The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery co-hosted the 18th Annual OREF/ORS Regional Resident Research Symposium on April 8th at the Pittsburgh at the Hilton Garden Inn – University Place.
The morning began with a Keynote Address from Shepard Hurwitz, MD, Executive Director of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery entitled, “The Value of Being Board Certified – Meeting the Expectations of the Public and Payers.”
Orthopaedic Surgery residents from Pitt, AGH, HSS, Duke, Ohio State, Summa Health System, Columbia, and Rutgers presented their work over the course of the morning. All presentations were judged and the three best presenters were awarded an OREF/ORS Resident Research Award.
We are pleased and proud to announce that the recipient of the First Place Award was Justin Arner, MD (PGY-3) for his presentation entitled, “The Influence of Anterolateral Capsular Injury on Knee Laxity of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injured Patients.” Along with this award comes a monetary prize of $1500.
In addition, the following prizes were also awarded:
2nd Place ($1000)
Preprionibacterium Acnes Colonization Impairs Fracture Healing in a Rat Model of an Open Femur Fracture Treated with Intramedullary Fixation
Robert A. Duerr, MD, Allegheny General Hospital
3rd place ($500)
The Effect of Dynamic Activity on Localized T1rho Relaxation Time and Strain Measurements in the Articular Cartilage of the Tibial Plateau
Kwadwo A. Owusu-Akyaw, MD, Duke University Hospital
We thank everyone who participated for such a successful and educational morning, and we congratulate all of our residents who presented their work!
