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POSNA COUR International Scholars

POSNA COUR International Scholars . 2007-2013. Template. 1. Full name (and photo) 2. Current title, work location (since when) 3. Medical School and pediatric orthopaedic fellowship. (dates) 4. Clinical interests. 5. Research interests.

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POSNA COUR International Scholars

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  1. POSNA COUR International Scholars 2007-2013

  2. Template • 1. Full name (and photo) • 2. Current title, work location (since when) • 3. Medical School and pediatric orthopaedicfellowship. (dates) • 4. Clinical interests. • 5. Research interests. • 6. Something unique personal or professional about scholar • 7. POSNA or IPOS meeting attended (date and location)/observer-ship (date and location) • 8. Name of presentation(s) at the meeting • 9. Sponsor information. Post meeting observership. • 10. Email address, or other contact information.

  3. Scholar Statistics 2007-2013

  4. 2007 COUR SCHOLARS POSNA Annual Meeting, Hollywood, Florida May 23, 2007

  5. International Scholars POSNA 2007

  6. Emails 2007 Scholars • Idgie Garnier: idgieg_k@yahoo.com • Vrisha Maduri: madhuriwalter@cmcvellore.ac.in • Juan carlos Hernandez : ruloherbue@gmail.com • Flavia Montania: flavia@pla.net.py • Martha Hernandez: dramhernandez@gmail.com, mhernand@uio.telconet.net • Huynh Manh Nhi: hmanhnhi2003@yahoo.com

  7. 2008 COUR SCHOLARS POSNA Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, NM April 29, 2008

  8. International Scholars POSNA 2008

  9. Emails 2008 Scholars • Jhonny Ivan Melgar: jmelgar@jbgye.org.ec, jivamelcell@hotmail.com • Joseph Theuri: jtheuri@curekenya.org • Luis Fernando Caicedo: luisfdocaicedo@yahoo.com

  10. 2009 COUR SCHOLARS POSNA Annual Meeting, Boston, MA April 30, 2009

  11. International Scholars POSNA 2009

  12. 2009 Annual Meeting Boston (L-R) Thy Vann, MD, Siem Reap, Cambodia; Ali A Ahmed Al-Iedan, MD, Basrah Iraq; Eliiha Nzeki Muteti, Kenya; Kongkham Sounthavong, MD, Vientiane, Laos PDR

  13. KongkhamSounthavong, MD, Vientiane, Laos PDR • Dr. Sounthavong is currently on staff at the Friendship Hospital in Vientiane and is deputy head of orthopaedic surgery. • Dr. Sounthavong received much of his orthopaedic education in France, including one year pediatric orthopaedic surgery training at Nancy Hospital of University Center as well as additional training in plastic, reconstructive and reparative surgery in Paris. • As the only pediatric orthopaedic surgeon in Laos, he has taken on the responsibility of training other surgeons and students. He is considered the best person in Laos to develop a pediatric orthopaedic program for the country. • Research interests include etiology and treatment of congenital foot disorders, supracondylar fractures of the humerus in children, treatment osteomyelitis, LCP in Laos, treatment of congenital pseudarthrosis in NF1 and intramedullary elastic nailing. • At the COUR symposium Dr. Sounthavong presented a 6 year follow-up of pseudarthrosis of the tibia and fibula. • Sponsor is Fred Dietz, University of Iowa. Post meeting visit is planned to University of Iowa. • Email kongkham@laotel.com

  14. Ali A Ahmed Al-Iedan, MD, Basrah Iraq • Dr. Al-Iedan is a lecturer at Basrah Medical School. • Dr. Al-Iedan has overcome tremendous adversity to develop his interest and expertise in pediatric orthopaedics in Iraq. Research projects have included “Missile hand injuries in Basrah” and “Skeletal traction in older children with DDH”. Dr. Al-Iedan had previously visited Salt Lake and San Antonio in 2007. • His desire is to become the first true pediatric orthopaedic surgeon in Iraq. • At the Annual Meeting COUR symposium, Dr Al-Iedan presented “Infected non-union fracture of the femur with marked shortening” • Dr. Al-Iedan was sponsored by Dr. James Roach. His plans for the scholarship include a visit to Salt Lake Shriners Hospital before the 2009 Annual meeting in Boston and to TSRH in Dallas after the meeting. • Email: draliedan@yahoo.com

