Knee: Sports & Preservation Committee

Mission

Contribute to the overall education and research activities of ISAKOS as required and requested.

Body of Work: This committee is focused on pre-arthroplasty issues - including cartilage and ligament surgery - open and arthroscopic, as well as osteotomies.

Composition

Chair, Deputy Chair(s), up to 15 members, staff liaison

James R. Robinson, MBBS, FRCS(Tr & Orth), MS

Co-Chair, 2025-2027
UNITED KINGDOM

Maria Tuca, MD

Co-Chair, 2025-2027
CHILE

Matthieu Ollivier, Prof, MD, PhD

Deputy Chair, 2025-2027
FRANCE

Ciara M. Stevenson, MBBCh, BaO, FRCS(Orth)

Deputy Chair, 2025-2027
UNITED KINGDOM

Tahsin Beyzadeoglu, MD, Prof. TURKEY	Kyle Borque, MD UNITED STATES
Brian M. Devitt, MD, PhD, FRCS, FRACS IRELAND	Lika Dzidzishvili, MD, PhD SPAIN
Francisco Figueroa, MD CHILE	Daniel W. Green, MS, MD UNITED STATES
Michael E. Hantes, MD, PhD, Prof. GREECE	Sebastián Irarrázaval, MD CHILE
Mauricio Kfuri Jr., MD, PhD UNITED STATES	Yee-Han Dave Lee, MBBS, FRCS(Ortho) SINGAPORE
Timothy Lording, MBBS, FRACS AUSTRALIA	Niv Marom, MD ISRAEL
R. Kyle Martin, MD, PhD, FRCSC UNITED STATES	Juan Pablo Martinez-Cano, MD, MSc, PhD COLOMBIA
Gilbert Moatshe, MD, PhD NORWAY	Thomas Neri, MD, PhD, Prof. FRANCE
Emmanouil Papakostas, MD, FEBSM QATAR	Dinshaw Pardiwala, MS(Orth), DNB(Orth), FCPS INDIA
David A. Parker, MBBS, BMedSc, FRACS AUSTRALIA	Enrique Leonardo Crisostomo Pasion, MD, FPOA, FACS PHILIPPINES
Tomas Pineda, MD CHILE	Sachin Tapasvi, MBBS, MS, DNB, FRCS INDIA
Brett A. Fritsch, MBBS BSc(Med), FRACS, FAOrthA AUSTRALIA	Seth L. Sherman, MD UNITED STATES

Charges

The following charges are the 2025 - 2027 committee term.

Awards & Fellowships
- Assist in the selection of the winner of the ISAKOS Patellofemoral Research Excellence Award.
- Collaborate with the Traveling Fellowship Committee in the selection of the winner of the ISAKOS Patellofemoral Traveling Fellowship.
- Determine the selection of the winner of the ISAKOS Albert Trillat Award.
Congress
- Collaborate with Program Chair and Deputy Chair on innovations and new technologies that can be implemented at the 2027 Congress in Sydney.
- Develop scientific session proposals for the Biennial ISAKOS Congress related to Knee: Sports & Preservation; Committee will be responsible to propose topics, session chairs and a balanced faculty, in collaboration with the Program Chair and ISAKOS Office
- Review and grade abstracts for the Biennial ISAKOS Congress related to Knee: Sports & Preservation.
Global Link
- Assist in the management, review, and organization of ISAKOS Global Link content related to Knee: Sports & Preservation, to maximize value of this education portal for ISAKOS members and subscribers.
Journal of ISAKOS
- Provide articles to the Journal of ISAKOS, as requested by the JISAKOS Editorial Board.
- Serve as article reviewers on an as needed basis for Journal of ISAKOS.
Publications
- Prepare and submit at least one article, annually, for the ISAKOS eNewsletter; for possible inclusion within the 2026 and 2027 calendar years.
Strategic Plan
- Advance the fulfillment / achievement of the ISAKOS Strategic Plan. Consider with all Committee initiatives, how projects will assist in the accomplishment of the ISAKOS Strategic Plan.

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