Sunčica Bulat Würsching
President (2026-2028)
Dr. Sunčica Bulat Würsching, MD, is excited to begin her tenure as president of SOSORT as of May 2026. She has been working with patients with scoliosis since 2002 and has been a part of SOSORT since 2016. Since 2018 she has helped host 2 SOSORT conferences in Dubrovnik. In 2018, she won the SOSORT award for the article “Parental role in scoliosis treatment”. She served on the SOSORT Board as member at large since 2018, as treasurer between 2019 and 2021, and as of 2022 held the role of President Elect 2 until April 2026. Her interests in SOSORT include growing and strengthening the Society through international multidisciplinary collaboration. Her personal interest in working with patients is envisioning and applying compliance supportive treatment options, especially in bracing.
Sabrina Donzelli
Past – President (2024-2026)
Sabrina Donzelli is a specialist in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, currently Director of the Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Unit at Auxologico IRCCS and Research Director at the National Scoliosis Center (USA). Her work focuses on clinical research, prediction modeling, and prospective databases. She holds a PhD from Utrecht University on bracing strategies and a MSc in Medical Statistics from the University of Oxford.
Active in SOSORT since 2011, she has contributed through research, teaching, and leadership roles including Chair of the Membership Committee, Educational Committee member, and President (2024–2026). Her work in conservative scoliosis treatment has received multiple SOSORT Awards.
Larry Cohen
President Elect (2028-2030)
Larry Cohen is a physiotherapist in Sydney and has a special interest in complex spine pathology and deformity. He has an MSc in Exercise Physiology, is a graduate of Harvard’s PPCR clinical research course and has a PhD in the field of spinal sagittal balance. He has worked as a gymnastics coach and physiotherapist at the Special Olympics and physiotherapist (volunteer) at the Sydney Olympics.
He has been on the board of SOSORT for a number of years, including the role of treasurer. He is on the scientific committee of SOSORT and is a member of the Spine Society of Australia and the APA.
Arnold Wong
Treasurer
Arnold Wong, PhD, is a physiotherapist with a Schroth therapist qualification. He has been actively participating at SOSORT meetings since 2018 and received the SOSORT 2019 best paper award. He has served as a scientific committee member to review abstracts for SOSORT meetings since 2020. As the only native Asian on the SOSORT board, he would like to raise awareness of scoliosis in Asia and developing countries. Arnold is an Associate Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His research interests include the epidemiology and conservative treatments of scoliosis, as well as the mental health of individuals with scoliosis.
Prachi Bakarania
Secretary
Prachi Bakarania has been an active member since 2017. She was an active committee member and served as the co-chair of the communications committee from 2017 to 2023. She is a physical therapist working at a university outpatient clinic specializing in the non operative management of structural spinal conditions. She is looking forward to serving on the board of SOSORT.
Elias Diarbakerli
Member at Large
Elias Diarbakerli, PT, PhD, has been a SOSORT member for many years. He is the former chair of the scientific committee and implemented many positive changes into the process. He is a physical therapist working at the Karolinska University Hospital and is affiliated to Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, where he conducts most of his research. Elias is actively involved in many research projects and is dedicated to continuing the work to increase scientific quality within SOSORT.
Carole Fortin, PhD, MSc, PT
Member at Large
Carole Fortin, PhD, MSc, PT, has been an active SOSORT member and presenter since 2013. She is a clinical expertise in the evaluation and treatment of youth with idiopathic scoliosis and has been trained in several physiotherapy specific to scoliosis approaches. She is an associate professor at the School of Rehabilitation in Université de Montréal and researcher at the Centre de recherche Azrieli of CHU-Sainte-Justine. Her research focuses on the understanding of biomechanical and neurophysiological mechanisms associated with posture, balance and movement control using musculoskeletal ultrasound imaging and electroencephalography. Her work also aims to develop evidence-based therapeutic intervention models in physiotherapy for idiopathic scoliosis, with a focus on knowledge dissemination.
Isis Navarro
Member at Large
Dr. Isis Juliene Rodrigues Leite Navarro holds a Master’s and PhD in Physical Therapy and is a certified instructor of the SEAS (Scientific Exercises Approach to Scoliosis) method in both Brazil and Portugal. Dr. Navarro earned her degrees from UFRGS, Porto Alegre, where she pioneered studies integrating surface topography, photogrammetry, and mobile technologies into scoliosis assessment. She is also Director of the Scoliosis Treatment Division at Clínica Linear, and a leader in international scoliosis societies — including roles as past president of the Brazilian Society of Scoliosis and past Chair of the Membership Committee at SOSORT. Her research emphasizes accessible, evidence-based strategies for conservative scoliosis management and has made significant contributions to tele-rehabilitation and non-radiographic spinal monitoring worldwide.
Benjamin Roye
Member at Large
Dr. Benjamin D. Roye, MD-MPH, is a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at Columbia University specializing in complex pediatric spinal disorders, including scoliosis, kyphosis, and spondylolisthesis. He maintains an active research portfolio focused on the non-operative management of scoliosis, with a particular interest in brace treatment for pediatric patients. He is an active member of both the Pediatric Spine Study Group and the Harms Study Group. Dr. Roye is currently leading the Scoliosis Research Society initiative to update a consensus statement on brace research for idiopathic scoliosis. He is also heading a grant-funded, multi-center study evaluating the efficacy of part-time bracing in patients with juvenile idiopathic scoliosis. Dr. Roye looks forward to serving on the board of SOSORT, where he aims to help widen the reach of this amazing organization and promote academically rigorous research on conservative management of scoliosis.
