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Dr. Samson Cho

Head of Orthopedic Sports Medicine

Department

Orthopedics Sports Medicine

Working location

Parkway Shanghai Hospital, Parkway MediCentre Xintiandi, Parkway Medical & Dental Clinic Biyun

Language

English, Cantonese, Mandarin

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Introduction

Dr. Samson Cho has 20 years of clinical experience, specialized in sports injuries and arthroscopic surgeries. He emphasizes the importance of tailor-made treatment plan according to the individual's sports, working, daily activities and time schedule, starting from conservative approach until the real necessity to surgery. He is experienced in conservative treatment such as prolotherapy, rehab strategy and arthroscopic surgeries for shoulder, elbow, knee and ankle joints. He is leading a team of multi-specialties including surgeons, physiotherapists, chiropractors, etc. to provide comprehensive customized medical service to all individuals’ needs.

Credentials & Working Experience

Postgraduate:Harvard Medical School, Surgical Leadership Program (U.S.)

Postgraduate:Fudan University Medical College, Master degree in Sports Medicine (China)

Residency: Orthopedic Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Department, Huashan Hospital Affiliated to Fudan University Medical College (China)

Chief Surgeon and Chief of Orthopedic Sports Medicine & Arthroscopy Surgery, St. Michael Hospital (China)

Visiting Doctor, Massachusetts General Hospital of Harvard Medical School and John Hopkins Hospital (U.S.)

Council member of Sports Rehabilitation Council of Shanghai Medical Association.

Health coach certified by U.S. National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) (U.S.)

Medical Consultant for many Sports Teams and Associations in China and Hong Kong, e.g. Shanghai Cycling Association, Shanghai female hockey team, Feiyi tiger Muay Thai Club, etc.

Chief Medical Officer and Medical Commander: Le Tour De France China, Shanghai International Marathon, International Regatta Charity Race, Shanghai International Triathlon Race, Shanghai Cycling League, etc.

Medical Officer: Beijing Olympic Game, Formula 1 Grand Prix, FINA World Championship, FIA World Endurance Championship, Cup of China ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, ISU World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, IAAF Golden athletics League, etc.

Awards:"God Father Scholarship" from ISAKOS (International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee surgery and Orthopedic Sports Medicine.), Science and Technology Award of China Sports Science Society, Shanghai Science and Technology prize in Integrative Medicine

Active in all kinds of sports: road/mountain biking, triathlon, soccer, athletics, volleyball, golf and long distance running (2nd in Asia & Pacific Orienteering Championship).

Certified rescue diver, advanced personal trainer, rock climbing instructor, swift water rescue commander.

Special interest: Shoulder rotator cuff, labrum tear; Knee meniscus, ACL tear, cartilage damage; Ankle ligament tear, cartilage damage and achilles tendon tear.

Related Doctors & Medical Staff

Dr. Peng Cao
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Orthopedist

Dr. Peng Cao has over 30 years of clinical experience in orthopedics, with expertise in the minimally invasive surgical treatment of common spinal degenerative diseases such as cervical and shoulder pain, lumbar and leg pain, spinal injuries, and osteoporosis. He is also skilled in the comprehensive diagnosis and surgical management of complex spinal disorders, including spinal deformities, spinal tumors, and spinal infections.

