Annual International San Francisco Orthopaedic Trauma Course
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Thursday-Saturday, April 24-26, 2025
Annual Orthopaedic Trauma Course
InterContinental San Francisco
888 Howard Street
San Francisco, CA
and
UCSF/OTI Surgical Training Facility
(Transportation provided)
2540 23rd Street,
Bldg 7, 1st Floor
San Francisco, CA 94110
COURSE CHAIRS
Theodore Miclau, MD
Professor and Vice Chairman
Orthopaedic Trauma Institute International Chair
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California, San Francisco
Chief, Orthopaedic Surgery
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
Director, Orthopaedic Trauma Institute
Amir Matityahu, MD
Professor of Orthopaedics
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California, San Francisco
Zuckerberg San Francisco General
COURSE OVERVIEW
Learn new and evolving concepts in trauma and fracture management through didactic lectures, case presentations, and hands-on practice with the latest implants from international leaders in the field of orthopaedic traumatology.
This course is of substantial value in the preparation for board and recertification examinations.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this educational activity participants should be able to:
• Review orthopaedic trauma principles.
• Improve skills and assess advancements in surgical techniques through hands-on plating, external fixation, and intramedullary nailing methodology.
• Apply technological advancements that can be brought readily to the clinical setting of orthopaedic trauma care, including osteobiologics and instrumentation.
ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA INSTITUTE (OTI)
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UCSF
Zuckerberg San Francisco General
Chelsea Bahney, PhD
Associate Adjunct Professor
R. Richard Coughlin, MD
Clinical Professor Emeritus
Karina Del Rosario, MD
Associate Clinical Professor
Anthony Ding, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Ashraf El Naga, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Director, Spine Service
David Gendelberg, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Utku Kandemir, MD
Clinical Professor
Director, Sports Medicine Service
Nicolas Lee, MD
Associate Professor
Director, Hand and Microvascular Service
Meir Marmor, MD, FAAOS, FACS
Associate Clinical Professor
Ralph Marcucio, PhD
Professor In Residence
Director
Laboratory for Skeletal Regeneration
Masato Nagao, MD, PhD
Clinical Professor
Lisa U. Pascual, MD
Clinical Professor
Chief, Rehabilitation Services
David Shearer, MD
Associate Professor In Residence
Director, Foot and Ankle Service
Paul Toogood, MD
Associate Professor In Residence
Mark Chu Xu, MD
Assistant Professor
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
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DISTINGUISHED GUEST FACULTY
Peter Althausen, MD
Associate
Reno Orthopaedic Clinic
Reno, Nevada
Joseph Borrelli, Jr., MD, MBA
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic
Surgery and Sports Medicine
Morsani College of Medicine,
University of South Florida,
Tampa, FL
West Coast Musculoskeletal Institute,
Brooksville, FL
Timothy Bray, MD
Associate
Reno Orthopaedic Clinic
Clinical Professor
University of California, Davis
Reno, Nevada
Lamont Cardon, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California, San Francisco
Alta Bates Hospital
Berkeley, California
Niloofar Dehghan, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Arizona
College of Medicine
Phoenix, AZ
Kyle F. Dickson, MD, MBA
Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Baylor University
Houston, TX
James R. Ficke, MD
Robert A. Robinson Professor and Chair
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD
Shepard R. Hurwitz, MD
Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of North Carolina,
School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC
David Lowenberg, MD
Clinical Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Stanford Medical Center
Palo Alto, CA
Michael D. McKee, MD
Professor and Chairman
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Arizona
College of Medicine
Phoenix, AZ
Steven A. Olson, MD
Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chief, Orthopaedic Trauma Service
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC
Melvin P. Rosenwasser MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chief, Orthopaedic Trauma &
Hand Service
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY
Andrew H. Schmidt, MD
Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Minnesota
Chief, Orthopaedic Surgery
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN
Stephen A. Schwartz
President
GDS Consulting, LLC
Paoli, PA
Kevin Vogeli, MD, PhD
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, CA
Anthony C. Williams, CWS, ChFC,
MRFC, CLU
President & Founding Partner
Investment Advisor Representative
Tempe, AZ
DISTINGUISHED INTERNATIONAL GUEST FACULTY
Fernando de la Huerta, MD
Past Chairman, Orthopaedic Division
Hospital de Especialidades,
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Guadalajara, Mexico
Edward J. Harvey, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of Adult Orthopaedics
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Ross K. Leighton, MD
Professor
Department of Surgery
Dalhousie University
Halifax NS, Canada
Christian Krettek, MD
Professor Emeritus
Trauma Department
Hannover Medical School
Hannover, Germany
Emil Schemitsch, MD
Professor and Chairman
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
Prism Schneider, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
WATCH IT NOW
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Please watch what our course is all about at our online video library by clicking <here>.
