Faculty

Bernardo Aguilera-Bohorquéz, MD

Clínica Imbanaco, Cali, Colombia

Dr Bernardo Aguilera is an orthopedic surgeon from Universidad del Valle. He has a Fellowship in Reconstructive Orthopedics from University of Alabama and his work is focused on hip arthroscopy. He is the founder of the hip preservation unit (UPRECA) at Centro Médico Imbanaco located in Cali,Colombia. Dr Aguilera is professor and director of the hip preservation arthroscopic surgery fellowship at Universidad Javeriana and since its creation in 2011, he has trained 18 fellows in hip arthroscopy.

Henrique Cabrita, MD, PhD

Instituto Vita, São Paulo, Brazil

PhD in Orthopedics and Traumatology from the University of São Paulo (2004). He is a full member of the Brazilian Societies of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Hip, Arthroscopy and Sports Traumatology, Sports Medicine and International Member of the American Academy of Orthopedics (AAOS), ISHA - The Hip Preservation Society and North American Academy of Arthroscopy (AANA). Former Assistant of the Hip Group of the Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Hospital das Clínicas of the Faculty of Medicine of the U.S.P. Former Collaborating Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo. He has experience in the area of ​​orthopedics and traumatology, with an emphasis on the following topics: hip arthroscopy, hip arthroplasty, sports medicine, orthopedic surgery, orthopedic infections, surgical complications and tissue banking. Volunteer supporter of the Residency in Family and Community Medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo since 2015. Develops voluntary work at Instituto Vita, an NGO/OSCIP that supports needy athletes. Member of the Clinical Staff and Partner of Vita Ortopedia e Reabilitação, where he is part of the Scientific Committee, Hip Group and Administrative Council. Member of the Teaching and Training Committee of the Brazilian Hip Society. Former President of the SBQ Hip-Preserving Surgery Committee (2016-17). Former president of the São Paulo Regional of the Brazilian Hip Society (2014-15).

Leandro Calil de Lazari, MD, PhD

Grupo São Lucas, São Paulo, Brazil

PhD in Medical Sciences - Orthopedics and Traumatology, FMRP - USP, PhD scholarship at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma - Italy, at the Department of Knee, Hip and Pediatric Surgery. Traveling Fellowship of the International Society of Hip Arthroscopy (ISHA) in 2016. Coordinator of the Orthopedics and Traumatology Residence of Santa Casa de Sertãozinho, São Lucas Hospital and Ribeirão Preto Hospital / Ribeirão Preto / SP. Coordinator of the Internship of Residents of Orthopedics and Traumatology, FMRP / USP, at Santa Casa de Sertãozinho. Professor at the Ribeirão Preto Medical School - University of Ribeirão Preto, 2007 - 2010. Member of the Brazilian Association of Orthopedics and Traumatology (SBOT), ISHA, AO Lat, SBCJ, SBQ, AAOS, SBRATE.

Fernando Comba, MD

Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Medical University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1996. Residency: Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Orthopaedics, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1997-2002. Fellowship in Adult Hip Reconstruction: Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2003-2005. Visitorship and Research at Hospital for Special Surgery, Hip Surgery and Hip Preservation, New York, 2005 and 2006. Staff Orthopaedic Surgeon Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires. President of ACARO 2024-2025. International member of AAHKS.

Pedro Dantas, MD

Hospital Cuf Descobertas, Lisbon, Portugal

Bio pending

Christian Foronda, MD

Indisa Clinic, Santiago, Chile

Born in Santiago/Chile (1967). Medical Studies: P Universidad Catolica de Chile (1985-1995). Orthopaedic Surgeon since 1996. Hip and Knee Reconstructive Surgeon, Hip Arthroscopist, Past President Chilean Hip Society.

Victor Ilizaliturri, MD, PhD

Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Mexico City, Mexico

Dr. Victor Ilizaliturri is an orthopaedic surgeon working in the National Institute for Rehabilitation in Mexico. He was a founding member of ISHA and served as President in the year 2013.

Rodrigo Mardones, MD

Clinica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile

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.

Agustin Perea, MD

Cemic Hospital - Trinidad Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina

I am Orthopedic Surgeon. Graduated from the Buenos Aires University. I´ve done my training in Cemic Hospital and Trinidad Hospital. I exercise my profession of hip surgeon since 2011. I perform hip reconstruction and preservation surgery.

Marcelo Queiroz, MD, MSc

Ilumini Clinic, São Paulo, Brazil

Dr. Marcelo Queiroz is an orthopedist, hip specialist, with proven experience in arthroscopy and arthroplasty.​ His goal is to focus on excellence, providing humanized, individualized and efficient service. ​He is an assistant physician in the Hip group of the Orthopedics Department of Santa Casa de São Paulo, where he has teaching and research activities linked to the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa de São Paulo.​He has recognized experience in hip arthroscopy, and is currently chairman of the Latin American committee of ISHA (International Hip Preservation Society) and chairman of the SBQ (Brazilian Society of Hip) preservative surgery committee.​ Member of SBOT (Brazilian Society of Orthopedics and Traumatology), SBQ (Brazilian Society of Hip), ICRS (International Cartilage Repair Society) and ISHA (The Hip Preservation Society).​​

Pablo Slulitel, MD

Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Consultant Hip Surgeon specialized in primary THA, hip arthroscopy and periacetabular osteotomy.

Gerardo Zanotti, MD

Hospital Italiano, Buenos Aires, Argentina

After my training at the University I made my residency at the federal police hospital. The trauma was my main objective, then to improve my training I did the fellowship in hip surgery at the Italian hospital of Buenos Aires, finally in 2014 I made a 6-month fellow at the Inselspital of Bern, Switzerland and also with Prof Reinhold Ganz in joint preservation.