  15. Eliiha Nzeki Muteti, Kenya • Dr. Muteti lives in KijabeKenya and works at the AIC-Cure International Children’s Hospital. He is staff member and honorary lecturer at Moi University. • He was trained at the only approved orthopaedic residency at that time in East Africa, Kampala, Uganda. • Since his return to Kenya, he has been a leader and teacher in the new orthopaedic residency in Kenya and was actively involved in initiating this program in 2008. • Research interests have included quadriceps fibrosis, femoral neck fractures with femur fractures and mirror hand ulna dimelia. He is a dedicated pediatric orthopaedic surgeon and is known to be soft-spoken, humble intelligent and hard working. • At the Annual Meeting COUR symposium Dr. Muteti presented a talk on infected non union of the femur with fibrous dysplasia. • He is sponsored by Marybeth Ezaki with a planned trip to TSRH after the 2009 annual meeting in Boston. • Email: enmuteti@yahoo.com or emuteti@curekenya.org

  16. Thy Vann, MD, Siem Reap, Cambodia • Since 2001 Dr. Vann has worked at the Ankor Hospital for Children as a general pediatric surgeon. • Dr. Vann attended University of Health Sciences, Phnom Penh and did some fellowship training in Singapore in 2006. • In his current position Dr. Vann is responsible for the general surgical needs of a large population of children at his hospital. This includes all of the pediatric orthopaedicssurgery.. • Because of the historic problems in Cambodia and a loss of a generation of educated physicians, there is no pediatric orthopaedic surgeon at the hospital. • Dr. Vann was sponsored by Desmond Brown, Boston University and visited with him as well as to the Children’s Hospital, Boston, after the Annual Meeting. Dr. Brown has been working with Dr. Vann in Cambodia to develop pediatric orthopaedic surgical capabilities. • Email: vannthy2003@yahoo.com

  17. 2010 COUR SCHOLARS POSNA Annual Meeting, Waikoloa, HI May 4, 2010

  18. International Scholars POSNA 2010

  19. Thanh Van Do- Vietnam • Dr. Van Do is from Danang, Vietnam. • As the Vice-Chair of orthopaedic surgery at the DanangOrthopaedic and Rehabilitation Hospital where he is a pediatric orthopaedic surgeon, he is emerging as oneof the leaders in pediatric orthopaedics in Vietnam. • He trained in orthopaedic surgery in Danang and pediatric orthopaedic surgery in Hanoi. • From 2003-2009 he spent one to three months on four different occasions at the Seattle Children’s Hospital and also at hospitals in California. • His clininicalinterests lie in the use of the Ponseti casting treatment for clubfeet and the results of early surgical management of DDH. • Sponsors: Vince Mosca and Klane White • Email: minhducdn2004@yahoo.com

  20. Vuthy Chhoern- Cambodia • Dr. Chhoerworks in the major pediatric hospital in Cambodia where he teaches pediatric orthopaedics to surgical residents, noting that orthopaedics is one of the least developed fields in Cambodia. • Heis a general surgeon from Phnom Penh, Cambodia who pursued a trauma fellowship at the Leuven University in Belgium and pediatric orthopaedic fellowship experience in Springfield, Illinios and Brisbane, Australia. • His major clinical interests reside in the Ponseti method of clubfoot casting and the correction of lower limb deformities in children. • Sponsor: Keith Gabriel • Email: cvuthy@hotmail.com

  21. 2010 POSNA COURInternational Scholars Committee on Undeserved Regions IPOS, Orlando

  22. International Scholars IPOS 2010

  23. Mahzad Javid, Iran • MahzadJavid, MD has worked at Milad Hospital, Tehran Iran, since March 2008. • Her fellowship training was at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto. • Research interests include one stage shoulder release and tendon transfer for obstetrical birth paralysis in older children, which was accepted for presentation at the 2008 POSNA Annual Meeting. • Kaye Wilkins has described her as one of the rising stars in pediatric orthopaedics in both her country and Europe and is well respected by her orthopedic peers as a leader in pediatric orthopedic education in Iran. • Sponsor: J Eric Gordon, Washington University. • Email: Mahzadjavid@yahoo.com

  24. Atul Rajeshwar Bhaskar- India • Since September 2001, Dr. BhaskarAtulRajeshwarBhaskar MD has served as Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics, KJ Somaiya Medical College, Mumbai ,India. He is presently working as a PaediatricOrthopaedic Consultant, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences. • His clinical fellowship was at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto 2000-2001. • He attended IPOS 2010, Orlando and did an observer-ship at Texas Scottish Rite Hospital from 1Dec 2010 until 17 Dec 2010.Academic interests include social and economic factors in recurrence of clubfoot deformity, DDH, pediatric orthoaedics and pediatric spine and also neglected paediatric trauma. Dr. Bhaskar has written a textbook on the care of children’s fractures, which is widely sold and read in Indian. Kaye Wilkins wrote that Atul has the potential to be the ‘Mercer Rang’ of India, and that he has the gift of making paediatric fracture care simple and accessible to other doctors. • For the POSNA scholarship, his sponsor was Dr. Toni Herring, TSRH. • Email: ARB_25@yahoo.com Tel: 9821622992

