Professor Emeritus of University of Berne Former Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery of Cantonsspital; Fribourg (1995-2007) Founding President of ICRS 1997-98 Past President of Swiss Orthopaedic Society (1994-96); ISAKOS (1999-2001); AO Switzerland (2002-09) Passed Activity as Member in Editorial Boards of Scientific Journals: • Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery; British Volume • Journal of Knee Surgery; Sports Traumatology and Arthroscopy; KSSTA (Board of Trustees) • La chirurgia degli organi di movimento Author and Co-author of 200 scientific articles and 4 text books: • “ The Knee and the Crucial Ligaments ”; R.P. Jakob and H.U. Stäubli; Springer; 1991 • “ Planning and Reduction Technique in Fracture Surgery ”; J. Mast; R.P. Jakob; R. Ganz; Springer; 1989 • “European Instructional Course Lectures”; R.P. Jakob; P. Fulford; F. Horan; The British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery; 1999 • Osteotomies around the Knee; Ph. Lobenhoffer; R. Heerwarden; A. Staubli; R.P. Jakob (Thieme; AO Publication; 2008) Honours • Corresponding member Austrian AO-Chapter (2000) • Godfather Herodicus Society USA; 2000 • Surgeon in Chief pro temp. The Hospital For Special Surgery New York; 2002 • Honorary Member of ANA (American Society of Arthroscopy; 2004) • Honorary Member of ISAKOS (International Society of Arthroscopy; Knee Surgery and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine); 2007 • Honorary Fellow of ICRS (International Cartilage Repair Society); 2007 • Honorary Member of Swiss Society of Accident Surgery and Insurance Medicine; 2008 • Honorary Member of Swiss Orthopaedic Society; 2009