Conference Overview and Objectives:

Our nationally and internationally known faculty have created a dynamic program focused on the latest advances in digital health, and innovative technologies in hip and knee surgery. This primarily case-based program will focus on the general orthopaedic surgeons as well as those who specialize in hip and knee replacement. Combining didactic, case based, and small group breakout sessions, our esteemed faculty hopes to engage the attendee in two days of interactive education.

Highlights:
CME
6 Hands-on Workshops
Wine Reception
Buffet Lunch(s)
World famous Los Angeles attractions!
 

Target Audience:

The target audience is the surgeon in general orthopaedic practice or arthroplasty surgeon, as well as those interested in the application of modern health technology solutions in orthopaedic practice.
 

Conference Objectives:

An attendee completing this conference will be able to:
• Refine care based on current literature in diagnosis and treatment recommendations.
• Use knowledge of common complications of surgery to improve the quality of practice.
• The attendee will use knowledge of surgical technique to expand the options and improve the execution of surgical technique in practice.

Faculty:

PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS 
Derek Ward, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Executive Medical Director, UCSF-MarinHealth
University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

Jeff Barry, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Clinical Fellowship Director
University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

Nader A. Nassif, MD
Chief, Division of Joint Replacement
Fellowship Program Director
Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Irvine, CA

2025 KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Nicholas Bernthal, MD
Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

COURSE FACULTY (Hoag Orthopedic Institute)
Steven Barnett, MD
Chief Medical Officer
Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Irvine, CA

Robert Gorab, MD
Tom & Mayumi Adams Endowed Chair in Orthopedic Surgery
Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Irving, CA

Andrew Guarni 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Hoag Hospital
Newport Beach, CA 

Klane Hales, MD
Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Irvine, CA

Michael Hunter, MD
Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Irvine, CA

Travis Scudday, MD
Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Irvine, CA

Matthew Siljander, MD 
Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Irvine, CA

David So, MD
Hoag Orthopedic Institute
Irvine, CA

COURSE FACULTY (University of California, San Francisco)
Stefano A. Bini, MD
Maria Manetti Shrem Endowed Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chief Technology Officer
University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

Erik N. Hansen, MD
William Murray Endowed Chief of Arthroplasty
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

Alfred Kuo, MD
Vice Chair San Francisco Veterans Affairs
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California San Francisco (USCF)

Claudio Diaz Ledezma, MD
Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California San Francisco (USCF)

Anthony Wiggins, MD
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California San Francisco (UCSF)

DISTIGUISHED GUEST FACULTY
Nathanael Heckmann, MD, FAAOS
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine

Eli Kamara, MD, FAAOS
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Montefiore Medical Center
Bronx, NY 

Howard J. Marans, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Executive Director, Medical Health Services
Aetna

Adam A. Sassoon, MD, MS
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Santa Monica, CA

Conference Location and Travel:

Paséa Hotel & Spa
21080 Pacific Coast Hwy
Huntington Beach, CA 
Group rate of $441(incl. of resort fee).

Perched on the edge of the world’s most expansive ocean, you’ll find a destination so spectacular the only way to reach it is to leave the everyday behind. Escape to Paséa Hotel & Spa and get lost into the blue waves.

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Acknowledgement of Commercial Support:
Educational Grants and In-kind Donations
Johnson & Johnson Med Tech
Smith+Nephew
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