WINNERS ANNOUNCED FOR 1430H - 2010G

KING FAISAL INTERNATIONAL PRIZE

for

Medicine

 

Riyadh, Monday 25 Muharram 1431H occurring 11 January 2010G, HRH Prince Khalid Alfaisal, Director of The King Faisal Foundation, tonight announced the winners of the King Faisal International Prize.

The King Faisal International Prize for Medicine (Non-Arthroplasty Management of Degenerative Joint Disease) for the year 1430H - 2010G has been awarded jointly to:

Professor
Reinhold Ganz

(Germany)

Professor
Jean-Pierre Pelletier

(Canada)

Professor
Johanne Martel Pelletier

(Canada)
Chairman Emeritus, Orthopaedics Department, University of Bern Head of Osteoarthritis, Montreal University

Joint Director of the Osteoarthritis Research Unit, Hospital Center,
Montreal University

 

Prof. Ganz dedicated his career to the study and treatment of diseases of the hip joint. He has carried out seminal anatomical research that contributed substantially to the understanding of the blood supply to the acetabulum and femoral head. He also devised a new surgical strategy for treatment of the prearthritic hip. These achievements have led to his recognition as a leading authority on conservative hip surgery.

Professors Jean Pelletier and Johanne Pelletier have contributed substantially to translational research in the field of osteroarthritis. Their original work has led to major discoveries in the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis, particularly joint catabolism and repair. These studies have paved the way to identification of therapeutic targets. In addition they developed an innovative technology for the quantitative assessment of changes and alteration in cartilage and other articular tissues.

 

Notes to Editors:

  • Over the past 32 years, a total of 55 scholars from 11 different countries have won the King Faisal International Prize for Medicine.

  • The topic for the 1431H / 2011G King Faisal International Prize for Medicine is
    Stem Cell Therapy

Link to the Topics Page for the King Faisal International Prize for the year 1430H / 2010G

  • The deadline for all nominations is Saturday 17th Jumada I 1431H occurring May 1 2010G.

This is the 32nd annual King Faisal International Prize announcement.

 

 

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