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UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Alumni Bulletin 2012
A Message from Chairman Dr. Jeffrey J. Eckardt:
Welcome to the 2012 AAOS UCLA/OH Alumni Reception. We
have had a most successful year as we remain committed to
patient care, emphasizing research while maintaining our
commitment to education and community service.
I am glad to report that in June 2011 the Department received
word from the RRC (Residency Review Committee) that we
received a 5-year accreditation without any citations. This was in
large part due to the diligence of Connie Sams, our Medical
Education Coordinator, and Drs. Jim Luck and Nelson SooHoo,
our program directors, with help from Drs. Prosper Benhaim,
Gerry Finerman and David McAllister. After many years of
waiting, we have now moved into our offices, clinics and
operating rooms within the new Santa Monica Hospital, officially
known as the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center and
Orthopaedic Hospital. Our alliance with Orthopaedic Hospital
remains steadfast as Orthopaedic Hospital celebrates their 100-
year anniversary. Since June 2010 we have added eight new
faculty members: Drs. Frank Petrigliano in the Division of Sports
Medicine, Devon Jeffcoat and Eric Farrell in Trauma, Peter
Alexakis and Bruce Brown in General Orthopaedics and Jae Jung in PM&R. Drs. Michael Daubs in Spine and
Susan Bukata in Oncology and Osteoporosis will be arriving in March 2012. We were also delighted to
welcome our new R1 class that represents the best of the best applicants.
Our Outpatient Ambulatory Surgical Center, with eight new operating rooms on 16th Street, is due to open by
March 2012 in Santa Monica. This will bring us to a total of 16 inpatient ORs and 8 outpatient ORs for surgical
procedures on the Santa Monica campus. We continue to have access to outpatient surgical rooms in
Westwood for hand and sports cases, with the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center being primarily used by
Drs. Eric Johnson and Devon Jeffcoat for the major trauma cases. Our new outpatient Spine Center with
Neurosurgery and PM&R at Wilshire and 12th Street in Santa Monica will hopefully be opened by this summer.
Our newest challenge will be the implementation of the Electronic Medical Record System, a two-year process
and an administrative challenge for all. All of our faculty, residents, and fellows have diligently been working
with the implementation team for a smooth transition.
We all hope that you will keep in touch and come to visit us if in Los Angeles.
Sincerely yours,
Jeffrey J. Eckardt, M.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
The Helga and Walter Oppenheimer Chair of Musculoskeletal Oncology
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Historical Notes
Charles O. Bechtol, M.D.
1911-1998
Our Founding Division Chief
Charles O. Bechtol, M.D. (1911-1998) was
the Founding Division Chief of Orthopaedic
Surgery at UCLA. Dr. Bechtol received his
M.D. from Stanford Medical School in 1940.
From 1952-1957, he served as Chairman of
the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at
Yale University where he established the
Yale Biomechanics Laboratory. He joined
the UCLA faculty in 1957 as Founding
Division Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery and
served in that capacity until 1970.
Dr. Bechtol became internationally known
for his research in biomechanics, designed
multiple orthopaedic device systems and
made major improvements in artificial
limbs. Among the devices were a self
tapping screw in the 1950s, the Bechtol
Stepped Hip Replacement Stem in 1956, the
Bechtol Straight Hip Stem with Trabecular
Notches in the 1960s, the Bechtol Total Hip
System in 1970, the Bechtol Total Knee
System in 1972, the Bechtol Total Shoulder
Replacement in 1974, and the Series II Total
Hip System in 1976 among others. He
served as member and chairman of
research committees for the AAOS, ORS,
National Science Foundation, California
Medical Association and LA County Medical
Association. In 1991, Dr. Bechtol received
the Markowitz Award from the Academy of Surgical Research for a lifetime of outstanding contributions to
medicine through experimental surgery. In 1970, he founded the Los Angeles-based Joint Implant Surgery &
Research Foundation, which he chaired until his death on July 16, 1998 at the age of 86.He is survived by his
wife, Louise, who graciously provided this biographical information.
Dr. Bechtol set the bar for clinical care and translational bioengineering research. We are indebted to him and
indeed privileged to have such an esteemed physician and researcher as our Founding Division Chief.
Jeffrey J. Eckardt, M.D.
January 2012
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In 2010-2011, the UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital on a three-story ambulatory surgery center across
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery continued its
mission of providing outstanding clinical care,
resident and fellow education, and research at the
basic science, translational, and clinical levels. Our
goal as a Department is to integrate clinical care,
education, and research while maintaining the
highest levels of patient satisfaction with cutting-
edge surgical techniques. We are honored to be a
part of the UCLA Health System, consistently
ranked as “Best in the West” by the US News and
World Report.
from the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center slated
to open in early 2012. Further, construction of a
new UCLA Spine Center has commenced in
conjunction with the Department of Neurosurgery,
slated to open in 2012.
The Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital has added
and updated facilities to continue to provide world-
class pediatric orthopaedic care both in the original
downtown Los Angeles location and in Santa
Monica. Led by Anthony Scaduto, M.D., interim
President, Chief Executive Officer and Lowman
FACILITIES Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedics, the Renee and
January 2012 marked the opening of the new Santa Meyer Luskin
Monica UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital, located on Children’s Clinic
Wilshire and 16th Street in Santa Monica, CA. moved into the new
Santa Monica
UCLA/Orthopaedic
Hospital in January
2012 and will serve as
the westside focal
point of Pediatric
Orthopaedics at
UCLA. Also, over
95,000 children's
orthopaedic visits are
conducted at the
40,000-square-foot Orthopaedic Hospital
This location will serve as the inpatient and
Outpatient Medical Center on the downtown Los
outpatient hub of the UCLA/Orthopaedic Hospital
Angeles Orthopaedic Medical Center campus. In
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery for decades to
addition, we remain extremely proud of the
come. Constructed as part of the alliance between
Orthopaedic Hospital Medical Magnet High
UCLA Orthopaedic Surgery and Los Angeles
School. Opened as an alliance with Los Angeles
Orthopaedic Hospital, this facility houses state of
Unified School District, this magnet high school
the art operating suites, inpatient facilities, faculty
emphasizes healthcare and medical science.
offices, and outpatient exam rooms. In addition,
UCLA has signed a $147 million dollar 30 year lease
Despite the move of the majority of orthopaedic regenerative-restorative orthopaedic medicine and
clinical work to the new Santa Monica facility, we train the next generation of leaders in the field.
still maintain a strong presence at the main The third is to bring research advances to the care
Westwood UCLA campus. First, we provide Level 1 of children with musculoskeletal disease, a 100+
orthopaedic trauma care at the new Ronald year-long mission of the Orthopaedic Hospital of
Reagan UCLA Los Angeles. Third, the UCLA Division of Sports
Medical Center Medicine continues to provide care for over 700
which serves as the UCLA intercollegiate athletes at the Acosta Athletic
nucleus for our Training
Orthopaedic Complex and,
Trauma resident in addition,
education. Second, provides
the musculoskelet
UCLA/Orthopaedic al care at the
Hospital Arthur Ashe
Department of
Orthopaedic Surgery maintains the state-of-the-art
35,000 square foot Orthopaedic Hospital Research
Student Health and
Center (OHRC).
Wellness Center. Lastly,
UCLA Orthopaedic
Surgery will maintain a
clinic and Sports
Medicine Center on
campus at Westwood.
In the UCLA/Orthopaedic
Hospital Department of
Orthopaedic Surgery, we
aim to provide a diverse residency experience and
to provide care to the underserved as well. In
2011, we maintained our strong relationship with
Harbor-UCLA Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
but also added a new Orthopaedic Surgery service
at the county hospital, Olive View Medical Center.
This new service, led by Olive View Chief Nelson
Soohoo, M.D., has been tremendously well
received by residents, faculty, and patients alike.
