Mid-Atlantic RSS Winners Selected
Residents from seven regional programs participated in the September 28th symposium, which was co-hosted by the University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins University. Twenty-five resident investigators participated, sharing research projects addressing topics in the areas of spine, basic science, sports medicine, hand, shoulder and upper extremity.
- George Washington University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Northwell North Shore/Long Island Jewish
- SUNY Downstate Medical Center
- The Hospital for Special Surgery
- University of Maryland
- West Virginia University
The keynote presentation was delivered by Robert V. O'Toole, MD. He serves as the Division Chief of Orthopaedic Trauma, Vice-Chair for Research, and Orthopaedic Trauma Fellowship Director. In addition to Dr. O'Toole's clinical and educational work, he is a world-renowned clinical researcher. He has led multiple ground-breaking multicenter randomized trials in orthopaedic trauma in close collaboration with the Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium (METRC). Much of his funded research focuses on mitigating complications such as infection and thromboembolism in orthopaedic trauma patients. He has served as principal investigator on many grants totaling over $20 million dollars in funding, and he has published 346 peer-reviewed papers. Dr. O’Toole is also a clinical innovator and holds several patents.
To see a list of winners and learn more about their research and the research of all the presenters, visit the Mid-Atlantic Resident Research Symposium page on our website.
