International Societies and Presidents

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
6300 N River Rd.
Rosemont, IL 60018, USA
President: Robert Bucholz
Fax: + 1 (214) 648-9361
Web Site: www.aaos.org
Upcoming Meetings

American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons (AAHKS)
704 Florence Dr.
Park Ridge, IL 60068, USA
President: Richard F. Santore, MD
Fax: +1 (847) 825-9294
Email: helpdesk@aahks.org Web Site: www.aahks.org
Upcoming Meetings

American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
401 W. Michigan St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202-3233, USA
President: Edward T. Howley
Fax: +1 (317) 634-7817
Web Site: www.acsm.org
Upcoming Meetings

American Orthopaedic Association (AOA)
6300 N River Rd., Ste. 505
Rosemont, IL 60018, USA
President: Edward N. Hanley, Jr., MD
Fax: +1 (704) 355-6041
Web Site: www.aoassn.org
Upcoming Meetings

American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
535 East 70th Street
New York, NY 10021
President: Thomas L. Wickiewicz, MD
Fax: +1 212-794-3584
Upcoming Meetings

American Shoulder and Elbow Society (ASES)
6300 N River Rd., Ste. 727
Rosemont, IL 60018, USA
President: David Dines
Web Site: www.ases-assn.org/
Upcoming Meetings

American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)
6300 N River Rd., Ste. 600
Rosemont, IL 60018, USA
President: Terry R. Light, MD
Fax: +1 (847) 384-1435
Web Site: www.hand-surg.org
Upcoming Meetings

Argentine Arthroscopy Association
Montevido 1546
1¼ Piso

President: Ariel Barrera Oro
Web Site: www.artroscopia.com
Upcoming Meetings

Argentine Association of Sports Traumatology (AATD)
498 n 1712. Gonett.
Buenos Aires, 1897, Argentina
President: Vicente Paus, MD
Web Site:  www.aatd.org.ar/home.html
Upcoming Meetings

Arthroscopy Association of German-Speaking Countries (AGA)
Chefarzt der Klinik für Unfall- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie
Henriettenstiftung Hannover, Marienstrasse 72-90
D-30171 Hannover, GERMANY
President: Philipp Lobenhoffer
Fax: +1 511-289-2001
Upcoming Meetings

Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA)
6300 North River Road, Suite 104

Rosemont, IL 60018

USA
President: David McGuire, MD
Fax: + 1 (847) 292-2262
Web Site: www.aana.org
Upcoming Meetings

Asian Federation of Sports Medicine (AFSM)
c/o The Chinese University of Hong Kong
c/o Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology
Room 74029, Clinical Sciences Building, Prince of Wales Hospital
Shatin, N. T., HONG KONG
President: President: Nish Mallick
Fax: (852) 2646 3020
Web Site: www.afsm.org.hk
Upcoming Meetings

Asian Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA) - Knee & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Section
Specialist Centre
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Ipoh Gardens Jalan Pak Khuan
31400 Ipoh Perak, MALAYSIA
President: Dato Dr. S.K. Sivananthan
Fax: +60 5 241 0300
Web Site: www.apoa-home.com
Upcoming Meetings

Asian Pacific Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (APOSSM)
16 Lorong, Raja DiHilir
30350 Ipoh, Malaysia
President: Dr. K. Raveendran
Fax: +605 547 4266
Website: www.apoa-home.org
Upcoming Meetings

Australian College of Sports Physicians
20 Albion Street
Harris Park, NSW 2150, Australia
President: David Humphries
Web Site: www.acsp.com.au
Upcoming Meetings

Australian Knee Society
Swikz / 3rd Floor
182 Victoria Pde
East Melbourne, Victoria, 3002, Australia
President: Michael Shannon
Fax: +61 396 394155
Upcoming Meetings

Austria Arthroscopy Society
Speisngerstraße 109
A-1130 Vienna, Austria
President: Christian Wurnig, Prof., Dr.
Web Site:  www.arthroskopie.at
Upcoming Meetings

Belgian Arthroscopy Association (ABA)
Rue du Parc 35
Liege B-4020, Belgium
President: J.P. Huskin, MD
Web Site: www.belgianorthoweb.be/aba/index.htm
Upcoming Meetings

Brazilian Society of Arthroscopy
R. Leonardo Bezerra Cavalcanti
n-59 Apto 401
Parnamirim-Receife, Brazil CEP 52060-030
President: Edgarddos Santos Pereira
Upcoming Meetings

Brazilian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Alameda Lorena, nº 427, 14º andar - Jardim Paulista
Cep: 01424-000 - São Paulo - SP - Brazil
President: Walter Albertoni
Fax.: +55-11-3887-4855
Web Site: www.sbot.org.br
Upcoming Meetings

