Multiple Tracks And Networking Opportunities

Amy Compton-Phillips, MDAmy Compton-Phillips, M.D., is an internationally respected healthcare executive, innovator, speaker and author serving as executive vice president and chief clinical officer for Providence St. Joseph Health. She is responsible for improving health, care and value outcomes delivered by the 51 hospitals, 800+ clinics, and 115,000 caregivers of the $25 billion health system.

Alexander R. Vaccaro, MD, PhD, MBAIn addition of being President of Rothman Institute, Vaccaro is Professor and Chairman of Orthopaedic Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University. He is the past President of the American Spinal Injury Association. He has over 650 peer reviewed publications and is the editor of over 54 textbooks and co-editor of OKU-Spine I and editor of OKU-8.

Zeev N. Kain, MD, MBAKain is a thought leader in Orthopedic Value based care and an international expert on Perioperative Surgical Home and enhanced recovery. He is also a national leader in perioperative digital health. He previously served as Chair of Anesthesiology and Associate Dean of Clinical Operations Officer in UC Irvine Health.

Joseph D. Zuckerman, MDDr. Zuckerman is the Surgeon-in-Chief at NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital, a Walter A. L. Thompson Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at the NYU School of Medicine (SOM), and the Chairman of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at NYU Langone Health. Dr. Zuckerman is an internationally-recognized expert in shoulder surgery and hip and knee replacement who established the Hip Fracture Research Group and the Shoulder Research Group.

Kevin J. Bozic, MD, MBABozic holds multiple regional and national leadership positions and is widely recognized as a leader in orthopaedic surgery and value based care and delivery models. He also serves as the Executive Director of the Seton Healthcare Musculoskeletal Service Line, where he has overseen implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of BPCI and CJR Programs.

Bruce Cohen, MDDr. Cohen currently is the CEO for OrthoCarolina and has served as vice chairman of the Board of Directors and chair of the Operations Committee at OrthoCarolina. He has served as Fellowship Director of the OrthoCarolina Foot and Ankle Fellowship and is currently serving as the Chief of the Foot and Ankle Division at Carolinas Medical Center. He is the Vice-President of the American Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Board of Directors.

James D. Grant, MD, MBA, FASADr. Grant is a senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Known for his distinguished record of clinical excellence, organizational leadership and administrative expertise, Grant was the Chair of the Department of Anesthesiology in Cedar Sinai Hospital and Beaumont Hospital. Dr. Grant also served as the 100th President of the American Society of Anesthesiologists and a member of the Michigan Board of Medicine.

Bryan T. Kelly, MD, MBADr. Kelly currently serves as Surgeon-in-Chief and Medical Director and Attending Physician on the Sports Medicine Service as well as Co-Director for the Center for Hip Preservation at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) which is designed to provide multi-disciplinary care for patients at all levels with hip injuries. Dr. Kelly was also the former Chief of the Sports Medicine and Shoulder Service for the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS).

Thomas P. Vail, MDDr. Vail is the James L. Young Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco. He is the past President of the Knee Society, the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons, the Eastern Orthopaedic Association, past vice-President of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, and currently on the Board of Trustees for the JBJS.

William N. Levine, MDDr. Levine is a nationally and globally renowned specialist in arthroscopic and open shoulder, elbow, and knee surgery, and sports medicine. He is Chair of the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Columbia University's College of Physicians and Surgeons, where he holds the Frank E. Stinchfield Professorship in Orthopedic Surgery, and serves as Chief of the Orthopedics Service at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Levine is Columbia University’s head team physician, responsible for providing care for 31 Columbia intercollegiate athletic teams and is the Editor in Chief of the Journal of the American Academy of Orthopedics.

Michael Suk MD, JD, MPH, MBA, FACSSuk is chair of the Geisinger Musculoskeletal Institute and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and is also the chief physician officer for Geisinger System Services. In 2019, he was elected to the AMA Board of Trustees. He is on the editorial board of several orthopaedic journals, author of numerous scientific articles and a textbook. He is a national authority on VBC in the orthopedic space.

L. Scott Levin, MD, FACSDr. Levin is the Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and recently appointed Chair of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Board of Regents. As an accomplished clinician, his expertise focuses on surgery of the hand and upper extremity, reconstructive microsurgical techniques for extremity reconstruction and limb salvage. His research interests focus predominantly on extremity soft tissue reconstruction. Widely published with more than 395 peer-reviewed journal articles, 85 book chapters and 11 books.

Thomas R. Vetter, MD, MPHDr. Vetter is a nationally recognized expert on perioperative medicine and value-based healthcare. Since coming to Austin in 2016, Vetter has co-lead the development of an innovative, hybrid Perioperative Surgical Home model, which is a coalition among Ascension Texas, USAP-Texas (Central), and SOUND. Dr. Vetter is currently Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the preeminent journal, Anesthesia & Analgesia. He has published extensively in clinical outcomes and comparative effectiveness research.

