The Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society is pleased to recognize the recipients of the 2024 RJOS Grants, Fellowships, and Scholarships. All recipients were recognized during the RJOS Annual Meeting on Monday, February 12, 2024, in San Francisco, California. RJOS would like to extend their grateful appreciation to Zimmer Biomet for their generous contribution and exclusive support of many of the 2024 RJOS grants and scholarships.    

Zimmer Biomet Foundation Jacquelin Perry, MD Resident Research Grant
Katherine Gerull, MD
Title of Research: Women and minority orthopedic residents have worse well-being and experience more mistreatment than their peers

Zimmer Biomet Foundation Clinical/Basic Science Research Grant
Amiethab Aiyer, MD
Title of Research: Generative AI Mentorship Model for Residents
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Zimmer Biomet Foundation Resident Scholarships
‍Elizabeth Cho, MD
Arianna Dalamaggas, MD
Anna Hayward, MD
Stephanie Kwan, MD
Sarah Powell, MD
Jordan Serotte, MD
Heather Yee, MD

‍Zimmer Biomet Foundation Medical Student Scholarships
‍Theodora Abah
Bolatito Adeyeri
Carolyn Andrews
Shreya Balusu
Allie Barber
Sarah Bradley
Sriya Byrapuneni
Claire Callan
Morgan Childress
Jaynie Criscione
Madeleine DeClercq
Alondra Diaz
Alexis Driscoll
Samantha Ferraro
Nora Galoustian
Rica Generoso
Yasmine Ghattas
Talaijha Haynes
Simone Herzberg
Nikita Iyer
Divya Jeyasingh
Sanjana Kanumuri
Seyedehnazanin Kermanshahi
Alexandra Krez
Rebecca Landau
Tiffany Lee
Jessica Leipman
Shu Lin
Amy Lu Taylor Luster
Erin MacFarlane
Kirsten Mansfield
Yifan Mao
Mary McCarthy
Mikayla  Mefford
Shruthi Mohan
Brittney Moncrieffe
Ebunoluwa Olawole
Andrea Ott
Jhillika Patel
Katelyn Paulsen
Carolina Pavlenco
Olivia Perez
Lily  Qian
Emily Reeson
Yi Ren
Nicolette Schurhoff
Alexandra Selberg
Deja Sibert
Anika Yadav

‍Grace Marlene DeMaio Memorial Medical Student Scholarship
Kikelola Afolabi-Brown

‍Julie and Quincy Samora Medical Student Scholarship
Jennifer Sheasley

‍AAOS IDEA Grant Medical Student Scholarship
‍Melissa Carpenter
Marie Spezia
Senah Stephens
Amanda Tedesco
Julia  Todderud
Haley Tornberg
Emily Vallee
Charlotte Wahle
Natalia Wojnowski

RJOS Annual Meeting Artwork Scholarship
Yuri Han

Perry Initiative Medical Student Scholarship
Debra Chan
Robin Litten

AAOS IDEA Grant for RJOS Medical Student Regional Representatives Scholarship
Alyssa Basdavanos
Victoria Bergstein
Fatima Bouftas
Danielle Destiny
Sofia Hidalgo Perea
Sabryn Kapp
Jennifer Kunes
Vanessa Lopez
Jessica Schmerler
Tina Tran
Gina Tubo

The Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society is pleased to recognize the recipients of the 2023 RJOS Grants, Fellowships, and Scholarships. All recipients were recognized during the RJOS Annual Meeting on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, in Las Vegas, Nevada. RJOS would like to extend their grateful appreciation to Zimmer Biomet for their generous contribution and exclusive support of many of the 2023 RJOS grants and scholarships.    

