Pioneers of Hand Surgery
Traditionally during the Congresses of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand, a number of “Pioneers of Hand Surgery” are acknowledged. This is a long standing custom which dates back to the 3rd Congress in Tokyo held in 1986.
Since then, 82 physicians have been designated the prestigious title of “Pioneer of Hand Surgery”. To this number, 13 more were added at the Sydney Congress.
The enormous contribution of the Pioneers to Hand Surgery will influence many generations of Hand Surgeons to come. Ultimately of course, their accomplishments will benefit countless patients far into the future. The IFSSH Membership therefore, expresses its sincere appreciation and gratitude to our Pioneers for enriching our passion, Hand Surgery.
To be nominated as a Pioneer, the person must be at least 70 years of age or deceased, must be a recognized leader in hand surgery and have contributed significantly to the development of Hand Surgery nationally and/or internationally.
The Secretary-General will call for nominations from member societies at least nine months before the date of the Congress. Nominations should be received in writing, accompanied by a curriculum vitae and photograph and a summary of the reasons for recommendation at least six months before the Congress date. The IFSSH Nominating Committee will assess the recommendations and advise the IFSSH Executive Committee of its decision.
List of Pioneers of Hand Surgery
Pioneers honoured at the Third International Congress Tokyo, Japan 1986
Tamikazu Amoko
Joesph H. Boyes*
Paul W. Brand*
Martin A. Entin*
Mario Gonzales-Ulloa
Marc Iselin*
Johan M.F, Landsmeer*
J. William Littler*
Erik Moberg*
Benjamin Rank*
H. Graham Stack*
Sidney Sunderland*
Raoul Tubiana
Kauko J Vainio*
Claude Verdan*
Pioneers honoured at the Fifth International Congress Paris, France, 1992
Robert E. Carroll
Nils Carstam
Raymond M. Curtis*
Adiran E. Flatt
Benjamin Flower*
J. Leonard Goldner*
Luis Gomez Correa
Harold E. Kleinert
Douglas W. Lamb*
Jeno Manninger*
Daniel C. Riordan
Kauko Solonen
Kenya Tsuge
Pioneers honoured at the Sixth International Congress Helsinki, Finland, 1995
Paul Woodrow Brown
Henry M. Brummer*
Harry J Buncke
Ridvan Ege
James M. Hunter
John Ivor Pulsford James
Lee W. Milford
Ezio Morelli
George E Omer
Jr., George S. Phalen*
Alfred B. Swanson
Tatsuya Tajima
Christopher B. Wynn Parry
Eduardo A Zancolli
Jacques Michon*
Bernard McC. O’Brien*
Alipio Pernet*
Pioneers honoured at the Seventh International Congress Vancouver, Canada, 1998
Donal N. Brooks*
Giorgio Brunelli,
Dieter Buck-Gramcko
Douglas Andrew Campbell Reid
Mack L. Clayton
James Harold Dobyns
Wael Mansour Fahmy*
Geoffrey Raymond Fisk
Ramon Isales
Ivan B. Matev
Robert Malcolm MacFarlane*
Hanno Millesi
James F. Murray
Boleslaw Nagay
Miguel Vargas Busquets*
Pioneers honoured at the Eighth International Congress Istanbul, Turkey, 2001
Valentin Grigore Aburel
Paola Bedeschi
Harold Bolton
F. Merih Eroglu
Anastasios Giannikas
Jamal Gousheh
Stewart H. Harrison
Isidor Kessler
Brij Bhushan Joshi
Ronald L Linscheid
Takayuki Miura
Robert Henry Cradock Robins
Harilaos T. Sakellarides
Richard J. Smith*
Joerg Boehler
Pioneers honoured at the Ninth International Congress Budapest, Hungary 2004
Tadao Kojima
Antal Renner
Martin Singer
Ramaswami Venkataswami
Albrecht Wilhelm
Yutaka Yabe
Yasuo Yamauchi
Pioneers honoured at the 10th International Congress Sydney, Australia 2007
Nicholas Barton (United Kingdom)
Andre Boonzaier (South Africa) *
W. Bruce Conolly ( Australia)
Jan Haftek (Poland)
John Hueston (Australia) *
Adalbert Kapandji (France)
Wladyslaw Manikowski (Poland)
Shojaeddin Sheikholeslamzadeh (Iran)
William Souter (United Kingdom)
Hariharan Srinivasan (India)
Susumu Tamai (Japan)
Yasuo Ueba (Japan)
James Urbaniak (USA)
*Deceased |
