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2017 Grant Recipients

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2017 Grant Recipients Awards

OREF CAREER DEVELOPMENT GRANT

PI: Michael Willey, MD
Co-PI: Jessica Goetz, PhD
University of Iowa
Joint Contact Stress as a Tool for Clinical Decision Making in PAO
Funding made possible in part by the Dr. Dane and Mrs. Mary Louise Miller Endowment Fund & the Dr. Zachary B. and Mrs. Kathleen Friedenberg Endowment Fund

OREF PROSPECTIVE CLINICAL RESEARCH GRANT

PI: Andrew Schoenfeld, MD
Co-PI: Marco Ferrone, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Validation of a Novel Predictive Score for Patients with Spinal Metastases

OREF CLINICAL RESEARCH AWARD
Henrik Malchau, MD, PhD
Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Arthroplasty Implant Registries Over the Past Five Decades: Development, Current and Future Impact

RESEARCH GRANTS

OREF/MTF RESEARCH GRANT
PI: Roman Eliseev, MD, PhD
Co-PI: Addisu Mesfin, MD
University of Rochester
Improving Mitochondrial Function to Accelerate Bone Graft Healing

OREF/GOLDBERG RESEARCH GRANT IN ARTHRITIS
PI: Eric Smith, MD
Co-PI: Elise Morgan, PhD
Boston University
The Mechanistic Role of Subchondral Bone Cysts and Bone Marrow Lesions

Funding made possible by the Dr. Victor and Mrs. Harriet Goldberg Endowment Fund

OREF/OTA TRAUMA RESEARCH GRANT
Philipp Leucht, MD
New York University School of Medicine
The Role of Aging and Inflammation on Skeletal Stem Cell Function
Funding made possible in part by Zimmer Biomet, DePuy Synthes and the Society of Military Orthopaedic Surgeons (SOMOS)

OREF/ASES/ROCKWOOD CLINICAL RESEARCH GRANT IN SHOULDER CARE
PI: Aaron Chamberlain, MD
Co-PI: Jay Keener, MD
Washington University in St. Louis
Co-PI: Peter Chalmers, MD
Co-PI: Robert Tashjian, MD 
University of Utah
PT vs. a Home Program for Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Randomized Trial

Funding made possible by the Dr. and Mrs. Charles Rockwood Family Endowment Fund

OREF/MSTS CLINICAL RESEARCH GRANT IN ORTHOPAEDIC ONCOLOGY
PI: Benjamin J. Miller, MD
Co-PI: Eric Henderson, MD 
University of Iowa
Improving Multi-Institutional Collaboration by Creating a Sarcoma Registry

Funding in part provided by Carol Morris, MD

OREF PERIOPERATIVE SURGICAL AND MEDICAL HOME PATIENT SAFETY RESEARCH GRANT
Alexander McLawhorn, MD and Meghan Kirksey, MD, PhD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Effect of Operative Team Consistency on Patient Safety and Efficiency

Funding made possible by The American Society of Anesthesiologists; The Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research; The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation; The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons; The Cigna Foundation and Individual Donors

OREF CLINICAL RESEARCH GRANT IN CELLULAR THERAPY
IN HONOR OF JAMES URBANIAK, MD
In collaboration with the National Stem Cell Foundation (NSCF)

PI: Christopher L. Mendias, PhD
Co-PI: Scott Rodeo, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
SVFC Therapy to Improve Rotator Cuff Tears:  A Phase II Clinical Trial

STRYKER ROBOTIC-ASSISTED SURGERY FOR PRIMARY TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY PROSPECTIVE CLINICAL RESEARCH GRANT
Matthew P. Abdel, MD
Mayo Clinic
Robotically-Assisted vs Manual-Executed Total Knee Arthroplasty

OREF MENTORED CLINICIAN-SCIENTIST GRANT

Nicholas Bernthal, MD
University of California, Los Angeles
Modifying and Delivering Antimicrobials to Prevent Implant Infections

ORS/OREF POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP GRANT

Neha Shashank Dole, PhD
University of California, San Francisco
The Role of TGFß in Regulating Perilacunar Remodeling in Diabetes