Brazilian Society of Surgery of the Knee
Ortopedia Traumatologoa
Medicina DO Esporte
Cirurgia DO Joelho R. Adma Jafet, 50 Cj. 144
Sao Paulo SP, Brazil
President: Arnaldo Jose Hernandez, MD
Fax: 55-11-259-1973
Upcoming Meetings

British Association for Surgery of the Knee
c/o British Orthopaedic Association
35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3PN, United Kingdom
President: Mr N J Fiddian
Web Site: www.baskonline.com
Upcoming Meetings

British Association of Sports Trauma
c/o British Orthopaedic Association
35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3PN, United Kingdom
President: Nicola Maffulli
Web Site: www.boa.ac.uk/
Upcoming Meetings

British Elbow & Shoulder Society
c/o British Orthopaedic Association
35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London WC2A 3PN, United Kingdom
President: W.A. Wallace
Web Site: www.boa.ac.uk/BESS/current/index.htm
Upcoming Meetings

Chilean Society of Knee & Arthroscopic Surgery
Lo Fontecilla 441
Piso 4, Consultas 2
Santiago, Chile
President: David Figueroa, MD
Upcoming Meetings

Chilean Society of Shoulder and Elbow
Av. Apoquindo 3990 of. 401
Santiago RM, Chile
President: Sergio Montengro
Upcoming Meetings

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

Chilean Sports Medicine Association
Sociedad Chilena de Medicina del Deporte
Av. Las Condes 9792 Oficina 206
Santiago, Chile
President: Dr. Roberto Negrín Vyhmeister
Tel/Fax: 56-2-3713924
Web Site: www.sochmedep.cl
info@sochmedep.cl Upcoming Meetings

Colombia Society of Orthopaedic Surgery - Arthroscopy Chapter
Arthroscopy Chapter
Cra. 43 A #27 A-Sur 44
Medellin, Colombia
President: Carlos Prada Winkler, MD
Upcoming Meetings

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
President: Jaime Medina, MD
Upcoming Meetings

Columbian Arthroscopy Chapter
c/o Dr. Celso Pedraza, Secretariat
Carrera 40 - 46-64 Apto 201
Santander
Bucaramanga, COLOMBIA
President: Carlos Prada Winkler, MD
Upcoming Meetings

Czech Society for Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy

c/o Vojtech HAVLAS, M.D., PhD. - Board Member, Treasurer

Secretariat of the Society:

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Charles University

V Úvalu 84, 150 06, Prague 5, Czech Republic

Phone: +420 224432800, Fax +420 224432820

President: Ass. Prof. Ales PODSKUBKA, M.D., PhD.  

www.sstacz.cz

Danish Association of Sports Medicine
Division of Sports Trauma
Aarhus University Hospital
Tage Hansens Gade 2
Aarhus, DK 8000, DENMARK
President: Bent Wulff Jakobsen
Fax: +45 89497429
Web Site: www.sportsmedicin.dk
Upcoming Meetings

Dutch Arthroscopy Association 
(Nederlandse Vereniging voor Arthroscopie)
c/o H. Hu , secretar
CWZ hospital
P.O. Box 9015
6500 GS Nijmegen, Netherlands
President: Prof. C.N. van Dijk, MD, PhD
Fax: +31 24-365-7845
Upcoming Meetings

European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery, and Arthroscopy (ESSKA)
Centre Hospitalier Luxembourg - Clinique d'Eich 78, rue d'Eich
L-1460, Luxembourg
President: Daniel Fritschy
Web Site: www.esska.org
Upcoming Meetings

European College of Sport Science (ECSS)
c/o Gerard King, Managing Dir.
ECSS
Carl-Diem-Weg 6
50933 Cologne, Germany
President: Prof. Dr. Michael Kjaer
Fax: +49-(0)221- 4982 7650
Web Site: www.ecss.de
Upcoming Meetings

European Federation of National Associations
of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT)
Technoparkstrasse 1
8005 Zurich SWITZERLAND
President: Prof. Wolfhart Puhl
Fax:  +41 (044) 448 44 11
Web Site: www.efort.org
Upcoming Meetings

European Federation of Orthopaedic Sports Traumatology (EFOST)
Ch d'Etterbeek 180
Brussels 1040, Belgium
President: Huylebroek Jose, Vice President
Fax: +32 2 2875779
Upcoming Meetings

European Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS)
Institute of Sport Sciences
University of Wien
Auf der Schmelz 6
A-1150 Wien Austria
President: Kai Ming Chan
Fax: +43.1.4277 48879
Web Site: www.efsma.org
Upcoming Meetings

European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and the Elbow (ESSSE)
President: Giles Walch
Upcoming Meetings

