2018 Grant Recipients
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2018 Grant Recipients
OREF CAREER DEVELOPMENT GRANT
PI: Robert Brophy, MD
Co-PI: Muhammad Farooq Rai, PhD
Washington University in St. Louis
Can Early Evidence of OA After ACL Injury be Measured and Modified?
OREF PROSPECTIVE CLINICAL RESEARCH GRANT
PI: Amy Morgan Cizik, PhD
Co-PI: Conor P. Kleweno, MD
University of Washington
Validation of PROMs in Trauma Patients with Pelvic and Acetabular Fractures
OREF CLINICAL RESEARCH AWARD
PI: Gregory B. Maletis, MD
Co-PI: Tadashi T. Funahashi, MD
Co-PI: Maria C.S. Inacio, PhD
Co-PI: Liz Paxton, MA
Kaiser Permanente
Optimizing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: Individualizing the
Decision-Making Process Using Data from the Kaiser Permanente ACLR Registry
RESEARCH GRANTS
OREF/MTF RESEARCH GRANT
PI: Amy L. McNulty, PhD
Co-PI: Jocelyn Wittstein, MD
Co-PI: William Garrett, MD •
Duke University
Improving Meniscus Repair Using a Meniscus-Derived Matrix Allograft
• Deceased
OREF/GOLDBERG RESEARCH GRANT IN ARTHRITIS
PI: Cecilia Pascual Garrido, MD
Co-PI: Robert Brophy, MD
Washington University in St. Louis
Intra-Articular Metabolic Activity in the Pre-Osteoarthritic Hip
Funding made possible by the Dr. Victor and Mrs. Harriet Goldberg Endowment Fund
OREF/ASES/ROCKWOOD CLINICAL RESEARCH GRANT IN SHOULDER CARE
PI: Aaron Nauth, MD
Co-PI: Patrick Henry, MD
St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto
The Impact of Psychological Factors on the Outcome of Rotator Cuff Repair
Funding made possible by the Dr. and Mrs. Charles Rockwood Family Endowment Fund
OREF SOFT TISSUE REPAIR AND REGENERATION SPORTS MEDICINE GRANT
IN HONOR OF RUSSELL F. WARREN, MD
In collaboration with the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM)
Rhima Coleman, PhD
University of Michigan
A Closed-Loop Gene Circuit to Enhance Articular Cartilage Regeneration
OREF TOTAL JOINT REPLACEMENT RESEARCH GRANT IN HONOR OF JORGE O. GALANTE, MD
Kenneth L. Urish, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Antibiotic Tolerant Biofilms in Periprosthetic Joint Infection
OREF/TAF INNOVATIVE AND ACCELERATED PROTOCOLS FOR REHABILITATION OF ORTHOPEDIC INJURIES RESEARCH GRANT
Grant E. Garrigues, MD
Rush University Medical Center
Multicenter Randomized Trial of Home vs. PT Rehabilitation for Reverse TSA
Funding made possible by The Aircast Foundation
ABOS/OREF/ SURGICAL SKILLS SIMULATION TRAINING FOR RESIDENTS RESEARCH GRANTS
PI: Matthew Karam, MD
Co-PI: Geb Thomas, PhD
University of Iowa
Benchmarking Expert Performance to Establish Competency in Wire Navigation
Funded by The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS)
Gregg Nicandri, MD
University of Rochester
Does the FAST Program Demonstrate Transfer Validity?
