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More OREF Symposia for Residents in 2009
Made possible by educational grants from BIOMET and
Synthes/Synthes Spine

More residents have the opportunity to participate in OREF’s 12th annual spring Resident Research Symposia in 2009. OREF added five symposia, for a total of eight, thanks to educational grants from Biomet and Synthes/Synthes Spine.

OREF’s annual Symposia give orthopaedic residents in U.S. training programs an opportunity to present research papers and posters to a panel of experienced investigators and clinicians. Panels critique and rank the work, and top presenters are acknowledged.  CONGRATULATIONS TO THE TOP PRESENTERS recognized below.

Greater Cleveland Area
San Francisco Area
Minneapolis/Minnesota Orthopaedic Society
Greater Philadelphia
Southwest Region/Naval Air Station Coronado
Viriginia Area
Greater Rochester Area
Midwest Region


April 17, Greater Cleveland Area: hosted by Dennis S. Weiner, M.D. at Akron Children's Hospital. William J. Landis, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry / molecular pathology and orthopaedic surgery, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, guest speaker.

First Place
Andrew Bries, M.D., Summa Health Systems
A Study In Vivo of the Effects of a Static Compressive Load on the Proximal Tibial Physis in Rabbits

Second Place
Joe Caldwell, M.D., Akron General Medical Center
The Effect of a Clinically Applicable Venous Filter on the Embolic Load During Medullary Canal Pressurization:  A Canine Study

Third Place Tie
Trevor Murray, M.D., Cleveland Clinic
Influence of Administration Setting on SF-36 Scores Following
Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty

Matthew Bollier, M.D., Michigan State University, Kalamazoo Center for Medical Studies
Return to Sports after Arthroscopic Treatment of Osteochondritis Dissecans of the Capitellum

April 24, San Francisco Area: hosted by Thomas P. Vail, M.D. at the Mission Bay Conference Center, San Francisco. Farshid Guilak, Ph.D., Laszlo Ormandy Professor, Departments of Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Biomedical Engineering, and Engineering & Materials Science, Duke University, guest speaker.

First Place
Safdar Khan, M.D., University of California, Davis
The Role of Leptin in the Local Control of Fracture Healing

Second Place
Alexis Dang, M.D., University of California, San Francisco
Osteoarthritis After Noninvasive, In Vivo Impact Injury, A Murine Model

Third Place
Jennifer Peter, M.D., San Francisco Orthopaedic Residency Program
Evidence for Monocyte Migration in Response to Osteocyte Apoptosis
 

May 8 Minneapolis at the University of Minnesota in conjunction with the Minnesota Orthopaedic Society:

First Place Tie
Mir Ali, M.D., Mayo Clinic
Long Term Follow-up of Proximal Row Carpectomy:  Minimum 15 year Follow-up

Jacqueline Geissler, M.D., University of Minnesota
Does the Resident Selection Process Predict Performance?

Second Place
A. Noelle Larson, M.D., Mayo Clinic
Ischial Spine Projection Reveals a High Rate of Acetabular Retroversion in Perthes Disease

Third Place Tie
Alicia Harrison, M.D., University of Minnesota
Candidates for Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty Incidence in a Tertiary Referral Center

Matthew Abdel, M.D., Mayo Clinic
Surgical Management of Benign Tumors of the Proximal Fibula: A Clinocopathological Study of 120 Patients

Best Poster
William Cross, M.D., University of Minnesota
Raft Constructs and Fracture Stability in Split-Depression Tibial Plateau Fractures

May 9 Greater Philadelphia Area: hosted by Todd J. Albert, M.D. and co-host Javad Parvizi, M.D. at Thomas Jefferson University, Rothman Institute in McClellan Hall. Richard A. Brand, M.D., editor-in-chief, Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research, guest speaker.

First Place
Nirav Pandya, M.D., University of Pennsylvania & Children's Hospital
Child Abuse and Orthopaedic Injury Patterns:  Analysis at a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center

Second Place 
Albert Gee, M.D., University of Pennsylvania
Genipin Crosslinked Type 1 Collagen Nonafibrous Scaffolds for Meniscal Tissue Engineering

Third Place
Junaid Makda, M.D., Thomas Jefferson University
Medical Tourism  A Competitive Reality?