OREF NEW INVESTIGATOR GRANTS

Patrick Curran, MD
University of California, San Francisco
Intramedullary K-wire versus Flexible Nail for Pediatric Femur Fractures
Funding made possible by the Mahendra Patel, MD Research Fund

Rowena McBeath, MD, PhD
Thomas Jerrerson University
Time-Dependent Connective Tissue Regeneration
In Honor of Jack C. Hughston, MD and James R. Andrews, MD
Funding made possible in part by the Mahendra Patel, MD Research Fund

RESIDENT CLINICIAN SCIENTIST TRAINING GRANTS
OREF RESIDENT CLINICIAN SCIENTIST TRAINING GRANTS

Adnan N. Cheema, MD
University of Pennsylvania
The Effect of Nicotine on Healing in a Rat Achilles Tendon Model
Funding made possible by Thomas P. Sculco, MD

PI: Charles Hannon, MD
Co-PI: Brian Cole, MD
Rush University Medical Center
The Influence of Amniotic Membrane and BMAC on Osteoarthritis
Recipient of an MTF/Charles H. Herndon Resident Clinician Scientist Training Grant
Funding made possible by the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation

Alexander Jinnah, MD
Wake Forest University
The Healing Potential of a Decellularized, Deoxidized Porcine Bone Scaffold
Recipient of an MTF/Charles H. Herndon Resident Clinician Scientist Training Grant
Funding made possible by the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation

PI: Devon Nixon, MD
Co-PI: Jeffrey Nepple, MD
Washington University in St. Louis
Prospective Study of Biomarkers of Intra-Articular Hip Damage in SCFE
Funding made possible by the Ira A. Roschelle Family Foundation

Alexander Rascoe, MD
Case Western Reserve University
The Role of Macrophage Toll-Like Receptors in Particle-Induced Osteolysis
In Memory of John T. Hocker, MD
Funding made possible by the John T. Hocker Charitable Foundation

PI: Dean Wang, MD
New PI: Claire Eliasberg, MD
Co-PI: Scott Rodeo, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Use of Activated Endothelial Cells for the Treatment of Patellar Tendinosis
Funding made possible by the Ira A. Roschelle Family Foundation

OREF/UCONN FOUNDERS ENDOWMENT RESIDENT CLINICIAN SCIENTIST TRAINING GRANT

Megan R. Wolf, MD
University of Connecticut
Novel Source for Cell Augmentation of Murine Patellar Tendon Defect

RESIDENT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS

OREF RESIDENT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS
Nicholas Dantzker, MD
Vanderbilt University
Intra-articular doxycylcine: A Novel Treatment of Adhesive Capsulitis
In Honor of Bernard R. Bach Jr., MD

PI: Claire Eliasberg, MD
Co-PI: Scott Rodeo, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Evaluating Inflammatory Markers in a Mouse Model of Shoulder Impingement

In honor of Dr. Jack C. Hughston, MD and Dr. James R. Andrews, MD
Funding made possible by Michael Axe, MD

PI: Benedict Nwachukwu, MD
Co-PI: Anil Ranawat, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Does Lumbar Spine Alignment Influence Femoroacetabular Impingement Outcome?
In Memory of Harry N. Herkowitz, MD
Funding made possible by Mr. James G. Borovsky and Shepard R. Hurwitz, MD

PI: Gregory Pace, MD
Co-PI: Hyun-Min Mike Kim, MD
Pennsylvania State University
Consequences of Glenoid Performation and Cement Extrusion in Total Shoulder
In Honor of Jack C. Hughston, MD and James R. Andrews, MD
Funding made possible by Michael Axe, MD

Manuel Schubert, MD
University of Michigan
Epigenetic Programming of Satellite Cells from the Rotator Cuff
In Honor of Bernard R. Bach Jr., MD

OREF/AIRCAST FOUNDATION RESIDENT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS
William P. Abblitt, MD
Vanderbilt University
Alpha-defensin: Predictor of Successful Revision Total Joint Arthroplasty