Justin Oppenheimer, MBAJustin holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and is a healthcare executive specializing in strategy, operations, and service line management. Established leader and strategic thinker who excels at partnering with physicians, senior leaders, and front-line staff to optimize care delivery and accelerate growth.

James T. Caillouette, MDDr. Caillouette is the Joan and Andy Fimiano Endowed Chair in Orthopedic Surgery for Hoag Memorial Hospital. He is Chairman of Newport Orthopedic Institute; a 30-physician group based in Newport Beach, California. He has numerous publications in the orthopedic literature. He is currently focused on healthcare economics and reform, along with the design of next generation medical devices.

Roy Winston, MDDr. Winston is the Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) at Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Dr. Winston is an honorably discharged veteran of the U.S. Navy, a board certified anesthesiologist, and was most recently the chair of Anesthesiology at Palm Beach Children’s Hospital and St. Mary’s Medical Center. He served on The Georgia Composite State Board of Medical Examiners as Vice President and President Elect, and worked with the legislature to create and modify healthcare policy.

Ranjan Gupta, MDDr. Gupta is a world renown orthopedic surgeon and researcher who had been continuously funded by NIH-NINDS since 2000. Gupta has previously served as Chair of Orthopedics at UCI and has received numerous awards such as the NIH Career Development Award from the NINDS-NIH.

Anthony Romeo, MDDr. Romeo currently serves as the Executive Vice President of the Musculoskeletal Institute for DuPage Medical Group and is a distinguished Orthopaedic surgeon with over 20 years of experience working in academic medicine. Prior to DuPage Medical Group, Dr. Romeo was the Chief of Orthopaedics for Rothman Orthopaedic Institute's New York division.

Randy Fagin, MDDr. Randy Fagin is a Corporate Vice President with responsibilities over surgical service lines at HCA Healthcare, the world’s largest hospital management company with over 300 hospitals & ASC’s across the United States and the United Kingdom. Previously, Dr. Fagin was the Chief Administrative Officer for the Texas Institute for Robotic Surgery a data and performance management company inside of HCA Healthcare’s Central and West Texas Division.

Vivian S. Lee, MD, PhD, MBADr. Lee is the author of The Long Fix: Solving America's Health Care Crisis with Strategies that Work for Everyone. She is President of Health Platforms at Verily Life Sciences. Before joining Verily, Dr. Lee served as Dean of the Medical School and CEO of University of Utah Health Care, an integrated health system with a budget of $3.6 billion. Prior to Utah, she was the Chief Scientific Officer of NYU’s Langone Medical Center.

Justina Lehman, CNP, DNPJustina Lehman, CNP, DNP is the VP of Value-Based Care for Twin Cities Orthopedics and Revo Health. She is a proven, cutting-edge innovator with over a decade of experience leading and developing value based clinical programs that improve outcomes while reducing costs. Under Lehman’s guidance, the TCO EXCEL Surgery & Recovery program recently celebrated its milestone 6,000th prospective bundle. With a strong clinical background, Lehman helps driven leaders become disruptors and impact real change in healthcare.

Robert Louis, MD, FAANSDr. Louis is the Empower360 Endowed Chair in Skull Base and Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery He is the Director of the Skull Base and Pituitary Tumor Program, Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute and the Director of XR Development at Hoag Memorial Hospital. He is also a Diplomate for the American Board of Neurological Surgery as well as a managing partner for Neuroscience Management Associates, LLC.

Jeff Gadsden, MD, FRCPC, FANZCAGadsden is a world leader in the areas of ultrasound-guided nerve blockade, the monitoring of regional anesthesia, trauma, and education. He holds fellowships with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (anesthesia) and the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, widely published and a well-known speaker in these areas.

Asheesh Bedi, MDDr. Bedi is the Director of the Michigan Center for Athletic Medicine and Performance (MCHAMP). He is the Harold and Helen W. Gehring Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Chief of Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery at the University of Michigan and MedSport Program. He is the Head Orthopaedic Team Physician for University of Michigan Athletics and Team Physician for the Detroit Lions. He is also a consultant for National Basketball and National Hockey Players’ Associations (NBPA, NHLPA) and specializes in both arthroscopic and open surgery for athletic injuries of the shoulder, elbow, hip, and knee.

Daniel Albershardt, MDDaniel Albershardt completed medical school at Dartmouth Medical School followed by Anesthesiology training at the University of Washington. He currently practices in Centralia, Washington where he is the Director of Anesthesia Service at a small orthopedic ambulatory surgery center. His area of focus is ERAS through regional anesthesia and pre-habilitation.