REGISTRATION
Thursday-Saturday, April 24-26, 2025
***+ $100 registration fee after 4/2!***
Physicians $745
Industry Professionals $745
AHP and PA’s $645
Nurse's $645
Residents/Fellows/Military $325
OTA Member $645
Inman-Abbott Society course attendees $445
ASSH Members $445
Registration fee includes daily continental breakfast, lunch, afternoon break,
reception, syllabus and workshops.
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PRE-COURSE: CASE REVIEWS IN TRAUMA
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
OVERVIEW
Experts will review current concepts in orthopaedic trauma, including the
management of polytrauma and complex fractures, through case reviews
and group discussions.
EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this educational activity, the participants should
possess greater familiarity with current treatment trends and opinions in
orthopaedic trauma that can be applied readily to their clinical practice.
REGISTRATION
Registration: $195
Your registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, afternoon break and syllabus.
To those attendees registered - please bring your cases to review in a small setting.
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- Syllabus-April 3rd
- Syllabus-April 4th
- Evaluation-Overall Course
- Evaluation-Thursday Speakers
- Evaluaition-Nursing Track
- Welcome: SF Orthopaedic Trauma Course Theodore Miclau, MD
- Orthopaedic Trauma Association Emil Schemitsch, MD
- MOC: Trauma Exam 2024 and Other Updates Shepard Hurwitz, MD
- SHOULDER / UPPER EXTREMITY
- Brachial Plexus Injuries: Evaluation and Treatment Michael Terry, MD
- Scapular Fractures: Surgical Indications and Approaches Utku Kandemir, MD
- Proximal Humerus Fractures: Preventing and Salvaging Complications Michael McKee, MD
- Distal Humerus Fractures: Management with Bone and Cartilage Loss Edward Harvey, MD
- Unstable Elbow Fracture-Dislocations: An Algorithmic Approach Niloofar Dehghan, MD
- VIDEO: Proximal Humerus Fractures: Case Based Approaches Utku Kandemir, MD
- WRIST AND HAND
- Distal Radius Fractures: Pre-operative Planning Anthony Ding, MD
- Evaluation and Treatment of TFCC Injuries Nicole Schroeder, MD
- Scaphoid Fractures: Diagnosis and Treatment Kevin Vogeli, MD
- Metacarpal and Phalangeal Fractures: Does Intramedullary Fixation Work? Nicolas Lee, MD
- Commonly Missed Injuries of the Hand Michael Terry, MD
- VIDEO: Distal Radius Fractures: Case Based Approaches Melvin Rosenwasser, MD
- PELVIS / ACETABULUM
- Spinopelvic Dissociation: Diagnosis and Treatment Ashraf El Naga, MD
- Pelvic Injuries: Managing the Marginal Indication Kyle Dickson, MD
- Acetabular Fractures: Fixation Strategies to Avoid Disasters Steven Olson, MD
- Posterior Wall Fractures: Determinants of Outcomes Andrew Schmidt, MD
- Syllabus-April 5th
- Evaluation-Overall Course
- Evaluation - Friday Speakers
- Evaluation-Nursing Track
- HIP AND FEMUR
- Femoral Neck Fractures: Internal Fixation vs. Arthroplasty Joseph Borrelli, MD
- Femoral Neck Fractures: Hemi-, Bipolar, or Total Hip Arthroplasty: What to Choose? Andrew Schmidt, MD
- Femoral Neck Fractures: Intertrochanteric Femur Fractures: Decisions that Affect Outcomes Emil Schemitsch, MD
