Speakers
Meet the leading voices shaping the future of shockwave therapy and regenerative medicine.
Get inspired by world-renowned experts who will share their cutting-edge research, clinical insights, and real-world applications during ISMST 2025 in Bogota.
Meet the Voices of ISMST 2025
ISMST 2025 Speakers
Speakers
Dr. Carlos Leal
Universidad El Bosque – Fenway Medical Bogota, Colombia.
Orthopedic Surgeon from Bosque University in Bogotá, Colombia. Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Biomechanics and Orthopedic Research from Harvard Medical School in Boston. Fellow in Knee Surgery from NYU ́s Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York and the Aspen Valley Clinic in Colorado. International leader in knee surgery, sports medicine, regenerative orthopedics, stem cells, mechanotransduction and shockwave medicine. Associate professor and member of the Board of Directors of Bosque University and LosCobos University Hospital in Bogota. Past president and current Scientific secretary of the International Society for Medical Shockwave Treatments ISMST. President of the Hispano-American Association of Football Medicine. Vicepresident of the Colombian Society of Arthroscopy. Member of the Education and Orthopedic Learning Center Committees of AANA. Director of Fenway Medical Regenerative Orthopedics Institute in Bogota.
Dr. Wolfgang Schaden
Founder and current President of ISMST.
A trauma surgeon and one of the world’s pioneers in the clinical development of shockwave therapy (ESWT).
He holds the highest number of scientific publications globally in ESWT, with over 110 indexed articles and thousands of citations.
His groundbreaking work expanded shockwave applications from urology into orthopedics, wound healing, cardiology, and regenerative medicine.
A driving force behind international multicenter trials and therapeutic protocols now used worldwide.
His scientific vision and commitment to education have made ISMST the leading global network in mechanotransduction and regenerative science.
Dr. Mohit Bhandari
Presidential Guest Speaker – ISMST 2025
Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, the most influential orthopedic journal worldwide.
Founder of Orthopaedic Evidence and one of the most cited orthopedic surgeons globally.
Distinguished University Professor (top 2% academic rank) at McMaster University.
Chair of Surgery and Canada Research Chair in Surgical Innovation.
Member of the Order of Canada and the Order of Ontario.
Renowned leader in clinical research, evidence-based medicine, and surgical trials with over 1,100 published studies.
Dr. Adam Tenforde
Faculty at Harvard Medical School and physician at the Spaulding National Running Center – Mass General Brigham.
Specialist in sports medicine, overuse injuries, bone stress injuries, and ultrasound-guided regenerative therapies.
Former Olympic trials distance runner and current clinical leader in athletic performance and musculoskeletal rehabilitation.
International speaker and researcher on shockwave therapy (ESWT), bone health, and injury prevention in elite and recreational athletes.
Dr. Karsten Knobloch
Vice President of ISMST.
Board-certified in sports medicine, plastic surgery, and hand surgery.
Former President of DIGEST (German-speaking shockwave society) and ISMST international instructor.
Recognized worldwide for his clinical and scientific leadership in shockwave therapy applied to soft tissue regeneration, wound healing, and sports injuries.
A strong advocate for combining clinical excellence with translational research in mechanotherapy.
Dr. Ludger Gerdesmeyer
Orthopedic surgeon and trauma specialist.
Global pioneer in osteogenesis and soft tissue healing using shockwave therapy.
Professor at the University of Kiel and international ISMST instructor.
Key contributor to the clinical validation of ESWT in plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinopathy, and shoulder pain.
Expert in chronic pain management, tissue regeneration, and sports injury treatment.
Combines cutting-edge research with hands-on education and clinical innovation.
Dr. Karin Freitag
Rheumatologist specializing in regenerative and sports medicine.
Founder and Medical Director of Clínica DKF in Madrid.
Board member and international instructor of ISMST.
President of the upcoming ISMST 2026 World Congress in Madrid.
Leader in orthobiologic treatments, ultrasound-guided interventions, and transcranial pulse stimulation (TPS).
A key figure in translational medicine, bridging advanced technology and clinical care in musculoskeletal and neurological disorders.
