ISHA Research Committee
The Research Committee was initiated by a group of leading experts in orthopaedic surgery, physiotherapy, allied health, and research methods. It is committed to assisting with the development of and/or initiating areas of research in hip arthroscopy; supporting multi-centred, international research projects; advancing research education in the field; and promoting and evaluating funding opportunities for this research.
The Research Committee is responsible for reviewing survey requests submitted by members against a standardised set of criteria. Other projects for the Committee include a virtual research fellowship and the awarding of ISHA research grants.
Research Committee Members
- Ajay Malviya – UK (Chair)*
- Richard “Chad” Mather III – USA ((Vice Chair; Member Survey Review Lead)*
- Philip Noble – USA*
- Ashley Campbell – USA*
- Nils Becker – Germany*
- Christian Gatzka – Germany*
- Alexandros Tzaveas – Greece*
- Filippo Randelli – Italy*
- Hajime Utsunomiya – Japan*
- Klemen Strazar – Slovenia*
- Srino Bharam – USA
- Andrew Jimenez – USA*
- Thomas Youm – USA*
- Patrick Carton – Ireland*
- Jurek Pietrzak – South Africa*
- Carlos Suarez-Ahedo – Mexico*
- Andrew Carbonne – USA*
- Dean Wang -USA*
- Barry Davison – United Kingdom*
* Denotes non-member of ISHA Board
Meet the Research Committee Chairs
Research Committee Chair
Dr Olufemi R Ayeni, MD, PhD, FRCSC
Hamilton ON, Canada
Dr. Ayeni is a Professor and the Academic Head of Orthopaedic Surgery at McMaster University. He is currently the medical director for the Hamilton Tiger Cats (Canadian Football League) and Forge FC (Canadian Premier League) and previously served as the assistant team physician for the New Jersey Nets (National Basketball Association). He has published over 300 academic publications in sports medicine as well as several textbooks focused on sports medicine/research.
Research Committee Vice Chair
Dr Ajay Malviya, MD, PhD
Northumbria, United Kingdom
I am a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at Northumbria Healthcare NHS foundation trust with special interest in young adult hip pathology. I am also an Honorary Consultant at Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust. I have completed my training in the North East and have done fellowships in joint preservation surgery in Cambridge, London and Switzerland. My area of specialty is the treatment of disorders of the young adult hip and I have established a tertiary referral practice catering to this group of patients with referrals from all over the country.
Registries Subcommittee
The purpose of the ISHA Registries Subcommittee is to work towards the development of a Global Hip Preservation Registry, including considering national requirements, developing infrastructure, personnel and logistics, and liaising with industry to achieve funding.
Registry Committee Members
Tony Andrade – United Kingdom (Chair)
Vikas Khanduja – United Kingdom (Vice Chair)
Marc Safran – USA*
Bent Lund – Denmark*
Josip “Chuck” Cakic – South Africa*
* Denotes non-member of ISHA Board
Meet the Registries Subcommittee Chairs
Registries Subcommittee Chair
Mr Tony Andrade, MSc, FRCS (Tr & Orth)
Reading, United Kingdom
Mr Tony Andrade is a consultant Orthopaedic, Hip and Knee surgeon with a special interest in Young Adult Hip problems. He was appointed to the Royal Berkshire Hospital in 2002, where he established a hip arthroscopy and hip preservation service that that quickly evolved into a tertiary referral centre. He sits on the UK Non-Arthroplasty Hip Registry (NAHR) user group for the British Hip Society, and is active in trying to maximise surgeon engagement with submitting data to the registry. He has a keen research interest in conditions affecting the young adult hip but is also involved with international multicentre studies researching the outcome of joint replacements.
Registries Subcommittee Vice Chair
Prof Vikas Khanduja, MB BS, MA (Cantab), MRCS (G), MSc (Orth Eng), FRCS, FRCS (Tr & Orth), PhD
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Vikas Khanduja is a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon specialising in both preservation and arthroplasty aspects of hip surgery and has a particular interest in arthroscopic surgery of the hip. He has been instrumental in setting up the tertiary referral service for Young Adult Hip Surgery in Cambridge for East of England.
Complementing his clinical practice, he also leads the Cambridge Young Adult Hip Research Group and is Affiliate Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge. The focus of his research group centres around optimisation of conservative and surgical management of femoroacetabular impingement with the help of technology. Mr. Khanduja has authored over 200 peer reviewed articles and 3 books. He is also a Visiting Professor at University of Ghent.
Mr. Khanduja is the recipient of the American and British Hip Society Travelling Fellowship in 2011, the Arnott Medal presented by the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2013, the Insall Fellowship presented by the American Knee Society and Insall Foundation in 2014 and the Hunterian Professor by the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2021.
Mr. Khanduja sits on the Executive Board of SICOT as President Elect, of BOA as a Council Member and Trustee & is the Associate Editor in Chief to JISAKOS. He is the Past President of the British Hip Society, Past Chair of the ESSKA – European Hip Preservation Associates and a Trustee and Past Chair of the Non-Arthroplasty Hip Registry.