Oration
ISSH has two prestigious Orations named after the pioneers in Hand Surgery in India, Prof. R Venkataswami & Prof B B Joshi.
Prof R Venkataswami oration was initiated in the year 1999 with efforts from Dr S Raja Sabapathy. Prof B B Joshi Oration was established a year later, in 2000, with efforts from Dr Ram Prabhoo & Dr Pankaj Jindal.
Emperor Ashoka AwardEmperor Ashoka Award and oration was instituted through the efforts of Dr. Somes Guha and with the help of Dr. Brijendra Singhal and Dr. Veena Singhal to recognize individuals for their immense contribution to Hand Surgery influencing the care of upper limbs across the world.
2022 - Jaipur
Dr. Tomas Hultgren
Title: Shoulder deformity in Birth Brachial Plexus Palsy
2021 - Chennai (Virtual)

Ms Grainne Bourke
Title: Microsurgery in children
2020
Null Year due to Coronavirus Pandemic
2019 - Odisha

Dr. Hidehiko Kawabata, Japan
Title: Nerve transfer in treatment of Obstetric brachial plexus palsy
2018 - Coimbatore

Prof. L. Scott Levin, MD,
Title: Orthoplastic Upper extremity Surgery - 3 Decades of Evolution
2017 - Mumbai

Prof. Richard Gelberman, USA
Title: "Distal End Radius - 2017"
2016 - Ranchi

Dr. Goo-Hyun Baek
Title : "Nonvascularized Iliac Bone Grafting for Scaphoid Nonunion with Avascular Necrosis"
2015 - Indore

Prof. Fuminori Kanaya, Japan
Title: "Functional Reconstruction of Congenital Anomaly of Upper Extremities"
2014 - Mangalore

Prof. Andrew Burd, Hong Kong
Title: "Hand and Upper Extremity Burns - Burns Surgeon or Plastic Surgeon."
2013 - Pune

Prof. Roberto Adani, Italy
Title : "Surgical reconstruction of traumatized thumb."
2012 - Amritsar

Prof. Jin Soo Kim, Korea
Title : “ Free Flaps for Hand”
2011 - Manipal

Dr. Aymeric Lim, Singapore
Title : “Super Microsurgery of Nerves”
2010 - Nashik

Prof. Alain Gilbert, Paris
Title : “Achievements, difficulties and perspectives of the treatment of congenital hand anomalies”
2009 - New Delhi

Dr. F. Del Pinal, Spain
Title : “Rehabilitation of mutilated hand by toe transfer”
Combined Meeting Special Oration The Presidents' Orator Mr. Ian A. Trail, Wrightington, UK
Title:How I treat Arthritis of the Hand and Wrist
2008 - Bangalore

Dr. Steven F Morris, Canada
Title: "Recognizing Creative Genius and the Quest for Excellence in Hand Surgery."
2007 - Kodaikanal

Prof. Duncan A McGrouther, Manchester, UK
Title: "How to Promote Innovation in Hand Surgery?"
2006 - Chandigarh

Dr. Robert J Medoff, Hawaii, USA
Title: “Thinking Outside of the Box, Changing Concepts in the Treatment of Distal Radius Fractures
2005 - Kochi, Kerala

Dr. Joseph Dias, Leicester, UK
Title : Scaphoid : The challenges of a very tiny bone
2004 - Gangtok, Sikkim

Dr. David Elliot, UK
Title : Secondary Flexor Tendon Surgery
2003 - Bangalore

Padmashri H Srinivasan, Chennai
2022 - Jaipur

Dr. Sumedh C Talwalkar
Title: Arthroplasty in the Hand and Wrist
2021 - Chennai (Virtual)

Mr Jonathan Hobby
Title: The Hand and the Mind
2020
Null Year due to Coronavirus Pandemic
2019 - Odisha

Dr. Scott Oishi, USA
Title: Congenital Hand Surgery:Can We Avoid the Merry Go Round?
2018 - Coimbatore

Jesse B Jupiter MD
Title: Fractures of the Distal Raius – Current treatement from historical perspective
2017 - Mumbai

Prof. Jayme Bertelli, Brazil
Title: "Distal Nerve Transfers"
2016 - Ranchi

Prof. Martin I Boyer
Title : "Flexor Tendon Repair and Rehabilitation"
2015 - Indore

Prof. P. C. Ho, Hong kong
Title: "Arthroscopic Surgery of the Wrist - from Misty to Mighty"
2014 - Mangalore

Dr. Marc Garcia Elias, Spain
Title: "What i have learnt after 35 years about Carpal Instability."
2013 - Pune

Prof. Christophe Oberlin, France
Title : "Spastic Hand."
2012 - Amritsar

Prof. Steven Hovius, Netherlands
Title : "Operating on the Hand: What I used to do and what I still do."
2011 - Manipal

Dr. Wolfgang Huber, Austria
Title : “Carpal instabilities with emphasis on scapholunate injuries"
2010 - Nashik

Dr. Lim Beng Hai, Singapore
Title : “Role of toe transfer in the Hand Reconstruction”
2009 - New Delhi

Poong Taek Kim, Korea
Title : “Sports injury of hand and wrist”
Combined Meeting Special Oration The Presidents' Orator Mr. Ian A. Trail, Wrightington, UK
Title:How I treat Arthritis of the Hand and Wrist
2008 - Bangalore

Prof. Bruce R Johnstone, Australia
Title: Overview of Upper Limb Cerebral Palsy.
2007 - Kodaikanal

Dr. Warren C. Breidenbach, Louisville, USA
Title: "Status of Hand Transplantation Today."
2006 - Chandigarh

Dr. Edward T Mah, Australia
Title: “The Development of Microsurgery inRelation to Hand & Upper Limb Surgery - Historical Perspective and Current Status"
2005 - Kochi, Kerala

Dr. W. Bruce Conolly, Sydney, Australia
Title : Healing Hands Around the World
2004 - Gangtok, Sikkim

Dr. Amit Gupta, USA
Title : Use of Vascularised Free Fibula for Complex Reconstruction of Upper Extremity
2003 - Bangalore

Prof. N. H. Antia, Pune
2024

Dr. Caroline Leclercq, France
A step forward in the surgical treatment of the spastic upper limb.
2023

Dr. Michael Tonkin, Australia
A life of congenital hand surgery: reflections and observations
2022

Dr. S Raja Sabapathy, India
Save the working hand, looking back the 30 years and thoughts for the future