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20 and has published 182 journal articles and 21 book chapters. Joel Politi, MD. Orthopaedic One (Easton, Ohio). Dr. Politi is involved in clinical research and orthopedic publications in addition to his clinical work as a joint replacement surgeon. He was one of the first surgeons in central Ohio to perform same-day joint replacements and earned the Arthritis Foundation's Pioneer in Medicine award in 2015. e Mount Carmel Foundation also honored Dr. Politi with the Guardian Angel Award three times. Chris Pomery, MD. OrthoIndy (Indianapolis). Dr. Pomeroy specializes in total knee and hip replacement procedures. He is a member of the American Association of Hip and Knee Sur- geons and completed his total joint replacement fellowship at OrthoCarolina in Charlotte, N.C. He played on two national championship soccer teams while receiving his undergraduate degree at Indiana University. Zachary Post, MD. Rothman Orthopaedics (Egg Harbor Township, N.J.). Aer working in private practice in Montana and Utah, Dr. Post joined Rothman Orthopaedics in 2011. He focuses his practice on knee and hip replace- ment and reconstruction, and he has an interest in minimally invasive procedures. Dr. Post completed his fellowship at Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. Martin Roche, MD. Holy Cross Orthopedic Institute (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.). Dr. Roche is co-chair of the knee program at Holy Cross Hospital, where he also serves as director of the robotics program and director of the adult reconstruction fellowship. Since joining Holy Cross Hospital in 1996, Dr. Roche has per- formed thousands of reconstructive joint pro- cedures, as well as the world's first sensor- and robotic-assisted knee surgery. He is the founder of medical products company Orthosensor and a clinical developer of the Mako Surgical knee system. Alexander Sah, MD. Orthopaedic Associates at the Institute for Joint Restoration (Fre- mont, Calif.). Dr. Sah is the co-director of the Institute for Joint Restoration and Research, a position he has held since 2012. He is also direc- tor of the institute's outpatient joint replacement program and chair of the IJRR Research and Ed- ucation Committee. Dr. Sah also serves on the board of directors, Northern California district, of the California Orthopedic Association. Bruce Seideman, MD. Orthopedic Associates of Manhasset (Great Neck, N.Y.). Dr. Seidman was chief of Manhasset-based North Shore Uni- versity Hospital's joint replacement services for about 11 years, and he now holds the same title at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, N.Y. Dr. Seid- man is also president of Orthopaedic Associates of Manhasset and a fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. eodore Shybut, MD. Baylor College of Medicine (Houston). Serving as the medical director of orthopedic surgery at Baylor College of Medicine and head team physician for Texas Southern University in Houston, Dr. Shybut is an accomplished orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist. He sits on the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons committee on evidence-based quality and value, as well as the public relations committee of the Ameri- can Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine. Dr. Shybut has been recognized as a leader in his field, earning recognition from Houstonia Magazine. Brett Smith, MD. Andrews Institute for Or- thopaedics & Sports Medicine (Gulf Breeze, Fla.). Dr. Smith is an orthopedic surgeon at Andrews Institute focused on joint replace- ment and preservation. He is a diplomat of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and earned the Physician of Excellence Award from Paradise Valley Hospital in 2005. He also focuses on research and has published several articles in professional journals. Bryan Springer, MD. OrthoCarolina (Char- lotte, N.C.). Dr. Springer is a past president of the Musculoskeletal Infection Society and chair of the education council for the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. He cur- rently leads OrthoCarolia's fellowship program and serves as medical director of Operation Walk Carolinas. He is the second vice president of the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons. Andrew Stoeckl, MD. Excelsior Orthopae- dics (Buffalo, N.Y.). Dr. Stoeckl specializes in minimally invasive knee, shoulder and foot procedures. He is president of the Excelsior Orthopaedics board of directors and team physician for the Buffalo Bisons AAA baseball team. He has previous experience as assistant team physician for the New England Patriots and Boston Bruins. Robert Trousdale, MD. Mayo Clinic (Roches- ter, Minn.). Dr. Trousdale is the Knee Society's first vice president. A noted researcher and surgeon, he received the society's Chitranjan S. Ranawat MD Award in 2018. He has earned rec- ognition on several other occasions, including two awards for research presented at the Ameri- can Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons annual meeting in 2015 and 2019. James Van Horne, MD. Paragon Orthopedic Center (Grants Pass, Ore.). Dr. Van Horne focuses his practice on outpatient knee and hip replacements. He has performed around 400 to 500 joint replacements annually during his 20- plus year career. Dr. Van Horne also champions an individualized multimodal pain control program to help patients stop taking narcotics two to 14 days aer surgery. Matthew Varacallo, MD. Penn Highlands Healthcare (DuBois, Pa.). Dr. Varacallo is co-founder of Orthomentor — an organization striving to "revolutionize the concept of men- torship" in orthopedics. He also has a passion for research and has been involved with more than 250 publications since 2015 and is actively investigating orthopedic outcomes of elective total joint arthroplasty and isolated extremity trauma. Additionally, Dr. Varacallo serves as team physician and team surgeon for Clarion (Pa.) University, Penn State DuBois athletics and other organizations. Nicolas Violante, DO. Excelsior Orthopaedics (Buffalo, N.Y.). Dr. Violante treats patients who need primary and revision total joint replacements, focusing on minimally invasive techniques including the anterior approach to hip replacements. He completed his fellowship in joint reconstruction at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. n

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