Dr. Jun Li (China), 2015 AAOS Internaitonal Emerging Leaders Scholarship recipient

Hello, AAOS International Scholarship alumni, colleagues and friends,

My name is Jun Li.

It was great honor to be a 2010 International Scholarship recipient, and a 2015 IEL Scholarship recipient. I am very happy to share my AAOS International scholarship visiting experiences which brought great inspirations to my future career.

During my first visit in 2010 I attended the AAOS-AAHKS Hip & Knee Replacement Orthopaedic Learning Center in Rosemont, IL. The two-day cadaver practicing course with lectures offered by experts provided excellent opportunities for me to learn about developments in Hip & Knee primary and revision replacement. I remember that Dr. William A. Jiranek, the director of the course, kindly presented the reading and CD materials to me. Then I observed at Kaiser Permanente, Oakland Medical Centre for four days following Dr. Stefano Bini. I was very impressed with Dr. Bini’s broad view of world orthopaedics. Dr. Bini was also my first mentor leading me to Joint Arthroplasty practicing. 

 

 With Dr. Bini and his colleagues at Kaiser Permanente, Oakland, Calif

 After the AAOS Surgical Skill Scholarship program, I invited Dr. Stefano Bini and Dr. Ronald Wyatte to 1^st Tang Du Orthopaedic Joint Symposia to perform arthroplasty surgeries. They also presented their publications at the 2011 Shaanxi Provincial Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, offering international elements to the conference. Moreover, I invited Dr. Andrew Park (Resident in San Francisco Orthopaedic Residency Program, CA, USA) to visit Tang Du Hospital, Feb. 8-28, 2011. We organized multiple meetings which allowed Chinese medical students and young orthoapedic surgeons to practice their oral English with Dr. Park by exchanging ideas on a wide range of topics, including the differences between being orthopaedic professionals in China and in the USA. 

English salon for young orthopaedic surgeons in Xi’an community (Dr. Park, left six; Dr. Jun Li, left seven)

Dr. Domagoi Delimar, one of the AAOS International alumni attended our 2^nd Tang Du Orthopaedic Joint Symposia, as published on the AAOS International Blog and AAOS International Facebook.

 The 2nd Tang Du Orthopaedic Joint Symposia, (Dr. Domagoi Delimar, left six; Professor Hari Reddi, left seven; Dr. Jun Li, right three)

I was honored to be selected as the AAOS 2014 IEL scholarship recipient. AAOS has designed the excellent visiting program for me from 10 May to 18 May at Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush University Medical Center with Dr. Craig Della Valle. From 20 May to 22 May, my observership shifted to be with Dr. John Clohisy at Barnes Jewish Hospital/Washinton Universiry Orthopeadics at St. Louis, and then with Dr. Hany S. Bedair at Department of Orthopaedic Surgery,  Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Finally, from Tuesday to Wednesday, 26-27 May, my observership was with Dr. Hany S. Bedair and Dr. William Healy at Newton Wellesley Hospital.                                                                                   

                                                                                                                     With Dr. John Clohisy

                         With Dr. Craig Della Valle

This observership program was designed based on my professional needs and clinical interests, focusing on the cutting-edge techniques in Hip & Knee Joint surgery. 

My OR observation included partial knee replacement, hip resurfacing arthroplasty, mini-incision hip & knee replacement, revision surgery of hip & knee, PAO Osteotomy,  Surgical Dislocation, hip arthroscopy for hip labrum repairing, and arthroscopic surgical technique for hip impingement.

My mentors and hosts were Dr. Della Valle, Dr. Clohisy, and Dr. Bedair. They are all well-known hip & knee specialists who established pioneering research programs such as long survivorship of arthroplasty, preservation hip surgery. During the eighteen-day program, I took part in 30 cases of surgical observation and discussion. I observed the detailed surgical techniques, and learned solutions to the technical traps which I encountered during my practice. This 18-day observation was totally accomplished, and went beyond my expectation as I got training on those cutting edge surgical techniques and became familiar with US post-medical-education training system, learned about the U.S. healthcare system, hospital administration and protocols, operating room teamwork, and clinical research program establishment. We also talked about the future conference visiting and clinical research co-operation possibilities. 

 

 With my mentor and host, Dr. Hany S. Bedair, at Ether Dome.  William T.G. Morton made history on October 16, 1846 in Massachusetts General Hospital’s surgical amphitheater, now known as the Ether Dome, as he demonstrated the first public surgery using anesthetic (ether).

                                              
With Dr. Healy 
at Newton Wellesley Hospital

Thanks to AAOS International Scholars Program for all the observerships, travel information, accommodation and daily schedule which made the accomplishment of my IEL scholarship visit comfortable and enjoyable.

In China, I lead a young orthopaedic team group with 45 beds, 13 orthopaedic faculty and staff, and 25 members in the Nursery Unit. Over 1000 surgeries are performed annually, and about 70% of them are trauma and 30% are joint replacement. My clinical practice focuses on joint arthroplasty and hip preservation surgery.

I will continue to host the Tang Du Orthopaedic Joint Symposia and Tang Du Orthopaedic Trauma Symposia annually, as I love international communication. Moreover, I am an active committee member of Chinese Orthopaedic Association (COA), Chinese Association of Orthopaedic Surgeon (CAOS), and SICOT China. If you are interested in international programs, please do not hesitate to contact me. I will be very happy to assist and to be the bridge between you and Chinese orthopaedics surgeons.