Mission
The Awards and Recognition Committee (ARC) will review awards and select awardees; foster cross discipline collaborations and communications; support other activities and projects as designated by the ORS Board of Directors.
Current Committee
Brittany Taylor, PhD, Chair
Annie Reza, PhD
Nick Willett, PhD
Stavros Thomopoulous, PhD
Ling Qin, PhD
Allison Bean MD, PhD
Lauren Priddy, PhD
Minwook Kim, PhD
Staff Liaison: Karey Hyland
Mission
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
Anton Bowden, PhD, Chair
Updated May 2024. New Members TBD.
Staff Liaison: Sharon Smith-Terry
Mission
The Finance Committee shall provide financial oversight for the Society, including budgeting and financial planning, financial reporting and monitoring accountability policies.
Current Committee
Audrey McAlinden, PhD, Chair
Susan Bukata, MD, FAOA, FAAOS
Suzanna Maher, PhD
Dawn Elliott, PhD
Amy McNulty, PhD
Robin Queen, PhD
Sharon Smith-Terry, MBA, CDM
Staff Liaison: Pragnesh Gandhi
Kurt Hankenson, PhD, Chair
Hicham Drissi, PhD
Updated May 2024. New Members TBD.
Mission
The Publications Committee shall oversee the operations of the Journal of Orthopaedic Research (JOR) and JOR Spine, assists the co-editors in matters related to editorial policies, and advises the Orthopaedic Research Society Board of Directors concerning the operations of the JOR and JOR Spine.
Current Committee
Alice Huang, PhD, Chair
Yousef Abu-Amer, PhD
Devina Purmessur, PhD
Rachel Miller, PhD
Braden Fleming, PhD
Harry Kim, MD
Staff Liaison: Tim Mix
Research
Mission/Purpose
Ensure that the latest, most innovative and novel musculoskeletal research is being presented at the Annual Meeting.
Current Committee
Ling Qin, PhD, Chair
Damian Genetos, PhD
Donna Pacicca, MD
Elizabeth Yanik, ScD, PhD
Anne Nichols, PhD
Richard Debski, PhD
Simo Saarakkala, PhD
Staff Liaison: Matt Zuleg
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.
Biomaterials
Chairs: Qing-Qing Qui, PhD and Hang Lin, PhD
Controlled Release
Orthopaedic Implant Materials
Repair / Replacement of Hard Tissues
Repair / Replacement of Soft Tissues
Scaffolds
Bone
Chairs: Chao Xie, PhD, David E. Komatsu, PhD and Cynthia Coleman, PhD
Diseases and Disorders
Growth, Development and Aging
Injury and Healing
Mechanobiology
Structure, Function and Mechanics
Treatment and Therapeutics
Cartilage & Synovium
Chairs: Chuan-Ju Liu, PhD, Thomas Kean, PhD and Alejandro Almarza, PhD
Diseases and Disorders
Growth, Development and Aging
Injury and Healing
Mechanobiology
Structure, Function and Mechanics
Treatment and Therapeutics
Clinical Research
Chairs: Nancy Hadley-Miller, MD and Yaxia Zhang, MD, PhD
Big Data Research
Clinical Research Methods
Health Equity
Observational Studies
Omics, Biomarkers Genetics
Randomized Studies
Systematic Review / Meta-analyses
Education & Outreach
Chair: Lisa MacFadden, PhD
Basic Science Education
Clinical Education
K-12 Education and Outreach
Engineering Education
Foot & Ankle
Chair: Meghan Kelly, MD, PhD
Diagnostics
Growth, Development and Aging
Injury and Healing
Structure, Function and Mechanics
Surgical and non-surgical Interventions
Hand & Wrist
Chair: Jennifer Nichols, PhD
Biomechanics
Imaging
Osteoarthritis
Surgical and Therapeutic Innovation
Tendon, Ligament and Neuromuscular Disorders
Hip
Chair: Jessica Goetz, PhD
Diagnostics
Growth, Development and Aging
Injury and Healing
Structure, Function and Mechanics
Surgical and Non-Surgical Interventions
Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Chairs: Yuya Kawarai, MD, PhD, Mathew Mathew, PhD and Michael Samaan, PhD
Clinical Outcomes
Complications/Infections
Implant Materials, Fixation and Wear
Kinematics and Computational Modeling
Robotics and AI
Imaging
Chair: Deva Chan, PhD
Hard Tissue
Image Analyses
Soft Tissue
Infection
Chair: Paul Manner, MD
Biomarkers and Outcomes
Treatment and Therapeutics
Intervertebral Disc
Chair: Svenja Illien-Junger, PhD
