PROGRAM OF EVENTS
FRIDAY, APRIL 26, 2024
11:30 - 1:00p Registration, Lunch, Visit Exhibitors
12:30p Welcome and NJOS Business Meeting
Anthony Scillia, MD – President, NJOS
Business Meeting Agenda
The nominating committee has presented the following members
for terms on the board of directors for 2nd of 3rd terms
Mina Abdelshahed, MD Union County Orthopaedic Group
Julie Keller, MD Restoration Orthopaedics
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For 1st term as AAOS BOC representative Richard Chang, MD Mid Jersey Orthopaedics
12:40p Resident Presentations and Critiques Moderated by NJOS Executive Committee Members
Exploring the Correlation Between Insurance Coverage and MRI Prior Authorization in Orthopedics
Katie Hedden, BS and Samantha Harrer, MD - Cooper Bone and Joint Institute
Associations Between Social Determinants of Health and Postoperative Outcomes in Total Hip
Arthroplasty - Andrew Miller, MD - Monmouth Medical Center
Larger Stem to Bone Diameter Ratio Predicts Loser Cemented Endoprosthesis Failure
Ahmed Khokhar, MD Rutgers NJMS
Assessing ChatGPT Responses to Common Patient Questions Regarding Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Amanda Gaccione Rutgers RWJMS
Impact of Insurance Type on Timing of Diagnosis, Treatment, and Complication Rate of Achilles Tendon
Ruptures. - Omar Samara, MD - St. Joseph’s University Medical Center
Plate Assisted Bone Transport for Correction of Bone Loss in the Setting of Infectious Nonunion
David Keller, DO - Jersey City Medical Center
Seven-Year Trends in Reported National Football League Injuries 2017-2023
Darcy Ottomanelli, MS - Hackensack Meridian Health Network
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Rotator Cuff Repair With or Without Acromioplasty: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled
Trials With Outcomes Based on Acromial Type. - James Maguire, MD - Monmouth Medical Center
Neglected Proximal Humerus Fracture Dislocation treated by Reverse Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Todd Alter – Rutgers RWJMS
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1:45p AAOS Regulatory Update
Wilford K. Gibson, MD, FAAOS, AAOS Second Vice President AAOS
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2:45p Exhibitor Break
3:15p NJ Regulatory Update and Trends in Orthopaedics & NJ Regulatory Update
AJ Sabath & Rebecca Hughes - NJOS Lobbyists & Isabelle Bibet-Kalinyak & John Fanburg - Brach Eichler​
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3:30p​ Robotically Assisted Pediatric Spine Surgery: Safety Accuracy and Precision. ​
Roger Widmann, MD
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4:30p​ Resident Presentations and Critiques Moderated by NJOS Executive Committee Members
3D Printing Protocol for Acute Intra-Articular Distral Radius Fractures
James Waters, BS. - Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Humeral Shaft Repetitive Nonunion: What do we do now?
Marisa Deliso, MD - Jersey City Medical Center
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Impact of a Hip Fracture Pathway on Patient Outcomes at a Level-1 Trauma Center
Jeremy Silver - Rutgers RWJMS
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Ipsilateral Femoral Neck & Shaft
Noe Trevino, MD - Morristown Medical Center
Periprosthetic Fracture After Prior Osteosarcoma Resection and Distal Femoral Replacement
Katie Otero, MD - Rutgers NJMS
Atypical Presentation of Septic Arthritis, Brodies Abscess, Intramuscular Abscess
Lavi Mattingly - Rutgers RWJMS
Intrathecal Abscess After Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion and Prior Epidural Abscess
Francis Sirch, IV, MD - Monmouth Medical Center
Exploring the Relationship Between Industry Payments and Institutional Factors Among
American Shoulder and Elbow Surgery Fellowship Programs - Daniel Devine, BA - Rutgers RWJMS
Complication: Humeral Shaft Pseudarthrosis
Joseph Farshchian, MD - St. Joseph’s University Medical Center
Histological evaluation of BEAR re-tears in human patients supports the hypothesis that the tissue
restored by the implant is consistent with native ACL collagen
Liz Ford, Inspira
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5:15p Exhibitor Break
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5:45p The Anatomy of Ideas and Bringing them to Market
Ira Kirschembaum, MD, Bronx Care Health System
6:45p Presentations of Resident Awards and Closing
Anthony Scillia
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7:00p Networking Reception
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