AOSSM Grant Winners
Young Investigator Grant Winners
2012 Winners
Mark C. Drakos, MD (Feinstein Institute for Medical Research)
"Enhancement of Achilles Tendon Repair Viscoelasticity with Blockade of Matrix Metalloproteinase"
Benton E. Heyworth, MD (Children's Hospital Boston)
"Trans-Articular versus Retro-Articular Drilling of Stable Juvenile Osteochondritis Dissecans Lesions: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial"
2011 Winners
Elizabeth M. Dulaney-Cripe, MD (Wright State University)
“Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells to Improve Tendon-to-Bone Repair”
Austin V. Stone, MD (Wake Forest University)
“Molecular Mechanisms in Meniscus Injury That Contribute to Subsequent Osteoarthritis”
2010 Winner
Demetris Delos, MD (Hospital for Special Surgery)
“The Effect of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) on Skeletal Muscle Contusion Healing in the Rat”
2009 Winner
Brian T. Feeley, MD (Washington University)
“Comparison of Pediatric ACL Reconstruction Techniques Using Computer Assisted Navigation”
2008 Winners
Michael K. Shindle, MD (Hospital for Special Surgery)
“The Role of Inflammation on Rotator Cuff Injury and Repair”
Nikhil N. Verma, MD (Rush University Medical Center)
“Soft Tissue Healing in an in vivo ACL Allograft Model: Comparison to Autograft and Effects of Gamma Irradiation”
2007 Winners
Joseph A. Abboud, MD (University of Pennsylvania)
“The Effect of Hypercholesterolemia on Tendons”
Vonda Wright, MD (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center)
“Is Stem Cell Tissue Engineering an Equally Viable Option for Tendon Healing Regardless of Age or Sex?”
2006 Winners
Carl W. Nissen, MD (Connecticut Children’s Medical Center)
“The Biomechanical Evaluation of Fastball versus Curveball Pitching on Loads About the Elbow in School-Age Pitchers”
Brett D. Owens, MD (US Army Institute of Surgical Research)
“Risk Factors for Shoulder Instability”
2005 Winners
John J. Klimkiewicz, MD (Georgetown University)
“Immune Response Following Allograft Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and its Clinical Significance”
Matthew T. Provencher, MD (Naval Medical Center San Diego)
“Arthroscopic Closure of the Rotator Interval: Impact on Glenohumeral Translation and Humeral Rotation”
2004 Winners
Andreas Gomoll, MD (Rush University Medical Center)
“The Intermediate-Term Effects of Bupivicaine on Articular Cartilage of the Glenohumeral Joint in Rabbits”
Kevin Willits, MD (Fowler Kennedy Sports Medicine Clinic)
“A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing the Effectiveness of Subacromial Decompression to Subacromial Bursectomy for Rotator Cuff Tendinosis”
2003 Winners
Sherwin Ho, MD (University of Chicago)
“Sox9-Based Gene Therapy in a Rabbit Model of Articular Cartilage Injury”
Armando Vidal, MD (Hospital for Special Surgery)
“Use of Viable Cold-Stored Osteochondral Allografts for the Treatment of Articular Cartilage Defects”
Sandy Kirkley Clinical Outcome Research Grant Winners
2012 Winner
Olufemi Ayeni, MD, MSc, FRCS(C) (McMaster University)
“Arthroscopic Treatment of Femoroacetabular Impingment: A Pilot Randomized Trial”
2011 Winner
Robert Giffin, MD, FRCSC (Fowler Kennedy Sports Medicine Clinic/University of Western Ontario)
“Does Usual Rehab Result in Better Outcomes Than Staged Rehab Post ACL Surgery?”
2010 Winner
Daniel B. Whelan, MD, MSc (St. Michael’s Hospital, Toronto)
“A Randomized Evaluation of Emergent Immobilization in External Rotation in External Rotation in the Management of Acute Anterior Dislocations of the Shoulder”
2009 Winners
Joseph M. Hart, PhD, ATC (University of Virginia)
“Improving Quadriceps Function Following ACL Reconstruction”
2008 Winner
Robin V. West, MD (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center)
“Topical Nitroglycerin in the Treatment of Patellar Tendonitis: A Randomized, Controlled Trial”
2007 Winner
George A. C. Murrell, MD, PhD, MBBS (Orthopaedic Research Institute, University of New South Wales)
“Surgical Treatment of Lateral Epicondylitis: A Prospective, Randomised, Blinded, Placebo Controlled Clinical Trial”
Career Development Award Supplement Winners
2011 Winner
Christian Lattermann, MD (University of Kentucky)
2010 Winner
Cristin M. Ferguson, MD (Wake Forest University)
2009 Winner
Warren R. Dunn, MD, MPH (Vanderbilt University Medical Center)
2008 Winner
Bruce S. Miller, MD, MS (University of Michigan)
Osteoarthritis Grant Winners
2011 Winners
Basic Science Grant: Heinz K. Hoenecke, MD (Scripps Clinic)
“Directing in vivo Tissue Regeneration with Nanomagnets”
Clinical Research Grant: C. Benjamin Ma, MD (University of California, San Francisco)
“ACL Injury, Gender and Cartilage Degeneration”
2010 Winner
Basic Science Grant: Lee D. Kaplan, MD (University of Miami)
“Articular Cartilage Epigenetics After Impact Injury”
Innovative Outcomes Assessment Grant Winners
2012 Winner
Gregory D. Myer, PhD (Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center)
“Optimization and Exernal Validation of Non-invasive Outcome Prediction Algorithm for Knee Osteochondritis Dissecans in Children”
2011 Winner
Stephen L. Lyman, PhD (Hospital for Special Surgery)
“Validation of Electronic Knee Specific Patient Reported Outcome Instruments”