‍The RJOS/Zimmer Biomet Clinical/Basic Science Research Grant
Casey Jo Humbyrd, MD
Title of Research: Defining clinical thresholds for midfoot pain and deformity throughout pregnancy

‍The Alexandra Kirkley, MD Academic Traveling Fellowship
Ana Cecelia Belzarena, MD
Fellowship Focus:  Surgical Treatment of Desmoid Tumors and Sarcomas Through Innovative Alternatives

‍The Alexandra Kirkley, MD Academic Traveling Fellowship
Elizabeth L. Lord, MD
Fellowship Focus:  Endoscopic Spine Surgery

‍The Jacquelin Perry, MD Resident Research Award
Sofia Bougioukli, MD, PhD
Title of Research: Neuroma Resection and Relocation Nerve Grafting for Management of Post-Operative Painful Neuromas of Upper and Lower Extremities

‍The Jacquelin Perry, MD Resident Research Award
Olivia C. O’Reilly, MD
Title of Research: Physical Therapy Following Shoulder Arthroplasty: An Assessment of Telerehabilitation vs. In-Person Physical Therapy

‍Resident Annual Meeting Scholarships
Alicia Asturias, MD
Alyssa Barre, MD
Monique Chambers, MD
Allicia Imada, MD
Chrystina Leigh James, MD, MPH
Eugenia A. Lin, MD
Sarah Elizabeth Lindsay, MD
Ariana Alexis Reyes, MD
Sarah E. Rizzo, MD
Liana Juliet Tedesco, MD
Celestine Warren, MD
Morgan Howard Whitmire, MD
Lily Kathleen Wood, MD
Isabella Tianwen Wu, MD, MPH

‍Medical Student Annual Meeting Scholarships – Sponsored by Zimmer Biomet
Sydney Christine Boike
Jamie Joe Bousleiman
Marilee Ja Clunk
Cristina Rose DelPrete
Hayley Denwood
Meera Dhodapkar
Kelly Dopke
Katherine Lian Esser
Ashley Morgan Gall
Miriyam Ghali
Caitlin Grant
Katherine Sara Hajdu
Kendall Horan
Michaela Juels
Emily Lauren Larson
Charlotte Leape
Alisa Malyavko

‍Medical Student Annual Meeting Scholarships – Sponsored by AAOS IDEA Grant
Angela Marie Mercurio
Maya Rae Moore
Anna Rose Redden
Kendall Michelle Schwartz
Danielle Jaeyoon Sim
Karissa Nicole Simon
Jessica Steindler
Maike van Niekerk
Nitya Venkat
Gayathri Vijakumar
Mahala Walker
Morgan Whyte
Linzie Wildenauer
Amy ZhaoThe Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS) would like to extend special appreciation to the following individual sponsors for their generous support in offering new RJOS scholarship opportunities:

‍The NYU Langone Marian Frauenthal Sloane Medical Student Scholarship
Sponsored by the NYU Langone Department of Orthopaedic Surgery:
Isabel P. Prado  

‍The Julie and Quincy Samora Medical Resident Scholarship
‍Sponsored by Julie Samora, MD, PhD:
Geordie Claire Lonza, MD

‍The Grace Marlene DeMaio Memorial Medical Student Scholarship
Sponsored by Marlene DeMaio, MD:
Hannah Autumn Lee  

‍The Perry Initiative Medical Student Scholarship
Sponsored by The Perry Initiative Board of Directors:
Sara Kaini
Marisa Samani

The Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS) is pleased to recognize the recipients of the 2022 RJOS Grants, Fellowships and Scholarships.  All recipients were recognized during the RJOS Annual Meeting & Member Business Meeting on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois.      

The Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS) would like to again extend their grateful appreciation to Zimmer Biomet for their generous contribution and exclusive support of many of the 2022 RJOS grants and scholarships.    
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The RJOS/Zimmer Biomet Clinical/Basic Science Research Grant
‍Nicole Zelenski, MD    
Title of Research: The Effect of a Life Care Specialist On Pain Management and Opioid-Related Outcomes Among Patients with Upper Extremity Orthopaedic Trauma

‍The Alexandra Kirkley, MD Academic Traveling Fellowship
‍Lauren E Wessel, MD    
Fellowship to focus upper extremity surgery and reconstruction with a niche in upper extremity oncology

‍The Jacquelin Perry, MD Resident Research Award
‍Emma Dwyer, MD  
Title of Research: Can Vitamin C Prevent Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Postoperatively After Upper Extremity Fracture Fixation: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

‍Resident Annual Meeting Scholarships
‍Sheena Amin, MD
Elise Christina Bixby, MD
Nisha Crouser, MD
Nicole Geroge, DO
Cara Lai, MD
Kendall Masada, MD
Megan M. Mizera, MD
Laura Morrison, MD
Janel Pietryga, MD
Viviana Serra Lopez, MD, MS

Medical Student Annual Meeting Scholarships
‍Bailey Abernathy
Elyse J. Berlinburg
Alexys M. Bermudez
Sarah Bhattacharjee
Shefali Bijwadia
Taylor Bradley
Anna Bryniarski
Kaitlin Buhrke
Irene Chern
Kamaria Coleman
Paige Cummings
Brittany Derynda
Aseel Dib
Temitope Elutilo-Ayoola
Christina Freiberger
Kristen Confroy Harmody
Noel A. Jeansonne
Jennifer Kunes
Tessa Lavorgna
Vanessa Lopez
Janae Rasmussen
Jessica Schmerler
Lisa Tamburini
Rachael Turner
Sara Winfrey
Jocelyn Wu
Shannon Wu
Amy Xu
Lubna Ziauddin

The Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS) would like to extend special appreciation to the following individual sponsors for their generous support in offering new RJOS scholarship opportunities.    

‍The NYU Langone Marian Frauenthal Sloane Resident Scholarship, sponsored by the NYU Langone Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Olivia Reilly, MD  

‍The Julie and Quincy Samora Medical Student Scholarship, sponsored by Julie Samora, MD, PhD  
‍Madeline Sauer

‍The Grace Marlene DeMaio Memorial Medical Student Scholarship, sponsored by Marlene DeMaio, MD
Tiffany Smith  

‍The Perry Initiative Medical Student Scholarship, sponsored by The Perry Initiative Board of Directors
Danielle Kriscenski
Gayathri Vijayakumar

The Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS) is pleased to recognize the recipients of the 2020 grants, fellowships, and scholarships.

RJOS extends sincere appreciation to Zimmer Biomet, Surgical Care Affiliates, NYU-Langone Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and the AAOS Orthopaedic Political Action Committee (OrthoPAC) for their generous contributions in support of the 2020 Grant and Scholarship Program. 

RJOS/Zimmer Biomet Clinical/Basic Science Research Grant awarded to:
‍‍Antonia F. Chen, MD
Title of Research: Prevention of Arthrofibrosis Using Vitamin A and E

‍The Alexandra Kirkley, MD Academic Traveling Fellowship, sponsored by Zimmer Biomet, awarded to:
‍Megan Ann Conti Mica, MD
Fellowship to focus on elbow anatomy, pathology and treatment and the nuances of sports related injuries and learning how to balance clinical, research and academic demands

The Jacquelin Perry, MD Resident Research Award, sponsored by Zimmer Biomet, awarded to:
‍Stephanie Devin Goldstein, MD
Title of Research: The Effect of an Orthopaedic Surgeon’s Attire on Patient Perceptions of Competence and Surgical Skill

Elizabeth Joy Scott, MD
Title of Research: Assessment of Disability Related to Hip Dysplasia Using Objective Measures of Physical Performance

RJOS/SCA Professional Development Scholarship, sponsored by Surgical Care Affiliates, awarded to:
Catherine A. Logan, MD  

NYU Langone Marian Frauenthal Sloan Resident Scholarship – sponsored by NYU-Langone Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
‍Sophia Angelina Traven, MD

Health Strategy and Advocacy Research (Health STAR) Fellowship, sponsored by the AAOS Orthopaedic Political Action Committee (OrthoPAC), awarded to:
Inez M. Kelleher, MD

