Alumni News Spring 2016

THE MAGAZINE OF THE HSS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION | SPRING 2016

ALUMNI NEWS E N G AG I N G L E A D E R S. C O N N E C T I N G P E E R S.

Forging Connections

ALUMNI SAY HSS PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

REMEMBERING DR. LEON ROOT

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SPANNING THE MILES WITH TELEMEDICINE

WHO’S WHO IN YOUR HSS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ALUMNI OFFICERS

ADMINISTRATORS

Robert E. Atkinson, MD 2016 President Honolulu, Hawaii

David B. Levine, MD Director, Alumni Affairs

Allison Goldberg, MPA Administrative Director Alumni Affairs

Daniel S. Rich, MD Associate Director Alumni Affairs

Colleen O’Shea, MPA Manager, Alumni Affairs

Shevaun M. Doyle, MD Secretary/Treasurer New York, New York

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ALUMNI ASSOCIATION COMMITTEES ALUMNI AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

David B. Levine, MD Chair Todd J. Albert, MD Michael M. Alexiades, MD Adele L. Boskey, PhD Mathias P. Bostrom, MD Vincenzo Castellano, MD Alexander Christ, MD Charles N. Cornell, MD Matthew E. Cunningham, MD, PhD Gregory S. DiFelice, MD Shevaun M. Doyle, MD Allison Goldberg, MPA Lawrence V. Gulotta, MD Allan E. Inglis Jr., MD Lana Kang, MD Richard S. King, MD Kanupriya Kumar, MD Jason Lehman, MD John P. Lyden, MD Joseph A. Markenson, MD Patrick V. McMahon, MD Douglas N. Mintz, MD Martha O’Brasky, MPA Martin J. O’Malley, MD Colleen O’Shea, MPA Brian Rebolledo, MD Daniel S. Rich, MD Thomas P. Sculco, MD Apostolos P. Tambakis, MD Thomas L. Wickiewicz, MD

ALUMNI MEETING PLANNING COMMITTEE Todd J. Albert, MD Chair Mathias P. Bostrom, MD Charles N. Cornell, MD Mary K. Crow, MD Emily R. Dodwell, MD, MPH, FRCSC

Shevaun M. Doyle, MD Allison Goldberg, MPA Steven B. Haas, MD Lionel B. Ivashkiv, MD Bryan T. Kelly, MD Han Jo Kim, MD Kanupriya Kumar, MD David B. Levine, MD Suzanne A. Maher, PhD Patrick V. McMahon, MD Douglas N. Mintz, MD Peter J. Moley, MD Danyal H. Nawabi, MD Martha O’Brasky, MPA Colleen O’Shea, MPA Douglas E. Padgett, MD Daniel S. Rich, MD Matthew M. Roberts, MD S. Robert Rozbruch, MD Thomas P. Sculco, MD David S. Wellman, MD Thomas L. Wickiewicz, MD Scott W. Wolfe, MD Timothy M. Wright, PhD

ALUMNI NEWS EDITORIAL COMMITTEE

Marcia Ennis Editor Todd J. Albert, MD Mathias P. Bostrom, MD Mary K. Crow, MD Shevaun M. Doyle, MD Allison Goldberg, MPA David B. Levine, MD Joseph A. Markenson, MD Patrick V. McMahon, MD Martha O’Brasky, MPA Colleen O’Shea, MPA Daniel S. Rich, MD Thomas P. Sculco, MD Sabrina M. Strickland, MD Thomas L. Wickiewicz, MD

FINANCE SUBCOMMITTEE OF ALUMNI AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Shevaun M. Doyle, MD Chair Todd J. Albert, MD Mathias P. Bostrom, MD Allison Goldberg, MPA Lawrence V. Gulotta, MD Lana Kang, MD David B. Levine, MD Joseph A. Markenson, MD Patrick V. McMahon, MD Douglas N. Mintz, MD Martha O’Brasky, MPA Colleen O’Shea, MPA Daniel S. Rich, MD Thomas P. Sculco, MD Thomas L. Wickiewicz, MD

ARCHIVES COMMITTEE

David B. Levine, MD Chair Andrew A. Sama, MD Associate Director Rie Goto, MSLIS Committee Administrative Director Todd J. Albert, MD Marcia Ennis Pamela Kerns, Archivist John P. Lyden, MD Alexander S. McLawhorn, MD, MBA Lisa A. Mix, MLA Colleen O’Shea, MPA Anil S. Ranawat, MD Matthew M. Roberts, MD Timothy Roberts, MLS Thomas P. Sculco, MD

ACKNOWLEDGMENT Hospital for Special Surgery and the HSS Alumni Association gratefully thank the Autumn Benefit Committee for ongoing support and major funding for several medical education initiatives, including publication of Alumni News.

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TA B L E O F C O N T E N TS

THIS ISSUE H S S S P EC I A L F E AT U R E S

4 Forging Connections: Alumni Say HSS Practice Makes Perfect

6 Distinguished Alumnus Bruce Reider, MD

7 97th Annual Alumni Meeting

12 Spanning the Miles with Telemedicine

13 In Appreciation of Samuel Delgado, CST

16 The Caspary Estate: A Most Welcome Retreat

18 The Shared Language of Surgery

A LU M N I N E W S F E AT U R E S 2 From the Surgeon-in-Chief 3 From the Office of Alumni Affairs 14 Introducing our New HSS Class Representatives

15 HSS Alumni Active at National Meetings

20 Remembering Leon M. Root, MD: A Legacy of Caring

22 In Memoriam

23 Update: Your Annual Dues in Action

24 Class Notes

25 Awards & Accolades

E DUC AT ION F E AT U R E S BC Spotlight on HSS eAcademy BC Education Program Calendar

ON COVER: Top photo: Alumni colleagues Frank Petrigliano, MD, Devon Jeffcoat, MD, Neesa Patel, MD, Bert Thomas, MD, and Kristofer Jones, MD, at the UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Bottom left: Nathan Coleman, MD, Johnathan Bernard, MD, David Johnson, MD, and Timothy Johnson, MD, of the National Sports Medicine Institute. Bottom right: Hadley Callaway, MD, Marty Isbell, MD, Joseph Barker, MD, and Edwin Cadet, MD, practicing together at Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic.

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F ROM THE

SURGEON-IN-CHIEF

TODD J. ALBERT, MD

Surgeon-in-Chief

I look forward to attending this month’s AAOS meeting and convening at our hospitality suite and annual reception.

Over 200 of you returned to HSS last October for the Annual Alumni Meeting to participate in a variety of offerings during the three-day span. One of the many highlights included presentations

by Surgeon-in-Chief Pro Tempore Daniel J. Berry, MD, L. Z. Gund Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic.

Dr. Berry’s talks, along with nearly 40 other annual meeting sessions, are now available on-demand via HSS eAcademy.

As a reminder, HSS Alumni have exclusive access on this platform to view guest speaker lectures from our medical staff conferences. Newly added is a talk entitled “Periprosthetic Joint Infection: Challenges and Opportunities” by Javad Parvizi, MD, FRCS, of the Rothman Institute. Another fascinating offering is a presentation by General Stanley A. McChrystal, author of the best-selling book Team of Teams.

I highly recommend listening to this invaluable talk that locks into the singular message of breaking down silos through interconnected communication, transparency and shared goals.

NEW STAFF INTRODUCTIONS In August 2015, Frank Schwab, MD, was named the new Chief of the Spine Service.

He comes to HSS from NYU Hospital for

Joint Diseases, where he served as Chief of Spine Deformity. He is widely recognized as a leader in the field and has pioneered many aspects of spinal deformity care, especially for patients with extensive surgical histories. Dr. Schwab will continue to build on the fine work of Chief Emeritus Dr. Frank Cammisa and will lead the Spine Service to a new level of excellence in patient care.

The Spine Service also welcomed a new Director of Research, Virginie Lafage, PhD. Virginie obtained her PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the prestigious Ecole Nationale Supérieur d’Arts et Métiers (ENSAM) in Paris, France. She started at NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York as a Research Scientist and Director of Biomechanics Research in 2006 and went on to become Director of Spine Research.

WEST WING EXPANSION Construction has begun on a 3-story expansion to the west wing of the hospital to add three additional operating rooms, exam rooms for pre-surgical screening, and storage space. This extension will be adjacent to the current fourth floor operating rooms and when complete will result in 25 operating rooms in that location. It is expected that these operating rooms will open during the first quarter of 2017.

MANHATTAN AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER In 2017 we will open a freestanding ambulatory surgery center, which is a joint venture with 20 of our sports, hand, and foot and ankle surgeons. It will be located on Second Avenue in Manhattan and will have four operating rooms, where it is predicted that over 4,000 cases will be performed annually. This project is still going through the New York State and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approval processes and construction is expected to start in the second quarter of 2016.

IN APPRECIATION I am grateful to inform you that the 2015 Autumn Benefit was a record-breaking success, thanks to your ongoing support and the dedicated efforts of my wife, committee chair Barbara Albert, and cochairs Anne Altchek, Carol Lyden, Anne Roberts and the Benefit Committee.

The event at Guastavino’s raised over $950,000 in support of medical education, the HSS Journal® and alumni initiatives. Please mark your calendars for the 98th Annual Alumni Meeting on November 3–5, 2016.

