WOA 2026 Awards
Top Resident Awards
Lloyd Taylor Award Winner – $5,000
Metabolic Modulation of Spinal Implant-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Infection in Type 2 and Type 1 Diabetes: Phenotype-Specific Inflammatory Features and Therapeutic Response to Semaglutide
Thomas Olson, MD, UCLA
Vernon Thompson Award Winner – $5,000
Effect of Smoke-Evacuating Electrocautery Use on Operating Room Air Quality
Daniel Santana, MD, MS, University of California Davis
Harold and Nancy Willingham Award Winner – $5,000
Matching Choices Significantly Influence Conclusions in Arthroplasty Database Research
Jens Verhey, MD, Mayo Clinic Arizona
Sanford and Darlene Anzel Award Winner – $5,000
Neviaser Portal for Humeral Nail Eliminated Iatrogenic Rotator Cuff Injury
Rory Byrne, MD, University of Utah
WOA/WOF Resident Award Winner – $3,000
Randomized Control Trial of Aperture Fixation vs. Suture Button
Aaron Tran, MD, University of California, San Diego
WOF Resident Award Winners (3) – $3,000
Should Deep Cultures be Taken at the Time of Revision Shoulder Arthroplasty for Non-Infectious Etiologies?
Andrew Collins, MD, University of Washington
Lesser Tuberosity Perfusion after AHCA Ligation
Tyler Thorne, MD, University of Utah
Benefits of Early Continuous Administration of Weight-Based Low Molecular Weight Heparin in Orthopaedic Trauma Patients
Kevin Zhu, MD, University of California, San Diego
Clarence and Sherril Splithoff Pediatric Orthoapaedic Surgery Award – $5,000
Lateral Extra Articular Tenodesis Is Associated with Early Range of Motion Restriction after Pediatric ACLR
Christopher Hamad, MD, University of California Los Angeles
John S. Smith Sr., MD, Military Resident Research Award – $5,000
Open vs. Arthroscopic Anterior Glenoid Reconstruction: A Comparative Analysis
Colby Brunette, MD, Madigan Army Medical Center
WOA/WOF Resident Travel Grant Award – $2,000
Temporary Coverage of Type IIIB Open Tibia Fractures: A Multicenter Review
Maddison McLellan, MD, Stanford HealthCare
WOA/WOF Donor Travel Grant Awards - $2,000
Jennette Boakes, MD Travel Grant Award – Pediatrics
The Use of Ultrasound in Treating At-Risk Hips for DDH
Oluwatofe Alimi, MD, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Paul C. Collins, MD Travel Grant Award – General
The CDC Wound Classification Fails to Predict Infection in High-Energy Orthopaedic Trauma: A Comparison to the OTA Wound Classification System
Kory B. Dylan Pasko, MD, University of California, Irvine
Frank G. Guellich, MD Travel Grant Award – General
Survivability of Latarjet vs. Anterior Glenoid Reconstruction in Military Members
Michael Deegan, MD, MAMC Orthopaedics
Richard J. Haynes, MD Travel Grant Award – Pediatrics/Spine
Selective Percutaneous Myofascial Lengthening Results in Sustained Mid-Term Motion Improvements
Tristan J. Elias, MD, UTMB
Cynthia Kelly, MD Travel Grant Award – Oncology/Metabolic Bone Disease
Predictors of Postoperative Complications in Sarcoma Resections of the Thigh
Brandon Gettleman, MD, University of California, Los Angeles
Robert McLain, MD Travel Grant Award – Spine
Outcomes Associated with IVC Filter Use vs. DVT Chemoprophylaxis in Acute Spine Trauma: A Retrospective Review
Dharani Rohit Thota, MD, University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center
Robert Eilert, MD Travel Grant Award – Pediatrics/Sports Medicine
Does Payer Status Matter? Meniscus Repair Outcomes in ACL Reconstruction
Melissa Song, MD, Stanford University
Robert R. Slater Jr., MD Travel Grant Award – Hand/Upper Extremity
Contralateral Glenoids Are Not Created Equal: An Age-Stratified CT-Chest Analysis
Karch M. Smith, MD, University of California San Diego Health
WOF/OREF Junior Investigator Awards - $3,000
Prior Collagenase Injection Is Associated with Increased Revision Risk Following Primary Fasciectomy for Dupuytren's Contracture
Ali Azad, MD, Keck School of Medicine of USC
Dual-Mobility vs. Jumbo-Head Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty Stability: Registry Study
Foster Chen, MD, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
Do Arthroplasty Patients Need to Stop NSAID Use Prior to Surgery?
Peter Gold, MD, Panorama Orthopedic & Spine Center
WOA Research Awards
First Place - $10,000
The New State of Periprosthetic Joint Infection - Immune Profiling Reveals Clinically Silent Dormant Infection Predictive of Relapse
Derek F. Amanatullah, MD, PhD, Stanford University
Second Place - $5,000
Mitochondrial Genetic Variation Orchestrates COPZ1 Transcript Heterogeneity and Reveals Telomere-Mediated Vulnerabilities in Osteosarcoma
Alexander B. Christ, MD, University of California, Los Angeles
Third Place - $2,000
Improving Patient Health Literacy Through Gamification of Medicine Using Augmented Reality–Powered Tools for Common Spinal Degenerative Conditions: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Hai Van Le, MD, MPH, University of California, Davis
*Presented by Hania Shahzad, MD
Most Outstanding Participation Awards
Keck Medicine of University of Southern California (Large)
University of California, Davis (Small)
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