Our prestigious 2010 VOS key note speakers

Lawrence D. Dorr, M.D.

As founder and medical director of the Dorr Arthritis Institute, Dr. Dorr has performed more than 3,500 hip and knee replacements in the past decade. Dr. Dorr has been the President of the Hip Society and the Knee Society; he is also a member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. He was a founder of both the Knee Society and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons.

He began designing implants for the benefits of patients in 1982. The APR stem was first marketed in 1984 and remains in use today with the shape and fixation surface unchanged since the early 1990s. The Apollo knee replacement was marketed in the early 1990s. Currently he is a consultant to Mako Robotics to develop robotic guided precise hip replacement. This preceded the minimally invasive surgery movement by twenty years. He is a Founding Director of Total Joint Orthopedics.

Dr. Dorr was one of the first surgeons to use hydroxyapatite as a fixation surface on hip implants in 1983 and has published several articles on this fixation surface. He reintroduced metal-on-metal into the United States in 1991. He implanted these as custom implants and with an FDA study until 1996. Dr. Dorr, with his colleagues, has more articles published on clinical use of modern metal-on-metal than any other surgeons.

The first article of five year results on success and low wear of highly crossed-linked polyethylene was published by Dr. Dorr and the research team of the Arthritis Institute in the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery in 2005.

The posterior minimally invasive surgery operation designed by Dr. Dorr has been the most studied and most successful minimally invasive surgery total hip replacement by published reports. His articles, including a randomized study published in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery in 2007, have confirmed the findings of others with this approach to total hip replacement. His book is the definitive text which describes the technique of this operation.

Dorr is the leading clinical researcher for computer navigation for total hip replacement. His data has proved the accuracy of using navigation for implanting the acetabular and femoral components and restoring correct leg length and offset for the hip. This technology, combined with the use of large femoral heads, essentially eliminates impingement which improves stability, reduces wear, loosening, and pain with total hip replacement. Five articles detailing the results are published in Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research and the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery.

Dr. Dorr was the first surgeon to be President of all joint replacement societies: The Hip Society, The Knee Society, and The American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. In 2005 the AAOS presented him with its Humanitarian of the Year Award for his founding and leadership of Operation Walk, a mission organization that performs hip and knee replacements on poor people in the United States and foreign countries. He has been awarded the Distinguished Alumni Award from Cornell College, the University of Iowa, the Medical School of the University of Iowa, and he was inducted into his high school Hall of Fame, Roosevelt High School, Des Moines, Iowa.

Shepard R. Hurwitz, M.D.

Dr. Hurwitz is Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC. Executive Director of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Chapel Hill, NC. Fellow of the AAOS, member AOA, member AOFAS, member OTA, member ORS and member at large of the OREF Board.

Dr. Hurwitz completed orthopaedic residency at the New York Orthopeadic Hospital- part of Columbia University, then performed one year fellowships in Foot/Ankle Surgery and Fracture Surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. He has held faculty positions in Cornell University, George Washington University, University of

Rochester, University of Virginia and now North Carolina. He has served in many capacities- U.S. Army Medical Corps, Veterans Administration Medical Centers in New York and Washington, D.C., Consultant to the Department of Defense, Consultant to NIH clinical Center, Consultant to FDA, Study Section for NIAMS and CDC, Peer Review OREF, Board of Directors of OREF, Board of Directors AOFAS, numerous committee positions in AAOS, AOA, AOFAS, OTA, EOA, SEFC, ORS and ACR.

Our featured 2010 VOS speaker:

Aryana C. Khalid

Aryana Khalid is currently serving as Senator Warner’s Health and Education Legislative Assistant. In this role, she is responsible for legislation development and analysis involving health and education policy.

Previously, Aryana was Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Resources (HHR) for the Commonwealth of Virginia. As Deputy Secretary, her primary responsibility was to assist the Secretary in directing the HHR agencies. Her additional job responsibilities included representing the Secretariat on Health IT projects and coordinating the legislative and budget process. Aryana staffed the Governor’s Health Reform Commission, primarily focusing on the healthcare workforce and quality, transparency, and prevention.

Prior to her appointment in State Government, Aryana worked for the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA).  She was in the Chief Operating Officer Development Program at HCA and spent the majority of her time working in hospital operations, outpatient services, and strategic planning. 

