Hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman – Dr. Patrick St. Pierre

This episode is brought to you by National Medical Billing Services, the ASC revenue cycle experts.

Dr Patrick St Pierre is an orthopedic surgeon, shoulder specialist in Rancho Mirage, CA.  He has an amazing 20+ year military career and is a world renowned leader in the Army.

Dr. St. Pierre is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland. After completing his Orthopedic surgery residency at Madigan Army Medical Center, he completed fellowships in Medical Research at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and in Orthopedic Sports Medicine at West Point.

Topics include:

-Dr. St Pierre’s father was in the Air Force and traveled around in his youth. His family is originally from Dr. Sigman’s backyard in Lowell, MA and settled in Massachusetts after his father retired from the Air Force. 

-He was originally drawn to cardiology due to his mother having a heart condition. After studying cadets with ankle injuries and getting experience in the military with orthopedics, it led him to a career in this specialty.

-Dr. St. Pierre is very involved in Sports Medicine and Shoulder research and has been recognized with several international and national awards. He has written numerous articles and book chapters, and has edited four books on Sports Medicine. We discuss one of his breakthrough studies in JBJS on rotator cuff repair.

-What are the innovations in shoulder arthroplasty? Dr. St. Pierre discusses he’s working with a great orthopedic surgeon team at Stryker on a robotic system for the shoulder.

Find out more about Dr. Patrick St. Pierre here.

Hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman – “Dr. Will Kurtz”

This episode is brought to you byTrackableMed, the place to go to help grow your new patient base.

This episode is also brought to you by Heron Therapeutics. Please see full Prescribing Information, including Boxed Warning or visit www.ZYNRELEF.com.

Dr. William B. Kurtz is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in hip and knee replacements at Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance.

Dr. Kurtz holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Rice University. He graduated medical school from The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas with Alpha Omega Alpha honors distinction. He completed a residency in orthopedic surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, followed by a subspecialty fellowship in adult reconstructive joint surgery at New England Baptist Hospital in Boston.

Topics include:

-His role in Ortho Founders, a place where orthopreneurs can pitch their innovations and gain feedback from other leaders in orthopedics.

-Dr. Will Kurtz is President of Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance, a group of 106 physicians. He is also a board member in Ortho Forum, whose members comprise 100 private practice groups across the U.S. to share data analysis and best practices on revenue cycle management and ancillary revenue streams.

-He’s done over 10,000 Conformis knees, made specifically for the patient. Dr. Kurtz breaks down the difference between Conformis personalized knees and a standard total knee, which comes off-the-shelf.

-We discuss his recent business case study in Journal Orthopaedic Experience and Innovation, Value Creation vs Value Capture in Orthopedics.

Find out more about Dr. Will Kurtz here.

Also, find out more about Zynrelef here:

ZYNRELEF utilizes a novel synergistic mechanism of action that combines bupivacaine with a low dose of meloxicam to overcome the challenges of the inflammatory process at the surgical site. ZYNRELEF is the first and only extended-release dual-acting local anesthetic (DALA) and delivers 72 hours of postoperative pain relief via a single needle-free application. It has been clinically proven to better manage pain than standard of care bupivacaine HCl solution over 72 hours and to significantly reduce opioid utilization following surgery.

-ZYNRELEF was initially approved by the FDA in May 2021 and in December 2021, the FDA approved an expansion of ZYNRELEF’s indication.

-Limitations of Use: Safety and efficacy have not been established in highly vascular surgeries, such as intrathoracic, large multilevel spinal, and head and neck procedures.

WARNING: RISK OF SERIOUS CARDIOVASCULAR AND GASTROINTESTINAL EVENTS

See full prescribing information for complete boxed warning.

• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) cause an increased risk of serious cardiovascular thrombotic events, including myocardial infarction and stroke, which can be fatal. This risk may occur early in treatment and may increase with duration of use

• ZYNRELEF is contraindicated in the setting of coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery

• NSAIDs cause an increased risk of serious gastrointestinal (GI) adverse events including bleeding, ulceration, and perforation of the stomach or intestines, which can be fatal. These events can occur at any time during use and without warning symptoms. Elderly patients and patients with a prior history of peptic ulcer disease and/or GI bleeding are at greater risk for serious GI events

ZYNRELEF is contraindicated for:

• Patients with a known hypersensitivity (e.g., anaphylactic reactions and serious skin reactions) to any local anesthetic agent of the amide-type, NSAIDs, or to any of the other components of ZYNRELEF OR history of asthma, urticaria, or other allergic-type reactions after taking aspirin or other NSAIDs. Severe, sometimes fatal, anaphylactic reactions to NSAIDs have been reported in such patients

• Patients undergoing obstetrical paracervical block anesthesia OR coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery

WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS include –

Cardiovascular (CV) Thrombotic Events with NSAID Use; Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Ulceration, and Perforation with NSAID Use; Dose-Related Toxicity; Risk of Use in Patients with Impaired Cardiovascular Function; Hepatotoxicity; Hypertension; Heart Failure and Edema; Renal Toxicity and Hyperkalemia; Anaphylactic Reactions; Chondrolysis; Methemoglobinemia; Exacerbation of Asthma Related to Aspirin Sensitivity; Serious Skin Reactions; Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS); Hematologic Toxicity; Masking of Inflammation and Fever.

Hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman – “Zed Williamson”

This episode is brought to you byTrackableMed, the place to go to help grow your new patient base.

Zed Williamson is the Founder/CEO of TrackableMed. After spending years in advertising, Zed Williamson founded TrackableMed in 2011, a patient demand acceleration program platform rooted in neuroscience. TrackableMed’s focus is on results and defined as booked patient appointments for specialty medical practices.

Topics include:

-Why did he create TrackableMed? He was a part of the advertising world and not fond of the industry. TrackableMed is built on results and defined as something you can deposit into a bank account.

-How does TrackableMed work? It’s a highly innovative business focused on the biases and heuristics of human behavior helping private practices create patient demand to their therapies. They attract potential patients by connective specifically with their pain.

-What you need to think about as a physician when setting up a meeting with TrackableMed? To start with:

-What is your goal? 

-What is success to you? 

-Who do you want to focus on from a patient profile to come through the door? 

Find out more about Zed Williamsonhere.

Hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman – “Dr. Jason Scopp”

This episode is brought to you by Koha Health. At Koha Health, their goal is empowering your practice to achieve total financial health.

Dr. Jason Scopp is a sports medicine, orthopedic surgeon at Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates in Salisbury, MD. Alifelong athlete himself, Dr. Scopp has been team physician for the United States Soccer Team, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Salisbury University, and the Delmarva Shorebirds (a Baltimore Orioles organization), among others. He’s a pioneer in the field of cartilage restoration, a procedure for joint pain available in only a handful of medical centers across the country. In addition to his biotechnology research on joint preservation, Dr. Scopp specializes in the treatment and prevention of sports-related injuries. He is an internationally featured speaker on the topics of joint preservation, cartilage defects and restorative treatment options.

Topics include:

-He has kindergarten drawings showing him wanting to be a doctor when he grew up.He wins on the show for the youngest age knowing when he’s wanted to be a doctor!

-Born and raised in Malibu and Santa Monica, he went to the east coast for schooling. He wanted to experience seasons outside of California to check out what it was like outside of 72 degrees and sunny.Dr. Scopp received his medical degree from the Hahnemann University School of Medicine in Philadelphia. His residency in orthopaedic surgery was completed at University of Maryland Medical Systems, and he completed his fellowship in sports medicine, arthroscopy, and articular cartilage restoration back on the west coast at the Santa Monica Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Group in California. He is now on the opposite coast living near Ocean City, MD.

-Dr. Scopp offers sage advice for those in a private practice and being able to build a reputation as being a thought-leader in orthopedics.

Find out more about Dr. Jason Scopphere.

Hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman- “Dr. David Flanigan”

This episode is brought to you byKoha Health. At Koha Health, their goal is empowering your practice to achieve total financial health.

Dr. David Flanigan is a sports medicine, orthopedic surgeon at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. He is the Director of the Cartilage Restoration Program and is the Ohio State Department of Athletics Team Physician. When it comes to the knee, he’s your guy!

Topics include:

-Dr. Flanigan is a born and bred Midwesterner growing up outside of Chicago. He discusses growing up in a family with a hard work ethic and working towards the American dream, like his grandfather did as an immigrant from Sweden.

-We hear about his position as the Director of Ohio State Cartilage Restoration Program and what is new in cartilage now.

-Dr. Flanigan is a member of the Multi-center Orthopedic Outcomes Network (MOON) group. It’s an amazing large network of physicians and pioneers across the U.S. gathering information on ACL reconstruction.

-We discuss the BEAR implant from Miach Orthopaedics and ongoing enrollment in studies, including with the MOON group.

-We also discuss the Moximed MISHA Knee System, which is an implantable shock absorber designed to unload the knee. Find out more about the knee systemhere.

Find out more about Dr. David Flanigan here.

Hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman – “Dr. Sara Edwards”

This episode is brought to you by Koha Health. At Koha Health, their goal is empowering your practice to achieve total financial health.

Dr. Sara L. Edwards is an orthopedic surgeon who specializes in caring for patients with shoulder, elbow and knee injuries at UCSF Health. She provides surgical treatment for shoulder arthritis, including complex shoulder arthroplasty (reconstruction or replacement of the joint) and revisions. She also cares for patients of all ages with sports-related injuries. She treats athletes at all levels, from recreational to elite. Dr. Edwards is also a team doctor for City College of San Francisco, the University of San Francisco and the Oakland Ballet.

Topics include:

-It’s indeed a small world!Scott Sigman MD‘s father and her father were chemical engineer’s in Decatur, IL

-A traumatic car accident in senior year of high school influenced her in going into the medical field

-Being a part of the 6% of women in orthopedics

-At Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Edwards earned her medical degree and completed a residency in orthopedic surgery, serving as chief resident. She then completed a sports medicine fellowship in orthopedic surgery at Columbia University, where she served as the Charles S. Neer MD Shoulder and Elbow Fellow

-Family is important to Dr. Edwards and the reason she went into practice in a few locations across the U.S. We hear about how she went into private practice in Oakland for a few years, then returned to her alma mater as team physician for Northwestern University and how she made her way to UCSF.

Find out more about Dr. Sara Edwards here.