Meet Our Executive Education & Program Committees
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Fontainebleau Hotel | Las Vegas
December 2 – December 5, 2026
Founder
Executive Education Committee
Scientific Advisory Board
Executive Education Committee
Professor of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
The Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Thomas Jefferson University
The Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Thomas Jefferson University
Rothman Orthopaedic Institute
Scientific Advisory Board
Executive Education Committee
Director of Clinical Research
Orthopaedic Foundation
Chief Educational Officer
Orthopaedic Summit
Orthopaedic Foundation
Chief Educational Officer
Orthopaedic Summit
Director of Clinical Research Orthopaedic Foundation for Active Lifestyles
Program Committee
Knee Arthroplasty Program Committee
Hip Arthroplasty Program Committee
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Florida Orthopaedic Institute
Knee Arthroplasty Program Committee
Hip Arthroplasty Program Committee
Hip Spine Co-Chair
Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital
Director of Global Orthopaedics (www.globalortho.org)
Site Director Pennsylvania Hospital – Adult Hip and Knee Reconstruction Fellowship
Associate Professor - University of Pennsylvania Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Faculty Affiliate – Penn Center for Africana Studies
Senior Fellow – Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Pennsylvania Hospital
Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at Pennsylvania Hospital
Director of Global Orthopaedics (www.globalortho.org)
Site Director Pennsylvania Hospital – Adult Hip and Knee Reconstruction Fellowship
Associate Professor - University of Pennsylvania Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Faculty Affiliate – Penn Center for Africana Studies
Senior Fellow – Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics
Pennsylvania Hospital
Scientific Advisory Board
Knee Sports, Cartilage & Biologics Program Committee
Professor, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Director, JYI Research Foundation
Director, JYI Research Foundation
Jordan-Young Institute
Scientific Advisory Board
Shoulder Sports & Arthroplasty Program Committee
Chief, Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Director, Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship and Research
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Associate Editor Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
Director, Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship and Research
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Associate Editor Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital
Department of Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Department of Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine
Scientific Advisory Board
Trauma Program Committee
Associate Professor, University of Arizona
Trauma and Upper Extremity Reconstruction
The CORE Institute
Banner University Medical Center
Trauma and Upper Extremity Reconstruction
The CORE Institute
Banner University Medical Center
Scientific Advisory Board
Orthopaedic Sports Rehab Program Committee
Director of Clinical Services and Residency Training-University of Delaware
Orthopaedic Sports Rehab Program Committee
Vice President of Care Delivery, ATI Physical Therapy
Center for Effectiveness in Orthopedic Research, Arnold School of Public Health
Center for Effectiveness in Orthopedic Research, Arnold School of Public Health
ATI Physical Therapy
Orthopaedic Sports Rehab Program Committee
Catherine Worthingham Fellow, APTA
Professor - Belmont University School of PT
Editor-in-Chief: International Journal of Sports PT
Nashville Hip Institute - Belmont University
Board Certified Sports & Orthopedic Clinical Specialist
Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist
Certified Athletic Trainer
Professor - Belmont University School of PT
Editor-in-Chief: International Journal of Sports PT
Nashville Hip Institute - Belmont University
Board Certified Sports & Orthopedic Clinical Specialist
Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist
Certified Athletic Trainer
Nashville Hip Institute - Belmont University
Spine Program Committee
Clinical Assistant Professor-Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Director Spine Surgery Program RWJUH-Hamilton
Past-President- Medical Society of New Jersey
Past President Eastern Orthopaedic Association
Chief Section of Orthopaedic Surgery-RWJBH/Hamilton
Director Spine Surgery Program RWJUH-Hamilton
Past-President- Medical Society of New Jersey
Past President Eastern Orthopaedic Association
Chief Section of Orthopaedic Surgery-RWJBH/Hamilton
RWJ/Barnabas Medical Group
Scientific Advisory Board
Fellow, Resident & Medical Student Research Summit Program Committee
Orthopaedic Trauma Surgeon Novant Health
UNC SOM Charlotte Director of Faculty Integration
Jacksonville, FL
UNC SOM Charlotte Director of Faculty Integration
Jacksonville, FL
Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
Young Physician Leadership Forum Program Committee
Director, Marjorie C. Ernest Center for Joint Replacement, Capital Health System
Rothman Orthopaedic Institute
Rothman Orthopaedic Institute
Rothman Orthopaedics
2026 Orthopaedic Summit
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of AO North America and Orthopaedic Summit: Evolving Techniques. The AO North America is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.