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[FS01-04]When the East Meet the West: My Cultural Immersion Across the Ocean
*Alvin Weii Su1 (1. Department of Orthopedics, Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware, USA)
Alvin Su, MD, PhD, is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine and pediatric orthopedics. He serves as associate professor of orthopedic surgery and pediatrics at Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, and an adjunct professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Delaware.
He serves on the Editorial Board of the official Journal of POSNA (Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America). He has served on the committees of POSNA and American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM). He is an active member of Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) and Asian-Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA).
Dr. Su has authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, is a principal reviewer for American Journal of Sports Medicine (AJSM) and has presented at many national and international conferences.
His research interests, which have been supported by grant fundings from the NIH, AOSSM and POSNA, include translational scientific research in biomechanics and tissue engineering, articular cartilage repair, sports motion capture analysis and medical economics modeling. His clinical interests include sports medicine surgery of the knee, hip, shoulder, elbow, and ankle, cartilage and meniscus injury treatment, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and other ligamentous reconstruction, and fracture care.
He also has keen interest in martial arts and loves spending time with his two teenage children. His ultimate career goal is to promote the physical and mental health of all, by synergizing the merits that he learned from the East and the West.
He serves on the Editorial Board of the official Journal of POSNA (Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America). He has served on the committees of POSNA and American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM). He is an active member of Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) and Asian-Pacific Orthopaedic Association (APOA).
Dr. Su has authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, is a principal reviewer for American Journal of Sports Medicine (AJSM) and has presented at many national and international conferences.
His research interests, which have been supported by grant fundings from the NIH, AOSSM and POSNA, include translational scientific research in biomechanics and tissue engineering, articular cartilage repair, sports motion capture analysis and medical economics modeling. His clinical interests include sports medicine surgery of the knee, hip, shoulder, elbow, and ankle, cartilage and meniscus injury treatment, anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and other ligamentous reconstruction, and fracture care.
He also has keen interest in martial arts and loves spending time with his two teenage children. His ultimate career goal is to promote the physical and mental health of all, by synergizing the merits that he learned from the East and the West.
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