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This inter-continental exchange programme is run in collaboration with the Latin American Society of Knee Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine (SLARD). It is a scientific and cultural exchange between orthopaedic sports medicine physicians in Latin America 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 3 years, we will probably send out groups of fellows to Latin America in 2027, 2030 and so on.
APKASS-SLARD Travelling Fellowship 2027
Santiago, Lima, Quito, Mexico, Panama (SLARD Congress 2027)
Open until 16 August 2026
Please submit your appliction form to the administrative office via info@apkass.org by the deadline
God Father:
Prof. Xuesong Dai, China
Travelling Fellow:
Dr. Chih Hao Chiu, Taiwan
Dr. Samuel Ka-Kin Ling, Hong Kong
Dr. Seikai Toyooka, Japan
Itinerary:
Mexico, Colombia, Chile, Argentina
God Father:
Dr. Mosquera Arango, Colombia
Travelling Fellow:
Dr. Alvarez Salinas, Argentina
Dr. Morales Avalos, México
Dr. Rojas Castillo, Chile
Itinerary:
Melbourne, Sydney, Bali, Singapore, Pattaya
God Father:
Dr. John Matheson, New Zealand
Travelling Fellow:
Dr. Saseendar Shanmugasundaram, India
Dr. Atul Mahajan, India
Dr. Hongyun Li, China
Itinerary:
São Paulo, Cali, Lima, Santiago, Buenos Aires
(XV International Congress of the Argentine Arthroscopy Association)
God Father:
Dr. Claudio Mingo Saluzzi, Argentina
Travelling Fellow:
Dr. Luis Antonio Goytia Alfaro, Bolivia
Dr. Hernán Lisandro Galán, Argentina
Dr. Diego Edwards, Chile
Itinerary:
Auckland, Brisbane, Sydney, Singapore, Bangkok, Shanghai, Chengdu
God Father:
Prof. Eiji Itoi, Japan
Fellows:
Dr. Yong-Seuk Lee, Korea
Dr. Warren Leigh, New Zealand
Dr. Li Yu, China
Itinerary:
Mexico City, Mexico
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Rosario, Argentina
Buenos Aires , Argentina
La Serena, Chile
(The 51th International Congress of Chilean Orthopaedics)
God Father:
Dr. Vicente Gutierrez, Chile
Travelling Fellow:
Dr. Horacio Rivarola Etcheto, Argentina
Dr. Alexandre Nicolini, Brazil
Dr. Tania Alvarado Chavez, Ecuador
Itinerary:
Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney, Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Chengdu
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