Fellowship Program Information
Affiliation (Center Type): Academic (Teaching, Academic, University)
Fellowship Training Session or Other Educational Opportunity Length: Weekly Sessions Monthly Sessions
Can the Center customize educational opportunities for participants?:
Fellows Accepted Per Year: 2
Faculty Participating in Fellowship Education: Kevin Plancher, MD-Program Director-Sports Medicine
Michael Kaplan, MD-Faculty-Sports Medicine
Eric Fornari, MD - Pediatric Sports Medicine
William Sterett, MD - Medical Director, Sports Medicine
Recent activity of Teaching Center: We are hosting the Orthopaedic Summit 2022 Conference in Boston, September 21-24, 2022.
Research Staff
Research Assistants
Karina Wang will be finishing her last week as a Research Assistant in the Clinical Research Department. Karina will be finishing her year of research with us at the end of June 2022. Karina graduated from Brown University with a degree in Biology. She is pursuing medical school and a career in orthopaedics and sports medicine. Karina has been a fantastic addition to our team.
Internship
Our medical research intern, George Li of Texas A&M University, began at the beginning of June and will spend 8 weeks with us. George is working on a retrospective review to determine outcomes of patients undergoing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty.
Financial Support and Expenses
Types of Financial Support Available:
Other support that the Teaching Center can provide:
Estimate of Living Expenses (Housing and other major costs): Our fellows are paid a 12 month salary with benefits. The Fellows are provided housing during their away rotations.
Anticipated Fellowship Participation in Surgical Cases
Arthroscopy 25%
Knee Surgery 25%
Sports Medicine 22%
Shoulder 25%
Hands 3%
Area(s) of Specialty: Knee Arthroplasty Knee Arthroscopy Hip Arthroplasty Hip Arthroscopy Pediatrics Shoulder Arthroplasty Shoulder Arthroscopy
Role of the fellow with respect to Clinical, Surgical, Research, and other opportunities: Our Fellows have both clinical and research rotations, and perform surgeries at the hospitals where we are affiliated.
Types of Educational Opportunities:
Research projects, research facilities and resources, cadaver labs, publication opportunities, integration of the patient and public involvement, and the role of the fellow: Petterson SC, Plancher KD. Arthroscopic Subacromial Decompression – the US Perspective. In: Imhoff AB, Savoie FH, eds. Rotator Cuff Across The Life Span: ISAKOS Consensus Book. 2019. ISBN 978-3-662-58728-7.
Plancher KD, McCormick B, Murphy J, Petterson SC. Biologic Augmentation in Rotator Cuff Repair (Patches and Grafts): Part I. In: Imhoff AB, Savoie FH, eds. Rotator Cuff Across The Life Span: ISAKOS Consensus Book. 2019. ISBN 978-3-662-58728-7.
Petterson SC, Plancher KD. Arthroscopic Suprascapular Nerve Release in the Young High Risk Patient. In: Imhoff AB, Savoie FH, eds. Rotator Cuff Across The Life Span: ISAKOS Consensus Book. 2019. ISBN 978-3-662-58728-7.
Plancher KD, Petterson SC. Is This The Beginning Of The End For Hospital-Based Outpatient Surgery Centers: The Wake Up Call. Arthroscopy. In Press.
Clifford Voigt, MD and William Murrell, MD are our current fellows.
Clinical Trials
1) Anika Therapeutics Hyalofast
Hyalofast® is a hyaluronan-based scaffold that is utilized together with autologous bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) (a.k.a. stem cells) in a one-step arthroscopic procedure to treat symptomatic cartilage defects of the medial or lateral femoral condyle or femoral trochlea. We continue to screen patients for this trial through their recruitment agency but none have been eligible to date.
2) ZetrOZ Systems Trial - Sustained Acoustic Medicine for Knee Pain Related to Osteoarthritis
Dr. George Lewis invited us to participate in his NIH-funded clinical trial on daily sustained acoustic medicine for the treatment of mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis. We have screened 52 patients and currently enrolled 14 patients.