Diseases and Disorders
Growth, Development and Aging
Injury, Healing and Pain
Structure, Function and Mechanics
Treatment and Therapeutics
Knee
Chairs: Francesco Travascio, PhD and Amel Dudakovic, PhD
Diagnostics
Growth, Development and Aging
Injury and Healing
Structure, Function and Mechanics
Surgical and Non-Surgical Interventions
Meniscus
Chair: Chang Lee, PhD
Growth, Development and Aging
Injury and Healing
Structure, Function and Mechanics
Treatment and Therapeutics
Multi-Organ System Crosstalk
Chair: Anthony Kirilusha, PhD
Shoulder & Elbow
Chair: Sandeep Mannava, MD, PhD
Arthroplasty
Diagnostics
Growth, Development and Aging
Injury and Healing
Structure, Function and Mechanics
Surgical and Non-Surgical Interventions
Skeletal Muscle
Chair: Hongshuai Li, MD, PhD
Diseases and Disorders
Exercise and Rehabilitation
Growth, Development and Aging
Imaging, Treatment and Clinical Outcomes
Injury and Healing
Structure, Function, Mechanics and Mechanobiology
Spine
Chair: Rebecca Wachs, PhD
Diagnostics
Growth, Development and Aging
Injury, Healing and Pain
Structure, Function and Mechanics
Surgical and Non-Surgical Interventions
Tendon & Ligament
Chairs: Fei Fang, PhD and Nathaniel Dyment, PhD
Diseases and Disorders
Growth, Development and Aging
Injury and Healing
Structure, Function and Mechanics
Treatment and Therapeutics
Tumors
Chair: Gabriel Pagnotti, MD
Genetics
Metastatic
Primary Tumors
Treatment and Therapeutics
Chelsea Bahney, PhD
Roger Cornwall, MD
Miguel Otero, PhD
Education
Mission
The mission of the Career Development Committee is to develop programming and networking opportunities for members of the Orthopaedic Research Society across the spectrum of career stages in academia and industry.
Current Committee
Hannah Lundberg, PhD, Chair
Su-Jin (Su Chin) Heo, PhD
Dennis Caruana, BS
Sibylle Grad, PhD
Jarrett Cain, DPM, MSC, PhD
Yuichi Yoishii, MD
Jillian Beveridge, PhD
Jiao Jiao Li, PhD
Zhong (Alan) Li, PhD
Natalia Harasymowicz, PhD
Purpose/Mission:
The Industry Alliance Committee (IAC) 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
Coen Wijdicks, PhD, MBA, Chair
Jennifer Woodell-May, PhD
Miguel Diaz, MS
Aric Kaiser, MS
Ali Kiapour, PhD
Bo Gao, PhD
Melody Labrune, MS
Staff Liaison: Karey Hyland
Alayna Loiselle, PhD, Chair
Roger Cornwall, PhD
Dennis Anderson, PhD
Vaida Glatt, PhD
Dianne Little, DVM, PhD
Jessica Rivera, MD, PhD
Nadeen Chahine, PhD
Chelsea Bahney, PhD
Staff Liaison: Shari Centrone
The ORS Innovation Committee serves as a hub for orthopaedic clinical translation and the commercialization process of early-stage ideas to provide a home for innovation within the field of orthopaedics.
The objectives of the ORS Innovation Committee include:
- Provide a forum for the committee of researchers, industry members, clinicians, entrepreneurs, investors, consultants early career investigators who are experienced or interested in commercialization
- Mentorship
- Develop educational and networking opportunities that will provide knowledge and perspective around the various aspects of design, commercialization, and translation
- Access to industry connections
- Create an ecosystem where ORS can provide resources and expertise to support innovation within the field of orthopaedics
Current Committee
Evan Goldberg, PhD, Chair
Francis Hornicek, MD, PhD
Thomas Kean, PhD
Ata Kiapour, PhD
Neharika Bhadouria, PhD
Gabriela Graziani, PhD
Roland Herzog
Abiraman Srinivasan, PhD
Staff Liaison: Karey Hyland
Aaron Fields, PhD, Chair
Karin Payne, PhD
Kharma Foucher, PhD
Jaimo Ahn, MD, PhD
Lisbet Haglund, PhD
Jeff Bischoff, PhD
Ling Qin, PhD
Staff Liaison: Matt Zuleg
Community
Mission
To cultivate a diverse, inclusive, and engaged ORS community by increasing access and opportunities. Ensure the incorporation of strategic objectives relating to DEI are incorporated into the society governance structure, initiatives, and programs.