The orthopaedic service joins the already
Led by Vice Chair of Research John Adams, M.D., extremely busy hand service at Olive View and
we harbor three goals for this facility and provides Level 2 orthopaedic trauma care and
departmental research as a whole. The first is to sports medicine in the North San Fernando Valley.
become the foremost research department of
orthopaedic surgery in the United States.
Currently, we rank 8th among Orthopaedic Surgery
departments nationally for NIH funding. The
second is to build a leading training program in
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RESIDENT/FELLOW EDUCATION Lucie Krenek, MD, Hand Surgery, University of
UCLA continues to pride itself on training some of Washington
Michael Eagan, MD, Trauma, Shock Trauma,
the finest orthopaedic surgery residents in the Baltimore, MD
country. Our goal is to train both future academic April Ligato, MD, United States Air Force
leaders and outstanding clinicians. Each year we Hillard (Theo) Spencer, MD, Pediatric Orthopaedics,
are faced with the difficult task of choosing from Harvard, Boston, MA
the most outstanding applicants in the country in Joshua Bales, MD, Hand Surgery, Cincinnati, OH
an increasingly competitive field. We are rewarded
each year with bright young minds that provide The current chief residents (graduating June 2012
outstanding care and strengthen our department. and pictured left to right) are matched to the
Led by Program Director James V. Luck, Jr., M.D. following excellent fellowships:
and Associate Program Director Nelson Soohoo,
M.D., we currently train six residents per
residency class. In addition, two residents per
year choose to complete a prestigious one-year
research fellowship between second and third
years of residency. Our residents continue to
rotate at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Shriner’s
Hospital Los Angeles, the West Los Angeles VA
Hospital, and the aforementioned Orthopaedic
Surgery Service at the Olive View Medical Center.
In addition, we train two Pediatric Orthopaedic
Surgery Fellows, two Orthopaedic Sports
Medicine Fellows, two Hand Surgery Fellows, and Mark Elzik, MD, Hand Surgery, Philadelphia Hand Center
two Spine Surgery Fellows per year. These trainees Dan Le, MD, Joint Replacement, New England Baptist
have completed their orthopaedic surgery Hospital, Boston, MA
residencies and have chosen to spend one year at Paul Celestre, MD, Spine Surgery, Norton Leatherman,
Louisville, KY
UCLA for subspecialty training.
Tad Kremen, MD, Sports Medicine, Duke University, NC
Nicholas Bernthal, MD, Orthopaedic Oncology, University of
The strength of our residency program is Utah
demonstrated by the outstanding fellowships Locky Chambers, MD, Sports Medicine, Hospital for Special
garnered by UCLA graduates. The following is a Surgery, NY, NY (not pictured)
partial list of the fellowships attended by recent
graduates: Lastly, we welcome our stellar new intern class:
Scott Crow, MD, Sports Medicine, Kerlan Jobe, LA, CA Michael Leathers, MD, USC Medical School
Eugene Farng, MD, Hand Surgery, University of Dean Wang, MD, Case Western Reserve Medical School
Washington Mark Sugi, MD, UCLA Medical School
Moazzaz, Payam MD, San Diego Center for Spinal Diseases Natalie Leong, MD, Harvard Medical School
Carlos Gonzales, MD, Sports Medicine, Brigham and Adedayo Ashana, MD, University of Pennsylvania Medical
Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA School
Chukwunenye Osuji, MD, Trauma, UC Davis Benjamin Bluth, MD, UCLA Medical School
Samuel Park, MD, Joint Replacement, Brigham and Women’s
Hospital, Boston, MA Our residents have been very productive in
Brent Berger, MD Pediatric Orthopaedics, DuPont research over the past year as well. Nick Bernthal,
Children’s Hospital, Wilmington, DE
M.D. received the Lloyd Taylor Award, 2011
Adam Bier, MD, Sports Medicine, Kerlan Jobe, LA, CA
Western Orthopaedic Association and the 2011
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OREF Resident Award, California Orthopaedic Staphylococcus aureus Infection. J Orthop Res 2011;29:1621-
Association. Alan Zhang, M.D. received an HH Lee 6.
Surgical Resident Travel Grant. Jared Niska, M.D. Bernthal N, Seeger L, Motamedi K, Stavrakis A, Kremen T,
received the HH Lee Surgical Research Grant McAllister D, Motamedi A. Can the Reparability of Meniscus
of$25,000 for work on an infected mouse Tears be Predicted with MRI? Am J Sports Med 2011;39:506-
arthroplasty model. Jonathan Pribaz, M.D. won 4th 10.
place and a $1000 honorarium at the 2011 UCLA
Chambers KL, Kremen TJ, Snell CJ, Gamradt SC. Arthroscopic
Department of Medicine Research Day Poster Anterior Shoulder Stabilization in the Beach Chair Position
Competition. Scott Montgomery, M.D. and Jared Using Trans-Subscapularis Drilling of the 5:30
Niska, M.D. are currently doing an outstanding job Anchor.Techniques in Shoulder & Elbow Surgery. 12(3):56-61,
as the 2011-2012 research residents. September 2011.
Chambers L, Hame S, Levine B. Acute
Exertional Medial Compartment
Syndrome of the Foot after Playing
Basketball. Journal of Skeletal Radiology.
2011 40(7): 931-5.
Gamradt, SC, Gelber J, Zhang, AL.
Shoulder Function and Pain Level after
Revision of Failed Reverse Shoulder
Replacement to
Hemiarthroplasty.International Journal of
Shoulder Surgery, In Press 2011.
Hartzell T, Shahbazian J, Pandey A,
Stofman L, Rubinstein R, Bernthal N,
Azari K, Benhaim P. Does the gatekeeper
model work in hand surgery? In Press 2011.
Current and Former Research Residents (graduation year)
pictured left to right: Drs. Jonathan Pribaz (2014), Jeremy
Reid (2013), Jared Niska (2015), Tad Kremen (2012), Nick Johnson JS, Meliton V, Kim WK, Lee KB, Wang JC, Nguyen K,
Bernthal (2012), Jared Johnson (2013), Scott Montgomery Yoo D, Jung ME, Atti E, Tetradis S, Pereira RC, Magyar C,
(2015) Nargizyan T, Hahn TJ, Farouz F, Thies S, Parhami F. Novel
Oxysterols have pro-osteogenic and anti-adipogenic effects in
vitro and induce spinal fusion in vivo. J Cell Biochem. 2011
Jun; 112(6): 1673-84.
Resident Publications 2011
Kremen T, Bernthal N, Seeger L, Nelson S, Eckardt J. Giant
Bernthal N, Celestre P, Stavrakis A, Luddington J, Oakes D. Cell Tumor of Bone: Risk Stratification and Long Term
Disappointing Short Term Results with the DePuy ASR™ Metal Outcomes. Clin Orthop Relat Res Nov 29, 2011.
on Metal Total Hip Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty October 12,
2011. Kremen TJ,Bernthal NM, Eckardt MA, Eckardt JJ. Giant Cell
Tumor of Bone: Are We Stratifying Results Appropriately? Clin
Bernthal N, Hoshino C, Dichter D, Wong, M, Silva M. Orthop Relat Res. 2011 Nov 29.
Assessing Long-Term Range of Motion After Lateral Condyle
Fractures in Children. J Bone Joint Surg 2011;93:871-7. Kremen TJ, McAllister DM. Graft Selection in Multiple
Ligament Injured Knee Surgery. In: The Multiple Ligament
Bernthal N, Pribaz J, Dichter D, Wong, M, Silva M. Lateral Injured Knee: A Practical Guide to Management 2nd
Spurring After Lateral Condyle Fractures of the Humerus in ed.,edited by Gregory C. Fanelli. New York, NY: Springer; 2011
Children. J Ped Orthop. In Press 2011. (In Press).
Bernthal N, Pribaz J, Stavrakis A, Finerman G, Adams J, Miller Kremen TJ, Petrigliano FA, McAllister DR. Revision Anterior
L. Protective Role of IL-1B against Post-Arthroplasty Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction.Orthopaedia®
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Collaborative Orthopaedic Knowledgebase. Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery. Eur Spine J. 2011 Feb;20
Suppl 2:S211-6.
