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Francisco Requicha

Francisco Requicha

Knee specialist (AOA/RACS), Orthopaedic Surgeon (OM)

Orthopaedic surgeon who has been sub-specialising in knee surgery to achieve excellency in treatment and understanding of this joint.

Trained in orthopaedics, driven by his passion for knee pathology, throughout his career he has been undertaking sub-specialty training on this joint. Working alongside with internationally renowned surgeons in São Paulo, Barcelona, London, Oxford, Sydney and Adelaide, he concluded international fellowship programmes in knee pathology. In his practice he has been treating musculoskeletal conditions of general public and athletes from elite clubs of different sports such as soccer, rugby, basketball or Australian football rules. Thus, he acquired proficiency to provide treatment of excellency to people with severe knee diseases and injuries, recreational, professional and elite athletes.

  • CUF Hospitals and Clinics

    Clínica Myalgia

    Human Performance Department SL Benfica

  • Wakefield Orthopaedic Clinic, Australia

    North Sydney Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Centre, Australia

    Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Portugal

    ULS Litoral Alentejano

  • Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgeon (Portuguese Medical Association)

    Knee specialist (Fellowship trained by Royal College of Australasian Surgeons, Australian Orthopaedic Association)

    Observational visiting knee fellowships: Fortius Clinic (London), Oxford Knee Group (Oxford), ICATME (Barcelona), UNIFESP (São Paulo)

    Post graduation in Sports Medicine (Oporto University)

    Medical Degree (University of Coimbra)

  • Publications in national and international peer review journals

    Lectures in several international and national conferences

  • 2x boxing champion

    Best lecture award

  • ISAKOS (International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedics Sports Medicine)

    ESSKA (European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy)

    SPOT (Sociedade Portuguesa de Ortopedia e Traumatologia)

    OM (Portuguese Medical Association)