Ingrid Vasiliu-Feltes, MD, MBADr. Vasiliu-Feltes is an experienced clinician executive who previously led all clinical multi-specialty Quality and Safety, Telehealth initiatives and value-based payment models in MEDNAX. Prior to joining MEDNAX, Dr. Vasiliu-Feltes held several leadership roles within the academic, corporate and not-for-profit arenas.

Eric DremelEric is currently the US President at Medacta, a privately held Swiss based orthopedic company. Previously he was the Vice President of Sales at DePuy Orthopaedics, where he formulated and led the implementation of sales strategies that grew US revenues from $585 million to $1.7 billion. Eric was also the President and CEO of AmpOrthopedics,Inc., aventure backed companythat developsnovel technologies for the treatment of osteoarthritis.

Mark E. Hamilton, MDDr. Mark Hamilton is the Anesthesia Leader of the Fast Track Joint Team at Northside Forsyth Hospital. They have the shortest LOS in the nation for Medicare Hip and Knee Arthroplasties at 0.61 days. He is the Director of Anesthesia for their ASC where they have performed >1,260 arthroplasties with no failures to discharge and 90% are discharged opiate free.

Mickey Haryanto, RN-BC, MBA, ONCMs. Haryanto is the Program Manager for the Joint Replacement and Fragility Fracture Programs at the Musculoskeletal Institute at the Medical University of South Carolina. She is Board Certified in Nursing Care Management and Orthopaedic Nursing. Mickey is a recent Past President of the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses, and she continues to serve as the NAON representative on the AAOS Fragility Fracture Alliance.

Neil P. Sheth, MD, FACSDr. Sheth is currently the Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery and Associate Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Sheth joined the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania in 2012 and focuses his research on bone loss pertaining to revision total hip arthroplasty, peri-prosthetic infection and the role of orthopaedic surgery in global health.

Aditya GovilMr. Govil is part of the management team at Avant-garde Health, a firm that grew out of the health care delivery research conducted at Harvard Business School through Professors Michael Porter and Bob Kaplan. He has led several large-scale transformation projects for health system clients. Prior to Avant-garde, he spent a combined decade at the Advisory Board Company (part of Optum/UnitedHealth Group, a fortune 10 company) and Strata Decision Technology (part of Roper Technologies, a Fortune 1000 and S&P 500 company).

Maggie Holtz, MDDr. Holtz previously served as Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology at Emory and then at Yale, she is now the Chief of Regional and Orthopedic Anesthesia at WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center. Dr. Holtz speaks across the country on opioid minimization and enhanced recovery after surgery, and also teaches at regional anesthesia workshops both nationally and internationally.

Richard Dutton, MD, MBADr. Dutton is currently the Chief Quality Officer for US Anesthesia Partners (USAP). In this role, Dr. Dutton leads the committee responsible for data analysis and performance measurement using the collective data and evaluations of all USAP practices to improve patient safety and clinical outcomes. He has served in clinical leadership positions with the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), including Chief Quality Officer and Medical Director of the Anesthesia Quality Institute (AQI).

Ruben J. Azocar MD, MHCM, FASA, FCCMDr. Ruben Azocar is the Vice President of Perioperative Services at the Beth Israel Medical Center in Boston. An anesthesiologist and intensivist, Dr. Azocar has ample experience in the perioperative continuum with prior roles as ICU Director and Chair of an Academic Department. On his current position, he oversees perioperative services operations, quality and safety and manages the service’s budget.

Angela M. Bader, MD, MPHDr. Bader, is a professor of anesthesia at Harvard Medical School and vice chair for Perioperative Medicine in the Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. She is the founding director of the Weiner Center for Preoperative Evaluation, which is considered a benchmarking unit for preoperative assessment and quality improvement.

Wael K. Barsoum, MDDr. Barsoum is currently the President and Chief Transformation Officer at Healthcare Outcomes Performance Company (HOPCo) where he leads the company’s market transformation initiatives along with growth and clinical integration strategies. He spearheads the MSK service line hospital integration, specialty hospitals, quality programs, and operations. Prior to joining HOPCo, he was the CEO and President of Cleveland Clinic Florida.

Matthew S. Austin, MDAs Chief of the Rothman Institute’s Division of Adult Reconstruction, Dr. Austin, oversees one of the world’s largest and most respected hip and knee replacement and joint preservation programs. He serves as Chair of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Evidence-based Medicine Committee. He holds editorial positions with numerous medical journals.

Wayne B. Jonas, MDDr. Jonas is the Executive Director of Integrative Health Programs at Samueli Foundation, he is a board-certified, practicing family physician, an expert in integrative health and health care delivery, a widely published scientific investigator and author of the book How Healing Works. Dr. Jonas was the Director of the Office of Alternative Medicine at the National Institutes of Health from 1995-1999, and prior to that served as the Director of the Medical Research Fellowship at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research.

