Grant and Award Recipients 2001


AAOS/OREF Fellowship

Bristol-Myers Squibb/Zimmer Grant for Excellence in Orthopaedic Treatment

Career Development

Educational Awards

Lectureship Awards

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Resident Journal Club Grants

Patel Traveling Fellowship

Prospective Clinical Research Grants

Research Grants

Resident Research Awards

The Sulzer Orthopedics Resident Grant for Growth Factor Research

OREF Clinical Award

State Orthopaedic Society Lectureships


AAOS/OREF Fellowship in Health Services Research

Grant develops orthopaedic surgeons with research skills to undertake and manage health services and outcomes research. One two-year fellowship is offered annually at $70,000 per year.

RECIPIENT  
Warren R. Dunn, M.D.
Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore		  

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Bristol-Myers Squibb/Zimmer Orthopaedic Surgery Career Development Award

This award promotes the advancement of scientific and/or clinical training of new orthopaedic surgeons who have a clinical or scientific interest in total joint surgery and/or trauma treatment. The qualified candidate must be an orthopaedic surgeon who is currently completing or has completed formal training within the past four years. The amount of the award will be up to $50,000 for up to one year.

RECIPIENT
Joseph Bernstein, M.D University of Pennslyvania
Kevin J. Bozic, M.D. Harvard University
John C. Clohisy, M.D. Washington University
Brian J. Cole, M.D. Rush - Presbyteran - St. Lukes
Todd O. McKinley, M.D. University of Iowa
Michael G. Vitale, M.D. Childrens Hospital of Los Angeles

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Career Development Awards

Award encourages a commitment to scientific research in orthopaedic surgery. Awards of up to $75,000 per year for three years will be considered.

RECIPIENT PROJECT
Nancy A. Hadley- Miller, M.D.
John Hopkins University
Recipient of the Thomas M. Coffman
Career Development Award 		Genetic Linkage Analysis of Familial Idiopathic Scoliosis - A Complex Orthopaedic Disorder.
Scott A. Rodeo, M.D. 
Hospital for Special Surgery		 Studies of the Cellular and Molecular Mechanism of Tendon-to-Bone Healing.

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Educational Awards

Awards provide one year of funding of up to $25,000 for educational programs developed in conjunction with a recognized, national organization: to evaluate the effectiveness of orhtopaedic education at all levels; clinical consesnsus conferences, workshops and symposia; research and development of educational electronic media; and innovative approaches to education.

RECIPIENT PROJECT
Academic Orthopaedic Society
 		 Junior Faculty Development Program for the 2001 Annual Meeting of the Academic Orthopaedic Society.
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Molecular Biology in Orthopaedics 2001 Workshop
American Orthopaedic Association The International Center for Orthopaedic Education (ICOE)
Inernational Conference on the Chemistry and Biology of Mineralized Tissues (ICCBMT) 7th International Conference on the Chemistry and Biology of Mineralized Tissues. (7th ICCBMT)
Journal of Bone Joint Surgeons Web-Based Enhancement of Peer-Reviewed Journal articles.
Orthopaedic Research Society ORS/OREF/AAOS Grant-Writing Workshop.
Orthopaedic Trauma Association and the Boston Medical Center Orthopaedic Trauma Association's Resident Education Syllabus CD-ROM Supplement.
Orthopaedics Overseas, Inc. OREF-OO Traveling Fellowship
University of Arizona Model Lecture Program for Resident Education in Genetics, Gene Therapy and Tissue Engineering.
University of Minnesota Medical School Student and Faculty Satisfaction, Pre-and-Post Student Knowledge Confidence Levels and Student Exam Performance, Following Implementation of a New Organ-Based Musculoskeletal Course.

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Fred W. Hark, M.D. and William A. Hark, M.D. Lectureship Awards

Award provides up to $2,500 for a lecture on a topic of interest to orthopaedic surgeons.

