Specialist in orthopedic surgery

Born on October 11, 1959, in Arles, France

1986-1994:	Diploma in orthopedic surgery
1991:	National prize for best medical thesis (shoulder arthroscopy)
1991:	Additional training: UCLA – Prof. Ellman, Jul.-Aug. 1991 – shoulder surgery – Century City Hospital Los Angeles, USA – traveling fellowship
1992-1994:	Fellow, head of department, Strasbourg University Hospital
1992:	Research diploma in clinical studies and biostatistics (National French Scientific Research Dept. Strasbourg – UPR246)
1993:	Additional training: Sport Klinik – Prof. Habermeyer – shoulder surgery – Stuttgart
1994:	University diploma in sports traumatology
since 1994:	Abteilungsleiter der Orthopädischen und Arthroskopischen Chirurgie der Head of the Orthopedics and Arthroscopy Department, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Colmar, France: 300 to 400 shoulder procedures personally carried out every year, mostly arthroscopies

 

Research

• 69 national presentations at referenced scientific society meetings
• 53 international presentations at referenced scientific society meetings
• 65 publications with lecture committees
• Contributions to the editing of several books and medical reviews
• Editor of the French Orthopedic Surgery Review (official publication of the French Society of Orthopedic and Traumatology – SOFCOT)
• Editor-in-chief for the upper limb in Impact Sports Traumatology
• Publication of a book on cuff pathology (The Cuff Elsevier 96, 463pp), co-author with D. Gazielly and T. Thomas
• Supervision of 4 medical theses, 3 national and international symposiums on shoulder surgery and 13 personal contributions to national and international scientific symposiums
• 43 live operations at national and international meetings in 17 countries
• Consultant to industrial companies

 

Memberships

• French Society of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology (SOFCOT)
• French Arthroscopic Society (SFA)
• European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow (ESSSE)
• International Arthroscopic Association (IAA)
• Vice President of Upper Limb Committee of the European Society of Sports and Knee Arthroscopy (ESSKA)
• Epistemological and philosophical reflection group in surgery
• Society of Epistemology of the Science of Life (SHESVI)
• French Academy of Surgery