2006 Research Grants and Awards Recipients

CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
$75,000 per Year for Three Years
 
Kevin J. Bozic, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Technology Assessment and Decision Analysis in Total Hip
Arthroplasty
Funded by the Dr. Dane and Mrs. Mary Louise Miller Endowment Fund
 
Francis Y. Lee, M.D., Ph.D.
Columbia University
The Calcineurin/Nuclear Factor of Activated T Cells in
UHMWEPE Wear Particle-Induced Osteolysis
Recipient of the Thomas M. Coffman Career Development Award

Zhongyu J. Li, M.D., Ph.D.
Wake Forest University

The Role of GH/IGF-1 in Neuromuscular Injury During Aging
Funded by the Dr. Dane and Mrs. Mary Louise Miller Endowment Fund
 
RESEARCH GRANTS
$50,000 per Year for Two Years
 
Theodore A. Blaine, M.D.
Columbia University

Developing New Targeted Therapeutics to Replace NSAIDS and Steroids in Treating Shoulder Impingement Syndrome: Chemokine Expression and Regulation in Subacromial Bursitis and Rotator Cuff Disease


Bang H. Hoang, M.D.
University of California, Irvine

Secreted Wnt Inhibitors in Osteosarcoma Biology

Joshua D. Miller, M.D., Ph.D.
University of Michigan

In Vivo Suppression of a Fracture Healing Inhibitor to
Promote Bone Regeneration: Downregulation of
Thrombospondin-2 Production Using RNA Interference (RNAi)
Funded by the Dr. Dane and Mrs. Mary Louise Miller Endowment Fund

William T. Obremskey, M.D.
Vanderbilt University

Prospective Study of Cognitive Impairment in Trauma Patients Without Closed Head Injury
Funded by the Dr. Dane and Mrs. Mary Louise Miller Endowment Fund

Albert W. Pearsall, IV, M.D.
University of South Alabama

The Involvement of Mitochondrial DNA Damage in Chondrocyte Dysfunction and Apoptosis Following Nitric Oxide Exposure
Partially funded by the American Arthritis Society, Inc.

Nelson F. SooHoo, M.D.
University of California, Los Angeles

Development and Testing of Quality of Care Indicators for Total Joint Replacement

Lawrence X. Webb, M.D.
Wake Forest University

Targeting the Glycocalyx (capsule/exopolysaccaride) to Reduce Bone / Implant Related Infections
 
C. Benjamin Ma, M.D.
University of California,
San Francisco
Dynamic Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Knee - The Effect of Ligament Injury and Reconstruction
 
Martha M. Murray, M.D.
Children's Hospital, Boston
Enhanced Anterior Cruciate Ligament Repair Using Collagen-PRP Scaffolds
Funded by the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation
 
Bradley J. Nelson, M.D.
Keller Army Community Hospital, West Point
Effect of a Military Movement Training Program on Lower Extremity Muscle Function
 
Kenneth J. Noonan, M.D.
University of Wisconsin, Madison
The Use of Botulinum A Toxin to Reduce Muscle Contracture and to Promote Myogenesis in a Rabbit Distraction Osteogenesis Model
 
Howell C. Sasser, Ph.D.
Michael J. Bosse, M.D. (Co-PI)
Carolinas Health Care System
Clinical Efficacy and Cost Implications of Acute BMP-2 Application in Grade IIIB Tibia Fractures: A Prospective Randomized Multi-Center Study
Funded by Medtronic Sofamor Danek
 
PROSPECTIVE CLINICAL
$50,000 per Year for Three Years
 
Brett D. Owens, M.D.
Keller Army Hospital
Risk Factors for Shoulder Instability
 
RESIDENT RESEARCH AWARDS
$15,000 for One Year
 
Luke S. Choi, M.D.
University of Virginia
Posterolateral Spinal Fusions Using Multipotential Adipose-derived Stromal Cells in an Activated Matrix Treated with GDF-5
Recipient of the Charles H. Herndon Residency Research Award
Funded by the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation

Matthew E. Cunningham, M.D.
Hospital for Special Surgery

Development of Mouse Model, and Pilot Histological and
Biochemical Evaluation of Molded Vascularized Bone
Grafts in Mice
Funded by the Ira A. Roschelle Family Foundation

Douglas A. Dennis, M.D.
University of California, Davis

Role of Catabolic Cytokines and Bone Morphogenetic Proteins
in the Expression of Articular Cartilage Superficial Zone Protein
Recipient of the Katherine Wolcott Walker Resident Research Award
 
Todd A. Fairchild, M.D.
University of Iowa
Bifidobacterium as an Anti-cancer Vector Directed Against
Swarm Rat Chondrosarcoma
Recipient of the Marshall F. Urist Residency Research Award
Funded by the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons
 
Brock A. Lindsey, M.D.
West Virginia University
Interleukin-12 Therapy to Prevent Osteomyelitis After Open
Fracture in the Trauma Setting
 
Eric Ricchetti, M.D.
University of Pennsylvania
The Effect of IL10 Overexpression on the Biomechanical and
Histological Properties of Healing Tendon
 
Jonathan G. Schoenecker, M.D., Ph.D.
Vanderbilt University
Novel Role of Proteases in Osteoblast Biology
Recipient of the Charles H. Herndon Residency Research Award
Funded by the Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation

Sanjeev J. Suratwala, M.D.
Columbia University

The Effects of Bisphosphonate / Hydroxyapatite Coating on
Implant Fixation and Periprosthetic Osteolysis
 
OREF CLINICAL AWARD
One-time $20,000 Award
 
Kevin J. Bozic, M.D.
University of California, San Francisco
Using Clinical and Economic Outcome Data to Influence Health Policy in the United States: The Case of Total Joint Replacement
 
OREF/AAOS CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING FELLOWSHIP
$70,000 per Year for Two Years
 
S. Samuel Bederman, M.D.
University of Toronto
 
ZIMMER ORTHOPAEDIC CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARDS
$50,000 for One Year
 
Mohit Bhandari, M.D.
McMaster University
Hip Fracture Evaluation with Alternatives of Total Hip Arthroplasty Versus Hemi-Arthroplasty (HEALTH)
 
Susan V. Bukata, M.D.
University of Rochester
Use of PTH in Difficult to Heal Fractures: A Pilot Study
 
A. Bobby Chhabra, M.D.
University of Virginia
Tissue Engineering for Patellar Tendon Repair in Acute or
Chronic Injuries
 
Richard J. de Asla, M.D.
Massachusetts General Hospital
The Effect of Tibiotalar Arthritis on In-vivo Ankle Joint Complex
Kinematics
 
Aham E. Onyike, M.D.
Howard University College of Medicine
Effect of Tibial Base Plate Post on Strength of Fixation and Load
Transfer in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty
 
Ashraf Ragab, M.D.
University of Mississippi
Chondrocyte Response to Sustained Release of Growth Factors in a Degenerative Intervertebral Disc Rat Model

Francis H. Shen, M.D.
University of Virginia

The Use of Multipotential Adipose Derived Stromal Cells in an
Activated Matrix for Osteogenesis
 
STATE SOCIETY LECTURESHIPS
One-time $1,000 Awards
 
Arkansas Orthopaedic Society
California Orthopaedic Association
Florida Orthopaedic Society
Hawaii Orthopedic Association
Indiana Orthopaedic Society
Iowa Orthopaedic Society
Kansas Orthopaedic Society
Louisiana Orthopaedic Society
Maryland Orthopaedic Association
Michigan Orthopaedic Society
Mississippi Orthopaedic Society
Missouri State Orthopaedic Association
Ohio Orthopaedic Society
Pennsylvania Orthopaedic Society
Texas Orthopaedic Association
Virginia Orthopaedic Society
Washington State Orthopaedic Society
West Virginia Orthopaedic Society
Wisconsin Orthopaedic Society
 