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Alumni Hospitality Suite

Alumni Cocktail Reception

Thursday & Friday, March 3–4, 2016

Friday, March 4, 2016

11:30am–1:30pm | Rosen Plaza, Salon 33 Mezzanine Level | Orlando, Florida

6:00–8:00pm | Itta Bena Pointe Orlando | Orlando, Florida

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FROM THE OFFICE OF

ALUMNI AFFAIRS As an HSS alum, why do so many of you return to your annual HSS alumni meetings?

If you step back and think about it, many reasons surface—probably one at the top is to keep up with your specialty and see old friends. I am sure you all agree that the musculoskeletal field is changing so rapidly that you can’t miss a beat in keeping up with advances in science and patient care, including the socioeconomic changes that challenge and haunt you daily. So what’s different about our meeting than those of the Academy or national specialty meetings?

• CUTTING EDGE. Information is presented from HSS leaders, guest speakers and external alumni in orthopaedics and allied specialties;

your mentors and colleagues delivering in a 1-to-1 format information you especially value.

• SMALL. The meeting is a less formal presentation style that includes debates and mini-symposia, with encouragement to participate in discussions and ask questions.

• DIVERSIFIED. As a specialist in your field, you are exposed to advancements in other orthopaedic specialties that are not necessarily covered in specialty meetings. In addition, you hear what’s new in allied fields, e.g., radiology, anesthesia, physiatry, advancing

“Your alumni meeting is a great tradition, a unique program not found elsewhere in the United States.”

—2015 Surgeon-in-Chief Pro-Tempore Daniel J. Berry, MD, L.Z. Gund Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic

DAVID B. LEVINE, MD

Director, Alumni Affairs Director, Archives changes in training future physicians/ surgeons, etc.

• CLASS REUNION PRESENTATIONS. Honoring the 10-, 20- and 30-year classes is always one of the most popular parts of the program. This fall we look forward to noting the 35-year mark as well.

• SOCIAL EVENTS. Thursday night’s Annual Alumni Reception and the Friday night Annual Autumn Benefit at Guastavino’s are always special occasions. New this year was a prereception private tour of exhibits at the historic but little known Museum of the City of New York. The Friday night Annual Autumn Benefit was chaired

by Barbara Albert and resulted in over 400 in attendance. This incredibly successful event raised over $950,000 in support of Alumni and medical education initiatives.

• NO MEETING REGISTRATION FEES. The meetings are a free benefit to Alumni, and don’t forget that breakfasts and lunches are also included.

In closing, our 2015 Surgeon-in-Chief Pro-Tempore, Daniel J. Berry, MD, L.Z. Gund Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Mayo Clinic, remarked, “Your alumni meeting is a great tradition, a unique program not found elsewhere in the United States.”

Be sure to mark your calendar for the 98th Annual Alumni Meeting on November 3–5, 2016.

David B. Levine, MD, Timothy Roberts, MLS, MPH, Christopher James, Todd J. Albert, MD, Helen Lopez, Devin Seelman, Colleen O’Shea, MPA, Alden Almedilla, Shauna Davis, C-TAGME, and Robyn Wiesel, MCHES, prepare for the opening of the 97th Annual Alumni Meeting.

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Forging Connections ALUMNI SAY HSS PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

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hen brothers David and Timothy Johnson were both Orthopaedic

Residents at HSS (class of 2001), people often couldn’t tell them apart.

“Folks always got us confused. People often paged him looking for me, and

vice-versa,” recalls Timothy Johnson. “But I think they realized that they didn’t really need to trouble themselves figuring out which Johnson brother they actually needed.

Whatever the situation, they could put either one of us on it, and it would be handled.

That’s what being a partner is all about.” Today, the Johnson brothers are practicing together at the National Sports Medicine Institute, a full-service sports medicine and orthopaedic surgery clinic in Lansdowne, Virginia.

While the Johnsons are literally family, many HSS alumni report feeling like they’re with family when they meet and practice with other alumni. They’ve met at HSS Alumni Annual Meetings and at professional conferences like the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM), were referred to each other by HSS faculty or other alumni, or are recruited by former HSS classmates.

A shared passion, commitment to excellence, and exceptionally high standards for orthopaedic care have brought them together in ways that nurture their careers and benefit the patients they care for. We are featuring three of these practices here.

RALEIGH ORTHOPAEDIC CLINIC, NORTH CAROLINA Sports medicine specialist Hadley Callaway, MD (Resident 1993, Fellow 1994), joined Raleigh Orthopaedic after completing his HSS fellowship, returning to his wife’s hometown.

The practice already had two HSS alumni, Phil Miller and Don Reibel. When it came time to add more surgeons to the growing practice, Dr. Callaway reached out to HSS faculty for suggestions. He recruited five surgeons with HSS training: Marty Isbell, MD (Fellow 2004, sports medicine), Joseph Barker, MD (Resident 2009, sports medicine), Edwin Cadet, MD (Fellow 2009, sports medicine), Joseph Schreiber, MD (Resident 2015, hand surgery, joining summer 2016), and Venu Nemani (Resident 2015, spine surgery, joining summer 2016).

“Each HSS alumnus takes our group to the next level,” says Dr. Callaway.

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Raleigh Orthopaedic has had much to offer them. The practice established a joint venture with the University of North Carolina (UNC) to create an eight-room ambulatory surgery center, with the main office constructed above it. In addition to seeing patients in the practice, the doctors also care for North Carolina State

University athletes and the Carolina Hurricanes hockey team.

Dr. Isbell was referred to Dr. Callaway by the head trainer for the New York Giants, a connection he had through Russell Warren, MD, at HSS. “Immediately after meeting Hadley, I recognized that he had the same determination and desire for development of the clinic that I saw in the doctors I trained under at HSS,” recalls Dr. Isbell. “This drive makes doctors successful at HSS and continues to serve them well in their practices after they graduate.”

Dr. Barker was seeking a return to his native North Carolina when he met Dr. Callaway during the fourth year of his residency.

“Here I can combine the intellectual and research power of an academic program with the freedom and autonomy of private practice,” he notes. “We also know the training at HSS provides both the knowledge base for success and the passion to push the limits and take our field to the next level.”

For Dr. Cadet, meeting Dr. Callaway at the 2012 AOSSM meeting provided his entry to Raleigh Orthopaedic. In addition to his practice, he is co-creating an accredited sports medicine fellowship with UNC. “I’ve been able to blend the best aspects of private and academic medicine all in one place and work with outstanding physicians,” says Dr. Cadet.

Raleigh Orthopaedic’s newest recruits are excited to share their expertise with the growing practice. “The reputation of the group and the chance to work with several former HSS residents and fellows convinced me to join the practice,” says Dr. Nemani.

“My interviews with fellow HSS alumni felt different than my other interviews,” adds Dr. Schreiber. “I could already feel an allegiance and sense of family. I think everyone who has spent time at HSS realizes how truly special a place it is.”

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY DEPARTMENT There are now five HSS alumni on the Orthopaedic Surgery faculty at UCLA: Bert Thomas, MD (Fellow 1985), Chief of the

The HSS Alumni of Raleigh Orthopaedic Clinic in North Carolina: from left, Hadley Callaway, MD, Marty Isbell, MD, Joseph Barker, MD, and Edwin Cadet, MD.

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and having a prior personal relationship with them helped solidify my decision to join this faculty.”

The HSS Alumni of UCLA Orthopaedic Surgery Depart­ ment: from left, Neesa Patel, MD, Devon Jeffcoat, MD, Frank Petrigliano, MD, Bert Thomas, MD, and Kristofer Jones, MD.

Arthroplasty Service, joined in 1979. Neesa Patel, MD (Fellow 2008, anesthesiology) joined in 2008, followed by Devon Jeffcoat, MD (Fellow 2010, trauma surgery) and Frank Petrigliano, MD (Fellow 2010, sports medicine) in 2010, and Kristofer Jones, MD (Resident 2012, Fellow 2013, sports medicine) in 2013. Alumnus Harlan Amstutz, MD (Resident 1961) was Chief of Orthopaedics from 1970–1989.

“Our institutions have long shared an educational ‘pipeline,’ with a number of UCLA residents pursuing fellowship training at HSS,” explains Dr. Petrigliano. “Some of us returned to UCLA to serve on the faculty, while other UCLA alumni are now attendings at HSS. Consequently, this has fostered a strong relationship between the two institutions.

“There is a great camaraderie among the HSS alumni in LA and a shared sense of pride in the world-class training we received at HSS,” he continues. “UCLA and HSS share a similar mission: to deliver superior patient care while advancing medical education and research. We hope to maintain the strong bonds between the two institutions by continuing our educational exchange and fostering clinical and research collaborations.”

As a Resident, Dr. Jones had met Drs. Petrigliano and Jeffcoat when they were both Fellows at HSS. “The alumni network at HSS is quite extensive and really helps young residents and fellows easily reach out to former HSS trainees regarding employment options in other regions,” explains Dr. Jones. “They served as great resources for me while I considered coming to UCLA,

NATIONAL SPORTS MEDICINE INSTITUTE LANSDOWNE, VIRGINIA Timothy Johnson, MD (Resident 2001, Fellow 2002, sports medicine, shoulder and elbow surgery) says that training with his brother, David (Resident 2001), prepared them well to practice together.

