News & Activities

PFF Board Member Laurie Hiemstra, MD, recently returned from the Carousel Tour in New Zealand and Australia! We’re very grateful that she shared the PFF Online Education Modules…

It is with sadness that the Board of Directors of the Patellofemoral Foundation learned of the passing of Alan Merchant, MD of Palo Alto CA. Dr. Merchant was…

The Patellofemoral Foundation Board of Directors met at the The International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) 2023 Conference in Boston. PFF funded awards…

Former PFF research award winner Miho Tanaka, MD (right) with 2023 PFF Lifetime Award winner Jenny McConnell (left) at ISAKOS 2023.

PFF Board member Lieve Vanden Berghe of Enovis and Enovis VP Michael McBrayer at ISAKOS Global Connection. Enovis is a major supporter of ISAKOS and also the Patellofemoral…

Laurie Hiemstra, MD, Lieve Vanden Berghe, PFF Lifetime Achievement Award winner Jenny McConnell, and John Fulkerson, MD, at Foundation award luncheon at ISAKOS in Boston June 2023.

Eric Jania receives PFF Distinguished Service Award.

PFF founder and President, Dr. John Fulkerson, was inducted into the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM) Hall of Fame at the recent annual meeting in Washington…

Jenny McConnell receives the 2023 PFF Lifetime Achievement Award at the International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine (ISAKOS) meeting in Boston, MA.

Eric R. Jania receives the Patellofemoral Foundation Distinguished Service Award for loyal support of the Patellofemoral Foundation since its inception in 2003. Watch his acceptance speech at the…

Executive Director Eric Dahlinger (right) and Vice President Jason Koh (left) represent the Patellofemoral Foundation at OSET 2021 in Las Vegas in early December 2021.

Congratulations to Michael McBrayer and DJO for receiving the PFF Distinguished Service Award! The BOD of the Foundation is grateful for almost 2 decades of support for our…