Curriculum, research and activities provide the complete education
To supplement hands-on experience, we offer a wide range of academic activities, such as journal clubs, daily conferences and labs. Additionally, residents use clinical cases as springboards for reading and further investigation.
Although our curriculum is academically rigorous, the learning environment is collegial. Not only do residents share ideas, but they also work in a supportive atmosphere where everyone helps each other throughout the challenging journey of orthopedic residency
Activities outside the hospital environment include the journal club at faculty members’ homes, basketball scrimmages and the annual faculty-resident softball game. Additionally, many of the residents volunteer as team physicians for the local high school.
Many congratulations to our residents and faculty that have presented, or will present at local and national conferences this year!
2024 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Podium presentations
“Stem Material and Taper Design are Risk Factors for Failure in Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty when New Metal Heads are Placed on a Retained Femoral Stem” - Carl Talmo MD, Daniel Ward MD, Gloria Coden, James Bono MD, Nicholas Pagani MD, Thomas Zink MD PGY-4
“Stagnant Physician Reimbursement as Hospital Reimbursement Increases for Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty” - Gloria Coden, John Mazzocco MD PGY-2, David Mattingly MD
Poster presentations
“Low Success Rate of Closed Reductions when Treating Dislocations after Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Study by the ASES Complications of RSA Multicenter Research Group” - Rick Puzzitiello MD PGY-5, Andrew Jawa MD, Mike Moverman MD
“Implant and Patient Factors Predictive of Acromial Stress Fractures after Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Study by the ASES Complications of RSA Multicenter Research Group” - Rick Puzzitiello MD PGY-5, Mike Moverman MD, Andrew Jawa MD
“Did Implementation of the HIP ATTACK Protocol Change Time to Surgery and Mobilization for Hip Fracture Patients?” - Jack Bragg MD PGY-1, Matthew Feldman, Catherine Call, Dikran Balian, Joseph McCafferty MD PGY-3, Michael Esantsi MD PGY-3, Scott Ryan MD
“Is a Case Series Really a Case Series?” - Chloe Savino, Jack Bragg MD PGY-1, Alex McIntyre MD PGY-4, Thomas Zink MD PGY-4, Matthew Salzler MD
“Predictors of Time to Surgery and Post-Operative Mobilization Following Hip Fracture” - Jack Bragg MD PGY-1, Matthew Feldman, Catherine Call, Dikran Balian, Joseph McCafferty MD PGY-3, Michael Esantsi MD PGY-3, Scott Ryan MD
“Factors and Attributes of Adult Hip and Knee Fellowship Programs that are Important to Applicants and their Perspectives on Robotic-Assisted Arthroplasty Surgery” - Anna Michalowski MD PGY-3, Andrew Grant, Eric Smith MD, David Mattingly MD
“Increased Hospital Cost associated with Increased Patient Length of Stay in Total Joint Arthroplasty” - Gloria Coden, John Mazzocco MD PGY-2, David Mattingly MD
“Effect of Implant- and Patient-Related Factors on Risk of Dislocation after Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty: A Study by the ASES Multicenter Complications of RSA Research Group” - Andrew Jawa MD, Mike Moverman MD, Rick Puzzitiello MD PGY-5
“Does Undergoing arthrotomy versus arthroscopy affect clinical outcomes in hip and knee native septic arthritis patients?” - Vineet Desai, Jared Alswang MD, Gabe Linden, Sophie Lipson, Daniel Gabriel, Scott Ryan MD, Matthew Salzler MD, Jeffrey Lange MD, Antonia Chen MD
“Time to Surgery Affects Outcomes in Neurologically Intact Patients with Thoracolumbar Fractures” - Ling Chen, Nicholas Pallotta MD, Susan Brandon, Taryn LeRoy MD
“Accuracy of Acetabular Cup Positioning using Patient-Specific Mixed Reality Guidance” - Daniel Sun MD, William Murphy MD, Patrick Lane, Stephen Murphy MD
Orthopedic video theatre presentations