They’ve been doing so for eight years at the National Sports Medicine Institute, a private sports medicine subspecialty practice that shares an academic affiliation with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. “Practicing orthopaedic surgery with David feels pretty routine,” he says. “It’s been a natural extension of everything else we’ve experienced together.”

All four surgeons in the practice are HSS alumni. The Johnsons recruited the newest members, Johnathan Bernard, MD (Fellow 2015) and Nathan Coleman, MD (Fellow 2015) due to the strengths of their training at HSS. “In addition to their excellent academic and surgical training at HSS, Drs. Bernard and Coleman were equally personable and down-to-earth,” says David Johnson. “They have greatly enhanced our capacity to fulfill our practice mission.”

Dr. Bernard believes that a practice where the surgeons have similar backgrounds, training, and experiences enhances the culture of the organization. “We can give care to all of our athletes with the skill,

precision, and clinical acumen they deserve to get them back in the game,” he notes.

“Having trained at HSS allows us to carry out our mission.”

“Joining a practice with experienced HSStrained surgeons, I knew I would be part of something special,” adds Dr. Coleman.

“Having similar training allows our group to work together and have a common goal of growing our practice into a cutting-edge institution.”

“Recruiting a product of HSS has innumerable intangible benefits,” concludes Dr. Schreiber of Raleigh Orthopaedic, “from the high standards of the applicant vetting process, to the quality of education and surgical skills that can be reliably expected, to the work ethic instilled in HSS trainees, and to the ambition in HSS graduates which is probably partly inspired by the institution and its long history of success.”

The HSS Alumni of the National Sports Medicine Institute in Landsdowne, Virgina: Timothy Johnson, MD, David Johnson, MD, Johnathan Bernard, MD, and Nathan Coleman, MD.

Become a Regional Adviser The HSS alumni network is an enormously valuable resource. You can take an active role by serving as a Regional Adviser to mentor graduating trainees. As trainees begin their practice searches, Regional Advisers may be contacted to give advice on their geographic area or resources for finding the right practice.

Please email alumni@hss.edu if you would like to become a Regional Adviser.

Are You Practicing with Other HSS Alumni?

We want to hear from you! Email alumni@ hss.edu to tell us where you are and whom you’re practicing with, and we may feature you in a future profile!

The HSS Career Network Is there an opening in your practice? Visit the Alumni Career Network on the HSS website and submit a job posting. Learn more at hss. edu/alumni-career.asp. Opportunities are also posted on the alumni social networking platform www.formd.com.

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distinguished alumnus

Bruce Reider, MD As a junior studying premedicine at Yale University, Bruce Reider, MD, recalls a friend who was an avid soccer player who sustained a serious knee injury.

He needed surgery and was told he would

He pursued a Sports Medicine Fellowship

never play soccer again. “I was skeptical of

at the University of Wisconsin, followed by

that and I thought, there must be some way

several months of fellowship training with

we can help someone who’s in a situation

Werner Muller, MD, in Switzerland, before

like this,” says Dr. Reider, who decided he

taking his first position at the University of

wanted to become an orthopaedic surgeon

Chicago. He is now Professor of Orthopaedic

specializing in sports medicine. As someone

Surgery, Emeritus.

who likes to solve mechanical problems, he adds, “I wanted to help people with sports injuries get back to doing what they love.”

Along the way, he conducted practicechanging research on biomechanics and knee tears, particularly ACL reconstruction

It was a bold move, considering that at that

and extra-articular reconstruction. He’s

time, in the 1960s and 1970s, many doctors

recently witnessed renewed interest in this

thought of sports medicine as a frivolous

approach, which fell out of favor and is now

field. With a stellar surgical education,

being reconsidered after 20 years.

Dr. Reider—as well as the field of sports medicine—would excel and flourish over the

ONE OF THE TEAM

decades to follow. He became a leader in

As Team Physician at the University of

his field and continues to serve as the Team

Chicago, he’s in charge of the orthopaedic

Physician for athletes at the University of

care of all of the university’s athletes. “It’s

Chicago, where he has been on the faculty

like being part of a family. Everyone knows

since 1981. In recognition of his leadership

everyone else,” he notes. “It’s also great to

and his active participation in alumni affairs,

spend time with young collegiate athletes,

HSS presented the Distinguished Alumnus

which helps me feel young.”

Award to Dr. Reider at the 97th Annual Alumni Meeting last October.

WORKING WITH LEADERS IN EVERY FIELD OF ORTHOPAEDICS A native of Queens, New York, Dr. Reider graduated from Yale in 1971 and Harvard Medical School in 1975. After a year of internship at Columbia University, he came to HSS in 1976 to pursue a Sports Medicine Research Fellowship—under the guidance of sports medicine pioneers John Marshall and Russell Warren—followed by a three-year Orthopaedic Surgery residency. “At HSS, you’re part of a special enterprise and you get the best training you can possibly get,” Dr. Reider explains. “I knew I would have the opportunity to train with leaders in every field of orthopaedics.”

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He is excited to be part of sports medicine, which he calls a dynamic, evolving, and scientific field. “In the old days, we just did arthroscopy to make diagnoses. Now we can apply minimally invasive surgery to just about every joint procedure,” he says.

In honor of his contributions to the field of sports medicine, he was inducted into the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) Hall of Fame in 2014.

“It was a tremendous and unexpected honor,” adds Dr. Reider.

Since 2002, he’s served in various editorial management positions for leading scientific journals. He is Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine and Executive Editor of the American

Bruce and Trish celebrated their 30th anniversary on a trip to South Africa in November 2015.

Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Medical Publishing Group. “These roles not only keep me up-to-date on the latest advances, but have enabled me to indirectly help thousands of people around the world whom I’ve never met,” he notes.

LOOKING AHEAD Today Dr. Reider lives in Hinsdale, Illinois, with his wife of 30 years, Trish. His son, Carl, 25, is in a graduate program for software engineering, and his daughter, Julianna, 24, is teaching English in Japan. A former member of the Yale Alley Cats a cappella group, he keeps his vocal cords in tune by singing with small groups and in his church choir.

The Alley Cats experience reinforced the importance of friendship, music, and connections. Connecting with other colleagues is something Dr. Reider encourages alumni to pursue, stressing the value of participating in professional groups like the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and the AOSSM and giving back to the field.

When he learned he won the Distinguished Alumnus Award, he was humbled. “To be singled out as a distinguished alumnus for a single year is mind-blowing. There are so many deserving candidates,” he concludes.

“To say I’m an alumnus of HSS—that’s a tremendous honor in and of itself.”

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97TH ANNUAL

ALUMNI MEETING This past year marked the 97th Annual Alumni

and Gilded New York with a curator on site to

dancing at Guastavino’s, with entertainment

Association Meeting. In traditional HSS style,

answer any questions. Barbara Albert hosted

provided by electronic violinist Gigi.

the Planning Committee put together a

the inaugural Spouse/Guest Program at the

phenomenal program. Alumni gathered from

museum prior to the reception where guests

far and wide for a robust scientific program on

were given private guided exhibit tours.

October 22–24, 2015. The annual meeting is a longstanding program allowing the thought leaders in orthopaedics, rheumatology, radiology, anesthesiology, pediatrics, physiatry, pathology and neurology to share best practices and address emerging topics.

The Friday program included guest lectures

Alumni returned Saturday for a thought-provoking agenda focused on musculoskeletal medicine. Surgeon-in-Chief Pro-Tempore Daniel J. Berry, MD, L.Z. Gund

by Physician-in-Chief Pro-Tempore Sherine

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Mayo

E. Gabriel, MD, MSc, Professor of Medicine

Clinic provided insight on new technology on

at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical

joint arthroplasty, Mathias P. Bostrom, MD,

School and Dean Emeritus at the Mayo Clinic

FACS, discussed the past, present and future

College of Medicine, and Chief Scientist Pro-

of education at HSS during his presidential

Visiting Speaker David R. Farley, MD,

Tempore Lynda F. Bonewald, PhD, Dental and

address and George A.C. Murrell, MD, PhD,

Professor of Surgery at the Mayo Clinic

Mineralized Tissues Chair at the University

received the Pier Giorgio Marchetti, MD,

College of Medicine, kicked off the meeting on

of Missouri-Kansas City. The meeting also

Award.

Thursday, October 22, with the well-received

featured symposia and debates on spine

8th Annual Faculty Development Seminar.

surgery, rotator cuff/cartilage repair, total

The session focusing on a multi-modality

joint arthroplasty, and different practice

approach to surgical training inspired a riveting

models. Bruce J. Reider, MD, was awarded the

discussion among trainees, attendings and

Distinguished Alumnus honor.

returning alumni.

Class reunion presentations and the award

The day concluded with the Annual Alumni

session provided an opportunity to acknowl-

Reception at the Museum of the City of New

edge alumni achievements and a chance to

York. Guests had access to museum exhibits

celebrate. Alumni proceeded to the Autumn

including the Marathon Exhibition, Folk City

Benefit for an evening of cocktails, dinner and

Class Representative and International Ambassadors gathered for a brainstorming meeting to contemplate the priorities and goals of the Alumni Association before returning to the afternoon concurrent sessions.

