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Bone and Joint Decade Ambassadors
The Bone and Joint Decade Ambassador programme honours outstanding service and achievement by leaders in the musculoskeletal community. Comprising both health-care professionals and patient advocates, BJD Ambassadors promote the mission of the Decade internationally and within their countries, assist National Action Network development, facilitate strategic contacts and work with the International Steering Committee to achieve the goals of the Decade. Between 2000 and 2009, the following outstanding members have been awarded the title of BJD Ambassador:
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Dr D Luis Muscolo |
Argentina |
| Prof John Hart | Australia |
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Mr Benjamin Horgan |
Australia |
| Dr Margaret Smith | Australia |
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Prof Rainer Kotz |
Austria |
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Dr Cyril Toma |
Austria |
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Prof Eduardo de Rose, MD, PhD |
Brazil |
| Dr Marcos Musafir | Brazil |
| Mr Tom Fullan |
Canada |
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Mr Denis Morrice |
Canada |
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Prof James Wadell |
Canada |
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Prof Marko Pecina |
Croatia |
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Prof Heikki Isomäki |
Finland |
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Prof Pär Slätis |
Finland |
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Prof David R Marsh |
Great Britain |
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Prof PN Soucacos |
Greece |
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Prof Edith MC Lau |
Hong Kong SAR |
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Dr Pal Géher, MD, PhD |
Hungary |
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Dr Miklós Szendröi, MD, PhD |
Hungary |
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Prof Dinesh Mohan |
India |
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Mr PC Nahar † |
India |
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Prof TK Shanmugasundaram † |
India |
| Dr Arvind Chopra | India | | Dr K M Mahendranath | India
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Prof Giorgio Brunelli, MD |
Italy |
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Prof Hiroshi Yamamoto, MD |
Japan |
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Prof Shoichi Kokubun, MD, PhD |
Japan |
| Mr Shinji Kazama | Japan |
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Mrs Randa Assi Berri |
Lebanon |
| Dr Chris Bossley | New Zealand
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Prof Alexander Krasnov, MD, PhD
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Russia
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Prof Vladimir Ivanovich Shevtsov
| Russia
| Prof Radko Komadina
| Slovenia
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Prof Johannes Jacobus Rasker |
The Netherlands |
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Prof Dr Sj van der Linden |
The Netherlands |
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Prof Girish Mody |
South Africa |
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Dr Jos van Niekirk |
South Africa |
Ms Ntomifuthi Pearl Seboya
| South Africa
| Dr Thami Benzakour, MD
| North Africa
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Prof Alf Nachemson † |
Sweden |
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Prof Björn Rydevik |
Sweden |
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Prof Frank Wollheim |
Sweden |
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Prof Dieter Grob |
Switzerland |
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Prof Norbert Gschwend |
Switzerland |
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Prof Dr Med Maurice E Müller |
Switzerland |
| Dr Thamrongrat Keokarn |
Thailand |
Mrs mary Anderson
| USA |
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Dr Edward Benzel, MD |
USA |
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Prof Bruce D Browner |
USA |
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Dr Joseph Croft, MD |
USA |
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Prof Victor H Frankel |
USA |
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Dr Bevra H Hahn, MD |
USA |
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Dr Scott Haldeman, MD, DC, PhD |
USA |
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Dr Shaun Ruddy, MD |
USA |
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Dr Lawrence Shulman, MD |
USA |
Mr Toby King
| USA
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Prof Peter Walker, PhD |
USA |
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Dr Michael Weinblatt, MD |
USA |
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Prof Stuart Weinstein |
USA |
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