Current Committee
Feini (Sylvia) Qu, VMD, PhD, Chair
Megan E. Oest, PhD
Christina Salas, PhD
Rahul Gawri, MD, PhD
Paula Hernandez, PhD
David Jordan, PhD
Jamie Benson, PhD
Ines Reichert, MD, PhD
Staff Liaison: Karey Hyland
Learn more about ORS DEIA Resources.
Mission
The Membership Committee’s mission is to recruit new members, to retain current members, to initiate and facilitate communication between ORS and members, and to develop membership benefits.
Current Committee
Adam Abraham, PhD, Chair
Jarred Kaiser, PhD
Tristan Maerz
Amandine Impergre
Stephen Abelow
Joseph Roberts
Rebecca Irwin
Stephanie Moore-Lotridge, PhD
Staff Liaison: Nikita Halapeti
Mission
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 as a subcommittee of the Membership Committee.
Website: https://www.ors.org/ors-ambassadors
Current Ambassadors
Stephanie Moore, PhD, Chair
Brianne Connizzo, PhD
Anton Bowden, PhD
Michael David, PhD
Christopher Panebianco, PhD
Tom Hodgkinson, PhD
Mission
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
Sarah Greising, PhD, Chair
Jenny Dorich, PhD, OTR/L, CHT (Chair-elect)
Beth Ashinsky, MD, PhD
Fei Fang, PhD
Katerina Karali, MEng, PhD
Jiatong Liu, MS
Annette Marie McCoy, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS
Staff Liaison: Mary Roti
ORS Community Networks are self-identified, organically established communities offering opportunities for members to connect with each other, share experiences, and form life-long friendships and collaborations.
Current Networks
Asian Leadership Forum
X Edward Guo, Co-Chair
Catherine K Kuo, Co-Chair
BORN (Black Orthopaedic Research Network)
Treena Arinzeh, Chair
ORS Junior Faculty Network
Brianne Connizzo, Co-Chair
Jay Patel, Co-Chair
Pride @ ORS
Stefaan Verbruggen, Chair
Foot and Ankle
Daniel Latt, Chair
Staff Liaison: Nikita Halapeti
Advocacy
Mission
The ORS Public Outreach Committee promotes the importance of musculoskeletal research and the need for increased, sustainable funding.
Current Committee
Jason Marvin, PhD, Chair
Ryan Tomlinson, PhD, Chair Elect
Erin Mannen, PhD
Sade Clayton, PhD
Claire Brockett, PhD
Bonnie Walton, BS
Thomas Leahy, PhD
Staff Liaison: Paige Mooney
Mission
The Scientific Communications Committee 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
Hugo Giambini, PhD, Chair
Jessica Ackerman, MS
Elena Della Bella, PhD
Mia Huang
Rodolfo de la Vega, MD, PhD
Gabriel Pagnotti, PhD
Giulia Crosio
Staff Liaison: Tim Mix
Mission
The ORS Social Media Committee utilizes online communication to inform the public on orthopaedic research, build community, and promote the mission of ORS.
Current Committee
Carolyn Chlebek, PhD, Chair
Hannah Zlotnick, PhD, Chair Elect
Rabeeh Majidi, PhD
Meghan Kupratis, MS
Ramkumar T. Annamala, PhD
Mary Bucklin, PhD
Brenna Pugliese, DVM, MS
Satanik Mukherjee
Staff Liaison: Paige Mooney
Collaborations
International Combined Orthopaedic Research Society (ICORS) Liaisons
Kurt Hankenson, DVM, MS, PhD
Roger Cornwall, MD
International Federation of Musculoskeletal Research Societies (IFMRS) Liaison
Karl Lewis, PhD
Updated April 2024. New Members TBD.
Lynne Jones, PhD, Chair
Roger Cornwall, MD
Warren Haggard, PhD
Joan Bechtold, PhD
Lori Setton, PhD
Staff Liaison: Sharon Smith-Terry
Sections
William Mihalko, MD, PhD, Research Section Council Chair
Chelsea Bahney, PhD, Section Chair, ISFR
Hamish Simpson, PhD, Section Chair Elect, ISFR
Lachlan Smith, PhD, Section Chair, ORS Spine Research Section
Lisbet Haglund, PhD, Section Chair Elect, ORS Spine Research Section
Matthew Koff, PhD, Section Chair Elect, ORS Meniscus Research Section
Chathuraka Jayasuriya, PhD, Section Chair Elect, ORS Meniscus Research Section
Jeff Bischoff, PhD, Section Chair, ORS Orthopaedic Implants Research Section
Trey Crisco, PhD, Section Chair Elect, ORS Orthopaedic Implants Research Section
Kathe Derwin, PhD, Section Chair, ORS Tendon Research Section
Hani Awad, PhD, Section Chair Elect, ORS Tendon Research Section
Uma Sankar, PhD, Section Chair Elect, ORS Preclinical Models Research Section
Aimee Colbath, DVM, MS, DACVS, Section Chair Elect, ORS Preclinical Models Research Section
Michelle Ghert, MD, FRCSC, Section Chair, Strategies in Clinical Research Section
Joel Gagnier, ND, MSc, PhD, Section Chair Elect, Strategies in Clinical Research Section
Mission
To advance the science of bone biology, bone regeneration, fracture healing/repair, and trauma leading to improved patient care.
Officers
Section Chair
Hamish Simpson, MA(CANTAB), BM, BCH(OXON), FRCS, DM(OXON), University of Edinburgh
Section Chair Elect
Matthew Silva, PhD, Washington University School of Medicine
Section Past Chair
Chelsea Bahney, PhD, The Steadman Clinic & Steadman Philippon Research Institute
Section Secretary
Hannah Dailey, PhD, Lehigh University, OrthoXel Trauma Fixation Systems
Section Treasurer
Georg Duda, PhD, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Section Research & Education Chair
Melanie Haffner-Luntzer, PhD, Ulm University
Section Communications Chair
Evan Buettmann, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University
Section Membership Chair
Ines Reichert, MD, PhD, FRCS, Kings College Hospital London
Section Membership Co-Chair
Louis Cheung, PhD, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Section Communications Committee
Augustine Saiz, MD, UC Davis
Andrea Alford, PhD, University of Michigan
Rodolfo De La Vega Amador, MD, Mayo Clinic / MERLN Institute
Madhura NIjsure, BS University of Pennsylvania Engineer
Section Membership Committee
Cynthia Coleman, PhD, National University of Ireland – Galway
Peter Schwarzenberg, PhD, AO Research Institute
Arvind Nana, MD, UNT Bone & Joint Institute
Jiliang Li, PhD, IUPUI School of Science
Section Education Committee Chair
Caitlyn Collins, PhD, Virginia Tech
Section Education Committee
Jerry Tsang, MD, PHD, FRCS, University of Edinburgh
Michael Hast, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Sophie Verrier, PhD, AO Research Institute
Section Members-at-Large
Elizabeth Rosado Balmayor, PhD, MERLN Institute, Maastricht University
Katherine Hixon, PhD, Dartmouth College
Mission
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.
Officers
Section Chair
Jay Patel, PhD, Emory University
Section Chair-Elect
Jennifer Robinson, PhD, University of Washington
Section Past Chair
Chathuraka Jayasuriya, PhD, Brown University
Section Secretary
Stephen Abalow, Lake Tahoe Sports Medicine
Section Treasurer
Donna Pacicca, MD, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center
Section Research Chair
Andreas Seitz, PhD, Ulm University Medical Center
Section Education Chair
Rebecca Irwin, PhD, Cornell University
Section Membership Chair
Alejandro Almarza, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Section Members-at-Large
Francesco Travascio, PhD, University of Miami
Su-Chin Heo, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Section Communication & Networking Members
Jay Trivedi, PhD, Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital
Salomi Desai, PhD, Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital
Takumi Takahashi, PhD, University of California, Irvine
Patrick Yeh, Case Western Reserve University
Sereen Addi, University of Pennsylvania
Mission
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.