You are encouraged to take a moment and visit HSS eAcademy® to access program-specific sessions. Type “Alumni 2015” in the “search courses” box to find the latest releases.

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Spanning the Miles TELEMEDICINE WITH

On May 21, 2015, the morning arthroplasty conference at HSS began uneventfully.

Conference Room B was standing-room only, populated with attendings, fellows, residents, medical students, and staff. Also in attendance on this particular morning were the respective orthopaedic staffs of Peking University People’s Hospital and PLA 301 General Hospital in Beijing, China, who contributed interesting cases and spirited discussion. That might seem like a lot of people to squeeze into one room, but much of it was virtual—thanks to telemedicine, which made it possible for the Chinese guests to participate via video link, despite the 6,828-mile separation between them and New York City.

That conference and its infrastructure were made possible by the foresight of the medical staff and the support of a grateful patient of Steven Haas, MD. Gustave Hauser, a pioneer in the cable industry and former chairman and CEO of Warner Cable Communications, and his wife, Rita, brought the international orthopaedic community a little closer with their generous gift through The Hauser Foundation to transform the Hospital’s technology platform and expand our worldwide educational outreach.

Three years of planning and the aid of Leo D. Donnelly, Jr., Senior IT Specialist from Harvard, have facilitated collaborative conferencing between HSS and orthopaedic centers around the world through Internet2. This offshoot of our familiar internet is a consortium of leaders in academia, industry, and government who collaborate via state-of-the-art communications tools to accelerate research and development. HSS is now a part of this vibrant commu-

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nity, which is engaged in collective learning and collaboration that promises to accelerate advances in medical science.

A HISTORY OF GLOBAL OUTREACH AT HSS The vision and effective leadership to recognize and achieve international outreach gave HSS the foundation relationships needed to optimally leverage these advanced communication tools. Ten years ago, Thomas P. Sculco, MD, founded the International Society of Orthopaedic Centers, which is now composed of 20 international orthopaedic centers committed to the exchange of best practices and the global advancement of orthopaedic care. In December 2015, HSS hosted, through a grant from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, 16 visiting Greek orthopaedic surgeons for a seminar on hip and knee arthroplasty.

These two examples and the many international initiatives of HSS staff will continue to flourish as telemedicine advances.

REAL-TIME VIDEO INSTRUCTION The new telemedicine infrastructure also enhances HSS’s ability to provide master-level surgical instruction. Live surgical presentations with real-time commentary provide surgical education that is superior to edited video clips. Until recently, a live surgical broadcast required an external video crew to capture the surgery without compromising the care of the patient. Ad hoc arrangements for high-speed satellite communication added to the logistical challenges. Now, four operating rooms, two each in the main and ambulatory suites, are equipped to record and transmit live surgery without sacrificing patient care or imposing a major disruption to the operating room routine.

DANIEL S. RICH, MD Resident 1982 | Associate Director, Alumni Affairs

CONNECTING PATIENTS WITH SUBSPECIALISTS Another telemedicine advance provides patients with access to subspecialty orthopaedic expertise. Through HSS eConsult, individuals with complex orthopaedic problems who do not have the benefit of coming to HSS or having an HSStrained physician in their community can avail themselves of HSS expert knowledge without leaving their homes. To provide this valuable service, HSS has partnered with Grand Rounds, a company that facilitates and organizes the virtual consults, and is able to provide patients with remote access to personalized assessment and recommended treatment for their orthopaedic conditions.

CONNECTING ALUMNI HSS alumni have been busy applying telemedicine in their own practices.

Hilary R. Umans, MD, Musculoskeletal Radiology Fellow, Class of 1994, works as a full-time musculoskeletal (MSK) radiologist for RadNet in New York City and is a Clinical Professor of Radiology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. She administers a large international online MSK case-sharing forum called OCAD (“one case a day”). The 630-member group crowd-shares interesting cases and diagnostic dilemmas for the benefit of all. Through this same group, Dr. Umans has simulcast MSK lectures to residents and fellows in China, giving them an opportunity to enhance both their English and knowledge of radiology.

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“Sam was the consummate professional. He was an amazing teacher not only to the OR staff, residents, and fellows but also the orthopaedic attending surgeons. He did this while always keeping the patient’s care the utmost importance.”

—Mathias P. Bostrom, MD

In Appreciation of

“I first met Sam as a resident under Dr. Wilson. In the operating room, it was poetry in motion. Never any idle chat, surgery proceeded with precision, Sam anticipating every move by Dr. Wilson. It was then that I first realized how essential a team member the surgical technician was. Sam’s body language and non-verbal cues gave instant feedback as to how things were progressing. As the years have passed, his greatest legacy has been not only the scores of residents he helped train but a new generation of surgical technicians carrying on the tradition of excellence that embodies HSS.” —Douglas E. Padgett, MD

“Sam Delgado has been a cornerstone of HSS for the past 48 years. His incredible teaching ability has helped train hundreds of residents and fellows. His creativity and innovation have led to the development of countless instruments and techniques we use in the OR today. I estimate he has scrubbed on more joint replacements than anyone ever, probably over 50,000.”

Samuel Delgado, CST Samuel Delgado, CST, retired from HSS in January 2016 after 48 years of service, working alongside many surgeons and mentoring scores of trainees. HSS and the Alumni Association wish Sam hearty congratulations upon his retirement and will be forever grateful for his incredible legacy. The Sam Delgado, CST, Teaching Award was created by the Alumni Association in 2010 in his honor and is presented annually by the PGY4 and PGY5 Residents to an operating room staff member for being an outstanding teacher to our residents. The tributes here note just how special he was to all of us.

Congratulations, Sam!

“Sam’s dedication to patient care and improving surgical technique is unparalleled! He has had a tremendous influence on me through his teaching and innovations in the field of joint replacement.”

—Edwin P. Su, MD

“Sam Delgado, an institution in the operating room since 1969, was revered by our surgeons and operating staff for his unusual calm ability as a team player and especially a mentor to all with whom he came into contact. He was the oil that made the operating machine work flawlessly.”

—David B. Levine, MD

“I very much appreciate all of Sam’s help over these many years and his thoughtful and quiet manner in the OR. That’s been a source of comfort for all of us surgeons.

His originality and experience have aided many of us and our patients.”

—Russell F. Warren, MD

“Extraordinary talent in one’s occupation is truly a gift, and Sam Delgado has shared this gift with HSS for the past 48 years. Working with Sam is like playing a sport alongside a great athlete: you mimic his easy rhythm and for a fleeting moment experience greatness.”

“It gives me great pleasure to honor Sam Delgado for his almost five decades of excellence and dedication to our operating rooms. At the time of his well deserved retirement, Sam leaves a legacy which will never be surpassed or forgotten. In his unique humble way, he has taught all the current techs who view him with devotion. Many of our surgeons have enjoyed his expert help through the years, which has facilitated the most complex surgical procedures. Likewise legions of residents, fellows and students benefitted from his experience, skills and exemplary demeanor.

Sam leaves behind a void, which will be impossible to fill. We will all miss him.”

—David W. Altchek, MD

—Eduardo A. Salvati, MD

—Thomas P. Sculco, MD

“Sam brought a serenity to the OR born of unmatched arthroplasty surgical experience. Seeing Sam as you entered the OR predicted a good day.

We all thank Sam for many a good day.” —Daniel S. Rich, MD

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Introducing Our New

HSS Class Representatives BRIAN P. GLADNICK, MD

(his sister is a physician assistant at HSS),

Resident, Class of 2014 brian.gladnick@gmail.com

but they are happy to be living near the

HSS last year. He has begun his medical

ocean again in San Diego where Brian

practice at Hackensack University Medical

Brian P. Gladnick, MD,

enjoys surfing in his (limited) free time.

where he is completing a fellowship in Adult Hip/ Knee Reconstruction at OrthoCarolina. He has accepted an attending position at OrthoVirginia, in the Washington, DC area,

disease, trauma, oncology, and deformity;

HARRY “TATE” GUS GREDITZER, IV, MD, MS

lumbar, and sacral regions of spine. His

Musculoskeletal Radiology Fellow, Class of 2015 and 2016 tategred@gmail.com

focus has been to master minimally

Harry “Tate” Gus

robotic-assisted navigation.

invasive and cutting-edge surgical techniques, including microsurgery and

where he will begin practicing in the fall of

Greditzer, IV, MD, MS, is

Bill makes education a large part of his

currently completing

practice of medicine, frequently giving

his second fellowship at

lectures to the next generation of medical

HSS, in Musculoskeletal

students and physicians. His publications

MRI, under the tutelage

on spinal disease and surgery include The

BRIAN T. BARLOW, MD

of Dr. Hollis Potter.

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and

Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement Fellow, Class of 2015 Brianbarlow05@gmail.com

During this fellowship year, he has been

The Spine Journal. He has also authored

involved with many wonderful research and clinical projects, including reviewing elbow

numerous chapters for spine surgery medical textbooks.

