Department of Orthopaedics - University of Pitt

Congratulations to Dr. Stephen Canton on being selected for the Orthopaedic Research Society Clinician Scholar Career Development Program (CSCDP), held in Rosemont, Illinois in October. The CSCDP is an annual two-day training workshop for orthopaedic residents in their PGY2-PGY5 years, surgeons in fellowships, and junior faculty (through year three) who have the potential and desire to become orthopaedic clinician scholars.

Clinician scholars are transforming the future of orthopaedics through their commitment to innovative research, and we could not be prouder of all of our residents and fellows at PittOrtho.

It was a special night in Pittsburgh as we welcomed our guests from around the world to this year’s Freddie Fu Panther Sports Medicine Symposium.

Honored speakers and guests gathered to celebrate and remember Dr. Freddie Fu, who created the Panther Symposium nearly 30 years ago to foster collaboration among global leaders in sports medicine . Dr. Fu’s family was on hand to mark the occasion, as the symposium was officially named after its founder. The event kicks off three-days of presentations, demos, lectures, and panel discussions for the nearly 150 in attendance.

We thank everyone for making the journey to mark this special event with us and we look forward to meeting and working with you in the days ahead.

We are thrilled to share news from the International Federation of Foot & Ankle Societies (IFFAS) meeting, held in Seoul, Republic of Korea. Dr. Jarrett Cain and the Foot and Ankle Injury Research (FAIR) team brought home the IFFAS Top Basic Science Research President's Award.

The International Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies (IFFAS) was established in October 1999 to increase cooperation among orthopedic foot and ankle societies around the world. The IFFAS is now a globally representative organization in the field of foot and ankle joint medical treatment.

Dr. Cain and the FAIR team's paper "Fully Reduced HMGB1 Enhances Nonunion Fracture Healing in Diabetic Rat Model" won the President's Prize for Best Research Paper at the meeting this year. This award is given in recognition of the outstanding international papers presented at the IFFAS 2024. Nominated studies are judged by the Scientific Committee of IFFAS. Congratulations to all!

We are proud to announce our inclusion on the Castle Connolly Top Doctors list for 2024. Many of our PittOrtho and UPMC members in hand surgery, orthopaedics and sports medicine are included.

The Castle Connolly Top Doctors® selection process is entirely merit-based. Doctors cannot pay to be listed. Castle Connolly’s peer-to-peer nominations and rigorous research process ensure only the most qualified physicians are included. Our PittOrtho and UPMC members are part of more than 400 UPMC physicians to be recognized as 2024 "Top Doctors".

Check out the complete list here: https://www.upmc.com/about/why-upmc/excellence/top-doctors/list?utm_source=vanity-url&utm_medium=offline&utm_content=top-doctors&utm_campaign=top-doctors

At the recent ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) Spring Meeting in Amelia Island, FL, Dr. Jeanne Doperak was recognized with the ACC Exemplary Service Award, presented annually to one person who has made a significant impact on the conference. The award was presented by Commissioner Phillips and Sheila Velez Martinez, the chair of the Faculty Athletic Representatives (FAR) committee for the ACC.

Dr. Doperak was honored for her exceptional work in creating and building the Health and Safety Advisory Working Group, which culminated in the annual Health and Safety summit held in Charlotte, NC on May 9 and 10. The summit saw an impressive turnout, with over 150 attendees from all conference schools, including new members Cal, Stanford, and SMU.

The award presentation took place during the Commissioner’s address to Athletic Directors, Senior Woman Administrators, Faculty Athletic Representatives, and head coaches of football and men's and women's basketball from all ACC schools.

The 21st ESSKA (ESSKA - European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery & Arthroscopy) Congress was held May 8 – 10 in Milan, Italy and PittOrtho and UPMC members were on hand to represent. 20+ papers were presented from PittOrtho members at the meeting, along with 7 highlight lectures. PittOrtho alumni were also on hand including Roland Becker (Pitt ’01) who gave a presidential lecture “From Meniscus Lesion to Arthroplasty – A Journey in ESSKA”. Emre Anil Özbek (Sports Med Fellow) also won a Turkish Arthroscopy Society award at the Congress. Outstanding work to all!

