Globally recognized knee surgeons to learn from St. Francis ortho experts

MOORESVILLE, Ind. – An international panel of orthopedic surgeons is coming to the Center for Hip and Knee Surgery at St. Francis Hospital-Mooresville to observe and discuss advancements made in knee replacement surgery and therapies.

They will be learning the latest techniques in knee replacement surgery from physicians with Joint Replacement Surgeons, part of the St. Francis Medical Group.

Four international candidates for the John N. Insall Travelling Fellowship, sponsored by The Knee Society, will visit the hospital Oct. 19-20. They are: Alessandro Bistolfi, M.D., University of Torino, Turin, Italy; Gwo-Chin Lee, M.D., University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Sebastien Lustig, M.D., Centre Albert Traillat Lyon University Hospital, Lyson-Caluire, France; and Riichiro Tsukamoto, M.D., Shonan Kamakura Joint Reconstruction Center, Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan.

“Members of this prestigious group are internationally known for their surgical skills and research, and we are honored they have selected us to share expertise and to learn about the work we perform,” said E. Michael Keating, M.D., orthopedic surgeon with the Center for Hip and Knee Surgery and a Knee Society board member.

Other Knee Society members at the Mooresville center are Drs. John B. Meding, Philip M. Faris, Robert A. Malinzak and Michael E. Berend, an Insall Fellow in 2004.

As part of their training, the Insall physicians will visit 10 internationally recognized joint replacement centers, including the Mooresville hospital.

The Mooresville center has been ranked No. 1 in Indiana for joint surgery four years in a row by HealthGrades, one of the nation’s premier health care rating companies. For the past four years, the center also has received HealthGrades’ Joint Replacement Excellence Award and been ranked among the top 5 percent in the nation for joint replacement. It has been named a 5-star joint replacement facility for the past eight years.

To learn more about the Joint Replacement Surgeons, go to http://stfrancishospitals.org/SFMG/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=339. More information about the Center for Hip & Knee Surgery is at www.stfrancishospitals.org/Ortho/DesktopDefault.aspx?tabid=23.