Dr. José Eid
General Secretary of the ISMST- International Society for Medical Shock Wave Treatment 2015-2027
Physician of the Orthopedic Department at Hcor Hospital – Associação Bemeficente Síria em São Paulo -Capital-Brazil
Director of the Philanthropy Department of the AMLB – Libano-Brasil Medical Association
Specializations: Orthopedic Surgery; Knee Surgery – Arthroscopy, Arthroplasties and Reconstruction.
Dr. Luis Fernando Rodríguez
Ortopedista (Bogotá) – Cirujano de Rodilla – Ortopedia Regenerativa.
Dr. Paulo Llinas
Reconstructive and Arthroscopic Knee and Shoulder Surgery
UNAM-Javeriana University-ICESI
Fundación Valle del Lili, University Hospital
Professor at ICESI University
Director of the Fellowship Program in Arthroscopic and Reconstructive Surgery of the Shoulder and Knee
President ACCART 2019-2021
Website: http://www.accart.com.co/
Dr. Brice Blatz
Médico del Deporte (Portland, Oregon, USA) – Presidente de la ASMST, Sociedad Nacional Aliada de la ISMST.
Dr. Nils Calderón
Dr. Nils Erick Calderón Tejerina is a specialist in Sports Traumatology, Orthopedics, and Arthroscopic Surgery, trained at the Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP-EPM, Brazil) and the Miami Hand Center (USA). He also holds a PhD from Cambridge International University (Spain).
Since 2004, he has served as Chief Medical Officer of Instituto TUMI in La Paz, and as a medical consultant for the professional football clubs Bolívar and Always Ready. He was the Medical Coordinator for the Dakar Rally in Bolivia (2014–2016). He has also served as President of the Bolivian Association of Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine (ABAMED) and the Latin American Society of Shoulder and Elbow (SLAHOC).
Dr. Calderón is an active member of leading societies such as ISAKOS, SLARD, AAOS, SLAOT, HISPAMEF, and the Magellan Society. He is a frequent lecturer and educator in orthobiologics, shockwave therapy, arthroscopy, and sports medicine, and currently serves as Chair of the Medical Committee of the Bolivian Football Federation.
Dr. Francisco Bentz Brugal
Médico Rehabilitador – ISMST Ambassador República Dominicana y el Caribe.
Dr. Angela Almanza
Ortopedista (Bogotá) – Especialista en Ortopedia Regenerativa.
Dr. Andrés Ugalde
Ortopedista (Liberia, Guanacaste, Costa Rica) – ISMST Ambassador Costa Rica.
Dr. Fabio Restrepo
Ortopedista (Bogotá).
Dr. César Arango
Reemplazos articulares y cirugía artroscopica
Medicina – Regenerativa y procedimientos ecoguiados
Fellowship – Basel Suiza
Miembro titular de la Sociedad Colombiana y Americana de Ortopedia
Miembro titular SLARD Y ACCART
Miembro Junta Directiva Sociedad Colombiana de de Ondas de Choque . CCO
Dr. Manuel Nogueroles
Especialista en Farmacología y Ortopedia Regenerativa (Barcelona, España).
Dr. Normimasa Nakamura
Japón – Líder mundial en Ortobiológicos y Exosomas en Ortopedia Regenerativa.
Dr. Robert Monaco
Médico del Deporte (New Jersey) – Miembro fundador de la ASMST.
Dr. Lev Kalika
Médico Rehabilitador Neuromuscular – Especialista en Ultrasonido Musculoesquelético y Ondas de Choque.
Dr. Antoni Morral
Antoni Morral PT, PhD. Physiotherapist. Doctor in Biomedical Research and Public Health. Founding member of the Spanish Society of Shock Wave Treatments (SETOC). Professor at the School of Health Sciences Blanquerna. Ramon Llull University. Barcelona. Spain.
Dr. Vinzenz Auersperg
Ortopedista – Miembro Honorario de la ISMST (Linz, Austria).
