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AAHS Guest Society
Hellenic Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery


Tuesday January 14, 2025
8:00 am - 12:30 pm
Hand Surgery Review Course
(Separate Registration Required)
Co-Chairs: Tyler S. Pidgeon, MD; David M. Brogan, MD
Faculty: Jill Putnam MD; Brandon Smetana, MD; Marie Morris, MD; Lauren Wessel, MD; Avi M. Giladi, MD; Jeffrey Stepan, MD; Kalpit N. Shah, MD; Sahitya K. Denduluri, MD; Michael G. Galvez, MD; Aaron Berger, MD
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Nerve Repair Skills Pre-Course
(Separate Registration Required)
Supported by: Axogen
Chairs: Jonathan Isaacs, MD; Bauback Safa, MD
Faculty: Harvey Chim, MD; Mark Rekant, MD; Sonu A. Jain, MD; Ines C. Lin, MD; Deana M. Mercer, MD; Scott L. Hansen MD, Suhail Mithani MD; Amber R. Leis MD; Sami H. Tuffaha, MD; Megan McCullough, MD; Katie Liu, MD
2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Fractures and Malunions Pre-Course
(Separate Registration Required)
Supported By: Skeletal Dynamics, Acumed, Trimed
Chairs: Jerry Huang MD; R. Glenn Gaston, MD
Faculty: Mihir Desai MD; Melvin Rosenwasser, MD; Brady Evans, MD; Alex Lauder, MD; Chelsea Boe, MD; Nikki Schroeder, MD; Bobby Chhabra, MD; Luke Nicholson, MD; Daniel Osei MD; Angela Wang, MD; Jonathan Tueting MD

Wednesday January 15, 2025
5:45 am - 7:30 am
Continental Breakfast
6:00 am - 7:15 am
AAHS Instructional Courses
101
Complex Distal Radius Fractures: Volar, Dorsal, and Everything in Between
Chair: A. Lee Osterman, MD
Instructors: Robert Medoff, MD; Reid Abrams, MD; Charalampos Ntinopoulos, MD; Satoshi Ichihara, MD; Jerry Huang MD; Christine Khelfa OT, CHT; Sarah Taub, APP
102
Top Tendon and Nerve Transfers that should be in every Hand Surgeon Practice
Chair: Bryan Loeffler, MD
Instructors: Dafang Zhang, MD; MD; Paige Fox, MD; Panagiotis Givissis, MD; Chase Kluemper, MD; Brian Laney, OTD
103
Scapholunate Ligament Reconstruction: Case Based Debate Between the Masters
Chair: Melvin Rosenwasser, MD
Instructors: Sanj Kakar, MD; Dimitrios Papadopoulos, MD; Pedro Bronenberg, MD; Nickolaos Darlis, MD; Wendy Moore, OT, CHT; Anne Owen, APP
104
How Do I Cover this Wound: Local Flaps for Soft Tissue Loss in the Hand
Chair: Warren C. Hammert, MD
Instructors: David Kulber, MD; Eric Wang, MD; Donald H. Lalonde, MD; Duretti Fufa, MD; Nora Barrett, OTR/L, CHT; Carrie Bettlach, APP
7:15 am - 7:30 am
Coffee Break
7:30 am - 7:40 am
President and Program Chairs Welcome (Not for Credit)
David Ruch, MD; AAHS President
Marc Richard, MD; Robin Kamal, MD; AAHS Program Chairs
Stephanie Kannas, OTR/L, CHT; Nora Barrett, OTR/L, CHT; AAHS Therapist Chairs
Jerome J. Wenninger Jr., PA-C; AAHS Advance Practice Provider Chair
7:40 am - 7:55 am
Invited ASHT President
Introduction: Stephanie Kannas, OTR/L, CHT

