The JRGOS Scientific Committee announces the Medical Students selected as podium presenters for the JRGOS Resident and Medical Student Abstract Competition, to be held on March 5, 2026, in New Orleans, Louisiana

JRGOS2026 Medical Student Research Abstracts
Colin Dickens, MS2, Howard University Hospital

Protective Effects of Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors on Developing Ankylosis of the Knee Following Knee Injury

Hadi Elmenini, MS2, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Surgeon-Level Variation is Costs, Outcomes, and Value in Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty

Adrian E. Gonzalez-Bravo, MS4, Ponce Health Sciences University

Fifty Years of Progress: Trends in Survivorship and Failure Mechanisms in Over 41,000 Primary TKAs

Jonathan Japa, MS4, New York Medical College
Evaluating 180-Day Outcomes in Smokeless and Traditional Tobacco Users Following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Retrospective Analysis of a National Cohort

Jacob Jordan, MS4, Perelman School of Medicine
Novel Targeted Avian Model for Congenital Scoliosis

Shravya Kakulamarri, MS4, University of Texas Southern

RiskFactors of Intramedullary Nail Breakage in Femur Fractures: Analysis of Broken SIGN Nails

Lincoln Koyejo, MS2,University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson
Rotator Cuff Repair with Concomitant Subacromial Decompression is Cost-Effective at Mid-Term Follow-up: A Systematic Review and Cost-Effective Analysis

Jessica Siragusa, MS4, Albany Medical School
Altered Clot Kinetics in Children with Cerebral Palsy Undergoing Spinal Fusion: Insights from Thromboelastography

JRGOS Scientific Committee Chair

Barrett Woods, MD

JRGOS Abstract Competition Co-Chairs

Wakenda Tyler, MD, MPH

Brendan Williams, MD

JRGOS Scientific Committee

Lauren Barber, MD

Jon Belding, MD

Jaysson Brooks, MD

Marsalis, Brown, MD

Norman Chutkan, MD

Alvin Jones, MD

Shaina Lipa, MD, MPH

Addisu Mesfin, MD

Blake Montgomery, MD

Selina Poon, MD, MPH

Gbolabo Sokunbi, MD

Susan Stephens, MD
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