“Flexor Pollicis Longus Tendon Rupture in the Rheumatoid Patient: Evaluation and Surgical Management” - Guy Guenthner MD PGY-2, Michael Guss MD, Allison Price Moody, Aaron Tsunaji Tian Lai Shiinoki
2023 American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting
Podium presentations
“Clinically Significant Outcome Thresholds and Rates of Achievement by Shoulder Arthroplasty and Preoperative Diagnosis” - Rick Puzzitiello MD PGY-4, Michael Moverman MD PGY-5, Mariano Menendez MD, Daniel Swanson, Jacob Kirsch MD, Andrew Jawa MD
“Smaller Posterior Tibial Slope and Larger Medial Tibial Depth Are Risk Factors for Isolated Meniscal Injuries Requiring Surgery” – Gabriel Perrone MD PGY-4, Samuel Barnett MD, Shayan Hosseinzadeh, Shankar Kaushal, Ata Kiapour PhD
“Not All Proximal Humerus Fractures Do Well Without Surgery: Anterior Translation Predicts the Need for Surgery” – Paul Tornetta MD, Amir Shahien MD, Brian Mullis MD, Gillian Soles MD, Clay Spitler MD, Siddhant Mehta MD, Scott Ryan MD
Poster presentations
“The Reverse Fragility Index: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials Comparing Rates of Re-Rupture Following Open Achilles Tendon Repair Versus Early Functional Rehabilitation” – Alex McInytre MD PGY-3, Michael Moverman MD PGY-5, Jack Bragg, Rick Puzzitiello MD PGY-4, Verdinand Ruelos MD, Mariano Menendez MD, Matthew Salzler MD
“The Reverse Fragility Index: Interpreting the Current Literature for Long-Term Survivorship of Computer-Navigated versus Conventional Total Knee Arthroplasty” – Jeffrey Shi, Edward Mojica, Michael Moverman MD PGY-5, Jacob Modest MD, Nicholas Pagani MD PGY-5, Rick Puzzitiello MD PGY-4, Mariano Menendez MD, Matthew Salzler MD, Matthew Gordon MD, James Bono MD
“A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis on the 2-year Outcomes of Anatomic and Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty for Glenohumeral Osteoarthritis” - Jacob Kirsch MD, Rick Puzzitiello MD PGY-4, Daniel Swanson, Kiet Le, Paul-Anthony Hart, Ryan Churchill MD, Bassem Elhassan MD, Jon Warner MD, Andrew Jawa MD
“Adverse Events Associated With Robotic-Assisted Spine Surgery: An Analysis of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration MAUDE Database” - Andrew Moon MD PGY-4, Nicholas Coccoluto MD, Nicholas Pagani MD PGY-5, Michael Moverman MD PGY-5, Rick Puzzitiello MD PGY-4, Mariano Menendez MD, Brian Kwon MD
“The Impact of Health Literacy on 2-year Outcomes After Shoulder Arthroplasty” – Rick Puzzitiello MD PGY-4, Mariano Menendez MD, Michael Moverman MD PGY-5, Daniel Swanson, Jacob Kirsch MD, Andrew Jawa MD
“The Reverse Fragility Index Of Graft Failure Rates Between Hamstring and Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone Autografts for ACL Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of RCTs Reporting a Non-Significant Result” – Rick Puzzitiello MD PGY-4, Verdinand Ruelos MD, Raisa Masood, Michael Moverman MD PGY-5, Nicholas Pagani MD PGY-5, Mariano Menendez MD, Matthew Salzler MD
“Pedicle Screw Associated Violation of the Adjacent Unfused Facet Joint: Clinical Outcomes and Fusion Rates” - Nathan Sinz MD PGY-4, David Kim MD, Raymond Hwang MD, Gyu-Ho Lee, Kevin Baker PhD, Rick Sasso MD, Daniel Park MD, Jeffrey Fischgrund MD, Ruijia Niu MPH
“The Impact of Health Literacy on Outcomes After Shoulder Arthroplasty” – Rick Puzzitiello MD PGY-4, Mariano Menendez MD, Michael Moverman MD PGY-5, Daniel Swanson, Jacob Kirsch MD, Andrew Jawa MD
“Effect of primary diagnosis on return to sport after reverse total shoulder arthroplasty” – Erik Stapleton DO, Daniel Swanson, Margaret Shields MD, Kiet Le, Matthew Veale, Andrew Jawa MD, Jacob Kirsch MD
Instructional Course Lectures
“Posttraumatic Arthritis of the Distal Radioulnar Joint: Contemporary Perspectives” - Charles Cassidy MD
“Contemporary Questions and Controversies Regarding the Assessment and Management of Distal Radius Fractures: What is the Best Evidence in 2021” – Charles Cassidy MD