ISTA Munich
Invited Faculty
Prof Markus Wimmer, USA
ISTA Munich 2026 President. Rush University
Dr Vani Sabesan, USA
ISTA Munich 2026 Co-Chair. Specialist in Shoulder, Elbow & Regenerative Medicine
Prof Thomas M Grupp, Germany
ISTA Munich 2026 Scientific Chair. Aesculap AG Research and Development, Tuttlingen, Germany. Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, Musculoskeletal University Center Munich (MUM), Campus Grosshadern, Munich, Germany
Dr Bernd Grimm, Luxembourg
Luxembourg Institute of Health (LIH), Department of Precision Health
Dr Robin Pourzal, USA
Rush University Medical Center
Prof Fares Haddad, UK
University College London and HCA
Prof Nico Verdonschot, The Netherlands
ISTA Munich 2026 Awards Chair. Professor in Orthopaedic Biomechanics, Radboud Medical Center & The Technical University of Twente
Dr Saskia Brendle, Germany
Research & Development, Aesculap AG, Tuttlingen
Dr Alessandro Alan Porporati, Germany
CeramTec GmbH - Medical Products Division - Medical & Scientific Affairs
Prof Alexander Giurea, Austria
Medizinische Universität Wien, Wiener Privatklinik
Dr Arun Mullaji, India
Breach Candy Hospital
Prof Boris Holzapfel, Germany
LMU University Hospital
Dr David Liu, Australia
Gold Coast Centre for Bone and Joint Surgery
Dr Ebru Oral, USA
Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
Dr Elis Pegg, UK
Newcastle University
Stuart Callary, Australia
University of Adelaide
Dr. Jeffery Bischoff, USA
Zimmer Biomet
Dr Hannah Lundberg, USA
Rush University
Dr Gustavo Leporace, Brazil
Biocinética
Petra Heesterbeek, The Netherlands
Sint Maartenskliniek
Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Rüdiger von Eisenhart-Rothe, Germany
Clinic for Orthopedics and Sports Orthopedics at the Klinikum
Prof Rajesh Malhotra, India
Indraprastha Apollo Hospital
Prof Peter E Muller, Germany
Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Musculoskeletal University Center Munich (MUM), University Hospital Munich
Dr Suzanne Maher, USA
Hospital for Special Surgery
Prof Michael Morlock, Germany
Institute of Biomechanics, TUHH Hamburg University of Technology
Prof Richard Appleyard, Australia
Macquarie University
Dr Stephanie Muh, USA
Henry Ford Health
Prof William Mihalko, USA
University of Tennessee Health Science Center/Campbell Clinic Orthopaedics
Prof Yasuhiro Homma, Japan
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Institute of Medicine, University of Tsukuba.
Prof Dr Henning Windhagen, Germany
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery of Hannover Medical School at DIAKOVERE Annastift
Dr Brett Levine, USA
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Prof J. Philippe Kretzer, Germany
Research Center of Biomechanics and Implant Technology, Heidelberg University Hospital
Dr Yukihide Minoda, Japan
Osaka Metropolitan University
Dr Joseph Maratt, USA
Forté Sports Medicine & Orthopedics
Dr Luca Ambrosio, Italy
Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico
Assoc Prof Sumit Raniga, Australia
Macquarie University
Dr Wael Barsoum, USA
Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company (HOPCO) , Cleveland Clinic Florida
Dr Martin Roche, USA
Director of Arthroplasty at the Hospital for Special Surgery FL
Mr Michele Pressacco, Italy
Enovis
Dr Michael Dan, Australia
Macquarie University Hospital & Lingard Hospital
Prof Yasuyuki Ishibashi, Japan
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine
Prof Zhongmin Jin, China
Southwest Jiaotong University
Prof Hani Haider, USA
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, College of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center
Prof Javad Parvizi, USA
Acibadem University, Istanbul