Brian T. Barlow, MD,

and shoulder MRIs for top Major League

He is a member of the American

and his family returned

Baseball draft picks, as well as reading for

Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the

to Naval Medical

the New York Giants and Rangers. Last year,

North American Spine Society, and

Center San Diego

he was a general musculoskeletal radiology

AOSpine. William also serves at NASS

following a fellowship

fellow at HSS, performing ultrasound and

as a member of the Continuing Medical

in adult reconstruction

fluoroscopic interventional procedures.

Education committee.

and three-month preceptorship in hip arthroscopy at HSS. Brian grew up in eastern Pennsylvania, where he met his future wife, Kara, in high school. He then attended the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and earned his medical degree at Harvard Medical School. His orthopaedic residency

After completing his current fellowship this summer, Tate and his wife, Ivy, plan to move back to his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri, where he will read orthopaedic MRIs and perform interventional procedures for Midwest Radiological Associates.

San Diego, where he is now beginning an arthroplasty and hip arthroscopy practice treating active duty and retired military personnel stationed around the West Coast

Hand & Upper Extremity Fellow, Class of 2015 docsteph@gmail.com from HSS, Stephanie

WILLIAM LONG, MD Spine Surgery Fellow, Class of 2015 billlong922@gmail.com

and Pacific. Brian is active in resident and

Bill Long, MD,

medical student education as an associate

graduated from

professor at Uniformed Services University

Drew University and

of the Health Sciences (USUHS). He and his

attended medical

wife, along with their children, Thomas and

school at Jefferson

Maggie, recently welcomed a third child,

Medical College. He

Elizabeth. The family enjoyed their time in

did his residency at

New York and proximity to their families

Yale University School of Medicine and

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is currently living in Charlotte, North Carolina,

completed a spinal surgery fellowship at

Malliaris, MD, moved to Denver, Colorado. She joined a hand & upper extremity group at Denver Health Medical Center. The majority of the practice is upper extremity trauma and reconstruction, as well as microvascular surgery and general plastic & reconstructive surgery. Stephanie lives in Denver with her husband, Ben Stapleton, and their two boys, Ben, 3, and Teddy, 2. They enjoy taking advantage of

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ANJALI O. ROZARIO, MD Regional Anesthesiology and Acute Pain Medicine Fellow, Class of 2015 arozario8@gmail.com

“W” SOCIETY AT THE ANNUAL AOSSM CONFERENCE

University prior to joining HSS as a

The 5th Annual “W” Society Meeting took place at the Waldorf Astoria on July 10, 2015, during the AOSSM Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida. The educational forum included an hour-long session on shoulder/elbow with presentations from Steven Brockmeir, MD, Edwin R. Cadet, MD, and Xinning Li, MD. The second hour consisted of knee/elbow case presentations given by Lucas McDonald, MD, Volker Musahl, MD, Durham Weeks, MD, and Sabrina M. Strickland, MD. Family and friends were invited at the conclusion of the academic program to enjoy a cocktail reception and reconnect

clinical fellow. During her time at HSS

with mentors and colleagues.

Anjali O. Rozario, MD, received her medical degree from Albert Einstein College of Medicine/ Yeshiva University and completed her internship at Montefiore Medical Center, where she was awarded the title of Robert Ackerman, MD, Intern of the Year by her attendings. She completed residency in Anesthesiology at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia

she pursued her interest in global health, participating on a teaching mission at the Hospital for Traumatology and Orthopaedics in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with her mentor Dr. Swetha Pakala. She was the recipient of the 2014–2015 HSS Attending Anesthesiologists’ Award for Clinical Excellence. Anjali currently practices at White Plains Hospital in White Plains, New York. Outside of work she enjoys running, hiking, and travel to her home state of Maine.

ACR/ARHP ANNUAL MEETING More than 100 people attended the Annual Alumni Reception at the American College of Rheumatology/Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals Meeting in San Francisco on November 8, 2015. The event was hosted by Mary (Peggy) K. Crow, MD, and provided a welcome place to connect with colleagues and families after a full day of scientific programming focused on rheumatology, health, education, and nursing.

Jay Lieberman, MD, John Callaghan, MD, Eduardo Salvati, MD, Bill McCauley, MD, Douglas Padgett, MD, Kevin Garvin, MD, and Paul Lachiewicz, MD, at the Hip Society meeting in Sonoma.

ASA ANNUAL MEETING On October 25, 2015, a reception was hosted at the American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting in San Diego by the HSS Anesthesiology Department. HSS Anesthesiology Fellow alumni, HSS faculty and staff, and current and incoming fellows gathered to enjoy dinner and share news.

Several HSS alumni were faculty participants during the meeting’s scientific program, including Carrie R. Guheen, MD, Stephen C. Haskins, MD, Danielle B. Ludwin, MD, Daniel B. Maalouf, MD, and Rana Movahedi, MD.

M A R K YO U R CA L E N DA R S !

HSS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION TH 98

ANNUAL MEETING NOVEMBER 3–5, 2016

Alumni Cocktail Reception Thursday, November 3, 2016

Annual Autumn Benefit Friday, November 4, 2016

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The Caspary Estate:

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onated to the hospital by the late Alfred and Margaret M. Caspary, the Caspary Estate continues to be a fixture and treasured escape for residents, fellows, attending physicians, management staff and alumni.

Located at Livingston Manor in the heart of the Catskill Mountains, this Normandystyle lodge and two smaller houses, situated on five acres, provides an ideal respite from the hectic flow and pace of Manhattan life.

The Caspary Estate in Livingston Manor, New York, has been a retreat for HSS residents, fellows, attending physicians, management staff and alumni for many years.

Arielle and I love spending time at the Caspary, and we go as often as our schedules allow. It’s like our home away from home. We enjoy every season at the Caspary and have even spent a week relaxing up there with our families. It’s so special to the two of us that I chose to propose to Arielle at the Caspary last March. Good news... she said “yes!”

Available year-round, the estate offers a swimming pool and tennis courts for use during the spring and summer months as well as cozy fireplaces for brisk fall evenings and snowy winter nights.

—Peter Derman, MD, MBA | Resident (PGY4)

The Caspary is such an incredible gift—

My family and I recently spent the

if Margaret and Alfred only knew all of

weekend at Caspary Estate and we

the experiences their home has pro-

were fortunate enough to bring both

vided! Over the years through training,

sets of grandparents to play and

it has served as a place for us to escape

visit with our young children. It was a

the city alone, build friendships with

weekend of good food, great company

residency and fellowship classmates,

and a lot of laughs—we switched off

take our children for the first time into

our phones and enjoyed the snow.

If interested in making a reservation,

a swimming pool, host our families for

Caspary brought our family together

please contact Colleen O’Shea, MPA,

Christmas, and celebrate graduation

and for that we are very grateful.

Caspary Administrator at osheac@

from residency.

— David T. Tarrity, MD | Orthopaedic

hss.edu or 212.606.1823.

— Samuel A. Taylor, MD | Resident 2013, Fellow 2014

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Continued from page 12 Class of 2013, directs telemedicine in orthopaedics at New York University. He reports that his department uses iPads and Epic integrated software to perform virtual rounds and postoperative follow-up visits. He is planning to establish a patient portal for postoperative instructions.

Dwight S. Tyndall, MD, Spine Fellow, Class of 1997, and now of Spine Care Specialists in Munster, Indiana, finds many of his patients travel to see him. He hopes that telemedicine websites like myowndoctor.com can provide him with tools to better serve these patients.

Nina Geatrakas, MD, Muscloskeletal Radiology Fellow, Class of 2011, is an independent contractor for a major teleradiology company. She lives on Cape Cod and reads films from her home. At least half the hospitals she provides services for are in rural or underserved areas, often with just one or two radiologists on staff. Dr. Geatrakas finds it very satisfying to provide care to rural areas, where she knows her fellowship-trained expertise is valued by referring physicians.

OVERCOMING OBSTACLES Telemedicine has made great strides, but there remain limitations in its application. The legal/ regulatory environment has not kept pace with the technology. My practice on the north shore of Long Island includes many patients who migrate to Florida for the winter and who want continuing care by their New York doctors. The technology to accomplish this is readily available, but obtaining a Florida license to enable treatment of these patients has been more challenging.

Clockwise, from top left: Peter Derman, MD, MBA, and his fiancee Arielle Laurie; Scott Ellis, MD, enjoyed time with his family at Caspary during Thanksgiving 2014.

From left: Lorena, Scott, Olivia and wife, Esther; the Karnaugh family and friends enjoy cozy fireside time during a winter stay; David Tarrity, MD, and his family build a snowman; Samuel Taylor, MD, and his family.

residents who will use the bench during their retreats in this very special place.

Memorial Bench in Honor of

ANDREW N. SWANSON, MD

Special thanks to: Peter D. Asnis, MD, Adam R. Brodsky, MD, Matthew D. Bush, MD, Eric R. Chehab, MD,

State medical boards must adapt to this innovation. Accepting Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS), standardized applications, reciprocity, and universal licensure would help.

There is cause for hope, however: According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, over 200 telemedicine bills were introduced in 42 states in 2015. New York and Connecticut are two states leading the way in 2016 with expanded patient access to telemedicine. Other challenges remain, since not all patients are comfortable with the technology and not all insurers are willing to pay.

