---
title: 'Hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman – “Rising Star of Shoulder “'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/hosted-by-dr-scott-sigman-rising-star-of-shoulder'
show: 'The Ortho Show'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/the-ortho-show'
published: '2021-01-28'
audio: 'https://media.blubrry.com/theorthoshow/content.blubrry.com/theorthoshow/Namdari_long.mp3'
---

# Hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman – “Rising Star of Shoulder “

Quite a resume with our guest during this episode, including writing a textbook (not a chapter or excerpt, but fill-on textbook!), "Foundations of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery." Dr. Namdari is a shoulder and elbow surgeon and associate professor of ortho...

## Summary

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Quite a resume with our guest during this episode, including writing a textbook (not a chapter or excerpt, but fill-on textbook!), “_Foundations of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery_.” Dr. Namdari is a shoulder and elbow surgeon and associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Thomas Jefferson University. He is committed to evidence-based medicine and discuss some of his key research in upper extremity. Other discussion topics include:

-Importance of education in residency and fellowships

-Shout out to Dr. Goel’s PrecisionOS with rise of virtual education and helping to solve a huge challenge for residents/fellows

-Rothman Opioid Foundation with opioid sparing approaches through research, marketing and patient education, including their new podcast on Paindemonium

-RCT in _JBJS_ on [Interscalene Block with and without Intraoperative Local Infiltration](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30106818/)

–_Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery_ study on [Early postoperative complications after Latarjet procedure: a single-institution experience over 10 years](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33010440/)

-P-acnes is now C-acnes?! We talk infections in shoulder surgeries and how to reduce infection rates with hydrogen peroxide

-You can find Dr. Namdari’s textbook, “Foundations of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery,” [here](https://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Shoulder-Elbow-Surgery-ebook/dp/B0892TBML5).

Find out more about Dr. Surena Namdari[here](https://rothmanortho.com/physicians/surena-namdari-md).

Thank you to our partner[OrthoLazer](http://www.ortholazer.com) for making this episode of The Ortho Show possible.