Surgery is a Craft of Mentorship
“Surgical knowledge cannot be reduced to anatomy textbooks. It is passed on through observation, through gesture, from hand to hand. It is a demanding legacy built on sharing, respect for one’s elders, scientific emulation and fellowship among peers.”
1. The Lyon Hospital Internship
Our 1975 cohort of the Lyon Hospital Internship Examination (100 accepted out of 1,000 candidates…)
Dr Dominique Gindre
Pulmonologist and Head of Department in Lyon, with whom we prepared for the Hospital Internship Examination (Class of 1975).
Dr Roland Lille
Hand Surgeon in Lyon, colleague and friend from the same Class of 1975.
2. Our Mentors and the Lyon School
Pr Gilles Bousquet, our mentor in Orthopaedic Surgery. He taught us how to identify the right therapeutic indication and to operate using the “no touch” technique (1981–1986).
It was our mentor Pr Albert Trillat who sent us in 1983 to learn Shoulder Surgery alongside Charles S. Neer II in New York, and R. Peter Welsh in Toronto.
Harvard Ellman
Harvard Ellman was the pioneer of arthroscopic shoulder surgery, which he passed on to me as early as 1987 in Los Angeles.
3. Symposiums: Scientific Emulation and Collegiality
Faculty of the Saint-Étienne Symposium on the Rotator Cuff, 1996.
The memorable Gala Dinner at chef Pierre Gagnaire‘s restaurant during the Saint-Étienne Symposium.
Faculty of the Paris 2005 Symposium on Shoulder Arthroplasty
4. An International Network of Sharing and Collaboration
“Surgery knows no borders. From close mentorship to worldwide scientific collaborations, the bonds formed with our colleagues and students from Europe, the Middle East, Asia and beyond are what enrich our discipline.”
Pr Marius M. Scarlat
Shoulder Surgeon in Toulon (France)
Dr Vidal Barchilon
Shoulder Surgeon in Tel Aviv (Israel)
Dr Rami El Abiad
Shoulder Surgeon at Hôtel-Dieu de Beyrouth (Lebanon)
Dr Rami El Abiad
At the Genolier Clinic (Switzerland)
Dr Kayvan Nojoomi
Shoulder Surgeon in Dubai (U.A.E.)
Dr Xiongwei Lu
Shoulder Surgeon in Shanghai (China)
Dr Hiroharu Najima
Shoulder Surgeon in Fukuoka (Japan). A powerful testament to the reach of our mentorship: he translated our reference work “Shoulder Rehabilitation and Surgery in Daily Practice” into Japanese.
Physiotherapist Training
Public Information
Paris Match – 10 May 2001
Paris Match Article (Part 2)
Paris Match Article (Part 3)
Press – Lozère Hospital
Conference – Dubai
Genolier Clinic (2018)
Genolier Clinic (2012–2019)