  25. Taral Vishni Nagda- India • Dr. Nagda is Director and Chief Pediatric Surgeon Institute of Pediatric Orthopedic Disorders, Parakh Hospital, Mumbai India, since 2005. • Clinical interests include: Pediatric Fractures, spinal deformities, cerebral palsy. • By organizing several POSI-POSNA outreach courses in India and Bangladesh, Dr. Nagda has become one of the leaders in outreach continuing education in India. • His sponsors were Kay Wilkins and Andy Sullivan.He attended IPOS, Orlando 2010. And visited with Dr. Wilkins and Dr. Sullivan after the meeting. • Email: taralnagda@gmail.com

  26. 2011 COUR SCHOLARS POSNA Annual Meeting, Montreal, Canada May 11, 2011

  27. International Scholars POSNA 2011

  28. Francel Alexis MD • Haiti State University Hospital, Port-au Prince. Haiti • Home: Les Cayes, Haiti • Clinical Interests: clubfoot, scoliosis, congenital limb deformity and lengthening, osteomyelitis, tumors • Sponsor: Robert Cady MD, Syracuse, NY • Email: francelito001@yahoo.fr

  29. Hitesh H Shah MD • Kasturba Medical College, Madhavnagar, Karnataka, India • Interests: CPT, Perthes, tibia hemimelia, skeletal dysplasia, clubfoot, congenital knee dislocation • Sponsor: Viral Jain, MD Cincinnati Children’s Hospital • Email: hiteshshah12@gmail.com

  30. 2011 POSNA COURInternational Scholars Committee on Undeserved Regions IPOS, Orlando

  31. International Scholars IPOS 2011

  32. Hai Li, MD PhD, China • Currently staff orthopaedic surgeon at Xinhua Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. • Training: Resident in Pediatric Orthpaedics 2008 to 2011, Jiao Tong University. • Research and clinical interests: Intervertebral disc metabolism and degeneration, Expression of Leptin and its functional receptor on disc cells, spinal cord injury, OPLL. Effect of glucose on collagen synthesis and BMP2 in spine ligament, substance P in the control mechanism of nerve on bone metabolism and role in osteoporosis of SCI, bone graft for infectious bone defects. • Sponsor: Richard M. Schwend MD, Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO • Attended IPOS and visited Dr. Schwend in Kansas City and Dr. Eric Gordon in St. Louis after the meeting • Email: TO555@126.com

  33. Nariman Abol Oyoun MD, Egypt • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Assiut University Hospital, Egypt • She spent 2 years in Germany as clinical fellow. • Exclusive practice is pediatric orthopaedics • Research/Clinical Interests: Doctorate Thesis on Early Onset Scoliosis., management of children with cerebral palsy, non-fusion techniques for EOS, Ponseti method clubfoot treatment. Founding member of EGPOS • Personal: Fluent in English. Sponsor: Unni G Narayanan MBBS, Msc, FRCC(C) • Did observership with Dr. Narayanan at Hospital for Sick Kids for one month before the IPOS. • Email: aboloyoun@yahoo.com

  34. Serdyuk Svetlana PhD, Ukraine • Department Head and Orthopaedic Surgeon, “Child’s Clinical Hospital” Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine, 2002 to present. • Trained at Leningrad Pediatric Medical Institute, Leningrad Russia and Scientific Research Institute of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Kharkiv, Ukraine. • Clinical/research interests: Has worked for 25 years providing care to children. She is currently working on doctoral thesis on DDH, connective tissue and pathology, surgical prevention of progression of scoliosis, laser radiation for rehabilitation after scoliosis surgery, pathogenic aspects of surgical correction of dysplastic lumbar scoliosis in children. • Meeting attended: IPOS December 2011 Orlando. • Sponsor: Kevin Neal, Nemours, Jacksonville • She will then do observership, with Dr. Kevin M. Neal at Nemours, Jacksonville after the IPOS meeting • Email: Kin2005@mail.ru

