APKASS
Asia-Pacific Knee, Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty, Shoulder and Sports Medicine Society
Asia-Pacific Knee, Arthroscopy, Arthroplasty, Shoulder and Sports Medicine Society
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This inter-continental exchange programme is run in collaboration with European Society of Sports Traumatology Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA). It is a scientific and cultural exchange between orthopaedic sports medicine physicians in Europe and Asia-Pacific. The programme provides the fellows a valuable opportunity to exchange scientific information, stimulate research and develop collaboration and lifelong friendships.
For each travelling fellowship, THREE fellows are selected to visit overseas sports medicine institutes and facilities for 3-4 weeks, and are accompanied by a reputed senior orthopaedic sports medicine specialist as the “Godfather”. During the tour, fellows will
1.) participate in scientific symposia with host surgeons and give presentations;
2.) view research facilities and surgical procedures;
3.) attend a national sport medicine meeting in the region they are visiting and
4.) participate in social and cultural activities with the local sports medicine community.
This fellowship program takes place every 2 years, we will send out next groups of fellows to Europe in 2026, 2028, 2030 and so on.
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Please contact the administrative office via info@apkass.org should you have any enquiries.
Godfather:
Prof. Nicholas Antao, India
Fellows:
Dr. Kuan-Ting Wu, Taiwan
Dr. Yuta Tachibana, Japan
Dr. Ji Young Yoon, South Korea
Itinerary:
Larissa, Toulouse, Innsbruck, Poznan, Milan, Versailles, Prague
Godfather:
Prof. Nicolas Pujol
Fellows:
Dr. Luca macchiarola
Dr. Davide E. Bonasia
Dr. Marcin Waśko
Itinerary:
Mumbai, Pune, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, Incheon
Godfather:
Prof. Bancha Chernchujit, Thailand
Fellows:
Dr. Kengo Harato, Japan
Dr. Weng Chun Jui, Taiwan
Itinerary:
Istanbul, Larissa, Toulouse, Amsterdam,
Vienna, Bologna, Milan
Godfather:
Prof. Karl Eriksson
Fellows:
Dr. Vasileois Raoulis
Dr. Gilbert Moatshe
Dr. Stefan Mogos
Itinerary:
Thailand, Sydney, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Noosa, Hong Kong, Boao
God Father:
Prof. Denny Lie, Singapore
Fellows:
Dr. Ryuichiro Akagi, Japan
Dr. Hyuk-Soo Han, Korea
Dr. Chih-Hao Chiu, Taiwan
Itinerary:
Istanbul, Larissa, Rome, Bologna, Heidelberg, Antwerp, Gleaneagles, Glasgow
God Father:
Prof. Michael Hantes, Greece
Fellows:
Dr. Lior Laver, Romania
Dr. Gonzalo Samitier, Spain
Dr. Martyn Snow, UK
Itinerary:
Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand
Godfather:
Prof. Masahiro Kurosaka, Japan
Fellows:
Dr. Yinghui Hua, China
Dr. Yasukazu Yonetani, Japan
Dr. Karthik Murugappan, India
Itinerary:
Istanbul, Larissa, Geneva, Porto, Bologna,
Antwerp, Barcelona
Godfather:
Prof. Mustafa Karahan, Turkey
Fellows:
Dr. Brian Devitt, Ireland
Dr. Johannes Barth, France
Dr. Paolo Arrigoni, Italy
Itinerary:
Kobe, Seoul, Shanghai, Chengdu, Taipei, Hong Kong
Godfather:
Prof. Julian Feller, Australia
Fellows:
Dr. Brett Fritsch, Australia
Dr. AtsuoNakamae, Japan
Dr. Jia-lin Wu, Taiwan
Itinerary:
Bologna, Munich, Stockholm, Wigan, Larisa, Amsterdam
Godfather:
Prof. Luigi Pederzini, Italy
Fellows:
Mario Ronga, Italy
Mihai Vioreanu, Ireland
Panagiotis Ntagiopoulos, Greece
Itinerary:
Hong Kong, Macau, Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney, Nara
Godfather:
Prof. Chih Hwa Chen, Taiwan
Fellows:
Dr. Kailash Dilip Patil, India
Dr. Chong Bum Chang, Korea
Dr. Nadhaporn Saengpetch, Thailand
Itinerary:
Gent, Belgium, Nijmegen, Netherlands, Heidelberg, Germany, Ioannina, Greece, Basel, Switzerland, Roma, Italy, Milano, Italy, Geneva, Switzerland
Godfather:
Dr. Fernando Montserrat Ramon, Spain
Fellows:
Dr. Michael Tobias Hirschmann, Switzerland
Dr. Petri Sillanpää, Finland
Dr. Georgios Basdekis, Greece
Itinerary:
Taipei, Seoul, Bangkok, Pune, Jaipur
Godfather:
Prof. KM Chan, Hong Kong
Fellows:
Dr Jin-Zhong Zhao, China
Dr Ryosuke Kuroda, Japan
Dr Dave YH Lee, Singapore
Itinerary:
Warwick, Paris, Bruderholz, Roma, Innsbruck, Ghent, Amsterdam, Oslo
Godfather:
Prof. Philippe Beaufils, France
Fellows:
Dr. Roberto Rossi, Italy
Dr. Sven Scheffler, German
Dr. Michael R Carmont, UK
Itinerary:
Singapore, Hong Kong, Macau, Shanghai, Kobe, Taiwan