3) Recro Pharma - A Phase 3b, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Control, Multicenter, Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of N1539 Administered Preoperatively in Open Unilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty
N1539 is an injectable form of meloxicam (IV Formulation), a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory. The study is investigating the effect of preoperative administration of N1539 on opioid consumption in patient with open unilateral total knee arthroplasty compared to placebo. We are completed contracting and budgeting with Lenox Hill as well as Department approvals in January 2019. The enrollment period is through April 2019. We have had two potential patients but both ineligible for inclusion. This study is now closed and we have completed all of our closeout visits. Total $7500
4) Aesculap Biologics - A Phase 3 Prospective, Randomized, Partially Blinded Multi-Center Study to Measure the Safety and Efficacy of NOVOCART® 3D, Compared to Microfracture in the Treatment of Articular Cartilage Defects
NOVOCART® 3D is a combination product (biologic/device) that is a cell-based therapy employing autologous cultured chondrocytes in a type1collagen scaffold. The objective of this clinical trial is to demonstrate the superior efficacy of NOVOCART® 3D relative to microfracture in treating articular cartilage defects of the knee as well as the safety profile of NOVOCART® 3D. All contracting with the Study Sponsor and Northwell/Lenox Hill Hospital has been completed and we have begun subject recruitment. We screened 2 patients thus far for this clinical trial, 1 was ineligible and the other will undergo surgery and be randomized this week.
5) Episurf Medical - A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Multi-Center Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the Episealer® Knee System Compared to Microfracture for the Treatment of Focal Femoral Knee Chondral or Osteochondral Lesions
The Episealer Knee System is an implant for focal femoral knee chondral or osteochondral lesions. A virtual 3D model of the damaged femoral knee joint is recreated and the lesion is defined and displayed. The Episealer and instruments are designed to remove the damaged tissue as well as to restore the area with a perfectly fitting implant placed with individualized drill guides for optimal positioning of the implant. Dr. Plancher has been named as the lead Principal Investigator on this trial. We are currently working on contracts and budgeting.
Related Conference/Lecture Schedule: We offer a number of courses for our Fellows to attend every year, these include weekly grand rounds and visiting professorships.
Some courses our 2021-22 Fellows attended are:
Smith & Nephew The Wider Scope of Arthroscopy, IL
Exactech Medical Education Fellows Course, NY
Zimmer Sports Medicine Advancements in Arthroscopy, AZ
Orthopaedic Summit 2021 Conference, NV
Johnson & Johnson Sports Medicine Fellows Forum, IL
Arthrex Sports Medicine Fellowship Forum, FL Annual San Diego Shoulder Course, CA
Zimmer Anterior Hip Introductory Course Parsippany, NJ
Conferences and Meetings
Several of our research project abstracts were/will be presented at national and international meetings.
International:
1. Plancher KD, Petterson SC. Failure Rates & Functional Outcomes of Allograft & Autograft Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone (BPTB) Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in Patients <30 Years Old. 19th Biennial ESSKA Congress. May 2021. Milan, Italy.
2. How I Reconstruct Each Patient Based on Individual’s Anatomy (Individualized ACL Reconstruction). 19th Biennial ESSKA Congress. May 2021. Milan, Italy.
3. Brazilian Society of Shoulder and Elbow Society. Stiffness following surgical repair. Frozen Shoulder Webinar. Virtual. March 2021
4. Good Functional Outcomes and Satisfaction in Patients with Comorbidities After Rotator Cuff Repair with the Bovine Bioinductive Patch. The 28th Annual International Congress of Korean Shoulder and Elbow Course. March 2021. Virtual.
5. Do Pre-op Corticosteroid Injections Increase Infections, Re-ruptures and Revisions in Primary RCR? The 28th Annual International Congress of Korean Shoulder and Elbow Course. March 2021. Virtual.
6. Surgical Treatment for Adhesive Capsulitis. Reported Outcomes and Results. What Should we Expect? Frozen Shoulder. Brazilian Society of Shoulder and Elbow Society. March 2021. Virtual Webinar.
National:
1. Patient Expectations & Perfect Execution Is The Goal: What Is The Process & How To Plan To Make It Happen. Orthopaedic Summit: Evolving Techniques. Las Vegas, Nevada. December 2021.
2. Panelist. Patient Selection, Preoperative Clearance, Comorbidities, Consideration Why Not All Patients For Outpatient Surgery. Orthopaedic Summit: Evolving Techniques. Las Vegas, Nevada. December 2021.
3. Evolving Technique. The 38-Year-Old Former D1 Football Player Now Wall Street Broker Using His N95 On Flights From NYC To Tokyo Every Weekend: ‘I Need Relief When I Play Paddle, My Knee Hurts.’ Pro: The Long-Acting Steroid Is The Answer: You Have Not Been Listening, It’s Approved, It Has A Code. Orthopaedic Summit: Evolving Techniques. Las Vegas, Nevada. December 2021.
4. Panelist: Clinical Case Presentations with Questions & Answers: Rapid Fire Answers, Yes/No Explanations, Putting The Faculty On The Spot: Everything Biologics. Orthopaedic Summit: Evolving Techniques. Las Vegas, Nevada. December 2021.
5. Panelist: 25-Year-Old Former Dartmouth Downhill College Skier With A Medial Femoral Condyle Oblong Defect, 3.2-cm2 With Normal Alignment: Stand Back & Let Me Show You What I Do? Pro: Shhh! A Clinical Trial Almost Done, Get The News While It’s Hot: Ex Vivo Expanded Autologous Chondrocytes On A Bioresorbable Biphasic Collagen Scaffold. Orthopaedic Summit: Evolving Techniques. Las Vegas, Nevada. December 2021.
6. Evolving Technique Update: The Perfect Outpatient Experience. Orthopaedic Summit: Evolving Techniques. Las Vegas, Nevada. December 2021.
7. Evolving Technique Update: Stemless Total Shoulders & Why I Don’t Worry. Orthopaedic Summit: Evolving Techniques. Las Vegas, Nevada. December 2021.
8. 25-Year-Old Olympic Freestyle Swimmer with Recurrent Shoulder Instability and Mild Glenoid Bone Loss: Incorporate the Bony Fragment, Let Me Show You How with an Arthroscopic Bankart Repair. ASES 2021 Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida. October 2021.
9. ICL Moderator. Instability with Bone Loss: A Case-Based Approach To Avoid Complications. ASES 2021 Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida. October 2021.
10. Course Chair. Articular Cartilage Course. Rosemont, Illinois. October 2021.
11. Demonstrator. Aesculap – Bioresorbable Biphasic Collagen Scaffold for a Focal Medial Femoral Defect. Articular Cartilage Course. Rosemont, Illinois. October 2021.
12. Osteochondral Allografts: My Indications, Pearls and Results. Articular Cartilage Course. Rosemont, Illinois. October 2021.
13. Moderator: Case-Based Panel Presentation: Articular Cartilage, Meniscal Repair or Resection: Management and Decision-Making. Articular Cartilage Course. Rosemont, Illinois. October 2021.
14. ACL Graft Selection: Evidence-Based Recommendations. Articular Cartilage Course. Rosemont, Illinois. October 2021.
15. Live Surgical Demonstration: Fixed-Bearing UKA. Articular Cartilage Course. Rosemont, Illinois. October 2021.
16. Patellofemoral Arthroplasty: Sometimes Best, Even in the Young. Articular Cartilage Course. Rosemont, Illinois. October 2021.
17. Panelist. Patella Instability, Maltracking and Pain: A Case-Based Presentation. Articular Cartilage Course. Rosemont, Illinois. October 2021.
