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Prof. Michele Mercurio currently serves as Associate Professor in Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery at the Magna Graecia University of Catanzaro, Italy.

 

He received his medical degree and completed his residency program (both academic qualifications achieved with summa cum laude and academic career mention). He obtained the qualification as Full Professor and for Organization and Leadership of Health Public Organizations.

 

He completed the prestigious German-Austrian-Swiss Society for Orthopaedic Traumatologic Sports Medicine (GOTS) fellowship in 2022 at cutting-edge centers: Rennbahnklinik and University of Basel (Switzerland), St. Josefs-Krankenhaus, University of Paderborn and Osnabruck (Germany), University of Wien and Krems (Austria). Prof. Mercurio also completed the European Arthroscopy Fellowship (EAF) 2025 organized by Asociacion Espanola de Artroscopia (AEA), Gesellschaft für Arthroskopie und Gelenkchirurgie (AGA), SIAGASCOT, Sociedade Portuguesa Artroscopia e Traumatologia Desportiva (SPAT). He won the Robert Bulcholz Grant from The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, the Mario Randelli Award from SIAGASCOT, and the Best Paper Award from SIOT.

 

Prof. Mercurio’s clinical interests include shoulder, hip and knee arthroplasty, shoulder and knee arthroscopy, ankle and foot surgery and sports traumatology.

 

He does research in Traumatology, Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Surgery. He acts as Principal Investigator in several funded national and international multicenter studies. He published over 100 peer-reviewed papers, presented 100 abstracts at national/international conferences, and acted as lead or assistant surgeon in 1800 procedures. He also holds a patent for an industrial invention relating to a surgical helmet. Associate Editor of Cartilage.

 

Prof. Mercurio is the current Past President of the Federation of Orthopaedic and Trauma Trainees in Europe (FORTE), he is the SIAGASCOT Regional Delegate and member of the IORS Executive Board, SIOT Pain Committee and SIAGASCOT Ankle&foot and Science Committees. He is the Chairman of FORTE Summer School 2026 and 2027.

 

 

More information on LinkedIn ( https://it.linkedin.com/in/michele-mercurio-323a18231 ) and ResearchGate ( https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michele-Mercurio ) page

Dr. Melissaridou Dimitra is an Orthopaedic Surgery Resident in the First Department of Orthopaedics in Attikon University General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), Greece and currently serves as the President of FORTE (Federation of Orthopaedic and Trauma Trainees in Europe). She is a PhD candidate in orthopaedic research, investigating novel therapeutic approaches for osteosarcoma through experimental protocols and holds a master’s degree in applied Biomechanics and Biomaterials in Orthopaedics. Throughout her training Dr.Melissaridou has developed a strong academic and research profile. Her international academic and clinical experience includes serving as a Research Fellow in the Patty and Jay Baker Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Program at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York, as well as completing clinical observerships at NYU Langone Health and Mount Sinai Hospital, NY. She was also awarded a scholarship by the Hellenic Medical Society of New York in recognition of her academic and professional development. Dr. Melissaridou has authored and co-authored more than 40 peer-reviewed scientific publications and has presented numerous abstracts, posters, and oral presentations at leading orthopaedic congresses and scientific meetings worldwide, including major international meetings across Europe and the United States. Beyond her academic and research activities, she has been actively involved in professional leadership and resident representation, serving as a Residents’ Representative for three years within the College of the Hellenic Association of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. Dr. Melissaridou is committed to advancing orthopaedic surgery through excellence in research and education, international collaboration and the cultivation of the next generation of orthopaedic surgeons.