George Gayagay, BMedSc(Hons), MBBS(Hons), FRACS, FAOA, MAICD
Albury
New South Wales, Australia
Member Since: 2014
How has the AAOS helped you throughout your career?
They provide many education materials.
As an International Member, which AAOS resources do you use most and why?
The education section of the AAOS website.
What’s the best advice you were ever given? Who was it from?
Just do it — Nike ad featuring Bo Jackson, 1989.
What’s your go-to productivity trick?
Cafe latte every morning.
What’s one thing you’re currently trying to make a habit?
Get more sleep.
What hobbies do you enjoy in your spare time?
Hobby farming.
Tell us a fun fact about yourself that not many people know?
As a science student, before I even contemplated on a medical degree, and eventually becoming an orthopaedic surgeon, I authored one of the first studies to identify a gene linked to elite athletic performance in Australia’s national rowing team.
Hum Genet
1998 Jul;103(1):48-50.
doi: 10.1007/s004390050781.
Elite endurance athletes and the ACE I allele -- the role of genes in athletic performance