Aryana received her B.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia and her Master of Health Administration from Virginia Commonwealth University. Aryana is an

alumnus of the Virginia Executive Institute and the Sorenson Political Leaders Program. She is a member of the Madison Alumni Council and on the admissions committee for the VCU MHA program.

Our distinguished 2010 VOS faculty:

Mark F. Abel, M.D.

Lillian T. Pratt Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery. Professor of Pediatrics. Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. Medical Director, University of Virginia Motion Analysis and Motor Performance Laboratory, Division Head, Division of Pediatric Orthopaedics. In addition to the department leadership, his subspecialty interest in children's Orthopaedics includes the management of spinal deformities and other musculo-skeletal conditions affecting children especially those with cerebral palsy and other neuromuscular disorders. Along with his administrative and clinical roles, Dr. Abel is a research investigator in several projects involving children including multi-center trials for the management of spinal deformities and projects through the Shriner's Hospital to assess development and growth in children with cerebral palsy and a project to develop a Smart Walker and other devices to enhance participation of individuals with handicaps in the community. He has over sixty peer-reviewed articles and is the author of fourteen book chapters. He is also the last editor and chief of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Orthopaedic Knowledge Update in Pediatric Orthopaedics published in 2006 and is current working on the AAOS workgroup to develop evidence based pathways for Supracondylar Fractures in Children.

Gonzalo Bearman, M.D.

Dr. Bearman is Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine. He is also the Associate Hospital Epidemiologist.  He is a graduate of Colgate University (BA), SUNY at Buffalo (MD) and Columbia University (MPH).  He was resident and Chief Resident at SUNY at Buffalo.  He then completed a fellowship in Infectious Diseases and a residency Preventive Medicine/Public Health, both at Cornell University.  Dr. Bearman is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases.  His areas of research focus on the epidemiology of hospital-acquired infections.

Douglas Boardman, M.D.

Dr. Douglas Boardman III, President of Virginia Orthopaedic Society, specializes in elbow and shoulder reconstruction (including total joint replacement, trauma and post-trauma reconstruction, arthritis, arthroscopy, tendon injuries and sports injuries) and arthroscopic knee surgery.

Dr. Boardman is a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, Virginia Orthopaedic Society, Medical Society of Virginia, Richmond Academy of Medicine, Mayo Elbow Club,

Richmond Orthopaedic Club, Southern Orthopaedic Association, and the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons. He also is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Dr. Boardman recently was elected to the Shoulder/Elbow Program Subcommittee of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He serves on the board of directors of the Virginia Orthopaedic Society and is a board representative to the Medical Society of Virginia. In 2004, Boardman was featured in the AcademicKeys Who’s Who in Medical Sciences Education. That same year, he was highlighted by Virginia Health Institute/Virginia Business magazine as one of “Virginia’s Top Doctors.”

Thomas E. Brown, M.D.

Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery. Director, Adult Reconstruction Service and fellowship program. Dr. Brown has been on faculty at University of Virginia for ten years following completion of a joint replacement fellowship in 1999.  Dr. Brown specializes in complex hip and knee replacement and has developed one of the largest joint replacement practices in the state of Virginia.  Dr. Brown has trained over fifty residents and fifteen Fellows. He has edited and published numerous textbooks, book chapters and articles on complex joint replacement.

Eric W. Carson, M.D.

Associate Professor, University of Virginia. Medical Clinical Director, McCue Sports Medicine Center. Team Orthopaedic Surgeon, UVA Athletics. Dr. Eric Carson was trained at Harvard University in Boston MA, with subspecialty training in sports  medicine and shoulder  surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery in NY.  Particular interest in sports injuries and cartilage research.

Abhinav Bobby Chhabra, M.D.

Vice Chair, Orthopaedic Surgery, Charles J. Frankel Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Director of the UVa Hand Center.  Dr. A. Bobby Chhabra graduated from the  Johns Hopkins University with an undergraduate degree in Biology before completing his medical education at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He completed his Orthopaedic Surgery  residency and postdoctoral Orthopaedic research fellowship at the University of Virginia Health System.  He received his fellowship training in hand and upper extremity at the Hand Center of San Antonio.  He returned to the University of

Virginia in 2002 during which time he helped create the University of Virginia Hand Center.  His areas of expertise include hand, wrist, and elbow trauma and arthritis with a particular interest in athletic injuries to the upper extremity.  He has a federally funded active basic science laboratory that is investigating flexor tendon healing using growth factors, stem cell technology and tissue engineering principles.

