2021 Grant Recipients

OREF RESIDENT CLINICIAN SCIENTIST TRAINING GRANTS

PI: Tracy Borsinger, MD
Co-PI: Wayne E. Moschetti, MD
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic
Characterizing the Microbiome of Native, Aseptic Bilateral Knee Joints
In Memory of Joseph Seaton Barr Sr., MD
Funding made possible by Joseph S. Barr Jr., MD

PI: Abigail Cortez, MD
The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
Cost-Effective Analysis of Below-Knee Prostheses for Tanzanian Amputees
In Memory of John T. Hocker, MD
Funding made possible by the John T. Hocker Charitable Foundation

PI: Kyle Morse, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Epidural Steroids to Reduce Opioid Consumption Following Laminectomy
Funding made possible by the Ira A. Roschelle Family Foundation

PI: Tony Shen, MD
Co-PI: Timothy M. Wright, PhD
Co-PI: Douglas Padgett, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Effect of Surface Finish on Head-Neck Corrosion in Total Hip Arthroplasty
Funding made possible by Thomas P. Sculco, MD

PI: Brendan Shi, MD
Co-PI: Thomas Kremen, MD
Co-PI: Ichiro Nishimura, DDs, DMSc, DMD, PhD
The Regents of the University of California, Los Angeles
Targeting Molecules to the Enthesis via Novel Bisphosphonate Chaperones
Funding made possible by the Ira A. Roschelle Family Foundation

RESIDENT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS

PI: Matthew Booth, MD
Co-PI: Jeffrey Nepple, MD
Co-PI: John Clohisy, MD
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Long-Term Periacetabular Osteotomy Radiologic and Patient-Reported Outcomes
Funding Made Possible by Brown University in Memory of Dr. Michael Ehrlich

PI: William Crockatt, MD
Co-PI: William Levine, MD
Columbia University Medical Center
Skill Acquisition in Immersive Virtual Reality vs Cadaver Lab
In Honor of Jack C. Hughston, MD and James R. Andrews, MD
Funded by Michael J. Axe, MD and Jeremie M. Axe, MD

PI: Michael Doran, MD
Co-PI: Joshua Rozell, MD
New York University School of Medicine
Losar Use to Mitigate Arthrofibrosis Following Total Joint Arthroplasty
Funding made possible by The American Arthritis Society

PI: Corey Hamilton, MD
Co-PI: Daniel Del Gaizo, MD
Prisma Health-Midlands
Astaxanthin for Pain, Function, and Inflammation in Knee Osteoarthritis
Funding made possible by The American Arthritis Society

PI: Matthew Kolevar, MD
Co-PI: Jonathan Packer, MD
University of Maryland, Baltimore
Development of a Patient-Specific Cartilage Graft Using MRI and 3D Printing
Funding in Honor of Bernard R. Bach Jr., MD

PI: Olivia O’Reilly, MD
Co-PI: Brendan Patterson, MD, MPH
The University of Iowa
Physical Therapy After Shoulder Arthroplasty: Assessing Telerehabilitation
Funding made possible by Dr. Adam and Julie Harris in Memory of Eugene Harris, MD

PI: Jonathan Savakus, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
The Acute Phase Response and Femoral Shaft Fractures: When Can I Nail It?

PI: Quante Singleton, MD
Co-PI: Michael Kelly, MD, MSc
Washington University in St.Louis
Biologic Age Versus Chronologic Age in ASD: A Prospective Cohort Study

PI: Favian Su, MD
Co-PI: Alexis Dang, MD
Co-PI: Alan Dang, MD
The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Effect of Blue and Red Light Phototherapy on Shoulder C. Acnes Colonization
Funding Made Possible by Dr. Adam and Julie Harris in Memory of Eugene Harris, MD

PI: Vincentius Suhardi, MD
Co-PI: Mathias Bostrom, MD
Co-PI: Xu Yang, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Role of Leptin Receptor Cells in Aseptic Loosening Membrane Formation
Funding made possible by MTF Biologics

PI: Ian Wellington, MD
Co-PI: Augustus Mazzocca, MD, MS
University of Connecticut Health Center
The Impact of Cellular Senescence on Bursal Connective Tissue Progenitors
Funding made possible by University of Connecticut Endowment

PI: Grace Xiong, MD
Co-PI: Andrew Schoenfeld, MD
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc
Quality of Life and Cost of Spinal Epidural Abscesses
Funding made possible by MTF Biologics

OREF/JRGOS HEALTH ORTHOPAEDIC DISPARITIES RESIDENT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS
PI: Lauren Barber, MD
Co-PI: Duretti Fufa, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
The Impact of Implicit Bias Training on Orthopaedic Surgery Residents
Funding made possible by the J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society

PI: Risa Reid, MD
Co-PI: Gabriella Ode, MD
Carolinas Medical Center
Stereotype Threat Among Orthopaedic Residents
Funding made possible by the J. Robert Gladden Orthopaedic Society

OREF/WOF RESIDENT RESEARCH PROJECT GRANTS
PI: Alejandro Cazzulino, MD
Co-PI: Ishaan Swarup, MD
The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Preoperative Patient Expectations in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Funding made possible by the Western Orthopaedic Foundation (WOF)

PI: Steven Garcia, MD
Co-PI: Brian Feeley, MD
The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Functionally Heterogeneous Human Fibroadipogenic Progenitor Cells
Funding made possible by the Western Orthopaedic Foundation (WOF)

PI: Sarah Stroud, MD
Co-PI: Rosanna Wustrack, MD
The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco
Analysis of Pronostic Factors for Adults with Primary Extremity Sarcomas
Funding made possible by the Western Orthopaedic Foundation (WOF)

REGIONAL NEW INVESTIGATOR AWARDS