Research Recipients

Research Award List

POSNA Microgrant

Year	Grant Recipient	Title
2025	Lorena Floccari, MD Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, OH	A Comparative Analysis of Radiation Exposure During Posterior Spinal Fusion
2025	Harry Kim, MD Scottish Rite for Children, Dallas, TX	A Novel Surgical Approach to the Treatment of Pediatric Femoral AVN
2025	Eric Mao Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD	Assessing Role of Gut Health in Infections following Scoliosis Surgery
2025	Michael Vitale, MD, MPH Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY	Enhancing Pediatric Orthopedic and Mental Health Integration Online
2024	Nikolaos Paschos, MD, PhD Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA	Brace Repurposing for Underserved Children and Adolescents
2024	Brian Lynch, MD Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY	Use of Fiber Tape for Hemiepiphysiodesis in a Safe, Cost-Effective Manner
2024	Mara Karamitopoulos, MD, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY	Community-based Peer Support for Families of Children with CP
2024	Tyler Augi UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA	Determining the Decision Support Needs of Patients Considering PAO
2024	Alyssa Barré, MD University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY	Casting Education for Pediatric Patients in the Form of a Children's Book
2024	Patrick Curran, MD Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego, San Diego, CA	Development of Accessible Gait Analysis Curriculum for Orthopaedic Trainees
2024	Theodore Ganley, MD The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA	Effect of Sports Participation on Grit in High School and Graduate Students
2024	Stephanie Ihnow, MD University of Florida, Gainesville, FL	Initiation of a Scoliosis Brace Graduation Celebration
2024	Sean Tabaie, MD Children's National Medical Center and Children's Research, Washington, DC	Development of Provider Educational Infographics for Neuro-Orthopaedics
2024	Natalie Zusman, MD Northwest Permanente, P.C., Portland, OR	Ottawa Rules for SCFE
2023	Joshua Abzug, MD University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD	Using a Music Glove as a Tool for Hand Rehabilitation
2023	Maryse Bouchard, MD, MSc, FRCSC The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario	Exposure to Community Pediatric Orthopaedics in Canadian Residency Training
2023	Lindsay Crawford, MD McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center	Effect of Sleep in Adolescents on Bone Healing Evaluated by Range of Motion
2023	Ryan Katchky, MD The University of Western Ontario, Ontario	Developing an Outpatient Surgical Pathway for Paediatric Orthopaedic Trauma
2023	Collin May, MD, MPH Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA	Posttraumatic Stress after Limb Lengthening/Deformity Correction Surgery
2023	Susan A. Novotny, PhD Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare, St. Paul, MN	Why Adults with Child-Onset Conditions Decline Research Participation?
2023	Gabrielle Rauls, BS Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC	Radiation Exposure of Pediatric Orthopedic Operating Room Staff
2023	Apurva S. Shah, MD, MBA The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA	Functional Outcomes of Upper Limb Differences Registry: CRUS
2023	Margaret Wright, MD Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Miami, FL	“How Do I Get Back on the Field?” ACL Reconstruction Educational Videos
2023	Varun Arvind, MD, PhD Columbia University Medical Center	Understanding the Role of Tendon in Neuromuscular Contracture
2023	Matthew Dow, MD Medical University of South Carolina	Comparing Outcomes in Pediatric Flatfoot Reconstructions
2023	Mininder Kocher, MD, MPH Boston Children’s Hospital	Post-Operative Video Instructions for Paediatric Sports Medicine Patients
2023	Luis Torres-Gonzalez, BS Gillette Children’s Specialty Healthcare	Intrathecal Baclofen Pump on Outcomes of Spinal Fusion in Cerebral Palsy
2023	Arianna Trionfo, MD Nemours Children’s Hospital, Delaware	Validation of a Low-Cost "Pool Noodle" Cast Removal Training Mode
2023	Shiraz Younas, MD McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center	Posterior Spinal Fusion Models in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients
2022	Jaysson Brooks, MD Scottish Rite for Children	Quantification of the Dynamic Forces Experienced During Halo Gravity Traction for the Correction of Spine Deformities: A Pilot Study
2022	Allison Gilmore, MD Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital	Insights into the Mechanical Behavior of Maturing Cortical Bone: A Porcine Model
2022	Madeleine Willegger, MD The Hospital for Sick Children	Comparison of Open Versus Percutaneous Osteotomies for Pediatric Foot and Ankle Deformity Correction – A Cadaveric Study
2022	Alvin Su, MD, PhD Nemours Children's Health / AI duPont Hospital for Children	Motion Analysis of Karate Techniques for Youth Karate Athletes Injury Prevention: A Pilot Study
2022	Amy Steele, MD Boston Children's Hospital	Improving the Delivery of High-Quality, Culturally Competent Care, At a Same-Day Surgery Center
2022	Maike van Niekerk, PhD, BScN Stanford University	Development of an Educational Psychosocial Handbook for Pediatric Patients with Spine Conditions
2022	Sumeet Garg, MD University of Colorado School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital Colorado	Evaluation of Percussive Therapy as A Treatment for Back Pain in Adolescents With Primary Lumbar Idiopathic Scoliosis
2022	Joshua Abzug, MD University of Maryland School of Medicine	Comparison of Goniometer Applications (Apps) Utilizing an iPad in the Clinical Setting
2022	Emily Grant, BS Medical University of South Carolina	Promoting Firearm Safety in a Pediatric Orthopaedic Clinic
2022	David Edwards, BS, BA Scottish Rite for Children	Development of Porcine Ex-Vivo Model of Femoral Head Deformity
2022	Hayley Sacks, MD NYU Langone Health	Pre-operative 3D Printing and Mock Osteotomy for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip: Effects on Intraoperative Efficiency and Patient Outcomes
2022	Stephanie Kha, MD Stanford University School of Medicine	Role and Function of Human Skeletal Stem Cells in Acute Pediatric Fractures
2022	Steven Criss, BSBA President and Fellows of Harvard College, Harvard Medical School	VR Quality Improvement Program for Orthopaedic Patients with Autism
2022	Kelly Jeans, MS Scottish Rite for Children	Community Ambulation in Patients with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
2022	Brian Kaufman, MD The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School	Efficacy of Perioperative Yoga at Reducing Pain in Surgical AIS Patients
2022	Kirsten Norrell, MD University of Florida	Outcomes of Open Treatment of Developmental Hip Dysplasia in Ecuador
2022	Allen Kadado, MD Nationwide Children’s Hospital	Screw Stimulation for Pedicle Screw Placement in Pediatric Spine Deformity
2022	Kevin Williams, MD The Children’s Hospital of Alabama (Children’s Hospital)	Return to Sport in Pediatric Upper Extremity Fractures
2021	John Herzenberg, MD International Center for Limb Lengthening, Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore	Incidence of Focal Osteolysis in a Titanium Limb Lengthening Device: A Comparison to a Stainless-Steel Model
2021	Daniel J. Miller, MD & Candice Legister, BS Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare	Policies, Practices, and Attitudes Related to Parental Leave for Practicing Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeons
2021	Grant Hogue, MD Boston Children's Hospital - Harvard Medical School	Prevalence of Marijuana use and Associated Complications in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis: A Pilot Study
2021	Aaron Lam, MD Maimonides Medical Center	Anatomical Study of New Operative Approach for Pediatric Distal Radius Diaphyseal Metaphyseal Junction Fractures
2021	Rebecca Clinton, MD Randall Children's Hospital at Legacy Emanuel	Assessing and Affecting Burnout in a Pediatric Orthopaedic Practice
2021	Edwin Portalatin, MD Mayaguez Medical Center	Cerebral Palsy Hip Surveillance Program in Puerto Rico
2021	Christopher McDonald, MD Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital	The Use of Variable Pressure Technology to Monitor Compliance and Increase Brace Effectiveness with the Providence Bracing System in the Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
2021	Bryan Tompkins, MD Shriners Hospitals for Children, Spokane	Continuous Epidural Analgesia for Scoliosis Correction Surgery: Does It Reduce Opioid Requirements, Complications, and Length of Stay?