The Residency Class

together and his loss

Matthew E.

of 2005 has selected

is deeply felt. Many

Cunningham, MD,

a bench to be installed

recall treasured times

Matthew Hansen, MD,

TELEMEDICINE: HERE TO STAY

spent with Andrew at

Michael W. Madsen, MD,

Andrew N. Swanson,

Caspary. The bench is a

Jeffrey A. Pratt, MD,

MD, to be placed at the

small token to honor his

Patrick S. Sussman, MD,

estate in the spring.

life in a way meaningful

Erica Urquhart, MD, and

Andrew was the glue

to HSS, the Swanson

Kristen K. Warner, MD

that held his class

family, and for future

Despite obstacles, telemedicine is here to stay and benefits the entire HSS community. For HSS itself, this technology advances our core mission of patient care, research, and education. For our alumni, it provides a vehicle of communication that continues their educational experience and extends collaborations that began during their training.

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the shared language of

LANA KANG, MD Fellow 2005

SURGERY The cheerful assistance of a spirited group of schoolgirls as I ascended a steep slope in a rain forest.

The warm welcome of Ghanian orthopaedic residents. And the soft-spoken gratitude of my patients.

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hese are some of the many

a table, with each corner providing a seat

I was also touched by my colleagues at KATH.

memories I brought home with me

for a patient. All of the patients had serious

The residency teaching program fostered a

after a medical mission to Kumasi,

physical conditions, mostly trauma-related.

Socratic method that seems to be nearing

Many had genetic conditions, including

extinction here in the United States. When

severe Blount’s disease and tumors such

posed questions, the trainees were graceful

as neurofibromatosis and giant cell tumors.

in their responses, knowing that further

Unfortunately, small children frequently

discussion would follow whether or not their

presented with chronic extremity disabilities

answers were correct. The Chief Orthopaedic

resulting from burns sustained at home.

Residents were of the highest quality, with

Ghana, in October 2015.

It was not my first mission. I had visited Ethiopia in 2012 and had a life-changing experience performing surgery for the people there. Yearning to do more, I reached out to my teacher and mentor, Peter Tafton, MD, who had piloted a collaboration between the

It impressed me to see that nothing in the

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

Ghanian healthcare system is taken for

and Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital

granted—not a single gauze dressing pack,

(KATH), the largest hospital in Kumasi and

not a single bottle of peroxide or saline, not

the major trauma center in the region. After

a single K-wire. Discussion of the surgery

a year of planning, I set out for Kumasi, the

cost was always frank and upfront. Ghanian

second largest city in Ghana and a three to

patients were bound by their dollar (cedi),

four hour drive from the capital, Accra.

which made them resilient. The surgeons

After an overnight in Accra, I arrived at KATH. I teamed up with Kenneth Schiffman, MD, from Chicago, KATH trauma surgeon Peter Konadu, and two chief residents to operate on a patient with bilateral upper extremity fractures. It was an exhilarating introduction to the kind of orthopaedic trauma and hand surgery care needed at KATH. My experiences each day showed me how much our skills were valued in Kumasi, a bustling community that overflowed into the waiting areas of the hospital. The Ghanian patients were gentle and grateful. They would wait outside long before the clinic opened. They would be called inside to a common area within a single room, where four physicians would sit on each side of

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providing their care were equally so.

the experience and knowledge we see among our top HSS orthopaedic residents.

They were especially eager and quick to provide music when I requested it during our surgeries. One young Ghanian resident, Johnny, was a huge fan of American music from the 60s and 70s! These admirable residents gave me such a warm welcome.

Their assistance and professionalism were

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also demonstrated by Brenda, one of the best OR nurses with whom I have ever worked. I had to earn her respect the first time we scrubbed together, and once I did, she would not stop looking out for me.

When I wasn’t in the OR, I had an opportunity to briefly explore Ghana, a vibrantly colorful country. These colors are unforgettably everywhere—the clothing, the homes, the buildings, the signs, the street vendors, and the foods.

Early during my stay in Kumasi, I had the opportunity to travel to the rain forest, where I welcomed the spontaneous kindness of some schoolgirls who assisted me when I struggled up a steep hill. We travelled to historic slave castles that represent a period of history that leaves deep scars of profound sadness. From the rooftop of a majestic castle, we viewed the community of litter-laden streets and rivers of water. Seeing this against the beautiful surrounding ocean view was the first of many sights that illustrate how the tremendous poverty in Ghana contradicts its richness in spirit, life, and family.

The Ghanians I’ve mentioned here, like Johnny and Brenda, may sound like they have American names, but each of them also has a Ghanian name. My name is Lana, but it is also Akua, which means born on Wednesday. Kofi means born on Friday. I bring this up to underscore how

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the cultural experiences I shared with the beautiful people of Ghana have enhanced my life.

Surgery is a shared language that I am able to bring to other places across the globe. Our expertise as orthopaedic surgeons provides us with a profound gift that enables me to care for patients, make new friends, and forge special connections all over the world.

Opposite page: The Therapy Department at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), where HSS hand surgeon Lana Kang completed a medical mission in October 2015. This page, from top: Dr. Kang with Raphael Quartey, MD, PhD, at the entrance to the KATH Emergency Department; the colors of Ghana are everywhere; Dr. Kang with Osman Saani, MD; the KATH main entrance; and a shrine on the hospital campus (with a sword in the ground as a symbol of unity) in honor of the powerful and legendary priest, Komfo Anokye.

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remembering LEON M. ROOT, MD A L EGACY OF CA R I NG All who work or trained at Hospital for Special Surgery were saddened by the passing of beloved colleague Leon Root, MD, in September 2015.

Dr. Root helped make HSS what it is today with extraordinary contributions to patient care, medical education and musculoskeletal research. He changed innumerable lives during a career that spanned nearly five decades at HSS. He was a Fellow in the Class of 1962, joined the staff in 1967, and in 1970 became the hospital’s first Chief of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, creating the pediatric service. Under his guidance, the Pediatric Surgery Department garnered national and international acclaim for its work. He expanded the Hospital’s Cerebral Palsy

To date, the Leon Root, MD, Pediatric Outreach Program (POP) has reached nearly 28,000 children through 372 school screenings and 110 orthopaedic clinics.

Clinic and was responsible for opening the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Clinic, the first of

movement data from patients to determine

its kind in New York City, to help children

program was named the Leon Root, MD,

with this rare and devastating condition.

Pediatric Outreach Program in his honor

the best course of treatment. In 2007, it

in 2008. Dr. Root also had a keen interest

was renamed the Leon Root, MD, Motion

Outreach Program (POP), which brings

in rehabilitation and after he stepped

Analysis Laboratory.

needed medical services to underserved

down in 1997 from his role as chief of the

communities in New York City. The program

service he continued to serve as medical

In 1987, Dr. Root founded the Pediatric

has provided screenings to nearly 28,000

director of Rehabilitation. He helped

children to date, and more than 4,000 have

develop HSS’s original motion analysis

been referred for medical treatment. The

laboratory to collect, analyze and interpret

Dr. Root seemed to enjoy teaching as much as he loved taking care of patients. The words of those who trained and worked with him express our feelings of gratitude and appreciation for an extraordinary man.

“I was inspired to emulate Dr. Root then and continue to be inspired by him every day. The variation and complex nature of the orthopaedic conditions I saw during that time in medical school made me realize that I would never become bored if I chose the subspecialty of pediatric orthopaedic surgery.”

—Daniel W. Green, MD, FACS, FAAP | Resident 1996 Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery

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“Dr. Root was an extraordinary man:

“I worked with Dr. Root very closely as a

“I knew I wanted to become an orthopaedic

clinician, teacher, and humanitarian.

surgeon with a specialty in pediatrics

I never knew an individual more intrinsically

when I was lucky enough to visit the

concerned about the health and welfare of

Hospital for Special Surgery and Dr. Leon

children than Dr. Root. While his godfather-

Root for a rotation while I was in medical

like reputation as a titan of pediatric

school. His compassion and gentle nature

orthopaedics made me nervous to meet

with patients and their families showed me

him initially, his warm smile, engulfing

how a surgeon ought to practice medicine.

handshake, and friendly demeanor made

Dr. Root was a man who was known most of

him as approachable as an old friend, and

all for the joy that he carried with him. His

his genuine concern for each child he

smile filled a room and seemed to be ever

fellow on the pediatric orthopaedic service

cared for was contagious. His sage advice

present. Working with him in the POP clinic

in 2012–2013. Dr. Root was always a beacon

when seeing patients in POP clinic and

was one of the most rewarding experiences

of light. His bedside manner is something

performing anatomic dissections in the

of the residency because it reminded

that I try to emulate in my practice today. I

Bioskills lab was invaluable to me, and

us why we all became physicians in the

respected the manner in which he was able

I could never thank him enough for his

first place. His love of kids and his love of

to connect with his patients. He will truly be

influence on my decision to become a

orthopaedics was an inspiration to every

missed and will never be forgotten.”

pediatric orthopaedic surgeon.”

resident he worked with and we were all

— Flo Edobor-Osula, MD, MPH | Fellow 2013

— Peter D. Fabricant, MD, MPH | Resident 2014

made better physicians because of it.”

