37th Annual Holiday Knee & Hip Course

Agenda Highlights

Call for Abstracts

Interested medical students, residents, and fellows are encouraged to submit a research abstract for the scientific poster session. The winning abstract will be awarded the 2025 Richard S. Laskin, MD, Research Award and a cash prize. Deadline for submission is Monday, October 27, 2025 at 5:00 pm ET.

Submit your abstract here

Activity Directors

• Steven B. Haas, MD | President, Knee Society
• William J. Long, MD, FRCSC

HSS Faculty

• Michael P. Ast, MD
• Matthew S. Austin, MD
• Jason L. Blevins, MD
• Mathias P. Bostrom, MD | 1st Vice President, Hip Society
• Brian P. Chalmers, MD
• Fred D. Cushner, MD
• Eytan Debbi, MD
• Mark P. Figgie, MD
• Steven Forti
• Elizabeth Gausden, MD
• Alejandro Gonzalez Della Valle, MD
• David J. Mayman, MD
• Douglas E. Padgett, MD
• Hollis Potter, MD
• Heidi Prather, MD
• Ogonna Nwawka, MD
• Amar S. Ranawat, MD
• Martin Roche, MD
• Scott A. Rodeo, MD
• Jose A. Rodriguez, MD
• Peter K. Sculco, MD
• Thomas P. Sculco, MD
• Edwin P. Su, MD
• Timothy Wright, PhD

Featured Guest Faculty

• Matthew Abdel, MD | Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN | Second Vice President, AAHKS
• Kyle Alpaugh, MD | Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston, MA
• Emily Ast, Esq | Ast Physician Contracts | New York, NY
• A. Seth Greenwald, D.Phil (Oxon) | Orthopaedic Research Laboratories | Cleveland, OH
• George N. Guild, III, MD | Total Joint Specialists | Cumming, GA
• Steven J. MacDonald, MD | London Health Sciences Centre | London, ON | President, Hip Society
• Richard W. McCalden, MD, MPhil (Edin), FRCSC | London Health Sciences Centre | London, ON
• R. Michael Meneghini, MD | Indiana Joint Replacement Institute | Terre Haute, IN | President, AAHKS
• Michael Mont, MD | Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics | Baltimore, MD | 3rd Vice President, Knee Society
• Ajay Premkumar, MD | Emory Healthcare | Atlanta, GA
• Nana Sarpong, MD, MBA | Columbia Orthopedics | New York, NY
• Bryan D. Springer, MD | Mayo Clinic Florida | Jacksonville, FL | Past President, AAHKS | 2nd Vice President, Hip Society
• Robert T. Trousdale, MD | Mayo Clinic | Rochester, MN
• Jan Victor, MD, PhD | Ghent University | Ghent, Belgium

Target Audience

This activity is targeted to orthopaedic surgeons. Physician assistants, physical therapists, physical therapist assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, residents, fellows, and medical students may benefit from attending this activity.

Learning Objectives

Hospital for Special Surgery Continuing Education activities are intended to improve the quality of patient care and safety. At the conclusion of this course, the participant will be able to:

• Recognize the latest technologic innovations in robotic systems, implants, and data technologies that could be used to enhance procedures and outcomes for patients undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty.
• Explore new approaches to hip and knee arthroplasty that reduce pain and decrease recovery time, including new technologies.
• Determine best approach to PJI management taking into consideration timing, microbiology of infection, condition of the joint and the implant and other patient-specific factors.
• Discuss and implement best practices for primary total and revision total hip and knee replacement, including appropriate surgical techniques, alignment concepts, and design.
• Describe current evidence-based best practices for the management of trauma and arthroplasty, including periprosthetic hip and knee fractures.
• Describe and evaluate for incorporation into practice the most up-to-date strategies in complex arthroplasty care to optimize patient outcomes.

Acknowledgements

HSS gratefully acknowledges support from the following companies.

For sponsorship inquiries, please contact Martha O'Brasky-Crawley, Vice President, HSS Education Institute, at obraskym@hss.edu.

Exhibitors