Korein-Wilson Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery; Chairman & Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College; Surgeon-in-Chief & CMO, Hospital for Special Surgery
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Distinguished Lecturers
AOC Connect’s Distinguished Lecturers represent the best of the best in academic orthopaedic thought leadership.
Todd Albert, MD
Judith F. Baumhauer, MD, MPH
Associate Chair of Academic Affairs and Professor, Division of Foot and Ankle Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics at the University of Rochester
Stefano Bini, MD
Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UCSF; Founder and Chair, UCSF Digital Orthopedics Conference; Chair, Digital Web and Social Media Committee, American Association and Hip and Knee Surgeons
Kevin P. Black, MD
Vice Dean, College of Medicine’s University Park Regional Medical Campus; C. McCollister Evarts Chair & Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Penn State
Scott Boden, MD
Director, The Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center; Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Emory University School of Medicine; CMO,CQO, Emory University Orthopaedics & Spine Hospital; Vice President for Business Innovation, Emory Healthcare
Kevin Bozic, MD, MBA
Inaugural Chair & Professor, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin
Susan V. Bukata, MD
Professor and Chair of Orthopaedics – UC San Diego
Regina Cunningham, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
CEO, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Cynthia L. Emory, MD, MBA
Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wake Forest School of Medicine; Associate Chief Medical Officer – Surgery, Wake Forest Baptist Health
James R. Ficke, MD
Robert A. Robinson Professor & Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Orthopaedist-in-Chief of The Johns Hopkins Hospital
John M. Flynn, MD
Chief, Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, CHOP; Richard M. Armstrong, Jr. Endowed Chair in Orthopaedic Surgery; Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Pennsylvania
Steven Forti, RN
Chief Wellness and Resiliency Officer – Hospital for Special Surgery; US Army Special Forces, Master Sergeant (retired)
Leesa Galatz, MD
Mount Sinai Professor and System Chair, Leni & Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mount Sinai Health System; Chair, Board of Advisors, AOC Connect
Richard Gelberman, MD
Fred C. Reynolds Professor & Former Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University
Farshid Guilak, PhD
Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Director of Research, Shriners Hospitals for Children – St. Louis; Chief Scientific & Innovation Officer, AOC Connect
Jo Hannafin, MD, PhD
Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College; Medical Director, HSS Stamford Outpatient Center; Director, Women’s Sports Medicine Center, Hospital for Special Surgery
Mitchel Harris, MD
Edith M. Ashley Professor & Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital
Joshua J. Jacobs, MD
William A. Hark, MD, Susanne G. Swift Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Rush University Medical Center
James Kang, MD
Thornhill Family Professor & Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard University
L. Andrew Koman, MD
Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Executive Director; Musculoskeletal Service Line, Wake Forest Baptist Health
Lisa Lattanza, MD
Chair & Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Yale University
L. Scott Levin, MD
Paul B. Magnuson Professor & Chair, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Pennsylvania Professor of Plastic Surgery in Surgery; Vice President and Associate Dean for Resource Development, University of Pennsylvania Co-Director, Penn Nerve Center
William N. Levine, MD – Chairman
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery & Bioengineering, Vice Chair for Research, University of Pennsylvania; Frank E. Stinchfield Professor and Chairman, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center; Orthopedic Surgeon-in-Chief, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia
Valerae O. Lewis, MD
Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedic Oncology – University of Texas; MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston
Regis J. O’Keefe, MD, PhD
Fred C. Reynolds Professor and Chair of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine
Mark W. Pagnano, MD
Professor & Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic
Michael L. Parks, MD
Clinical Director of Orthopedic Surgery, Vice Chair for Quality, Associate Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery; Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College
Neil Ravitz, MBA
Chief Administrative Officer, UPENN; Senior Vice President, AOC Connect
Arthur Rubenstein, MBBCH
Professor of Medicine, Former EVP of the University of Pennsylvania for the Health System & Dean of the School of Medicine
Lou Soslowski, PhD
Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery & Bioengineering, Vice Chair for Research, University of Pennsylvania
Peter Stern, MD
Norman S. and Elizabeth C.A. Hill Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery; (Former) Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cincinnati
Tad Vail, MD
James L. Young Professor & Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Fransisco
Mark Vrahas, MD, MHCDS
Levin/Gordon Distinguished Chair in Orthopaedics in honor of Myles Cohen, MD; Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Kristy Weber, MD
President, AAOS – 2019; Vice-Chair, Faculty Affairs, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, UPenn; Abramson Family Professor in Sarcoma Care Excellence
Mike West, MBA
CEO Emeritus – Rothman Orthopaedic Institute
Michael B. Wood, MD
Former President & CEO, Mayo Clinic; Former Chairman of the Mayo Foundation’s Executive Committee; Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mayo Clinic
Theresa Wyrick, MD
Vice Chair, University of Arkansas; Co-Chair, AOC Connect Women’s Leadership Forum
Joseph Zuckerman, MD
Walter A.L. Thompson Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, New York University School of Medicine; Chairman, NYU Langone Health, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery; Surgeon-in-Chief, NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital