Short CV Professorchrister G Rolf MD Phd
Short CV ProfessorChrister G Rolf MD PhD
Current post;
Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeonand Headof Arthroscopy and Sport Injury Section Department of Orthopaedics, Karolinska University Hospital
Professor of Sports Medicine at the Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Biotechnology, KarolinskaInstitutet in Stockholm, Sweden
Clinical Profile;
Medical School 1976-1982 University of Umeå, Sweden
Medical License 1986 Socialstyrelsen Stockholm, Sweden
Specialist Orthopaedic Surgery 1991 Karolinska University Hospital
As consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon since 1991 I subspecialized in sports injuries to the knee, shoulder and ankle (undertaken more than 6000 such procedures)
Project leader Karolinska University Hospital Authority for development of day cases surgery center at Department of Orthopedics, Gynecology and Gastrosurgery
Academic Profile;
PhD 1988 Umeå University, Sweden
Associate Professor 1990 Karolinska Institutet
Professor of Sports Medicine at KarolinskaInstitutet
Member of the steering committee Regenerative Medicine Research, KarolinskaInstitutet
Member of the Surgical Education Committee KarolinskaInstitutet
PI and KarolinskaInstitutet’s coordinator of Joint Research Center of Musculoskeletal regenerative medicine KarolinskaInstitutet, Chinese University of Hong Kong and Uppsala University
Professor of Sports Medicine (Hon) Chinese University of Hong Kong
116 published peer reviewed articles
22 published text books
6 published book chapters
Supervisor to 40 postgraduate PhD and Msc students
External examiner at University of Cape Town, University of Copenhagen, University of Wolverhampton, University of Cardiff, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Uppsala Agricultural University and University of Lund.
External Examiner for Final Medical Examination Chinese University of Hong Kong 2012
National and International Profile;
Board Member of the Swedish Society of Sports Medicine IMF 1985-1996 and President 1993-1995, now Honorary Fellow.
Swedish Delegate of North Western Chapter of FIMS (Europe) 1991-1996.
Godfather of the European Delegation and Organizer/Host for the Asian Delegation of FIMS Intercontinental Asian-European Travelling Fellowship 1995-96.
Chairman of the Scientific and Education Commission of FIMS (International Federation of Sports Medicine) 2002-2004.
Member of ISAKOS Sports Medicine Committee 1999-2002.
Chairman of the Scientific and Education Commission of EFSMA (European Federation of Sports Medicine Associations) 2003–2010.
Organizational Profile;
Co-chairman of Program Committees for; FIMS World Congress of Sports Medicine in Beijing 2005, EFSMA European Congress of Sports Medicine in Cyprus 2004, EFSMA European Congress of Sports Medicine Prague 2007, the World Congress of Sports Trauma in Hong Kong 2008, the European Congress of Sports Medicine Antalya 2009.
Organizer of hundreds of instructional courses and seminars for GPs, Team Physicians and other Sports Medicine and Orthopedic Practitioners, for example with FA/Premier league and RFU.
Honorary Profile;
Prince Bertil’s and Princess Lillian’s Award for Outstanding Leadership in Sports 1991. Honorary Consultant for the Swedish Royal Cullberg Ballet 1988-1998,
Team Doctor for the Swedish National Orienteering Team 1982-1996,
Medical Coordinator for the Swedish National Track and Field Team’s Elite Middle and Long Distance Runners 1988-1992,
Honorary Consultant for the Swedish National Special Force (ONI) 1994-1998,
Honorary Consultant for the Swedish Olympic support 1995-1997,
Honorary Consultant for the Hong Kong Orienteering Federation 1997-2000,
Honorary Consultant for the Hong Kong Sports Institute 1997-2000,
Honorary Consultant for the Royal Birmingham Ballet 2001-2009
Team Doctor for Hull City Football Club (Premier League) 2008-2010 (with Remo-qualifications).
Invited Key note Speaker (selection);
Chinese Orthopaedic Association International Annual Congress and World Orthopaedic Forum, Beijing 2013[LT1]
Annual International Stem cell Symposium Hong Kong 2013
Annual Sports Medicine Congress Muscat, Oman 2013
COA International Annual Congress Beijing 2012
International Tendon Symposium, Camp Nou, Barcelona 2012
Taiwan Orthopaedic and Sport Medicine Society 2011
Hong Kong SMARTT Convention 2010
European Federation of Sports Medicine (EFSMA) Congresses 1999 - 2010
FIMS World congresses 2000, 2004, 2006
ISAKOS World congress in Oman 2004
FIMS Team physician courses for England Football Association, England Rugby Union, England Cricket Board 2000-2005
Peer reviewer of International Scientific Journals;
American J Sports Medicine
ActaOrtopaedicaScandinavica
Scandinavian Journal Medicine and Science in Sports
International Journal of Sports Medicine
European Journal Experimental Musculoskeletal Research
Knee arthroscopy sports trauma surgery
British Journal of Sports Medicine
International Sports Medicine
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research (Associate Editor)
Journal of Sports Medicine
SMARTT Journal (Associate Editor)
Matrix Biology
Rheumatology
Tissue Engineering
Journal of Orthopaedic Research (JOR)
Stem Cells
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