What sustains us?
Kimberly Masker, OTD, OTR/L, CHT
Kimberly Masker, OTD, OTR/L, CHT
7:55 am - 8:00 am
HSE Update (Not for Credit)
Thomas B. Hughes MD
8:00 am - 8:15 am
Vargas Award Presentation (Not for Credit)
Introduction: Gayle K. Severance, MS, OTR/L
2024 Recipient Presentation: Thomas G. Berger, DPT, CHT
2025 Recipient Announcement: Lisa S. Michael, OTD, OTR/L, CHT
8:15 am - 8:30 am
Reverse Surgery & Therapist Fellowship Programs (Not for Credit)
2024 Surgeon: Solange Ferraguti
2024 Therapist: Josue Daniel Vargas Aguilar
8:30 am - 9:15 am
Jaiyoung Ryu Lectureship in Innovation
Introduction: David Ruch, MD
Diagnosis and Management of Upper Extremity Occlusive and Vasospastic Disorders
L. Andrew Koman, MD
L. Andrew Koman, MD
9:15 am - 10:15 am
AAHS Instructional Courses
105
Demystifying the Crooked Finger: Swan Neck, Boutonniere and Intrinsic Pathology
Chair: Fraser Leversedge, MD
Instructors: Loukia Papatheodorou, MD; Mark Rekant, MD; Catherine Sullivan, PT, CHT; Laura Hanna, APP
106
Thumb CMC Arthritis: Contemporary Approaches From Trapeziectomy to Implant Arthroplasty
Chair: Steve L. Moran MD
Instructors: Shohei Omakawa, MD; Miguel A. Pirela-Cruz, MD; Randy R. Bindra, MD; Yutaka Morizaki, MD; Nikolas Tzinieris, MD; Kebra Porter, PT
107
Managing the Athlete's Elbow - UCL, OCD, Distal Biceps/Triceps
Chair: Thomas B. Hughes, MD
Instructors: Bryan Loeffler, MD; Reed Hoyer, MD; Aaron Venouziou, MD; Mashiro Maruyama, MD; Jennifer L. Allen, PT, DPT
108
Wrist And Hand Arthroscopy: From the Basics to Advanced Techniques
Chair: R. Glenn Gaston, MD
Instructors: Jeffrey Yao, MD; Mark Rekant, MD; Hideo Hasegawa, MD; Pedro Delgado, MD; Kevin Plancher, MD
10:15 am - 10:30 am
Coffee Break
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Concurrent Panel I: Mother's In Hand Surgery Panel
Moderator: Krystle R. Tuano, MD; Milton B. Armstrong, MD
Panelists: Kerri M. Woodberry, MD; Rachel C. Hooper, MD; Wendy Chen, MD

