David S. Ruch, Author at OSET | Orthopaedic Summit 2020

David S. Ruch, MD

Hand, Wrist & Elbow Co-Chair

Hand, Wrist & Elbow Program Committee

Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Professor in the Department of Surgery
Vice-Chair & Division Head - Hand Duke University School of Medicine

DR. DAVID S. RUCH earned his Bachelor’s degree in British Literature from Duke University and his Doctorate in Medicine from Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, NC. Dr. Ruch also completed his residency at Wake Forest in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery where he served as Chief Resident in 1992-1993. After residency, he completed a post-graduate Hand and Microvascular Surgery fellowship at Duke. He returned to Wake Forest where he served on the Orthopaedic Department faculty for 11 years, during which time he co-founded the Hand and Upper Extremity fellowship and served as its co-director. In 2005, Dr. Ruch became the Chief of Hand and Microsurgery at Duke for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and in 2016 assumed the role of the first combined Division Chief of Hand Surgery at Duke.
Dr. Ruch has authored or co-authored over 180 peer-reviewed articles and 40 book chapters and serves as a reviewer for nine journals. His scholarly interests include traumatic conditions of the hand, wrist and elbow. In addition, he has extensive experience in the management of avascular necrosis in young adults.
Dr. Ruch has served on numerous committees and boards. He is currently Chairman of the Membership Committee and on the executive board of the American Orthopedic Association, having previously served as Secretary for that board. He served for 5 years as the practice division director for the American Society for Surgery of the Hand and recently completed a term on the board of the American Association of Hand Surgery. He has also served as a representative to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery’s Board of Specialties (BOS). Dr. Ruch is past President of the Southeastern Hand Club and the Duke Hand Club and is currently Executive Director of the Duke Hand Club, through which he has chaired the Duke Residents and Fellows Upper Extremity Review Course for the past nine years.

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All Sessions by David S. Ruch, MD

