Prof. Claudio Rosso, MD MSc
Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology FMH
Sports Physician IOC
Instructor und Arthroscopist AGA
Interventional Pain Medicine SSIPM
Co-Director Basel Elbow Course
- Fellowship-trained Shoulder and Elbow Surgeon (Dr. L. Lafosse (F), Dr. B. Toussaint (F), Prof. JP Warner (Harvard, USA), Prof. Luke Oh (Harvard, USA))
- Professor for Orthopaedics, Medical Faculty, University of Basel
- Expert Groups:
- President Expert Group Shoulder and Elbow | Swiss Orthoapaedics since 2021, member since 2015
- Board Member ESA-ESSKA since 2018
- Founding Member Elbow and Forearm Committee, ESSKA (Elbow and Forearm Committee), member 2016-2018
- Teacher:
- SECEC Teaching Center
- ESSKA-Teacher
- AGA-Instructor and certified Arthroscopist (AGA, Gesellschaft für Arthroskopie und Gelenkschirurgie)
- Sports Physician IOC (Internat. Olympic Committee)
- Physician at Paris 2024 and Rio 2016 Olympics und NFZ as „field-of-play“ Doc
- Latarjet Ambassador, Co-Developer of the Latarjet instruments of Mitek, a JnJ company: Latarjet
- Chief Medical SSKF, Deputy Chief Medical Swiss Karate Federation
- Karate Instructor, 3. Dan
- Karate Vice World and Vice European Champion WSKF 2007 and 2008
- Member of the Medical Faculty General Assembly since 2016
- Member of multiple shoulder and elbow specific medical societies (AGA, GOTS, ESSKA, SECEC)
- Great number of publications in national and international journals: Google Scholar
- > 100 talks and presentations at regional, national and international scientific meetings, including 4 talks in consecutive years at the AAOS yearly academy meeting
- Winner of several scientific prices and research support
- Reviewer of highly-ranked orthopaedic journals (American Journal of Sports Medicine, KSSTA)
Fellowships and Research Support
- SNF-Harvard Research Fellowship @ Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Prof. Ara Nazarian and Prof. Arun Ramappa, 2009-2010
- AGA Shoulder Arthroscopy Fellowship Dr. Laurent Lafosse and Dr. Bruno Toussaint, 2013
- EFORT Fellowship Shoulder Replacement and Revision Prof. JP Warner, 2013
- Elbow Fellowship Prof. Luke Oh, 2010 and 2013
- GOTS Asia Fellowship 2012
- SUVA – Swiss National Accident Insurance – Research support for the national rotator cuff study as well as for an achilles tendon rupture study
- Merian Iselin Foundation 2016 -2018
- Swiss Orthopaedics Support – Support of his fellowship with Dr. Laurent Lafosse 2013
- Project Support “Freie Akademische Gesellschaft Basel” – Shoulder Kinematics
- Individual Career Support Swiss National Science Foundation 2009-2010
- Project Support Swiss Orthopaedics 2010
- Project Support Lichtenstein Foundation Basel 2010
Thank you to all supporters!
Scientific Awards and Honors
- Excellence in Teaching Award Harvard Medical School 2010, Boston, USA
- Award for the most-read publication “Karate-Do- The Path of the Empty Hand” in: “Sportsortho-Sportstrauma” 2013
- Poster Award Basic Science of Deutscher Kongress für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie DKOU, October 2012
- Poster Award Basic Science of Swiss Orthopaedics
- High school diploma summ cum laude
- Scientific Publications (Google Scholar)
Memberships
- Swiss Orthopaedics (SO) – Expert Group Shoulder and Elbow
- Association of Swiss Physicians FMH
- German-speaking Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery AGA – Arthroskopeur and Instructor AGA
- German-speaking Society for Shoulder and Elbow DVSE
- European Society for Surgery of the Shoulder and Elbow SECEC
- European Society for Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy ESSKA
- European Shoulder Associates ESA – Board Member
- Founding Member Elbow Committee (2016-2018)
- Society for Orthopedic and Trauma Sports medicine GOTS
- Alumni University of Basel
- Swiss Karate FederationSwiss Karate Federation
- Swiss Shotokan Karate-Do Federation SSKF – Founding Member of the Federation
- Swiss Shotokan Karate-Do Basel SSKB – Founding and honorary member
Athletic Awards
- Karate Vice World and European Champion Vize-Welt- und –Europameister WSKF 2007 und 2008
- 3. Dan (= 3rd black belt) Shotokan Karate and Swiss Karate Federation
- Basler Sports Champion 2007 und 2008
- Sportler des Jahres Rheinfelden, D, 1993 und 1994
- Zweifacher Vize-Deutscher Meister Rudern
- Founding Member SSKF und SSKB