LEADERSHIP

Josip "Chuck" Cakic, MD, PhD, FCS(SA)Orth, MMed(Orth) WITS

ISHA 2023 Host Chair

Dr Josip Nenad Cakic, known as Chuck, born in Zagreb, Croatia 1st of March 1965. At the present time live with the family, wife Jasmine and two sons, Luka and Dino in Johannesburg, South Africa. Medical qualification, MD, achieved in the School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia, 1989. Following the compulsory Internship and registration, immigrated to South Africa in 1991, where started as an Intern in JG Strydom, WITS University Hospital. Following the internship, the education was continued as a part of Surgical Rotation at the Department of Surgery, following with Orthopaedic Registrar appointment in 1995. FCS(SA)Orth graduated at WITS University, November 1998. Immediately after graduation, Chuck joined the Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Fellowship with Prof. Dr F.A. Weber, finding specific interest in the hip. At the same time education was continued with completion of the MMed (Orthopaedic Surgery) Degree with the Research thesis: Do African Children with Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis have metabolic bone disease? Very close working relationship with Prof Weber continued for many years, and resulted with Philosophy Doctor Degree (PhD) in Orthopaedic Surgery in 2009, based on Research thesis: South African experience with cross-linked ultra high molecular weight polyethylene in total hip arthroplasty. At the same time, Dr Cakic was working on establishing his Private Practice. Coming in contact with younger, sport oriented patients and having a special interest in hip joint, since beginning of 2000, he started with developing of Hip Arthroscopy in South Africa. In last ten years, hip arthroscopy started to be become recognized orthopaedic procedure, and through the continues education program Dr Cakic was able to establish a training program for other orthopaedic surgeons. At the present time Dr Cakic serves as the Past President of The International Hip Preservation Society - ISHA. He is a founding member and past president of South African Society for Hip Arthroscopy – SASHA, International member of AAOA – American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and member of ISAKOS – International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee surgery and Sports Medicine. Regarding Hip replacement, following the fellowship and continuing work with Professor Weber, Dr Cakic started looking in to different surgical approaches. Dealing with younger, sports orientated patients in his practice, muscle sparing surgery was logical way forward. In 2006, coming across AMIS – Anterior Minimal Invasive Surgery, the way forward was found. Since then, Dr Cakic established AMIS procedure as main surgical approach for THR in his practice and become reference surgeon for the Medacta International in South Africa. Dr Cakic is serving as member of the Editorial Board of the JHPS – Journal of Hip Preservation Surgery, Review Board of AJSM – American Journal of Sports Medicine and Review Board of South African Orthopaedic Journal.

Parminder J Singh, FRCS (Orth), PhD

ISHA 2023 Programme Chair

Dr Parminder J Singh is an experienced and accomplished orthopaedic and trauma surgeon based in East Melbourne, Australia. With a reputation for his knowledgeable and empathetic approach, Parminder recognises the importance of choosing the right doctor for patients' treatment and takes the time to discuss all options with his patients to ensure the right outcome. A member of Hip Arthroscopy Australia (HAA), Dr Singh has a particular interest in Hip and Knee Arthroscopy as well as Joint Replacement surgery. Dr. Parminder Singh is currently performing his surgery at St Vincent’s Private East Melbourne, Epworth Richmond Private Hospital, Epworth Eastern Private Hospital and Waverley Private Hospital. In addition to his surgical commitments, Dr. Parminder Singh is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at Monash University in Melbourne, Director of Orthopaedic Research and Education at Eastern Health and member of ISHA - The Hip Preservation Society.

Rodrigo Mardones, MD

ISHA President 2022/2023

Assistant Professor Rodrigo Mardones is a member of the Adult Reconstructive Surgery Group, Department of Orthopedics Surgery, at Clinica Las Condes and Chief of the Hip surgery unit at the Hospital Militar, Santiago, Chile. He is also a Director of the Stem Cells for cartilage repair project at Clinica Las Condes. He received his MD at the Universidad de Chile in 1999 and completed a specialization in orthopedics in 2002. In 2002-2003 he did a research fellowship at the cartilage connective tissue repair laboratory at the Mayo Clinic. He became Assistant Professor of orthopedics at Pontificia Universidad Catolica in 2005. He is Professor Agregado of Orthopedic at Universidad de Chile in Clinca Las Condes. Rodrigo Mardones’ research has been focused on cartilage repair with the main focus on cartilage regeneration with the use of stem cells from bone marrow and adipose tissue.