18. Correcting the Valgus Knee: What You Need to Know to Get It Done Successfully. Articular Cartilage Course. Rosemont, Illinois. October 2021.
19. Moderator. Sharing My Tough Cases and Summary Case Presentations: Bring Your Own Cases from Home! Articular Cartilage Course. Rosemont, Illinois. October 2021.
20. Panelist. Recovering From Covid-19: Industry, Intellectual Property, Contract Negotiations, Academic, Private, Employed. Mid-Atlantic Shoulder and Elbow Society (MASES) Annual Meeting. Washington, DC. September 2021.
21. ICL Moderator. The Business of Medicine: Hospital-Based, Academic, Private Practice – Learning How to Succeed. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Diego, California. September 2021.
22. Paper Presentation. Arthroscopic Latarjet: In Vitro Evidence to Avoid Complications with the Trans-Pec Medial Portal. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting. San Diego, California. September 2021.
23. Speed Mentoring for Residents. Annual Meeting American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. San Diego, California. September 2021.
24. Subchondroplasty and Bioplasty: A Bridge Too Far? AANA SOMOS Knee Course. Rosemont, Illinois. August 2021.
25. The Subscapularis Tear: How to Assess and Address the Repair. AANA Shoulder Course. Rosemont, Illinois, August 2021.
26. Panelist. Contract Negotiation, Choosing a Job, and Starting in Practice: Recommendations & What NOT to Do. American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine Fellows Course. Rosemont, Illinois. July 2021.
27. Panelist. Real-Life Practice Issues/ Cost Effectiveness and Business of Biologics. Biologics Association Summit. AOSSM-AANA Combined 2021 Annual Meeting. Nashville, Tennessee. July 2021.
28. IC 206. The Business of Medicine: Hospital-Based, Academic, Private Practice – Learning How To Succeed. AOSSM-AANA Combined 2021 Annual Meeting. Nashville, Tennessee. July 2021.
29. The Aging Athletes Knee: How to Keep Grandma Running on her own Knees. ACSM 68th Annual Meeting, World Congress on Exercise in Medicine and World Congress on the Basic Science of Exercise in Regenerative Medicine Combined Meeting. Virtual. June 2021.
30. Let’s Talk Shoulder. Part 1. ACSM 68th Annual Meeting, World Congress on Exercise in Medicine and World Congress on the Basic Science of Exercise in Regenerative Medicine Combined Meeting. Virtual. June 2021.
31. Let’s Talk Shoulder. Part 2. ACSM 68th Annual Meeting, World Congress on Exercise in Medicine and World Congress on the Basic Science of Exercise in Regenerative Medicine Combined Meeting. Virtual. June 2021.
32. Sports Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist. Maine Orthopaedic Review Course. Sports, Shoulder, Elbow Wrist Review. Waterville Maine. Virtual. June 2021.
33. AANA Fellowship Education Webinar – Orthopedic Business Issues: Billing and Coding, Contracting, Social Media/Patient Relations and Marketing. Virtual. June 2021.
34. The Business and Legal Principles of Arthroplasty in the ASC. AAHKS Webinar. Virtual.
March 2021.
35. Virtual Education in Contemporary Times: What Works and What Doesn’t? American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Webinar. Virtual. March 2021.
36. Surgical Therapy for Knee OA. SIR Foundation Research Consensus Panel “Percutaneous Management of Osteoarthritis in the Knee.” Virtual. January 2021.
37. What Therapies? Where Does IR Fit? What Influences Referrals? What Are Regulatory and/or Reimbursement Issues. Moderator. SIR Foundation Research Consensus Panel “Percutaneous Management of Osteoarthritis in the Knee.” Virtual. January 2021.
38. When You Hear Hoofbeats, Don’t Forget About Zebras. Co Breakout Room Facilitator. American Association for Hand Surgery Annual Meeting. AAHS Virtual Webinar Series. January 2021.
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