Elizaveta Kon, MD

Associated Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Humanitas University, Milan

Orthopedic surgeon, Chief of Translational Orthopedics Unit, Center of Functional and Biological Reconstruction of the knee, Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan

President of International Cartilage Repair and Joint Preservation Society (ICRS)

Vice President SIAGASCOT

Director of Master Degree “Regenerative Medicine in Orthopedics” Humanitas University, Milan

Director of Nano-Biotechnology Laboratory and Orthopedic surgeon, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute and Assistant Professor, University of Bologna 2013-2017

Full professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Sechenov University, Moscow 2018-2022

Principal Investigator of numerous research projects and clinical trials regarding biotechnology applications in orthopaedics, into the framework of European and national research.

Author of over 250 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals (H-index 83) and over 40 chapters in textbooks in orthopedic surgery Editor of 5 Orthopaedic Surgery textbooks.

Faculty of more than 400 society meetings all over Europe, Asia and America.

Associated Editor of International Orthopedics, Journal of Experimental Orthopedics and Joints. Reviewer for more than 20 Orthopaedics Journals

Past-President of the Cartilage Committee of ESSKA; Scientific Chair of ESSKA 2021 Congress; Past-President of Scientific Committee and Cartilage Committee of SIGASCOT; Past General secretary, Past-President Educational and Meeting Committee and Fellowship Scholarships and Grants Committee of ICRS.

Travelling Fellow ESSKA/AOSSM European/North American Sports Medicine Traveling Fellowship, 2009 and ICRS Travelling Fellowship, North America, 2004

Winner of several awards: Award Cum Laude ICRS World Congress 2022, 2019, 2015 and 2013; Best rated abstract ICRS World Congress 2022; Biologic Association Research Award 2021; Best virtual communication SIOT 2021; Most cited and Most downloaded publication 2011-2016 in Arthroscopy Journal; Leading article Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy Journal 2013 and 2016; Most cited publication 2009-2010 in American Journal of Sports Medicine; Scientific exhibit award of excellence AAOS Annual Meeting 2011.