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JBJS Open Access Editorial Board

Marc F. Swiontkowski, MD
Editor-in-Chief, The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc.
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest

Board of Associate Editors

John Bartlett, MBBS, FRACS, FAOrthA Warringal Medical Centre Melbourne, Australia Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest In Ho Choi, MD, PhD Seoul National University Hospital Seoul, South Korea Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest Naoki Haraguchi, MD St. Marianna University Yokohama Seibu Hospital Kanagawa, Japan Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest Benjamin Joseph, MSOrth, MChOrth, FRCSEd Aster Medcity Kochi, India Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest H. Mike Kim, MD Missouri Orthopaedic Institute University of Missouri in Columbia Columbia, Missouri, United States Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest​ Stephen Lyman, PhD Associate Editor for Methodology and Statistics Hospital for Special Surgery New York, NY, United States Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest Nicola Maffulli, MD, MS, PhD, FRCP, FRCS(Orth) University of Salerno Salerno, Italy Queen Mary University of London London, England Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest

Morio Matsumoto, MD, PhD Keio University Hospital Tokyo, Japan Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest Dante Parodi, MD Fundación Medica San Cristóbal Santiago, Chile Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest Per-Henrik Randsborg, MD, PhD Akershus University Hospital Lørenskog, Norway Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest Edward H.M. Wang, MD, MSc University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital Manila, Philippines Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest Hee-Kit Wong, FRCS(Glas), MChOrth(Liv), FAMS National University of Singapore Singapore Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest Rick W. Wright, MD Associate Editor for Evidence-Based Orthopaedics Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, Tennessee, United States Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest

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Eng Hin Lee, MD

Co-Editor, JBJS Open Access

Summary

Dr. Lee is an Emeritus Consultant in the Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics at the National University Hospital and Senior Consultant in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore. He is a member of the International Pediatric Orthopaedic Think Tank (IPOTT) and is the current President of the ASEAN Paediatric Orthopaedic Society. He specializes in the management of orthopaedic problems in children. His research interests are in stem cell biology and musculoskeletal tissue engineering, especially for cartilage and physeal repair and regeneration. He was made a Fellow of International Orthopaedic Research by the International Combined Orthopaedic Research Societies in 2019.

Specialties/Clinical Interests

• Pediatric Orthopaedics
• Stem Cell Biology
• Articular Cartilage Repair and Regeneration
• Physeal Repair and Regeneration
• Biomaterials

Awards & Recognition

• Best Scientific Paper Award, Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America (1993, 1996)
• Presidential Guest Speaker, British Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress, 2004
• Donald Gunn Lecture, Singapore Orthopaedic Association Annual Scientific Meeting, 2005
• Outstanding Researcher Award, National University of Singapore, 2006
• Outstanding Clinician Mentor Award, Ministry of Health, 2008
• Lifetime Achievement Award, Lee Foundation/NHG, 2008
• College of Surgeons Lecture, Academy of Medicine, 2014
• Mentoring Innovation and Leadership in Educational Scholarship (MILES) Award, APMEC, 2017
• Presidential Guest Speaker, Philippine Orthopaedic Association 69th Annual Congress, 2018
• Fellow of International Orthopaedic Research, ICORS, 2019

Professional Associations

• Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America
• International Pediatric Orthopaedic Think Tank
• Canadian Orthopaedic Association
• Asia Pacific Orthopaedic Association
• Asia Pacific Paediatric Orthopaedic Society
• ASEAN Orthopaedic Association, Past President
• ASEAN Paediatric Orthopaedic Society, President
• Singapore Orthopaedic Association, Past President

Education

Fellowship:	Paediatric Orthopaedics, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
Residency:	Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Toronto Teaching Hospitals
Medical degree:	University of Western Ontario, Canada

Publications

A list of articles authored by Dr. Lee can be found here.

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Robin R. Richards, MD

Co-Editor, JBJS Open Access

Summary

Dr. Richards is a Surgeon-in-Chief Emeritus at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and Vice Chair – Clinical of the University of Toronto Department of Surgery, Chair of the Awards and Internal Evaluation Committees and Past Secretary-Treasurer of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons.  Dr. Richards is a member of the Ontario, Canadian and American Orthopaedic Associations and is a Past-President of the Canadian and Ontario Orthopaedic Associations.  Dr. Richards maintains an active practice focusing on arthroplasty of the shoulder and elbow, upper extremity reconstruction following trauma, soft tissue procedures to control joint instabilities in the upper extremity, and the surgical treatment of irreparable brachial plexus injury.

Awards & Recognition

2019	University of Toronto Orthopaedic Hall of Fame
2017	Silver Quill Award in the Qualitative or Quantitative Research Category, Canadian Physiotherapy Association (with co-authors)
2009	R.I. Harris Lecture, Annual General Meeting, Canadian Orthopaedic Association, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada. (Distinction) Orthopaedic Surgery: The journey of a life time. Lessons learned along the way.  2009.
2004	Medal Lecture, Spine Society of Europe, Porto, Portugal. (Distinction) (for presentation “Surgeons in Crisis - The Heart or the Mind?”).
1995	Founder's Medal for Best Research, Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society, Canada. (with co-authors R Jain, DC Turchin, GI Anderson, EH Schemitsch and RJ Byrick).
1993	Charles S. Neer Award, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, Canada. (in recognition of outstanding clinical research).
1989	ABC Travelling Fellowship, Canadian Orthopaedic Association
1988	J. Edouard Samson Award, Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation, Canada

Professional Associations

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
American Orthopaedic Association
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons
Canadian Medical Association
Canadian Orthopaedic Association
Canadian Orthopaedic Foundation
Canadian Orthopaedic Research Society
Canadian Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons
Medical-Legal Society
Ontario Medical Association (Life Member)
Orthopaedic Trauma Association
Trauma Association of Canada

Specialties/Clinical Interests

• Joint replacement of the shoulder and elbow
• Soft tissue procedures to control joint instabilities
• Surgical treatment of irreparable brachial plexus injury
• Treatment of chronic disorders of the forearm
• Wrist reconstruction

Education

Fellowship:	Hand and Microsurgery, Duke University Medical Centre
Residency:	University of Toronto Postgraduate Training Program in Orthopaedic Surgery
Medical degree:	McMaster University

Publications

A list of articles authored by Dr. Richards can be found here.