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Dr. Jose Eid
Orthopedic Surgeon
Dr. Jose Eid (CRM SP 43653) is an orthopaedist specialising in knee surgery, who has practised shockwave treatment in Brazil since 1998.
Dr. Lev Kalika
Chiropractor, Researcher
Dr. Lev Kalika, DC, RMSK, is Clinical Director at NYDNR in Manhattan, with more than 20 years of clinical experience in rehabilitative medicine. He is an expert in musculoskeletal ultrasonography, registered in musculoskeletal sonography (RMSK) since 2012, and has developed his own approach to dynamic functional and fascial ultrasonography.He holds ISMST shockwave certification and publishes peer-reviewed research on ultrasound-guided therapies, including shockwave therapy for neck pain, trigger points and low back pain. He is a member of ISMST and ASMST.
Prof. Dr. med. Karsten Knobloch
Plastic and Reconstructive surgeon, Sports Medicine Physician
Prof. Dr. med. Karsten Knobloch, FACS, is a specialist in general, plastic and aesthetic surgery, hand surgery, sports medicine and emergency medicine. He founded his private practice for sports medicine and hand surgery in Hannover in 2012, and also sees patients at SportPraxis Austria in Perchtoldsdorf near Vienna.He has been an adjunct professor of plastic surgery at Hannover Medical School since 2010. He is Vice President of ISMST, Secretary General and Past President of DIGEST, and a board member of DIGEMTT. He has written books on shockwave therapy in aesthetic medicine, hand surgery and neurology, and about 300 publications.
Prof. Dr. Carlos Leal
Orthopedic Surgeon, Researcher
Prof. Dr. Carlos Leal is an orthopaedist from Universidad el Bosque in Bogotá, with a postdoctoral fellowship in biomechanics and research at Harvard University. He is a full professor of the postgraduate programme in orthopaedics and traumatology at Universidad el Bosque, and director of the cartilage restoration clinic and the Fenway Medical regenerative orthopaedics centre in Bogotá.His work focuses on the knee, sports medicine, shockwave therapy and stem cells. He is a former president and the Scientific Secretary of ISMST, President of HISPAMEF, Vice President of SOCARTD, and a founding member of ONLAT and of the Colombian shockwave society OCC.
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Rainer Mittermayr
Orthopedic Surgeon, Researcher
Priv.-Doz. Dr. Rainer Mittermayr, MBA, is a specialist in orthopaedics and traumatology and a team leader at the Vienna Meidling trauma centre, where he heads the shockwave outpatient clinic and the shoulder team. He also heads the shoulder group at the Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology and lectures at MUV and SFU.He is Treasurer on the ISMST executive board, a past ISMST president (2012), and a scientific advisor on the executive board of the Austrian Society for Trauma Surgery.
Dr. Paulo Santos
Orthopedic Surgeon, Researcher
Dr. Paulo Santos (CRMESP 33269) is an orthopaedist who trained in orthopaedics and traumatology at Escola Paulista de Medicina and holds a doctorate in sciences from UNIFESP. He has used shockwave therapy since 2000, after certifying in Vienna with Dr. Wolfgang Schaden and in Berlin with Dr. Richard Thiele.He is the ISMST Ambassador and Instructor in Brazil, a member of the shockwave group at CETE-UNIFESP, and a professor on the postgraduate pain course at Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein.
Dr. Wolfgang Schaden
Orthopedic Surgeon, Researcher, Sports Medicine Physician
Dr. Wolfgang Schaden is a specialist in trauma surgery and sports medicine and a pioneer of medical shockwave technology. At the AUVA Trauma Centre Meidling in Vienna he was senior surgeon and chief of the Department of Shockwave Therapy.He gave the first shockwave treatment for impaired bone healing in 1993, and the first for impaired wound healing in 2003. He is an Honorary Fellow of ISMST and was President of DIGEST in 2014–15. He has been an internationally certified shockwave trainer since 2000, and has written about 50 publications and book contributions. He speaks English and French.
Dr. Sergej Thiele
Orthopedic Surgeon, Sports Medicine Physician
Central to our work is the individual, whom we regard holistically. Diagnostics, conservative and surgical therapy of the locomotor system are the cornerstones of our endeavor. We also have a special focus on Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) and one of the greatest advantages of this therapy, which is renowned worldwide today, is that in contrast to an operation it involves almost no risks or complications. Dr. Sergej Thiele and the incredible team strive to help their patients on a daily basis.