Funded by The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery (ABOS)
OREF RESEARCH GRANT
Ryan D. Ross, PhD
Rush University Medical Center
Improved Predictions of Orthopaedic Implant Fixation
Funding made possible by Smith and Nephew
OREF MENTORED CLINICIAN-SCIENTIST GRANT
Kenneth L. Urish, MD, PhD
University of Pittsburgh
Periprosthetic Joint Infection Biofilm Antibiotic Tolerance
ORS/OREF POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP GRANT
Katie Trella Sikes, PhD
Colorado State University
Understanding the Role of Glucose and Myoinositol in Tendinopathy
Funded in part by the Orthopaedic Research Society
OREF NEW INVESTIGATOR GRANT
Derek Amanatullah, MD, PhD
Stanford University
Bacteriophage: A Novel Approach to Periprosthetic Joint Infection
RESIDENT CLINICIAN SCIENTIST TRAINING GRANTS
OREF RESIDENT CLINICIAN SCIENTIST TRAINING GRANTS PI: Michael Chau, MD, PhD
Co-PI: Cathy Carlson, DVM, PhD
University of Minnesota – Twin Cities
Microenvironmental Influences on Articular Chondrocyte Differentiation
Recipients of an MTF/Charles H. Herndon Resident Clinician Scientist Training Grant
Funding made possible by the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
PI: Andrew Clair, MD
Co-PI: Kirk A. Campbell, MD
NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases
CRLF1 and Mesenchymal Stem Cell Injection in a Rabbit Osteochondral Defect
Funding made possible by the Ira A. Roschelle Family Foundation
PI: Caleb Grote, MD
Co-PI: Jinxi Wang, MD
University of Kansas – Kansas City
Effect of Cartilage-specific NFAT1 Expression on Post-Traumatic Arthritis
In Memory of John T. Hocker, MD
Funding made possible by the John T. Hocker Charitable Foundation
PI: Derek Guo Ju, MD
Co-PI: Hyun Bae, MD
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Identifying and Mitigating the Effects of Diabetes on Disc Degeneration
Recipients of an MTF/Charles H. Herndon Resident Clinician Scientist Training Grant
Funding made possible by the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
PI: Joseph D. Lamplot, MD
Co-PI: Robert Brophy, MD
Washington University in St. Louis
Gene Expression of Medial Meniscus Tears and Development of Osteoarthritis Funding made possible by the Ira A. Roschelle Family Foundation
Liane Miller, MD
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
A Novel Tissue Engineered Anatomic Joint Replacement for TMC Osteoarthritis
Funding made possible by Orthofix
Peter Mittwede, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Heterotopic ossification in a murine model of lower extremity blast injury
Funding made possible by Orthofix
Steven Orr, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Novel Radiographic Views of the Scaphotrapezial Joint
Funding made possible by Dr. Thomas P. Sculco, MD
RESIDENT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS
OREF RESIDENT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS
PI: Malcolm Debaun, MD
Co-PI: Michael Gardner, MD
Stanford University
Investigation of an Acellular Synthetic Implant for Bone Regeneration
Funding made possible by Orthofix
PI: Ryan Harold, MD
Co-PI: Erin Hsu, PhD
Northwestern University
A Thermoresponsive, Strontium-Containing, Citrate Scaffold for Spine Fusion
Funding provided by K2M Complex Spine Innovations
PI: Alexander Lazarides, MD
Co-PI: William Eward, MD
Duke University Medical Center
Bortezomib: A Novel Treatment to Improve Survival in Osteosarcoma
Ashley Levack, MD
The Hospital for Special Surgery
Local Antibiotic Delivery via Calcium Sulfate for Orthopaedic Infections
Funding made possible by the American Arthritis Society
Kristen Meier, MD
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
The Role of Decorin Delivery in Rotator Cuff Tendon Healing
In honor of Dr. Bernard R. Bach Jr., MD
PI: Peter Ostergaard, MD
Co-PI: Thomas Cha, MD
Co-PI: Guoan Li, PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital
In vivo facet joint characteristics in patients with cervical spondylosis
Funding made possible by Orthofix
PI: Prem Ramkumar, MD
Co-PI: Brendan Patterson, MD