Invited Speaker: Martina Kamaka, MD
Native Hawaiian Health, University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
Martina Kamaka, MD
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Concurrent Panel II: Primum Non Nocere: When to Put Down the Knife
Moderator: Marco Rizzo, MD
Panelists: Nash H. Naam, MD; Dean Sotereanos, MD; Jesse B. Jupiter, MD; Donald H. Lalonde, MD; Alex Georgescu, MD; Danielle Sparks, CHT
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Concurrent Panel III: How To Deal With Your Worst Complications
Moderator: A. Lee Osterman, MD
Panelists: Bobby Chhabra, MD; Randy Bindra, MD; Robert Medoff, MD; Teng Hsiang Wei, MD; Aviva Wolff, EdD, OTR/L, MA, CHT
10:30 am - 11:30 am
Concurrent Panel IV: Technology to Elevate your Practice: From AI to Robotic Surgery
Moderator: Warren C. Hammert, MD
Panelists: Daniel Nagle, MD; Ray Raven, MD; Jerry I, Huang, MD; Mary Barnes, MOT, CHT, CIND
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Concurrent Scientific Abstract Session I
(2 minute presentations)
Moderators: Dan London, MD; Brian M. Christie, MD; Cynthia C. Ivy, OTR/L, CHT
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Concurrent Scientific Abstract Session II
(2 minute presentations)
Moderators: Avi M. Giladi, MD, MS; Kalpit N. Shah, MD
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Concurrent Scientific Abstract Session III
(2 minute presentations)
Moderators: Jennifer Kargel, MD; Youssra Marjoua, MD
11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Concurrent Scientific Abstract Session IV
(2 minute presentations)
Moderators: Lauren Wessel, MD; Jeffrey Stepan, MD
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Therapist Panel I: Clinical Manual Assessment of the Wrist
Chair: Ann Porretto-Loehrke, PT, DPT, CHT, COMT, CMTPT
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Advanced Practice Provider Session: Most Common Conditions in a Hand APP Practice
Chair: Carrie L. Roth Bettlach, APP
Panelists: Julie West, APP; Lauren Perry, APP; Laura Hanna, APP; Haley Jacobs, MS-PAS; Vanessa JS Smith, PA-C; Jerome J. Wenninger Jr., PA-C; Abby Chapman, PA-C; Christine McAndrew PA-C
12:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Hands-On Surgical Skills Workshop
(Separate Registration Required)
Supported by: Medartis
Chair: Nina Suh, MD
Co-Chair: Brandon Smetana, MD
Faculty: Youssra Marjoua, MD; Eric R. Wagner, MD; Tyler S. Pidgeon, MD; Ryan Schmucker, MD; Kitty Wu, MD; John Dupaix, MD; Jordan Grier, MD
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Advanced Practice Provider & Therapist Casting & Splinting Workshop
(Separate Registration Required)
Chairs: Jerome J. Wenninger Jr., PA-C; Haley Jacobs, MS-PAS; Stephanie Strouse, CHT; Kimberly Rosinski, PT
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
Advanced Practice Provider Reception (Not for Credit)
Supported by: Endo Pharmaceuticals
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Meet the Masters: Reception and Trivia Contest (Not for Credit)
Chairs: Marc Richard, MD; Robin Kamal MD
Teams join forces with AAHS mentors for trivia questions on a range of topics, loosely related to hand surgery. Open to residents, fellows, candidate members and members in their first 3 years of practice.
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Welcome Reception in Exhibit Hall

Thursday January 16, 2025
5:45 am - 7:30 am
Continental Breakfast in Exhibit Hall
6:00 am - 7:15 am
AAHS Instructional Courses
109
Pediatric Hand Surgery: From Simple to Complex
Chair: Joshua Abzug, MD
Instructors: Scott Oishi, MD; Wee Lam, MD; Zoe Dailiana, MD; Eugene Park, MD; Grainne Bourke, MD; Josh MacDonald, MS, OTR; Lauren Perry, APP
110
Scaphoid Nonunion: Case Based Debate Between the Masters
Chair: Jerry I Huang, MD
Instructors: Greg Sommerkamp, MD; Asif Ilyas, MD; Jill Putnam, MD; Suhail Mithani, MD; Lisa S. Michael, OTD, OTR/L, CHT
111
Managing the Elbow Fracture Dislocation: Common Conditions and Contemporary Approaches
Chair: Dean Sotereanos, MD
Instructors: Jesse B. Jupiter, MD; Robert A. Kauffmann, MD; Jorg L. Orbay, MD; Masahiro Maruyama, MD; Thomas G. Berger, DPT, CHT
112
Management of Ulnar Wrist Pain
Chair: Randy R. Bindra, MD
Instructors: Kalpit N. Shah, MD; Marco Rizzo, MD; Raymond Chou, MD; Gayle K. Severance, MS, OTR/L, CHT; Haley A. Jacobs, MS-PAS
7:15 am - 7:30 am
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
7:30 am - 7:35 am
Presidential & Program Chairs Welcome (Not for Credit)
David Ruch, MD; AAHS President Marc Richard, MD; Robin Kamal, MD; AAHS Program Chairs
Stephanie Kannas, OTR/L, CHT; Nora Barrett, OTR/L, CHT; AAHS Therapist Chairs
Jerome J. Wenninger Jr., PA-C; AAHS Advance Practice Provider Chair
7:35 am - 7:40 am
Hellenic Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery President Welcome (Not for Credit)
Nickolaos A. Darlis MD, PhD; Filippos S. Giannoulis MD, PhD
7:40 am - 7:45 am
ASSH President Welcome (Not for Credit)
Tamara D. Rozental, MD
7:45 am - 8:45 am
Presidential Address (Not for Credit)
Introduction: Kyle R. Eberlin, MD

