Conferences & teaching

Where I’ve presented my research and taught other surgeons, at national and international meetings.

2Gold medals for arthroscopy research
5Podium presentations, in India and Japan
4Faculty invitations

2026

Dr Sunit Pani speaking as faculty at the 23rd IASCON in Kolkata

Invited facultyNational

IASCON 2026

ITC Royal Bengal, Kolkata · 8–10 October 2026

Faculty talk on meniscus injuries at the 23rd Annual Conference of the Indian Arthroscopy Society, themed “Joint Preservation – Repair, Reconstruct”.

Indian Arthroscopy Society

Dr Sunit Pani at the podium presenting on the Akmese test at the SICOT 2026 World Congress in Kyoto

Dr Sunit Pani presenting on meniscus root tears in the congress hall in Kyoto

Podium talksInternational

SICOT 2026 Orthopaedic World Congress

Kyoto, Japan · 29 September – 1 October 2026

Two podium presentations at the 46th SICOT World Congress: “Meniscus Root Tears: The Silent Epidemic”, and “Standardizing the Akmese Test: Diagnostic Accuracy and Reliability in Suspected Medial Meniscus Posterior Root Tears”. Also met Prof Joo Han Oh of Korea, SICOT faculty.

Société Internationale de Chirurgie Orthopédique et de Traumatologie

Dr Sunit Pani presenting at the BIOCON 2 2026 podium at AIIMS Bhubaneswar

Invited facultyPaper presentation

BIOCON 2 2026

AIIMS Bhubaneswar · 25–26 July 2026

Invited faculty at this meeting on orthobiologics, “From knife to needle”. Presented work on fibrin clot augmentation in meniscus repair and was felicitated by the organisers.

Department of Orthopaedics, AIIMS Bhubaneswar

Dr Sunit Pani demonstrating fracture fixation to delegates at the AO Trauma course

Guest speakerTable faculty

AO Trauma Course

Basic Principles of Fracture Management · Bhubaneswar · 10–12 April 2026

Guest speaker and table faculty. Taught fracture management to orthopaedic surgeons in lectures and small-group practical sessions.

AO Foundation

Dr Sunit Pani demonstrating meniscus repair to surgeons at the OASCON 2026 workshop

Invited facultyLive workshop

OASCON 2026

Bhubaneswar · April 2026

Invited faculty at the Sixth Annual Conference of the Odisha Arthroscopy Society. Demonstrated meniscus repair techniques at the live workshop and was felicitated by the society.

Odisha Arthroscopy Society

Dr Sunit Pani receiving the gold medal on stage at IEAAF LSD 2026

The Prof Alex Fievez Gold Medal, LSD, 23 to 25 January 2026

Gold medalInternational

IEAAF LSD 2026

Sri Ramachandra Centre for Sports Science, Chennai · 23–25 January 2026

Awarded the Prof Alex Fievez Gold Medal for arthroscopy research for the second consecutive year. Faculty included Philippe Landreau, Robert LaPrade, Elvire Servien, Michael Hantes and Boris Poberaj.

Indo-European Arthroscopy Arthroplasty Foundation

2025

Gold medalInternational

IEAAF LSD 2025

Sri Ramachandra Centre for Sports Science, Chennai · 31 January – 2 February 2025

Awarded the Prof Alex Fievez Gold Medal for Arthroscopy for the podium presentation “Comparative efficacy and safety of intra-articular versus intravenous tranexamic acid in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair: a prospective cohort study”. Judged by Prof Philippe Landreau and Dr Tom Patt at this ISAKOS-accredited course.