Lee KB, Johnson JS, Song KJ, Taghavi CE, Keorochana G, Wang
JC. The use of autogenous bone graft compared to rhBMP in Zhang AL, Kreulen C, Ngo, S, Hame S, Wang J, Gamradt SC.
high risk patients: A comparison of fusion rates and time to Demographic Trends in Arthroscopic SLAP Repair. Am J Sports
fusion. In Press, Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques. Med. In press, 2011.
Lee KB, Murray SS, Taghavi CE, Song KJ, Brochmann EJ, Zhang, AL, Gelber J, Gamradt, SC. Removal of the Reverse
Johnson JS, Keorochana G, Liao JC, Wang JC. Bone Shoulder Prosthesis. Tech Should Elbow Surg. 2011 June;
morphogenetic protein-binding peptide reduces the 12(2):40-45.
inflammatory response to recombinant human bone
morphogenetic protein-2 and recombinant human bone Resident Abstracts/Presentations 2011
morphogenetic protein-7 in a rodent model of soft tissue
inflammation. Spine J. 2011 Jun;11(6):568-76.
Bernthal N, Eilber F, Eilber F, Eckardt J. Total Femoral
Endoprostheses: The UCLA Experience 1980-2011. Podium
Lee KB, MurraySS, Duarte ME, Spitz JF, Johnson JS, Song KJ, Presentation – Combined Connective Tissue Oncology Society
Brochmann EJ, Taghavi CE, Keorochana G, Liao JC, Wang JC. (CTOS)/ Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) Annual
Effects of the bone morphogenic protein binding protein Meeting, Chicago, October 2011.
spp24 (secreted phosphoprotein 24 kD) on the growth of
human lung cancer cells. J Orthop Res. 2011 Nov29(11):1712- Bernthal N, Hoshino C, Dichter D, Wong M, Silva M.
8. Prospective Longitudinal Evaluation of Elbow Range of
Motion Following Pediatric Lateral Condyle Elbow Fractures.
Leelapattana P, Keorochana G, Johnson J, Wajanavisit W, Podium Presentation – American Academy of Orthopaedic
Laohacharoensombat W. Reliability and validity of an adapted Surgeons (AAOS) Annual Meeting, San Diego, February 16,
Thai version of the Scoliosis Research Society-22 2011.
questionnaire. J Child Orthop. 2011 Feb;5(1):35-40.
Bernthal N, Ludington J, Gamradt S, Oakes D. To Screen or
Liao JC, Tzeng ST, Keorochana G, Lee KB, Johnson JS, Not to Screen: Results of Routine DVT Screening in Knee
Moroshita Y, Murray SS, Wang JC.Enhancement of Arthroplasty Patients in the Era of Regional Anesthesia.
recombinant human BMP-7 bone formation with bmp Poster Presentation – Western Orthopaedic Association
binding peptide in a rodent femoral defect model.J Orthop Annual Meeting, Honolulu HI, July 28, 2011.
Res. 2011 May;29(5):753-9.
Bernthal N, Pribaz J, Stavrakis A, Billi F, Cho J, Francis K,
Iwakura Y, Eckardt J, Miller L. Using Bioluminescence to
Niska JA, Shahbazian J, Ramos RI, Pribaz J, Billi F, Francis K,
Combat Biofilm: Mouse Modeling of Implant Infections to
Miller L. Daptomycin and tigecycline have a broader effective
Protect Endoprosthetic Reconstructions. Podium
dose range than vancomycin as prophylaxis against a surgical
Presentation – Combined Connective Tissue Oncology Society
implant Staphylococcus aureus infection in mice.
(CTOS)/ Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) Annual
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy In Press, 2011.
Meeting, Chicago, October 2011.
Pribaz J, Bernthal N, Stavrakis A, Finerman G, Adams J, Miller
Bernthal N, Pribaz J, Stavrakis A, Billi F, Cho J, Francis K,
L. Mouse Model of Chronic Post-Arthroplasty Infection:
Iwakura Y, Miller L. Protective role of IL-1b against post-
Noninvasive in vivo bioluminescence imaging to monitor
arthroplasty Staphylococcus aureus infection. Podium
bacterial burden for long term study. J Orthop Res 2011;
Presentation – Western Orthopaedic Association Annual
doi:10.1002/jor.21519.
Meeting, Honolulu HI, July 30, 2011. Winner of the Lloyd
Taylor Award.
Reid JJ, Johnson JS, Wang JC.Challenges to bone formation in
spinal fusion. J Biomech. 2011 Jan 11;44(2):213-20. Bernthal N, Pribaz J, Stavrakis A, Billi F, Cho J, Francis K,
Iwakura Y, Miller L. Using Bioluminescence to Monitor
Silva M, Wong T, Bernthal N.Outcomes of Reduction More Biofilm: A Murine Model of Post-Arthroplasty Infection.
than Seven Days After Injury in Supracondylar Humerus Podium Presentation – Western Orthopaedic Association
Fractures in Children. Accepted J Ped Orthop 2011;31:751-6. Annual Meeting, Honolulu HI, July 28, 2011.
Tian H, Yuan W, Johnson JS, Chen H, Chen D. Bernthal N, Pribaz J, Stavrakis A, Billi F, Francis K, Iwakura Y,
Pharyngoesophageal Diverticulum: A Delayed Complication of Miller L. Protective role of IL-1b against post-arthroplasty
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Staphylococcus aureus infection. Podium Presentation – Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Honolulu HI, July
Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Annual Meeting, Long 28, 2011.
Beach, January 16, 2011.
Silva M, Wong T, Bernthal N.Outcomes of Reduction More
Bernthal N, Pribaz J, Stavrakis A, Billi F, Francis K, Miller L. than Seven Days After Injury in Supracondylar Humerus
Mouse Model of Chronic Post-Arthroplasty Staphylococcus Fractures in Children. Podium Presentation – Western
aureus Infection: Determination of the Optimal Orthopaedic Association Annual Meeting, Honolulu HI, July
Bioluminescent Bacterial Strain for Long-Term Study. Poster 28, 2011.
Presentation – Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Annual
Meeting, Long Beach, January 2011. SooHoo N, Chambers L, Farng E, Lieberman JR. Mortality,
Revision, and Complication Rates of Total Hip Arthroplasty
Bernthal N, Pribaz J, Stavrakis A, Miller L. Mouse Modeling Versus Hemiarthroplasty for Femoral Neck Fractures. Podium
of Implant Infection – Using Bioluminscence Against Biolfilms. presentation AAOS 2011, San Diego.
Podium Presentation – California Orthopaedic Association
Annual Meeting, Laguna Nigel CA, May, 2011. Winner of the SooHoo NF, Fitzgerald JD, Chambers L, Weng HH, Ettner SL.
OREF Award. Variations in Acute Care Length of Stay After Orthopedic
Surgery. Poster presentation AAOS 2011, San Diego.
Bernthal N, Pribaz J, Watts H, Scaduto A.A Novel Surgical
Technique for Reconstruction in Tibial Deficiency. Poster Zhang AL, Kreulen C, Ngo, S, Hame S, Wang J, Gamradt SC.
Presentation – Western Orthopaedic Association Annual Demographic Trends in Arthroscopic SLAP Repair. Accepted
Meeting, Honolulu HI, July 28, 2011. for Podium Presentation at AAOS 2012 Annual Meeting, San
Francisco, CA- February 2012.
Kremen T, Bernthal N, Eckardt M, Nelson S, Seeger L, Eckardt
J. Long Term Results for Giant Cell Tumor of Bone. Podium Zhang AL, Ngo, S, Hame S, Gamradt SC. Recent Trends in
Presentation – Western Orthopaedic Association Annual Arthroscopic Versus Open Rotator Cuff Repair and
Meeting, Honolulu HI, July 28, 2011. Acromioplasty. Accepted for Podium Presentation at AAOS
2012 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA- February 2012.