Balance
David Ruch, MD
David Ruch, MD
8:45 am - 9:45 am
Invited Guest Speaker (Not for Credit)
Introduction: Robert Medoff, MD

Calculated Madness
Grant "Twiggy" Baker
Grant Twiggy Baker
9:45 am - 10:15 am
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
10:15 am - 11:15 am
Concurrent Scientific Abstract Session V
(2 minute presentations)
Moderators: Erin Meisel, MD; Tyler Pidgeon, MD
10:15 am - 11:15 am
Concurrent Scientific Abstract Session VI
(2 minute presentations)
Moderators:Brandon Smetana, MD; Nikos Tzinieris, MD
10:15 am - 11:15 am
Concurrent Scientific Abstract Session VII
(2 minute presentations)
Moderators:Jordan Grier, MD; Jonathan Isaacs, MD
10:15 am - 11:15 am
Concurrent Scientific Abstract Session VIII
(2 minute presentations)
Moderators:Paige Fox, MD; Chase Kluemper, MD
11:15 am - 12:30 pm
AAHS Instructional Courses
113
Tips And Tricks To Optimize Your Flexor Tendon Surgery
Chair: Eitan Melamed, MD
Instructors: Konstantinos Ditsios, MD; Megan Conti Mica, MD; Daniel A Osei, MD; Alexander Lauder, MD; Greg Pitts, CHT
114
Metacarpal and Phalangeal Fractures: Nail, Plate, or Pin?
Chair: Bobby Chhabra, MD
Instructors: Lauren Shapiro, MD; Soya Nagao, MD; Luke Nicholson, MD; Kaveh Mansuripur, MD; Gary S. Solomon, MSOT, MBA, CHT
115
Reconstructing the Wrist: From Arthroplasty to Fusion and Everything Between
Chair: Marco Rizzo, MD
Instructors: Filippos Giannoulis, MD; Ilvy H. Cotterell, MD; Mihir J. Desai, MD; Heather Baltzer, MD; Heather Dyuck, CHT
116
The Midnight Mangled Extremity: Principles to Keep You Efficient and Effective
Chair: Suhail Mithani, MD
Instructors: Ellada Papadogeorgou, MD; Jill Putnam, MD; Andrei Odobescu, MD; Eric R. Wagner, MD; Dan London, MD; Stephen Kennedy, MD; Amy Brossard, OTR/L, CHT
12:30 pm - 12:45 pm
Coffee Break Lunch Transition Time
12:45 pm - 3:30 pm
Endo Pharmaceuticals Fellowship Training Course (Not for Credit)
(Separate Registration Required)
XIAFLEX® (collagenase clostridium histolyticum) XTRA TRAINING & ENROLLMENT
12:45 pm - 2:15 pm
Concurrent Industry Lunch Symposia (Not for Credit)
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Industry Hands-On Labs (Not for Credit)

