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The most highly cited author in Orthopaedics, Professor Maffulli is a Consultant Orthopaedic and Sports Injury Surgeons. He has published more than 1,500 peer reviewed articles in scientific journals and 12 books, and has described more than 40 new surgical techniques in the field of knee, foot and ankle, fracture and sports surgery. Many have now become the standard of practice in these fields.
A keen free style wrestler and judo player in his younger day, his dream of going to the Olympics was granted in London where he organised the medical services for the judo and wrestling tournaments at the London 2012 Olympics.
I am particularly attracted by modern Italian, American and English literature, and enjoy modern Italian and French films. I enjoy cooking and my speciality is Southern Italian dishes. I like travelling abroad. I enjoy middle and long distance running, and hold a black belt in judo (first dan), black belt in sambo wrestling, and an orange belt in Shotokan karate.
Why did you choose your specialty/job role?
As an athlete, I was injured on several occasions, and discovered how orthopaedic surgery could make the difference. I decided therefore to embark in such a career, and have since tried and inject as much science in my practice. Being a clinical academic, my practice is evidence based, and try and push the boundaries of my specialty with well performed clinically relevant studies.
What’s the most interesting/memorable case you’ve been involved in for the Second Medical Opinion (SMO) service?
I have come across several patients who have been promised wonderful treatments and were rightly concerned at how invasive they were, and how miraculous they seemed. For example, a 45 year old gentleman whose knee had been totally destroyed in a terrible vehicular crash and had developed post-traumatic osteoarthritis who had been promised that an injection of stem cells would have restored normality.
What do you most enjoy about working for Teladoc Health?
Interesting cases, and the opportunity to make a difference. Many patients have been led by their treating physicians to unreasonably high expectations. I very much see my role in these instances in modulating such expectations.
How do you think patients can benefit from the Second Medical Opinion (SMO) service?
Very often the recommendations made by the local physicians are non-evidence based. If a patient is under the care of private physicians paid on a fee for service basis, there is a tendency to recommend as many surgical procedures as possible, and to raise expectations in patients. Also, very often such physicians are practising in a solo environment, not in inter-disciplinary teams, and have not had the opportunity to interact with highly qualified colleagues in other specialties. Given my job role, I often have a more complete and multifaceted approach to clinical problems, and this allows me to be able to more readily modify incorrect diagnoses.
What is the professional achievement you’re most proud of?
American British Canadian Travelling Fellowship. Organisation of the medical services for Judo and Wrestling at the London 2012 Olympics. Chief Medical Officer for the World University Games of 2019.
Are you involved in any other organisations or charity work?
Several sports bodies. Scientific societies. I am the President of the European College of Sport and Exercise Physicians.
Why did you choose your specialty/job role?
As an athlete, I was injured on several occasions, and discovered how orthopaedic surgery could make the difference. I decided therefore to embark in such a career, and have since tried and inject as much science in my practice. Being a clinical academic, my practice is evidence based, and try and push the boundaries of my specialty with well performed clinically relevant studies.
What’s the most interesting/memorable case you’ve been involved in for the Second Medical Opinion (SMO) service?
I have come across several patients who have been promised wonderful treatments and were rightly concerned at how invasive they were, and how miraculous they seemed. For example, a 45 year old gentleman whose knee had been totally destroyed in a terrible vehicular crash and had developed post-traumatic osteoarthritis who had been promised that an injection of stem cells would have restored normality.
What do you most enjoy about working for Teladoc Health?
Interesting cases, and the opportunity to make a difference. Many patients have been led by their treating physicians to unreasonably high expectations. I very much see my role in these instances in modulating such expectations.
How do you think patients can benefit from the Second Medical Opinion (SMO) service?
Very often the recommendations made by the local physicians are non-evidence based. If a patient is under the care of private physicians paid on a fee for service basis, there is a tendency to recommend as many surgical procedures as possible, and to raise expectations in patients. Also, very often such physicians are practising in a solo environment, not in inter-disciplinary teams, and have not had the opportunity to interact with highly qualified colleagues in other specialties. Given my job role, I often have a more complete and multifaceted approach to clinical problems, and this allows me to be able to more readily modify incorrect diagnoses.
What is the professional achievement you’re most proud of?
American British Canadian Travelling Fellowship. Organisation of the medical services for Judo and Wrestling at the London 2012 Olympics. Chief Medical Officer for the World University Games of 2019.
Are you involved in any other organisations or charity work?
Several sports bodies. Scientific societies. I am the President of the European College of Sport and Exercise Physicians.
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