Resident Annual Meeting Scholarship, sponsored by Zimmer Biomet, awarded to:
Elyse Christina Bixby, MD
Monique C. Chambers, MD
Erika Leigh Daley, MD
Jillian Gruber, MD
Kendall Mieko Masada, MD
Meghan Morley, MD
Catherine Olinger, MD  
Pooja Prabhakar, MD
Michelle Ramirez, MD
Elianna Saltzman, MD
Lauren Shapiro, MD
Catphuong Le Vu, MD, MPH  

Medical Student Annual Meeting Scholarship, sponsored by Zimmer Biomet, awarded to:
‍Brittany Ammerman
Zoe Ana Bartynski
Elyse Jordan Berlinberg
Sarah Bhattacharjee
Kaitlin Elizabeth Buhrke
Xi Chen
Michele Christy
Kathleen Layne Collins
Francesca Rose Coxe
Catherine Teresa Eccleston
Riddhi Mukul Gandhi
Terah Hennick
Brenda C. Iglesias
Julie Jin
Jennifer Kallini
Niobra Keah
Cara Lai
Christa Lynn LiBrizzi
Meredith Grogan Moore
Samantha Isiuwa Okundia
Yesha Parekh
Dana Alexandra Perim
Vaishali Ravikumar
Amanda Louise Reilly
Ariana Alexis Reyes
Alexis Bauman Sandler
Kathryn Elizabeth Schultz
Kelsey Sheets
Caitlyn Jennifer Smith
Sarah TonerPalak Walia
Rachel Leigh Wargacki
Rolanda Amanda Willacy
Lily Kathleen Wood
Aaron Zohar-Bondar

The Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS) is pleased to recognize the recipients of the 2019 RJOS/Zimmer Biomet Grant, Traveling Fellowship, Research Award and Annual Meeting Scholarships.  All presentations were made during the RJOS Annual Meeting & Member Business Meeting on Tuesday, March 12, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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The Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS) would like to again extend their grateful appreciation to Zimmer Biomet for their generous contribution and exclusive support of the 2019 RJOS grant program.
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The RJOS/Zimmer Biomet Clinical/Basic Science Research Grant awarded to:
‍‍‍Beth Shubin Stein, MD
Title of Research: Pediatric and Adolescent Patellofemoral Instability (PAPI)

The Alexandra Kirkley, MD Academic Traveling Fellowship awarded to:
Linda Hua Chao, MD
Fellowship to focus on global health with emphasis on the sociopolitical, economic, cultural, and geographic factors that, in addition to biomedical factors, have an impact on health in both low-and middle-income countries and contribute to health inequalities in underserved populations locally
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The Jacquelin Perry, MD Resident Research Award awarded to:
‍Ashley Bee Anderson, MD
Title of Research: Development of a Clinical Decision Support Tool Predicting Prolonged Opioid Dependence Following Orthopaedic Surgical Procedures

Resident Annual Meeting Scholarship awarded to:
Blair Surran Ashley, MD
Elyse Jennifer Brinkmann, MD
Jacquelyn Ann Dunahoe, MD
Kelly R. Esposito, MD
Lynn Ann Forrester, MD
Meghan Kelly, MD

Medical Student Annual Meeting Scholarship awarded to:
‍Gianna Marie Aliberti
Jennifer M. Alter
Alyssa Davies Althoff
Jacqueline Baron
Kathryn Anne Barth
Emily Nicole Boschert
Jeannie Francis Buckner
Shea Comadoll
Caroline June Granger
Allison Greene
Olivia Grothaus
Minju Hwang
Jordan Hollister Jay
Taylor Renee Johnson
Deena Kishawi
Maheen Nadeem
Sarah Glen Poland
Pooja Prabhakar
Rafa Rahman
Sneha R. Rao
Julia Suzanne Retzky
Mariel Rickert
Kelly Macklin Rogers
Laura Elizabeth Sokil
Sara Elizabeth Weintraub
Caurice Victoria Wynter

The Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS) is pleased to recognize the recipients of the 2018 RJOS/Zimmer Biomet Grant, Traveling Fellowship, Research Award, and Annual Meeting Scholarships. All presentations were made during the RJOS Annual Meeting & Member Business Meeting on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 in New Orleans, LA.
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The Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS) would like to again extend their grateful appreciation to Zimmer Biomet for their generous contribution and exclusive support of the 2018 RJOS grant program.