PittOrtho was well represented at this year’s annual Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) meeting, held May 9-11, 2024 in Boston. All told, UPMC and PittOrtho members gave five podium presentations, 2 instructional course lectures (ICLs), an Innovations Spotlight talk (on Augmentation for the Massive Irreparable RCT by Dr. Albert Lin) and presented multiple posters. We are also extremely proud of our residents, Shaquille Charles, MD, who brought home “Best Overall Paper” and Zachary Herman, MD who won “Best Resident Paper”!

Congratulations to Dr. Kenneth Urish who has been selected as one of the University of Pittsburgh's Health Sciences Ascending Star awardees for 2024. This honor was established in 2022 to recognize highly productive, creative mid-career faculty members in the six Schools of the Health Sciences. Dr. Urish is a fellowship trained Adult Reconstructive and Arthroplasty Orthopedic Surgeon.

Urish, a physician-scientist, is developing new classes of antibiotics and bacteriophage therapies for treating surgical infections. With a surgical practice in hip and knee replacement and complex revision surgery, he and his research group have provided investigational new drug-enabling technology for multiple therapies in U.S. Food and Drug Administration clinical studies.

Congratulations Dr. Urish!

The Albert B. Ferguson Jr., MD, Resident Research Day was the capstone of another remarkable year of research for PittOrtho residents. This year we were honored to welcome Leesa M. Galatz, MD as keynote speaker. Dr. Galatz is Professor & Chair at the Leni and Peter May Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY. Dr. Galatz’s talk, “Lessons in Leadership: Have it All, Just Not All at Once”, was outstanding!

Our program is one of a few in the United States that offers the opportunity for residents to participate in one year of dedicated research during their residency training. Twelve residents (4 junior and 8 chief) gave presentations on their research work and were judged.

Congratulations to all.

UPMC staff and physicians, including members of UPMC Sports Medicine teams, were on hand this past weekend to support thousands of runners in the annual Pittsburgh Marathon. 17 aid stations were set up along the 26.2 mile route and provided all levels of care to participants, including resolving simple cuts and bruises all the way up to emergency care services.

More than 300 medical volunteers were at the races this weekend to lend a hand, which was fantastic as the UPMC Sports Medicine Pittsburgh 5K Race saw a record-breaking 5,500 runners take part. Thank you to all the volunteers who participated and congratulations to all the racers!

The UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program and University of Pittsburgh Concussion Research Laboratory hosted the Targeted Rehabilitation and Evidence-based Active Treatments (TREAT) Sport-related Concussion Conference on April 20-21, 2024. The conference provided cutting-edge advances in evidence-based clinical care and research from assessment to treatment for both sport-related concussion and brain health.

Course directors included Micky Collins, PhD, Clinical and Executive Director of the UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program and Anthony Kontos, PhD, Research Director, Vice-Chair Clinical Research and Professor, UPMC Sports Medicine Concussion Program.

We are excited to announce that UPMC Sports Medicine, Mardyke Arena, UCC is now open! In partnership with Mardyke Arena University College Cork (UCC), our new center opened its doors to patients this week, expanding UPMC’s multinational sports medicine and orthopaedics care network.

The new UPMC Sports Medicine Clinic joins UPMC Ireland’s nationwide network of hospitals and centers, including UPMC Aut Even Hospital in Kilkenny, UPMC Whitfield Hospital in Waterford, UPMC Kildare Hospital in Clane, UPMC Sports Surgery Clinic in Dublin, UPMC Hillman Cancer Centre locations in Cork and Waterford and an outpatient center in Carlow. These locations allow UPMC to serve athletes of all ages, from youth to professionals. The new clinic will also provide care for people of all ages with a variety of conditions, including total joint replacement rehabilitation and support.

We are thrilled to be a part of this new center and are excited to bring care to people who need it, where they need it.

Happy to host and be a part of this amazing program!

Congratulations to PittOrtho Chair Dr. MaCalus Hogan, MD, MBA on his recognition by the Chuck Cooper Foundation.

The Chuck Cooper Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is dedicated to honoring the life and achievements and continuing the legacy of Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer, Charles “Chuck” Cooper, the first African-American drafted into the National Basketball Association. The Foundation awards graduate-level scholarships and provides leadership development programs, mentorship, and networking opportunities to underserved students.