Alok Sharan, MD, MHCDS, FAAOSDr. Sharan is the Director of Spine and Orthopedics at NJ Spine and Wellness in Matawan, New Jersey. He is an internationally renowned orthopedic spine surgeon who has been a pioneer of the Awake Spinal Fusion procedure. He has been recognized as a Best Doctor by Castle Connolly, New York Magazine Best Doctor, along with Westchester Magazine Best Doctor.

Ira Kirschenbaum, MDDr. Kirschenbaum is the Chair of Orthopedics at BronxCare Health System. Notable and unique career as an orthopaedic surgeon with in-depth and wide-breadth entrepreneurial, corporate and non-profit experience in operations leadership, process reengineering, information technology, and innovation design.

Jonathan M. Vigdorchik, MDDr. Vigdorchik is one of few national experts who specializes in all types of hip surgery, from same-day discharge rapid recovery hip replacement to hip preservation surgery, hip resurfacing, and revision hip replacement surgery. His clinical research involves the avoidance of complications in joint replacement, from preoperative risk-stratification algorithms using machine learning and artificial intelligence, to advanced imaging, templating and intraoperative execution of the surgical plan using robotic and computer-assisted technology.

Francesco SiccardiMr. Siccardi joined Medacta International in 2002 and served as a Member of its Board of Directors since 2003. He then served on the Board of the Company from its incorporation until 2019. Following the retirement of the Company’s Chairman, Mr. Siccardi was appointed Chief Executive Officer. Prior to becoming CEO, he served as Executive Vice President and Medical Affairs Manager as well as Executive Vice President.

Stefano Bini, MDDr. Bini is a Professor of Orthopedic Surgery specializing in hip and knee replacement at the University of California San Francisco, ranked in the top 6 departments in the USA. He is the Founder/Chair of the Digital Orthopaedics Conference (DOCSF) and The Regenerative Orthopedic Conference (ROCSF). His research interests include quantifying the impact of digital health on orthopedic care delivery, bringing precision medicine to total knee procedures and more!

Refaat Hegazi, MD, PhD, MS, MPH, MBADr. Hegazi joined Abbott Nutrition as the Global Medical Director of Adult Nutrition in February 2009. He is now the Medical Director and Director of External Scientific and Medical Engagement for Abbott Nutrition. He also co-developed the Transcultural Diabetes Nutrition Algorithm and Diabetes Total Nutrition Therapy educational programs.

Ritesh R. Shah, MDDr. Shah is a nationally recognized orthopedic surgeon and Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at the Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. Dr. Shah teaches colleagues worldwide about new advances in same day hip and knee replacement, hip arthroscopy, and joint revision surgery. He co-edited the book, Pocket Orthopedic Surgery, which is a handbook for residents in training and used by health providers nationwide.

Nishant Shah, MDShah is a leading authority in the outpatient hip and joint replacement space. He is currently a partner with Midwest Anesthesia and is extensively trained in regional anesthesia. He is the founder of Subsidium Workshops where he teaches multiple hands on workshops for surgeons and anesthesiologists.

Catherine MacLean, MD, PhDMacLean is a physician executive and an applied health services expert. She has diverse leadership experience as Chief Value Medical Officer at the Hospital for Special Surgery; as executive leader of quality and care management programs at Anthem/WellPoint; as principal investigator on academic research projects focused on health care quality and evidence-based medicine; and as leader of various national committees and panels related to health care quality.

Sean Fitzsimmons, MBASean is the Vice President of Corporate Development at Medacta USA, a Swiss-based orthopedic company. In the past 12 years at Medacta, he has held various positions within product management, sales, and market development. Throughout his career, Sean has been dedicated to developing innovative healthcare solutions that focus on improving outcomes and decreasing costs for patients, employers and payors.

Ashish Khanna MD, FCCP, FCCM

Scott V McCulloch, MD

Neel Thomas, MD, MPH

Davinder Ramsingh, MD

This will be a discussion about a theoretical case that pushes the time-honored value equation (Value-Outcomes/Cost) to the limit. The Case and Questions will be covered during the lecture so you won’t want to miss this!

In this lecture, Dr. Refaat Hegazi will be discussing the following: How to optimize nutritional status of patients undergoing orthopedic surgery; Role of preoperative carb-loading in orthopedic surgery; Scientific update on perioperative immunonutrition.

Smith+Nephew's new ARIA Digital Care Management Platform is designed to help clinical teams streamline patient selection and care coordination, which are vital components of any successful outpatient total hip and knee program. During this session, Dr. Ritesh Shah, MD, Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, and Dr. Nishant Shah, MD, Partner with Midwest Anesthesia Partners, will discuss the advantages of using ARIA and the importance of having an objective decision-making tool, SiteSelect.