Virtual Learning Center

This webinar will launch Stryker's newest product portfolio - Tornier Perform Humeral System. It will feature Dr. George Athwal, Dr. Sanchez-Sotelo, and Dr. Gilles Walch.

Dr. Walch will review the design rational of the new Perform Humeral System and Dr. Athwal and Dr. Sanchez will share cases using Perform Humeral.

George S. Athwal, MD, FRCSC

Dr. Athwal received his medical degree from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. At Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, he served his residency in orthopedic surgery. He completed upper extremity fellowships at the Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, and at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. In London, Ontario, Dr. Athwal is a professor of surgery at the University of Western Ontario, Hand and Upper Limb Centre, St. Joseph’s Health Care, and a clinician-scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute, Program of Advanced Surgical Technologies.

Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo, MD

Dr. Sanchez-Sotelo practices as a consultant in the department of orthopedic surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. He is also a full professor at the Mayo College of Medicine and is the program director for the Mayo Clinic Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship. Dr. Sanchez-Sotelo is the chairman of the Orthopedic research review committee and is vice chairman of the division of Adult Reconstruction.

Gilles Walch, MD

An internationally acclaimed shoulder surgeon currently practicing at Centre Orthopédique Santy Hôpital Privé Jean Mermoz in Lyon, France, Dr. Walch has trained and mentored numerous shoulder surgeon fellows from around the world. As a native of France, he has been at the forefront of shoulder surgery and is an alumnus of Lyonnaise Orthopaedic School. Dr. Walch has held positions of Secretary General and President of the European Shoulder Society and President of the French Orthopedic Society.