Specific Sports-Related Injuries

Sergio Rocha Piedade is the former Head of the Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, and Coordinator of Exercise and Sports Medicine at the School of Medical Sciences of the University of Campinas (FCM/UNICAMP), São Paulo, Brazil. He has extensive experience in the field of exercise and sports medicine, orthopaedic trauma and knee surgery, and holds a specialist degree in Orthopaedics and Traumatology from the Brazilian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, specialist degree in Sports Medicine the Brazilian Society of Sports Medicine, and a master's degree in Surgery and Sports Medicine and a PhD in Surgery from UNICAMP. He is currently Chairperson of ISAKOS Sports Medicine Committee (from 2017 to 2021).

 Philippe Neyret was a Professor at the University of Lyon and was Head of the department at the Centre Livet. He is a member of several medical societies and is the second Vice President of SOFCOT, ESSKA and EFFORT, and General Secretary of the EFORTFoundation. He was also President of ISAKOS.

João Espregueira-Mendes is Professor of Orthopaedic Traumatology and Chairman of the Orthopaedic Department at Minho University, Portugal. He is Director of Clínica do Dragão – Espregueira-Mendes Sports Centre, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, FC Porto Dragão Stadium, Portugal. He is also orthopedic surgeon for FC Porto, and a Senior Researcher in ICVS/3B’s-PT Government Associate Laboratory.

 Moises Cohen is a Professor at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), Brazil. His work focuses on orthopedics and traumatology, knee surgery, and arthroscopy and sports traumatology. In 2010 he was elected Head of the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology at the Escola Paulista de Medicina, UNIFESP.

 Mark R. Hutchinson is a Professor of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where he has served as Head Team Physician for 25 years. He has been named Best Doctor or Top Doctor in the greater Chicago area every year for over a decade, and has received numerous awards for both clinical practice and teaching. He has served various teams over the years including Team USA at two Olympic Games, two World University Games, and the Paralympic games.