Newsworthy Events & Achievements
Congratulations to our PGY4s on their fellowship matches!
4/16/24
We are excited to announce another year of strong fellowship matches! Ivan Bandovic matched Adult Reconstruction at University of Alabama in Birmingham, AL. Ben Diedring matched Adult Reconstruction at Indiana University in Indianapolis, IN. Jacob Waldron matched Sports at University of Rochester in Rochester, NY. We are so proud of you all and we wish you the best!
Welcome to our incoming interns!
3/15/24
We are excited to have Ryan Centanni and Kyle Swanson joining us as the Class of 2029!
Dept. of Orthopaedics wins Departmental Research Award at Ascension Macomb-Oakland, takes home 1st place podium and 2nd place poster at AMO Research Day
5/24/23
Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospitals have awarded AMO Ortho with the ‘Departmental Research Award’ to recognize the department with the most impressive research record. The Department of Orthopedics also won this award in 2021, and continues to excel in research.
The award was presented at the annual Ascension Macomb-Oakland Research day.
Individual awards for research were also won:
1st place for podium presentation by PGY-2 Adrian Olson - “Does Removal of Retained Bullet Fragments at Time of Internal Fixation Reduce the Risk of Deep Infection?”
2nd place for poster presentation by PGY-2s Adrian Olson, Valerie Davidson - “Scholarship Initiative Program (SIP): Increasing Scholarly Activity in an Orthopedic Residency Over an 8-Year Period”
We’d also like to congratulate PGY-2 Valerie Davidson, who was an author on both award winning podium & poster, as well as a a third poster - “Is Height an Unconscious Bias in Orthopedic Residency Selection?”
Another Year, Another Strong Fellowship Match
4/18/23
PGY4 Rajan Sharma DO successfully matched Adult Reconstruction at Lenox Hill Hospital in NYC, NY. He follows in the footsteps of alumni and current attending Dr. Paul Knapp, and Chief Resident JT Layson in the strong match. Rajan will begin his fellowship in 2026 under program director and internationally recognized surgeon, Dr. Giles Scuderi. We wish him the best of luck.
We also want to recognize Ascension Providence Orthopedic program on their strong match in the fellowship. PGY4s Dexter Powell MD and Brendan Comer MD matched adult reconstruction at Washington University in St. Louis and University of California - San Francisco, respectively. PGY4 Michael Fry MD matched Sports at University of California - Los Angeles.
Looking forward to next year!
Ascension Macomb-Oakland Residents Score in national top 15% on the OITE
3/28/23
The AAOS Orthopaedic In-Training Examination® (OITE®) is a proctored exam administered each year to U.S. orthopaedic residency programs the second weekend in November.
The OITE is a comprehensive, multiple choice, computer-based examination designed to facilitate knowledge assessment in established principles and conventional procedures and treatment modalities in orthopaedic surgery. The test provides evidence of the orthopaedic surgeon’s scope of knowledge throughout their training in support of educational advancement.
This year the ACGME accredited Ascension Macomb-Oakland Orthopedic Surgery Residency did very well among the 207 orthopedic surgery programs in the country. Ascension Macomb-Oakland placed in the 86th percentile nationally among all ACGME programs giving them a ranking of 29th out of 207 programs. This achievement was helped out by the score from a third year resident, Jacob Waldron DO, who placed as an individual in the 98th percentile nationally. The 10 resident program headed by PD Ben Best DO and Alan Afsari MD has been graduating residents since the 1970s.
Ascension Macomb-Oakland finishes the 2021-2022 academic year with the strongest research output to date
6/21/22
Another year of notable successes in Ascension Macomb-Oakland history as the program continues to grow in strength and punch above its weight. The 2021-2022 year proved an important year in research output with several notable research projects which have culminated in numerous publications, awards, prizes, podium & poster presentations. Among the most notable achievements are:
“MARCQI's Pain-Control Optimization Pathway (POP): Impact of Registry Data and Education on Opioid Utilization”, published in The Journal of Arthroplasty and receiving the John N. Insall Award by the Journal of Arthroplasty, and the Carl L. Nelson, M.D. Physician in Training Award by the Mid-America Orthopedic Association, and the Charles Townley M.D. Endowed Resident Research Award by the Michigan Orthopaedic Society
“Implementation of a Dedicated Orthopaedic Trauma Room in Hip and Femur Fracture Care: A 17-Year Analysis”, published in The Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, and presented at the AAOS Annual Meeting
“Does a Difference in Hospital Admitting Service Affect Rates of Proper Thromboembolic Prophylaxis in Hip Fracture Patients? A Quality Improvement Study at a Level 1 Trauma Center”, accepted for publication in The Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, awarded Best Resident Research Paper at Michigan Orthopedic Society’s 2021 Annual Meeting
“Does seasonal variation in orthopaedic trauma volume correlate with adverse hospital events and burnout?” published in Injury.