  35. 2012 COUR SCHOLARS POSNA Annual Meeting, Denver, CO May 16, 2010

  36. International Scholars POSNA 2012

  37. Olayinka Oladiran Adegbehingbe MD, Nigeria Senior lecturer and consultant orthopaedic surgeon at Obafemi Awolo University College of health Sciences, Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. Research/clinical interests: Musculoskeletal malformations in children, trauma, oncology, care in resource constrained nation, neglected clubfoot. Personal/Professional: International Affiliate member AAOS, member SICOT, FICS, Nigerian Orthopaedic Association, Fellow West African College of Surgeons. Would like to establish a Nigerian Paediatric Orthopaedic Association by identifying interested orthopaedic surgeons in each of the six geopolitical zones in Nigeria to form a research network of collaborating pediatric orthopaedic surgeons. Sponsor: Jose Morcuende MD, PhD, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. Will be attending the 2012 POSNA Annual meeting, Denver, Colorado, then visit Dr. Morcuende for one month. Email olayinkaadegbehingbe@yahoo.co.uk

  38. Binod Bijukachhe MD, Nepal • Orthopaedic Surgeon in Chief, Hospital and Rehabilitation Centre for Disabled Children (HRDC) since 1999. This is the only hospital of its kind in the country caring for children with various musculoskeletal problems. • Research/clinical interests: Spine surgery (did AO spine fellowship), spinal deformity in children, spine trauma, spine infections (tuberculosis), general pediatric orthopaedics, neglected trauma, chronic osteomyelitis and congenital anomalies. He organized the first international conference on Ponseti management for clubfoot deformity in 2009, First Nepal-American Spine conference in 2010 and First international conference on pediatric orthopedics and trauma 2011. • Sponsors: Kaye Wilkins MD and Dave Spiegel MD. • Attended the 2012 Annual Meeting in Denver, then visited with Kaye Wilkins in San Antonio for several weeks as well as a short visit to TSRH Dallas • Email: binodbb@gmail.com

  39. Ngiep Oucheng MD, Cambodia • Currently Senior Surgeon at National Pediatric Hospital and the Children’s Surgical Center since 2005. Both are teaching hospitals where he trains surgical residents to become surgeons. • Received his pediatric surgery certificate, University of Paris, 2002-2004 • Research/Clinical Interests: teaching residents, would like to develop a pediatric orthopaedic program. Research has focused on chronic traumatic hip dislocation and tuberculosis arthritis. He is an acknowledged world expert in fronto-ethmoidal meningoencephalocele. Works both as a general pediatric surgeon and recently received training in the MoPOEd (Mobile Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery) program in Phnom Penh with Dr. Bernstein. Dr. Oucheng would like to become the second pediatric orthopaedic surgeon in Cambodia. • Personal: He survived the purge by the Khmer Rouge as a teen, caring for his family, and became a physician because he recognized that there was no medical care available in Cambodia, as almost all physicians were killed during this time. Sponsor: Robert M. Bernstein, MD. Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Long Island, NY. • Attended the Annual Meeting in Denver, then visited with Dr. Bernstein. • Email: ouchengngiep@hotmail.com or ngiep@csc.org

  40. Gabriel Ramos Zelaya MD, Nicaragua • Assistant Director Orthopaedic Surgeon at Hospital Fernando Velez Paiz, the public children’s hospital in Manuagua.. This is the only center of pediatric orthopaedics in Nicaragua. • Attended Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Nicaragua, Leon, Nicaragua. • Research/clinical interest: Pediatric orthopaedic trauma, general orthopaedic surgery and hip surgery. Would like to begin a research program with POSNA member assistance. Works with neighborhood health clinics throughout Nicaragua. He helped to develop a pediatric hand program that won the HVO golden Apple award in 2011 and he also co-developed a spine surgery program at Hospital Velez Paiz. He has resolve and focus on taking the best possible care of children with orthopaedic problems. • Sponsor: Michelle James MD. Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern CA. • Attended POSNA Annual Meeting in Denver 2012. Then visited with Dr. James in Davis CA • Email: gramosni@yahoo.com

  41. 2012 POSNA COURInternational Scholars Committee on Undeserved Regions IPOS, Orlando

  42. International Scholars IPOS 2012

  43. Telmo Ivan Tapia MD, Ecuador • Currently orthopaedic surgeon at Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital and at Sta. Ana Hospital, Cuenca, Ecuador • Research/Clinical interest: SIGN nail for patients who cannot afford surgical care. Has inserted over 70 of these nails, translated the SIGN manual into Spanish, presented research work at the annual SIGN conference in Richland, Washington, public health teaching of DDH and DDH screening of newborns, Ponseti method for treating clubfeet in Cuenca, osteomyelitis, pediatric trauma. Organizes and hosts many visiting surgeons from the US and Canada to provide care for children. • Sponsor: Elaine Joughin MD, University of Calgary and Alberta Children’s Hospital. • Attended IPOS 2012. Post meeting observership will be with Dr. Richard Schwend, Kansas City. • Email: tapiap8@yahoo.com