🏆 Please join us in celebrating Dr. MaCalus V. Hogan, our recipient of the 2024 Chuck Cooper Foundation Leadership Award, awarded yesterday at our annual luncheon! 🌟

Dr. Hogan, a board-certified orthopaedic surgeon, exemplifies leadership and excellence in his field. His journey began with an undergraduate degree in Biochemistry from Xavier University of Louisiana, leading to an illustrious career that spans orthopaedic surgery, academia, and research. Dr. Hogan’s dedication to advancing the medical field is evident through his work with various professional ballet and sports teams, and over 200 scholarly contributions.

Currently, Dr. Hogan is the David Silver Professor and Chair of the UPMC Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, where he continues to impact the medical community and beyond.

We are immensely proud to honor such a distinguished professional whose work not only reflects Chuck Cooper’s legacy of excellence and leadership but also inspires the next generation.

A heartfelt thank you to our presenting sponsors, UPMC and UPMC Health Plan, and all our other generous sponsors for supporting the 2024 Chuck Cooper Foundation Awards Luncheon. Your commitment helps us continue our mission to empower and uplift through education and leadership.

Dr. Albert Lin was recognized this past week at the annual University of Pittsburgh's School of Medicine Faculty Mentor Awards. Dr. Lin was awarded the Medical Student Research Mentoring Merit Award, which celebrates faculty that demonstrate significant impact in guiding their mentees through their research project effort. Dr. Lin is no stranger to being a great mentor. He was also a recipient of the Philip Troen Excellence in Medical Student Research Mentoring Award last year. This distinction is based on graduating University of Pittsburgh student recommendations for outstanding mentoring over the course of their longitudinal research project.

PittOrtho seeks to be a leader in educating the next generation of orthopaedic surgeons through its residency and fellowship training programs. We are proud to have mentors like Dr. Lin on our team!

Spring has sprung! With the weather warming, lots of outdoor fun is possible again. Check out these at-home warm ups from our Sports Medicine team to get you limber before your ride!

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Time is running out for early bird pricing! Only available until April 1, 2024. Register today: https://lnkd.in/dSnm56Gz

Interested in learning from leaders in anatomic ACL reconstruction surgery, including MaCalus V. Hogan, MD, MBA; Volker Musahl, Jonathan D. Hughes, MD, and more?

We invite you to join UPMC and Department of Orthopaedics - University of Pitt's Division of Sports Medicine for the 2024 Freddie Fu Panther Sports Medicine Symposium from June 6 to 8, 2024.

⭐ Register now and take advantage of early bird pricing! https://lnkd.in/evt96UAp

Results are in! A hearty congratulations to all new residents from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. We are particularly pleased to announce the following individuals that have matched to the UPMC Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program:

Categorical (5-Year Track)
Sandra Catanzaro (State University of New York – Upstate)
Elizabeth Clayton (University of Tennessee)
Henson Destiné (University of Miami)
Gillian Kane (University of Pittsburgh)

Research (6-Year Track)
John Bonamer (University of Cincinnati)
Sahil Dadoo (University of North Carolina)
Lawrence Garvin, II (Howard University)
Elizabeth Plakseychuk (University of Pittsburgh)

We look forward to welcoming you our PittOrtho family in June 2024! See you soon!

PittOrtho was pleased to host Anna N. Miller, MD, FAAOS, FACS, FAOA, for Grand Rounds on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. Dr. Miller is the Jerome J. Gilden, MD, Distinguished Professor and Vice Chair of Faculty Affairs for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Washington University School of Medicine. Dr. Miller is interested in the management and outcomes of elderly patients with fragility fractures, a topic that her talk focused on this past week, and she is involved with AOA and AAOS regarding fragility fractures, as well as being on the National Quality Forum Trauma Outcomes Steering Committee.

Thank you to Dr. Miller for your time and your expertise!

Interested in learning from leaders in anatomic reconstruction surgery, including MaCalus V. Hogan, MD, MBA; Volker Musahl, Jonathan D. Hughes, MD, and more?

We invite you to join UPMC and Department of Orthopaedics - University of Pitt's Division of Sports Medicine for the 2024 Freddie Fu Panther Sports Medicine Symposium from June 6 to 8, 2024.