ORS ORTHOPAEDIC IMPLANTS SECTION WEBPAGE
Officers
Section Chair
Alexander Christ, MD, University of California
Section Chair-Elect
Cheryl Liu, PhD, Stryker Orthopaedics
Section Past Chair
Trey Crisco, PhD, Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital
Section Treasurer
Rupak Dua, PhD, American Dental Association
Section Secretary
Michael Hast, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Section Research & Education Chair
Joshua Roth, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Section Membership Chair
Hannah Lundberg, PhD, Rush University Medical Center
Section Associated Editor
Jeff Biscoff, PhD, Zimmer Biomet
Section Members-at-Large
Jacob Elkins, MD, PhD, University of Iowa
Mission
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.
ORS PRECLINICAL MODELS SECTION WEBPAGE
Officers
Section Chair
Aimee Colbath, DVM, MS, DACVS, Michigan State University
Section Chair-Elect
Annette McCoy, DVM, MS, PhD, DACVS, University of Illinois
Section Past Chair
Uma Sankar, PhD, Indiana University School of Medicine
Section Secretary
Sara Hassouna Elsayed, PhD, University of Cambridge
Section Treasurer
Drew Koch, DVM, MS, North Carolina State University
Section Research & Education Chair
Brad Nelson, DVM, PhD, DACVS, Colorado State University
Section Membership Chair
Martijn vanGriensven, PhD, Maastricht University
Section Communications Chair
Bruno Menarim, DVM, MS, PhD, University of Kentucky
Mission
To advance spine research and related sciences so as to improve patient care through basic, translational, and clinical research.
Officers
Section Chair
Simon Tang, PhD, MSCI, Washington University in St Louis
Section Chair-Elect
Dino Samartzis, PhD, Rush University
Section Past Chair
Lisbet Haglund, PhD, McGill University
Section Treasurer
David Nuckley, PhD, Stryker Spine
Section Secretary
Rahul Gawri, MD, PhD, McGill University
Section Education Co-Chairs
Morgan Giers, PhD, Oregon State University
Svenja Illien-Junger, PhD, Emory University School of Medicine
Section Research Co-Chairs
Nilsson Holguin, PhD, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Cheryle Seguin, PhD, The University of Western Ontario
Section Task Force (Grants)
Lachlan Smith, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Section Funding Agency Liaison
Anthony Kirilusha, PhD, NIH
Section Membership Co-Chairs
Jeannie Bailey, PhD, University of California, San Francisco
Dmitriy Sheyn, PhD, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Section Member-at-Large
Ana Chee, PhD Section, Rush University Medical Center
Karin Wuertz-Kozak, Rochester Institute of Technology
Dennis Anderson, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Mission
To create and expand a forum for orthopaedic clinical researchers to exchange ideas, and to collaborate on and catalyze new concepts in orthopaedic clinical research methodology and appraisal.
ORS STRATEGIES IN CLINICAL RESEARCH WEBPAGE
Officers
Section Chair
Joel Gagnier, ND, MSc, PhD, University of Michigan
Past Section Chair
Michelle Ghert, MD, FRCSC, McMaster University
Section Treasurer
David Wasserstein, MD, MSC, MPH, FRCSC, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre (University of Toronto)
Section Secretary
Nicolas Piuzzi, MD, Cleveland Clinic
Section Research & Education Chair
Jaimo Ahn, MD, PhD, University of Michigan
Section Membership Chairs
Cale Jacobs, PhD, University of Kentucky
Ashley Levack, MD, MAS, Assistant Professor, Loyola University Medical Center
Patrick Carry, PhD, MS, Colorado Program for Musculoskeletal Research
Section Communications Chair
Sonja Pavlesen, MD, MS, University at Buffalo
Mission
To promote and provide an interactive forum for education, collaboration, professional development, and strengthen scientific exchange in the ORS membership and tendon research community.
Officers
Section Chair
Hani Awad, PhD, University of Rochester Medical Center
Section Chair Elect
Nelly Andarawis-Puri, PhD, Cornell University
Section Past Chair
Kathe Derwin, PhD, Cleveland Clinic
Section Secretary- Treasurer
Josh Baxter, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Section Research Chair
Anne Gingery, PhD, Mayo Clinic
Section Education Chair
Megan Killian, PhD, University of Michigan
Section Membership Chair
Brianne Connizzo, PhD, Boston University
Section Members-at-Large
Jason Shearn, PhD, University of Cincinnati
Dianne Little, PhD, Purdue University
Karin Grävare Silbernagel, PhD, University of Delaware
