Mission/Purpose:
The Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Advocacy Committee promotes the importance of musculoskeletal research and the need for increased, sustainable funding.
Current Committee
Chelsea Bahney, PhD, Chair
Jarrett Cain, DPM, MSc, FACFAS
Ben Freedman, PhD
Joyce Keyak, PhD
Karin Payne, PhD
Yi-Xian Qin, PhD
Irving Shapiro, PhD
Staff Liaison: Amber Blake
Mission/Purpose
ORS Ambassadors are dynamic leaders who represent the ORS in their state, region or country. They facilitate networking, professional development and collaboration in an effort to strengthen the ORS and musculoskeletal science on a local/regional level.
Website: https://www.ors.org/ors-ambassadors
Rebecca Chung, Northeast
Thomas Kean, PhD, West South Central
Catherine K. Kuo, PhD, Northeast
Dmitriy Sheyn, PhD, Pacific
Dominick Haudenschild, PhD, Pacific
Yutaka Inaba, MD, PhD, Japan
Oran Kennedy, PhD, Ireland
Megan Killian, PhD, Mid Atlantic
Muhammad Farooq Rai, PhD, Midwest
Roshni Rainbow, PhD, Ontario, Canada
Staff Liaison: Bailey McMurray
Mission/Purpose
Coordinate all components of the ORS Annual Meeting and develop innovative programs and educational opportunities to meet the needs of all annual meeting attendees.
Current Committee
Mark Wilkinson, MB ChB, PhD, FRCS (Chair)
Don Anderson, PhD
John Antoniou, MD, PhD
Susan Bukata, MD
Roger Cornwall, MD
Johnny Huard, PhD
Natalie H. Kelly
Ken Kozloff, PhD
Mike Lehmicke, MS
Marjolein C van der Meulen, PhD
Sophie Verrier, PhD
Staff Liaison: Mary Jo Heflin
Karl Lewis, PhD, Chair
Serving as Associate Member on Board of Directors
Natalie H. Kelly
Annual Meeting Committee
Rebacca Wachs, PhD
Awards and Recognition Committee
Chia-Lung Wu, PhD
Basic Science Education Committee
Jennifer Racine
Clinical Research Committee
Nikolaos Paschos,
Media Relations & Communications Committee
Frank Yaw Takyi-Appiah
Membership Committee
Lauren Barber, BA
Membership Committee
Saeed Khayatzadeh
Industry Engagement Committee
Edward Bonnevie, PhD
New Investigator Mentoring Committee
Deborah Gorth, MD, PhD Student
Women’s Leadership Forum
Staff Liaison: Jola Lewsza
Mission/Purpose
The Awards and Recognition Committee will evaluate educational funding applications; review awards and select awardees; develop new educational programs to be held in conjunction with other organizations; foster the cross discipline collaborations and communications; support other activities and projects as designated by the ORS Board of Directors.
Current Committee
Don Anderson, PhD, Chair
Joel D. Boerckel, PhD
Alayna Loiselle, PhD
Jeremy Rawlinson, PhD
Rebecca Wachs, PhD
Liyun Wang, PhD
Staff Liaison: Alyson Scolaro
Mission/Purpose
The Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) Basic Science and Education Committee (BSEC) develops and promotes educational content and programs to support, advance and position the ORS as the leading musculoskeletal research organization.
Current Committee
Martin Stoddart, PhD, Chair
Muhammad Farooq Rai, PhD
Louis Gerstenfeld, PhD
Tolou Shokuhfar, PhD
Amarjit Virdi, PhD
Chia-Lung Wu
Dimitrios Zeugolis, PhD
Robin Queen, PhD (Ex-Officio)
Vicki Rosen, PhD (Ex-Officio)
Frederick Werner, MME (Ex-Officio)
Staff Liaison: Amber Blake
Mission/Purpose
Make ORS the premier venue for development and presentation of musculoskeletal clinical research and research methodology.
Current Committee
Kurt P. Spindler, MD, Chair
Roy K. Aaron, MD
Joel J. Gagnier, ND, MSc, PhD
Michelle Ghert, MD, FRCSC
Mandi Lopez, DVM, MS, PhD
Jennifer Racine
Jessica Rivera, MD
David Wasserstein MD, MSc, MPH(c) FRCSC
Michael J. Yaszemski, MD, PhD
Chunfeng Zhao, MD
Staff Liaison: Mary Jo Heflin
Mission/Purpose:
The Committee will assist in the review of ethical issues and questions raised by Officers, Board members, committees, the Editorial Board, sections, members, and staff.
Current Committee:
Mathias Bostrom, MD
Farsh Guilak, PhD
Clare Rimnac, PhD
Henry Donahue, PhD
Staff Liaison: Brenda Frederick
Mission/Purpose
The Finance Committee shall provide financial oversight for the Society, including budgeting and financial planning, financial reporting and monitoring accountability policies.
Current Committee
Jennifer Westendorf, PhD, Chair
Farsh Guilak, PhD
Lynne Jones, PhD
Suzanne Maher, PhD
Rick Sumner, PhD
Mark Wilkinson, MD (ex-officio)
Gloria Matthews, DVM, PhD (ex-officio)
Staff Liaison: Brenda A Frederick
Mission/Purpose
The Industry Engagement Committee (CAC) will function as a forum for the exchange of information of mutual interest and benefit to the Orthopaedic Research Society membership, its Board of Directors, and the orthopaedic industry.
Current Committee
Michael Lehmicke, MS, Chair
Judd Day, PhD
Lara Ionescu Silverman, PhD
Saeed Khayatzadeh
Sally LiArno, PhD
Chris Roche, MS, MBA
Staff Liaison: Jola Lewsza
Current Committee
John Antoniou, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Co-Chair
Theodore Miclau, MD, Co-Chair
Mauro Alini, PhD
Mats Brittberg, MD, PhD
Edward Guo, PhD
David Little, MBBS, FRACS, PhD
Niamh Nowlan, PhD
Michiaki Takagi, MD, PhD
Nico Verdonschot, PhD
Staff Liaison: Bailey McMurray
Chair
David Hak, MD
Denver Health
Dept. of Orthopaedic Surgery
Chair Elect
Amy Hoang-Kim, PhD
St. Michael’s Hospital
Orthopaedic Medical Sciences
Treasurer
Alan J. Johnstone, MD
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Orthopaedic Trauma Unit
Secretary
Ralph Marcucio, PhD
UCSF
Dept. Orthopaedic Surgery
Research & Education Chair
Chelsea Bahney, PhD
USCF
Orthopaedic Trauma Institute
Membership Chairs
Cyril Mauffrey, MD
Denver Health Medical Center
Yoshinobu Watanabe, MD
Teikyo University
Orthopaedic Surgery
Members-at-Large
Chantal Chenu, PhD
Royal Veterinary College
Takahiro Niikura, MD, PhD
Kobe University
Orthopaedic Surgery
Emil Schemitsch, MD
St. Michael’s Hospital
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Section Senior Advisory Board
Peter Augat, MD
Institute of Biomechanics Murnau
Mathias P.G. Bostrom, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Jörg Goldhahn, PhD
ETH Zurich
Allen Goodship, MD
Staff Liaison: Bailey McMurray
Mission/Purpose
The Media Relations and Communications Committee (MRCC) promotes the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) as the pre-eminent leader of musculoskeletal research across the globe. It seeks to advance basic, translational and clinical orthopaedic research within and outside of the ORS.
Current Committee
Vaida Glatt, PhD, Chair
Riccardo Gottardi, PhD
Erin Hsu, PhD
Serkan Inceoglu, PhD
Meghan E McGee-Lawrence, PhD
Nikolaos Paschos
Vincent Wang, PhD
Kartik Varadarajan, PhD
Staff Liaison: Amber Blake
Mission/Purpose
The Membership Committee is to recruit new members, to retain current members, to initiate and facilitate communication between ORS and members, and to develop membership benefits.
Audrey McAlinden, PhD, Chair
Lauren Barber
Virginia Ferguson, PhD
Chris Hernandez, PhD
Hubert Kim, MD, PhD, Past Chair
Frank Yaw Takyi-Appiah
Staff Liaison: Bailey McMurray
Mission/Purpose
To advance meniscus research and related sciences so as to improve care through basic, translational and clinical research. This group serves to highlight the significant interest on the meniscus by providing meeting and online venues for presentation and discussion of the latest research on the meniscus.
Website: https://www.ors.org/meniscus
Officers
Tammy Haut Donahue, PhD, Chair
Tammy Haut Donahue, PhD, Chair
Adetola Adesida, PhD, Member-at-Large
Lutz Dürselen, PhD
Martin Englund, MD, PhD, Member-at-Large
Trent Guess, PhD, Communication Chair
Matthew Koff, PhD, Membership Chair
Marc Levenston, PhD, Chair Elect
Suzanne Maher, PhD, Treasurer
Amy McNulty, PhD, Secretary
Vicki Rosen, PhD, Membership Chair
Section Staff Liaison: Bailey McMurray
Mission/Purpose
To encourage and foster the development of the new musculoskeletal investigators.
Current Committee
Roger Cornwall, MD, Chair
Hicham Drissi, PhD
Karl Lewis, PhD
Karen Troy, PhD
Chunfeng Zhao, MD
X. Sherry Liu, PhD
Kyle D. Allen, PhD
Edward Bonnevie, PhD
Staff Liaison: Jola Lewsza
Current Committee
Farsh Guilak, PhD, Chair
Matthew Allen, Vet. MB, PhD
Tamara Alliston, PhD
John Antoniou, MD. PhD
Dominik Haudenschild, PhD
Niamh Nowlan, PhD
Saff Liaison: Brenda Frederick
Mission/Purpose
The ORS is the most important research platform to bring together experts from various disciplines to foster the multidisciplinary interaction which is required to improve the quality of the implants, ensure that new implants are adequately tested at the pre-clinical stage, that implants are introduced carefully to the orthopaedic market and that the clinical outcome is appropriately registered.
Website: https://www.ors.org/ors-orthopaedic-implants-section
Officers
Dennis Janssen, PhD, Research & Education Chair
Kenneth Mann, PhD, Chair Elect
Heidi-Lynn Ploeg, PhD, Member-at-Large
Chris Roche, MSE, MBA, Member-at-Large
Harry van Lenthe, PhD, Treasurer
Nico Verdonschot, PhD, Chair
Peter Walker, PhD, Member-at-Large
Janie Wilson, PhD, Membership Chair
Markus Wimmer, PhD, Secretary
Staff Liaison: Bailey McMurray
Mission/Purpose
To promote education, collaboration, development, refinement, and critical evaluation of preclinical models of orthopedic disease and injury and to provide resources accessible to ORS members conducting animal studies.
Current Officers
Kurt Hankenson, DVM, PhD, Section Chair
Matthew, Allen Vet MB, PhD
Laurie Goodrich, DVM, PhD
Dianne Little, PhD, DVM
Stephan Zeiter, DVM, PhD, DipECLAM, Chair Elect
Section Staff Liaison: Bailey McMurray
Mission/Purpose
Ensure that the latest, most innovative and novel musculoskeletal research is being presented at the annual meeting.
Current Committee
Marjolein C van der Meulen, PhD, Chair
Johnny Huard, PhD
Hiroshi Kawaguchi, MD, PhD
Deborah Mason, PhD
Paul Beaule, MD
Jeffrey Weiss, PhD
Spencer Szczesny
Staff Liaison: Matt Zuleg
Mission/Purpose
The Publications Advisory Board shall oversee the operations of the Journal of Orthopaedic Research (JOR), assist the co-editors in matters related to editorial policies, and advise the Orthopaedic Research Society Board of Directors concerning the operations of the Journal of Orthopaedic Research. JOR Mission Statement: The Journal of Orthopaedic Research is the forum for the rapid publication of high quality reports of new information on the full spectrum of orthopaedic research including life sciences, engineering, translational and clinical studies.
Current Committee
Robert Sah, MD, ScD Chair
Qian Chen, PhD
James Iatridis, PhD
Kenneth Mann, PhD
Martha Murray, MD
Doug Robertson, MD, PhD
Eddie Schwarz, PhD
Staff Liaison: Amber Blake, ORS Communications Manager
Mission/Purpose
To advance spine research and related sciences so as to improve patient care through basic, translational, and clinical research.
Website: https://www.ors.org/spinesection
Current Officers
Judith Hoyland, PhD, Chair
Nadine Chahine, PhD, Research Chair
Sibylle Grad, PhD, Education Chair
Lisbet Haglund, PhD, Member-at-Large
Christine Le Maitre, PhD, Secretary
Jeff Lotz, PhD, Treasurer
Devina Purmessur, PhD, Membership Chair
Mak Risbud, PhD, Chair Elect
Daisuke Sakai, MD, PhD, Membership Chair
Lachlan Smith, PhD, Member-at-Large
Section Staff Liaison: Bailey McMurray
Mission/Purpose
The Strategic Initiatives Committee will create and enhance value and revenue streams via new initiatives for the Society.
Current Committee
Ken Kozloff, PhD, Chair
Kurt Hankenson, DVM, PhD
Oran Kennedy, PhD
Juan Taboas. PhD
Blaine Christiansen, PhD
Alessandra Carriero, PhD
Staff Liaison: Brenda A Frederick
Mission/Purpose
The group will promote and provide an interactive forum for education, collaboration, professional development, and strengthen scientific exchange in the ORS membership and tendon research community.
Website: https://www.ors.org/tendon-section
Officers
Peter C. Amadio, MD, Chair
Paul Ackermann, MD, PhD, Member-at-Large
Nelly Andarawis-Puri, PhD, Membership Chair
Kathe Derwin, PhD, Secretary
Evan Flatow, MD, Member-at-Large
Catherine K. Kuo, PhD, Research Chair
Ronen Schweitzer, PhD, Education Chair
Lou Soslowsky, PhD, Member-at-Large
Steve Thomopoulos, PhD, Chair Elect
Staff Liaison: Bailey McMurray
Topic Chairs are a sub-committee reporting to the Program Committee
- ORS Topic Chairs select members to review abstracts for the Annual Meeting.
- Review top scored abstracts submitted to the Annual Meeting to create podium and spotlight sessions and NIRA presentations.
- Provide recommendations for spotlight speakers.
- Serve on the NIRA review committee during the Annual Meeting and assist in selecting the NIRA recipients.
TISSUE BASED TOPICS:
Osteoarthritis/Other Forms of Arthroplasty
Co-Chair: Magali Cucchiarini, PhD, Karen King, PhD
Biomaterials
Chair: Daniel Kelly, PhD
Cartilage, Synovium & Osteoarthritis
Co-Chairs: Karen Lyons, PhD, Henning Madry, MD
Meniscus
Chair: Amy McNulty, PhD
Tendon/Ligament
Co-Chairs: Hani Awad, PhD, Scott Rodeo, MD
Muscle
Chair: Christopher Mendias, PhD
Bone
Co-Chairs: Amarjit Virdi, PhD, Alison Gartland, PhD
Diagnostic Imaging
Chair: Yang Xia, PhD
Infection
Chair: Bingyun Li, PhD
Regenerative Medicine
Co-Chairs: Catherine K. Kuo, PhD, Jeremy J. Mao, PhD
Trauma & Fractures
Co Chairs: Michael Gardner, MD, Matthew Silva, PhD
Tumors
Chair: Michelle Ghert, MD
CLINICAL/ANATOMIC TOPICS:
Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Co-Chairs: Moussa Hamadouche, MD, PhD, Mario Lamontagne, PhD
Knee
Chair: Lisa Larkin, PhD
Hip
Chair: Andrew Anderson, PhD
Shoulder and Elbow
Chair: Brian Feeley, MD
Spine
Co-Chairs: Rita Kandel, MD, Stephen Ferguson, PhD, Edward Vresilovic, MD, PhD
Hand and Wrist
Chair: Roger Cornwall, MD
Foot and Ankle
Chair: Jarrett Cain, DPM, MSc, FACFAS
Mission/Purpose
The WLF will mentor, foster, encourage and inspire women in orthopaedic research at all stages of their career, and advise and support women on career and leadership opportunities in orthopaedic-related organizations.
Current Committee
Susan V Bukata, MD, Co-Chair
Sophie Verrier, PhD, Co-Chair
Mary Goldring, PhD
Magali Cucchiarini, PhD
Deana Mercer, MD
Nancy Pleshko PhD
Heidi-Lynn Ploeg, PhD
Jennifer Woodell-May, PhD
Deborah Gorth, MD, PhD Student
Staff Liaison: Mary Jo Heflin