Dr. Chhabra has received the University of Virginia Master Educator Award and the University of Virginia School of Medicine Award for Excellence in Teaching. Dr. Chhabra is currently President-Elect of the Virginia Orthopaedic Society.

Quanjun Cui, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Director of Orthopaedic Trauma Service, Co-director of Adult Reconstruction and Joint Replacement Fellowship Program. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Virginia School of Medicine. Dr. Quanjun Cui is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon and specialized in orthopaedic trauma, adult reconstruction including primary and revision total hip and total knee replacement, complex fractures and related complications, young arthritic hips and knees, avascular osteonecrosis, osteotomies including peri-acetabular (Ganz) osteotomy, surgical hip dislocations to treat femoro-acetabular impingement (FAI), and minimally invasive and computer-aided surgery for hip and knee joint replacement and fractures.

Dr. Cui received his medical degree from Henan Medical University with honors and then completed residency and fellowship training in adult reconstruction at University of Virginia.  He also completed an AO trauma fellowship at University of Bern in Switzerland. He is currently the division chief of the orthopaedic trauma service.  Dr. Cui has written over sixty papers and book chapters on orthopedic surgery and related researches. He also edited several text books and journal symposiums. He teaches at several instruction courses and have presented his research at many national and international meetings. He has received numerous academic and professional accolades, including the Hip Society Otto Aufranc Award.

C. Anderson "Andy" Engh, Jr., M.D.

Dr. Andy Engh represents the third generation of his family to practice at The Anderson Orthopaedic Clinic, which was founded by his grandfather in 1941. Dr. Engh specializes in the treatment of hip and knee arthritis. He is a member of the Hip Society and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. Dr. Engh has remained current in a rapidly changing healthcare environment. He has embraced minimally invasive surgery and computer assisted techniques. He was one of the first doctors in the country to be trained and perform total hip resurfacing. He has published over 50 articles and speaks both nationally and internationally.

Eduardo (Eddy) M. Fraifeld, M.D.

Dr. Fraifeld is an Algologist. An internationally recognized specialist in the field of Pain Medicine and resides in Danville, Virginia where he is the medical director of Southside Pain Solutions. He is currently President of the American Academy of Pain Medicine

(AAPM) as well as on the board of directors of the Virginia Society of Anesthesiology and the Southern Pain Society.

His career started as a researcher at the University of Texas Medical School in Houston were he attended medical school. He did his residency in Anesthesiology at Vanderbilt University Hospital were he was involved in developing the Acute Pain Service then being established. Following his residency Dr. Fraifeld was in practice in South Florida for 5½ years before deciding to move his family to the Virginia countryside. Dr. Fraifeld was the founder and Medical Director of the Danville Pain Referral Center and served as Chairman of Anesthesia Section at Danville Regional Medical Center before leaving to join Danville Orthopedics Clinic to start his current clinic. He is highly active in CME activities, frequently lecturing at local seminars as well as attending numerous meetings around the country.

In addition to his work at American Academy of Pain Medicine, Dr. Fraifeld also serves on governmental boards and is the Pain Medicine Specialty Advisor to the AMA’s CPT & RUC committees. Dr, Fraifeld however is most proud of his work as a “just a simple country doctor” taking care of his patients.

Kevin B. Fricka, M.D.

Dr. Fricka earned his undergraduate degree at Harvard University where he was also a member of the varsity basketball team. He completed his medical education at George Washington University. He completed his orthopaedic surgery residency at the University of California-San Diego. During his residency he presented numerous  scientific papers and was awarded the DePuy Orthopaedic Research Award by the California Orthopaedic Association.  Dr. Fricka finished his training with a one-year fellowship in adult reconstructive surgery at Rush University in Chicago, Illinois. He has been published in the Journal of Arthroplasty, co-authored several book chapters and is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and American Association

of Hip and Knee Surgeons.  He is a member of The Anderson Orthopaedic Clinic in  Alexandria, Virginia where his particular surgical interests include "minimally invasive" knee replacement surgery and complex revision of failed hip and knee replacements.

