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2025 Midwest Resident Research Symposium Winners
First Place
Katherine J. Montoya, MD
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Ten Years of a Novel Telemedicine System for Management of Statewide Hand Trauma in Arkansas – A Decade in Review
Second PlaceBhargavi Maheshwer, MD
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Predictors of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Re-Injury and Return to Sports in Adolescent Athletes: Increased Risk in Younger Age and Earlier Time to Return to SportErik Nakken, MD
University of Michigan
Optimizing Contact Pressures of the Posterior Heel During Lower Extremity Immobilization: A Biomechanical StudyThird PlaceApurva Choubey, MD
University of Illinois Chicago
Joint Arthroplasty in Breast Cancer: PE Risk and Thrombo-Prophylaxis Depend on Time Since MastectomyKyleen Jan, MD
Rush University Medical Center
Midcarpal Stability Persists with ≤33% Distal Scaphoid Resection: A 3D Computational AnalysisMark Plantz, MD
Northwestern University
Pre-Clinical Safety and Efficacy Assessment of a Novel 3D-Printed Hydroxyapatite-Demineralized Bone Matrix (HA-DBM) Composite Scaffold Using a Rodent Posterolateral Fusion Model Presenters’ Choice
Jordan Serotte, MD
University of Chicago
AI-Assisted MRI Interpretation Improves Surgeon Performance in Diagnosing Bankart Lesions
