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Annunziato Amendola, MD (University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City). Dr. Amendola was elected to the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons board of directors this past week. Dr. Amendola is an orthopedic surgeon and sports medicine specialist at the University of Iowa. In addition to his membership on the AAOS board of directors, he also sits on the board of the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery and Orthopedic Sports Medicine. During his career, Dr. Amendola has received more than 15 awards for his research from various professional societies and authored or co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed papers.
Dr. Amendola earned his medical degree and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Western Ontario in Canada.
Frederick M. Azar, MD (Campbell Clinic, Memphis). Dr. Azar was elected the second vice president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons this past week. He is the chief-of-staff at Campbell Clinic and director of the sports medicine fellowship program at the university of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic orthopedic surgery department. In addition to AAOS, Dr. Azar is a member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Association of North America. Currently, he is the team physician for the Memphis Grizzlies and University of Memphis athletics. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Azar has volunteered with the Academy for nearly 20 years and was a graduate of the first AAOS Leadership Fellows program. He previously served as treasurer of AAOS and has chaired several other committees.
Dr. Azar earned his medical degree from Tulane University of Medicine in New Orleans and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at the University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic. His additional training includes a fellowship in sports medicine at the American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham, Ala.
Kevin J. Bozic, MD (University of California, San Francisco). Dr. Bozic was named the chair of the Council of Research and Quality of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons this past week. He is an associate professor and vice chair of the department of orthopedic surgery at the University of California, San Francisco, and Core Faculty for the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies. He has a professional interest in adult reconstructive surgery and patients with failed prior joint arthroplasties. During his career, Dr. Bozic has played an active role in several healthcare policy issues, including the California Joint Replacement Registry, Integrated Healthcare Association’s Bundled Payment Project and Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Effectiveness Healthcare Stakeholders Group. Dr. Bozic has also served as the director of the American Joint Replacement Registry.
In his new role, Dr. Bozic plans to create an infrastructure to connect with patients and hear their perspective to create a more patient-centered healthcare delivery process. Dr. Bozic earned his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco, and completed the Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program. His additional training includes a fellowship in adult reconstructive surgery at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
Joshua Jacobs, MD (Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, Chicago). Dr. Jacobs officially became the first vice president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons this past week. He is an adult reconstructive orthopedic surgeon with expertise in total joint replacement and chairman of the orthopedic surgery department at Rush University Medical Center. He is also on the executive committee of Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Jacobs has research interests in the biocompatibility of orthopedic biomaterials. During his career, Dr. Jacobs completed a four-year term with the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Advisory Council and chaired multiple National Institutes of Health study sections. Finally, he is a past president of the Orthopaedic Research Society and United States Bone and Joint Decade.
In his new role, Dr. Jacobs will focus on the reform of healthcare delivery. Dr. Jacobs earned his medical degree at the University of Illinois College of Medicine and completed the Combined Harvard Orthopaedic Surgery Program in Boston. His additional training includes a fellowship in joint replacement surgery at Rush University Medical Center.
Gregory A. Mencio, MD (Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.). Dr. Mencio was named the chair of the Board of Specialty Societies for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is currently vice chairman of the orthopedics and rehabilitation department at Vanderbilt University and chief of pediatric orthopedics at Monroe Carel, Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn. During his career, Dr. Mencio has received several awards from professional societies, such as the Scoliosis Research Society. He is a past board member of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America. In his new role, Mr. Mencio hopes to promote collaboration between orthopedic subspecialists by identifying and addressing matters of mutual concern, expanding educational opportunities and increasing awareness of important advocacy issues. Dr. Mencio earned his medical degree at Duke University in Durham, N.C., and completed his residency in orthopedic surgery at Duke University Medical Center. His additional training includes a fellowship in pediatric orthopedic surgery at Newington (Conn.) Children’s Hospital.
Shafique P. Pirani, MD (University of British Columbia, Canada). Dr. Pirani was honored with the 2012 Humanitarian Award from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons for his work establishing the Uganda Sustainable Clubfoot Care Project. The project is a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing disability and poverty from neglected clubfoot. Dr. Pirani lived in Uganda as a child and saw first hand the social and economic tragedy of untreated clubfoot in the country. Dr. Pirani is able to use the minimally invasive Ponseti method of correcting clubfoot for Ugandans in need. Today, there are 40 clubfoot clinics in the country and over 4,000 healthcare professionals and students trained in the Ponseti method, due in large part to Dr. Pirani’s efforts.
Frederick C. Redfern, MD (Henderson, Nev.). Dr. Redfern was named chair of the Board of Councilors for the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons this past week. He is a past-president of the Nevada Orthopaedic Society, which was named Orthopaedic Society of the Year by AAOS during his tenure. The organization played a role in obtaining tort reform in Nevada under his leadership, which he hopes to repeat nationwide in his new role. Dr. Redfern plans to work with many different committees to support private practice and advocate for the passage of the Quality Healthcare Coalition Act of 2011 by the U.S. Congress as chair of the Board of Councilors. In addition to AAOS, Dr. Redfern is a member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine and on the board of trustees for the Clark County Medical Society.
Dr. Redfern earned his medical degree at the University of Nevada School of Medicine in Reno and completed his residency at Los Angeles County/ University of Southern California Medical Center.
Franklin H. Sim, MD (Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.). Dr. Sim was honored with the 2012 Diversity Award from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He is an orthopedic surgeon and professor of orthopedics at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine. During his career, he has maintained a commitment to recruiting, training and mentoring female and international physicians in orthopedic surgery, many of which hold leadership positions within their practice and national organizations. Dr. Sim has worked with an average of eight to 12 residents each year for the past 40 years and has mentored nearly 500 fellows to date. He has also been active in the Mayo Clinic’s Visiting Clinicians Program to improve orthopedic are in developing countries. Dr. Sim earned his medical degree at Dalhousie Medical School in Nova Scotia, Canada, and completed his residency at Mayo Clinic.
Vernon T. Tolo, MD (Children’s Hospital Los Angeles). Dr. Tolo was honored with the 2012 William W. Tipton Leadership Award from the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Throughout his career, Dr. Tolo has been president of the Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America, Scoliosis Research Society and AAOS. He currently serves as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery and is a professor at the University of Southern California. While president of AAOS, Dr. Tolo launched the Leadership Fellows Program to mentor young surgeons with an emphasis on advocacy and education. Previously, Dr. Tolo served as chief of pediatric orthopedics at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore and was instrumental in creating and securing funding for the Children’s Orthopaedic Center at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. He earned his medical degree at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where he also completed his residency. His additional training includes a fellowship in pediatric orthopedic surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. He has a professional interest in treating patients with spinal deformity, skeletal dysplasia and hip disorders.
John Tongue, MD (Lake Oswego, Ore.). Dr. Tongue was named the president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons this past week. He has served on the AAOS board of directors and been chair of the AAOS Board of Councilors. During his career, he has earned the AAOS Humanitarian Award, National Highway Traffic Safety Association Public Service Award and Oregon Medical Association’s Doctor-Citizen of the Year. He pioneered the AAOS Communication Skills Monitoring Program in 2000 to improve the communication between surgeons and patients, which will continue to be a top priority during his term as president. He will also focus on quality initiatives and socioeconomic value of orthopedic interventions, according to the report.
Dr. Tongue earned his medical degree at St. Louis University School of Medicine in Missouri and completed the San Francisco Orthopaedic Residency Training Program. His additional training includes a sports medicine fellowship at the Orthopaedic Fracture Clinic in Eugene, Ore., and a hand surgery fellowship at the University of California.
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