French Arthroscopy Society (SFA)
c/o Corine Bensimon
Hopital Bichat
46 Rue Henri Huchard
75018 Paris, France
President: Phillippe Hardy
Web Site: www.sofarthro.com
Upcoming Meetings

French Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SOFCOT)
Orthopedic Department
Hosital Andre Mignot
78150 Le Chesnay, France
President: Beaufils Philippe
Web Site: www.sofcot.com.fr
Upcoming Meetings

French Society of Sports Medicine (SFMS)
c/o Bruno Sesboue
CHU de la Cote de Nacre
14033 CAEN cedex, France
President: Andre Monroche
Web Site: www.sfms.asso.fr
Upcoming Meetings

(German) Society for Orthopaedic and Traumatologic Sports Medicine (GOTS)
GOTS Geschaftsstelle
Otto-Fleck-Schneise 12
60528 Frankfurt, Germany
President: Martin Engelhardt, MD
Web Site: www.gots.org
Upcoming Meetings

Greek Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
20 Ipsilantou str.
Larisa 41993, Greece
President: Hantes Michael
Fax:  +30 2410 670107
www.eae-net.gr
Upcoming Meetings

Hong Kong Association of Sports Medicine & Sports Science
c/o Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Queen Mary Hospital
Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
President: Mr. Raymond So
Fax: +858-2855-4257
Web Site: www.fmshk.com.hk/hkasmss/home.htm
Upcoming Meetings

Indian Arthroscopy Society
c/o Dr P. Sripathi Rao, Honorary Secretary Indian Arthroscopy Society
Kasturba Hospital
Manipal-576 119, India
President: Dr. Anant Joshi
Web Site: www.indiaorth.org/assoc/ias.htm
Upcoming Meetings

Indonesia Orthopaedic Association
c/o Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. Ciptomangunkusumo
Jl. Diponegoro 71
Jakarta 10430, Indonesia
President: Idrus Paturusi, MD
Fax: +62-21-391-7378
Web Site: www.ioa-poboi.org
Upcoming Meetings

International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS)
ICRS Executive Office
Saegemattstrasse 6B
Belp CH-3123, Switzerland
President: Hunziker Ernst
Fax: +41 (0) 1390 1841
Web Site: www.cartilage.org
Upcoming Meetings

International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS)
2678 Bishop Drive, Suite 250
San Ramon, CA 94583-2338, USA
President: Per A. Renstrom, MD, PhD
Fax: +1 (925) 807-1199
Web Site: www.isakos.com
Upcoming Meetings

Israel Society of Knee Surgery & Arthroscopy
c/o Head of Arthroscopy Unit. Ortho. Dept.
Assaf Harofeh Medical Center
Zerifin 70300, Israel
President: Gabriel Agar, MD
Fax: +972-3- 503-9454
Upcoming Meetings

Israel Society of Sports Medicine
7 Hacarmel St.
Hod Hasharon, 45221, ISRAEL
President: Dr. Ron Arbel
Fax: +972-3-6974689 or +972-9-7414267
Upcoming Meetings

Italian Society of Arthroscopy (SIA)
Strada Maggiore, 33
Bologna 40125, Italy
President: Renata Viola
Fax: +39-51-380748
Web Site: www.siaonline.it
Upcoming Meetings

Italian Society of the Knee (SICG)
Centro Direzionale
Isola B/6 - Scala B
Interno 101
Napoli 80143, Italy
President: Roberto D'Anchise
Web Site: www.sicg.org/Eng/
Upcoming Meetings

Japanese Arthroscopy Association 
c/o Dept. Of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chiba University School of Medicine
1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba, Chiba 260-8677, Japan
President: Hideshige Moriya, MD
Fax: +81 43 226-2369/2116
Web Site: www.jaaa.gr.jp
Upcoming Meetings

Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA)
2-40-8 Hongo
Bunkyo-ku
Tokyo 113-8418, Japan
President: Hiroshi Yamamoto, MD
Fax: +81-3-3818-2337
Web Site: http://www.joa.or.jp/english/english_frame.html
Upcoming Meetings

Japanese Orthopaedic Society of Sports Medicine (JOSSM)
c/o Tokushima University School of Medicine
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Kuramoto-Cho
Tokushima 770, Japan
President: Takaaki Ikata, MD
Website: http://jossm.gr.jp/
Upcoming Meetings

Knee Society
704 Florence Drive
Park Ridge, IL 60068-2104, USA
President: Merrill A. Ritter, MD
Fax: +1 (847) 825-9294
Web Site: www.kneesociety.org
Upcoming Meetings

Korean Arthroscopy Society
c/o Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
School of Medicine
Ajou University San 5
Wonchon-dong, Paldal-gu Suwon 422-721, Korea
President: Young Kyng Woo
Fax:+ 82 2 785 0629
Upcoming Meetings

