)
(Lietuvos Artroskopijos Chirurgu Asocociacija LACA)
Laisves al 17
LT, Kaunas 44320
President : Juozas Belickas, MD. PhD
Tel : 370 37 752 758; 370 37 752 760
Fax : 370 37 752 759
www.artroskopija.kmu.It

Macedonian Association of Orthopedic and Traumathology (MAOT)
University Clinic for Orthopaedic Surgery
ul. Vodnjanska 17 Skopje 1000
MACEDONIA
President : Temelkovski Zlatko, MD. PhD
www.maot.org.mk/

Magellan Orthopaedic Society
21474 Seabury Ave
Fairview Park
Ohio,
USA
President : Co- Presidents: Fabrizio Margheritini & Pietro Randelli
www.magellan-society.org

Magyar Ortoped Tarsasag
Semmelweis University, Dept. of Orthpaedics
Karolina u. 27
Budapest, 1113
HUNGARY
President : Jeno Kiss, MD

Malaysian Orthopaedic Association
Suite 2-2, Second Floor, Medical Academies of Malaysia
No 210
Jalan Tun Razak
Kuala Lumpur, 50400
MALAYSIA
President : Dato' Dr Zulkhnain Ismail
Tel : 603-20930100
Fax : 603-20930900
www.moa-home.com

Mexican Association of Joint Reconstructive Surgery and Arthroscopic Surgery (AMECRA)
Juana de Arco 205
Col. Vallarta Norte
Guadalajara , Jalisco 44690
MEXICO
Tel : (81) 8000.7290
Fax : (81) 8000.7093; 52 81 8300 6524
www.amecra.org.mx

Nederlandse Orthopaedische Vereniging Dutch Orthopaedic Association (NOV)
c/o St. Maartenskliniek
Postbus 9011
Nijmegen
NETHERLANDS
President : Jan van Mourik, MD, PhD
Fax : 1 531-30-225-2490
www.orthopeden.org

Nepal Orthopaedic Association
President : Bachchu Ram, MD

Netherlands Association of Sports Medicine
c/o Sportgeneeskunde Nederland Postbus 52
3720 AB Bilthoven
NETHERLANDS
www.sportgeneeskunde.com

New Zealand Knee and Sports Surgery Society
c/o Royston Centre
326 Prospect Road
Hastings
NEW ZEALAND

New Zealand Orthopaedic Association
PO Box 7451
Wellington South
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
President : Gary Hooper, MD
Tel : 64 (4) 385 8807
Fax : 64 (4) 385 8873
www.nzoa.org.nz

Nigerian Orthopaedic Association.
University of Port Harcourt
Orthopaedic Unit
Port Harcourt, Rivers State
NIGERIA
President : Olurotimi Oladipupo Odunubi, MD

Nordic Orthopaedic Federation
Karolinska Hospital
Dept of Orthopaedics
Stockholm
SWEDEN
President : Richard Wallensten, MD

Norsk Ortopedisk Forening
National Hospital Orthopaedic Department
Ulleval University Hospital HF
Oslo, 407
NORWAY
President : Hebe D Kwernmo, MD, PhD
www.legeforeningen.no

Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS)
6300 N. River Road
Suite 727
Rosemont, IL
USA
President : Alan J. Grodinsky, ScD
Tel : 847-698-1625
Fax : 847-823-4921
www.ors.org

Osterreichische Gesellschaft fur Unfallchirurgie
(Osterreichische Society for Trauma Surgery)
Hollandstrasse 14
Vienna, 1020
President : Prim. Ao. Univ. Prof. Dr. Oskar Kwasny
www.unfallchirurgen.at

Pan Arab Orthopaedic Association
19 Othman Ibn Affan
Heliopolis
Cairo
EGYPT
President : Mohamed H. Darwish, MD

Peruvian Arthroscopy Association

Philippine Orthopaedic Association
W-2106-B West Tower, 21st Floor
Exchange Road, Ortigas Center
Pasig City, 1605
President : Alberto U. Dy, MD
Tel : (632) 667-3926; 667-3946
Fax : 632) 637-9842

Philippine Shoulder Society
University of Santo Tomas Hospital
Suite 113, Espana Boulevard
Manila, 1008
President : Alberto Ma. V. Molano, MD, FPOA, MHPEd

Polish Sport Traumatology Society
Pory 78 Street
Warsaw
POLAND
President : Grzegorz Adamczyk, PhD
Tel : 48 22) 550 22 74 
Fax : 48 22) 550 22 99 
www.ptts.org.pl

