Fellowship

The American Hip Institute Research Foundation fellowship alumni and staff participated as faculty in the annual AANA Hip Course at the Orthopedic Learning Center, co-chaired by Dr. Benjamin Domb and Dr. Thomas Byrd. Here, the fellowship alumni and AHI staff had the opportunity to participate in panels, debates and discussions about innovations and interesting cases in hip preservation surgery.

Drs. Benjamin Domb and Roger Quesada-Jimenez attended ISAKOS Conference in Munich, Germany. They were invited to give podium presentations about the Foundation's innovating research at the conference!

Dr. Ben Domb was honored to accept The Stephen J. Snyder, M.D. Arthroscopy Instructor Award. This award recognizes an AANA Member who has demonstrated exceptional commitment to the education of Orthopaedic Surgeons through teaching, presenting and training. Dr. Snyder has been a mentor to all in the field of arthroscopy, and it was a great privilege to receive the award in his name and to spend some time with the man himself.

AHIRF presented 8 podiums and posters at the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) Annual Meeting in Boston, MA! AHIRF had many current and past fellows and staff attend, including Julia Jekli DNP, Dr. Philip Rosinsky, Dr. Benjamin Domb, Dr. Payam Sabetian, Dr. Etan Sugarman, Dr. Ali Parsa, and Dr. David Maldonado.

Current Fellow Dr. Roger Quesada-Jimenez received the Harley and Betty Baxter Resident Award! This award was given in recognition of research paper “Ten-Year Outcomes of Hip Arthroscopy for the Treatment of FAI and Labral Tears in Patients with Obesity.”

Dr. Ben Domb was honored to serve as Chair of the Arthroscopy Association of North America (AANA) E.L.I.T.E. Hip Course, along with Co-Chair Dr. Thomas Byrd, and Master Faculty Drs. Michael Gerhardt and Michael Banffy. Drs. Benjamin Kuhns and Etan Sugarman were also there as faculty to help teach the course! Surgeons from around the U.S., and as far as Africa, Chile, and Lithuania, attended this course, and will take their learnings home to help many patients walk, run, or live without pain.