⭐ Register now and take advantage of early bird pricing! https://lnkd.in/evt96UAp

Dr. Ronald A. Navarro, a former Pitt Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery Fellow (’95-’96), was recently installed as president of the American Association of Latino Orthopaedic Surgeons (AALOS).

Dr. Navarro is the Director for Clinical Affairs at the Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, located in Pasadena, California. Dr. Navarro was honored at the 15th annual meeting of AALOS, during the AAOS Annual Meeting this past February. AALOS is an organization of Orthopedic Surgeons that promotes care for the Hispanic Population in the United States. AALOS is involved in improving the representation of Hispanic physicians in the orthopedic workforce.

Congratulations to Dr. Navarro on this latest accomplishment!

A recent study (https://www.cureus.com/articles/222591-orthopedic-team-surgeons-in-major-professional-sports-an-analysis-of-affiliation-with-the-top-10-sports-medicine-fellowship-programs-and-implications-for-leadership-and-diversity #!/) examined the correlation between orthopedic team surgeons in major professional sports and their affiliation with the top 10 sports medicine fellowship programs (of which University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Medical Education Program is ranked #7).

The research revealed that 61 of 124 (49.19%) team surgeons graduated from the top 10 sports medicine fellowship programs. University of Pittsburgh/UPMC Sports Medicine ranked number three in the most frequently attended of top 10 sports medicine fellowship programs.

It's clear that PittOrtho and UPMC's dedication to education and investment in our future practitioners is making plays both here in Pittsburgh and nationwide.

The ORS and the Bethel Musculoskeletal Research Center (BMRC) have joined together to offer a fellowship to early career scientists. The program offers grants totaling $50,000 to support the generation of critical preliminary data for larger grant applications leading to breakthrough treatments for diseases. Apply by April 15! Learn more: https://bit.ly/49uDIy2

Despite the chilly winter weather, PittOrtho extended a warm welcome to Dr. S. Elizabeth Ames, program director at University of Vermont Orthopaedics & Rehabilitation and professor at UVM College of Medicine. Dr. Ames is an attending surgeon in the division of spine surgery at UVM and is also the chair of the ACGME Council of Review Committee.

Dr. Ames spoke to residents and staff on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 during Grand Rounds about orthopaedic training methods and how all can take their training to the next level. Her talk was engaging and informative for all involved. Thank you, Dr. Ames. We hope to see you back in the Steel City soon!

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Dr. MaCalus V. Hogan was invited as guest speaker to the Pittsburgh Penguins Power Play Visionaries Panel on Wednesday, February 21 at the U.S. Steel Tower. This panel united influential leaders from UPMC, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and other distinguished members of the Pittsburgh community to share their personal journeys, success stories, and the profound impact they've made in their fields.

Panelists included:
Tracey McCants Lewis, Chief People Officer and General Counsel, Pittsburgh Penguins + Board Chair, August Wilson African American Cultural Center
Tracey Conti, M.D., Chair, Department of Family Medicine, UPMC and University of Pittsburgh
Charles Jonassaint, PhD MHS, General Internal Medicine, Associate Professor of Medicine with Tenure, Assistant Professor of Social Work and Clinical and Translational Science
Emmai Alaquiva, 4X Emmy award winning Film Director, and newly appointed Vice Chair of the Pennsylvania Council on the ARTS by Governor Josh Shapiro

with moderator Lisa Smith (https://lnkd.in/eEuzEG8q), Executive Producer of Impacting Communities, and host of Intersections, leading the panel.

Chaton Turner, Esq. UPMC Senior Associate Counsel and Vice President for Risk Management, provided closing remarks.

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! Join us this June for the 2024 Freddie Fu Panther Sports Medicine Symposium held in Pittsburgh, PA.

This three-day meeting signifies the collaboration among global leaders in anatomic ACL reconstruction surgery to develop consensus on key focus areas within the field. Orthopaedic surgeons, physical therapists, athletic trainers, radiologists, and basic scientists will discuss evidence-based recommendations, recent advances, and the future of anatomic ACL reconstruction, complex knee surgery, meniscus transplantation, cartilage surgery, and osteotomy.

Early bird pricing available until April 1, 2024. Register today: https://cce.upmc.com/2024-freddie-fu-panther-sports-medicine-symposium -tabs-node-course-default5