Our Guest Speakers

Dr. Michelle Dickinson

Michelle is a passionate researcher and teacher with a love of science and engineering and has made it her life mission to make science and engineering fun and accessible for all through many different media platforms including authoring books and producing TV shows.

With a PhD in Biomedical and Materials Engineering Michelle has combined her interests to give her a unique insight into how nature and technology
can learn from each other for scientific developments.

As co-founder of Nanogirl Labs Ltd and an honorary academic in Engineering at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, Michelle has always followed her dreams and never
let traditional stereotypes scare her.

Awarded the 2020 Hi-Tech Inspiring Individual of the year, Michelle has also been awarded the Member of New Zealand Order of Merit and was winner of the Women of Influence award for science and innovation, Sir Peter Blake Leadership award. Prime Ministers Science Media Communication Prize and the New Zealand Association of Scientists Science Communicators Award.

Michelle thinks that science should be open, transparent and a topic of conversation over the dinner table, not just the lab bench. Her vision is to create positive role models in the world that our children can aspire to be like and ensuring that everyone has access to learning about science and how things work, no-matter what your age or education level.

Prof. Sebastien Lustig

Prof. Sebastien Lustig began his practice in Lyon in 2006 at the Albert Trillat Center with his mentor, Prof. Philippe Neyret, specialising exclusively in the disorders of hip and knee joint.

He has a specific interest in research and completed his PhD in biomechanics in 2010, thanks to his research on Computer Assisted Surgery and Total Knee Arthroplasty.

He has had over 100 original research presentations, and over 80 invited presentations at national and international conferences. He has published over 150 studies in prestigious orthopaedic journals indexed on PubMed and 60 chapters in orthopaedic textbooks.

He is involved in four academic formations (bone and joint infection, arthroscopic surgery, knee surgery and sports medicine).

Prof. Lustig is actively involved in a number of international orthopaedic organisations, including committee appointments for ISAKOS (International Society for Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, chair of Knee Arthroplasty Committee), ESSKA (European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee surgery and Arthroscopy), EKS (European Knee Society, chair of Travelling Fellowship Committee) and EHS (European Hip Society). Thanks to these achievements, Prof. Lustig was named as Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Lyon in 2014. He has been in charge of the orthopaedic programme in Lyon University since 2016.

Performing over 800 arthroplasties per year, Prof. Lustig’s current practice is focused on hip and knee joint replacement. He has a special interest in rapid recovery, robotic assisted surgery, and revision surgery.

Dr. Greg Poulter

Dr. Poulter graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, receiving his bachelor’s degree in biochemistry in 1995. In 2002, he graduated magna cum laude from MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine. Dr. Poulter completed an orthopedic surgery residency at the University of Michigan in 2007 and an orthopedic spine fellowship from the University of California, San Francisco in 2008.

Previously, Dr. Poulter worked as a spine surgeon at Vail-Summit Orthopaedics in Vail, Colorado, where he was a founding member and chairman of the Vail-Summit Research and Education Foundation.

Dr. Poulter belongs to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the North American Spine Society and the Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery.

Dr. mARTIN rOCHE

Dr. Martin Roche is an international leader in robotic and sensor-assisted knee surgery. He specializes in knee arthroplasty – from partial to total knee replacements. He is focused on the integration of patient-specific data to produce the best results. By utilizing objective, personalized data-driven surgery, he is evolving the art of knee surgery to a proven science.

Dr Roche is a native of Ireland, received his orthopedic training at the University of Miami, and has been in practice since 1996 in South Florida. As Director of Arthroplasty at HSS Florida, he is committed to expanding exceptional care to our arthritic joint patients in Florida. His goal is to improve patient mobility and enable them to resume an active lifestyle.

DR. Charlie Saltzman

Dr. Charles Saltzman is the LS Peery MD Presidential Endowed Professor of Orthopaedics at the University of Utah. Dr. Saltzman is focused on improving physical function of patients with limited mobility. He has helped develop new methods for treatment of ankle arthritis (ankle fusion & ankle replacement), midfoot arthritis,
ankle & hindfoot arthroscopy and forefoot problems.

Dr. Saltzman centers his clinical practice on two primary areas of great need where he has deep expertise: 1) Adult ankle problems (sports injuries, torn tendons or ligaments, bone or
cartilage injuries, arthritis) and 2) Complex foot and ankle problems of pre-adolescents to adults.

Dr. Saltzman serves the field of Orthopaedics as Editor in Chief of the flagship scientific journals Foot & Ankle International and Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics. He is a co-Editor of the premier textbook "Mann's Surgery of Foot and Ankle", Past President of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society, Past President of the International Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies, Past President of the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons and Past Vice President of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Saltzman served as Chair of the University of Utah Department of Orthopaedics from 2005–2021

Prof. Paul Smith

Professor Paul Smith AM is one of Australia’s most experienced and highly regarded hip and knee surgeons, having performed over 5000 hip and knee replacement procedures. He is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Australian National University, Director of the Trauma and Orthopaedic Research Unit at the Canberra Hospital and the John Curtin School of Medical Research, and Orthopaedic Unit Director at the Canberra Hospital. He is also Director of the Australian Orthopaedic Association National Joint Replacement Registry and former chair of the Australian Orthopaedic Association (ACT Branch) and The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (ACT Branch)