Thomas Neri MD, PhD

Dr. Thomas Neri, MD, PhD is an Orthopedic Surgeon and Professor at the University Hospital of Saint-Etienne. After obtaining his Doctorate in Medicine (MD) and his graduation in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology in 2015, he was 3 years as an attending surgeon at the University Hospital of Saint-Etienne. Concurrently with his medical curriculum, he first completed a Master's (MEGA Biomechanics specialty) and then a Doctorate of Science (Ph.D.). The research field was around the anterolateral ligament of the knee and its reconstruction. After obtaining his Ph.D., he spent a year in Australia, at the Sydney Research Institute, to continue working on the knee.

Currently, he specializes in lower limb surgery, particularly at the knee (arthroplasty, complex ligament reconstruction, and meniscus surgery), hip (arthroplasty), and ankle (ligament reconstruction). He is working at the University Hospital of Saint-Etienne as a senior consultant. At the University, he continues this research within the Inter-University Laboratory of Biology and Motricity. These research themes focus on the sports knee (ligaments, menisci, cartilage,) and the joint replacement of the hip and knee. He is a principal investigator or supervisor in clinical, anatomical, and biomechanical studies. He is also a teacher at the Faculty of Medicine, and at the Physiotherapist School of St Etienne.