3rd Global Conference on
Orthopedic Surgery

Farzam Vazifehdan, an orthopedic surgeon with over 20 years of experience in spine surgery, restructured and integrated the spine unit into the neurosurgical department at the Hospital of Koblenz for the Department of Spine Surgery/Neurosurgery. He is currently involved in the restructuring of the Spine Unit at Diakonie Klinikum in Stuttgart. He began his career as Chief Staff Surgeon at St. Josefs-Hospital in Wiesbaden, Germany. His current team is composed of 4 spine consultants and 8 residents.

His expertise lies in Degenerative Spine, Tumor, and Trauma. Currently, he focuses primarily on osteotomy surgery, with a special interest in researching sagittal balance and imbalance in the lumbar spine and pelvis.

Prof. Pietro Ruggieri, born in Taranto, Italy, in 1958, graduated in Medicine from the University of Bologna in 1982. He completed his Orthopedics residency in 1987, became a certified Board of Orthopedics in 1996, and earned a PhD in Oncology in 1989. A student of Prof. Mario Campanacci, he later worked with Mario Mercuri. Ruggieri held fellowships at the University of Florida and Mayo Clinic. He has authored over 800 scientific papers and spoken at 500+ international congresses. Currently, he is the Chairman of Orthopedics and Orthopedic Oncology at the University of Padova, focusing on musculoskeletal oncology

Musculoskeletal Oncology Reconstructive Surgery

Dr. Seth Yarboro serves as an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics at the University of Virginia, with a specialization in orthopaedic trauma surgery

Infection prophylaxis Biomechanical study of fracture fixation Ankle syndesmosis injuries Intraoperative advanced imaging Motor skills in surgical training Tissue engineering to improve bone healing

Dr. Michael Tanzer is an Orthopaedic Surgeon with a focus on adult hip and knee arthroplasty. He earned his medical degree and completed his residency training at McGill University

Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Dr. Akbar is an Associate Professor of Orthopedic and Spine Surgery and the Chief of the Spine Center at Heidelberg University Hospital in Germany. He also plays a key role as a commission member of the German Society of the Spine, focusing on spinal deformities

Long-term effects of a specific occupational exposure to the upper limb