COURSE CHAIRS
Theodore Miclau, MD
Professor and Vice Chairman
Orthopaedic Trauma Institute International Chair
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California, San Francisco
Chief, Orthopaedic Surgery
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
Director, Orthopaedic Trauma Institute

Amir Matityahu, MD
Professor of Orthopaedics
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California, San Francisco
Zuckerberg San Francisco General
Chair, Department of Surgery
Regional Medical Center of San Jose

COURSE OVERVIEW
Learn new and evolving concepts in trauma and fracture management through didactic lectures, case presentations, and hands-on practice with the latest implants from international leaders in the field of orthopaedic traumatology.
This course is of substantial value in the preparation for board and recertification examinations.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this educational activity participants should be able to:
• Review orthopaedic trauma principles.
• Improve skills and assess advancements in surgical techniques through hands-on plating, external fixation, and intramedullary nailing methodology.
• Apply technological advancements that can be brought readily to the clinical setting of orthopaedic trauma care, including osteobiologics and instrumentation.
 

ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA INSTITUTE (OTI)
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UCSF 
Zuckerberg San Francisco General
Chelsea Bahney, PhD
Associate Adjunct Professor

R. Richard Coughlin, MD
Clinical Professor Emeritus

Karina Del Rosario, MD
Associate Clinical Professor

Anthony Ding, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor

Ashraf El Naga, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Director, Spine Service

Hannah Elsevier, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor

David Gendelberg, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor

Utku Kandemir, MD
Clinical Professor
Director, Sports Medicine Service

Paul Klas, MD
Clinical Instructor

Nicolas Lee, MD
Associate Professor
Director, Hand and Microvascular Service

Meir Marmor, MD, FAAOS, FACS
Associate Clinical Professor

Ralph Marcucio, PhD
Professor In Residence
Director
Laboratory for Skeletal Regeneration

Masato Nagao, MD, PhD
Clinical Professor

Lisa U. Pascual, MD
Clinical Professor 
Chief, Rehabilitation Services

David Shearer, MD
Associate Professor In Residence
Director, Foot and Ankle Service

Conor Spady, MD 
Clinical Instructor

Paul Toogood, MD
Associate Professor In Residence

Mark Chu Xu, MD
Assistant Professor

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, 
SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Thomas Barber, MD
Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Michael Chau, MD PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Ellen Chang, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Department of Radiology
UCSF, School of Medicine

Scott L. Hansen, MD, FACS
Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of Plastic, Reconstructive 
and Hand Surgery
Chief, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
San Francisco General Hospital

Jaclyn Hill, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Donald Kephart, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Terry Lynch, MD
Professor
Department of Radiology
UCSF, School of Medicine

Sanjeev Sabharwal, MD
Clinical Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland

Nicole S. Schroeder, MD
Associate Professor
Director, Hand Surgery Service

Michael J. Terry, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of Plastic and
Reconstructive Surgery
Zuckerberg San Francisco General

DISTINGUISHED GUEST FACULTY 
Peter Althausen, MD
Associate
Reno Orthopaedic Clinic
Reno, Nevada

Joseph Borrelli, Jr., MD, MBA
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic
Surgery and Sports Medicine
Morsani College of Medicine,
University of South Florida,
Tampa, FL
West Coast Musculoskeletal Institute,
Brooksville, FL

Timothy Bray, MD
Associate
Reno Orthopaedic Clinic
Clinical Professor
University of California, Davis
Reno, Nevada

Lamont Cardon, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of California, San Francisco
Alta Bates Hospital
Berkeley, California

Niloofar Dehghan, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Arizona
College of Medicine
Phoenix, AZ

Kyle F. Dickson, MD, MBA
Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Baylor University
Houston, TX

James R. Ficke, MD
Robert A. Robinson Professor and Chair
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine
Baltimore, MD

Shepard R. Hurwitz, MD
Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of North Carolina,
School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, NC

David Lowenberg, MD
Clinical Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Stanford Medical Center
Palo Alto, CA

Michael D. McKee, MD
Professor and Chairman
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Arizona
College of Medicine
Phoenix, AZ

Steven A. Olson, MD
Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chief, Orthopaedic Trauma Service
Duke University Medical Center
Durham, NC

Melvin P. Rosenwasser MD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chief, Orthopaedic Trauma &
Hand Service
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, NY

Andrew H. Schmidt, MD
Professor 
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Minnesota
Chief, Orthopaedic Surgery 
Hennepin County Medical Center
Minneapolis, MN

Stephen A. Schwartz
President
GDS Consulting, LLC
Paoli, PA

Kevin Vogeli, MD, PhD
Department of Orthopedic Surgery
Kaiser Permanente
Oakland, CA

Anthony C. Williams, CWS, ChFC, 
MRFC, CLU
President & Founding Partner
Investment Advisor Representative
Tempe, AZ

DISTINGUISHED INTERNATIONAL GUEST FACULTY
Fernando de la Huerta, MD
Past Chairman, Orthopaedic Division
Hospital de Especialidades,
Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Guadalajara, Mexico

Edward J. Harvey, MD, MSc, FRCSC
Professor
Department of Surgery
Division of Adult Orthopaedics
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Ross K. Leighton, MD
Professor
Department of Surgery
Dalhousie University
Halifax NS, Canada

Christian Krettek, MD
Professor Emeritus 
Trauma Department 
Hannover Medical School 
Hannover, Germany

Emil Schemitsch, MD
Professor and Chairman
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada

Prism Schneider, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
University of Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

WATCH IT NOW
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Has it been awhile since you have attended?
Please watch what our course is all about at our online video library by clicking <here>.

REGISTRATION
Thursday-Saturday, April 4-6, 2024
***$100 off of registration before 3/15!***

Physicians  $845 
Industry Professionals $845 
AHP and PA’s $745 
Nurse's  $745
Residents/Fellows/Military  $425
OTA Member  $745
Inman-Abbott Society course attendees  $545
ASSH Members  $545

Registration fee includes daily continental breakfast, lunch, afternoon break,
reception, syllabus and workshops.

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PRE-COURSE:  CASE REVIEWS IN TRAUMA
Wednesday, April 3, 2024

OVERVIEW
Experts will review current concepts in orthopaedic trauma, including the
management of polytrauma and complex fractures, through case reviews
and group discussions.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
At the conclusion of this educational activity, the participants should
possess greater familiarity with current treatment trends and opinions in
orthopaedic trauma that can be applied readily to their clinical practice.

REGISTRATION
Registration:  $195

Your registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, afternoon break and syllabus.
To those attendees registered - please bring your cases to review in a small setting.
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