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Conference Schedule
Department of Orthopaedics



2008-09 Conference Schedule
- University Sports Medicine Grand Rounds Conferences are held from 7:00 - 8:00 am at ECMC
- University Orthopaedics Grand Rounds Conferences are held from 8:00 - 10:00 am at ECMC
Please note that on the first Thursday of each month, there are no University Orthopaedics Grand Rounds
- University Sports Medicine Journal Club is held at the University Orthopaedic Center
- University Orthopaedics Journal Club locations will be listed on the conference schedule
- Anatomy sessions are held in the Gross Anatomy Lab
Third floor of the Biomedical Education Building, University at Buffalo South Campus

Date Time Topic Resident(s) Presenter(s) Location
8-14-08 7:00 am Cervical Spine Sports Injury and Management Kowalski ECMC
8-21-08 7:00 am Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Leddy ECMC
8:00 am Peds Lower Extremity Affonso/Bedi Galpin/Ferrick
8-28-08 7:00 am Thoracolumbar Spine Sports Related Conditions Hamill ECMC
8:00 am Humerus/Shoulder/Clavicle Duquin/Privitera Stegemann/Marzo
9-2-08 6:00 pm Journal Club - Research and Statistics Ehrensberger Lippschutz
9-4-08 7:00 am Lumbar Spine Physiatry and Physical Therapy Buffalo Spine and Sports ECMC
8:00 am Peds Upper Extremity Hlubik/Gaebe Galpin/Ferrick
9-9-08 6:00 pm Sports Medicine Journal Club UOC
9-11-08 7:00 am Medical Aspects - Pre Participation Physical Exam Leddy ECMC
8:00 am Elbow/Forearm Duquin/Wilkins Paterson/T. McGrath
9-18-08 7:00 am Skeletal Muscle Marzo ECMC
8:00 am Pelvis/Acetabulum Rachala/West Anders/Bone
9-25-08 7:00 am Cervical Spine Physiatry Buffalo Spine and Sports ECMC
8:00 am Interesting Cases ECMC, BGH, WCHOB All
9:00 am Skeletal Dysplasia Hlubik Ferrick
10:00 am OITE Pediatrics All Ferrick
10-2-08 7:00 am Medical Aspects - Cardio and Pulmonary Jain ECMC
8:00 am Core Competencies Mandatory Faculty and Residents Roseanne Berger, M.D.
9:00 am AGCME Site Visit Review Mandatory Faculty and Residents Richard Braen, M.D.
10-7-08 6:00 pm Journal Club - Trauma Rachala Anders/Mutty TBA
10-9-08 7:00 am Shoulder Instability All Bisson ECMC
8:00 am Anatomy Lab - Hip and Pelvis Rachala Phillips, Anders, Mutty UB
10-14-08 6:30 pm Sports Medicine Journal Club Sports UOC
10-16-08 7:00 am Shoulder, Labrum, SC Joint, AC Joint and Clavicle All Bernas ECMC
8:00 am Interesting Cases Hand,Sports Jones/Gurske
9:00 am Hand and Wrist Arthritis/Reconstruction Jones/Gurske Moy/Paterson
10:00 am OITE - Hand All Moy/Paterson
10-21-08 TBA ACGME Site Visit ECMC
10-23-08 7:00 am Shoulder - Rotator Cuff and Bicep Tendon All Fineberg ECMC
8:00 am Interesting Cases ECMC, BGH, WCHOB All
9:00 am Periprosthetic Fractures/Dislocations and Infected Total Joints Manohar Phillips
10:00 am OITE Adult Reconstruction Krackow/Phillips
10-30-08 7:00 am Compression Neuropathies of the Upper Extremity All Moy ECMC
8:00 am Interesting Cases ECMC, BGH, WCHOB All
9:00 am Fragility Fractures Gurske Bone
10:00 am Guest Lecturer - Fragility Fractures
11-4-08 6:00 pm Journal Club - Adult Reconstruction Hernandez Krackow/Phillips TBA
11-6-08 7:00 am Medical Aspects - Exercise Physiology All McKenney ECMC
8:00 am No Conference - OITE Review All
11-8-08 8:00 am OITE Exam All ECMC
11-11-08 6:30 pm Sports Medicine Journal Club Sports UOC
11-13-08 7:00 am Thrower's Shoulder and Elbow All Rauh ECMC