PI: Jon Michael Caldwell, MD
Co-PI: William Levine, MD
Columbia Medical Center
Arthroscopic Technique for Implantation of Tissue-Engineered Scaffold

PI: Justin Chan, MD
Co-PI: David Kalainov, MD
Northwestern University
Biomechanical Analysis of Partial Extensor Tendon Lacerations Over Metacarp

PI: Jacob Elkins, MD
Co-PI: John Callaghan, MD
University of Iowa
Biomechanical Considerations of Morbid Obesity in Total Joint Arthroplasty

Sandra Gebhart, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Bisphosphonates Prevent Heterotopic Ossification in the Upper Extremity

PI: Kyle Korth, MD
Co-PI: Matthew Halanski, MD
University of Wisconsin-Madison
How Tendon Anchoring Techniques Affect Fixation for Tendon Transfers

PI: Joseph Patterson, MD
Co-PI: Alfred Kuo, MD
University of California, San Francisco
Implants, Morbidity, and Costs in AO/OTA 31-A2 Hip Fractures Among Veterans

Hayden B. Rockson, MD
University of Massachusetts
Defining Success in Perioperative Care Pathways for Hip Fracture Patients

PI: Danielle Thomas, MD
Co-PI: David Thordarson, MD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Knot of Henry Variation and the Effect on Plantar Flexion Strength


Nury Yim, MD
NYU Langone Medical Center
Rosiglitazone and Fracture Healing

OREF/EXACTECH RESIDENT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS
PI: Karen Cheng, MD
Co-PI: Jan Hughes-Austin, PT, MPT, PhS
University of California, San Diego
The Interaction of Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity on Hip Osteoarthritis

Itai Gans, MD
Johns Hopkins University
Administration of Soluble Activin-Receptor may Attenuate Radiation Fibrosis

PI: Krishn Khanna, MD
Co-PI: Saam Morshed, MD
University of California, San Francisco
The ‘Delta Well-Leg’ Compartment Pressure

PI: Danica Vance, MD
Co-PI: William Levine, MD
Columbia University
Biomechanical Comparison of Subacromial Balloon Spacers

OREF/WOF RESIDENT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANT
PI: Erika Garbrecht, MD
Co-PI: Christina Salas, PhD
University of New Mexico
Chondrocyte Viability After Exposure to Antiseptic Solutions and TXA

Mario Vargas-Vila, MD, PhD
University of California, San Diego
Muscle Degeneration and Intervention in Chronic Rabbit Supraspinatus Injury

OREF/ORS RESIDENT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANT
Tianyi David Luo, MD
Wake Forest University
Reduction of Radiation-Induced Bone Loss by Vitamin C

OREF/CURRENT CONCEPTS IN JOINT REPLACEMENT CLINICAL PRACTICE AWARDS

Spring Award
Rachel M. Frank, MD
Rush University
Does Prior Shoulder Surgery Negatively Impact Shoulder Arthroplasty Outcomes?

Winter Award
Antonia F. Chen, MD
Rothman Institute
Postoperative Blood Glucose Levels Predict Periprosthetic Joint Infection after Primary Total Ankle Arthroplasty

ORS/OREF DISTINGUISHED INVESTIGATOR AWARD       

Clare Rimnac, PhD
Case Western Reserve University

GRANT PROGRAMS

ORS/OREF/AAOS New Investigator (Grant Writing) Workshop, May, 2017
AAOS/OREF/ORS Clinician Scholar Development Program

ORS/OREF TRAVEL AWARD IN ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH TRANSLATION

Alberto Carli, MD
The Ottawa Hospital - General Campus

Tomohiro Fujiwara, MD, PhD
Okayama University Hospital

Philipp Leucht, MD
NYU Langone Medical Center

Tsuneari Takahashi, MD, PhD
Gunma Sports Medicine Research Center
Zenshukai Hospital

REGIONAL NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARDS
Eastern Orthopaedic Association
Southern Orthopaedic Association
Western Orthopaedic Association