“The Effects of Depression and Anxiety on 90-day Readmission Rates after Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty”, published in Arthroplasty Today, and winning Michigan Orthopedic Society’s Charles Townley M.D. Resident Research Award for best research paper in Michigan in the past 3 years.
“Initial Assessment and Diagnostics”, textbook chapter published in Textbook of Polytrauma Management: A Multidisciplinary Approach
Drs. Layson, Frisch, and Markel recognized nationally by The Knee Society for their research: “Impact of Registry Education on Opioid Utilization: MARCQI's Pain-Control Optimization Pathway”
2/16/22
J.T. Layson, DO, a resident in the Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital orthopedic residency program, was the lead author of a paper that has been selected to receive this year's prestigious Insall award from The Knee Society. This award is given out annually and recognizes an outstanding paper concerning clinical results and techniques. The paper, MARCQI's Pain-Control Optimization Pathway (POP): Impact of Registry Data and Education on Opioid Utilization, was authored by J.T. Layson, DO, Nicholas Frisch, MD, MBA, orthopedic surgeon at Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital, and David Markel, MD, orthopedic surgeon at Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and Novi Campuses. Additionally, Dr. Layson won the Carl L. Nelson, M.D. Physician in Training Award form the Mid-American Orthopaedic Association, culminating in a $1,000 prize.
The Knee Society is an academic by-invitation-only membership organization currently consisting of 206 members who are internationally recognized thought-leaders, innovators,mentors, researchers, and educators. The Knee Society was founded in 1983 as an organization for education and research in the area of total knee arthroplasty as well as in the pathogenesis of osteoarthritis and other disease processes that lead to end-stage arthritis of the knee.
John Nevil Insall (1930–2000) was a pioneering English orthopaedic surgeon who contributed extensively to the advancement of total knee replacement surgery. He designed four models of widely used systems.
In addition to his pre-eminent knee textbook Surgery of the Knee (Churchill-Livingstone, 2000), Dr. Insall wrote approximately 150 peer-reviewed articles, 41 book chapters and 5 books. He has also trained over 200 orthopaedic residents and 100 national and international knee fellows throughout his academic career.
The Insall award was established to honor Dr. Insall’s achievements and contributions to orthopaedics. This award recognizes outstanding papers concerning clinical results and techniques. This award is given out once a year by the knee society for an outstanding paper concerning clinical results and techniques.
The award winning paper will be presented in March at The Knee Society/American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons Specialty Day program in Chicago, during the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.
Dr. David Knesek & Chief Resident Ross Doehrmann complete the first Rosa Robotic Total Hip Arthroplasty in the USA.
10/5/2021
Alumnus David Knesek D.O. ‘14, with the assistance of AMO Chief Resident Ross Doehrmann completed the first ROSA Total Hip Arthroplasty, in the country today, utilizing a minimally invasive anterior approach. Rosa Total Hip Arthroplasty, a Zimmer Biomet, recently acquired FDA approval and and have broken ground on the Total Hip Arthroplasty field. Notably, AMO Ortho is familiar with robotic assisted total joint arthroplasty, with nearly all orthopedic surgery attendings utilizing robotic-assisted or robotic-navigated arthroplasty systems in their practice. AMO Ortho residents are thus trained at the forefront of Adult Reconstruction, utilizing all major robotic-assisted total joint arthroplasty and preparing them for a future in leadership.
AMO Ortho wins ‘Best Resident Research Paper’ at Michigan Orthopedic Society Annual Scientific Meeting
8/28/2021
“Does a difference in hospital admitting service affect rates of proper thromboembolic prophylaxis in hip fracture patients? An investigation at a Level 1 trauma center.” was awarded ‘Best Resident Research Paper’. at the Michigan Orthopedic Society Annual Scientific Meeting in Mackinac Island. The research project placed first out of over 50 podium presentations from University of Michigan, Beaumont, Henry Ford, Spectrum, DMC, and McLaren orthopedic residency programs. In addition to Ivan Bandovic D.O. PGY-2 presenting the award winning project, PGY-4s Marek Denisuk D.O. & J.T. Layson D.O. presented 3 additional research papers to strongly represent AMO Ortho.
AMO Ortho wins ‘Departmental Research Award’
5/21/21
Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospitals have awarded AMO Ortho with the ‘Departmental Research Award’ to recognize the department with the most impressive research record. An early and notable achievement for AMO Ortho which has a reputation for dedication to orthopedic research. A big congratulations to all of the orthopedic surgery residents, attendings, and researchers who contributed to research and were instrumental in this collaborative achievement.