8:00 am Anatomy Lab - Femur, Knee, Proximal Tibia Hernandez Bisson UB
11-20-08 7:00 am Wrist and Hand All Wheeler ECMC
8:00 am Interesting Cases ECMC, BGH, WCHOB All
9:00 am Ankle Arthritis and Reconstruction Clark Ritter
10:00 am Basic Science Review All Ritter
11-27-08
Thanksgiving - No Conference
12-2-08 6:00 pm Journal Club - Foot and Ankle Hlubik Ritter/Rohrbacher TBA
12-4-08 7:00 am Radiology - Upper Extremity All Marzo/Notino ECMC
7:30 am Resident Interviews
12-9-08 6:00 pm Sports Medicine Journal Club All UOC
12-11-08 7:00 am Drug Testing and Ergogenic Aids All White ECMC
8:00 am Interesting Cases ECMC, BGH, WCHOB All
9:00 am Shoulder Arthritis and Arthroplasty Duquin Stegemann
10:00 am Basic Science Review All Stegemann
12-18-08 7:00 am Hip Conditions in Athletics All McGrath ECMC
8:00 am Interesting Cases Hand, Sports Rudolph/Clark
9:00 am Scaphoid Fractures - Wrist Instability Rudolph Callahan/Wheeler
10:00 am Basic Science Review Wheeler
12-25-08
Christmas - No Conference
1-1-09
New Years Day - No Conference
1-6-09 6:00 pm Journal Club - Shoulder and Elbow Duquin Stegemann/Paterson TBA
1-8-09 7:00 am Injury to the Eye, Mouth, and Face All Siedlecki/Campbell ECMC
7:30 am Resident Interviews
1-13-09 6:30 pm Sports Medicine Journal Club All UOC
1-15-09 7:00 am Knee - Anatomy, Biomechanics, and Gait All Sports Fellow ECMC
8:00 am Anatomy - Foot and Ankle Gurske Ritter UB
1-22-09 7:00 am Knee - ACL and PCL All Fineberg ECMC
8:00 am Interesting Cases ECMC, BGH, WCHOB All
9:00 am Elbow Arthritis and Reconstruction Affonso Paterson
10:00 am Basic Science Review All Paterson
1-29-09 7:00 am Knee - MCL, LCL, and Posterior Lateral All Bisson ECMC
8:00 am Interesting Cases ECMC, BGH, WCHOB All
9:00 am Adult Spinal Deformity Manohar Hamill
10:00 am Basic Science Review Hamill
2-3-09 6:00 pm Journal Club - Pediatrics Hlubik Galpin/Ferrick TBA
2-5-09 7:00 am Knee - Meniscus All Wind ECMC
8:00 am Anatomy - Spine Hlubik/Bedi Hamill UB
2-10-09 6:30 pm Sports Medicine Journal Club All UOC
2-12-09 7:00 am Fractures about the Knee All Bone ECMC

Resident Ski Day All Holimont
2-19-09 7:00 am Knee - Overuse Syndromes All Smolinski ECMC
8:00 am Interesting Cases ECMC, BGH, WCHOB All
9:00 am Malignant Soft Tissue Tumors Gaebe McGrath
10:00 am Basic Science Review All McGrath
2-26-09
AAOS Annual Meeting - No Conference
3-3-09 6:00 pm Journal Club - Spine Hernandez Kowalski/Hamill TBA


The Erie County Medical Center
462 Grider Street
Buffalo, New York 14215
University Orthopaedic Center
4949 Harlem Road
Amherst, New York 14226

This program is sponsored by the School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, State University of New York at Buffalo, through the Department of Orthopaedics, to offer AMA/PRA Category I credit. The objective of this program is to cover current topics in orthopaedics. It is approved for two hours of credit per session.
The University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University designates each session for up to 2.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credits. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Conference Change Policy: Any changes to the schedule must be coordinated directly between the parties involved, after which the Department Office must be notified in writing as to the changes made.

For questions or information regarding this schedule, please call Tammy Smith at (716) 898-5053



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