The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons had a busy 2025. Here are seven key updates to know:
1. The AAOS honored Brian Cole, MD; Nicholas Piuzzi, MD; Matthew Provencher, MD, and Brian Feeley, MD, for their research efforts.
2. Annunziato (Ned) Amendola, MD, became president of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
3. The AAOS honored three physicians for their work. Colleen Sabatini, MD, earned the AAOS Humanitarian Award; Thomas Sculco, MD, earned the AAOS Diversity Award, and Steven Gitelis, MD, earned the William W. Tipton, Jr., MD, Leadership Award.
4. The AAOS issued an updated clinical practice guideline for the management of rotator cuff injuries. The updated guideline focuses on optimizing the healing environment for patients who suffer rotator cuff injuries, emphasizing biologics and improvements to surgical repair techniques in order to better prevent retears.
5. The AAOS integrated Epic into its registry program. The platform will make it easier for health systems to participate in the American Joint Replacement Registry in 2026, which provides more information in real time to improve patient care.
6. The AAOS has established the AAOS Orthobiologics Registry to measure the long-term safety, efficacy and outcomes. The registry is designed to collect data for orthobiologics therapies for patients with knee osteoarthritis. The pilot program will begin with 10 sites and plans for methodical expansion over the next three to five years.
7. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons has named three members to its board of directors for 2026. Elizabeth Matzkin, MD, was selected as second vice president. Elisha Powell, MD, and Yale Fillingham, MD, were named members-at-large.