Friday January 17, 2025
5:45 am - 7:30 am
Continental Breakfast
6:00 am - 7:15 am
AAHS/ASPN Instructional Courses
117
Compression Neuropathies of the Upper Extremity
Chair: Catherine Curtin, MD
Instructors: Eitan Melamed, MD; Detlev Erdmann, MD; Nikolaos Zagoreos, MD; Jennifer Waljee, MD; Eliseo DiPrinzio, MD; Jennifer TenNapel OTR/L, CHT, CLT
118
Management of Adult Brachial Plexus Injuries
Chair: Christopher J. Dy, MD
Instructors: Luis Miguel Appiani, MD; Marios Vekris, MD; Neill Li, MD; Mary Reed Drake, OTR/L, CHT
119
TMR, RPNI, and Prosthetics for the Hand and Upper Extremity
Chair: Joseph Styron, MD
Instructors: Katie Liu, MD; Kerri Woodberry, MD; Sami H. Tuffaha, MD; Reena Bhatt, MD; Laura Beckman, CHT
120
Wrist Fracture Dislocations and Perilunate Injuries: Where to Start?
Chair: Sanj Kakar, MD
Instructors: Antonio Tufi Neder Filho, MD; Carlos Gomez, MD; Pedro Bronenberg, MD; Chelsea Espinoza, CHT
121
Migraine Headache
Chair: Lisa Gfrerer, MD
Instructors: Jay Austen, MD; Ziv Peled, MD; Saja Scherer, MD; Ali Totonchi, MD
122
Pelvic and Pudendal Neurotization / Decompression
Chair: A. Lee Dellon, MD
Instructors: Tim Tollestrup, MD; Blair Peters, MD; Oskar Aszmann, MD
7:15 am - 7:30 am
Coffee Break in Exhibit Hall
7:30 am - 8:15 am
AAHS Danyo Lecture
Introduction: David Ruch, MD
Physician Value, the Journey from Deity to Commodity
Daniel Nagle, MD
Daniel Nagle, MD
8:15 am - 8:30 am
2024 Research Grants Recipient Reports (Not for Credit)
Introduction: John R. Fowler, MD
Recipient: Aviva Wolff, EdD, OTR/L, MA, CHT
8:30 am - 8:45 am
Awards & Announcements (Not for Credit)
8:45 am - 9:30 am
Annual Business Meeting (Not for Credit)
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
10:00 am - 11:00 am
AAHS/ ASPN Instructional Courses
123
Addressing Care Equity: How to Improve Access to High Quality Care for ALL Patients
Chair: Lauren Shapiro, MD
Instructors: Michael Galvez, MD; Miguel A. Pirela Cruz, MD; Milton Armstrong, MD; Thompson Zhuang, MD; Vanessa JS Smith, PA-C; Tauni Malmgren, OTD, OTR/L
124
Staging Reconstruction for the Mangled Hand/Upper Extremity
Chair: Bauback Safa, MD
Instructors: Avi M. Giladi, MD; Neill L. Li, MD; Kyle R. Eberlin, MD; Olga Savvidou, MD; Subhro Sen, MD; Kelsi Kephart, CHT
125
Dupuytren's Treatment in 2025
Chair: Prosper Benhaim, MD
Instructors: Sahi Denduluri, MD; Erika Sears, MD; Nash H. Naam, MD; Chelsea Barker, OTR, CHT; Jerome J. Wenninger Jr., PA-C
126
How to Get Your Research Published: From Methods to Manuscript
Chair: Jonathan Isaacs, MD
Instructors: Ryan Calfee, MD; M. Daniel Wongworawat, MD; Harvey Chim, MD; Wee Lam, MD; Cynthia C. Ivy, OTR/L, CHT
127
Defining Outcomes in Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Chair: Christine Novak, PT, PhD
Instructors: Christopher Dy, MD; Jonathan M. Winograd, MD; Ida K. Fox, MD
128
Strategies for Lower Extremity Nerve Decompressions
Chair: Jason Ko, MD
Instructors: Eric Williams, MD; Grant Keliber, MD; Jana Dengler, MD; J. Henk Coert, MD
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
AAHS/ASPN Joint Panel: Spastic Hand: Selective Neurectomy, Tendon Transfers, Nerve Transfer, Fusions
Chair: Jennifer Waljee, MD
Instructors: Wee Lam, MD; Sami Tuffaha, MD; Kitty Wu, MD; Megan McCullough, MD; Stephanie Kannas, OTD, OTR/L, CHT
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Lunch with Exhibitors
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Concurrent AAHS Scientific Abstract Session IV
(2 minute presentations)
Moderators: Jill Putnam, MD; Suhail Mithani MD
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Concurrent AAHS/ASPN Scientific Abstract Session
Moderators: Sami H. Tuffaha, MD; Catherine Curtin, MD
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Therapist Panel II: Preventing Complications to Maximize Outcomes in Hand Therapy Practice - Select Topics
Moderator: Joey G. Pipicelli, MScOT, CHT
Panelists: Joy MacDermid, BScPT, PhD; Scott Gould OTR, CHT, CKTP; Rebecca J. Saunders, BS, PT/CHT
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Advanced Practice Provider Session Injection Course
(Separate Registration Required)
Supported by, Endo Pharmaceuticals

