Jean Michel Hovsepians is a 29-year-old orthopedic surgeon from Venezuela currently completing a sports medicine fellowship in Munich, Germany. He received his medical degree from Universidad Central de Venezuela in 2010 and completed orthopedic residencies in Venezuela and Germany. His clinical and research interests include shoulder and elbow surgery and sports medicine. He is pursuing research on biomechanics of the Latarjet procedure and stemless shoulder prostheses.

1. JEAN MICHEL HOVSEPIAN MERSEIAN
Agnes-Fink-Weg 21, München, Bavaria 81739. Deutschland
Phone: +58-412-2600483
Email: jmichelh@gmail.com
29 years old. Date of Birth: December, 1st 1986
ACADEMIC FORMATION
 2016-Present. Sports Medicine Fellowship. Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische
Universität -one year program- München. Deutschland.
 2013-2015. Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program. Hospital Universitario de Caracas.
Universidad Central de Venezuela. Caracas, Venezuela.
 2012. Residency Assistance Program in Orthopaedic Surgery. Leopoldo Manrique
Terrero Hospital “Periférico de Coche”. Caracas, Venezuela.
 2004-2010. Medical-Doctor Degree. Medicine Faculty “Luis Razetti” School. Universidad
Central de Venezuela. Caracas, Venezuela.
ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES
 2016. Ongoing Research: Biomechanics in Latarjet Procedure. Association of the
Rotator Cuff Degeneration with the Stemless Shoulder Prosthesis.
 2014. Autor of the E-Poster: “Tranexamic acid protocol in primary total knee arthroplasty
for reduction of postoperative blood”. “Arthoscopic managment of femoroacetabular
impingment. Two-year follow-up”. “Closed reduction of posterior dislocation
sternoclavicular joint. Case report with review of literature”. “Triple Bundle ACL
Reconstruction. Surgical Technique”. 56th National Congress of the Venezuelan
Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology. Valencia, Venezuela.
 2005-2006. Teaching assitant “Ad Honorem” in the Chair of Gross Anatomy. UCV
 2005. Autor of the final work in Gross Anatomy: “Anatomy of the extensor mechanism of
the last four fingers of the hand”. UCV
ROTATIONS
 2016. ESCMID Observership at the Center for Septic Surgery. Charité-Universitätsmedizin
Berlin. -one month- (Dr. Andrej Trampuz). Berlin, Germany.
 2016. Guest Fellowship in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery. Charité, Universitätsmedizin Berlin
-two months- (Professor Dr. Markus Scheibel). Berlin, Deutschland.
 2015. Rotation in L’institut de L’épaule. L'Institut de la main, Clinique Jouvenet. -seven
weeks- (Dr. Philippe Valenti). Paris, France.
 2014. Rotation in Shoulder Surgery. Shoulder Clinic, Hospital Ortopédico Infantil. -two
months- (Dr. Carolina Pisanti). Caracas, Venezuela.
 2014. Visiting Fellow in Sports Medicine. Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität
München -one month-. (Professor Dr. Andreas Imhoff). München, Deutschland.
 2014. Observership and Arthroscopy course “The Knee”. UHZ Sports Medicine Institute
and the S.U.M. Arthroscopy Learning Center -two weeks-. (Dr. John Uribe/Dr. Luis
Vargas). Miami, USA.
 2014. Observership in Sports Medicine. Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto -three
weeks-. (Dr. John Theodoropoulos). Toronto, Canada.
COURSES AND SEMINARS
 2016. International Shoulder Arthroscopy Course - Level II. Arhrolab Arthrex. München,
Deutschland.
 2016. Workshop on Prosthetic Joint Infection. Pro-Implant Foundation. Berlin, Germany

2.  2015. AOTrauma Masters Course, Complications and Complex Fractures. Caracas,
Venezuela.
 2015. Course in basic Techniques in Microsurgery. Experimental Surgery Institute UCV.
Caracas, Venezuela.
 2015. International Update on Surgical Controversies of the Shoulder Pre-Course, at the
10th Biennial Congress of the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS). Lyon, France.
 2015. AOTrauma Advanced, Upper Extremity Course. Caracas, Venezuela.
 2014. 5th Course of Initiation in Shoulder and Knee Arthroscopic with Virtual Simulation.
Nivel I. -one week-. (Dr. Gustavo Matheus). Caracas, Venezuela.
 2014. Arthroscopic Shoulder Course (Basic). Hombro Integral, Clínica La Floresta. (Dra.
Capasso). Caracas, Venezuela.
 2013. Fundamentals in Arthroscopy, Residency Course. AANA, OLC. Rosemont, USA.
 2013. AOTrauma Course, Basic Principles of Fracture Management. Caracas,
Venezuela.
 2012. Advanced Shoulder Arthroscopy Course. J&J DePuy. (Dr. Guillermo Arce). Buenos
Aires, Argentina.
 2012. Comprehensive Fracture Course for Residents. OTA. Minneapolis, USA.
 2012. Update on Joint Arthroplasty. Mayo Clinic. (Dr. Miguel Cabanela). Caracas,
Venezuela.
 2011. AOTrauma Course, Basic Principles of Fracture Management. Lima, Peru.
 2009. Trauma course of an Evaluation Manager (TEAM). Trauma Committee College of
American Surgeons Chapter Venezuela. Caracas, Venezuela.
 2008. Attended the course Theoretical Trauma's Emergency FELSOCEM XXIII
International Scientific Congress. Iquique, Chile.
LABORAL EXPIRIENCE
 ICARA 2011-2012, 2014. Assistant of Dr. Carlos Eduardo Márquez. Active participation in
medical consult and surgeries in Sports Medicine and Arthroplasties. ICARA
MEMBERSHIPS
 AO. SVCOT. ESCMID.
INTEREST
 Shoulder and elbow surgery, sports medicine, revision surgery.
LANGUAGE
 Spanish, English, Armenian, Deutsch (B1.2). French (A2).
REFERENCE
 CARLOS MOYA M.D. Hospital Británico de Buenos Aires. Orthopaedic Department,
Shoulder Surgery Unit and Shockwave Unit. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Phone: 011 4807
4748. E-mail: drdanielmoya@yahoo.com.ar
 PROF. DR. MED. ANDREAS IMHOFF. Director/Chairman of Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Department at Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München. Deutschland.
Phone: +4989-41407821 E-Mail: imhoff@tum.de