RECIPIENT
Dartmouth Medical School
Hughston Sports Medicine Foundation
Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center
University of Vermont
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin

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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Resident Journal Club Grants

The objective of this program is to support journal club activities for orthopaedic residents. Participation in this program is open to existing and new journal clubs. The program will enhance residency training by providing educational information on managing an effective journal club, and will teach residents how to evaluate current scientific literature. Grants of $2,500 per program are available.

RECIPIENT
Akron General Medical Center Carolinas Medical Center
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Duke University
Fort Wayne Orthopaedic Residency Hamot Medical Center, Erie, PA
Harvard University JPS Health Network, Forth Worth, TX
Long Island Jewish Medical Center Medical College of Ohio
Medical College of Wisconsin Monmouth Medical Center
Montefiore Medical Center Naval Hospital, San Diego
Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth Oregon Health Sciences University
Orlando Regional Healthcare Pennsylvania State University
St. Louis University Medical Center St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, NY
St. Mary's Hospital St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center
Summa Health System, Akron Thomas Jefferson University
University of Arizona University of British Columbia
University of California, Davis University of California, San Diego
University of Connecticut University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Minnesota University of Pennsylvania
University of Rochester University of South Carolina
University of Southern California University of Utah Health Sciences
University of Vermont University of Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University Walter Reed Army Medical Center

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Patel Traveling Fellowship

Grant provides funding for a young orthopaedic surgeon from India to travel to the U.S. for specialty training, including attendance at the AAOS Annual Meeting.

RECIPIENT
Dhaivat Nanavati, M.D.
Vadodara, India

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Prospective Clinical Research Grants

These grants provide funding for promising prospective clinical research projects. Subject to the available levels of philanthropic support, awards of up to $50,000 per year for up to three years, conditional upon annual review, will be considered on all topics.

RECIPIENT PROJECT
Shepard R. Hurwitz, M.D.
University of Virginia
 Tibial Plafond Fracture Outcome Effects of Injury Severity and Treatment.

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Research Grants

Grants encourage new investigators by providing seed money and start-up funding of up to $50,000 per year for up to two years.

RECIPIENT PROJECT
David C. Ayers, M.D.
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Partially funded by the American Association of the Hip and Knee Surgeons 		Pilot Study of Psychological Assessment and Support in Total Joint Replacement Patients.
Long-En Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
Duke University 		Nitric Oxide in Reperfusion Injury of Skeletal Muscle.
Mark W. Grinstaff, Ph.D.
Duke University 		A Novel Photocrosslinkable Hyaluronan Matrix for Cartilage Repair.
Tong-Chuan He, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Chicago 		The Therapeutic Chemopreventive Potential of Nuclear Receptor Agonists for Recurrent and Metastatic Human Osteosarcomas.
Guoan Li, Ph.D.
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 		In-Vitro Investigation of Interosseous Ligament (IOL) Reconstruction in Forearm Fracture Using Robotic Technology.
Sam Nasser, M.D.
Wayne State University
Funded by the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation 		Immunological Responses to Bone Soluble Proteins and Histocompatibility Antigens in Bone Allograft Recipients.
J. Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D.
University of Medicine and Dentistry
of New Jersey
Partially funded by Synthes (USA)
and AO/ASIF Foundation		 The Role of Inflammation in Bone Healing.
Michael G. Rock, M.D.
Mayo Clinic 		Identification of Candidate Molecular Markers for Osteogenic Sarcoma.
Pamela J. Sherman, M.D.
Hospital for Special Surgery 		Comparison of Estrogen Deficiency and Decreased Bone Mass on Healing in the Osteopenic Rat Fracture Model.
John G. Skedros, M.D.
University of Utah 		Effects of Age and Hormone Status on the Repair of Bone Microdamage.
William T. Tse, M.D., Ph.D.
Children's Hospital, Boston 		Treatment of Osteogenesis Imperfecta with Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation.
Jinxi Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
Children's Hospital, Boston 		In Vivo Osteogeneic Potential of Bone Sialoprotein.
Kristin L. Weber, M.D.
University of Texas, Houston 		Regulation of Osteosarcoma Metastasis by IGF-1-R Signaling: A Novel Therapeutic Target.
Gerald R. Williams, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania		 Healing of the Tendon to Bone Insertion Sites in the Shoulder: The Role of the Mechanical Environment.

