The 2022 Albert B. Ferguson, Jr, MD Resident Research Day was held virtually on Wednesday, May 18th, 2022. Scott Boden, MD from Emory University in Atlanta, GA was the 2022 Albert B. Ferguson, Jr, MD Visiting Professor in Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Boden is the Director of the Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center as well as Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Boden’s Grand Rounds presentation this morning was entitled “Bone Graft substitutes: An Update on Biologics for Bone.”
As the Ferguson Visiting Professor, Dr. Boden also served as judge to select the best resident presentations in two categories. We are pleased to announce this year’s resident winners are:
Best Junior Presentation:
William Li, MD
A Comparison of Gene Expression and Copper Levels in Canines with Non-Metastatic Osteosarcoma
Faculty Advisors: Kurt Weiss, MD; Rebecca Watters, PhD; John Payne, DVM
Best Senior Presentations:
Stuti Patel, MD
Incidence of Unexpected Positive Sonication Results in Presumed Aseptic Knee and Hip Revision Arthroplasty
Faculty Advisors: Johannes Plate, MD; Michael O’Malley, MD; Brian Klatt, MD
Humza Shaikh, MD
Supplemental Fixation in Closed Distal Femur Fractures Treated with Lateral Locked Plating Improves Union Rates
Faculty Advisor: Peter Siska, MD; Ivan Tarkin, MD; Gele Moloney, MD
Congratulations to this year’s awardees! The monetary awards are generously provided by Dr. Jack Smith, President of the Pitt Orthopaedic Alumni Association, and we would like to thank Dr. Smith and the Alumni Association for their continued support.
We thank Dr. Boden for his interesting presentation and all those who attended and participated in this morning’s event.
