15th January 2026
The Royal Society of Medicine

ISKM 2026

The inaugural Imperial Sports Knee Meeting 2026 offers a unique opportunity for leading surgeons to discuss innovation, progress and current practice in the arena of sports knee injury. The conference will cover the latest practices in ACL, Multiligament, Meniscal and Cartilage injuries through a series of talks, discussions and technical lectures, led by a nationally renowned faculty. Additionally, the trainee section of the conference will cover FRCS related topics. 

Topics include: 

  • Graft choices in modern day ACL reconstruction

  • Is there a role for ACL repair?

  • Considerations in paediatric ACL reconstruction

  • The PCL – The role of bracing, indications for surgery and technique

  • Principles of management for Multiligament Knee Injuries

  • Meniscal Root tears and repair technique

  • Meniscus allograft transplantation in 2025 – Where are we now?

  • Where are we at with cartilage repair techniques?

  • How to deal with the unstable patella in a skeletally immature patient?

Some of our fascinating talks from the past…

THE ORGANISERS

Imperial College London is a world-renowned university with a mission to benefit society through excellence in science, engineering, medicine and business. As a college endorsed meeting, the faculty draw on the academic and professional prowess of a world class academic institution.

The organisers have a track record of delivering successful national meetings including the lead convenor Mr. Chinmay Gupte’s role as the ex-President of the Royal Society of Medicine’s Orthopaedic Section where he started the RSM Trauma Symposium (now the largest trauma symposium in the UK drawing hundreds of delegates from around the world each year).

Mr Akib Khan

  • Specialty Registrar (ST8) on the North West London (Imperial) Orthopaedic Rotation

  • Honorary Clinical Teacher at Imperial College London

Mr Ernest Chew

  • Specialty Registrar (ST7) on the North West London (Imperial) Orthopaedic Rotation

Mr Chinmay M Gupte

  • Consultant Orthopaedic Knee Surgeon and Reader (Associate Professor) at Imperial College London

  • Clinical director of Wellington Hospital Knee Unit

  • CEO Sports Healing Ltd

  • Executive Member (Treasurer) of The British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK)

Mr Rahul Bhattacharyya

  • Consultant Knee Surgeon at NHS Lanarkshire University Hospitals, Ross Hall Hospital Glasgow

  • Consultant Specialist Knee Surgeon, Wellington Hospital (HCA), London

  • Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London

  • Executive Member of The British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK)