Hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman – “Dr. Joseph Abboud”

Dr. Joseph Abboud is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon who specializes in the treatment of patients with shoulder and elbow disorders at Rothman Orthopaedics Institute. He is an internationally recognized authority on the treatment of shoulder and elbow disorders. He is a Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and has recently completed his four year term as the Senior Vice President of Clinical Affairs at Rothman. During this time he worked with the executive leadership team to oversee a time of tremendous organizational growth of Rothman Orthopaedic Institute.

Topics include:

-His path to becoming an orthopedic surgeon, including being born in Beirut, Lebanon and immigrating to the U.S. at 5 years old. He’s been in Philadelphia since 10 years old and is most proud of the fact that he has been caring for patients in the Delaware Valley, Philadelphia, and South Jersey since the late 90’s.

-He discusses kicking off the inaugural meeting of Shoulder360 as a course chair. The concept of the meeting is to provide a comprehensive shoulder course focusing on shoulder repair and reconstructive surgery. The course chair’s are keeping the education engaging with tapping into the culture of South Beach and adding judges with commentary and scoring to panel discussions.

-We hear about how he recently completed the General Manager program at Harvard Business School to help further his business acumen and his recent course completion on the MIT Sloan Blockchain Program.

-We discuss the future technology of shoulder surgery to include balloon spacer for patients with difficult rotator cuff repairs.

Find out more about Dr. Joseph Abboudhere.

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Hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman – “Dr. Javad Parvizi”

This is a good one where you’ll want to intently listen with the incredible wisdom of Dr. Javad Parvizi. He is an American Board Certified, fellowship trained, Orthopaedic Surgeon and the Director of Clinical Research at the Rothman Orthopaedic Institute. Dr. Parvizi has been at Rothman since 2003. He holds the James Edwards Professor Chair of Orthopaedics at Thomas Jefferson University. He specializes in the management of young patients with hip disorders such as dysplasia, femoroacetabular impingement and other complex hip and knee conditions. He is a renowned world expert in the fieldof periprosthetic joint infection, joint preservation, and joint reconstruction.

Topics include:

-He joined Rothman Orthopaedics in 2003 as the 13th physician and today, Rothman has over 250+ physicians. Dr. Parvizi tells us about the vision of Dr. Richard Rothman in creating Rothman Orthopedics and “private-medics,” where private practice comes together with academics.

-We discuss the creation of Parvizi Surgical Innovation (PSI), established in 2016, with a founding circle of 32 individuals. They follow an incubator model to evaluate innovative ideas with a product council, financing and resources.

-Only two of our guests have their own Wikipedia pages and Dr. Parvizi is one of them. Check out Dr. Parvizi’s page with his vast accolades and accomplishments here.

-We hear about where does he think we are going in the war on bacteria and infections?

-We also hear Dr. Parvizi’s great wisdom on innovation. He says it simplifies life, makes it more affordable and changes status quo positively.

Find out more about Dr. Parvizi here.

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Hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman – “Dr. Morteza Meftah”

Dr. Morteza Meftah is a Hip and Knee Joint Reconstruction Specialist, Co-director of Robotic and Computer-assisted Joint Replacement Surgery Chair, Center for Orthopedic Innovation, Department of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Langone’sPreston Robert Tisch Center for Men’s HealthandNYU Langone Madison Avenue Orthopedics.

His clinical practice and research focus on complex primary and revision total hip and knee replacements, including rapid post-surgical recovery, outpatient joint replacement surgery, opioid-sparing surgical pathways, peri-prosthetic fractures and infections, and robotic-assisted total joint replacement.

Topics include:

-His role as Chair of the Orthopedic Innovation Center. He helps us understand the differences between invention and innovation.

-We discuss the use of robotics and navigation with aiding precision during surgeries.

-We hear about the grit and challenges to get his start-up, Caira Surgical, launched.

Find out more about Dr. Morteza Meftahhere.

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Hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman – “Dr. Hiro Sugaya

Continuing to bring you the best of the best orthopedics with one of the most influential shoulder specialists in the world.

Hiroyuki Sugaya, President of the Tokyo Sports Orthopedic Clinic, joins us for this episode. He is an orthopedic surgeon specializing in shoulder and elbow. Dr. Sugaya has been dedicated to the treatment and research of shoulder & elbow injuries for over 20 years. He worked at the Funabashi Orthopaedic Hospital in 2002, where he led the shoulder & elbow team for 18 years. During this time, he and his team published numerous clinical research articles based on vast clinical experiences regarding treatment for shoulder & elbow injuries.

Topics include:

-Discussing his research and expanding his network globally.

-Dr. Sugaya’s experience with Annecy Live Surgery: International Shoulder Advanced Course with Dr. Lafosse.

-Fitting in his hobbies of working out and golf when he can.

Find out more about Dr. Hiro Sugaya here.

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Hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman – “Dr. Kevin Plancher”

Kevin Plancher, MD, MPH is the Founder of Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. Dr. Plancher is a Clinical Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine and an Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, at Cornell University in New York.In addition, Dr. Plancher is the Fellowship Director of an ACGME accredited sports medicine program in NYC and CT.

Dr. Plancher is a leading orthopaedic surgeon and sports medicine expert with extensive knowledge in knee, shoulder, elbow, and hand injuries. He specializes in treating anterior cruciate ligament tears and shoulder injuries, which he sees frequently as a physician for the U.S. Ski Team and as a League Physician for Major League Lacrosse. He specializes in minimally invasive procedures including: partial knee replacements, arthroscopic rotator cuff repairs, arthroscopic Bankart repairs, and endoscopic elbow release for severe tennis elbow. He is also an expert in total and reverse shoulder, and knee replacements procedures. Dr. Plancher developed the arthroscopic technique for releasing a nerve for posterior shoulder pain. He has a paticular interest in adolescent sports injuries and injury prevention for young female athletes.

Topics include:

-Dr. Plancher’s story of becoming an orthopedic surgeon, along with shared experiences and overlap with Dr. Sigman.

-We hear about his sports medicine fellowship, including stories with previous fellow, Dr. Shariff Bishai.

-We discuss Dr. Plancher’s responsibilities being named chair of theAmerican Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons’ (AAOS)Board of Specialty Societies(BOS). The BOS brings together the leaders of the 23 musculoskeletal societies to address advocacy, continuing medical education, research, and membership, residency, and fellowship issues. It also serves as an advisory body to the AAOS Board of Directors and promotes unity and collaboration between specialty societies and the Academy.

-Dr. Plancher lectures globally on issues related to orthopaedic procedures and sports injury management. He is the founder of the “Orthopaedic Summit: Evolving Techniques”, (OSET) a national conference. Tune in to hear about the intriguing “Journal of Retraction” session held at OSET. Find out more about OSET here.

Find out more about Dr. Kevin Plancher here.

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Hosted by Dr. Scott Sigman – “Dr. Brett Sanders”

Dr. Brett Sanders is an orthopedic surgeon with subspecialty training in shoulder, sports medicine, and upper extremity with a special interest in complex arthroscopic and open shoulder surgery at the Center for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics in Chattanooga, TN.

We hear about Dr. Sanders path to becoming an orthopedic surgeon. A native of Nashville, Dr. Sanders attended college at the University of Virginia and subsequently attended the University of Tennessee College of Medicine and performed an Internship in general surgery and a Residency in orthopaedic surgery, both at Emory University. While at Emory, he was elected to the AOA Leadership Conference and provided sports medicine care for Georgia Tech and professional athletes.

Dr. Sanders completed fellowship training in shoulder and sports medicine at Harvard University with complementary training at the ALPS Institute in Annecy, France. He then performed a second fellowship in hand and upper extremity surgery at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

Topics include:

-Dr. Sanders is the Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Tensor Surgical. Tensor Surgical was founded on the principle of “For Surgeons By Surgeons.” Tensor’s goal was to develop an instrumentation set with an emphasis on reproducible gold standard results while reducing overall time and cost in the OR. Tensor has sought and incorporated surgeon’s feedback, to continually improve and expand the capabilities of the Rotator Cuff Repair System, consisting of the reusable Tensor Tunneler and Suture Passer tools. Find more information on Tensor Surgical here.

-We also have an interesting discussion on orthobiologics and its use with patients.

Find out more about Dr. Brett Sanders here.

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