Kremen T, Reid J, Estrada K, Bernthal N, Lyons K.A Novel
Murine Model of Delayed Long Bone Healing. Poster
Presentation – Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Annual FACULTY
Meeting, Long Beach, January 2011. The outstanding facilities described above mean
nothing without outstanding faculty to provide
Kremen T, Reid J, Estrada K, Bernthal
N, Lyons K.A Novel Murine Model of
Delayed Long Bone Healing. Podium
Presentation – Western Orthopaedic
Association Annual Meeting,
Honolulu HI, July 28, 2011.
Reid JJ, Kremen TJ, Estrada KD,
Miranda-Carboni GA, Tetradis S,
Lyons KM. Augmentation of the BMP
Pathway in the Osteoblast Lineage
and in a Critical Defect
Osteosynthesis Model. Podium
Presentation at American Academy
of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual
Meeting, San Francisco, CA February
2012.
Silva M, Bernthal N, Ebramzedeh E.
Supracondylar Humeral Fractures:
Evaluation of Multiple Pin
Configurations with Emphasis on
Medial Column Comminution. Poster Presentation – Western excellent clinical care. The following is a brief
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description of each center of excellence at UCLA UCLA Center for Cerebral Palsy. He has assumed
and the faculty that comprise each subspecialty. A the role as attending orthopaedist at the newly
sampling of publications follows the description of established muscle disease clinic at UCLA. In 2011
each Division. Dr. Oppenheim was named a Super Doctor by Los
Angeles Magazine, a Top Doctor by the Castle
PEDIATRIC ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY Connolly survey, and a Best Doctor in America
The alliance between UCLA and Orthopaedic (www.bestdoctors.com) and was a recipient of the
Hospital began in 1998 and creates a platform for Patients Choice Award 2012 (www.Vitals.com).
unparalleled contributions to patient care and The Center for Cerebral Palsy received its second
scientific discovery in orthopaedic surgery and endowed Chair this past year, the Peter Shapiro
musculoskeletal medicine. We strive to be the Chair, occupied by Eileen Fowler, Ph.D., P.T. Dr.
destination for satisfied patients, world-class Oppenheim is a Past President of the American
faculty, and inquisitive students, to create a new Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental
standard of pediatric musculoskeletal care for the Medicine and current Chair of the Financial
21st century. James V. Luck, Jr., M.D., long-time Developmental Committee, and Dr. Fowler
Orthopaedic Hospital CEO, has recently stepped currently serves on the Board of Directors.
down and passed the torch to new interim
President and Chief Executive Officer, Anthony Lewis E. Zionts, M.D., a specialist in pediatric foot
Scaduto, M.D. who remains Chief of Staff and deformity and pediatric trauma, currently directs
Lowman Professor of Pediatric Orthopaedics. the Orthopaedic Hospital Clubfoot Clinic. He served
as Visiting Professor at the Ponseti Clubfoot
Rick Bowen, M.D. is a specialist in pediatric Symposium, University of Iowa Hospitals and
orthopaedic surgery and spine surgery. He also Clinics, September 29-30, 2011 and spoke to the
recently completed a traveling fellowship in sports Nevada Orthopaedic Society on “The Treatment of
medicine at Kaiser Orange County. Stanford Noel, Clubfoot in the 21st Century,” Las Vegas, Nevada,
M.D., is a specialist in pediatric hip disease. April 30, 2011.At the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society
Mauricio Silva, M.D. serves as the Medical of North America in 2011, Dr. Zionts co-authored a
Director, Los Angeles Orthopaedic Hospital Urgent podium presentation with Jose Morcuende, M.D.
Care Center. He also serves as Junior Vice-Chair, of the University of Iowa, entitled “Management
Musculoskeletal Committee of the World Changes for Idiopathic Clubfoot: A POSNA
Federation of Hemophilia, Member, Steering Membership Survey.” He also spoke at that
Committee of the International Registry on Knee meeting's Fracture Symposium on “Fractures Gone
Arthroplasty in Hemophiliacs, and Member, Bad: Supracondylar Fractures of the Humerus.”
Medical and Scientific Advisory Committee,
National Hemophilia Foundation. Dr. Silva was also Pediatric Orthopaedic Publications 2011
a Guest Speaker on Articular Cartilage Damage in
Hemophilic Patients at the 12th International Bernthal NM, Hoshino CM, Dichter D, Wong MA, Silva M.
Musculoskeletal Congress, World Federation of Recovery of Range of Motion Following Pediatric Lateral
Condyle Fractures of the Humerus. J Bone J Surg, Am. 93-
Hemophilia, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March A(9):871-877, 2011.
2011.
Goldberg EJ, Fowler EG, Oppenheim WL. Case Reports: The
William Oppenheim, M.D., Margaret Influence of Selective Voluntary Motor Control on Gait After
Holden Jones-Kaanar Professor, Hamstring Lengthening Surgery. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2011
Aug 24.
Cerebral Palsy continues as Emeritus
Chief, Pediatric Orthopaedics, and Silva M, Eagan M, Wong MA, Dichter D, Ebramzadeh E, Zionts
Director of the Orthopaedic Hospital/ L.A Comparison of Two Approaches to the Closed Treatment
10of Low-Energy Tibia Fractures in Children. In press, J Bone FOOT AND ANKLE
Joint Surg (Am), 2011. Nelson SooHoo, M.D. is Division Chief of Foot and
Silva M, Wong T, Bernthal NM. Outcomes of Reduction More
Ankle Surgery at UCLA. Dr.
Than 7 Days After Injury in Supracondylar Humeral Fractures SooHoo is an outstanding
in Children. J Pediatr Orthop, 31(7): 751-756, 2011. clinician and researcher, having
received grant support, awards,
Silva, M and Moazzaz, P.Coronal Shear Fracture of the Distal and national recognition for his
Humerus in an Eleven-Year-Old Patient.A Case Report. J
Pediatr Orthop B, 20(1):50-55, 2011.
outcomes research. Dr. SooHoo
also holds several leadership
Pediatric Orthopaedic Abstracts 2011 positions within our group,
serving as Chief of Orthopaedic
Silva M, Eagan M, Wong MA, Dichter D, Ebramzadeh E, Surgery at the West LA VA and Chief of
ZiontsL.Early Weight-bearing in the Closed Treatment of Orthopaedic Surgery at Olive View Medical Center,
Tibial Shaft Fractures in Children.Proceedings of the 2011 as well as Associate Program Director of our
Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopaedic residency program. Dr. SooHoo had several
Surgeons, San Diego, CA, February of 2011.
prestigious speaking engagements in 2011:
Bernthal N, Hoshino C, Dichter D, Wong M, Silva M. Symposium Speaker, Instructional Course Lecture:
Prospective Evaluation of Fractures of the Lateral Condyle of Emerging Methods for Treatment of Ankle
the Humerus in Pediatric Patients.Proceedings of the 2011 Arthritis, American Academy of Orthopaedic
Annual Meeting, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery 78th Annual Meeting, San Diego 2011;
Surgeons, San Diego, CA, February of 2011.
Symposium Speaker, Thromboprophylaxis
Spencer HT, Dory FJ, Zionts LE, Dichter DH, Wong MA, Symposium, American Foot and Ankle Society,
Moazzaz P, Silva M. Selective Non-operative treatment of Winter Annual Meeting, San Diego 2011; and
Type II Supracondylar Humerus Fractures.Pediatric International Guest Speaker, Korean Foot and
Orthopaedic Society of North America 2011 Annual Meeting, Ankle Society 20th Annual Meeting, Seoul, Korea
Montreal, Canada, May of 2011.
2011.