The RJOS/Zimmer Biomet Clinical/Basic Science Research Grant, awarded to:
‍‍‍Coleen S. Sabatini, MD
Title of Research: Vascularized Fibula Flaps for the Reconstruction of Segmental Bone Defects Secondary to Osteomyelitis in Children

The Alexandra Kirkley, MD Academic Traveling Fellowship awarded to:
Carmen E. Quatman, MD
Fellowship to focus on orthogeriatric care with in depth discussions of fall prevention, pre-hospital care (paramedics), hospital care (pre-operative clearance, surgical care, post-operative care) and post-hospital care. Spectrum of care may include anticoagulation, timing of surgery, rehabilitation protocols, interdisciplinary care, research initiative and bone health.

The Jacquelin Perry, MD Resident Research Award awarded to:
‍Amanda Nicole Goldin, MD
Title of Research: The Effectiveness and Mechanical Properties of Chemotherapy-Impregnated Cement on Ewing Sarcoma Introduction

Resident Annual Meeting Scholarship awarded to:
Hannah Abigail Dineen, MD
Arianna Louise Gianakos, DO
Elizabeth Ann Harkin, MD
Elizabeth Gray Lieberman, MD
Kristen Meier, MD
Geneva Vineta Tranchida, MD
Sophia Angelina Traven, MD
Megan Rianne Wolf, MD

Medical Student Annual Meeting Scholarship awarded to:
‍Sheena Amin
Zaira Stephany Chaudhry
Lindsay Kathleen Dickerson
Lynn Ann Forrester
Megan Rodriguez Hsu
Nicole J. Hung
Arianna Lott
Keyin Michelle Lu
Kendall Meiko Masada
Ayah Mohamed
Nicole Danielle Rynecki
Hayley Sacks
Alexandria Josephine Sherwood
Brianna Lee Siracuse
Haley Elizabeth Smith
Corinne NOLA Sommi
Mary Alyssa Varsanik
Nyaluma Nahbila Wagala
Abigail Wang

The Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS) is pleased to recognize the recipients of the 2017 RJOS/Zimmer Biomet Grant, Traveling Fellowship, Research Award, and Annual Meeting Scholarships presented at the 2017 RJOS Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.‍

The RJOS/Zimmer Biomet Clinical/Basic Science Research Grant, awarded to:
‍‍‍Tamara D. Rozental, MD and Brandon E. Earp, MD
Title of Research: A Prospective Pilot Study to Evaluate 25-Hydroxy-Vitamin D and Bone Turnover Marker Levels in Premenopausal Women with Distal Radius Fractures

The Alexandra Kirkley, MD Academic Traveling Fellowship awarded to:
Corinna M. Franklin, MD
Fellowship to focus on strategies for community outreach and prevention, endocrinology and the Female Athlete Triad (energy deficiency, amenorrhea, and low bone mass), and designing appropriate instruments for prospective outcomes research.

The Jacquelin Perry, MD Resident Research Award awarded to:
‍Lauren M. MacCormick, MD
Title of Research: A Biomechanical Study Comparing Minimally Invasive Anterior Pelvic Ring Fixation Techniques to External Fixation
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Resident Annual Meeting Scholarship awarded to:
Natalie Luanne Leong, MD
Maureen A. O'Shaughnessy, MD
Stephanie Stopka Pearce, MD

Medical Student Annual Meeting Scholarship awarded to:
‍Jessica R. Albanese
Agenda Dardas
Sanju P. Eswaran
Anne E. Goldring
Kathryn Helmig
Amanda Mener
Emily Michelle Pflug
Cassandra Ricketts
Tzu Chuan Yen
Diana Zhu

The Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society (RJOS) would like to extend their grateful appreciation to Zimmer Biomet for their generous contribution and exclusive support of the 2017 RJOS grant program.