  44. Jose Pablo Munoz MD, Costa Rica • Currently doing Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery Fellowship at CCSS, Universidad De Costa Rica. • Research/clinical: Supracondylar humeral fractures with vascular lesions, AVN femoral head in leukemia. • POSNA Sponsor: Alex Arkader MD, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. • Plans to visit Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, for two weeks after the IPOS meeting to learn more about spine surgery and musculoskeletal tumors. • Email: jpmunoz@yahoo.com

  45. Kuboja Alex Bitta, Tansania • Dr. Bitta has worked at the MuhimbiliOrthopaedic Institute, Dar es Salaam, Orthopaedic and Trauma Pediatric Orthopaedic Unit, 2010- present. • Education: MD, Muhimbili University, Dar es Salaam, 2004. • Professional Interests: Pediatric fractures, flexible IM nailing, Sign nail, bone tumors, limb lengthening and deformity correction. • Personal information: Lives in country of 40 million people with few pediatric orthopaedic surgeons, lack of access and resources, late presentations of illness, educational challenges. A general orthopaedic surgeon, Dr. Bitta is looking to increase his capability in pediatric orthopaedics and improve the care of their 40 bed pediatric orthoapedic unit. • Sponsor; Coleen Sabatini, UCSF. Dr. Bitta has visited with her several times for training. • Plans to visit University of Colorado, Dr. Brian Shaw or Mark Erickson • Email: bittadr@yahoo.com

  46. Wendafern Dea, Ethiopia • Teaching staff and orthopaedic surgeon, Ayder Health College, Addis Ababa • Education: Addis Ababa University, Gondar College of Medical Science, 1990 • Clinical/Research interests: Clinical teaching, Ponseti method of clubfoot care and outcome, Pediatric fractures • Personal/Professional: Ethiopia is a country of 84 million. Dr. Wende is the only pediatric orthopaedic surgeon in the country. He spent 12 months in fellowship at John’s Hopkins University. His long term plan is to establish a pediatric orthopaedic unit, to teach, to develop a pediatric ortho course and one day to establish a pediatric orthopaedic fellowship. “Dr. Wendemu soaks up knowledge like a sponge. He will bring the finest of pediatric orthopaedic care to his country”. • Meeting: IPOS 2012 • Sponsor: Arabella I Leet, MD Honolulu and Dr. Elaine Joughlin of Calgary. Dr. Wende has previously spent year working with Dr. Leet in Baltimore. • Email: wendaferaww@yahoo.com

  47. 2013 POSNA COURInternational Scholars May 2013, Toronto, Canada

  48. International Scholars POSNA 2013

  49. Francisco Nyiiro, MD • CoRSU Rehabilitation Hospital, Entebbe, Uganda • Medical School: College of Surgeons, Nairobi Kenya • Pediatric Orthopaedic fellowship at Sick Kids, Toronto, June 2009-2010 • Clinical interests: Limb Reconstruction. >50% pediatrics. • Research interests: neglected club foot, spina bifida • Personal: one of two pediatric orthopaedic trained surgeons in Subsahara Africa. • POSNA Annual Meeting, Toronto May 2013.)/observer-ship at Sick Kids, May 2013. • Name of presentation(s) at the meeting • Sponsor: Andrew Howard. Andrew.howard@sickkids.ca • Email: nyiirof@yahoo.com

  50. Chasanal Rathod, MD • BaiJerbaiWadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, India • Medical School: • Pediatric orthopaedicfellowship: Severance Children’s Hospital, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea. March 2011- Feb 2012. • Clinical interests: Obstetric brachial plexus palsy, neuromuscular, congenital upper extremity • Research interests: Obstetric brachial plexus palsy • Personal: Already very accomplished in obstetric brachial plexus palsy • Will Attend POSNA annual meeting in Toronto, May 2013 and will then observe at the brachial plexus clinic at Sick Kids in Toronto. • Presentation at COUR: “The treatment of syndromic clubfeet with ponseti’s technique through a community based program- Cure Clubfoot Worldwide” • Sponsors: Shital Parikh and SevanHopyan • Email: chasanal@gmail.com

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