Silva M, Eagan M, Wong MA, Dichter D, Ebramzadeh E, Zionts
L.The Treatment of Pediatric Tibial Shaft Fractures with an Andrea Cracchiolo III, M.D. has recently become
Extended Cast and Early Weight-bearing.Pediatric an Emeritus Professor. Although no longer
Orthopaedic Society of North America 2011 Annual Meeting, operating, he still maintains an office in Santa
Montreal, Canada, May of 2011.
Monica and is involved with UCLA medical student
Silva M, Wong T, Bernthal NM. Is it Safe to Reduce a Pediatric education and medical school admission
Supracondylar Humeral Fracture (SCHF) More Than 7 Days committee and he reviews for several peer
th
After the Injury? Western Orthopaedic Association, 75 reviewed journals. Dr. Cracchiolo also oversees the
Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI, July of 2011. HH LEE Grants which give $25,000 research grants
Silva M, Bernthal NM, Spencer HT, Borkowski SL, Knutsen AR,
and $1500 travel grants to surgical residents. He
Kalma JJ, Sangiorgio SN, Ebramzadeh E. Supracondylar also administers the Viola Hyde Scholarships which
Humeral Fractures: Evaluation of Multiple Pin Configurations are given to senior women medical students who
with Emphasis on Medial Column Comminution. Western
th
choose a residency in any of the surgical fields.
Orthopaedic Association, 75 Annual Meeting, Honolulu, HI,
July of 2011.
Foot/Ankle Publications 2011
Farng E, Zingmond D, Krenek L, SooHoo NF. Factors
predicting complication rates after primary shoulder
arthroplasty. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2011 Jun;20(4):557-63.
Krenek L, Farng E, Zingmond D, SooHoo NF. Complication and
11revision rates following total elbow arthroplasty. J Hand Surg replacement.American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery,
Am. 2011 Jan;36(1):68-73. Annual Meeting, San Diego 2011.
Lieberman JR, Engstrom SM, Meneghini RM, SooHoo NF. SPORTS MEDICINE
Which Factors Influence Preservation of the Osteonecrotic
Femoral Head? Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2011 Aug 31.
Sports Medicine continues to be a strength at
UCLA. The Division of Sports Medicine is
SooHoo NF, Eagan M, Krenek L, Zingmond DS.Incidence and comprised of six
factors predicting pulmonary embolism and deep venous faculty members.
thrombosis following surgical treatment of ankle fractures. Along with Head
Foot Ankle Surg. 2011 Dec;17(4):259-62. Epub 2010 Sep 22.
Team Physician
SooHoo NF, Farng E, Krenek L, Zingmond DS. Complication and Emeritus
rates following operative treatment of calcaneus fractures. Chair Gerald
Foot Ankle Surg. 2011 Dec;17(4):233-8. Epub 2010 Aug 31. Finerman, M.D.,
the group is
SooHoo NF, Farng E, Zingmond DS.Disparities in the
utilization of high-volume hospitals for total hip replacement.
responsible for
J Natl Med Assoc. 2011 Jan;103(1):31-5. the care of over
700 UCLA
SooHoo NF, Lieberman JR, Farng E, Park S, Jain S, Ko CY. intercollegiate
Development of quality of care indicators for patients athletes. This
undergoing total hip or total knee replacement. BMJ Qual Saf.
2011 Feb;20(2):153-7.
group of athletes
has collectively
SooHoo NF, Tang EY, Krenek L, Eagan M, McGlynn E. won well over 100
Variations in the quality of care delivered to patients NCAA national
undergoing total knee replacement at 3 affiliated hospitals. championships.
Orthopedics. 2011 May 18;34(5):356.
Foot/Ankle Abstracts 2011 David McAllister, M.D., a leader in the field of
Sports Medicine and Knee
Fitzgerald JD, Katz JN, Losina N, SooHoo NF. Impact of Surgery, is Division Chief of
restricting patient access to low-volume hospitals for total the Sports Medicine service.
knee replacement.American Academy of Orthopaedic He serves on the Board of
Surgery, Annual Meeting, San Diego 2011. Directors for AOSSM and the
Sandman DN, Motamedi K, Levine BD, SooHoo NF, Gottsegen
AOSSM Membership
CG, Seeger LL. MR evaluation of asymptomatic lateral ankle Committee, Traveling
ligaments and comparative findings in patients with chronic Fellowship Committee, and
lateral ankle instability.AOFAS Specialty Day, San Diego 2011. Abstract Review Committee.
Dr. McAllister is the co-chair
SooHoo NF, Farng E, Chambers KL, Zingmond DS, Lieberman
JR. Comparison of complication rates between
of the AAOS/AOSSM annual Sports Medicine Board
hemiarthroplasty and THA for hip fracture. American Review Course in Chicago, IL. Dr. McAllister was a
Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, Annual Meeting, San Diego Visiting Professor at the 14th Brazilian Congress of
2011. Knee Surgery in Praia do Forte, Bahia State, Brazil,
March 29-31, 2011. He was also a Visiting Professor
SooHoo NF, Fitzgerald JD, Chambers KL, Peng J, Ettner S.
Variations in acute care length of stay after orthopaedic
at the DMC Detroit Sports Medicine Institute in
surgery.American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, (Poster) June 2011and the Sociedad Colombiana de Cirugía
Annual Meeting, San Diego 2011. Ortopédica y Traumatología (SCCOT) in Cartagena,
Colombia, in May 2011. He was also Visiting
SooHoo NF, Farng E, Zingmond DS. Disparities in the Professor and Keynote Speaker, Fowler Fellows
utilization of high-volume hospitals for total hip
12Orthopaedic Society Meeting, March 2011, Santa continues to evaluate and treat members from all
Barbara, California. Dr. McAllister was an invited 23 of UCLA’s Division 1 sports teams. This year she
Guest speaker on PCL reconstruction in elite travelled to the NCAA Women’s Volleyball National
athletes at the Major League Soccer Team Championships in San Antonio TX and helped UCLA
Physicians Meeting in January 2012, Fort bring home its 108th National Championship!
Lauderdale, Florida. Dr. McAllister received a VA
Shared Equipment Evaluation Program grant for Robert Pedowitz, M.D., Ph.D. is a Professor of
$48,000 and was co-investigator on two funded Orthopaedic Surgery at UCLA. He is on the
NIH grants: John Adams, M.D. (P.I.), “Regenerative editorial boards of the Arthroscopy Journal and
Musculoskeletal Medicine” and Rick Wright, M.D. Sports Medicine &
(P.I.), “Revision ACL Reconstructions: A Comparative Arthroscopy Review. He
Effectiveness Treatment Study.” serves on the Board of
Directors for the
Sharon Hame, M.D.is an associate clinical Arthroscopy Association of
professor of orthopaedic surgery with a North America (AANA),
subspecialty in Sports Medicine. Dr. Hame has and currently chairs the
expertise in all areas of sports medicine including Surgical Simulation Project
the anterior cruciate ligament, posterior cruciate Teams for AANA and
ligament, meniscus injury, shoulder rotator cuff AAOS.
tears and labral tears. Most recently, Dr. Hame has
become a leader in the diagnosis and treatment of Seth Gamradt, M.D. joined the UCLA faculty in
hip disorders including hip labral tears and femoro- 2007 after completing a sports medicine and
acetabular impingement (FAI).Dr. Hame has shoulder fellowship at the Hospital for Special
become a national leader both in sports medicine Surgery in New York. Dr. Gamradt has a special
and as a woman orthopaedic surgeon. She was interest in complex arthroscopic and open shoulder
recently named one of the top 70 female surgery. In April/May 2011, Dr. Gamradt traveled
orthopaedic surgeons in the country by Becker’s to Mexico and six cities in South America as an
Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management Review. American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine
She has served as the President of the Ruth Jackson Traveling Fellow and made 9 international
Orthopaedic Society and has held committee
positions in the American Academy of Orthopaedic
Surgeons (AAOS) and the American Orthopaedic
Society for Sports Medicine (AOSSM). Currently
she serves on the research committee and research
awards and grants subcommittee for the AOSSM.