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Resident Research Awards

Award is to encourage development of research interests for residents and fellows in approved orthopaedic programs. Grants of $15,000 are offered in January and July to be used over a 12-month timeframe.

RECIPIENT PROJECT
Paul S. Issack, M.D., Ph.D.
Hospital for Joint Diseases		 Genetic Elements Regulating Chondrocyte - Specific Expression of Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein.
Yu-Po Lee, M.D.
University of California, Los Angeles		 The Role of Transduced Bone Marrow Cells and Host Cells in Inducing Bone Formation in a Critical Sized Mouse Tibial Defect Model.
C. Benjamin Ma, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh		 Cine Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the ACL-Deficient and Reconstructed Knees
Wren V. McCallister, M.D.
University of Washington
Funded by Ortho Biotech, Inc.		 Toward Clinical Application of the Intact Nerve Bridge Technique: Longer- Term Study in a Rabbit Model.
Kevin McGuire, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania
Funded by Ortho Biotech, Inc.		 Comparing Cost and Outcome Between Teaching and Non-Teaching Hospitals for Orthopaedic Procedures.
Matthew T. Provencher, M.D.
Naval Medical Center, San Diego		 Vesitbular Function in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.
Edwin E. Spencer, Jr., M.D.
University of Michigan
Recipient of the Katherine Wolcott Walker Resident Research Award 		Biomechanical Evaluation of Reconstruction of the Sternoclavicular Joint.
William L. Tontz, Jr., M.D.
University of California, San Diego
Recipient of the Charles H. Herndon Residency Research Award funded by the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation. 		Fate and Role of Transplanted Cells for the Autologous Cartilage Transplant Procedure.
Erica G. Urquhart, M.D., Ph.D.
Hospital for Special Surgery
Recipient of the Marshall R. Urist Residency Research Award funded by the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons. 		Role of Semaphorins and Their Receptors in Limb Development and Nerve Regeneration.
Emma S. Woodhouse, M.D.
University of Washington 		Reproductive Hormone Effects on the ACL Strength.
Jean S. Yun, M.D.
University of Medicine and Dentistry
of New Jersey
 The Effect of Soft Tissue Release on the Growth Plate During Limb Lengthening.

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The Sulzer Orthopedics Resident Grant for Growth Factor Research

Award is to encourage new research efforts in applications of growth factor technology to orthopedic hard and soft tissue applications. Grants of $15,000 are offered in January and July to be used over a 12-month timeframe.

RECIPIENT PROJECT
Anikar Chhabra, M.D.
University of Virginia
Funded by Sulzer Orthopedics USA, Inc.		 GDF-5 Modulation of Fracture Healing.

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OREF Clinical Award

This award recognizes outstanding clinical research related to musculoskeletal disease or injury. Manuscripts should be original and may be submitted by members of the AAOS, ORS, Canadian Orthopaedic Association, Canadian ORS or sponsored by a member. One award of $20,000 is offered.

RECIPIENT PROJECT
Bruce J. Sangeorzan, M.D.
Allen Tencer, Ph.D.
Randal P. Ching, Ph.D.
University of Washington

Changes in the Talo-Calcaneal Joint Pathological Conditions in the Hindfoot.

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State Society Lectureship Awards

Award provides an honoraria of $1,000 for speakers at state society annual meetings.

Califonia Orthopaedic Association Eastern Orthopaedic Association
Florida Orthopaedic Society  Georgia Orthopaedic Society
Hawaii Orthopaedic Association Indiana Orthopaedic Society
Iowa Orthopaedic Society Louisiana Orthopaedic Association
Michigan Orthopaedic Society Mid-America Orthopaedic Association
Mid-Central States Orthopedic Society Mississippi Orthopaedic Society
Missouri State Orthopaedic Association New Jersey Orthopaedic Society
New York State Society of Orthopaedic Surgeons North Pacific Orthopaedic Society
Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society Texas Orthopaedic Association
Washington Orthopaedic Society Wisconsin Orthopaedic Society

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