2026’s Albert B. Ferguson, Jr, MD Resident Research Day, named in honor of Dr. Albert B. Ferguson, Jr., who led the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery for more than three decades, welcomed previous UPMC-PittOrtho clinical instructor Dr. James D. Kang as our visiting professor. Dr. Kang is currently serving as professor at Harvard Medical School and as Chair Emeritus, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham & Women’s Hospital.
Twelve residents (4 junior and 8 chief) gave presentations on their research work and were judged. The following were the award winners:
Best Junior Presentation:
Tibial Plateau Cartilage Thickness during Skeletal Growth in Porcine Knees
Sahil Dadoo, MD
Faculty Advisors: Volker Musahl, MD; Richard E. Debski, PhD
Best Senior Presentations:
Intraoperative Evaluation of Sarcoma Surgical Margins with Indocyanine Green Fluorescence Imaging: Results from an Observational Study
William Li, MD
Faculty Advisor: Kurt Weiss, MD
The Pittsburgh Instability Tool Score Predicts Outcomes After Arthroscopic Anterior Shoulder Stabilization in Patients with Subcritical Bone Loss
Ehab Nazzal, MD
Faculty Advisor: Albert Lin, MD
We were proud to take a moment to highlight the academic excellence of our UPMC-PittOrtho residency program, while also celebrating the department’s continued commitment to advancing orthopaedic research and resident education.