2021	Alexa Karkenny, MD Montefiore Medical Center	Can We Safely Use “Soft Cast” More Often in Pediatric Orthopaedics?: A Pilot Lab Study on the Structural Failure of “Soft Cast”
2021	Verena Schreiber, MD Nicklaus Children's Hospital	The Effect of Methylnaltrexone on Opioid Induced Constipation and Length of Hospital Stay in Patients with Cerebral Palsy Undergoing Hip Reconstruction Surgery
2021	Jeffrey Sawyer, MD University of Tennessee Campbell Clinic	Intraoperative Noise Levels and the Effect on Team Communication During Pediatric Spine Deformity Surgery
2021	Carter Clement, MD, MBA Children's Hospital of New Orleans	Best Practices in Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery, a POSNA Podcast Series
2021	Robert Murphy, MD Medical University of South Carolina	Home-Based Pulmonary Function Testing for “Graduates” of Growth Friendly Surgery for Early Onset Scoliosis
2021	Benjamin Martin, MD Children's National Medical Center	Evaluation of the Physiologic Response to Surgical Practice Among Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgeons Using a Wearable Device
2021	Ennio Rizzo Esposito, MD & Sumit K. Gupta, MD, MPH The Curators of the University of Missouri	Socioeconomic Variables Associated With Failure of the Ponseti Method in the Management of Idiopathic Clubfoot Deformity
2021	Michael Heffernan, MD Children's Hospital New Orleans	Taking POSNA’s OrthoKids to the People: Overcoming Knowledge Disparities in Pediatric Fracture Care
2021	Aharon Gladstein, MD Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital	You’re Going to What? Preparing Young Patients and Their Families for Pin Removal Post Elbow Fracture
2021	Njalalle Baraza FRCS & Shafique Pirani, MD Royal Columbian Hospital, British Columbia Children's Hospital	Usefulness of Ponseti Clubfoot Navigator (PCN) In Reducing Clinical Decision Errors – A Proof of Principle Study
2020	Carter Clement, MD Children's Hospital of New Orleans	Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcasts
2020	Zachary Stinson, MD Nemours Children's Hospital	Use and Awareness of ACL Prevention and Throwing Guidelines
2020	Maryse Bouchard, MD Hospital for Sick Kids	3-D Foot and Ankle Cutting Guides
2020	Derek Kelly, MD Campbell Clinic	Parent Satisfaction in Ortho Trauma
2020	Aharon Gladstein, MD Baylor College of Medicine	Trochlea US
2020	Arun Hariharan, MD Neumours A. I. duPont	Life Expectancy After NM Scoliosis
2020	Alex DiBartola, MD, MPH Nationwide Children's Hospital	Outcomes - SCH fx and Obesity
2020	Patrick McGregor, MD Loyola University Medical Center	Outcomes - Obesity and Closed fx Treatment
2020	Caleb Gottlich, MD Texas Tech University Health Science Center	Resident Education on the Acquisition and Interpretation of Portable Ultrasound Images to Evaluate Infant Hips
2020	Scott Rosenfeld, MD Texas Children's Hospital	Determination of Normative Values of Motion Analysis of Adolescent Dancers for Return to Dance Criteria after Surgery
2020	Romie Gibly, MD, PhD Lurie Children's Hospital	Rapid-sequence, Unsedated, Non-contrast MRI for Acute Musculoskeletal Infection Workup
2020	Graham Andre, BS Texas Scottish Rite Hospital	Ex-vivo Study of Detergent Based Intraosseous Bone Wash for Treatment of Ischemic Osteonecrosis
2020	Sarah Nossov, MD Shriners Hospital for Children	Educating Families with Osteogenesis Imperfecta on Immediate Fracture Care Management
2020	Joshua Mares, MD Children’s Hospital Colorado	Can Pre-operative Resiliency Training with Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Reduce Pain Scores in Patients Undergoing Periacetabular Osteotomy?