Time	Program	Topic	Faculty
Friday, December 11, 2020
Hand & Wrist
10:50 AM - 10:55 AM (5 min)	Welcome & Introduction	Hand & Wrist	David S. Ruch, MDNoah D. Weiss, MD Jeffrey Yao, MD Mark S. Rekant, MD
1:30 PM - 1:30 PM (0 min)	Panel: 67-Year-Old Surgeon With CTS, Thenar Wasting And Nocturnal Waking	Hand & Wrist	Panel Moderator: David S. Ruch, MD
1:30 PM - 1:35 PM (5 min)	Pro: Endoscopic Release And He Will Be Back Operating In 2 Weeks	Hand & Wrist	Noah D. Weiss, MD
1:35 PM - 1:40 PM (5 min)	Pro: Open Release Is Safer & Just As Effective: Save Your Money	Hand & Wrist	Brian D. Adams, MD A. Lee Osterman, MD
1:40 PM - 1:45 PM (5 min)	Pro: Release & Add A Transfer: He Will Thank You For The Improved Strength!	Hand & Wrist	Peter J. Stern, MD
1:45 PM - 1:55 PM (10 min)	Clinical Case Presentations With Audience Response & Questions & Answers (Open Mic)	Hand & Wrist	Case Panel Moderator: David S. Ruch, MDCase Panel:Jorge L. Orbay, MD L. Andrew Koman, MD Brian D. Adams, MD Terry L. Whipple, MD Peter J. Stern, MD Bernard F. Morrey, MD Noah D. Weiss, MD
2:35 PM - 2:35 PM (0 min)	Panel: 18-Year-Old Hockey Player Presents With A Dorsal PIP Fracture Dislocation At 4 Weeks, Unable To Flex	Hand & Wrist	Panel Moderator:A. Lee Osterman, MD
2:35 PM - 2:40 PM (5 min)	Pro: Open Repair Even Late Will Make This Right	Hand & Wrist	David S. Ruch, MD
2:40 PM - 2:45 PM (5 min)	Pro: External Fixator Will Solve This Complex Problem	Hand & Wrist	Peter J. Stern, MD
2:45 PM - 2:50 PM (5 min)	Pro: The Hemihamate Is The Only Solution, My Colleagues!	Hand & Wrist	Jeffrey A. Greenberg, MD
2:50 PM - 3:00 PM (10 min)	Clinical Case Presentations With Audience Response & Questions & Answers (Open Mic)	Hand & Wrist	Case Panel Moderator: A. Lee Osterman, MD Mark S. Rekant, MDCase Panel:Jorge L. Orbay, MD L. Andrew Koman, MD Marco Rizzo, MD Peter J. Stern, MD Martin I. Boyer, MD Marc J. Richard, MD Jeffrey A. Greenberg, MD David S. Ruch, MDJeffrey Yao, MD
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM (30 min)	Clinical Case Presentations With Audience Response & Questions & Answers (Open Mic): Hand & Wrist Trauma Potpourri	Hand & Wrist	Case Panel Moderator:David S. Ruch, MDBrian D. Adams, MDCase Panel:Martin I. Boyer, MD Jeffrey A. Greenberg, MD Julie Adams, MD Mark S. Rekant, MD Marc J. Richard, MD Steven Shin, MD, MSc Marco Rizzo, MD Jeffrey Yao, MD Jorge L. Orbay, MD
4:25 PM - 4:35 PM (10 min)	Consensus Of The Other Professors & Audience Response & Questions & Answers (Open Mic)	Hand & Wrist	Case Panel Moderator:Jorge L. Orbay, MD David S. Ruch, MDCase Panel:Julie Adams, MD Mark E. Baratz, MD Martin I. Boyer, MD Noah D. Weiss, MD Mark S. Rekant, MD Jeffrey Yao, MD
5:05 PM - 5:15 PM (10 min)	Consensus Of The Other Professors & Audience Response & Questions & Answers (Open Mic)	Hand & Wrist	Case Panel Moderator: David S. Ruch, MDCase Panel:Terry L. Whipple, MD Marco Rizzo, MD Martin I. Boyer, MD Jorge L. Orbay, MD Brian D. Adams, MD Mark E. Baratz, MD Steven Shin, MD, MSc Jeffrey Yao, MD Marc J. Richard, MD
Saturday, December 12, 2020
Elbow
6:55 AM - 7:00 AM (5 min)	Welcome & Introduction	Elbow	David S. Ruch, MDMichael D. McKee, MD, FRCS(C)
11:30 AM - 12:00 PM (30 min)	Clinical Case Presentations With Audience Response & Questions & Answers (Open Mic): Complex Elbow Sports Dilemmas (Revision MCL Reconstruction, Revision Cubital Tunnel, Complications Of Elbow Arthroscopy, The Young Gymnast)	Elbow	Case Panel Moderators : George A. Paletta, Jr., MD, MBA David S. Ruch, MDCase Panel:Mark E. Baratz, MD Champ L. Baker, Jr., MD William B. Geissler, MD Felix H. ''Buddy'' Savoie, III, MD Julie Adams, MD Anthony A. Romeo, MD John M. "JT" Tokish, MD Jeffrey R. Dugas, MD Bernard F. Morrey, MD Brian D. Adams, MD Julie Adams, MD
Elbow
1:10 PM - 5:00 PM (230 min)	ADVANCED PHYSICIAN, FELLOW & RESIDENT ARTHROSCOPIC & OPEN TECHNIQUES ELBOW CADAVER LAB	Elbow	Chair:David S. Ruch, MDFaculty:Mark S. Rekant, MD Champ L. Baker, Jr., MD Felix H. ''Buddy'' Savoie, III, MD Scott P. Steinmann, MD George A. Paletta, Jr., MD, MBA Brian D. Adams, MD Raffy Mirzayan, MD Mark E. Baratz, MD William B. Geissler, MD Steven B. Cohen, MD John Conway, MD Jeffrey R. Dugas, MD Larry D. Field, MD Bernard F. Morrey, MD Noah D. Weiss, MD Jorge L. Orbay, MD
Trauma
7:00 AM - 7:00 AM (0 min)	JOINT TRAUMA & ELBOW SESSION: ELBOW TRAUMA: GREAT MINDS COME TOGETHER	Trauma	Section Moderators:Michael D. McKee, MD, FRCS(C)David S. Ruch, MD
7:46 AM - 8:11 AM (25 min)	Clinical Case Presentations With Audience Response & Questions & Answers (Open Mic): Difficult Elbow Trauma With Complications (Distal Humerus, Radial Head, Terrible Triad, Non Unions, Anatomic Approach, Revision Distal Humerus)	Trauma	Case Panel Moderators:Jeffrey A. Greenberg, MD Anna N. Miller, MD, FACSCase Panel:Mark E. Baratz, MD George A. Paletta, Jr., MD, MBA Jesse B. Jupiter, MD Graham J. W. King, MD, MSc, FRCSC Michael D. McKee, MD, FRCS(C)Jorge L. Orbay, MD David S. Ruch, MDNiloofar Dehghan, MD, MSc, FRCSC Nirmal C. Tejwani, MD
9:05 AM - 9:30 AM (25 min)	Clinical Case Presentations With Audience Response & Questions & Answers (Open Mic): Putting It All Together: A Potpourri (Distal Humerus Fractures: ORIF Vs. Total Elbow, Rheumatoid With Radiocapitellar Arthritis, Use Of KO Procedure, Subtle Coronoid Fractures, Non-Unions, Role Of Biologics)	Trauma	Case Panel Moderators:Michael D. McKee, MD, FRCS(C)David S. Ruch, MDCase Panel:Graham J. W. King, MD, MSc, FRCSC Bernard F. Morrey, MD William B. Geissler, MD Mark E. Baratz, MD Anna N. Miller, MD, FACS Brandi R. Hartley, MD Jesse B. Jupiter, MD Champ L. Baker, Jr., MD Niloofar Dehghan, MD, MSc, FRCSC

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