Dr. Alejandro López
Ortopedista traumatología. Especialista en cirugía del hombro
Clínica de Fracturas S.A.S. Pereira
Ex presidente OCC. Ondas de Choque Colombia.
Expresidente Capítulo de Hombro
Expresidente Capítulo de Trauma
Dr. Ana Claudia de Souza
Ortopedista – Past President de la ISMST (Río de Janeiro, Brasil).
Dr. Thomas Nedelka
Neurólogo – Past President de la ISMST (Praga, República Checa)
Dr. Hannes Muller-Ehremberg
Ortopedista – Instructor ISMST (Münster, Alemania)
Dra. Manuela Cabrera
Ortopedista – Presidente Electa de la ISMST (Madrid, España).
Dr. Stefan Kammermayer
Dr. Stefan Kammermayer is a German anesthesiologist and pain specialist with more than 30 years of medical experience. He has led the Munich Pain Centre since 2003, where he focuses on anesthesiologic pain therapy, interdisciplinary pain management, and innovative treatments such as focused shockwave therapy and cannabis-based pain medicine.
He is an active member of the German Society for the Study of Pain (DGSS) and has contributed extensively as an expert for German courts, producing over 300 expert opinions in cases related to pension, disability, accident, and insurance medicine.
Dr. Kammermayer has delivered more than 100 lectures in Germany and has organized major scientific meetings, including the monthly Interdisciplinary Pain Conference in Munich and the long-standing Munich Acute Pain Therapy Conference (2007–2020), endorsed by the German Pain Society.
His recent academic contributions include lectures on the role of shockwave therapy for chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS), the iliopsoas muscle, and diagnostic procedures in ESWT, as well as publications on advanced pain therapies and intra-articular treatments for osteoarthritis.
Dr. Ethy Oziel Zabner
Medico Cirujano (Universidad Central de Venezuela) con especialidad en Medicina Física y Rehabilitación (Universidad Central de Venezuela) y subespecialidad en Medicina deportiva, del arte y laboral (Houston, EEUU)
Dr. Paul Hobrough
Paul Paul Hobrough is an internationally recognised physiotherapist, educator, and UK-registered prescriber with over 25 years of clinical experience. He is undertaking the world’s first PhD on radial pressure waves in healthy athlete recovery and has published on the clinical applications of shockwave therapy. Paul teaches widely at national and international conferences and has delivered training to elite organisations including the New York Knicks, Arizona Cardinals, Minnesota Timberwolves, Miami Heat, Dallas Stars, New York City Ballet, and Team GB.
Alongside his academic and teaching work, Paul runs Hobrough Healthcare, a bespoke clinic in Hexham, Northumberland, where he provides elite physiotherapy, biomechanics, medical acupuncture, diagnostic ultrasound, injection therapy, and prescribing practice. A former Great Britain international kayaker (1988–2003), he is also the bestselling author of two books on running performance and injury prevention.
Dr. Kandiah Raveendran
Dr Raveendran graduated from the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur. He did his orthopedic training at University of Malaya, St. George’s Hospital, London and Walton Hospital, Liverpool. He obtained his MCh Orth from the University of Liverpool. He returned to Malaysia to serve as a lecturer at the University of Malaya and later moved to Ipoh to be in private practice at Fatimah Hospital where he is still practicing.
Dr Raveendran developed an early interest in sports medicine and served as orthopaedic surgeon to the state soccer team. He was a member of the first sports medicine travelling fellowship to United States in 1988. He has also been a Godfather leading a team of sports medicine travelling fellows in 2006 again to the United States.
He has been active in several national and international associations. He was a founder member of the sports medicine section of APOA now known as APKASS. He has served as President of APOSSM.
Dr Raveendran was the Past First Vice President of SICOT, past National Delegate for SICOT, National Delegate for APKASS and National Delegate for APKS (Asia Pacific Knee Society)
He was the President of the International Society for Medical Shockwave Treatment (ISMST) in 2016 and organized the 19 th Annual ISMST meeting in Kuching, Malaysia in July 2016. He is a current member of the ISMST Managing Board.
