The ACS has conferred Honorary Fellowships since their establishment in 1913. Over the 113 years since its founding, this prestigious honor has been awarded to just 539 surgeons, only 21 of whom have been Orthopaedic surgeons.

With Maurice Müller in 2006, Reinhold Ganz in 2022, and now Christian Gerber, this year’s honor once again highlights the profound influence of Swiss Orthopaedics on this specialty and the legacy of the Bernese School and its remarkable contribution to the development of Orthopaedic surgery worldwide.

The Resortho Foundation takes great pride in congratulating Professor Gerber on this exceptional and well-deserved honor.

Prof. Christian Gerber Named Honorary Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS)

The ResOrtho Foundation, which was instrumental in its concept, design and realization, congratulates 

 to its 10th anniversary. ResOrtho proudly seizes the opportunity to present a further donation of 750'000 CHF to the research platforms designed to be of national relevance. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

The Tenth Anniversary of Balgrist Campus

The winner of the Award was unfortunately unable to be present due to a medical emergency but had prepared an outstanding presentation documenting his extraordinary contributions. The ceremony was very well attended and ended with Prof. David Limb representing the hosting society EFORT Prof. Jesse C. DeLee representing the international Jury and Prof. C. Gerber representing the ResOrtho Foundation handing over the diploma to Prof. Thierry Bégué representing his mentor and friend Prof. Alain C. Masquelet.

SECOND MEYER AWARD CEREMONY HELD AT THE EFORT CONGRESS IN HAMBURG

 is the only award in musculoskeletal medicine, which is attributed by an independent, multinational Jury and thereby the most prestigious honor in musculoskeletal medicine.

The 2024 winner is Prof. Alain C. Masquelet, Paris, who is honored for his pioneering concepts and innovations in the reconstruction of soft tissue and bone defects using the biological potential of the patient’s own tissue. Watch the announcement video 

The Award has been created by the ResOrtho Foundation in memory of Dominik C. Meyer, orthopaedic surgeon at the Department of Orthopaedics at Balgrist University Hospital in Zürich. The Jury has been selected by the most important international, professional societies: The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), The European Federation of National Associations of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (EFORT) and Swiss Orthopaedics each select and appoint 2, the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA), the Australian Orthopaedic Association (AOA) and the ResOrtho Foundation 1 Jury member.

The ResOrtho Foundation thanks the international societies and their Jury members for their participation and takes pride in congratulating Prof. A.C. Masquelet for his unique contribution to orthopaedics.

The official Meyer Award Ceremony will take place at the Annual Meeting of the EFORT on May 22-24, 2024, in Hamburg.

Highest international Honor in Orthopaedics for Professor Alain C. Masquelet

In the first episode Prof. Gerber is talking to the first Meyer Award winner Prof. Reinhold Ganz.

THE RESORTHO FOUNDATION LAUNCHES THE RESORTHO PODCAST SERIES

Prof. Reinhold Ganz, Switzerland wins the first ever Meyer Award for his groundbreaking discoveries and innovations in joint preserving hip surgery which the Jury considered to be the most patient-relevant disruptions made by a living orthopaedic surgeon.

Resortho joins the Jury in congratulating Prof. Reinhold Ganz for his unique contributions to orthopaedic care.

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Prof. Christian Gerber Named Honorary Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (ACS)

The Tenth Anniversary of Balgrist Campus

SECOND MEYER AWARD CEREMONY HELD AT THE EFORT CONGRESS IN HAMBURG

Highest international Honor in Orthopaedics for Professor Alain C. Masquelet

THE RESORTHO FOUNDATION LAUNCHES THE RESORTHO PODCAST SERIES

PROF. REINHOLD GANZ WINS THE FIRST MEYER AWARD