International Guest Speakers


                   

Associate Professor David Parker

A specialist in disorders and surgery of the knee joint, with particular interests in sports injuries, ligament reconstruction, realignment surgery and cartilage pathology, and knee replacement surgery. Prof Parker completed fellowships in London, Ontario, and has been in practice in Sydney since 2001, specialising exclusively in disorders of the knee joint, with Visiting Medical Officer appointments at the Royal North Shore Hospital, North Shore Private Hospital and the Mater Private Hospital. He was co-founder of the Sydney Orthopaedic Research Institute in 2002, and has a particular interest in translational research in the area of knee surgery, with more than 80 peer-reviewed publications, and over 100 invited presentations around the world . He is a clinical Associate Professor at the University of Sydney, Past President of APKASS, Board Member of ACL study group, and 2nd Vice President of ISAKOS.

                  


Dr Peter McEwen

Specialising in surgery of the knee Dr McEwen completed his advanced orthopaedic training in 1999 and has been in fulltime clinical practice in Townsville since 2001. He has undergone post fellowship training and dedicated himself almost exclusively to surgery of the knee.

Dr McEwen has a particular interest in surgery for sporting injuries of the knee. His post fellowship training and ongoing involvement with the ICRS and ISAKOS reflects this interest. He is team surgeon for the Townsville Crocodiles NBL team and works with the Townsville Fire WNBL Team.



                  


James P. Stannard, MD  

An internationally respected orthopaedic trauma and complex knee injury surgeon, Dr. James Stannard leads the clinical, training, and research efforts at MU Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. He oversaw the opening of the Missouri Orthopaedic Institute in May 2010, which is central Missouri’s most comprehensive orthopaedic surgery center, as well as its latest four-floor expansion in 2017. In 2016, he was named President of AO North America, an orthopaedic education and research foundation. Before coming to Missouri, he was section chief of the orthopaedic trauma service at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (1996-2009). He has served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Knee Surgery since 2010, and the textbook he co-edited, Surgical Treatment of Orthopaedic Trauma, published its second edition in 2016. It is the best-selling textbook in its field and is published in six languages. Since 2010, he has served as associate head team physician for the University of Missouri’s Athletic Department. Dr. Stannard completed 10 years’ of active service with the U.S. Army, including service as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg in North Carolina. He received an Army Commendation Medal twice, three Meritorious Service Medals, and Airborne wings from four different countries (USA, Germany, Honduras, and South Africa).