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MEMBERS OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD
The World Journal of Orthopedics Editorial Board Members are composed of 57 distinguished experts active in the relevant field, distributed in 23 countries/regions, include China (11), Italy (10), Greece (7), Spain (3), Türkiye (3), United States (3), India (2), Iran (2), United Kingdom (2), Austria (1), Brazil (1), Egypt (1), Germany (1), Ireland (1), Japan (1), Netherlands (1), Poland (1), Portugal (1), Reunion (1), Saudi Arabia (1), Switzerland (1), Taiwan (1), and Thailand (1).
Editor-in-Chief (2023-07-28/2025-12-31)
Xiao-Jian Ye, MD, Chief Physician, (E-mail:yexj2002@163.com) Department of Orthopedics, Tongren Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200233, China
Senior Editorial Board (2025-01-23/2028-12-31)
Massimiliano Leigheb, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, (E-mail:massimiliano.leigheb@uniupo.it) S.C. Ortopedia e Traumatologia Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Maggiore della carità di Novara, Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro, Novara 28100, Italy
Executive Associate Editor-in-Chief (2023-07-28/2025-12-31)
Xin Gu, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedics, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200335, China
Editorial Board (2022-01-01/2025-12-31)
Florian Michael Baumann, MD, Associate Professor, Surgeon, Department of Trauma Surgery, Regensburg University Medical Center, Regensburg 93042, Germany
Biju Benjamin, MBBS, MCh, MS, Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic surgery, Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert FK5 4WR, Scotland, United Kingdom
Tahsin Beyzadeoglu, MD, Professor, Faculty of Health Sciences, Halic University, Istanbul 34738, Türkiye
Rogerio Leone Buchaim, Associate Professor, PhD, Department of Biological Sciences, Bauru School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, Bauru 17012901, São Paulo, Brazil
Teddy Caderby, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences, University of La Réunion, Le Tampon 97430, Reunion
Kai Cao, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330002, Jiangxi Province, China
Byron Chalidis, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, The First Orthopaedic Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 57010, Greece
Zoe H Dailiana, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa 41500, Greece
Ivan De Martino, MD, Attending Doctor, Research Scientist, Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Roma 00168, Italy
Hossein Elgafy, MD, Professor, Department of Orthopedics, University of Toledo Medical Centre, Toledo, OH 43614-5807, United States
Osama Farouk, MBChB, MD, MSc, Professor, Department of Orthopaedic, Assiut University Hospitals, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut 71526, Egypt
Federico Alberto Grassi, MD, Professor, Department of Health Sciences, University of East Piedmont, Novara 28100, Italy
Ashim Gupta, PhD, Orthopaedics and Regenerative Medicine, Future Biologics, Lawrenceville, GA 30043, United States
Farzin Halabchi, MD, Professor, Department of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14395-578, Iran
Li-Fang Hu, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, Shaanxi Province, China
Mantu Jain, DNB, MD, MNAMS, Associate Professor, Reader (Associate Professor), Department of Orthopedics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubneswar 751019, Odisha, India
Yoshiharu Kawaguchi, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toyama, Toyama 930-0887, Japan
John G Kennedy, FRSC, MCh, MD, Doctor, Doctor, Professor, Surgeon, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, NYU Langone Health, New York, NY 10002, United States
Dimitrios Kitridis, MD, 1st Orthopaedic Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 57010, Greece
Georgios A Koumantakis, BSc, MSc, PhD, Assistant Professor, Physiotherapist, Physiotherapy, University of West Attica, Athens 12243, Greece
Prasoon Kumar, MBBS, MS, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research Chandigarh, Chandigarh 160012, India
Tugba Kuru Çolak, PhD, Associate Professor, Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Marmara University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul 81600, Türkiye
Richard Lass, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna 1090, Austria
Yong-Zhi Liang, Assistant Professor, PhD, School of Science, HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, Harbin 518055, China
Sien Lin, PhD, Assistant Professor, Musculoskeletal Research Laboratory, Department of Orthopaedics & Traumatology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong 999077, China
Zhi-Wen Luo, Assistant Professor, MD, PhD, Department of Sports Medicine, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200040, China
Vasileios S Nikolaou, MD, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, Surgeon, 2nd Orthopaedic Department, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens 14233, Greece
Paul O'Grady, FRSC, MBBS, MBChB, MD, MSc, Lecturer, Surgeon, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo University and Galway University Hospitals, Castelbar F23 H529, Ireland
Recep Öztürk, Associate Professor, MD, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Dr Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training And Research Hospital, Ankara 06200, Yenimahalle, Türkiye
Vito Pavone, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties, Section of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University Hospital Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele, University of Catania, Catania 95100, Italy
Carlo Perisano, MD, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Consultant Physician-Scientist, Surgeon, Surgical Oncologist, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, Rome 00168, Italy
Maciej Płaszewski, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation in Biała Podlaska, Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education, Biała Podlaska 21-500, Poland
Enrico Pola, MD, PhD, Academic Research, Associate Professor, Chairman, Professor, Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome 00168, Italy
Jia-Ying Qiu, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Prenatal Screening and Diagnosis Center, Affiliated Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu Province, China
Piti Rattanaprichavej, MD, Associate Professor, Director, Director, Lecturer, Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedics, Naresuan University, Mueang 65000, Phitsanulok, Thailand
Dario Regis, MD, Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Integrated University Hospital, Verona 37126, Italy
E Carlos Rodriguez-Merchan, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, “La Paz” University Hospital-IdiPaz, Madrid 28046, Spain
Antonio Silvestre-Muñoz, MD, Lecturer, Reader (Associate Professor), Surgeon, Surgical Oncologist, Teacher, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Valencia, Valencia 46010, Spain
Giuseppe Solarino, MD, Professor, Reader (Associate Professor), Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Neuroscience and Organs of Sense, School of Medicine, University of Bari “Aldo Moro”, Bari 70121, Italy
Dimitrios Stasinopoulos, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, School of Health and Care, Athens 12456, Greece
Mohamed Sukeik, FRCS (Ed), MD, Chief Physician, Surgeon, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Hospital – Al Khobar, Al Khobar 34423, Saudi Arabia
Michele Francesco Surace, MD, Professor, Interdisciplinary Research Centre for Pathologynand Surgery of the Musculoskeletal System, Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Varese 21100, Italy
Gianluca Testa, MD, Research Assistant Professor, General Surgery and Medical Surgical Specialties - Section of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, University of Catania, Catania 95123, Italy
Rui M Torres, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor, Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, North Polytechnic Institute of Health, Porto 4585-116, Portugal
Antonio Gino Tristano, FACP, MD, MSc, Associate Professor, Department of Rheumatology, Trinidad Medical Center, Madrid 28224, Spain
Konstantinos Tsikopoulos, MD, MSc, Senior Researcher, Department of Orthopaedic, Harrogate and District Foundation Trust, Harrogate HG2 7SX, United Kingdom
Hsi-Kai Tsou, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Chief Physician, Neurosurgeon, Department of Functional Neurosurgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung 40705, Taiwan