Polskie Towarzystwo Ortopedyczne i Traumatologiczne
Klinika Traumatologii i Ortopedii
Wojskowego Inst Medycznego
Ul. Szaserow 128
Warsaw, 909
POLAND
President : Prof Dr Wojciech Marczynski, MD
Tel : 022 8102166
Fax : 022 8102166
www.ptoitr.org.pl

Portugues Arthroscopy and Sports Trauma Society (SPAT)
Rua Prof. Rocha Pereira, nº68 R/Ch
Loja 5, Torre E
Porto, 4250-007
PORTUGAL
President : Pedro Pessoa MD
www.spat.pt

Portuguese Arthroscopic & Sports Trauma Association (APAT)
President : Jose Mario Beca, MD

Portuguese Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SPOT)
Rua Carlos Malheiro Dias, 186
Porto,
PORTUGAL
President : Jose Mario Beca, MD
www.clinica-mbeca.com.pt

Portuguese Sports Medicine Society (SPMD)
Av. Almirante Gago Coutinho, 151
Lisboa,
PORTUGAL
President : J. Fonseca Esteves MD
www.spmd.pt

Royal College of Orthopaedic Surgeons of Thailand
4th Floor The Royal Golden Jubilee bldg.
2 Soi Soovijai, New Petchburi Rd, Bangkapi
Bangkok , 10320
THAILAND
President : Adisorn Patradul, MD

Saudi Arabian Orthopaedic Society
College of Medicine
King Khalid University Hospital, # 49
PO Box 7805
Riyadh,
SAUDI ARABIA
President : Hazem Alkhawshki, FRCSEd, Associate Professor, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon
www.soassn.org

Singapore Orthopaedic Association
Blk 6, Level 7, Room A50
Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road
Singapore , 169608
SINGAPORE
President : Inderjeet Singh Rikhraj, MD
www.soa.org.sg

Slovenian Society for Arthroscopic Surgery and Sports Traumatology
Dpt. of Traumatology
Zaloska 7
Ljubljana,
SLOVENIA
President : Oskar Zupanc

Slovenska Ortopedicka a Traumatologicka Spoloenos
DFNsP - Detska ortoped. kl
Limbova 1
Bratislava,
SLOVAKIA
President : Milan Kokavec, PhD, MD

Sociedad Argentina de Ortopedia y Traumatologia Infantil
President : Tomas Von Der Walde, MD

Sociedad Argentina de Patologia de la Columna Vertebral
President : Marcelo Gruenberg, MD

Sociedad Boliviana de Ortopedia y Traumatologia (SBOLOT)
President : Dr. Mario Rivera Alarcon
www.sbolot.com

Sociedad Chilena de medicina del Deporte
President : Roberto Yanez Diaz, MD

Sociedad Chilena de Ortopedia y Traumatologia (SCHOT)
President : Dr. Vicente A. Gutierrez Bascur
www.schot.cl

Sociedad Colombiana de Cirugia Ortopedica y Traumatologia
President : Nicolas Restrepo Giraldo, MD

Sociedad de Ortopedia y Traumatologia del Uruguay
Las Heras 2085, 2 Piso
Montevideo,
URUGUAY
President : Luis Frencescoli, MD (President Elect)

Sociedad Dominicana de Ortopedia y Traumatologia
c/o Jose Benzan
Calle Respaldo Proyecto #21
El Portal
Santo Domingo,
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
President : Andres Garcia, MD

Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Ortopedia y Traumatologia
Chile 3310 y Vacas Galindo
Guayaquil,
ECUADOR
President : Carlos Roldan, MD

Sociedad Espanola de Cirugia Ortopedica y Traumatologia
SECOT
C/Fernandez de los Rios, 108-2
Madrid, 28015
SPAIN
President : Jose R. Rodriguez Altonaga, MD
Tel : 91 544-10-62
Fax : 91 455-04-75
www.secot.es

Sociedad Espanola de la Rodilla
c/ Napols, 187 2°
Barcelona, 8013
SPAIN
President : Antonio Maestro
www.serod.org

Sociedad Hondurena de Ortopedia y Traumatologia Noroccidental
Centro Ortopedico CEOTSA edificio Millenium II
Barrio Los Andes 10
avenida 14 calle, N.O.
San Pedro Sula,
HONDURAS
President : Oscar Paz Bueso

Sociedad Latinamerica de Ortopedia y Traumatologia
President : Dr. Jorge Felipe Ramirez

Sociedad Latino Americana de Artroscopia, Cirugia de Rodilla y Deporte
President : Mauricio Gutierrez, MD