Dr. Cao is a Chief Physician and Doctoral Supervisor at Ruijin Hospital, affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. He trained under renowned orthopedic experts, Professor Benfu Chai (Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Professor Qingming Yang (Lifetime Professor at Ruijin Hospital). Dr. Cao has had multiple opportunities to study and train at prestigious orthopedic hospitals in Germany, Spain, the United States, and Singapore, focusing on spinal and spinal cord injury or degeneration, particularly in fusion and minimally invasive techniques. He has led multiple national scientific research projects and was selected for the “New Hundred Talents Program” of the Shanghai Health System (also known as the “Outstanding Discipline Leader Program”) and the “Hundred Talents Training Program” of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. Dr. Cao currently serves as the Deputy Leader of the Basic and Material Science Group of the Reconstructive and Rehabilitative Surgery Committee of the Chinese Association of Rehabilitation Medicine; a member of the Cervical Spine Committee of the Orthopedic Physician Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association; a member of the Spine Committee of SICOT China (International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology); a member of the Spine Group of the Orthopedics Committee of the Shanghai Medical Association; Vice Chair of the Orthopedic Traumatology Committee of the Shanghai Association of Integrative Medicine; a member of the Orthopedic Traumatology Committee and the Osteoporosis Working Committee of the Chinese Association of Integrative Medicine; a member of the Spine and Bone Diseases Working Committee of the Digital Orthopedics Group of the Chinese Society of Biomedical Engineering; a standing member of the Spine Committee of the Orthopedics Branch of the Shanghai Association of Private Medical Institutions; a member of the Perioperative Medicine Committee of the Shanghai Association of Integrative Medicine; and a member of the Health Advisory Expert Committee of the Shanghai Municipal Health Commission.

Dr. Dong Chen
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Orthopedist

Dr. Dong Chen has more than 25 years of experience in orthopedics and sports medicine surgeries, both in Australia and China. He specializes in the accurate diagnosis and comprehensive management of common orthopedic conditions, minimally invasive arthroscopic surgeries, ligament reconstruction surgeries, joint replacement surgeries, orthopedic corrective surgeries across the regions of the musculoskeletal system, trauma surgeries, and the treatment of common pediatric orthopedic conditions. He has accumulated extensive knowledge and expertise across all areas of the specialty.

Dr. Chen graduated from the University of New South Wales with a Ph.D. of Surgery degree and previously obtained a Master of Surgery from Zhejiang University. After receiving his medical registration, he went through Orthopedic Surgery Registrar training with the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons. During this period, Dr. Chen underwent 5 years of comprehensive and systematic specialist training rotations at major hospitals around Sydney and Melbourne, and he achieved first place nationwide in the 2016 Orthopedic In-Training Examination (OITE) in Australia. He later served as an orthopedic surgery specialist in the Hunter New England Local Health District of New South Wales, where he was involved in orthopedic clinical practice and management, and the training of orthopedic registrars and medical students. After returning to China, Dr. Chen participated and lead the establishment and development of the orthopedics and sports medicine department at a couple of well-known private hospitals in Shanghai. In addition, he serves as the reviewer for the internationally renowned 'Biomaterials' and holds an Australian Orthopedic Association (AOA) accredited Hip and Knee Surgery Clinical Fellowship and an Australian Orthopedic Association (AOA) accredited Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Clinical Fellowship.

Dr. David Jiang
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Administrative Deputy Director of Orthopedics Sports Medicine

Dr. David Jiang has an MD degree from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University school of Medicine in China, long term served in Orthopedic department of Ruijin Hospital as resident, attending doctor and associated professor. He completed further training at the Fuji Toranomon Orthopedic Hospital in Japan, and has been a visiting scholar at upstate medical university of New York. Dr. Jiang has over 25 years of clinical experience in the diagnosis and treatment of bone, joint, and muscular problems, sports injury etc., including arthroscopic surgery of the knee, shoulder, ankle injury such as cross ligament reconstruction, meniscectomy & repairing, rotator cuff repairing and cartilage injury of joints; four limb’s fracture with open reduction & implant fixation. Meanwhile he also has extensive experience with ankle and hand disorders, such as ankle ligament reconstruction, Hallux valgus deformity correction, Achilles tendonopathy, carpal tunnel syndrome treatment with operation etc. In addition, Dr. Jiang specializes in joint and spine pain management, using lumbar epidural injection, spinal facet joint injection. He serves as a lecturer for national continuing education classes of Orthopedic and Rehabilitation Medicine.