Takashi Suzuki - Japan, 01/03/2005-03/25/2005

Patrick Duffy - United Kingdom, 03/07/2005-04/29/2005

Paul Carter - United Kingdom, 05/02/2005-05/27/2005

Daniel Balbachevsky - Brazil, 06/06/2005-07/29/2005

Yu-Sing Francis Chan - United Kingdom, 09/05/2005-09/30/2005

Oliver Keast-Butler - United Kingdom, 10/03/2005-11/11/2005

Keon Ho Kim - Korea, 11/21/2005-12/16/2005

January 2005 through March 2005

Background: Medical school education at Nagoya University, Japan. Fellow of the Japanese Orthopaedic association

Accomplishment in Japan: 9 English published papers and 10 Japanese published papers.

Where at now: assistant professor of orthopaedic trauma surgery, Kitasato University Hospital, Japan

Aspirations: Orthopaedic trauma, pelvic surgeon

June 2005 through August 2005

Background: Born in Brazil. Medical school, Orthopedics and Traumatology residency and Orthopedic Trauma specialization at Universidade Federal de São Paulo – Brazil.

Accomplishments: 3 published papers, 3 book chapters in progress and 3 congress lectures in Brazil.

Where are they now: Attending at Hospital São Paulo, Universidade Federal de São Paulo. Member of the Orthopaedic and Traumatology Department. Orthopaedic Trauma Clinic Coordinator.

Aspirations: Improve my skills on general and complex fractures treatment, acetabular and pelvic fractures fixation.