Sociedad Mexicana de Ortopedia Pediatrica
President : Enrique Salas, MD

Sociedad Paraguaya de Ortopedia y Traumatology
President : Tomas Concepcion Alonso, MD

Sociedad Paruana de Ortopedia y Traumatologia
President : Oscar Solis Cruzado, MD

Sociedad Portuguesa de Ortopedia e Traumatologia
President : Jose PE Roxo Neves, MD

Sociedad Venezolana de Cirugia Ortopedica y Traumatology (SVCOT)
Avenida la estancia, Centro ciudad comercial tamanaco (CCCT)
Piramide invertida
Piso 2. Oficina 226
Urbanizacion Chuao, Caracas
VENEZUELA
President : Dr. Ramiro Morales
www.svcot.web.ve

Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia do Joelho
Avenida Nove de Julho
32290 sala 1203
Jardim Paulista , SP
BRAZIL
President : Ricardo de Paula Leite Cury
www.sbcj.org.br

Sociedade Brasileira de Optopedia E Traumatologia- SBOT
Al. Lorena, 427 14º andar
Jd. Paulista
São Paulo, SP
BRAZIL
President : Osvandre Lech, MD
www.clinicajoelho.com.br

Societa' Italiana Di Artroscopia (S.I.A)
Via Nicola Martelli 3 Roma 197
ITALY
President : Raul Zini
www.siaonline.it

Societa Italiana di Ortopedia E Traumatologia (SIOT)
Via Nicola Martelli 3 Roma 197
ITALY
President : Prof. Marco D'Imporzano
www.siot.it

Societa Italiana Ginocchio, Artroscopia, Sport, Cartilagine, Tecnologie Ortopediche (SIGASCOT)
President : Claudio Zorzi, MD

Societatea Romana de Ortopedie si Traumatologie
Str. Ionel Perlea nr 10
Buchuresti , 10208
ROMANIA
President : Dan Poenaru, MD

Societe Francaise d'Arthroscopy
President : Christopher Hulet, MD

Societe International de Chirurgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologie
President : Cody Eric Bunger, MD

Societe Luxembourgeoise d'Orthopedie et de Traumatologie
President : Robert Poeker, MD

Societe Marocaine de Ortopedia Pediatrica
President : Farid Ismael, MD

Societe Royal Belge de Chirurgie Orthopedique et de Traumatologie (SORBCOT)
St Pierre Hosp-Serv d'Orthopedie
Rue Haute 322
Bruxelles,
BELGIUM
President : Pr. Philippe Gillet
www.sorbcot.be

Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons
110 West Road, Suite 227
Towson, MD 21204
USA
President : CDR Matthew Provencher, MD
www.somos.org

SOFCOT-Société Française de Chirurgie Orthopédique et Traumatologique
56, rue Boissonade
Paris, 75014
FRANCE
President : Bernard Moyen
www.sofcot.fr

South African Knee & Arthroscopy Society
c/o P.O. Box 1797
Parklands, 2196
SOUTH AFRICA
President : P.J.(Spike) Erasmus, MD

South African Knee Society
Box 3484
Durbanville, 7531
SOUTH AFRICA
President : Dr. Koos Marais

South African Orthopaedic Association
65 Kellner Street Westdene
Kellner park, Ste. 10
Bloemfontein , 9301
SOUTH AFRICA
President : Mthunzi Ngcelwane, MD
Tel : 27 (0)51 4303 280
Fax : 27 (0)51 4303 284
www.saoa.org.za

Spanish Arthroscopy Association (AEA)
Acción Médica, S.A.
c/ Fernández de la Hoz, 61 Entlo
Madrid, 28003
SPAIN
President : Juan Carlos Monllau
Tel : 91/ 536 08 14
Fax : 91/536 06 07
www.aeartroscopia.com

Sports Doctors Australia
c/- Sports Medicine Australia
PO Box 78
Mitchell , ACT 2911
AUSTRALIA
President : Dr Neville Blomeley
Tel : 61 2 6241 9344
Fax : 61 2 6241 1611
www.sportsdoctors.com.au

Sports Medicine Association of Greece
President : Ioannis Terzidis MD, BSc, PhD
www.sportsmedicinegreece.com

Sports Medicine Association of Pakistan
Hill Park
General Hospital
Shaheed Millat Road Karachi
PAKISTAN
Fax : 91-21-506-0343

Sports Medicine Australia
3-5 Cheney Place
Mitchell, ACT 2911
AUSTRALIA
President : Mr Michael Kenihan
Tel : 02 6241 9344
Fax : 02 6241 1611
www.sma.org.au

