2024 Resident/Fellow Award Recipients

Congratulations to the following 2024 EOA Resident/Fellow Award Recipients. The award papers were presented during the Scientific Program in Palm Beach.

EOEF Founders’ Award
Liposomal Bupivacaine Supraclavicular Nerve Blocks for Post-operative Analgesia in Upper Extremity Surgery
Samantha N. Weiss, MD, St. Luke's University Health Network

EOEF Ranawat Award
Smaller Width Quadriceps Tendon Grafts Maintain Advantageous Biomechanical Properties
Richard C. Lee, MD, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

EOEF John D. & Marie S. Kelly Shoulder Award
Patient Factors Impacting Length of Stay after Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Taylor R. Wood, MD, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

EOEF Parvizi Musculoskeletal Infection Award
Effects of GLP-1 Agonist Therapy in Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty
Michael F. Levidy, MD, Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

EOEF Richmond Arthroscopy/Sports Medicine Award
Does the Use of a Tourniquet Influence Five-Year Outcomes following Total Knee Arthroplasty? Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Braden V. Saba, BA, NYU Langone Health

Cynthia Lichtefeld Resident/Fellow Travel Grant Award
Quantifying Influence: The Orthopaedic PAC's Impact Explored through Analysis of FEC Data
Vidushan Nadarajah, MD, Howard University Hospital

EOEF Young Investigator Award
Tranexamic Acid During Total Joint Arthroplasty: Safety in Renal Disease
Joshua Rozell, MD, NYU Langone Health

EOEF/OREF Resident Travel Grant Awards

MRI Prediction of Five-Strand Hamstring Autograft Diameter for ACL Reconstruction
Jack M. Ayres, MD, Prisma Health/University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Preoperative GLP-1 Agonists Utilization for Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing THA
Billy Kim, MD, Duke University

Cervical Pedicle Inlet Screw Fixation: A Biomechanical Analysis of Newly Described Partial Pedicle Fixation Compared to Lateral Mass and Traditional Cervical Pedicle Screw Fixation
Robby Turk, MD, MBA, Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center

EOEF Resident Travel Grant Awards

Efficacy and Safety of a Patient Selection Tool at Predicted Discharge at an Ambulatory Surgical Center: A Pilot Study
Lucas Bartlett, DO, Northwell Health

Prognostic Factors for Failure after Primary Arthroscopic Anterior Stabilization
Stephanie A. Boden, MD, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Arthroscopic vs. Subpectoral Biceps Tenodesis Leads to Equivocal MCID
Dylan N. Greif, MD, University of Rochester Medical Center

Closed-Incision Negative-Pressure Therapy after Revision Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Johannes M. Herold, MD, Hospital for Special Surgery

Noise Exposure In Foot and Ankle Surgery and Risk of Noise Induced Hearing Loss
Adam Kohring, DO, Jefferson Health New Jersey

Medical Malpractice Litigation Following Treatment of Hip Fractures
Martinus Megalla, MD, University of Connecticut

Long-Term Follow-Up Outcomes on Modular Dual Mobility Total Hip Arthroplasty
Nicolina Zappley, BA, Rothman Orthopaedic Institute