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Telemedicine in Total Knee Arthroplasty using Wearable Technology
Funding made possible by the American Arthritis Society
Justin Stull, MD
Thomas Jefferson University, Rothman Institute
Prevention of P. Acnes with Hydrogen Peroxide Prep for Shoulder Surgery
In honor of Dr. Bernard R. Bach Jr., MD
OREF/AIRCAST FOUNDATION RESIDENT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS
PI: Forrest Anderson, MD
Co-PI: Charles Jobin, MD
Columbia University Medical Center
T1-rho MRI Evaluation of Glenohumeral Cartilage After Instability Repair
Daniel Austin, MD
Dartmouth College
An In Vitro Study of the Wear Characteristics of Polyethylene on Bone
PI: Max Davis, MD
Co-PI: Andrea Alford, PhD
The Regents of the University of Michigan
Effect of Antibiotic Cement on the Induced Membrane in the Masquelet Technique
PI: Lorenzo Deveza, MD
Co-PI: Dongsu Park, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine
Isolation and Identification of Human Periosteal Skeletal Stem Cells
Rich Rames, MD
Washington University in St. Louis
Long-Term Results and Incidence of Osteolysis of Young THA Patients
Michael Torchia, MD
Trustees of Dartmouth College
Characterizing the Microbiome of the Native, Arthritic Knee
OREF/EXACTECH RESIDENT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS
Matthew Conti, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Effect of Medial Procedures on Reconstruction of the Adolescent Flatfoot
PI: Jordan Gruskay, MD
Co-PI: Christopher Mendias, PhD
The Hospital for Special Surgery
Developing a Small Animal Model of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction
Elizabeth Harkin, MD
Loyola University Chicago
Functional Outcomes of Pediatric Both Bone Fractures
PI: Izuchukwu Ibe, MD
Co-PI: Francis Lee, MD, PhD, FAAOS
Yale University
Metastatic Breast Cancer and the Induction of Bone Resorption
Nicole Zelenski, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Do Low Profile Distal Radius Plates Decrease Rates of FPL Rupture?
OREF/WOF RESIDENT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANT
PI: Stephen Gibbs, MD
Co-PI: Geoffrey Marecek, MD
University of Southern California
Standard Versus Low Dose CT for Assessment of Acetabular Fracture Reduction
PI: Lawrence Goodnough, MD
Co-PI: Michael Longaker, MD
Stanford University
Prospective Isolation of Skeletal Stem Cells from Human Fractures In Vivo
Caitlin Rugg, MD
University of California, San Francisco
The Impact of Early Sport Specialization on the Collegiate Athlete
OREF/CURRENT CONCEPTS IN JOINT REPLACEMENT CLINICAL PRACTICE AWARDS
Spring Award
Andrew Fleischman, MD
Thomas Jefferson University, Rothman Institute
A cluster-randomized crossover trial of multimodal narcotic-sparing and conventional pain regimens after discharge from hip replacement: are opiates even necessary?
Winter Award
Jeffrey B. Stambough, MD
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Where are we at 15 years? Highly Cross-linked Versus Conventional Polyethylene Wear in Total Hip Arthroplasty in Patients <50 Years
ORS/OREF DISTINGUISHED INVESTIGATOR AWARD
Christopher H. Evans, PhD
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine
ORS/OREF TRAVEL AWARDS IN ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH TRANSLATION
Mengcun Chen, MD
University of Pennsylvania
Shohei Higuchi, MD
Dokkyo University, Koshigaya Hospital
Tsuyoshi Iida, MD
Keio University School of Medicine
Muhammad Johan, MD
Hiroshima University
Munekazu Kanemitsu, MD
Hiroshima University
Mai Katakura, MD
Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Masahiro Maruyama, MD
Stanford University
Kanto Nagai, MD
University of Pittsburgh
Takashi Ohnishi, MD
Hokkaido University
Tomohiro Shimizu, MD
University of California, San Francisco
Shinji Takahashi, MD
Osaka City University
Takeru Tsujimoto, MD
Hokkaido University
Susumu Wada, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Kohei Yabuno, MD
Rinku General Medical Center
Stefan Zwingenberger, MD
University Medicine Carl Gustav C