Department hosts 2022 OREF Residents Research Symposium, awards rising scientists for contributions to orthopaedic research

Caption: Orthopaedic scientists recognized for their research at the 2022 (OREF) Southwest Region Resident Research Symposium include: from left, Grant Schroeder, MD, Stanford Health Care; Joseph Wick, MD, University of California, Davis; Jennifer M. O’Donnell, MD, UCSF; Sarah Stroud, MD, UCSF; Alicia Asturias, MD, UCSF; Brendon Mitchell, MD, University of California, San Diego; Michael Davies, MD, UCSF; and Steven Garcia, MDUCSF. (Courtesy Photo)

SAN FRANCISCO (Sept. 23, 2023) – This week, the UCSF Department of Orthopaedic Surgery hosted the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) Southwest Region Resident Research Symposium at the Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. The symposium, attended by approximately 60 orthopaedic researchers and live streamed to more than 1,000 participants, provided residents with the opportunity to share their research projects among their collaborators, mentors and piers. View the Complete Program. Dr. Alan Zhang MD served as moderator and program organizer.

Video: Watch the complete 2022 OREF Southwest Region Resident Research Symposium

The symposium’s keynote speaker featured Nicholas M. Bernthal, MD, Chair of the Orthopaedic Surgery Department at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Dr. Bernthal presented “’Don’t Stop Believin’: Translating Ideas to Practice and Staying ‘Young’ in Orthopaedic Surgery.” (Watch Dr. Bernthal’s Keynote).

"We are honored to host the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation (OREF) resident research symposium for the third time," said Dr. Thomas P. Vail MD, Chair of the UCSF Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery. "This annual event brings together orthopaedic residents from our region to meet in person and share their research. The OREF provides a catalyst for research, mentoring, and professional opportunity."

To learn more, visit the OREF 2022 Resident Research Symposium Website

2022 OREF Resident Research Awardees

First Place (Tie)

Heterogeneous Human Fibroadipogenic Cells Subpopulations are Altered in Injury
Steven Garcia, MD, University of California, San Francisco

Defining Endogenous Mitochondrial Transfer in Muscle Following Rotator Cuff Injury
Michael Davies, MD, University of California, San Francisco

Second Place

Breaking the Glass: Gender Differences in Endowed Chair Positions and NIH Funding in Musculoskeletal Research
Alicia Asturias, MD, University of California, San Francisco

Can Laser-Assisted Indocyanine Green Angiography Be Used to Quantify Perfusion Changes by Anatomical Location During Staged Fixation of Pilon Fractures? A Pilot Study
Brendon Mitchell, MD, University of California, San Diego

Third Place

Patient Characteristics, Injury Types, and Costs Associated with Secondary Over-Triage of Isolated Cervical Spine Fractures
Joseph Wick, MD, University of California, Davis

Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Preoperative Opioid Utilization in Patients with Lumbar Degeneration
Jennifer M. O’Donnell, MD, University of California, San Francisco

An Analysis of the Prognostic Factors for Adult Patients with High-Grade Extremity Sarcomas in the California Cancer Registry, 1988-2017
Sarah Stroud, MD, University of California, San Francisco

Presenters Choice Award

ACL Injuries Among Pac-12 Athletes: A 5-Year Epidemiologic Study
Grant Schroeder, MD, Stanford Health Care

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