HARK LECTURESHIPS
One-time $2,500 Awards
 
Case Western Reserve / University Hospitals of Cleveland
Dartmouth College
Eastern Orthopaedic Association
Fort Wayne Medical Education Program
Mid-America Orthopaedic Association
Mid-Central States Orthopaedic Society
Southern Orthopaedic Association
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Pennsylvania
University of Washington
Western Orthopaedic Association
 
EDUCATIONAL AWARDS
One-time Grants of up to $25,000
 
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Extremity War Injuries: Current, State of the Art, and Future
Directions (EWI)
 
Indiana University
36th International Sun Valley Skeletal Tissue Workshop
 
Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
Web-Based Educational Enhancements of Peer-Reviewed
Scientific Articles
 
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Development of a Computerized Orthopaedic Pathophysiologic
Teaching System for Residents and Staff Based on the Jaffe,
Erdheim and Campbell Collections (JEC Collection)
 
Mayo Clinic Orthopedic Residency Program
Interactive Anatomy of the Hand; An Innovative Approach to
Orthopaedic Resident Education
 
Orthopaedics Overseas
OREF-OO Traveling Fellowship
 
Shriners Hospital for Children, Portland
International Workshop on the Skeletal Growth Plate
 
Stanford University
Three-Dimensional Musculoskeletal Anatomy and Pathophysiology (3-D MAP) Visualization and Enhanced Learning Module
 
MEDICAL STUDENT SUMMER
ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
10 Fellowships at $2,500 each
 
Nirav H. Amin
Hahnemann University Hospital
The Modeling of Microstructure Properties Linkages in the Human Femoral Neck
 
Antonia F. Chen
Duke University
Osteoarthritis, Nitric Oxide and DNA Damage in Articular Cartilage

Joshua D. Dilley
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

Interleukin 8 Regulation of Bone Resorption

Jenna M. Godfrey
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

Evaluation of Survey Presentation Methods in for Data Collection
at an Orthopaedics Clinic: Traditional Paper Surveys Versus
Online Survey

Sunil S. Jani
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Analysis of Varying Fiber Densities and Distributions on the
Mechanical Properties of a Tissue Engineered Meniscus Scaffold

Luke S. Janik
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,
University of Pennsylvania

Review of Overuse Injuries in High School and College Athletes

Jessica L. Kirk
Yale University

Evaluation of Orthopedic Resident Education and Comfort with
Osteoporosis

Eric C. Makhni
Beth Israel Deconess Medical Center
& Harvard Medical School

Gabriel J. Martinez-Diaz
Stanford University School of Medicine

Distal Radius Fracture Outcomes in Middle-Aged and Elderly Patients


Efficacy of Arthroscopic Meniscus Debridement in Patients with
Concomitant Knee Osteoarthritis

Arun Rajaram
University of Florida, Orthopaedics and
Sports Medicine Institute

Paget's Sarcoma

Jason M. Sansone
University of Wisconsin

The Effect of the Fluoroquinolone, Gatifloxacin, on Developing
Epiphyseal Plate Growth Kinetics and Histology

Rehan S. Shamim
Columbia University

The Efficacy of Topically-Applied Bisphosphonates (Zoledronic
Acid) in Enhancing Tendon-to-Bone Healing at the Rotator Cuff
in an Osteopenic Rat Model


Jeffrey E. Wong
University of California, San Francisco

 


The Application of High Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging to
Assess Cartilage and Subchondral Bone Injuries
JBJS RESIDENT JOURNAL CLUB GRANTS
Programs to be funded between
September 2006 and June 2007
 
MISCELLANEOUS GRANTS
 
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons The Clinician Scientist Traveling Fellowship
 
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons The Clinician Scientist Development Program
 
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Developmental Biology in Orthopaedics (DBO) Research
Symposium
 
ORS/OREF/AAOS Grant Writing Workshop May, 2006
 
ORS/OREF Grant Writing Workshop March, 2006

BONES Society, Inc.

Dr. Pranav A. Shah M.S. (Ortho) Gujarat, India

Patel Traveling Fellowship
 


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