The JRGOS Scientific Committee announces the semifinalists of the JRGOS Orthopaedic Surgery Resident and Medical Student Research Competition who will present on March 13, 2025 during the JRGOS 2025 Annual Awards Luncheon and Symposiums during the AAOS Annual Meeting in San Diego, California.

Register for the 2025 JRGOS Annual Awards Luncheon, Resident and Medical Student Research Competition, Family Planning in Orthopaedics Symposium, Horizons Symposium: Bridging Entrepreneurship, Equity, and Technology, and the JRGOS Board Reception for all Members.

The podium presentations will take place on March 13, 2025, from 7 am to 9 am.

All members are welcome to attend.

JRGOSOrthopaedic Surgery Resident Research Competition Abstracts

Characterizing Healthy Sacroiliac Joint Kinematics During Gait Using Biplane Radiography
Stephen Canton, MD University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (PGY4)

A Community-Based Outreach Program Can Change Underrepresented Minority Student Perception of Orthopaedic Profession Fit and Attainability: Lessons from BONE Academy
Alexander Chang, MD, University of California San Diego (PGY2)

Addressing issues of inclusive workplace culture for women orthopedic surgeons in academia: A qualitative investigation
Katherine Gerull, MD, Washington University in St. Louis (PGY4)

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Attrition Rates Among Orthopedic Surgery Residents: A Retrospective Analysis
Oluwadamilola Kolade, MD, Stanford Sports Medicine and Shoulder Surgery Fellowship (F1)

Eliminating Racial Disparities- Evaluating Utilization and Outcomes of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor agonists in Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients
Dukens LaBaze, MD, Johns Hopkins University (F1)

The impact of sarcopenia on outcomes in surgically treated patients with metastatic bone disease
Precious Oyem, MD, Cleveland Clinic (PGY1)

Patellofemoral OA Severity is Not Correlated to PROMS in TKA with Selective Patella Resurfacing
Ruba Sokrab, MD, Indiana University (PGY2)

Complication Rates in Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients on Glp-1 Agonists versus Prior Bariatric Surgery : A Comparison Study
Douglass Tucker, MD, UPMC (PGY4)

JRGOS Orthopaedic Surgery Medical Student Research Competition Abstracts

The Efficacy Of Cefazolin Vs Non-Cephalosporin Alternatives In Periprosthetic Joint Infection Prevention After Hip And Knee Arthroplasty
Sanjana Kanumuri, University of Washington

School of Medicine (MS3)

Intermodality Reliability of Patellar Height Ratio Measurements
Martha Kebeh, Yale School of Medicine (MS5)

Natural Language Processing of Shoulder Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scans Radiology Reports can Predict Eventual Patient Treatment
Timothy Keeley, University of California San Francisco

School of Medicine (MS2)

Socioeconomic Status Impacts Length of Stay and Non-Home Discharge Disposition after Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion.
Olivia Opara, Ross University School of Medicine (MS4)

Timing matters: preoperative corticosteroid injection within 30 days of foot and ankle surgery increases the rate of surgical site infection
Kyra Robinson, Morehouse School of Medicine (MS3)

Evolving Priorities in Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Applications: Insights on Signaling, Diversity and Inclusion
Dana Rowe, Duke University School of Medicine (MS3)

Pilot Study Evaluating Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Following Management of Soft Tissue Sarcoma with Neo-adjuvant Radiation and Surgical Resection
Giussepe Yanez, Duke University School of Medicine (MS3)

Patient-Physician Racial Concordance is Associated with Improved Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Total Joint Arthroplasty
Amy Zhao, George Washington University (MS3)

Resident and Medical Student

Research Competition Chairs:

Wakenda Tyler, MD

Brendan Williams, MD

Scientific Committee Chairs:

Addisu Mesfin, MD

Barrett Woods, MD

Scientific Committee:

Rishi Balkissoon, M.D.

Jon Belding, MD

Jaysson Brooks, MD

Norman Chutkan, MD

Alvin Jones, MD

Shaina Lipa, MD

Blake Montgomery, MD

Kwadwo Owusu-Akyaw,MD

Selina Poon, MD

Gbolabo Sokunbi, MD

Susan Stephens, MD