2020	Christopher Iobst, MD Nationwide Children's Hospital	Prospective Outcomes Study of Peripheral Nerve Catheter Pain Management in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Limb Lengthening and Reconstruction Surgery
2020	Anna Vergun, MD UNC Chapel Hill	Who is Amelia? Caring for Children with Limb Deficiencies and Limb Differences
2020	Christen Russo, MD Columbia University Medical Center	Harnessing the Power of Fracture Remodeling through Education
2020	Jason Young, MD Boston Children's Hospital	Evaluation of Long-Term Surgical Outcomes of a Pediatric Orthopedic Mission Program in Columbia
2019	Derek Stenquist, MD Boston Children's Hospital	Development and Evaluation of a Pediatric Supracondylar Humerus Fracture Simulation for Resident Education in Haiti
2019	Anna Vergun, MD University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill	Evaluation of deferoxamine impregnated suture as a deterrent to surgical site infection in a rat model
2019	Mara Karamitopoulos, MD, FAAOS New York Univ Langone Orthopaedic Hospital	Barriers to Access Faced by Non-English Speaking Families of Children with Neuromuscular Condition or Cerebral Palsy: A Quality Improvement Project to Address the Disparity
2019	Corinna Franklin, MD Shriners Hospital of Philadelphia	Female Initiative: Evaluation and Rehabilitation Care Excellence
2019	John Sarwak, MD Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago	Simulating a mechanistic data driven model of the human spine to predict the growth and spinal curve progression in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
2019	Elaine Joughin, MD, FRCSC Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary	A prospective audit of pain management for pediatric orthopedic patients after discharge from hospital
2019	Christen Russo, MD Columbia University Irving Medical Center	Promoting Bone Health in Communities: early use of Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements
2019	Sanjeev Sabharwal, MD, MPH The Regents of the Univ of California, San Francisco	Observership Opportunities in Pediatric Orthopaedics for Surgeons from Low and-Middle Income Countries: Perceived Barriers and Impact
2019	Joseph Petfield, MD Nemours A I duPont Hospital for Children	Do Magnetically Controlled Growing Rod Graduates Develop Metal Sensitivity?
2019	Nina Lightdale, MD Children's Hospital, Los Angeles	Evaluating the Effects of Adaptive Rock Climbing on the Well-Being of Patients with Upper Limb Differences
2019	Cynthia Nguyen, MD Shriners Hospital for Children, Pasadena	The Effectiveness of Counseling UsingObjective Monitoring Feedback on Compliance of Clubfoot Brace Wear
2019	Maryse Bouchard, MD, MSc Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto	Sponsorship of Ponseti Course in Hanoi, Vietnam
2019	Meredith Lazar-Antman, MD New York Winthrop University Hospital	Training Clinical Examination Skills for Diagnosing Infants with Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
2019	Elizabeth Liotta, MBBS Boston Children's Hospital	Post-operative Pain Scores and Opioid Use Following ACL Reconstruction with Quadriceps versus Hamstring Autograft in Adolescents and Young Adults
2019	Philip McClure, MD Sinai Hospital of Baltimore	Effect of Intramedullary Reaming on Regenerate Quality in Motorized Internal Lengthening
2019	Brian Smith, MD Texas Children's Hospital, Houston	My Scoliosis Surgery Journey: The Video
2019	Henry Ellis, MD Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, Dallas	Top 10 Pediatric Sports Medicine Research Articles for Parents of Young Children
2019	Kellie Leitch, MD Univ. of Mississippi Med Ctr	Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital Research Program
2019	Christopher Makarewich, MD Univ of Utah, Dept. of Orthopaedics	Remote Follow-up in the Post-operative care of Surgically Treated Supracondylar Humerus Fractures - A Quality Initiative
2019	Luis Moraleda Novo, MD PhD Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid	Does a Rotational Torque at the Level of the Physis Affect its Growth Rate?
