Training, teaching and publications.
A career that combines clinical practice in Medellín with university teaching, leadership in scientific societies and the publication of surgical techniques in national and international journals.
Professional profile
- Specialty
- Orthopaedics and traumatology. Arthroscopic knee and shoulder surgery, sports trauma, joint preservation and orthobiologics
- Training
- Medical degree, Universidad CES. Specialist in Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana. Subspecialty in arthroscopic shoulder and knee surgery and sports trauma, Universidad El Bosque
- Teaching
- Professor of the knee module (since 2012) and the shoulder fellowship (since 2022), Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana
- Scientific societies
- Active member of ISAKOS, SCCOT (Colombian Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology), SLARD (Latin American Society of Arthroscopy, Knee and Sports), ACCART and ESSKA
Milestones
- 2008Specialist in Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana.
- 2009Subspecialty in arthroscopic shoulder and knee surgery and sports trauma, Universidad El Bosque.
- 2012Professor of the knee module of the Orthopaedics and Traumatology programme at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana.
- 2013First surgical technique paper on anatomic ACL reconstruction in the Colombian Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology.
- 2017Co-author of the Colombian Guidelines for Shoulder Arthroscopy.
- 2020Coordinator of the ACCART Knee Academic Committee; in 2021, of the Shoulder Academic Committee.
- 2022Professor of the shoulder fellowship at Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana and editor-in-chief of the E/SLARD journal until 2024.
- 2024Techniques published in the Journal of ISAKOS and the Video Journal of Sports Medicine.
- 2025Academic secretary of ACCART.
- 2026Integrative review on ACL reconstruction failure in Knee Surgery & Related Research.
Academic career and professional leadership
Alongside his clinical and surgical practice, Dr. Alejandro Jaramillo has been actively involved in teaching, medical education and the leadership of scientific organisations dedicated to arthroscopy and knee and shoulder surgery.
- Professor, knee moduleUniversidad Pontificia BolivarianaSince 2012
- Professor, shoulder fellowshipUniversidad Pontificia BolivarianaSince 2022
- Coordinator, Knee Academic CommitteeACCART2020 – 2021
- Coordinator, Shoulder Academic CommitteeACCART2021 – 2022
- Editor-in-chiefE/SLARD journal2022 – 2024
- Academic secretaryACCART2025 – 2026
Procedures
Shoulder
Orthobiologics
Research and publications
The doctor publishes on the same injuries he treats. Articles, surgical techniques and clinical guidelines indexed in Google Scholar; each title links to the official record (DOI) when one exists.
Knee
- Anterior cruciate ligament
- Meniscus
- Cartilage
- Patellofemoral instability
Shoulder
- Instability
- Rotator cuff
- Shoulder arthroscopy
Knee
- 2026What does a failure in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction really mean? An integrative view
- 2026Articular cartilage restoration in the patella: greater precision with arthroscope-assisted grafts
- 2024Meniscocapsular release technique to reduce chronic and challenging bucket-handle meniscus tear
- 2024Combined ACL and anterolateral ligament reconstruction using an adjustable-loop fixation device: surgical technique
- 2020Reparación transtibial de la raíz posterior del menisco lateral en lesiones agudas: técnica quirúrgica y seguimiento clínico a corto plazo
- 2017Reconstrucción del ligamento patelofemoral medial: descripción de técnica quirúrgica. Estudio retrospectivo
- 2013Reconstrucción anatómica del ligamento cruzado anterior: técnica quirúrgica y reporte de casos