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
AAHS Concurrent Panel I: Nerve Regeneration: State of the Art and the Future
Chair: Amy M. Moore, MD
Instructors: Johnathan Isaacs, MD; Ryosuke Ikeguchi, MD; Kimberly A. Masker, OTD OTR/L, CHT
3:00 pm
Free Afternoon
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Annual Meet the Hand Surgery Fellowship Directors Reception (Invitation Only)
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Annual Meeting Dinner Dance

Saturday January 18, 2025
6:30 am - 8:00 am
Continental Breakfast
7:00 am - 8:00 am
AAHS/ASPN/ASRM Instructional Courses
201
The Amputated Extremity: Principles for Success
Chair: Kyle R. Eberlin, MD
Instructors: Scott Hansen, MD; Alexandros Beris, MD; Adnan Prsic, MD; Sahitya K. Denduluri, MD; Emily Skoza-Brackenridge, CHT
202
Birth Brachial Plexus Injuries
Chair: Aaron Berger, MD
Instructors: Erin Meisel, MD; Nick Pulos, MD; Gregory H. Borschel, MD; Paige Fox, MD; Meagan Pehnke, MS, OTR/L, CHT, CLT
203
Using Patient Reported Outcome Measures to Build Your Practice and Research Program
Chair: Avi M. Giladi, MD
Instructors: Marco Rizzo, MD; Miranda Rogers, MD; Warren C. Hammert, MD; Kristin A. Valdes, OTD, OT, CHT
204
How to Differentiate Ulnar Sided Hand Numbness
Chair: Harvey Chim, MD
Instructors: Robert R. Hagan, MD; Madi Elhaj, MD; Thomas J. Wilson, MD; Hollie A. Power, MD
205
My Most Unbelievable Outcome In Nerve Surgery
Chair: Amy M. Moore, MD
Instructors: Bauback Safa, MD; Amber Leis, MD; Michiel Zuidam, MD; Jonathan Isaacs, MD
206
Progress in Neurotization in Breast Reconstruction: How Far Have We Come
Chair: Joseph Serletti, MD
Instructors: Aldona Spiegel, MD; JJ Huang, MD; Ziv Peled, MD, Stephania Tuinder, MD
207
Targeted Muscle Reinnervation: Program Building, Long-Term Clinical And Patient-Reported Outcomes And Quality Of Life
Chair: Amy Moore, MD
Instructors: Grant Kleiber, MD; Meg Roubaud, MD; Helen Hui-Chou, MD; Sami H. Tuffaha, MD
208
Facial Reanimation: Techniques vs. Outcomes
Chair: Sameer Mardini, MD
Instructors: Phoung Nguyen, MD; Joe Dayan, MD; Michael Klebuc, MD; Gregory H. Borschel, MD
8:15 am - 8:30 am
AAHS/ASPN/ASRM President's Welcome (Not for Credit)
David Ruch, MD; AAHS President
Jonathan Winograd MD; ASPN President
Babak Mehrara MD; ASRM President
8:30 am - 9:30 am
AAHS/ASPN/ASRM Combined Panel: Worst Case NO Save: Extremity Cases
Moderator: William C. Pederson, MD
Panelists: Paul S. Cederna, MD; Jamie Levine, MD; Stephen Kovach, MD; Jonathan Isaacs, MD
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Coffee Break with Exhibitors
10:00 am - 11:00 am
Joint Presidential Keynote Lecture
Introduction: Babak Mehrara MD

Brigadier General Matthew Braman
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
AAHS/ASPN/ASRM Joint Outstanding Paper Session
Moderators: Marc Richard, MD; Robin Kamal, MD; Kyle R. Eberlin, MD; Johnny Chuieng - Yi Lu, MD; Jonas Nelson, MD; Robert Allen Jr., MD
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
ASPN/ASRM Welcome Reception (Ticket Available for Purchase)