Korean Knee Society
c/o Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
St. Paul's Hospital
The Catholic University College of Medicine
Catholic Korea 620-56, Korea
President: Byung-III Lee, MD
Fax: +82-2-794-9414
Web Site: www.koreaknee.org
Upcoming Meetings

Korean Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
c/o Dept. of Ortho. Surg., Schl. Of Med.
Chungnam National University
640 Daesa-Dong, Jung-Ku
Daegeon, 301-040, Korea
President: Kwang-Jin Rhee, MD
Fax: + 02 744-3732
Web Site: www.sportsmed.or.kr
Upcoming Meetings

Latin American Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SLARD)
Vicente Lopez 1878 - 2º piso
Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires
(1128) ARGENTINA
President: Alberto Pienovi
Website: www.slard.org
Upcoming Meetings

Lithuanian Association of Arthroscopic Surgeons (LAAS)
Eiveniu str. 2
Kaunas 50009 LITHUANIA
President: Rimtautas Gudas, MD, PhD
Tel/Fax: +310 37 369679
E-mail: rimtautasg@yahoo.com or rimtautas@kmu.lt
Website: www.artroskopija.kmu.lt

Malaysian Orthopaedic Association
Academy House
19 Jalan Folly Barat
50480 Kuala Lumpur
President: Assoc Prof Saw Aik
Web Site: http://www.moa-home.com
Upcoming Meetings

Mexican Association of Joint Reconstructive Surgery and Arthroscopic Surgery (AMECRA)
Juana de Arco 205
Col. Vallarta Norte
Guadalajara, Jalisco, MEXICO 44690
President: Jose Manuel Aguilera Zepeda
Fax: +52 81 8300 6524
Web Site: www.amecra.org.mx
Upcoming Meetings

Netherlands Association of Sports Medicine
c/o Sportgeneeskunde Nederland Postbus 52
3720 AB Bilthoven, Netherlands
President: Agnina J.C.F.M., MD
Fax: +1 531-30-225-2490
Web Site: www.sportgeneeskunde.com
Upcoming Meetings

New Zealand Knee and Sports Surgery Society
c/o Royston Centre
326 Prospect Road
Hastings, New Zealand
President: J. A. Matheson
Upcoming Meetings

Noroic Orthopedic Federation
Medical School K Building
University of Tampere
33014 Tampere, Finland
President: President
Fax: +358 3 31164358
Web Site: www.ors.org
Upcoming Meetings

Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS)
6300 N River Rd., Ste. 727
Rosemont, IL 60018, USA
President: Steven A. Goldstein, PhD
Fax: +1 (319) 335-7530
Web Site: www.ors.org
Upcoming Meetings

Pan Arab Orthopaedic Association
c/o 6328 Locust Tree Lane
Alexandria, VA 22312, USA
President: Wahid Al-Kharusi, MD
Fax:+ 968-603-485
Website:http://www.paoa.net/
Upcoming Meetings

Peruvian Arthroscopy Association
c/o 256 Domingo Elias
Lima 18, Peru
President: Carlos A. Alvarado, MD
Fax: +51-12-415-147
Upcoming Meetings

Polish Sports Traummtozoay Society
Broniesiciego 89
01-876 Warsaw, Poland
President:  Robert Smigielsui, Vice President
Fax:  +351-21-895-86-67
Website: www.ptts.org.pl
Upcoming Meetings

Portuguese Arthroscopic & Sports Trauma Association (APAT)
President:  Doutor Espregueira-Mendes
Fax:  +351-21-895-86-67
Upcoming Meetings

Portuguese Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SPOT)
c/o Cristina Martins Camilo, Secretariat
Rua dos Aventureiros
Lote 3.10.10 - Loia B
Parque das Nações 1990-024 Lisboa Portugal
President:  Fernando Fonseca
Fax:  +351-21-895-86-67
Upcoming Meetings

Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
c/o Surgeons Gardens
Spring Street
Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
President:  Kingsley Faulkner
Fax:  +61-3-9249-1200
Upcoming Meetings

Royal College of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Subspecialty Sports Medicine
4th Floor, The Royal Golden Jubilee Bldg., 2 Soi Soonvijai
New Petchburi Road, Bangkapi
Bangkok 10320, Thailand
President: Vatanchai Rojvanit, MD
Fax: +66-2-716-5436
Upcoming Meetings

South African Knee & Arthroscopy Society
c/o P.O. Box 1797
Parklands, 2196, South Africa
President: Willem Vandermeme
Fax: +27-11-788-5111
Upcoming Meetings

Spanish Arthroscopy Association (AEA)
Avda. Pintor Sorolla, 25
Malaga, 29016, Spain
President: Manuel Diaz-Samada
Fax:  +334 952 600514
Web Site: www.aeartroscopia.com
Upcoming Meetings