— Benjamin McArthur, MD | Resident 2013

Assistant Professor

Sports Medicine Fellow

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Boston Children’s Hospital

Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon in Hip

Division of Pediatrics

Assistant Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon

and Knee Reconstruction, Washington

Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School

Hospital for Special Surgery (Summer 2016)

Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine

“Dr. Root exemplified a great dedication to teaching orthopaedics as well as in caring for patients. From demonstrating physical examination skills at POP clinic to teaching approaches and techniques in anatomy lab, he inspired an interest in pediatric orthopaedics. Dr. Root always demonstrated a patient, kind and knowledgeable manner; one every

“Dr. Root served as an example of everything that is right in medicine: a thoughtful approach to every disease or problem coupled with genuine compassion for patients. And despite all of his successes and all of the lives he touched and made better he remained humble. I will take a piece of Dr. Root’s teachings with me throughout my practice.”

—Samuel A. Taylor, MD | Resident 2013, Fellow 2014 Assistant Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery

orthopaedic surgeon should aspire to.”

— Lauren LaMont, MD | Resident 2014 Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon Cook Children’s

At left: Dr. Root examining a young patient during his 27-year tenure as Chief of Pediatric Orthopaedics. At right: Dr. Root enjoying time with children after participating in a school screening.

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in MEMORIAM Jeremy J. Kaye, MD HSS Staff

in Cromwell, Connecticut, with their four beloved children, Andrew, Peter, Christopher, and Camille.

Jeremy J. Kaye, MD, a past HSS attending radiologist in the Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at HSS passed away on July 4, 2015, at the age of 75. In 1976 he left HSS to take a position at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He returned to HSS in 1988 as director of the Department of Radiology.

In 1996, Dr. Kaye resigned and returned to Vanderbilt University to serve as professor and chairman of the Department of Radiology at that institution.

served as the editor of its journal, Skeletal Radiology, from 1994 to 2005. In 2010, he was awarded with the society’s Founders Medal, its highest honor.

Chair for the Outstanding Student. He completed a general surgery internship at Mount Sinai Hospital and went on to complete his orthopaedic residency training in 1992 at HSS. While at HSS, his involvement in the care of the New York Giants sparked his interest in sports medicine. This love of sports medicine and general orthopaedic medicine led him to

Dr. Moeckel could often be seen with his children on the sidelines enthusiastically cheering for the Wesleyan Cardinals. For his support of the Wesleyan community, he received the Cardinal Award in 2015. He also authored numerous publications in orthopaedic journals and books. A wellrespected member of the community,

Manor, New York, graduated from Tufts University and New York Medical College, and completed an orthopaedic residency at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, where he served as Chief Resident. He then completed an orthopaedic fellowship in adult reconstruction at HSS. He was an orthopaedic surgeon at White Plains Hospital for over 30 years and served as Chief of the Orthopaedic Institute and President of the Medical and Dental staff.

Dr. Small was known as a uniquely kind, caring and compassionate physician by both patients and staff. He is survived by his beloved wife of 39 years, Dr. Catherine Butkus Small, whom he met at New York Medical College, and his cherished children, Dr. Jennifer Small-Saunders, Dr. Alyson Small Helmandollar and William Robert Small, a medical student at NYU. Dr. Small will be forever remembered for

served as Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at

his immense love of and pride in his family,

Middlesex Hospital. He was a founder of the

joy in his work helping others, kind heart,

Middlesex Center for Orthopaedic Surgery,

wry sense of humor, excellence in cooking,

Dr. Kaye is survived by his loving and

served on the Board of Directors of the

gardening and photography, and vast love

devoted wife of 50 years, Bernadette, and

Connecticut Orthopaedic Society, and was

of life.

their children, Patrick, Michael, Kathleen,

a member of the Middlesex County Medical

and their families.

Association and the Connecticut State

Bruce H. Moeckel, MD

Dr. Moeckel was

George E. Ehrlich, MD Fellow, Class of 1961

a die-hard Red

Dr. George Ehrlich passed away in February

Sox fan and avid

2014. He was an internationally renowned

Bruce H. Moeckel, MD, passed away

golfer, and loved

rheumatologist active in executive roles

peacefully in October, surrounded by his

spending time

with the World Health Organization and the

loving family. Dr. Moeckel and his wife,

with his family.

International League of Associations for

Resident, Class of 1992

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Dr. Small,

the Boston University School of Medicine

team orthopaedic surgeon.

a member of the society since 1975 and

accident.

Cum Laude. At graduation, he was awarded

authored or co-authored more than 70

International Skeletal Society. He had been

tragic biking

graduating as Salutatorian and Magna

years of service to Wesleyan University as

numerous committee appointments for the

in July after a

Boston University School of Medicine,

contributed nearly 30 book chapters,

served on the Board of Trustees and held

passed away

with a degree in chemistry. He attended

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invited lectures. Dr. Kaye was president,

Small, MD,

Cum Laude from Boston College in 1981

authored or co-authored six textbooks,

15 years, participated in more than 110

Robert David

Massachusetts. He graduated Magna

Middletown, Connecticut, where he enjoyed

instructional courses and in just the last

Fellow, Class of 1983

Dr. Moeckel was raised in Deerfield,

During his 43-year career, Dr. Kaye

scientific papers, conducted almost 60

Robert David Small, MD

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He graduated from Harvard in

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the Class of 1949 and obtained his medical degree from the Chicago Medical School.

Dr. Ehrlich served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean Conflict, and retired from the U.S. Naval Reserve with the rank of commander in 1988.

Dr. Ehrlich’s teaching posts included the University of Pennsylvania, New York University and Temple University. He served

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He served on the editorial boards of several journals, including the Journal of the American Medical Association and the Journal of Rheumatology.

As director of rheumatology and chief of the Arthritis Center at Albert Einstein Medical Center and Moss Rehabilitation Hospital from 1964 to 1980, he pioneered the establishment of one of the first multidisciplinary medical rehabilitation hospitals in the nation, which became an internationally recognized program.

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as a scientific and medical adviser in many countries across Europe and the developing world, and was decorated and honored by governments and international organizations.

Dr. Ehrlich was awarded the Philip Hench Award of the Association of Military Surgeons in 1971. He won the 2004 Dr. Joseph Lee Hollander Award of the Arthritis Foundation, Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter.

Notice of Dr. Ehrlich’s passing was recently received.

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Resident Class of 1984 Domenick J. Sisto, MD, ran the New York City marathon for the seventh time this past November with his daughter, Nikki, who works alongside him as an orthopaedic physician assistant.

Resident Class of 1990 Michael C. Moran, MD, practices at Carle Foundation Hospital, a large hospital in Champaign, Illinois, with a total joint practice.

His partners take care of the University of Illinois sports teams. The medical staff is entirely composed of hospital-employed physicians and therefore very efficient. Dr. Moran is happily married with four kids. Kenneth J.

Kress, MD, survived a myocardial infarction and is doing well. He joined a hospital system that wanted to grow its total joint program and finds it less stressful than his private practice. Robert L. Buly, MD, was made Chief of the HSS Hip Preservation Service in April of last year. He still finds time to produce Super Tuscan wine and olive oil in Tuscany.

Scott G. Kantor, MD, just completed four years in Medical Staff leadership as Vice Chief and then Chief of Staff at Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula. He also served as a trustee for the hospital from 2013 to 2015. Dr. Kantor’s oldest son is in his second year of medical school and is contemplating a career in orthopaedic surgery, and his younger son just moved to Austin, Texas. Dr. Kantor and Liz are married, living in Carmel, California. Steven B. Haas, MD, and Michael

J. Maynard, MD, remain at HSS and continue to thrive with their successful practices.

Resident Class of 1996 David M. Kalainov, MD, is 18 years and counting at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago in hand and upper extremity surgery and an Associate Professor of Clinical Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Kalainov is navigating along with his five practice partners the challenges of morphing from a private business model to a multi-specialty group, hospital-owned business model.

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Resident Class of 2013 Alison F. Kitay, MD, is the Chief of Hand Surgery at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center and is an Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Georgetown University. She has also been named the Treasurer and Secretary of the DC Hand Society. Benjamin McArthur,

MD, is an Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon in Hip and Knee Reconstruction at Washington Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. He was

and Joint Institute of Penn State Hershey College of Medicine. Venu Nemani, MD,

PhD, is currently doing a fellowship in adult and pediatric spine surgery at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He and his wife, Jessica, spend their free time keeping up with their two kids, Oliver (2) and Scarlett (4 months). He will join Raleigh Orthopaedics this summer.

asked to join the faculty of the annual AAOS

Fellow Class of 2013

Fundamentals of Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

Richard Kang, MD, MS, is currently practic-

for Orthopaedic Residents course in Balti-

ing at the University of Chicago, specializing

more, Maryland. Dr. McArthur is collaborating

in sports medicine surgery. In addition to

with Johns Hopkins University Department

general sports medicine, he also serves as

of Applied Physics in the development of a

the Director of the Hip Preservation Section

system for computer navigation-assisted

at University of Chicago’s Department of

periacetabular Osteotomy. Major Marschall

Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Kang has an affilia-

Berkes, MD, was deployed to Niger in support

tion with the Shriners Hospitals for Children,

of U.S. Army Special Forces as part of Opera-

where he addresses pediatric sports injuries.

tion Juniper Shield. He is presently assigned

Additionally, he serves as a team physician

to the U.S. Air Force Mobile Forward Surgical

for several high schools and a local college

Team, based out of Landstuhl, Germany. Dr.

and recently became board certified by the

Berkes and his wife, Megan, are expecting

American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

their second child in February. Milton T.M.