Jason R. Hull, M.D.

Dr. Jason R. Hull specializes in hip disorders and arthritis in the young adult, as well as joint preserving surgery of the hip and knee, hip and knee replacement, and orthopaedic trauma surgery. Dr. Hull is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, Virginia Orthopaedic Society, Richmond Academy of Medicine and the American Medical Association.

Christine Isaacs, M.D.

Dr. Christine Isaacs is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center where she has been on faculty since 2005. She is the Generalist Section Division Head and serves as Director of Midwifery services. Her clinical work encompasses the entire scope of general obstetrics & gynecology with personal interests in natural childbirth, contraception planning and minimally invasive gyn surgery.

Jonathan Eric Isaacs M.D.

Dr. Jonathan E. Isaacs is Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. He specializes in all traumatic and non-traumatic hand and wrist pathology, brachial plexus and peripheral nerve injuries, and avascular necrosis of the femoral head.

Dr. Isaacs is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, Piedmont Society, Duke Hand Club, American Society of Surgery of the Hand, American Society of Reconstructive Microsurgery (candidate member), Richmond Academy of Medicine, Medical Society of Virginia, American Medical Association and Osteonecrosis Foundation.

Dr. Isaacs recently established the microsurgical lab for the Virginia Commonwealth University orthopaedic and plastic surgery departments. In addition, he works in conjunction with Dr. Scott Graham of the VCU Department of Neurosurgery to establish the brachial plexus and peripheral nerve clinic.

William A. Jiranek M.D.

Dr. William A. Jiranek is Professor and Chief of Adult Reconstruction, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Past president of Virginia Orthopaedic Society. He specializes in treating arthritis of the hip and knee and the early treatment of hip and knee disorder. He also focuses on minimally invasive and computer-assisted surgical practices. Dr. Jiranek graduated from University of Virginia School of Medicine and had his residency at Tufts Combined Orthopaedic Residency and served as Chief Resident at Massachusetts General Hospital. He then finished an Adult Reconstruction Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Dr. Jiranek is a member of the Hip Society, American Orthopaedic Association, Orthopaedic Research Society, Virginia Orthopaedic Society, Richmond Orthopaedic Club and the Southern Orthopaedic Association. He also is a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. In 2003, Dr. Jiranek was elected to the American Orthopaedic Association, and in 2002, he was elected to the Hip Society. Also in 2002, he established the ACGME Accredited Adult Reconstruction Fellowship and was the section editor for Orthopaedic Knowledge Online.

David M. Kahler, MD

Following Medical School and Residency at Tulane in New Orleans, Dr. Kahler came to the University of Virginia as a fellow in Hand Surgery and Sports Medicine.  He was granted a faculty appointment and has spent his entire academic career at UVA.  In the 1990's Dr. Kahler became one of the pioneers in the new field of computer-assisted surgery, performing the first computer guided pelvic fracture surgeries in the world.  He now primarily treats patients with shoulder problems, while also caring for all patients with pelvic and acetabular fractures at the University.  He also enjoys treating patients with challenging fracture problems, such as periarticular fractures, nonunions.

Victoria Kuester M.D.

Dr. Victoria G. Kuester is the head of Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery at Virginia Commonwealth University. She specializes in general pediatric orthopaedics including pediatric trauma, hip dysplasia, Blounts, foot deformities, obstetric brachial plexus injuries, hand deformities and scoliosis. Her undergraduate and medical degrees were received from Wake Forest University and she completed her orthopaedic residency at VCU/MCV Hospital. She finished her pediatric orthopaedic fellowship at Nemours, A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington, Delaware.

She is a member of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, American Academy of orthopaedic Surgeons, the Virginia orthopaedic Society, the Richmond Orthopaedic Club and the Christian Medical and Dental Society.

Steve T. Lin, D.Sc.

Dr. Lin graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri with a doctor of science degree in Biomedical Engineering. He also holds two Master of Science degrees in Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering. Dr. Lin’s research interest is in biomaterials, implant technology, and tissue engineering. He had made contributions to the development of small artificial blood vessels and artificial ligaments. His current research focus is on orthobiologics for bone and cartilage regeneration.

