Smith & Nephew plc (LON:SN, NYSE: SNN), the global medical technology company, has announced it will host an expert surgeon insights event for investors and financial analysts in London on 9 June 2026.
The event will feature renowned surgeons from leading US healthcare institutions discussing the key innovation platforms that are expected to drive the next phase of growth for Smith+Nephew as we deliver our RISE strategy. These include the REGENETEN◊ Bioinductive Implant, CARTIHEAL◊ AGILI-C◊ Cartilage Repair Implant and new TESSA◊ Spatial Surgery System in Sports Medicine, the PICO◊ single use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System (sNPWT) in Advanced Wound Management, and the CORI Surgical System, AETOS◊ Shoulder System and new LANDMARK◊ Knee System in Orthopaedics.
The event will be hosted by Smith +Nephew’s Chief Executive Officer Deepak Nath and Chief Financial Officer John Rogers, accompanied by members of the Executive Committee, and will include question-and-answer sessions with both the surgeons and Smith+Nephew leadership as well as product demonstrations. It will be held at the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Savoy Place, London, WC2R 0BL from 8.30am to 12.45pm. Attendance requires pre-registration and investors and analysts should register via Smith+Nephew’s website at https://www.smith-nephew.com/en/who-we-are/investors. Presentations will be made available via the website on the day.
The following surgeons are presenting:
· Michael Ast, MD, is Chief of the Knee Service, Chief Medical Innovation Officer, and Director of Ambulatory Surgery Center Strategy at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS). Dr Ast specialises in hip and knee replacement surgery focusing on rapid-recovery, short-stay, and outpatient surgery. He is an expert in minimally invasive techniques and robotics. Dr Ast will discuss the trend of joint replacements transitioning to Ambulatory Surgery Centers (ASCs) and the unique ASC needs that must be addressed.
· Ravi Bashyal, MD, FAAOS, Director of Outpatient Hip and Knee Replacement Surgery at NorthShore University in Chicago. Dr Bashyal specialises in robotic minimally invasive hip and knee replacement and was an early adopter of PICO◊ to manage the risk of surgical site complications (SSCs). He has published extensively on reducing SSCs. Dr Bashyal will talk about the impact of SSCs in orthopaedic surgery for the patient, surgeon, and system. He will also discuss how PICO has enabled him to manage the risk and improve patient outcomes, and his work to educate other surgeons on complication reduction, improving the standard of care.
· Steven Haas, MD, orthopaedic surgeon at HSS and New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. He is also Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and currently serves as President of The Knee Society. Dr Haas chaired the Knee Service at HSS for 18 years. Dr Haas will discuss modern knee arthroplasty, the rise of robotic-assisted knee surgery and Smith+Nephew’s new LANDMARK◊ Knee System.
· Christopher Klifto, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Duke University School of Medicine. Dr Klifto specialises in shoulder joint replacement surgeries such as reverse total shoulder arthroplasty, anatomic shoulder arthroplasty and shoulder hemiarthroplasty. He will talk about recent trends and advances in shoulder surgery including the development of Smith+Nephew’s AETOS◊ Shoulder System and CORI◊ Shoulder.
· Anil Ranawat, MD, Chief of the Hip and Joint Preservation Division of the Sports Medicine Institute at HSS and Orthopaedic Surgeon for the New York Rangers. He is also the Medical Director for HSS NJ and PA Department. Dr Ranawat will talk about Smith+Nephew’s comprehensive Sports Medicine product portfolio, including how he uses REGENETEN◊ and CARTIHEAL◊ to improve patient outcomes and the potential he sees for advanced enabling technologies, such as Spatial Surgery (including the TESSA◊ Spatial Surgery System), to shape the future of arthroscopic surgery.
