Philippe Neyret MD, PhD

Professor Philippe Neyret received his initial training in Lyon with Albert TRILLAT and being a former pupil of Henri DEJOUR, it was quite natural that in 1988 he devoted his activity on knee surgery. He was nominated professor at the University of Lyon in 1994, and was head of the department at the Centre Livet (which became the Centre Albert Trillat relocated at the Croix-Rousse Hospital) between 1996 and 2017.
Prof. Neyret’s main activity is clinical. He treats an equal number of sports lesions and degenerative pathologies of the knee. The many publications, books, CD-Roms reflect this clinical research activity. For his work on the results after meniscectomy, he received the “John Joyce Award” by International Arthroscopy in 1989. In 1995, he participated in the ESSKA-AOSSM “Traveling Fellowship”.
In 2002-2004, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016, he was involved in the organization of the “Journées de Chirurgie du genou” devoted to the athlete’’ knee or/and prosthesis knee. He actively participated in the “journées lyonnaises de chirurgie du genou” since 1987 in Lyon but also in Brazil, Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria.
As a professor, he was responsible for four academic national formations in France during 24 years. Professor Neyret is a member of several medical societies and is an active participant in the SOFCOT, ESSKA and EFORT as second Vice President since June 2017, and General Secretary of EFORT Foundation and he served ISAKOS as President (2015-2017).