ISAKOS Global Traveling Fellowship

Purpose of the Award

The ISAKOS Global Traveling Fellowship is intended to foster the international exchange of knowledge and skills in the field of sports orthopaedic surgery. Coordinated by the ISAKOS Traveling Fellowship Committee, the fellowship will provide the opportunity for young orthopaedic surgeons from five regions to travel with an ISAKOS Godfather to the region of the next ISAKOS Congress. Fellows will have the opportunity to observe sports orthopaedic surgeries performed by highly respected surgeons, discuss the surgical procedures and all aspects of patient management, and discuss and share research experience.

2023-2025 Winners

Darren L. de SA MBA(c), MD FRCSC CANADA

Magaly Iñiguez MD CHILE

Shahbaz S Malik BSc, MB BCh, MSc (Orth Engin), LLM, FRCS (Tr&Orth) UNITED KINGDOM

Amit Meena MBBS, MS, DNB INDIA

Seid Mohammed Yasin MD ETHIOPIA

2021-2023 Winners

Niv Marom, MD ISRAEL

Alexander S. Nicholls, MSc, FRACS AUSTRALIA

Claudia Arias, MD PERU

Umile Giuseppe Longo, MD, MSc, PhD, Prof. ITALY

Giovanna Ignacio Subira Medina, MD, PhD UNITED STATES

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2019-2021 Winners

Joseph Ruzbarsky, MD, UNITED STATES

Saroj Rai, MD, Phd, NEPAL

Wybren van der Wal, MBChB, MMed, IOC Dip Sp Phy, NETHERLANDS

Oyoo Were, MD, KENYA

Pamela Castro, MD, PERU

2017-2019 Winners

Taofeek Adeyemi, MD, MBA, Dip Orth, FMC(Orth) NIGERIA

Paulo Araujo, MD, PhD BRAZIL

Gilbert Moatshe, MD, PhD NORWAY

Brian Rebolledo, MD UNITED STATES

Application Requirements

Applicants must be proposed and recommended by a current ISAKOS Member (recommendation letter required). The applicant should be 45 years of age or under, be able to speak English, have completed an orthopaedic surgery residency and have a practice focusing on sports surgery. Applicants are required to submit a letter of recommendation from an ISAKOS Member, their CV, and a 250-word statement explaining how they will use the knowledge and skills gained from the fellowship.

Applicants must be available to travel prior to and attend the Biennial ISAKOS Congress. Due to the distances and travel times needed between potential host sites in the Asia Pacific region, applicants should plan for their Traveling Fellowship to begin on May 15, 2027 and conclude in Sydney, Australia on May 29, for the start of the congress on May 30, 2027.

Applications are now closed.

Review Process

Applications will be reviewed and successful fellows will be selected by the ISAKOS Traveling Fellowship Committee.

Fellowship

Each fellowship recipient will receive assistance with travel and accommodations to several centers. Fellows must complete travel within the designated term and must document their travels, with a written report of the experience.

Note: Individuals are only permitted to receive one fellowship per lifetime. ISAKOS fellowship recipients, if not already an ISAKOS Member, are required to become an ISAKOS Member prior to receiving their award. One year of Membership dues will be waived in the year of the Congress.