At UCLA she serves on the Risk Management
Committee and is the APCA representative for the
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.Dr. Hame is
involved in clinical research and has over 30
publications and 50 national presentations. Dr.
Hame works closely with the UCLA Athletic presentations regarding revision shoulder and knee
Department caring for the athletes at UCLA. She is surgery. He serves as one of the team physicians
an assistant team physician for the UCLA Football for United States Women’s Soccer and will be
Team and is the team physician for UCLA Women’s serving as a Team Physician for the U-17 Women’s
Volleyball and Basketball teams. However, given National Team in 2012. Dr. Gamradt is on the
her unique expertise in hip arthroscopy she editorial board of the journal Techniques in
13Shoulder and Elbow Surgery and serves also on the Cadet ER, Adler RS, Gallo RA, Gamradt SC, Warren RF,
editorial board for the Journal of Bone and Joint Cordasco F, Fealy S. Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound
Characterization of the Vascularity of the Repaired Rotator
Surgery Sports Highlights, a new JBJS publication Cuff Tendon: Short and Intermediate-Term Follow-up.Journal
that comments on latest research/techniques in of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.2011 Jul 21.
orthopaedic sports medicine. Dr. Gamradt was an
invited guest speaker on Ulnar Collateral Ligament Chambers KL, Kremen T, Gamradt SC. Arthroscopic anterior
Reconstruction at the Kaiser Permanente Upper shoulder stabilization in the beach chair position using trans-
subscapularis placement of the 5:30 suture
Extremity Symposium, in Mammoth Lakes, CA, anchor.Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.201, 12
April 2011 and at the Kaiser Permanente Winter (3), 56–61.
Symposium, Beaver Creek, CO, February 2011.
Chambers L, Hame SL, Levine B: Acute exertional medial
Frank Petrigliano, M.D. joined the sports medicine compartment syndrome of the foot after playing basketball.
Skeletal Radiology July; 40(7):931-5, 2011 Epub 2011 Apr 15.
faculty in 2010 after completing his fellowship at
the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York. Dr. Chung AS, Hwang HS, Das D, Zuk P, McAllister DR, Wu B:
Petrigliano has already garnered a $100,000 Young Lamellar Stack Formation and Degradative Behaviors of
Investigator Award research grant from the Hydrolytically Degraded Poly(- aprolactone) and
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation for “A Poly(glycolide--caprolactone) Blended Fibers. J Biomed
Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2011 Nov 9.
Bioengineered Biphasic Scaffold for Ligament
Replacement.” He also received the Academic Eagan MJ, Bluth BE, Zhao KW, BrinkmannEJ, Zuk PA, Wu BM,
Senate Faculty Research Grant for “A novel non- McAllister DR: The Suitability of Human Adipose-Derived
invasive device for quantification of the pivot shift Stem Cells for the Engineering of Ligament Tissue. J Tissue
test.” Dr. Petrigliano has been instrumental in Eng Regen Med. 2011 Sep 22.
developing the Olive View Medical Center
Gallo RA, Gamradt, SC, Mattern CJ, Cordasco FA, Craig EV,
orthopaedic surgery service and also performs Dines DM, Warren RF. Instability after reverse total shoulder
complex shoulder surgery and reconstruction at replacement: Analysis of cause, rationale for treatment.
the West LA VA Medical Center. Dr. Petrigliano Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 2011 Jun;20(4):584-
also recently received a Career Development 90.
Award from OREF to study the rotator cuff in an
Gamradt SC, Bier A, Van Gelderen J, Petrigliano F. Revision
animal model. of failed transtibial anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
using anteromedial femoral reaming. Journal of Bone and
Sports Medicine Publications 2011 Joint Surgery Sports Medicine Newsletter 2011 Oct
5;93(19):1-6.
Adler R, Johnson K, Fealy S, Maderazo A, Gallo R, Gamradt S,
Warren RF. Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound Characterization Gamradt SC, Previous shoulder stabilization surgery may
of the Vascularity of the Repaired Rotator Cuff: utility of decrease career length in professional american football. J
Maximum-Intensity-Projection Imaging. Journal of Bone Joint Surg Am.Sports Medicine Newsletter 2011 Jun
Ultrasound in Medicine.2011 Aug;30(8):1103-9. 1;93(11):1N.
Bhalla A, Higashigawa K, McAllister DR: Subscapularis Tendon Gamradt SC. AOSSM/SLARD Latin American Traveling Fellows
Rupture in an 8-Year-Old Boy: A Case Report", The American Learn and Develop New Colleagues: Report of the
Journal of Orthopedics. 2011 Sept 9: 471-474. AOSSM/SLARD Latin American Traveling Fellows 2011. Sports
Medicine Update (AOSSM Newsletter) Sept/Oct 2011. 12-14.
Borchers JR, Kaeding CC, Pedroza AD, Huston LJ, Spindler KP,
Wright RW, Hame SL, McAllister DR, York JJ: Intraarticular Gamradt SC. Long Term Reoperation Rate After Open
Findings in Primary and Revision ACL Reconstruction: A Rotator Cuff Repair.Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Sports
Comparison of the MOON and MARS Study Groups. Am J Medicine NewsletterJul 2011; 93 (13); 1-3.
Sports Med. 2011 Sep;39(9):1889-93. Epub 2011 Jun 6.
Gamradt SC. Patients with an ALPSA Lesion Have an
Increased Risk of Redislocation After Arthroscopic Anterior
14Shoulder Stabilization. J. Bone Joint Surg. Am.Sports Lytic/blastic Prostate Cancer Lesion. Bone. 2011 Mar
Medicine Newsletter, Dec 2011; 93 (23); 1-3. 1;48(3):578-87.
Gamradt SC. Short Term Positive Effects of Platelet Rich Zhang A, Gelber J, Gamradt S. Removal of reverse shoulder
Plasma in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair.Journal of Bone replacement.Techniques in Shoulder and Elbow Surgery.2011
and Joint Surgery Sports Medicine Newsletter Jul 2011; 93 June; 12: 40-45.
(13); 1-3.
HAND SURGERY
Gamradt SC. Summary of the AOSSM 2011 Annual
Meeting.Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Sports Medicine
Newsletter.2011 Sep 21;93(18):1-7.
Prosper Benhaim, M.D. is Division Chief of Hand
Surgery at UCLA. Dr. Benhaim is a hand surgeon,
Gamradt SC.Suprascapular Neuropathy is a Common microsurgeon and reconstructive plastic surgeon at
Diagnosis in a Shoulder Referral Practice. J. Bone Joint Surg. the UCLA School of Medicine and joined the
Am. Sports Medicine Newsletter.Nov 2011; 93 (22); 1-3. Department of Orthopaedic
Markolf KL, Jackson SR, McAllister DR: Force Measurements
Surgery and the Division of
in the Medial Meniscus Posterior Horn Attachment; Effects of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
ACL Removal. Am J Sports Med. 2011 Nov 15. in 1998. He is currently an
associate professor and Chief of
Montgomery S, Petrigliano F, Gamradt SC. Biologic Hand Surgery at UCLA and Olive
augmentation of rotator cuff repair. Current reviews in
musculoskeletal medicine. 2011 Dec;4(4):221-30.