He has been SICOT Examiner for more than twenty years since the first examination in 2003. He is a Deputy Editor of the International Journal of Surgery. He is a reviewer for many journals including the American Journal of Sports Medicine. In December 2015, he edited a special edition of the International Journal of Surgery on Shockwave treatment.
Dr Raveendran has presented more than 100 papers at national and international meetings and has several publications to his credit.
Dr. Toru Omodani
Toru Omodani, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon and Director of Tokyo Advanced Orthopaedics (TAO) in Japan, specializing in musculoskeletal ultrasound and extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT). His clinical and research focus is the optimization of focused ESWT protocols for bone stress injury and tendon pathology in youth and elite athletes, as well as multimodal strategies that integrate ESWT with biologics and image-guided interventions. Dr. Omodani serves on the boards of the Japanese Musculoskeletal Shock Wave Society and the Japanese Orthopedic Ultrasound Society, and has delivered invited ESWT lectures and podium presentations at multiple ISMST World Congresses (Vienna 2021, Prague 2022, Daegu 2023) and related international meetings. His peer-reviewed work includes reports on focused ESWT for ischial apophysitis and cases of physeal injury/osteochondrosis, and he has explored ESWT in combination with platelet-rich plasma for difficult fracture and tendinopathy scenarios. He has received several ultrasound/ESWT-related distinctions, including awards from the Korean Society of Ultrasound in Medicine (2022) and the Asian Federation of Societies for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (2024). At TAO, Dr. Omodani leads a high-volume, athlete-centric program that uses high-resolution ultrasound to personalize shock wave dosing, target selection, and return-to-sport timelines, aiming to shorten recovery while maintaining durability of outcomes.
Dr. Pavel Novak Muchi
Pavel Novak graduated (Dipl-Ing. 1974, Dr.-Ing. 1980) in Electrical and Biomedical
Engineering at the Munich Technical University in Germany. He started 1974 his professional carrier in biomedical applied research at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solid State Technology in Munich.
From 1985 to 1990 he was part of the team developing shockwave lithotripters at Dornier Medizintechnik GmbH in Germering. Thereafter he was head of development and production for minimal invasive electronic equipment at Storz Endoscope Productions GmbH in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
Since 2003 he works for Storz Medical GmbH in Tägerwilen, Switzerland in different positions as Director of Product Development, Product Management and Science & Technology in the field medical shockwaves applications (ESWT and TPS). Approx. 90 patents and more than 100 scientific papers and presentations. Member of BMT/VDE, ISMST, ESSM, ASLMS, ISPRM, SfN, ISAART and IEEE
Dr. Biljana Kalchovska Skopje
Doctor specialist in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation with over 12 years of professional experience. Associate Professor at the Medical Faculty and Head of the Outpatient Therapy Department at the University Clinic for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 8 years focused on
research, scientific and professional work with shock wave therapy. Dedicated to working primarily with musculoskeletal disorders and sports injuries, with strong expertise in patient-centered rehabilitation, clinical leadership, and academic teaching.
Dr. Santiago Gómez García
Orthopedic Surgery and Sports and Exercise Medicine Specialist.
PhD in Orthopedic Surgery (Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy).
Masters degree in Sports Traumatology.
Vocal of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Society for Shockwave Treatments (SETOC).
Former member of the Board of Directors of the Colombian Society of Shock Waves in Medicine (OCC).
Member of the International Society for Medical Shockwave Treatment (ISMST).
Medical Inspector at the National Social Security Institute. A Coruña. Spain.
Sports Medicine Specialist at the Hospital Particular do Algarve, Alvor, Portugal.
Dr. Roy Reyes Conn
Médico cirujano, ortopedista con subespecialidad en cirugía articular y lesiones deportivas, epidemiologo y deportista.
Dr. José María Busto Villarreal
Dr. José María Busto Villarreal is a specialist in Traumatology and Orthopedics with advanced training in Joint Surgery. He earned his medical degree from the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo and completed his specialty at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). He pursued a fellowship in Arthroscopy and Sports Traumatology at the ICMD in Barcelona, Spain, and holds a diploma in Football Medicine as well as a Master’s degree in Management of Health Institutions from Universidad Anáhuac.
