Dr. Koen De Smet

Dr. Koen De Smet

• Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon
• Staff member General Hospital "Jan Palfijn" of Ghent
• Consultant Elisabeth Hospital of Sijsele
• Ex-staff member University Hospital of Ghent
• Director ANCA-Clinic

Subspecialties

• Resurfacing
• Primary and Revision hip surgery
• Open dislocations of hip, Ganz-osteotomy of the hip

Memberships

• BVOT Belgische Vereniging voor Orthopedie en Traumatologie
  
  
• BVOT Hip Group
  
  
• BOTA Belgian Orthopedic Trauma Association
  
  
• AAOS American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons®
  
  
• EHS European Hip Society
  
  
• ISTA International Science and Technology in Arthroplasty
  
  
• AIOD Belgium, member and guest expert
  
  
• ACTA Orthopaedica Belgica, member of editorial board
  
  
• Orthopedic Staff Member of the General Hospital "Jan Palfijn" at Ghent
  
  
• Member of scientific committee and co-organizer of the sixt Bota symposium at Ghent September 13, 1997
  
  
• Member of International Scientific Committee CREMASCOLI PROSTHESIS GROUP 1997–1998, 1998–1999, 1999–2000, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003
  
  
• Coordinator of the Belgium Metasul and Study Group 2000-2001
  
  
• Consultant to Wright Medical Company 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004
  
  
• AAOS member 2004-2005, 2005-2006
  
  
• Member of scientific panel and Consultant Wright Medical Company 2004-2005
  
  
• Demo-Surgeon for Belgian and International Orthopaedic Surgeons for BIRMINGHAM HIP RESURFACING since 10/2001–11/2003 (2 to 3 demo sessions a month)

• Consultant at the MARIA-MIDDELARES HOSPITAL GHENT (BELGIUM) for resurfacing prosthesis 2003/2004
  
  
• Consultant at the ELISABETH HOSPITAL DAMME SIJSELE (BELGIUM) 01/03/2001 – 31/12/2002 (120 THR)

For more detailed information on hip resurfacing go to www.hipresurfacingsite.com