For each issue of MO Journal, we interview respected surgeons from all over the world to find out more about their day to day lives, preferred surgical techniques and professional history. Browse our list of interviewees or perform a keyword search above.
Published in N°016 - March / April 2022
On the occasion of the 20th ESSKA congress, which is being held in Paris and of which he was President, we met Thomas Bauer who talks about the behind-the-scenes aspects of organising such an event, the encounters that have influenced his career, but also the aspects of the profession that are dear to him: exchange, transmission and research.
Published in N°015 - January / February 2022
Dr. Sanjay Desai is the father of shoulder surgery in India. He will describe his personal journey from his training in England to the introduction and development of shoulder surgery in India.
Published in N°014 - November / December 2021
Professor Dieter Wirtz, President of the DGOU and DGOOC is Medical Director of the Medical University Clinic for Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery in Bonn and is an international expert in hip and knee surgery. He has been active in professional politics for many years and tells us about his career and experiences.
Published in N°013 - September / October 2021
Jean-Alain Epinette has dedicated his life to hip and knee surgery and has built an international reputation on hydroxyapatite. This reputation is the result of hard work and an understanding of what the complete training of a lower limb surgeon should be.
Published in N°012 - July / August 2021
For this issue, we met Klaus-Peter Günther, a hip specialist and current EFORT President. He tells us about his career as an orthopaedic surgeon, in the footsteps of the great german masters. Meet a man who knows how to combine tradition, innovation and reflection.
Published in N°011 - May / June 2021
The World Arthroplasty Conference has being held in April virtually and has attracted a very strong international audience. Among those that preside over this event, we met Gijs Van Hellemondt from Sint Maartenskliniek in Nijmnegen. Portrait of a figure in Netherland knee surgery.
Published in N°010 - March / April 2021
David Dejour should have finished his mandate as president last May 2020 in Milan, at the Esska congress. He tells us about the highlights of this very popular congress and retraces the main stages of his professional career, which is entirely focused on the knee.
Published in N°009 - Juanary / February 2021
Modesty, eclecticism and commitment characterise Alberto Gregori. His career, which he was willing to evoke for MO Europe, gave him the opportunity to devote himself to navigation, the beginnings of robotics and above all to humanitarian surgery.
Published in N°008 - November / December 2020
We spoke with Manuel Ribas, who runs the Orthopaedics and Traumatology Unit at the Dexeus University hospital in Barcelona.
Manuel is a student of Vilarrubias and has dedicated his career to femoral acetabular surgery.
Published in N°006 - July / August 2020
Prof. Hofmann Siegfried is an experienced surgeon and international well recognized expert for knee and hip surgery. He has oriented his career towards training and education. Meet a man without compromises.
