ISSH

Orations

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.
Every year a renowned Hand Surgeon from across the world is invited to deliver each Oration. The list of orators so far comprises of some of the most distinguished names in hand surgery.

Prof. R. Venkataswami Oration
Prof. B. B. Joshi Oration

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

Orations

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”

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"

5^th Annual Indo-US Hand surgery Conference