May 13, Southwest Region: hosted by Dana C. Covey, M.D. and Steven R. Garfin, M.D., at the Island Club Coronado, Naval Air Station Coronado. Michael J. Bosse, M.D., visiting professor, guest speaker.

First Place
Vidyadhar V. Upasani , M.D., University of California, San Diego
Disc Health Preservation after Six Months of Spinal Growth Modulation:  Expanding the Treatment Options for Fusionless Spinal Deformity Correction.

Second Place
Michael.S. Linn, M.D., University of California, San Diego
Etanercept Enhances Preservation of Osteochondral allograft Viability

Third Place
Matthew T. Nugent, M.D., Banner Health, Phoenix
The Effect of Poragens on Elution and Compressive Strength of Antimicrobial Loaded Bone Cement
 

May 18 Virginia Area: hosted by Mark F. Abel, M.D. at the University of Virginia, Jordon Hall Conference Center. Shepard R. Hurwitz, M.D., executive director, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, and Richard H. Gelberman, M.D., chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University, guest speakers.

First Place Podium
Erica Taylor, M.D., University of Virginia
Nanostructured Scaffolds as Novel Therapeutic Replacement Options for Rotator Cuff Diseases

Second Place Podium
Addisu Mesfin, M.D., Johns Hopkins University
The Accuracy of Anterior Glenohumeral Needle Placement:  An Arthroscopic Study

Third Place Podium
F. Winston Gwathmey Jr., M.D., University of Virginia
Retrospective Review of an Alternative Single-incision Extensile Volar Approach for Concurrent, Retrospective Internal Fixation of Distal Radius Fractures and Prophylactic Carpal Tunnel Release

First Place Poster
Shen-Ying (Richard) Ma, M.D., University of Virginia
Metastatic Spine Disease: An Isolated Spine Tumor Model with Human Breast Cancer Cells

Second Place Poster
Payam Farjoodi, M.D., Johns Hopkins University
Evaluation of the Orthopaedic In-training Examination:  Spine Questions

Third Place Poster
Derrick Burgess, M.D., Howard University
Shoulder Resurfacing:  Past, Present and Future

May 22 Greater Rochester Area: hosted by Regis J. O'Keefe, M.D. at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry / Flaum Atrium and Class of '62 Auditorium. Joseph P. Iannotti, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, guest speaker.

First Place
Aaron Nauth, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto
Endothelial Progenitor Cells for healing and Angiogenesis in a Segmental Bone Defect Model:  A Comparison with Mesenchymal Stem Cells

Second Place
David Bear, M.D., University of Pittsburgh
Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Grading Correlates with T2 MRI and Extracellular Matrix Content

Third Place
Jennifer Gurske, M.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
Effects of Medial Meniscal Posterior Horn Avulsion and Repair on Meniscal Displacement 
 

May 29 Midwest Region: hosted by Michael F. Schafer, M.D. at Northwestern University / Prentice Women's Hospital, Third Floor Conference Room. David A. Halsey, M.D., associate professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, University of Vermont College of Medicine, guest speaker.

First Place Basic Science
Michael D. Tseng, M.D., William Beaumont Hospital
Biomimetic Calcium Phosphate Coatings as Bone Morphogenetic Protein Delivery Systems in Spinal Fusion

First Place Clinical Science
Alfred Atanda, M.D., University of Chicago
A Novel Biomechanical Method to Assess the Risk for Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis in Children

Second Place
Pradeep Kodali, M.D., Northwestern University
In Vivo Evaluation of a Novel Citric-acid Based Implant for Osteochondral Defects

Third Place
Matt Beal, M.D., University of Chicago
BMP-13 and TGFb-2 Combination Therapy Affects on a Rat Achilles Tendon Model

Please direct all questions and RSVPs to Mary Marino at marino@oref.org and include your name, program/institution, program year, address, phone number, and e-mail address.
 

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