View-UCLA Medical Centers. He
has numerous local and national
Pedowitz RA, Higashigawa K, Nguyen V: Level V Evidence - committee positions, including
The “50% Rule” in Arthroscopic and Orthopaedic Surgery. an editorial position for the Journal of the American
Arthroscopy: The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery Society for Surgery of the Hand. Dr. Benhaim
27(11):1584-7, 2011.
remains very active in research on Dupuytren's
Pedowitz RA, Yamaguchi K, Ahmad CS, Burks RT, Flatow EL, disease, stem cells, and in the clinical practice of
rd
Green A, Ianotti JP, Miller BS, Tashjian RZ, Watters WC 3 , Weber hand surgery and reconstructive plastic surgery.
k, Turkelson CM, Wies JL, Anderson S, St Andre J, Boyer K,
Raymond L, Sluka P, McGowan R: Optimizing the Management of Kodi Azari, M.D. came to UCLA from the University
Rotator Cuff Problems. Journal of the American Academy of
Orthopaedic Surgeons. 19(6):368-79, 2011.
of Pittsburgh Medical Center. Dr. Azari has been
involved in both clinical and laboratory research for
Petrigliano FA, Musahl V, Citak M, Suero E, Pearle AP. The over 18 years and is the author of numerous
Effect of Meniscal Loss on Knee Stability After Single-Bundle research articles, book chapters, and
ACL Reconstructions: A Cadaveric Experiment. Knee Surg presentations. He lectures extensively
Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2011 May 12.
both nationally and internationally on
Petrigliano FA, Suero EM, Lane CG, Allen AA, Pearle AD. hand surgery as well as plastic
Combined PCL and Posterolateral Corner Insufficiency Results surgery. Dr. Azari is the surgical
in a Reverse Pivot Shift. Clin Orthop Relat Res. 2011 Aug 27. director of the newly established
UCLA Hand Transplant Program. In
Toth AP, Warren RF, Petrigliano FA, Doward DA, Cordasco FA,
Altchek DW, O’Brien SJ. Thermal Shrinkage for Shoulder
2011, he led a team of Surgeons at Ronald Reagan
Instability. HSS J 2011 7(2):108-114. UCLA Medical Center that performed the first hand
transplant in the western United States in an
Virk MS, Alaee F, Petrigliano FA, Sugiyama O, Chatziioannou operation that lasted 14-1/2 hours and concluded
AF, Stout D, Dougall WC, Lieberman JR. Combined Inhibition on Saturday, March 5.
of the BMP pathway and the RANK-RANKL axis in a Mixed
15The transplant was Carpe Diem Hand Surgery Club annual meeting; Grand Wailea,
performed on a 26-year- HI, 2011.
old woman from Benhaim P, Jones NF, Eaton C, Hentz VR, Kamal S. Treatment
northern California who of Dupuytren’s Disease.“Around the Hand Table” column,
lost her right hand in a American Association for Hand Surgery Hand Surgery
traffic accident nearly Quarterly – January 2011.
five years ago. UCLA is
Chou YF, Zuk PA, Chang TL, Benhaim P, Wu BM. Adipose-
only the fourth center in derived stem cells and BMP2: Part 1. BMP2-treated adipose-
the nation to offer this derived stem cells do not improve repair of segmental femoral
procedure, and the first defects. Connective Tissue Research2011 April;52(2):109-18.
west of the Rockies. It
was the 13th hand transplant surgery performed in Hartzell TL, Benhaim P, Imbriglia JE, Shores JT, Goitz RJ, Balk
M, Mitchell S, Rubinstein R, Gorantla VS, Schneeberger S,
the United States. Dr. Azari has been one of the Brandacher G, Lee WP, Azari KK. Surgical and technical aspects
lead surgeons on seven hand transplantation of hand transplantation: is it just another replant? Hand Clin.
operations including the first double hand 2011 Nov;27(4):521-30.
Herrera FA, Suliman A, Benhaim P, Meals R, Mitchell S. “Cost
comparison of open fasciectomy vs percutaneous needle
aponeurotomy for treatment of Dupuytren’s contracture”
Plastic Surgery Research Council annual meeting; Louisville,
KY, May, 2011.
McDiarmid SV, Azari KK. Donor-related issues in hand
transplantation. Hand Clin. 2011 Nov;27(4):545-52.
Zuk P, Chou YF, Mussano F, Benhaim P, Wu BM. Adipose-
derived stem cells and BMP2: Part 2. BMP2 may not influence
the osteogenic fate of human adipose-derived stem cells.
Connective Tissue Research2011 April;52(2):119-32.
transplantation and first arm transplantation
performed in the United States.(Photos: Drs. Azari,
Benhaim, and Busuttil, and the surgical team; Hand PRIMARY CARE SPORTS MEDICINE
transplant patient using the in occupational
therapy)www.handtransplant.ucla.edu Our outstanding primary care sports medicine
team is headed by Division Chief John DiFiori, M.D.
Scott Mitchell, M.D. is a former outstanding UCLA Dr. DiFiori is the Chief of the Division of Sports
resident who completed his hand fellowship at Medicine in the Department of Family Medicine
UCLA in 2009 and performs complex hand, wrist, and serves as Co-Director for the Primary Care
and elbow surgery at UCLA, Santa Monica-UCLA, Sports Medicine Fellowship Program at UCLA
Olive View Medical Center, and the West Los (three fellows per year). He is a Team Physician for
Angeles Veterans Affairs Hospital. UCLA Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Dr.
DiFiori continues to be active in many national
Hand Publications 2011 leadership roles. He was recently elected to serve
on the Executive Board of Directors for the
Azari KK, Imbriglia JE, Goitz RJ, Shores JT, Balk ML, Brandacher American Medical Society for Sports Medicine. He
G, Schneeberger S, Gorantla V, Lee WP. Technical Aspects of
was also appointed to the Scientific Advisory Board
the Recipient Operation in Hand Transplantation. J Reconstr
Microsurg. 2011 Aug 2. for the National Youth Sports Health and Safety
Institute. He was invited to serve on the panel for
Bales JG, Mitchell S, Bernthal N, Silva M, Benhaim P. the International Summit on EKG Interpretation in
“Treatment patterns for pediatric distal radius fractures”
16the Athlete. He is also a Co-Director for the UCLA Injury: From Basic Science to Clinical Management. Kirkwood
Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Course. Dr. DiFiori is M , Yeates K editors, in press.
an Associate Editor for the Clinical Journal of Sports
Medicine and is a section editor for joint conditions DiFiori J, Caine D. “Gymnastics Injuries” inSports Medicine: A
for Current Sports Medicine Reports. Comprehensive Review. Casa D. editor. Published by the
American College of Sports Medicine. In press.
Aurelia Nattiv, M.D. serves as Director of the UCLA DiFiori J, Gray A, Kimlin E. Sports Participation History and
Osteoporosis Center. Her areas of research include Early Sport Specialization inNational Collegiate Athletic
assessment of bone health in young athletes with Association Division I Athletes Clin J Sport Med 21:168, 2011.
amenorrhea, disordered eating and stress
fractures, as well as risk taking behaviors in Giza C and DiFiori JP. Pathophysiology of Sports-Related
Concussion: Basic Science and Translational Research. Sports
athletes. Dr. Nattiv is a team physician at UCLA and Health, 3(1):46-51, 2011.
USA Track and Field, and is the medical
representative for the USA Gymnastics National Goolsby M, Barrack M, Nattiv A. Case of a female adolescent
Health Care Advisory Board. runner with a displaced femoral neck stress fracture.
Accepted Dec 2011 (In Press). Sports Health.
Heather Gillespie, M.D., M.P.H. joined the faculty Sisson R, Gillespie H, DiFiori J. Epidemiology of Youth Sports
in 2007after completing her Injuries in an Inner City Primary Care Sports Medicine Clinic.
fellowship training at Maine Clin J Sport Med 21:172, 2011.
Medical Center in Portland,
Maine. She is a team physician for Sugi MT, Sheridan K, Lewis L, Nattiv A, Kado DM, Bengs B.
Active referral intervention following fragility fractures leads
the UCLA Department of to enhanced osteoporosis follow-up care. Accepted Oct 2011
Intercollegiate Athletics and has a (In Press). Journal of Osteoporosis.
sports medicine practice at Santa
Monica-UCLA. Additionally, she JOINT REPLACEMENT
runs a pediatric sports medicine specialty clinic
at Orthopaedic Hospital. Dr. Gillespie's current Bert Thomas, M.D., Division Chief of Joint
research interests include the epidemiology of Replacement Surgery at UCLA, continues to apply
pediatric sports medicine in underserved his wealth of experience here at UCLA having
populations and swimming injury patterns in performed thousands or primary and revision knee
Division I athletes. and hip replacements.
