Precision in Practice: Perfecting Extremity Procedures with Acumed
June 27 - June 28
Overview
The Precision in Practice course is a must-attend event for surgeons specializing in hand & wrist and/or foot & ankle care. This program features case discussions and explores treatment controversies in two distinct tracks: a Hand and Upper Extremity Track and a Foot and Ankle Track. Led by our expert faculty, each track covers current trends and emerging solutions in extremity care. Attendees are welcome to move between the tracks, allowing for a flexible learning experience along with the opportunity for hands-on cadaveric practice in Mobile Labs. Open to practicing orthopedic surgeons, traumatologists, and extremity specialists, this course is an excellent opportunity to enhance expertise or explore new areas in extremity care.
The event will begin with a welcome reception on Friday, June 27, followed by a full day program on Saturday, June 28.
Target Audience
This course is open to all practicing orthopedic surgeons, traumatologists, and extremity specialists looking for exposure to the most recent developments in orthopedic fractures and reconstruction. We encourage participants of any specialty to dive deeper into their areas of subject expertise or venture into adjacent indications.
Chairs
- Mihir J. Desai, MD – Mihir Desai is the Medical Director of Vanderbilt Orthopedics Franklin, Fellowship Director of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, and Associate Professor in the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Vanderbilt University. He completed his medical degree at Georgetown University Medical School and his residency at Emory University. He then went on to complete a fellowship at Duke University Medical Center in Hand, Upper Extremity, and Microvascular Surgery. Dr. Desai is an expert in hand and wrist orthopedic surgery, who provides comprehensive care for patients with fractures and injuries throughout the hand and wrist.
- Selene G. Parekh, MD, MB – Selene Parekh is an orthopedic surgeon at Rothman Orthopaedic Institute and a Professor of Orthopaedics at the Sidney Kimmel College of Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University. He earned an MBA in Health Care Management and an MD from Boston University. Dr. Parekh completed his orthopedic residency and fellowships in Health Care Entrepreneurship and Foot and Ankle Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania as well as a certificate in Artificial Intelligence from MIT’s Sloan School of Management. Dr. Parekh specializes in minimally invasive surgery, 3D printing, total ankle replacements, and athlete foot and ankle care. Passionate about technology’s impact on medicine, he is known for developing advanced implants and techniques for limb salvage.
Faculty
- Christian Ortiz, MD – Cristian Ortiz is the Chief of Foot and Ankle Surgery at the Universidad de los Andes Clinic in Santiago, Chile. He completed his orthopedic residency at Universidad Católica de Chile before pursuing a Foot and Ankle Fellowship at the American Sports Medicine Institute in Birmingham, Alabama. Today, Dr. Ortiz is an internationally recognized foot and ankle specialist representing innovation in scientific knowledge and development, a founder of the Asia Pacific Foot and Ankle Society, and former president of the International Federation of Foot and Ankle Societies.
- Leslie Sisco-Wise, MD – Leslie Sisco-Wise is the Section Head of Hand Surgery at Ochsner Health System and former President of the Louisiana Orthopaedic Association. She specializes in hand, shoulder, and elbow surgery, with a focus on microsurgery, arthroscopy, and microvascular techniques. Dr. Sisco-Wise earned her medical degree and completed her residency at Louisiana State University, followed by a hand surgery fellowship at the University of California.
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Mobile Lab Products
Foot & Ankle
- Acutrak 3 Headless Compression Screw System
- Ankle Plating System 3
- Ankle Syndesmosis Repair System with Acu-Sinch® Knotless
- ExtremiLock™ Foot Plating System and Lisfranc Plating System
- Fibula Nail 2 System
- INnate™ Intramedullary Threaded Nail System
Hand & Wrist
- Acutrak® 3 Headless Compression Screw System
- Acu-Loc® 2 Wrist Plating System
- ArcPhix™ Functional Flexion Compression Screw System
- InFrame™ Intramedullary Micro Nail System
- INnate™ Intramedullary Threaded Nail System
- NanoPhix™ Cannulated Lag Screw System
Hotel
W Hotel Nashville
300 12th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37203