Sports Medicine New Zealand
40 Logan Park Drive
PO Box 6398
Dunedin
NEW ZEALAND
Tel : 64-3-477 7887
Fax : 64-3-477 7882
www.sportsmedicine.co.nz

Sports Physical Therapy Section
9002 N. Meridian, Suite 112A
Indianapolis , IN 46260
USA
President : Tim Tyler
www.spts.org

Sri Lankan Orthopaedic Association
National Hospital of Sri Lanka
Regent Street
Colombo 10
SRI LANKA
President : M. Narendra Pinto, MD

Srpske Ortopedsko Traumatoloske Asocijacije
President : Marko Bumbasirvic, PhD

Suomen Ortopediyhdistys (Finnish Orthopaedic Association)
c/o Mikko Maninen
Huch Surgical Hospital
P.O.Box 263
Hus , 29
FINLAND
President : Petri Virolainen, MD

Svensk Ortopedisk Foreningn
Tuva Industrivag 4
JARNA, 15330
SWEDEN
President : Olle Svensson, MD

Swedish Orthopedic Association (SOA)
/o Ann-Kristin Andersson, Secretariat-Klockarvagen 104
Sodertalje,
SWEDEN
President : Karin Henriksson-Larsen
www.simf.se/

Swedish Society of Sports Medicine
c/o Ann-Kristin Andersson, Secretariat-Klockarvagen 104
Sodertalje S-151 61
SWEDEN
President : Karin Henriksson-Larsen
Fax : 46 8 550 104 09
www.simf.se/

Swiss Orthopedic and Trauma Society (former Societe Suisse d'Orthopedie et de Traumatologie)
15, avenue des Planches
Montreux,
SWITZERLAND
President : Prof. Christian Gerber
www.sgotssot.ch

Taiwan Arthroscopy and Knee Society
Yuh Der Road
Taichung, R.O.C
TAIWAN
President : HONG-CHANG HSU, MD
Tel : 03-4799595 325250
Fax : 03-4898976
http://mail.taiwanarthroscopy.org.tw/

Taiwan Orthopaedic Association
President : Ching Chuan Jiang, MD

Taiwan Shoulder and Elbow Society
168 Jong Shing Rd.
(long-tan)
Taoyuan County, R.O.C
TAIWAN
President : Hung-Maan Lee, MD
shoulder-elbow.org.tw/

Thai Hip & Knee Society
President : Thanainit Chotanaphuti MD
www.thaihipknee.org

The Knee Society Administrative Office
6300 N. River Road, Suite 615
Rosemont, IL
USA
President : Michael A. Kelly, MD
www.kneesociety.org

Tunisian Society of Arthroscopy and Sport Surgery
Bayraktar Mahallesi Ikizdere Sokak #21
D: 9-12
Kat:2 Gaziosmanpasa
Ankara, 6670
TURKEY
President : Dr. Sofiene Kallel
www.tsass.org

Turkish Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Bayraktar Mah Ikizdere Sok
No. 21/12
G.O.P.
Anakara,
TURKEY
President : Mahmut Nedim Doral
www.totbid.org.tr

Turkish Society of Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy and Knee Surgery
Mimar Sinan mah 1420
sok No 67/1 Caliskanturk apt Kahramanlar
IZMIR,
TURKEY
President : Prof. Dr. Mehmet Binnet
Tel : 90 (232) 463 1140
Fax : 90 (232) 463 9515
www.tusyad.org

Ukrainian Association Of Sport Trauma, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy
27, Vorovskogo Str.
Kiev, 1601
UKRAINE
President : Kostrub Oleksandr
www.uastka.org

Ukrainian Orthopaedic Association
Vorovsky Str 27
Kiev 01601
UKRAINE
President : Nickolay Korzh, MD

Venezuela Society of Orthopaedic Surgery (SVCOT)
Av. José María Vargas
Torre del Colegio de Médicos
Santa Fe Norte, Piso 3, Oficina Nº 3 Caracas
VENEZUELA
Fax : 58-212-976-25-39

Venezuelan Society of Orthopaedics & Traumatology: Arthroscopic Committee
Av. 103 N-159-71
Qta Fraja
Valencia Carabobo 2002A
VENEZUELA
President : Vo Van Thanh, MD, PhD
Fax : 58 41242112

Vietnam Orthopedic Association
President : Nguyen Van Thach, MD

Yemeni Orthopaedic Association
President : Anwar Abdulquader Hezam, MD

Zdruzenje Ortopedov Slovenskega Zdravniskega Drustva
President : Ladislav Simnic, MD