- Femoral Stabilization in the Unstable Patient: Traction, Ex-Fix, or IM Nail Christian Krettek, MD
- VIDEO: Distal Femur Fractures: Case Based Approaches Christian Krettek, MD
- KNEE AND TIBIA
- Proximal Tibia Fractures w/ Meniscal & Ligamentous Injuries: Diagnosis and Mngt Utku Kandemir, MD
- Fractures with Vascular Injury: An Algorithmic Approach James Ficke, MD
- Open Fractures: Treatment Factors that Matter Ross Leighton, MD
- Short Segment Tibial Fractures: How to Ensure Reduction Christian Krettek, MD
- VIDEO: Proximal Tibia Fractures: Case Based Approaches David Shearer, MD
- Anatomy of a Trauma Practice Lecturers: T. Bray (Moderator) / S. Olson / T. Barber / N. Colyvas / A. Williams
- Lunch Symposium Lecturers: T. Bray
- Lunch Symposium Lecturers: S. Olson
- Lunch Symposium Lecturers: A. Williams
- Lunch Symposium Lecturers: T. Barber
- Lunch Symposium Lecturers: N. Colyvas
- INNOVATIONS IN ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA
- Trauma Induced Coagulopathy: Therapeutic Strategies Prism Schneider, MD
- Inflammaging: Can It Be Countered? Chelsea Bahney, PhD
- Cellular Senescence: A Bone Fountain of Youth? Chelsea Bahney, PhD
- 3D Printing: What Is Next? Christian Krettek, MD
- Big Data: How Will It Affect My Practice? Thomas Peterson, PhD
- PERIPROSTHETIC FRACTURE MANAGEMENT
- Proximal Humerus Michael McKee, MD
- Acetabulum Kyle Dickson, MD
- Proximal Femur Emil Schemitsch, MD
- Distal Femur Andrew Schmidt, MD
- Proximal Tibia Paul Toogood, MD
- Syllabus-April 6th
- Evaluation-Overall course
- Evaluation- Friday Speakers
- FOOT AND ANKLE
- Trimalleolar Ankle Fractures: When to Fix the Posterior Malleolus Shepard Hurwitz, MD
- Pilon Fractures: Timing and Stabilization David Shearer, MD
- Calcaneus Fractures: Percutaneous, Sinus Tarsi or Extended Approach? James Ficke, MD
- Talar Neck and Body Fractures: Approach and Fixation James Ficke, MD
- Lisfranc's Fracture/Dislocations: Treatment to Optimize Outcomes Ross Leighton, MD
- GENERAL TRAUMA TOPICS
- Trauma Call: We Are All Qualified Timothy Bray, MD
- Intimate Partner Violence: Who and How Do I Help? Prism Schneider, MD
- Orthopaedic Outreach: Getting Involved Theodore Miclau, MD
- Rehabilitation Systems: Essential Components of a Successful Program Lisa Pascual, MD
- Musculoskeletal Trauma: Tips and Tricks of Reading Advanced Images Ellen Chang, MD
- Trauma Care Improvement: Learning as A Team Edward Harvey, M
- PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDICS: TREATMENT APPROACHES
- Supracondylar Humerus Fractures with Vascular Compromise Jaclyn Hill, MD
- Transitional Ankle Fractures Donald Kephart, MD
- Septic Hip and Osteomyelitis Donald Kephart, MD
- Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphysis: Management Approaches Michael Chau, MD
- Pediatric Pelvic and Acetabular Fractures: How Should They Be Approached Differently? Nirav Pandya, MD
- TRADITIONAL TRAUMA TECHNIQUES: WHICH ONES HAVE BEEN REPLACED?
- Distal Radius External Fixation Nicolas Lee, MD
- Dynamic Hip Screw Fixation Meir Marmor, MD
- Infrapatellar Tibial Nailing Ashraf El Naga, MD
- Tension Band Wiring (Patella) Timothy Bray, MD