Primary Care Sports Medicine Publications 2011 Benjamin Bengs, M.D. joined the faculty in 2007
after completing orthopaedic surgery training from
Arends J, Cheung M, Barrack M, Nattiv A. Restoration of the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Surgery
menses with nonpharmacologic therapy in collegiate athletes Residency Program and a joint replacement
with menstrual disturbances: A 5 year retrospective study.
Accepted December 2011(In Press). International Journal of
fellowship here at UCLA. He specializes in complex
Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism. joint replacement and fragility fractures. In 2010,
Dr. Bengs received a Career Development Award
Ascenzi, M-G, Hetzer N, Lomovtsev A, Rude R, Nattiv A, Favia from the Orthopedic Research & Education
A. Variation of trabecular architecture in proximal femur of Foundation in Total Joint And Trauma Surgery for
postmenopausal women. Journal of Biomechanics, 44
(2):248-256, 2011.
“Proximal Femoral Bone Loss and Femoral Stem
Stability in Total Hip Arthroplasty.”
Babikian T, DiFiori J, Giza C. “Pathophysiologic Outcomes of
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury”in Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Francis Cyran, M.D. completed his orthopaedic
oncology fellowship here at UCLA in 2005 and has
17been on faculty since then specializing in joint commitment to the AO Foundation, traveling to
replacement and tumor surgery. Dr. Cyran’s Sun Valley, Idaho and Puerto Rico in 2011.
teaching evaluations from the residents are
consistently among the highest in the group and he Devon Jeffcoat, M.D. joined the faculty at UCLA in
recently was awarded a prestigious teaching award 2010 after completing his fellowship at the Hospital
from the UCLA residents. for Special Surgery in New York under the tutelage
of Dr. David Helfet. Dr. Jeffcoat volunteered his
James V. Luck, Jr., M.D. is a senior faculty member time during the earthquake crisis in Haiti. He has
in Joint Replacement and one of the world leaders already developed a busy trauma surgery practice
in research and treatment of hemophilic in his first year of practice.
arthropathy. Dr. Luck is Former President and
Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles Orthopaedic Eric D. Farrell, M.D. has recently joined the UCLA
Hospital. He is also President and Director of the orthopaedic trauma staff in August of 2011. He
American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inc. previously spent almost 6.5 years as Assistant
(ABOS). He does an outstanding job as program Director of Orthopaedic Trauma at Cooper
director for our highly sought after residency University Hospital in Camden N.J. His training
program. consists of a trauma fellowship at Haborview
Medical Center in Seattle, Washington; AO
ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMATOLOGY Fellowship in Salzburg Austria and an Ilizarov
Fellowship in Lecco, Italy. He has a particular
Eric Johnson, M.D., a world expert in orthopaedic interest in nonunions and deformity correction.
traumatology and fracture
surgery, is Division Chief of
the UCLA Orthopaedic
Trauma service. He serves as
a Member of the Board of
Directors of the AO
Foundation and was awarded
an Honorary Fellowship in
the Royal College of
Surgeons in Ireland, July 13,
2009, Dublin, Ireland. In
2011, Dr. Johnson gave an impressive array of
national and international presentations.
First, Dr. Johnson was the Guest of Honor in Paris,
France at the 23rd at the Letournel Pelvic and
Acetabular Fracture Course, Paris, France, in
September 2011, giving the Keynote Lecture: 30
Years of Acetabular Fracture Surgery. Second, Dr.
Johnson traveled to Ireland in November 2011 to
give four lectures at the 10th Current Controversies
in Trauma Management, Royal College of Surgeons
in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland. Third, Dr. Johnson
continues to travel, lecture, and teach as part of his
18MUSCULOSKELETAL ONCOLOGY Kim, F. Hayes, C., Williams, Paige L., Whitford, G., Joshipura,
K., Hoover; Douglass, D., Simon, M., Gebhardt, M.,
Scarborough, M., Gitelis, Steven, Eckardt, J., Joyce, M.,
Chair Jeffrey Eckardt, M.D., world expert in limb Malawer, M., McGuire, M., Anderson, H.An assessment of
salvage surgery, endoprosthetic reconstruction, Bone Fluoride and Osteosarcoma. J. Dental Research. Epub
and musculoskeletal tumor surgery, heads our August 2011.
Division of Musculoskeletal Oncology. Dr. Eckardt
was Invited Visiting Professor and Guest Lecturer at Kremen T, Bernthal N, Eckardt M, Nelson S, Seeger L, Eckardt
J. Long Term Results for Giant Cell Tumor of Bone. Podium
the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, for The Presentation – Western Orthopaedic Association Annual
Dickson Lecture in December 2009. He was also Meeting, Honolulu HI, July 28, 2011.
Invited Visiting Professor and Guest Speaker at
Massachusetts General Hospital’s Department of Kremen TJ, Bernthal NM, Eckardt MA, Eckardt JJ. Giant Cell
Orthopaedic Surgery Grand Rounds at Harvard Tumor of Bone: Are We Stratifying Results Appropriately? Clin
Orthop Relat Res. 2011 Nov 29.
Medical School in April 2010.
Kremen, T. J., Bernthal, N., Kabo, J.M. Eckardt, M.A., Nelson,
Dr. Eckardt continues to add to his terrific array of S., Eckardt, J.J. Long term treatment results of giant cell
outcomes studies regarding orthopaedic oncology; tumor of bone.Accepted for Clinical Orthopaedics and
a few of those recent studies are listed below. Related Research. December 2010.
Kremen, TJ Jr., Bernthal, N.M., Eckardt, M.A., Eckardt, J.J.
Musculoskeletal Oncology Publications 2011 Giant Cell Tumor of Bone: Are We Stratifying Results
Appropriately? Clin Orthop Rel Res. 2011 Nov 29
Bernthal N, Eilber F, Eilber F, Eckardt J. Total Femoral
Endoprostheses: The UCLA Experience 1980-2011. Podium Mirabello, L., Yu. K., Berndt S.I., Burdett L., Wang Z.,
Presentation – Combined Connective Tissue Oncology Society Chowdhury S., Teshome K., Uzoka A., Hutchinson A., Grotmol
(CTOS)/ Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) Annual T., Douglass C., Hayes R.B., Hoover R.N., Savage S.A., and for
Meeting, Chicago, October 2011. the National Osteosarcoma Etiology Study Group (including
Eckardt J.E.). A comprehensive candidate gene approach
Bernthal N, Pribaz J, Stavrakis A, Billi F, Cho J, Francis K, identifies genetic variation associated with osteosarcoma.
Iwakura Y, Eckardt J, Miller L. Using Bioluminescence to BMC Cancer 2011. 11:209.
Combat Biofilm: Mouse Modeling of Implant Infections to
Protect Endoprosthetic Reconstructions. Podium
Presentation – Combined Connective Tissue Oncology Society
(CTOS)/ Musculoskeletal Tumor Society (MSTS) Annual
Meeting, Chicago, October 2011.
Eckardt, J. J., Schwartz, A., Kabo, J.M., Cyran, F., Eilber, F.C.
Eilber, F.R. Cemented endoprostheses in limb salvage
surgery: The UCLA Experience 1980-2008. Accepted: Clinical
Orthopaedics and Related Research, 2011.
Hermann, K., Benz, M.R., Czernin, J., Allen-Auerbach, M.S.,
Tap, W.D., Dry, S.M., Schuster, T., Eckardt, J.J., Phelps, M.,
Weber, W.A. and Eilber, F.C. F-FDG-PET/CT imaging as an
early survival predictor in patients with primary high grade
soft tissue sarcomas undergoing neoadjuvant therapy. Clinical
Cancer Research: In Print: September 2011.
Jones NF, Lin MP, Dickinson BP, Eckardt J. Successful salvage
of venous thrombosis of a free flap by creation of a veno-
cutaneous fistula. Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery 27:
243, 2011.
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