Fabio Valerio Sciarretta was born in Rome on November 13, 1963. He is currently orthopedic consultant at the Clinics “Nostra Signora della Mercede”, “Ars Medica” and “Mater Dei” in Rome and at “Villa Regina” and “Nigrisoli Hospital” in Bologna. He earned his MD with honors from the University of Rome “La Sapienza” in 1988 and completed his Orthopaedic Surgery residency in the same University, gaining the specialization In Orthopaedics and Traumatology cum laude in 1993, under the supervision of Prof. Lamberto Perugia, master of knee surgery and his godfather for over 20 years. Since the years of the Bachelor, he concentrated his professional interest in the Knee Surgery, Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine, focusing particularly on techniques for cruciate ligament reconstruction and repair of meniscal tears and, subsequently, to the cartilage restoration surgery, devoting years to all the different techniques of reconstruction of cartilage damage in any joint, deepening these techniques with internships abroad. The last decade has been especially dedicated to regenerative medicine therapies for cartilage healing. He has published over 50 publications in national and international journals and has presented more than 250 papers in national and international conferences. He was also instructor in various courses of arthroscopic and arthroplasty surgery.
He edited the Italian edition of over 30 treaties of Orthopedics and Traumatology of the american and international literature and for some years participated to the Italian edition of the original English text of “Year book of orthopedics”.
Since January 1990 he is ordinary member of the Italian Orthopaedics and Traumatology Society, Affiliate Member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) and of the European Society of Sports Traumatology Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA) and Active member of the International Cartilage Regeneration & Joint Preservation Society (ICRS), of the Societé Internationale de Chirurgie Ortopedique et de Traumatologie (SICOT) and of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS).
He is currently:
– member of the General Board and Chair of the ICRS (International Cartilage Regeneration & Joint Preservation Society) Education and Meeting Standing Committee,
– National Delegate for Italy, Editorial Secretary, Board of Directors and International Council Member, Chair of the Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Subspecialty Board and Co-Chair of the Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Subspecialty Board of the Societé Internationale de Chirurgie Ortopedique et de Traumatologie (SICOT)
– Co-Chair of Orthobiologics Task Force of International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) Education Committee
– Member of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery & Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) Education Committee
– Scientific Board Member of Regenerative Medicine Orthopaedic Society (RMOS)
– Scientific Board Member of Global Regenerative Academy (GRA)