RJOS/Zimmer Biomet Research Grant
2016
Ann Van Heest, MD

2015
Katherine Burns, MD

2014
Jessica Rivera, MD
“Does Residency Training Affect Bone Health?”

‍Traveling Fellowships
2016
Mara Schenker, MD
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2015
Felicity Fishman, MD

2014
Alexandra Kirkley, MD
Academic TrackAndrea Bauer, MD
Practice Enrichment TrackTessa Balach, MD (ASSOCIATE)

2013
Julie E. Adams, MD
Richelle C. Takemoto, MD

‍Jacquelin Perry, MD Resident Research Award
2016
Natalie Luanne Leong, MD
Lindsey C. Sheffler, MD

2015
Rachel Frank, MD
Does Complete Capsular Repair Improve Outcomes After Hip Arthroscopy Compared to Partial Repair?
Natalie Leong, MD
In Vivo Evaluation of Heparin Mediated Growth Factor Delivery from Tissue-Engineered Constructs for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction

2014
Rachel Frank, MD“
Is malnutrition a risk factor for septic failure and acute postoperative infection following revision total joint arthroplasty?”

Laura Stoll, MD
“Contralateral bone loss following ipsilateral nerve injury- evidence for a neuronal skeleton”

2013
Melissa A. Christino
Peter D. Fabricant, MD
Alison Kitay
Adam Miller
Lindsay Stephenson  

‍Medical Student Achievement Award
2016
Alice Fox
Kathryn Helmig
Heather Roberts
Conan So
Grace Xiong
Natalie Lacey Zusman

2015
Erica Giles
Michelle Mo
Caitlin Rugg

2014
Monique Chambers
Casey De Deugd
Kathleen Kollitz
Priya Sivasubramaniam
Stephanie Wong
Nicole Zelenski

2013
Deeptee Jain
Gabrielle Paci
Allison Rao
Olga Solovyova
Margaret WrightAmy Westerlain
Heather McMahon
Christy Christopherson
Laure Luojun Wang  

‍Medical Student & Resident Workshop Scholarship
2016
Monique Chambers
Sarah Bergkamp
Lorraine Akua Takyiwaa Boakye
Theodora Catherine Dworak, MD
Rachel M. Frank, MD
Sonya Khurana, MD
Elizabeth Lord, MD
Malynda MesserAlessandra Szulc
Jessica Telleria, MD

2015
Catherine J. Fedorka, MD
Kelsie Coe
Caroline Hu
Zahab S. Ahsan
Brittany Garcia
Heather Roberts
Catherine Logan
Ami Kumordzie
Lauren Shapiro
Natalie Stokes
Mary Kate Erdman
Sarah Bergkamp
Elizabeth Inkellis
Ashley Rosenberg
Madison Hunt
Melissa Christino

2014
Miriam Bonyadi
Elyse Brinkmann
Jocelyn Compton
Katherine Cortez
Lisa Deuel
LeeAnne Feher
Alexis Gaskin
Alexa Karkenny
Priscilla Ku
Kate Liddle
Elizabeth Lieberman
Sarah Long
Janet Okogbaa
Joanna Schectel

2013
Ariel Palanca
Jennifer Mutch
K. Linnea Welton
Jothi Murali
Verena Schreiber
Abigail Campbell
Hillary BraunNicki Zelenski
Kristen MeierJamie Fleming
Julia Pederson
Erika Garbrecht
Gina Lesko
Courtney Bell
Anna Bowling
Emily Miller
Areeba Sadiq