He currently serves as Head of the Joint Surgery and Sports Traumatology Service at the Centro de Excelencia Médica en Altura (Hospital CEMA), Hidalgo, México.
Dr. Busto is board certified and recertified by the Mexican Council of Orthopedics and Traumatology, and is a Full Member of the Mexican Academy of Surgery. He has held leadership roles as former President of the Mexican Association of Reconstructive Joint Surgery and Arthroscopy (AMECRA) and currently as President of the Hispano-Latin American Association of Football Medicine (HISPAMEF).
Dr. Osvaldo Patiño
Profesor Consulto de la Universidad del Gran Rosario. Director de la Maestría Fisioterapia Traumatológica en la Universidad Católica de Montevideo-Uruguay. Jefe Honorario del Servicio de Rehabilitación del Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires-Argentina. Miembro Correspondiente Nacional de la Sociedad de Ortopedia y Traumatología de Argentina
Dr. Jorge Iván Mesa
Dr. Jorge Iván Mesa is a specialist in Orthopedics and Traumatology from Universidad El Bosque (Bogotá), with advanced training in Shoulder and Knee Surgery, Arthroscopy, and Sports Traumatology at the same institution. He is also certified as an expert in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound from Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Madrid, Spain).
He currently practices as a shoulder and knee surgeon, specializing in arthroscopy and sports traumatology at Clínica Central del Quindío. Dr. Mesa served as President of the Quindío Orthopedic Society (2022) and is a Board Member of the Colombian Shockwave Society (OCC).
Dr Roberto Audaín
Roberto Audain Estaba, M.D.
Especialista en Ortopedia y Medicina del Deporte
Miembro Hispamef – ISMST – ICC – SVOCHUM – SVCOT – SLAOT.
Coordinador Programa Artroscopìas. Universidad Ciencias de La Salud HCF – Valencia.
Adjunto en Ortopedia Centro de Cirugia Amb. Ivss “Dr. Luis Guada Lacau” Naguanagua.
Colaborador Adjunto Hospital Militar Naval Puerto Cabello – Venezuela .
Asesor Médico del equipo de fútbol: “Granate Sports”, Valencia – Venezuela.
Médico de la Selección Nacional de Atletismo de Venezuela.
Dr. Carolina Sandoval
Bacteriologist, Magister in Clinical Epidemiology, and Executive Master of Business Administration, Director of the Boston Medical Group research center.
Dr. Esteban Santos
Especialidad: Traumatología deportiva. Artroscopia Reemplazos articulares. Miembro de número de la Academia Ecuatoriana de Medicina. Director de la Clínica de Traumatología y Deporte Quito. Presidente Capitulo Ecuador Ondas de Choque. Expresidente de la Sociedad Ecuatoriana de Ortopedia y Traumatología. Expresidente del Club Liga Deportiva Universitaria
Profesor Universitario
Autor de múltiples publicaciones
Dr. Héctor Corredor
Medical doctor and urologist licensed by the National University of Colombia, with a Master’s Degree in Clinical Sexology. For the past 8 years, he has served as the Global Medical Director of Boston Medical, the world’s largest network of men’s sexual health clinics. He has over 15 years of experience in managing male sexual dysfunctions and 11 years of expertise in the application of low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy (Li-ESWT) for some of these conditions. Dr. Corredor has participated in and coordinated numerous clinical studies in the field of sexual medicine and actively contributing to multiple international conferences on the subject.
Dr. Olga Lucía Aristizabal Franco
Pediatrician specializing in intensive care with more than 25 years of experience managing healthcare services such as Colsubsido and Keralty. In recent years, she has served as Director of Boston Medical, a world leader in male sexual health, for Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Argentina. She currently works at the Boston Medical Research Center, generating knowledge for well-being in the field of sexual health.
Dr. Álvaro Meneses
Physiatrist
Medical Director IPS Electrofisiatria SAS