Dr. Lin has published several peer-reviewed papers and presented regularly at scientific conferences. He holds 18 patents. He is member of ORS, SFB, ICRS, AATB, and ASTM. Dr. Lin serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Applied Biomaterials and the ASTM F4 subcommittee.

Dr. Lin is currently Vice President of Biologics R/D and Chief Technology Officer at Exactech, Inc. Previously, Dr. Lin held several key management positions in his 14 years employment at Zimmer, Inc. He was Vice President for Worldwide Research and Technology Development. He had served in the Special Task Force for China and Asia Pacific, and helped Zimmer pioneer its market presence in China.

Gail  Macik,  M.D.

Associate Professor of Medicine and Pathology. Director, Clinical Coagulation Services. University of Virginia Health System. Dr. Macik received her medical doctor degree from University of Texas and finished her residency of internal medicine at University of North Carolina. She then pursued a fellowship in clinical coagulation and hematology at University of North Carolina. She is one of the well recognized experts in the field and has helped to establish institutional guidelines for DVT prophylaxis in many subspecialty including joint replacements and orthopeadic trauma.

John W. Mann, III M.D.

Roanoke Orthopaedic Center. Dr. Mann graduated from University of Virginia School of Medicine and finished his orthopaedic residency at University of Virginia Medical Center. He then finished a fellowship in Knee Reconstruction with Dr. Insall at Beth Isreal Hospital. He is specialized in total knee arthroplasty and sports medicine.

Joseph T. Moskal M.D.

Roanoke Orthopaedic Center. Dr. Moskal finished his medical school from Washington University and residency at University of Virginia. He did two fellowships: Orthopedic traumatology fellowship from Maryland Institute for Emergency Medicine and an adult reconstructive & total joint fellowship in Cleveland Clinic. He is a nationally well known joint replacement surgeon and he teaches several instruction courses. He is also well published in the area of total joint replacement.

Varatharaj Mounasamy M.D.

Dr. Raj Mounasamy, specializes in orthopaedic trauma. Dr. Mounasamy is a fellow of the Royal College of physicians and surgeons of Glasgow. He is also a member of the, American Medical Association and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. In addition to orthopaedic trauma, he is also fellowship trained in adult reconstruction orthopaedics, musculoskeletal oncology and pediatric orthopedics.

Wendy M. Novicoff, Ph.D.

Dr. Novicoff has managed the outcomes research for the UVA Division of Adult Reconstruction in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery for the last three years, and she is also an assistant professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the UVA School of Medicine.  She received her undergraduate degree from Duke University and her master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Virginia.  Dr. Novicoff's primary

research interests are health services research, outcomes evaluation, and hospital/health system data quality and integrity.  She is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt and Lean Sensei, and has had the opportunity to work with healthcare organizations all over the country to implement Six Sigma and Lean programs designed to improve quality of care and patient safety in healthcare systems.  She has spoken about her efforts in several venues, including academic conferences and industry meetings.

Thomas E. Shuler M.D.

Section Chief, Orthopedic Surgery. Carilion Clinic Bone & Joint Center. Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Dr. Shuler graduated from University of South Carolina School of Medicine and finished his residency training at Greenville Memorial Hospital. He then did Orthopaedics Traumatology fellowship at University of Pittsburgh. He is specialized in complex orthopaedic trauma including pelvic and acetabular fractures, as well as periarticular injuries. He is a well known orthopaedic trauma surgeon and an educator. He is associate professor with University of Virginia and teaches residents and medical students.

Mark C. Willis M.D.

Dr. Mark C. Willis Jr. is division chief of trauma service, specializes in orthopaedic trauma. He is a member of the Medical Society of Virginia, American Medical Association and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Wilhelm A. Zuelzer, M.D.

Dr. Wilhelm A. Zuelzer specializes in sports medicine, particularly in knee and shoulder injuries. Dr. Zuelzer is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Association, Orthopaedic Research Society and the Richmond Orthopaedic Society. He also is a member of the MCV Physicians board and serves on the board of directors of the Virginia Orthopaedic Society.