Dr. Kang and his wife, Audrey, currently reside

Little, MD, is an orthopaedic traumatologist

in downtown Chicago and hope to survive the

at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

Chicago winter.

He was recently named to the AOTrauma North America orthopaedic faculty. Moira

M. McCarthy, MD, is an Assistant Attending

Resident Class of 2010 and Fellow Class of 2012

Orthopaedic Surgeon at HSS, specializing in

Xinning Li, MD, and Anna N. Miller, MD,

sports medicine. Samuel A. Taylor, MD, is

were selected for the 2015 American Ortho-

also an Assistant Attending Orthopaedic Sur-

paedic Association North American Traveling

geon at HSS, with a specialty in sports medi-

Fellowship. They had a great time traveling

cine. He currently serves as an Assistant Team

through the midwestern United States and

Physician for the New York Giants and Team

Canada this past fall. Through this once-in-a-

Physician for the Fire Department of New York

lifetime experience, they received fascinating

(FDNY) semi-professional football team. Dr.

leadership advice, learned how programs and

Taylor and his wife, Jennifer, welcomed their

hospitals are run and had the opportunity to

second daughter, Isabella, in May 2015.

meet many spectacular people.

Resident Class of 2015 Matthew Garner, MD, is currently com-

Fellow Classes of 2012 and 2015 Swetha Pakala, MD (2012), traveled to

pleting a fellowship in Orthopaedic Trauma

Uganda and India in September and October

at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle,

of 2015 on humanitarian/teaching missions,

Washington. He and his wife, Marina, are

along with Lee Rasamny, MD (2015), on

looking forward to returning to Pennsylvania

the first official “HSS Anesthesiology Global

where he has accepted a position at the Bone

Outreach.”

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Awards Accolades RESIDENTS THOMAS P. SCULCO, MD (1974), was made an honorary member of the Hellenic Orthopaedic Society and named Health Professional of the Year by the Arthritis Foundation.

DOUGLAS E. PADGETT, MD (1989), was named to the Presidential Line of the Hip Society assuming the Presidency in 2018, following in the footsteps of other HSS alumni: Philip D. Wilson Jr, MD, Eduardo Salvati, MD, John Callaghan, MD, Chitranjan Ranawat, MD, Paul Lachiewicz, MD, and Kevin Garvin, MD. Dr. Padgett has also been named to the board of the American Joint Replacement Registry for a three-year term as member at large. The AJRR is the national joint registry of the United States.

SCOTT W. WOLFE, MD (1989), served as President of the New York Society for Surgery of the Hand, Chair of the PreCourse Distal Radius Fractures, ASSH Annual Meeting and Editor-in-Chief, Green’s Operative Hand Surgery, 7th Ed. BRIAN J. BEAR, MD (1996), was elected Castle Connolly Top Doctor for Hand Surgery and Best Doctors in America.

ADAM SHAFRITZ, MD (2000), received the AAOS Achievement Award in the spring of 2015.

FELLOWS MICHAEL G. RYAN, MD (2000), was selected as Physician of the Year at Palomar Hospital in San Diego as well as voted Chairman Elect of the Orthopaedic Department at Palomar Hospital. Palomar Hospital is one of the largest and newest hospital constructions in the United States (a $956 million construction). The department Dr. Ryan will eventually chair has 82 members and includes orthopaedic surgeons, podiatrists and physical medicine rehab physicians. Dr. Ryan has always relied on his HSS experience to help him in the operating room and will now rely on it again to help lead a large orthopaedic department.

ANDREA BALDINI, MD (2004), an attending orthopaedic surgeon in the Adult Hip and

Knee Reconstruction Unit at IFCA Institute, Florence, Italy, was elected Institute Director. Dr. Baldini was also elected 2nd Vice President of the European Knee Society.

CARRIE GUHEEN, MD (2011), is currently serving as Faculty Advisor to the American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine’s Residency Group–Regional Anesthesia Division.

STEPHEN HASKINS, MD (2013), was chosen as “Teacher of the Year” by the 2015 Graduating Anesthesiology Residents at Weill Cornell Medical College.

GUILHERME HOLCK, MD (2013), is now Anesthesiologist-in-Chief at Hospitalys Ortopedia in Rio de Janeiro, an HSSpartnered institution.

JENNIFER CHARLES, MD (2016), accompanied Kethy M. Jules-Elysee, MD, on a humanitarian mission to Haiti in December.

They provided anesthesia for several adult and pediatric patients undergoing orthopaedic procedures.

RESIDENT & FELLOW GEOFFREY H. WESTRICH, MD (1995, 1996), is the current President of the Eastern Orthopaedic Association and will preside over the upcoming Annual Meeting in New Orleans.

BRYAN T. KELLY, MD (2001, 2003), was recently promoted to Attending Orthopaedic Surgeon and Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College.

SCOTT J. ELLIS, MD (2007, 2008), was promoted to Associate Professor at Weill

Philip J. Wagner, MD, taught as a Visiting Professor at two institutions in Israel in December.

Dr. Jones received the Clinical Research Award at the International Cartilage Repair Society World Congress.

Cornell Medical College and was elected to the Board of the AOFAS. Dr. Ellis finished his term as head of the Young Physicians Committee of the AOFAS and ran the YPC forum for the AOFAS Annual Meeting in 2015.

KRISTOFER J. JONES, MD (2012, 2013), received the Clinical Research Award at the International Cartilage Repair Society World Congress in Chicago. Dr. Jones recently welcomed his first child, Owen Thomas Jones.

HSS STAFF ADELE L. BOSKEY, PHD, was the recipient of the Lawrence G. Raisz Award from the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) presented in Seattle in October 2015. The award is given annually in recognition of an individual having a record of outstanding achievements in preclinical translational research (cellular or in animals) in the bone and mineral field.

PHILIP J. WAGNER, MD, spent 10 days in Israel as a Visiting Professor at Assaf Harofeh Medical Center and Ichilov Medical Center, both in Tel Aviv, Israel, in December 2015. Dr. Wagner gave daily grand rounds to surgeons, anesthesia attendings, and anesthesia fellows/residents, and taught and demonstrated techniques in the operating rooms. Teaching topics included early recovery after surgery protocols, acute postoperative pain management, perioperative evaluation of the patient for orthopaedic surgery, and anticoagulation protocols for anesthetic management.

DAVID Y. WANG, MD, was chosen as the recipient of the 2015 Wholeness of Life Award presented by HSS and the HealthCare Chaplaincy Network.

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Modules from the 97th Annual Alumni Meeting are releasing on a rolling schedule. Please log on to HSS eAcademy® by using your preferred email address and enter the keyword “Alumni 2015” in the “Search Courses” box. Then, sort by descending release date to list the most recently released activities. If you need assistance contact Colleen O’Shea, MPA, at osheac@hss.edu.

Topics recently launched include: • Preemptive Learning: A Multi-Modality Approach to Surgical Training • Solo Practice in a Confederated Model* • Surgical X-Games: Can You Make the Cut? *Not accredited

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HSS Journal® online CME activities, including: • Comorbid Profile Rather Than Age Determines Hip Fracture Mortality in a Nonagenarian Population • Low Vitamin D Levels in Children with Fractures: A Comparative Cohort Study

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Current offerings include: • General Stanley McChrystal: Organizational Leadership Applications • Gerald Hickson, MD: Addressing Behaviors that Undermine a Culture of Safety, Reliability, and Accountability • Michael E. Chernew, PhD: Who Will Control Medicine?

• Steven Udvarhelyi, MD: Value in a Rapidly Changing Healthcare Environment • Javad Parvizi, MD: Orthopaedic Infections: What Lies on the Horizon?

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and medical students may also benefit from this activity.

HSS offers CME programs throughout the year. All onsite courses below will be held in New York City unless otherwise noted.

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Basic Focus Assessed Transthoracic Echocardiography (FATE)

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Target audience: Anesthesiologists,

iatry and neurology, including HSS alumni and current residents, fellows and medical staff

10th Annual HSS Sports Medicine Symposium

April 8–9, 2016

Target audience: Physical therapists,

physical therapist assistants, athletic trainers, strength and conditioning professionals, physician assistants, orthopaedists, sports medicine physicians, physiatrists, and * Not accredited primary care physicians. Residents, fellows

April 16, 2016

emergency medicine professionals, internists and critical care physicians

Note: This course includes a mandatory preconference e-learning module that must be completed prior to attending the course. Further instructions will be provided upon registration.

98th Annual Alumni Meeting November 3–5, 2016

Target audience: Physicians and scientists

working in the specialties of orthopaedics, rheumatology, radiology, anesthesiology, phys-

28th Annual Holiday Knee and Hip Course December 1–3, 2016

Target audience: Orthopaedic surgeons.

Physician assistants, residents, fellows, and medical students may benefit from attending this activity.

Location: The Grand Hyatt Hotel, 109 East 42nd Street, New York City Live streaming webcast available during this course!

Hospital for Special Surgery holds Accreditation with Commendation, the highest level of recognition offered by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME).