Daniel Saris

Daniël Saris (Past President of ICRS) is a specialized knee surgeon. He joined the Orthopedics staff at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, USA, where he helps shape the Regenerative Medicine program and sports knee surgery, as well as adult knee reconstruction.

Daniël Saris graduated from the University of Amsterdam Medical School. During orthopedic residency, Dr. Saris did a fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, USA, and subsequently completed a PhD at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands, which introduced the now generally accepted concept of joint homeostasis.

He practiced as a staff member in the Department of Orthopaedics at the UMC Utrecht for 17 years, during which he started The Mobility Clinic, an academic expert clinic for Musculoskeletal care, and served as director of the orthopedic residency program.

He now has his clinical practice at Mayo Clinic Rochester and holds academic appointments as professor of Reconstructive Medicine at the University of Utrecht, Clinical Professor at the University of Twente, and Professor of Regenerative Medicine and Professor of Orthopedics at Mayo Medical School.