2019	Sean Tabaie, MD Children's Nat'l Med Ctr, Wash, DC	Hip Surveillance Manual Outlining the Background & Treatment Algorithm for Primary Care Pediatric Physicians Managing Children with CP
2018	Michael Horan, MD, MS Palmetto Health-USC Orthopaedic Center	Resident Benefits on Education and Cultural Sensitivity from Pediatric Orthopaedic Mission Trips to Underserved Regions (COUR)
2018	Teresa Cappello, MD Loyola University Medical Center	A Cost Effective Cast Saw Simulation-based Educational Module to Improve Cast Saw Removal Safety
2018	Nirav Pandya, MD UCSF	The Impact of Patient Education in the Pre-Operative Holding on Post-Operative Opioid in Elective Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Cases
2018	John Vorhies, MD Stanford Children's Health	Can Commitment Contracts and Financial Incentives Improve Brace Compliance in the Treatment of Clubfoot? A pilot study
2018	Cordelia Carter, MD Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital	Creation of a Pediatric Firearm-related Musculoskeletal Injury Database
2018	Sarah Sibbel, MD University of Colorado School of Medicine	Burnout in Pediatric Orthopedics
2018	Carley Vuillermin, MBBS, FRACS Boston Children's Hospital	Assessing Valgus Deformity of the Ankle in Children Following a Free Fibular Graft Harvest
2018	Derek Nhan, BS Johns Hopkins Children's Center	Novel Technique for Repairing Partial ACL Tears: Biomechanical Analysis using a Cadaveric Model
2018	Joshua Abzug, MD University of Maryland	Comparison of Normal and Damaged Human Physes - Can We Identify Factors That Can Stop Injury of the Physis
2018	Jennifer Bauer, MD, MS Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington Department of Orthopaedic Surgery	Does it Matter What You Wear to Clinic? What Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Patients and Parents Think
2018	Aristides Cruz, MD Hasbro Children's Hospital/Brown University	A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Operative vs. Non-Operative Treatment for Type II Supracondylar Humeral Fractures in Children
2018	Verena Schreiber, MD NorthShore University HealthSystem	Keeping Casts Dry – A Comparison Study of Effectiveness of Various Commercially Available Cast Covers in the Pediatric Population
2018	Walter Truong, MD Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare	Implementation of an Electronic Medical Record for Medical Missions Care
2018	Jeffrey Sawyer, MD University of Tennessee-Campbell Clinic	Long‐Term (> 10 year) Assessment of Outcomes from Surgical Treatment of Early Onset Scoliosis: Development of Methodology and Outcome Assessment Tools
2018	Jennifer Beck, MD Orthopaedic Institute for Children	QSVI of CAM Boot vs Walking Cast for Treatment of Low Risk Ankle Injuries
2018	Shannon Kelly, MD Children's National Health System	Development of a Resident Educational Program for Casting Skills
2018	Kali Tileston, MD Stanford University	The role of health mindset in adolescents' compliance with brace wear for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
2018	John T. Anderson, MD Children's Mercy Hospital	Utilize the Diversity POSNA Members From 13 Participating Centers in the CHOISSE Project to Develop Low Cost Quality Preoperative 3-Minute Educational Videos for Viewing by OR Team Members Before Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) Surgical Cases
2018	James Barsi, MD Stony Brook University Hospital	Validation of a Ponseti Casting Simulation
2018	Jaysson Brooks, MD Children's of Mississippi/University of Mississippi Medical Center	The Effect of Social Interaction through Mobile Applications on the Quality of Life of Children Diagnosed with Early Onset Scoliosis
2017	Selina Poon, MD Shriners Hospital for Children	A Pilot Study for Evaluation of Parents and Patients with GMFCS Level II Cerebral Palsy Satisfaction and Comfort with Home Physical Therapy through Tele-Therapy
2017	Daniel Miller Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	Improving Trainee Understanding of Pelvic Osteotomies for the Treatment of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip
2017	Joshua Murphy, MD Children's Orthopaedics of Atlanta	Impact of an Accelerated Discharge Pathway on Early Outcomes and Recovery Following Posterior Spinal Fusion for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
2017	Martin Morrison Lorma Linda University	Biomechanical Comparison of External Fixator-Augmented Titanium Elastic Nails Versus Titanium Elastic Nails Alone in an Unstable Pediatric Femoral Shaft Fracture Model
2017	Mathilde Hupin Boston Children's Hospital	Boston Children's / CHU Ste-Justine Pediatric Orthopaedic Columbia Mission Trip
2017	Elizabeth Hubbard Shriners Hospital, Lexington, KY	Effect of foot abduction brace type on brace-wear compliance in idiopathic clubfoot
2017	Jeffrey Peck, MD McLaren-Fling/Kettering University Michigan	Crash safety analysis of currently available vehicular restraint systems for hip spica casted children utilizing specially designed spica-casted pediatric crash test dummies
2017	William Hennrikus, MD Penn State College of Medicine	Panama City Resident Surgeon Observer-ship at Penn State College of Medicine
2017	Sarah Nossov Shriners Hospital, Philadelphia	Impact of Family Educational Videos for Increasing Clubfoot Bracing Compliance
2017	David Spiegel, MD Children's Hospital of Philadelphia	Implementing and evaluating a Pediatric Modular Trauma Course for orthopaedic surgeons in Pakistan
2017	Sumit Gupta, MD University of Missouri	The cost of physiologic referrals to a pediatric orthopaedic clinic